I don't think they will start with "The Other Minister"
What part do you think they will start with?
Maybe.... Spinner's End?

I think that spinners end would be the next logical place to start. It really jumps into the baseline of the movie without giving it away. The other minister is a great chapter and intoduces Scrimgeour but it can be cut. The time is drawing nearer and I don't care what anyone says, I love the books and I love the movies. I can't wait!

I completely agree...
I mean, Spinners End is also a good lead in for the movie. It also introduces Narcissa.
Although, I really do love The Other Minister.

I also love the books and movies!

I think it should be started with bits and pieces of the new minister scene. I really have no favor on which, but a great ending for the minister scene would be on page 18 of the American paper back edition, when the muggle prime minister says :
Then it should cut directly to a dark screen for a few seconds. When the screen re-focuses, we are in Spinners End, with the Bellatrix/Narcissa scene. Or better yet have the "new minister" scene before the title screen! (as in 1. minister scene. 2. title scene with the "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" 3. Then the real movie begins with the Spinners end scene.

Just what I think would be completely awesome!

I agree that Spinners End would be a great place to start, to introduce Nacissa and Bellatrix... I think that introducing Rufus Scrimoger could be placed when he tries to get Harry to come work with the Ministry, during Christmas at the Weaselys.

They should start at spinners end I agree, but since the Dursleys are being cut, how will they start with Harry? I've been thinking about this a lot because wouldn't it be kind of random if then Dumbledore and Harry are just walking down the street. I was thinking maybe Harry would already be at the Weasleys and then Dumbledore will pick him up. What do you guys think?

I know, it would seem kind of weird if it just started with Dumbledore and Harry. So, I agree it should start with Spinners End, and like... Steam arises, it shows Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Then it shows Dumbledore walking down the street, and going to the Dursleys. Why are they cutting the Dursleys part out?

I'm wondering if we're not just a tad confused here? I thought Scrimgeour was being cut, not the Dursleys. If you check out the cast list on IMdB, you can see the latest casting news, which to my mind, would indicate that the Dursley's are still in it.

I would like it to start with Spinners End, and include the DD with Harry at Privet Drive scene. I love the bit with the glasses of mead knocking against Vernon's head!

I've just been hearing that the Dursleys are being cut for a while. In the confirmed cast list on this site they're not on it. Please tell me if im wrong if anyone knows for sure.

yer i read that dursleys were cut too
shame if they have as i would the scene where dumbledore is in the sitting room and the whole drinks scenario it could be quite funny

i reckon that Shanel123 idea is great

have the ministerscene then the title then spinners end XD

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I heard that the Minster scene was cut, so i suspect they will start with Spinners End, which would be a very nice way to start of a movie. A dark river with a fox, then Narcissa apparating, but who knows how it will go down... it could be anything. For all we know they'll probably start with Horace's first potion lesson

I am pretty darn sure that the Dursleys are not being cut, I saw a behind the scenes video that showed Harry and Dumbledore both in the Dursley's house...

So, I believe that they are not cutting them...
They are however cutting the first scene with scrimgeour.

-Flanman11

I think that they might start it with complete blackness and all you can here is the tinkling music that you can here in the advert. Then there is a scream but it is quieter than the music so you can still hear it, and someone lights a candle showing a scared womans face. You see herd hand scarbbling on the table for her wand but before she can reach it you see Voldy's face looming out of the darkness towards her. He says "Avada Kedavra" and there is a flash of green light (that is Amelia Bones being killed, it was her right?) then the green dies away into black again and then it gets bright again and all you can see is the giants destroying everything, again the roaring and screams and smashing noices are subdued so that the music is still dominant, then the scene fades away and you see dementors swirling in the sky and death eaters running away as the bridge collapses into the water sending mist and spray and dust flying up into the air. The camera goes into the fog and the WB sign ect comes up then the tinkling music from the Ad blends into the Harry Potter theme music and the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince thing comes up.

Then after that, out of the mist you hear a pop and you hear someone call, "Cissy!" and you see the fox, perhaps sniffing a crisp packet then there is a flash of green light and the fox keels over . Then you see Bella and Cissy up close and you go into the whole Spinners End thing ect. ect. but there should be ALOT of mist swirling about and it should be reasonably dark so the flashes are more obviouse and more of a shock so its more like OH NO THEY JUST KILLED SOMEONE!!! instead of, oh no they just killed someone. Ooooohhh spooky.

I know the start has probably been filmed already but wouldn't it be so cool if it was actually like that. What do you think?

I think it will be the Spinner's End scene. I think the Other Minister scene was cut, so they'd have to go to chapter two, as it is quite important.

At the moment, the Dursley's have been cut, but it might change (they weren't told they were in OotP until the last minute). They managed to do GoF without them though, so...

I read that at the moment, it looks like the movie is starting with the death eaters bringing down Brockdale Bridge. The Director wanted an exhilarating start. Because of that, I think that they'll cut down the other minister scene, or delete it completely.

Ellie
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Even though I really doubt they'll have any part of the ministers in there, shane123's idea was great!

Hmm.. I didn't know the Dursleys were being cut, I'd really rather prefer that they weren't but hey what can you do.

I'm going to agree with everyone here, I think it will begin with a view of a dark street, Spinner's End, and then you see Narcissa and Bellatrix, and then a shortened version of the scene in that chapter.

I must say I do quite like The Happy Dementor's idea for the start.

I've heard that they are starting the film with the muggle bridge collapsing. I have to admit when I heard this I was pretty dissapointed because I was really hoping that they would start the movie with a scene like The Happy Dementor had described because I think starting the film out with a sort of spooky note would be really cool.

i would have thought they'd start with spinners end as they havent cast the minister and they have definatley shot spinners end

...but maybe they will have to put something in to make it clear that the muggle world is being affected, like as you say a bridge collapsing or news reports/headlines/weather etc like they did at the start of OOTP, what do you think about that?

Unfortunately they seem to have cut the other minister scene. I think they are starting with a scene which isn't in the book, an attack on London's Millenium Bridge which should, nevertheless, be interesting. I wonder if they are including the Dursleys in this, since Dumbledore has an important talk with them.

I love the Other Minister chapter, kind of reviewing what's happened in the past few years. But I also think it was a smart idea to cut it from the movie. It's not essential.

What is that scene when the Burrow is on fire? I don't have a clue where that came from

Apparently they added an action sequence to the film, which at first, had me worried. But I've read enough articles on the addition now to understand that the additions are worthwhile and are helpful to the plot.

Did you see the scene where Ginny is in a bathrobe with her wand in a field? I believe that is part of the same scene.

They might begin with the "Other Minister". They Started with the Riddle House for GOF, why not the "Other Minister".

They changed the small Hogwarts battle at the end and put it at the Burrow instead.

I'm afraid they have definitely cut the "other minister" scene, we found that out a very long time ago. Sorry, can't remember which forum it's in, but I know there is an interview with David Yates and maybe also with David Heyman where they confirm that scene was cut. Sorry if that's a disappointment.

No idea if they've included the Dursleys this time round though, I can't recall hearing anything about them for this film. Anyone else know anything about that?

I would love to see the 1st chapter being the 1st part of the film.

but i know it proberbly wont be.so i would like clips from that chapter and some clips from the destruction caused, also some clips of the murders. Then on a light note a clip showing kingsley working for the prime minister.

But it prob would start at spinners end. go snape. woop woop. xx

The film will start off with the millennium bridge being attacked by DE's and diagon alley being attacked aswell I think. next we go to Harry who is flirting with a waitress in a cafe (apparently to show how the trio is growing up.). Then Dumbledore arrives and takes Harry off to slughorns. I got this info from a review of a private screening (apart from the waitress part.) It wasn't clear when spinners end was taking place but I assume it will be after Slughorn.