I recently took part in a fan site survey with Reelz Channel about how we think the changes made to Half-Blood Prince will affect Deathly Hallows, they have now posted the article online.  “We surveyed top Harry Potter fansites to see which of the following movie changes they believed was most significant for the Deathly Hallows movies, as well as how they thought/hoped David Yates would deal with those changes.” Here is what I had to say:

1) Burrow burning down
This part in the movie really confused me because I wondered how they would deal with Bill and Fleur’s wedding in Deathly Hallows since they get married at the Burrow and that is where Harry and everyone else meet after the Seven Potter’s scene. I guess they could just have the house rebuilt but still show some of the damages. I am very interested in seeing how things will work out in regards to this.

2) Total absence of Bill and Fleur
Well, we obviously know that Bill and Fleur’s wedding will be in Deathly Hallows since we have seen filming photos and heard about the gorgeous costumes. I’m not really sure how David will handle this, I think he will just assume people know what is going on. Fans who haven’t read the books will catch on soon enough when they see what happens.

3) Omission of big fight scene at Hogwarts
I don’t think that leaving this scene out was too big of a deal, though many fans will disagree with me. But David made a good point in an interview by saying there will be plenty of fighting and battles in Deathly Hallows so it was alright to leave that battle out. We still got the general idea of what went on by the way they did it in the film.

4) Harry not seeing/getting details of Tom Riddle’s ancestry (Gaunts/Peverells)
This was pretty much my only problem with the Half-Blood Prince movie in regards to cutting scenes. Normally I am pretty open about cuts since I view the movies as separate from the books, as the movies are just based on them. The Tom Riddle memories were my favorite parts of the book because you got to learn about Voldemort and how he became the way he is now. I hope that David somehow pulls these into the movie since they have the two parts they might be able to spare a few moments so we can learn about the Gaunts. As for the Peverells, we should learn about them when Hermione is talking about Beedle the Bard and we go to Godric’s Hollow with her and Harry.

5) No mention of Voldemort tracking down items from Hogwarts’ founders for horcruxes.
I think this can easily be rectified with a simple flashback scene where Dumbledore and Harry are talking. It would only take a minute or two to show and then the audience will be all caught up. So I’m not to worried about this part of the plot.

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson recorded a  clip from the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows set for the Children in Need foundation, which aids less fortunate and disadvantaged children across the UK.

Thanks RupertGrint.net

The Daily Mail has a new interview with Imelda Staunton where she discusses Umbridge.

Another role that Staunton is to revive is that of the malicious Dolores Umbridge for the two-part film Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, which is due out next year. ‘Now, that is a great role,’ she says with relish. ‘It was wonderful playing this baddie dressed in pink, and to be able to play her again is a real treat.’

Her first Harry Potter was in 2007. Did it change her life? ‘No, not really. I don’t get chased down the street by hordes of kids. I still live a very normal life. The one good thing is that I get a lot more good scripts coming through my letterbox. Vera Drake raised my profile in one way, and then Harry Potter in another.’

Tportal is reporting that Rade Serbedzija has completed his first scenes as Wandmaker Gregorovitch for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. A rough translation says:

Mr. Serbedzija says that he has one scene with acclaimed actor Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) and praised the actor calling him “amazing.” He also said that meeting with actors Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton was fun as they joked and called him “Boris the Blade” in reference to his character in the film “Snatch.”

Thanks TLC!

WB has now released direct download links to clips from the Ultimate Edition DVDs for Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets.

CHAMBER OF SECRETS
*Character Evolved (w/ Emma, Rupert, Tom, Dan)
Quicktime: High 700, Large 500, Medium, Small
Windows: Large, Medium

*Making Movie (w/ Dan, Bonnie, Sean Biggerstaff, Matt Lewis)
Quicktime: High 700, Large, Medium, Small
Windows: Large, Medium

*Reaction (w/Rupert, Emma, Sean Biggerstaff, Matt Lewis, Devon Murray, Tom Felton)
Quicktime: High 700, Large 500, Medium, Small
Windows: Large, Medium

*Changed (w/Dan, Emma)
Quicktime: High 700, Large, Medium, Small
Windows: Large, Medium

SORCERER’S STONE
*Friendship on Set (w/Producer David Heyman, director Chris Columbus)
Quicktime: High, Large, Medium, Small
Windows: Large, Medium

*Chessboard and creating the special effects for the film (w/David Heyman and Chris Columbus)
Quicktime: High, Large, Medium, Small
Windows : Large, Medium

*Quidditch
Quicktime: High, Large, Medium, Small
Windows: Large, Medium

*Dragon care with Hagrid
Quicktime: High, Large, Medium, Small
Windows: Large, Medium

Thanks TLC!

The WB Shop is offering FREE Giant Harry Potter Tote Bags on orders of $50 or more Harry Potter Official Merchandise!

These giant Harry Potter tote bags were a huge hit at Comic-Con 2009. Each bag is double sided – Dumbledore and Harry on one side, Draco and Snape on the other. Hurry, these are highly collectible and we only have 450 available!
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I bought one of these bags and they are so awesome, and HUGE!  Almost as big as I am.