Okay, Okay, I know. The book has only just come out and I'm talking about the movie already. It's probably years away but it's never too early to start talking about it, right?

There is a lot in this book that I feel is too important to cut. It's going to be a long movie probably.

I think that they will cut down on the scenes with the trio on the run. It's very long and I think that they will really cut down and only show the very important bits, like when they find Gryffindor's sword.

I think they ghoul might be cut out. Clever idea and quite funny, but I don't think they will include it in the film.

Bill and Fleur's wedding will be cut down I think, and by quite a lot. They might have Ron's aunt in it though, because she reveals some important info about Dumbledore, but I can see her being cut.

I have a feeling that Luna will be cut out, as much as I like her.

Viktor Krum will be cut. I'm almost sure of it. I also think that Tonk's Parents and Dean Thomas will be cut as well.

I also think that the mirror might be cut. I know it is quite important but again I think that the storyline could survive without it. I don't think that they can cut out Aberforth as he reveals the truth about Dumbledore's past - essential to the plot.

I think that they will cut down on Snape's memories and only show some of the very important ones. They will definately cut them down and condense them - like they did with Snape's worst memory in OotP. I hope they do this justice though.

The Battle of Hogwarts will hopefully be awesome. They better do this part justice though as it is like the climax of seven books so it is a major event. It better be spectacular.

I think that the whole film will be mainly Harry finding and destroying Horcruxes - I think that they will cut most of the time in between when they are just moving across the country out.

And I know it probably won't be, but I really really want the epilogue cut out. It would make the movie so much better

So what do you think? What scenes do you think will be cut? What scenes do you really not want to be cut, and what scenes do you hope are?



Mod Edit: This topic now discusses what you want and don't want to be in the film.

Well, I've already seen the film in my mind, as I was reading and nothing was cut .

Anyway, I hear its coming out in 2010. So Dan will be 20/21 when he should be 16/17.
If they keep all the scenes I wouldn't mind a 3+hour long movie. But then again OOTP had most of the importat scenes in it and it was 2:18hours.

I actually think they should leave all the surprises in, such as:
Ron coming back in the end and saving Harry from drowning.
Snape being good.
Harry coming back to life after being killed. (no surprise there, and I didn't read spoilers)
Those would add drama and keep an element of surprise which is crutial in a movie.

Also, when they were planning to rob Gringots, I heard that Mission Impossible song coming up and imagined Harry almost in a parody harnessing himself down into the depth of the Bank avoiding all the charms, and when he was trapped and used the dragon to get out... that had the Die Hard feel of wrecklessness.

In OOTP I felt bad for the CG animators whose scenes might have been cut and the characters such as Kreacher were only in for about 30seconds. Which seemed like a waste. So for the seventh film I hope they don't create whole new CG characters just to see them for 30seconds.

I wonder how they'll make the progression of Hogwarts being destroyed, if they do it right it should turn out Titanic and hope thet they are able to keep in all of the last 200pages.

I for one Lauren0891 is very glad you actually started this topic! I was thinking that the moment I finished reading the book, actually when I was reading the battle at Hogwarts. I just...well what they did with OotP I just don't see it being as big and spectacular and as chaotic as it was in the book. If anything out of this book should be spectacular is tha final battle when everyone groups together to fight. With OotP they said they cut out Dobby because their expenses are limited, which is true so I completely understand, but to put Kreacher in for about a minute all together was a waste. Really it was! I just don't see them making the giants all fighting, all the portraits banning together, the giant spiders, the centuars plus all the Death Eaters and Hogwarts Students and Staff and dementors oh and the house elves being led by Kreacher to happen. Not to mention all the stuff the teachers do, like McGonagall with the desks and suits of armor. I saw all of this and my heart was racing I was really freaking out as I envisioned the faces (actors) that have been put to these characers' names and saw all of them doing what the book said they were doing. .... I really hate to say it but I just don't think they're going to make it a big as a climax as it should be. I was all hyped up for the MoM scenes with the DA and look what happened in OotP, all the action was cut down immensely. I know they had to, I hate to admit, but I am one of those ones that was kind of ruffled up about how they had cut in OotP, my apologies to thsoe who liked it. This is just my opinion.

In the end I'm ecstatic but also very cautious for the last and final movie. I don't think they'll do it justice I just don't see it being as exhillirating, choatic and completely amazing as it was in our heads as read in the book. We'll all see I guess.

I agree with Lauren on nearly all points. They may cut out the wedding all together. Plus they'll cut out Peeves. Despite all the cuts I really hope they try to keep as many scenes as possible. Even if it means they have to divide it into 2 movies and show it nearly back to back like Kill Bill.

For snapes memories, in order to do it justice and still make sense, they could just use still pictures. It would tell the same story, wouldnt cost to much and it would take maybe ten seconds for the beginning ones and then small clips during the end

Like, snape hiding in the bushes watching two girls,
Snape talking to the redheaded girl
Platform 9 and 3/4 talking
School during sorting and snape looking crestfallen
O.W.L. Time and Lily walking away mad
An arguement in the hall

Small movies
Listening on the prophecy
Snape pleading for dumbledores protection of lily
Snape discussion with dumbledore over harry potter's inadequacies
Dumbledores and snapes heated discussions
and dumbledore telling snape to kill him when the time comes.

I don't think they can cut anything it was just so important all of it i feel. But i think they can manage without prehaps the weeding all together and Ron's aunt can be cut cause they could always use someone else to reveal the information. And i think probably alot of Grimmauld place. Because alot was just searching and watching. I think maybe that scene with Harry and Lupin arging can go. But there we go. It wil lbe hard for the film makers to do.

I agree with most of the scenes that were mentioned as being cut. I really don't see them cutting out the wedding though. The symbol being recognized by Krum is big in my opinion. I think the wedding will, most likely, be shortened though.

As was said much of the traveling will most definitely be cut out. As well as many of Snape's memories. I like Psychoticinferno's suggestion alot. I think stills of Snape's memories would really have a great look in the movie. The scene at the beginning of the book may also go.

I can see this movie being three hours and getting much of the important information.

The will cut out Xenophilius Lovegood and just have Hermione explain the Deathly Hallows after she reads the book that Dumbledore gave her. They will cut out Shell Cottage, and have them make a deal with Griphook after saving him from the Malfoy Manor, and they will go to Gringotts instantly after that. The Dragon scene will be overdramatic, and they will land just above Hogsmeade, where Dementors attack and Aberforth saves them and sends them into the RoR, where Harry and Luna goes to the Ravenclaw Common Room while Ron and Hermione go to the Chamber of Secrets to destroy the cup. After that Alecto catches them, Harry stupfies her, McGonagall saves them, the battle starts, Harry scurries through the fight to find the Grey Lady, who tells Harry about the Diadem. Harry goes to the RoR and meets Ron and Hermione, who have a ten-minute kiss, Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle interrupts and shouts out random AKs, the fiendfyre destroys the diadem, Harry saves Malfoy, they leave and head for the Shreiking Shack where Voldemort attacks Snape, who asks Harry for him to look at his eyes before he dies, and tells them that Harry is a Horcrux and that he loved Lily and he dies. Then Voldemort tells Harry to go into the forest, and Harry goes in, finding the Ring in the Snitch. Voldemort AKs him, Harry sees Dumbledore at King's Cross, Harry returns and Narcissa saves him, Voldemort does his big dramatic party thing in the Great Hall, Neville kills Nagini, A fight breaks out, Mrs. Weasley kills Bellatrix, Voldemort goes to kill Mrs. Weasley but Harry interrupts, blah blah blah. Voldemort dies. Then the epilogue pops up.

Yeah, that's what I think they'll do - by keeping the beginning the same as it is in the book. I'm hoping for a 3 hour movie.

well. as i've been saying.

if they keep david yates as the director... then expect it to be chopped up just like ootp.

he REALLY cut out alot of scenes in that one.
like the WHOLE quidditch season. i found that important.

but as the DH is concerned.
i'm expecting at LEAST 3 hours!

there's alot going on.
and i just hope that they keep most of it.
because there's not too much that isnt important.

but i do agree with sir cadogan.
it probably will go like that.
that would make me sad though.... cuz that's still cutting out a bit.
i pictured it a certain way when i was reading it.... and i have a feeling if david yates directs it that he will destroy just like he did with ootp.

The parts that I think they definately should keep in are:

-The Seven Potters
-A little bit of the wedding ... depends on if they announce it in the sixth movie.
-Some of the "group on the run" bits.
-When Ron storms out.
-Harry and Hermione at Godric's Hollow.
-When Ron comes back.
-The horcrux hunts and when they are destroyed.
-The memory.
-The Battle of Hogwarts (obviously)
-Harry's "death"
-When Voldy dies (obviously)
-Maybe a bit of the epilogue.

I know it's a lot ... but there's also a lot that I think should be cut out:

-The scene with the Death Eaters at the beginning.
-A lot of the scene where the Seven Potter's reunite in the Burrow.
-Some of the "group on the run" bits.
-Some of the Xeno Lovegood bit.
-Some of the Ministry of Magic bit.
-A bit of Malfoy Mannor
-Shell Cottage
-A bit of Gringotts
-Some of the final battle.
-Maybe a little bit of the epilogue.

I actually heard, but I don't know if it has been confirmed or not, that they are planning on making it a two part movie, just so they can keep a vast majority of the contents of the book included.

Yes, I think they'll cut out the long parts during their camp outs, but as for characters like Xenophilius Lovegood and Dean Thomas, I think they'll keep them in. Lovegood can still explain the Deathly Hallows and Dean Thomas will be the posterchild of students at Hogwarts who are forced to flee because they are Muggle-borns. Hermione would be this posterchild for the position, but she was never at Hogwarts for schooling in the last book.

They will also greatly shorten the Dursley's Departing, Wedding, Snape's memories, and the King's Cross scenes, but will include them in.

I'm thinking this two part movie will combine for around four hours. It will probably be like Pirate's of the Caribbean 2 and 3, although those were both longer. My guess is two hours per part of Deathly Hallows movie.

The stuff I'm going to miss, is the stuff not really even in the book. The things Ginny, Neville and Luna were up to while at Hogwarts. It sounds like they were doing everything they could, along with other DA members, to support Harry and cause trouble for all of the Death Eaters at school. I think Ginny played such an important roll and we'll never know the half of it.

Really?? Where'd you hear about this? I think it would be a good idea because a lot of the stuff would be hard to cut and it would mess up the flow and a lot of people might leave the theatre still wanting some questions answered. And seeing as it's the last movie, unasnwered questions would really suck.

I don't think that the length will be too much of an issue. LOTR Return of the King was over three hours long and that didn't prevent people from going to see it. So I think that by cutting out any unimportant bits (like the first chapter) they could get it down to three hours or so and still have all the important parts in. Maybe if they had an intermission in the middle it wouldn't be so bad.

I reckon it will start at the Dursleys as Harry is about to leave with everyone there already. They definately can't cut out the seven Potters. That's really important and it's also when Mad-Eye dies. The first chapter and Harry sorting out his trunk are unimportant and can be left out.

I agree with that.However one bit they may cut is Hermione being tortured. In the book it is quite a graphic and intense scene.I'm wondering if it would be too violent for younger fans as remember many fans are under 12.I suppose it depends on the rating. I think they'll trim Malfoy Manor down and just throw them all down in the cellar where speak to Griphook about breaking into Gringotts and then they make the deal with him(therefore no need for Shell Cottage),Wormtail dies causes a commotion,and then Dobby arrives and is just about to apparate away with the trio when Bellatrix enters and throws the knife at them, killing Dobby.

They'll keep the Hogwarts battle and snogging scenes for sure. It's a guess, but I imagine Snape's memory will be added. And the Room of Requirement horcrux and locket fndings for sure. I hope that they keep these scenes, I'm looking forward to them, especially the snogging scenes!

*Sigh* They might cut some of Snape's memories which would be a great shame and cause the movie to have a severe LACK of Alan Rickman *sob*
Snape is very important so I hope they don't cut.
And I REEEAAAAALLY hope they don't cut out on all the Malfoy bits, they were really sweet.

Ofcourse they COULDN'T cut out Ron & Hermione getting together finally. But after watching the first Harry kiss with Cho I dunno if I can stomach another one. AWKWARD.

NM
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The first thing that I thought when I finished the book was:
DAVID HEYMAN PLEASE DO NOT LET THEM CHOP THIS LIKE THE 5TH BOOOK!!!
o.K. I did enjoy the 5th movie, but the consensus was that it was so drastically short! Even for non-potterheads, the public was surprised that it was so short. I think that most everyone would agree that it would be worth it to have a longer movie. There is not much that you can cut, or that you would want to!!! If people can sit through Lord of the Rings and Gone with the Wind, why not this movie????

hippogriffchick you're right!! OotP was a huuuge book and whereas I can see what could be afforded to be cut, there was some stuff they really could have done with keeping in!

So so so much is important in HBP and especially DH, I believe there is not a lot that can possibly be cut out of DH...but I'm sure they'll find a way!
I suppose they'll cut down on a lot of Dumbledore's life story? Which wouldn't be a catastrophe as long as they kept in anything relevant.
They had just better keep in all Snape's tale! It would only be fair to do justice to such a great character!

C'mon, who votes 3 hour films for the 6th and 7th?!

NM
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I agree with 'pureblood_narcissa'...cutting down Dumbledore story would be horrible! I could see hearing a little from the article by Doge and then Hermione reading the excerpt from the book. and also the photo picture.

I have a feeling they will cute out.....actually. I think everything has to be in this movie. It helps the book and movie flow. They couldn't cut out the deaths. Unless they cut out Mad Eye's death or something - which I doubt. I just hope they keep all the intense scenes because it is the darkest of them all. I can imagine everyone in the dungeon of Malfoy Manor and Ron up against the door screaming "HERMIONE!" and heraing Bellatrix laughing and saying "Crucio" likle she did in OOTP and then hermione saying "We found it" I could imagine it perfectly!!

I can see this being a three hour movie. It IS the last one and hello...Pirates fans!! The last movie WAS 3 HOURS and in my opinion IT ROCKED!

They HAVE to keep in Snape's tale and Ron ditching them and then returning. Shell Cottage. The wedding! gringotts. The Ministry. All of it. And if David Heyman chops it up - I'll be soo mad!!! Could you imagine Gringotts before the Ministry? It wouldn't make sense!!

I can see three hour movies for the sixth and seventh. I wouldn't be bothered in the theaters..just buy extra popcorn and drinks. And candy!!

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since this is the final installment, why can't the movie be 3 and 1/2 hours long, since all the details are in the main plots, and to cut the less important bit off it would make the movie less emotional. I mean cutting Dobby's death would ertainly make the effects so different.

For me:

-make the first chapter shorter
-Keep Tonks family, but make it brief...only put there as a station for Harry to arrive
-when they arrived at the burrows they should go straight to will and the wedding, which should be brief, except Krum explaining the sign(this is vital)
-go straight to grimmuald place
-go straight to Harry seeing RAB bedroom and meet Kreacher and then a flashback to the Kreacher's tale
-get Mundugus(this is hard since he is cut off the fifth movie, maybe they could include Mundugus in book 6, since he is vital to book 7
-Ministry adventure must be there, it is one of the best moment. They would need good actors to play the trio as the Ministry employees though
-go straight to Forest of Dean, don't go to the quidditch forest
-cut the waiting bit ou, but keep the conversation with the portrait, so they know about the sword
-Ron run out on them
-a period of time to show the emotion after Ron departure( we need to this for emotional effect)
-to Godric Hollow
-Back, and straight to the Doe patronus, the sword and Ron's return
-go straight to the Lovegood
-make the lovegood stuff brief, but straight to the point
-got caught straight away after coming back, make it brief, then straight to Malfoy Manor
-Don't cut any of the Malfoy Manor, don't leave Dobby out
-Arrive at Bill and Fleur's, but make it brief and the conversation with Griphook and Ollivander shoul happen straight away, but don't leave Dobby's funeral out
-Straight to Gringotts, this should however not be as long as the ministry one
-out with the dragon and straight to Hogmeader
-Meet Aberforth straight away maybe, no need for the death eater stuff and Aberforth lying about patonus
-meet DA and straight to the Ravenclaw common room, this should be short and after that the war preparation would start
-Room Of Requirement incident need to be there
-Straight to Shrieking Shack
-Straight to the pensieve
-look into Snape History, some unimportant part such as the train to Hogwart should be cut, but the rest must be kept, and don't cut the relationship between Snape and Lily since it is the main plot
-dont go straight to Voldermort take sometime for emotional effect since this is the gap when Harry gonna die, make the scene look like Harry look around the great hall and every moment is a slow motion until meeting with Voldermort and the green light flash on the screen and then straight to the King Cross chapter
-the king cross stuff can be cut abit, but eveyrthing must be explained
-should not go straight out of the forest but maybe cut the legnth of the journey abit, but should show how Voldy falls and then how Harry pretend he is dead.
-Neville come up to kill Nagini should be there and then the battle start again
-the rest after this should not be cut at all

so it would take approximately....

-Death eaters meeting 3 min (brief, no need for the muggle study teacher)
-7 potters/air chase 8min
-tonks 1min (Harry woke up saw them and then just cut to the burrow)
-Ron and Hermione explain their plans/Dumbledores Will at the burrow 9min
-wedding 5min
-Grimmuald place, RAB, Kreachers tale 10min
-Ministry 17 min
-Forest of Dean, Ron's fallout 5min
-Godric Hallow 10min
-Ron's return 10min (need sometime since there need to be a mental fight between Voldy's horcrux and Ron)
-Lovegood 10min
-Capture/Malfoy Manor 20min
-Bill and Fleur's/dobby funeral 10 min
-Gringott 10min
-Hogmeade/DA 5min
-Ravenclaw common room/Battle preparation 10min
-Room of Requirement/the start of the battle/Fred’s death 15min
-Shrieking shack 5min
-Prince tale 15min
-To the death 5min
-Death/King Cross 10min
-faking death 2min
-final battle 15min
-Epilogue 5min

Total running time approximately: 3:35, abit too long maybe but worth it some little might have to be cut, to make it shorter, i also think some of them can be abit shorter.

As far as cutting out stuff like Hermione being tortured because of audience age, this'll be in 2010, people! Yes, more fans will be here by then... but still. No cutting, please!

What I think will be cut:
~The Seven Harry Potters
Because you can just have Mad-Eye die on the way there anyways. Something that would be annoying for them to cut, but I can do without it. Though I am SURE many fangirls of Dan's would love it...
~Allot of the running would be cut.
The important stuff would stay, but it'd be passed over quickly. I doubt they'll have the secret radio station.
~Battle at Hogwarts
Allot will be cut from this- just because it'd take too much time...but they would totally include all that's important. Pretty sure they'll pan threw Fred being killed, but it'll be too short... A bit rushed, ya know? And I doubt they'll have Percy, so he won't be so happy. But they might make him happy about something else...I like that he died happy. And if they cut finding Tonks and Lupin dead I'm killing something.
~Godric's Hallow
Forgive me, I forgot the name of the woman who's head sort of....falls off. Too grusome. Love if they keep it, but I don't think they shall.
~I think they'll leave out Ron leavign and coming- plus Riddle!Harry and Riddle!Hermione.....but I sure as heck hope they don't!
~Snape's Memories
Even though I'd hate if they do, I'm pretty sure they'll be cutting allot.
~And they may cut out the epiloge(sp?)
I'd hate for them to... but they may.

Aside from that...
Hmm. I'm not sure. But I wish they could just make one BIG one with less flaws. So that people reall GET the plot....

Since some of the previous cut quite a few things off from the original storyline in the book, what problem do you think would happen when the movie is made?

-the mirror, there is no mention of the mirror
-no mention of Mundungus, this is huge problem since he is the one that steal the locket
-no mention of the clean-up of Grimmuald place, which lead to finding the lockets in the fifth movie
-no Dobby and the mention of elves in Hogwarts

Hmm... that does pose quite a problem but I was thinking that maybe they could just have it remain in the house and find it in the house. One of them could just say "Hey, I remember seeing a locket lying around the house" and they look for it and find it. That would mean that they could cut out the whole scene where they go to the ministry to get the locket back from Umbridge. This would allow for more time to be spent on other more important scenes.

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C'mon, who votes 3 hour films for the 6th and 7th?!

I do!!

I personally think that the book has so much, they might have to make a ,like, part I and part II movie.



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I think they'll cut out most of the travels, the whole thing at the Ministry (or most of it), and Harry going into Sirius' room.

There's more, but as I'm really tired right now I can't think of any more.

-Jasmine

scene they would be able to cut:

-Dursley departure
-Wedding preparation
-Birthday party
-Tottenam court
-The trio spied on the ministry early on
-Quidditch world cup forest(go straight to forest of Dean)
-Most of the camping gibberish

By the way i think ministry stuff should be there, but cut the unimportant bit out. Who wouldn't want umbridge to get knock off by the trip in a middle of the ministry?

For the Mundungus stuff, i think they can introduce him in the 6th film withina minute, saying that he is a member of the order who steal Sirius stuff for his own gain. The confrontation between him and Harry would take like 2 minutes, and it happen to be the same scene as the important event which is the Katie Bell and the necklace. And maybe in Deathly Hollows Ron or Hermione could just say they found it somewhere when they were here, and after that they should just cut to Kreacher got Mundungus and everything just go on as usual.

I think they can't cut Mundungus since we need 7 Potters stuff, which would real exciting with the James Bond style chase in mid-air

I don't want them to make a 7th movie! I know that seems weird and impossible, but they can't cut too many things out! Everything is important here. They might cut out Mr. Lovegood, but they stiil need to have Hermione find out about the Deathly Hallows. They have to have Ron go away because he doesn't go with them to Godric's Hallow and he wouldn't have found out that Voldemort's name is Tabooed. He also finds out about what the Delmuminator does. I know they will have to cut somethings out, but a lot are important. The movie in my opinion should be at least 3 hours.

I think they will cut Sirius's mirror and Harry calls Kreacher instead, knowing that house elfs can apparate in places humans can't, as we find out from Kreacher's tale in the beginning of the movie. While rescusing Harry and co. I think that they will kill Kreacher and just cut out Dobby entirely. Also, Bill and Fleur I could see being cut and the wedding being Harry's b-day instead.

Also, didn't they film more to Snape's Worst Memory than was shown in OotP? If they did, I am guessing we will get to see the full thing come DH!

I am very much in agreement with hippogriffchick -- nearly everything in DH serves to clear up a mystery from a previous book, so it would be a travesty to cut out anything. I, personally, would have absolutely no problem with sitting through a 3-hour movie!

I'm positive that Kreacher's tale will be included in the movie. I seem to remember hearing that Kreacher was going to be cut out of OotP, but J.K. Rowling insisted he stay so that the 7th movie makes sense. Therefore, I feel that his scene will make it through to the final cut.

I'm also extremely hopeful that they include all of Snape's memories. There was a shameful lack of Snape in OotP, as I feel that the fifth book really built on him as a character. I was extremely disappointed at the manner in which they shortened his worst memory, since I'm of the opinion that that scene is crucial in defining his character. It would be an injustice not to have all of his memories, in their entirety, included in DH.

Furthermore, I think that Scrimgouer's patronus giving warning of the Ministry's demise at the Weasley wedding is very important. I feel that this scene will set the entire mood for the rest of the movie -- it would be upsetting if it weren't included.

The battle at Hogwarts will definitely have to stay, and I hope that it's done justice! I expect that they will include Harry saying "I am about to die," and walking into the forest with Lily, James, Lupin, and Sirius... this scene is just far too powerful to cut.

Lastly, I hope that they include the scenes at Malfoy Manor. I think these will be necessary in order to underscore the state of mind of the Malfoy's and why, later, they distance themselves from Voldemort. Also, Ron's reaction to Hermione being tortured is a crucial moment in their relationship, as it serves to show that Ron's feelings, without a doubt, stem beyond the realms of mere friendship.

I don't want them to cut anything! It's all to important. Unlike the other long books like GOF, and OOTP. You could cut out a lot of parts easily because it was a lot of small plots, and a couple big ones. In DH they are all Big plots, It's gonna be stupid if they cut out a lot of scenes, because it's all important...like ron leaving, the wedding, etc...it's all important. As well as the charactors! I don't want them to cut anyone. Part of the reason why I liked DH is cause they brought back all the charactors from all the previous books:

1st book: Oliver Wood, Griphook
2nd book: Dobby
4th book: Victor Krum
5th book: Kreacher, Umbridge

Which I think is sweet, and even if there roles arn't important,,,they shouldn't cut them!. If you haven't noticed they brought back a lot of one time places from the other books, for a crucial scene..

1st book: Gringotts
2nd book: Chamber of Secrets (at least mentioning it)
3rd book: Shrieking Shack
4th book: campgrounds of quidditch world cup.
5th book: Ministry of Magic, Grimmauld Place

But knowing filmmakers, they will cut a lot of those sets, for budget, and plain lazyness. The only thing I think they can cut, but still making it an excellent film...is:

*The First Chapter
*The beginning of the Second Chapter (still keeping harry glancing at DD articles)
*The Dursleys leaving (Harry will just leave, and just say bye to them that way, with Dudly being nice and everything)
*Most of Chapter 5 except for a couple minutes mentioning Mad-Eye died, and George lost an ear.
*The Ghoul in Pajamas (only the ghoul not the chapter)
*Luna and Father at the Wedding.
*All the Polyjuice Scenes (except for the 7 potters. Example: Harry and Hermione will not be disquised in Godrics Hollow)
*A lot of the running from place to place scenes
* Dean Thomas, and his Dad being captured in Malfoy Manor (keep him at hogwarts)


That's about all they can cut. Well I just hope its the best

I think that it will be:

- Introduction, hopefully with scary music like the Goblet of Fire.

- A short two-minute meeting, with Snape and Yaxley arriving in the room and telling Voldemort that Harry is meing moved that night.

- Skip Dursley's Departing, and go straight to the Seven Potters. They can include Hedwig's Death, I don't really care. Don't make it all dramatic, though. They'll cut straight to Voldemort appearing, and the golden fire, then they will have them crash and stuff, and Harry will wake up at the Burrow, with everybody around him, and stuff. Maybe a ten-second scene showing George and his ear-humor, and then cut straight to Fred and George sitting down at the wedding.

- Make the Wedding very short, and skip the party altogether. Make Harry overhear Muriel talking about Dumbledore, then make a DE attack, and Harry and co. disapparate.

- Make them go straight to Grimmauld Place, and while exploring they figure out about R.A.B, and go to the Ministry the next day. Nice way to make the first couple of months in the book turn into three days, eh?

- Make them go straight to the Muggle-born Court, and take the Locket and free the Muggle-borns.

- Include the Goblin's Revenge scene, but cut it down a lot. Make it end with Ron leaving. Show Harry and Hermione laying down, and Hermione crying. Then it can like do a sky-shot, and make the season change to winter, with Harry and Hermione in the tent in a different location. Harry can suggest that he wants to go to Godric's Hollow

- Show Ignotus's grave, but only make it as a cameo. Go straight to Lily and James's, and have them lay flowers. Then they notice Dumbledore's family's grave, and Bathilda comes and takes them to her house, where she transforms into Nagini and attacks. Then have them running upstairs and jumping from the window, just as Voldemort appears. Make them have eye-contact for ten seconds, and then have Harry and Hermione disappariting.

- Show the Forest of Dean, and them falling asleep, and then Harry hearing a noise and going out of the tent to see the Silver Doe. He follows the Doe, and jumps into the water, where the Locket attacks. All in all, keep the whole scene. The Riddle-Harry/Riddle-Hermione Kiss is questionable, but make the death of the Locket scene dramatic. Make Ron explain that the Deluminator led him back, without anymore explanation. Then Hermione mentions HER gift from Dumbledore, and shows them the Deathly Hallows symbol. Harry says that he seen it before, and the scene cuts to Luna's house.

- Have Xenophilius explain the Deathly Hallows, and then make the DEs come in. Have them catch Harry, Ron and Hermione, and cut straight to the Malfoy Manor.

- Have Harry and Ron locked away, with Bellatrix taking Hermione and giving them an evil smile. Then have either Dobby or Kretcher, I don't care which, come and rescue them. Have Bellatrix Avada Kedavra the elf just as they disappear, to make it less bloody. Or include the knife, and cut a large portion of the blood.

- Have Dean and Luna cut out, and make Harry, Ron and Hermione appear in a grassland place. Have them burry the elf, as usual, and then have them make plans with the goblin, who owes them for them saving his life. Cut Shell Cottage completely, because it's too long and boring. Have them go straight to Gringott's, and cut Griphook stealing the sword and just make them lose it completely.

- Include the dragon scenes, and make them land near Hogsmead, where they go to. Have them sneaking, and then Aberforth opening his door and pulling them in. Keep Aberforth saying that a lot of people that Dumbledore cared for are dead and stuff, and them Neville sneaking them into the RoR.

- Keep the needed parts of the RoR scene, and cut all of the 'what we were doing at hogwarts' stuff. Pretty much cut to Luna leading Harry to the Ravenclaw Common Room. But I really want the Cho-Ginny interaction to stay.

- Have them caught, and them disarming Alecto and running away. Cut the Sacking of Severus Snape, and have them preparing for battle. Keep the RoR scene and the Ron and Hermione kiss. That scene is one of the vital non-cannon scenes in the movie.

- Have Hermione destroy the Cup, and them going into the RoR. Cut them splitting up, and have Crabbe and Goyle attempt to kill them. Keep the Fiendfyre, AND Harry saving Malfoy. Kill Crabbe AND Goyle. I don't care about them, honestly.

- Show the fire destroy the Diadem. Harry has a vision of Voldemort in Snape's office, and he ditches Ron and Hermione to go there

- to Snape's Office, instead of the Shrieking Shack. Have Voldemort kill Snape in there, and have Snape point to the Pensieve, and them him saying 'look at me' and dying. Blah blah blah. Show visions of Snape and Lily together, and make it obvious that they were in love. Then show Lily ditching Snape, and then show Dumbledore telling Snape to kill him, and explain that Harry is the last Horcrux.

- Show the Ring, and Harry's guardians returning and stuff.

- Make Voldemort use Avada Kedavra on Harry, and make the King's Cross scene a good five minutes, but not overly long.

- Show Neville kill Nagini, and then the 'NOT MY DAUGHTER' scene. Then have Voldemort kill himself.

- Skip to the Headmaster's Office, and keep EVERY SINGLE DETAIL after this. That is crucial. Include some of the other characters in the Epilogue, though. Just briefly.

i was just wandering if they would show Harry at the Dursleys in this movie. I think they will because its his last time to see them. however i don't think they will because its not a important part of the movie. what do you think?

Of coruse they would because the Order comes to help Harry out of house the Flight thingy chapter 'The 7 Potters'!It has to but or else there isnt that scene!I would be really upset if they cutted it out

i know that but what i'm trying to say is it going to show him rearranging his trunk and saying goodbye to the Dursleys. of course they have to show the house. but are they gonna show like Dedalus and Hestia arguing with Vernon about Harry.

i think that they shouldn't take anything out since it is the last of the series after all.

i think they will cut out Luna and her father.
they might cut out the scenes where Hermione is crying after Ron leaves.

I think the Dursley's goodbye will be in there. I imagine Harry packing his trunk, then coming downstairs. The two wizards will knock on the door and the Dursleys are waiting in the hallway until Harry opens the door.

Vernon will say something along the lines of ' Right lets go before any of the nieghbours see us'.

Dudley says his touching farewell and then Petunia walks him out of the door with a last glance back over her shoulder to Harry.

Short and sweet, just like in OotP. I don't think it will be cut out because of the part with Dudley. I think they need to show that understanding that he has for Harry predicament.

Yeah I think that they will show Harry with the Dursleys. It's quite a big moment in the series. I mean, Harry has lived with them for 16 years and this is probably the last time that he will ever see them (We don't know, he might have gone to visit them later on but I doubt it.), so it is like the final goodbye, quite a big moment.

Like etphonehome said, I think that they will cut it down and make it short and sweet. They cut down the Dursley's part in OotP quite a bit, and I think they'll do the same with DH.

I know they weren't in GOF, and they arn't important in the story line, but they will keep it in because of the part with Dudley,and also the fact that it's the last movie, and they will try to keep as many people in as possiblen

Hey Battlefield2142...Luna won't be cut, that made me laugh sorry but it did... She's already cast for one thing, and she's to important!. Since she was in the fifth, and confirmed for the sixth...she won't be cut out of the last, i thought i just might mention that

if they cut the epilog they will cut the hold end of the book i hope they will now what to do

i hope they will stik to the book for every detail

Can be cut:
-Dumbledore's article
-Convincing of the Dursley (can make them go out or something, or brief mention of them being send to a safehouse)
-Wedding preparation
-Tottenham court
-Ministry spying
-Lupin fallout
-The quidditch world cup forest, since there is no imnportance in the plot
-Camping gibberish
-The move around from forest to forest

Can be shorten:
-DE meeting at first
-seven potters preparation
-At Tonks' house (maybe just cut it, and straight to the Burrow)
-planning and the sppattergroit stuff(do not cut "mobile library")
-Wedding (No Muriel aruging with Doge, but keep Krum)
-At Grimmuald place
-Conversation in the tent
-The Lovegoods
-At Bill and Fleurs' (keep Ollivander and Griphook though)
-DA gatherings
-The battle (i would suggest to have them as a background why Harry is searching the Ravenclaw stuff)

Yeah, of course they'll show it. There has to be closure between Harry and the Dursleys.

Who cares about the arguing? Just cut that out, and show Harry shaking hands with Dudley.

I really am praying that they include the kitchen bursting open and hundreds of house-elves with knives come out and Kreacher leading them saying, "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!"

If not, I'm going to personally go to the WB offices and kneel in front of them.

I completly agree with you. I am so mad that they have left out S.P.E.W and Dobby in the last few films. So they better put them in this one! Dobby desevres a death scene! Sorry getting off topic. But, no, I totally need the house elf scene. I would be so hiliarious!

I hope that they do include the Kreatcher thread of the story, but I do wonder slightly if this might get cut and they discover the locket in another way. There was no mention of the locket or Regulus in the last film ( which were in the book) so this will have to be included somehow in the next film (Half Blood Prince) or the last film.

I think the scene will be in there, but just cut down, its will be quite a difficult scene, because it is all about what goes unsaid, between Harry and his Aunt Petunia and the behaviour of Dudley in particular.

Well as we all know, JKR has used pensieve scenes to explain a great deal of information which is vital for harry. Those of you who have read HPDH will know that the pensieve scene is used to explain to harry whats he needs to do to complete his mission.

Ive realised that what should have been a pensieve scene in OotP was changed into an Occlumency lesson by Steve Kloves(Screenplay). This has led me to believe that he may cut this very important scene and explain it in another way perhaps.

I for 1 wouldnt approve of it but then again, the last pensieve scene in the movies wasnt very helpful apart from identifying Barty Crouch Jr.

If he does cut the pensieve scene, how do you think harry will be shown snapes memory?

They are certainly lincluding the pensive lessons, but they said some of the pensieve scenes would be cut out. It sounds like they would include it, but not all, so the memeories would probably be shown in pensieve.

for me, I don't thing pensive would be disclude, since it is in the main plot.