Woot – my first ever tip-to-LC Story! :D

Of course we’re not getting Bill & Fleur’s wedding, Bill has never been in the films (except in the newspaper clip of their family trip to Egypt in POA) and Fleur has not been seen since DH, why would they bring them back now? The most we can hope for is to substitute Tonks & Lupin’s wedding instead. But suddenly it’s critical to waste valuable screen time on scenes with Hermione’s mother, a total non-character in the books? What are they going to cut in order to make time for that? The trip to Godric’s Hollow, perhaps? Malfoy Manor? Ron leaving and his reunion with Harry after the doe? I’d forgotten how hard Kloves works to make sure that Emma is on screen as much as possible, whether she was there in the books or not. I love Emma Watson, and I love Hermione, but I am so freaking sick of them deviating from the books this way, adding things that have NO bearing on Harry’s journey or the trio within the books, and taking away canon that we WANT to see.

I don’t think it’s odd at all. In the movies, they try to make things more in the present than Jo does in the books, because of the difference in the medium. Things need to be very “here” in the films, because dialogue just doesn’t have the same impact. In a book, you can have characters talking about what someone did in the past and it be fine, but with a movie, you want to see it. Seeing Mrs. Granger (perhaps only post memory charm? or a before and after?) would really make the point that the bedroom scene tries to make, but with more impact for a move-going audience. Same concept as the added scene in HBP with the death eater attack. I think it’s cool. :)

Oh, and she is (as always with HP) brilliantly cast. look at this photo of her:

http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2007/12/FairleyReillyDM0512_243x314.jpg

Doesn’t she look exactly like you’d expect Emma’s mother to look? They certainly favor each other, even more so than Tom and Jason.

good luck to her !!! ;D

I’d like to know why they’ve cut out so many characters in the movies (Dobby was only in CoS…sniff) and now they’re just throwing in a character that hasn’t even got a scene in the books (exept for that short one in DH). Why do you do this…whoever-is-in-charge-of-these-things?

Still, congrats to the actress who got the part. I’m happy that she’s willing to read the books…unlike SOMEONE…

is there a picture of her anywhere?

I find this amazing. They cut all these scenes in the book and they are adding something that is only mentioned. I would have rather them spent time with Bill and Fleur’s wedding. I am still at a loss how they are going to do the movie without it.

I don’t know about this. Why bring in a character who is barely mention in the books but not have Bill in the movie? Whose house is Harry suppose to be at after Dobbie’s death? If they can bring in a non character at this point, why not have Bill ?

I’m excited to get a look at Hermione’s mother.

that lovey i hope she plays her well in the movie.

She actually look a bit like I thougt Mrs Granger wouldl… GREAT

Wow, really? Were Hermione’s parents ever really mentioned besides a little bit in DH? I don’t understand x_x

Yes I agree with VermontWizard! Is there still somebody who dosen’t know anything about Harry Potter!!! i hate people who says that they don’t know anything about Harry Potter!!!

I love love love the fact that she’s going to “read the books” in prep for her role. HAHA, I would love to see her reaction after 3000 or so pages and realizing her character has never had a line! This could be a nice little acting showcase for Emma though if they’re going to include a potentially emotional scene where Hermione sends her parents away.