well, i think trying to get broader shoulders is out of the question for a while after the football match i just had. im struggling to breathe constantly, my neck is in serious pain and im even struggling to walk. so yeah i think that if the auditions are very soon im gonna have to go in without the look many expect mclaggen to have

Hi all i just want to say that the twins kinda need to be in movie 6 how else will ron get poisoned? He got a love potion from Weasley's Wizard Weazes (Romilda Vane gave it to Harry and Ron accidentily ate it) and the darkness dust or whatever it is called that was imported from perue that Malfoy uses to get past the DA the night that Dumbledore is killed
Well thats my word I kinda wish that i could audition for Romilda Vane but i live in South Africa Oh ya too the dude who wants to audition for McLaggen: If your age is right (though i dont think it should matter) All that actually counts is how old you look and if you perform well enough
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Huh...i n[/i]ever thought i would get that name wrong (yes i did mean the guy who plays Giles in Buffy) - i even looked on the data base of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and it came up with a guy called Richard Head. Maybe i misread it.



Yes, now that you've said that, i also think the same; both Ewan McGreger AND Hugh Laurie would be fantastic for the role. Hugh Laurie would have to be my favourite suggestion though. Not to mention, Sean Connery would be an interesting idea, plus he is from a foreign part of britain so it might suit Scrimgour best. Then again any scottish actor might play well for the part
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I don't know if anyones mentioned him but while reading the book i always imagined Liam Neeson as Scrimgeour, with a bit of make-up and long messyish wild hair he would really look the part. Plus he's got that voice, a really wise sounding voice and I always imagine Scrimgeour to sound wise even if he doesn't look it. I think he would be a really good Scrimgeour.



I have to agree with this, I really couldn't see any of these people being Scrimgeour, and I always imagined that if Ewan McGregor was in HP, he would be someone more like a young Tom Riddle or Morfin Gaunt, someone a lot younger than Scrimgeour.

I think that is the best thing to do. Un-named actors have that feel about them. You can't say ''Oh they were better in such and such'' plus they can't be sterotyped as the certain person. Can't wait to see her though.

I always thought of Narcissia as very very pretty but with that odd look about her.

Are you joiking? What do you mean they should choose a "No-Name" Actress for Narcissa Malfoy?

Harry Potter movies are FULL of famous people: Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon (AND Richard Harris), etc...

You might want to a little more research before coming up with that "No-Name" analogy.

is liam neeson english?

and i agree i don't think ian mckellen or Christopher lee will be in it Scrimgeour is a lot younger then DD and they will look about the asme age as him! plus seen as they both turned down DD himself i don't think they will play him.. also they were in LOTR and if they were in HP i will just be looking at them thinking about LOTR, and i think it's good neither of them became DD because again especailly with Ian they will look to much like their characters in LOTR!

Yeah Liam Neeson is english, i don;t know where from though...i think he's irish... I want to find out now

*tum tee tum...goes to find out*

Yeah he is Irish, it's on IMDB =]

that's interesting! he might be good you know.. he was good in star wars!

if he's tall i think he'd be good because i always imagined him to be tall and kind of tower over everyone, but shorter then DD becasue it just makes DD look like he has the power... which he has

they have age boundaries for people wanting to audition so you have to be in that limit or you can't audition they will just turn you away... they did that wil a girl who was 12 at the luna auditions you had to be 13 and she was only a month out but they wouldn't let her in!

Actually! Come to think of it, Liam Neeson would be PERFECT for the role of Scrimgour. I don't know about you guys but i would actually love it if he played Rufus Scrimgour - and that's saying something because i always thought i never really liked him as an actor but now, come to think of it, i would reccommend him for this part i quite think suits him.

I don't know if anyone knows, but Liam Neeson provided the voice for Aslan in The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. He was great. And certainly, sinse he managed to get away with playing a lion with great authority for that matter, why should he not be able to play Scrimgour seeing as he was portrayed with a lion's maine anyway in the book?

ooo that is really interesting!

I agree if he could play aslan then he will be able to play scrimgeous because i mean if you really look at aslan they have put some of his features in, they always do that with animated characters make them look like the person going they voice! so yea now i think he'll be really good!

hahaha, i got another crazy idea, for scrimblahblah, they should cast Ed Byrne the comedian, hes so funny and hes quite tall as well, and hes got long hair so the could adapt that into the kinda mane thing hes described as having

lol, but i still think that liam neeson should play him! that would be so good and it's not like he's a really famous actor! i mean he's famous and british, but he's not like hugh grant famous, so he's not going to steal the lime light from everyone else... you get what i'm saying!

don't worry ollie boy. if your meant to get the part you will get it! if not there is a plan out there for you (not always easy to believe though)

but don't worry if they see the partenual in you physic then they will give you another go

luckily im getting better and i think i am slowly getting more broader shoulders so it should all be fine. and lav, i have no idea what you meant but thank you.

i'm just saying don't get to caught up in being Mclaggen tkae it a step at a time because if it doesn't work out you don't want to be really put down and depressed and there is a part out there waiting for you!

they will probably be 13-16 like they were for the Luna ones!

Well i think that's what they were, but yeah because she is in her 4th year she will be around that age range

Thanks =]
I hope Lavender's age boundaries will go down to 16, But if they don't then hopefully I could still audition for Romilda, though i want to be Lav so much
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yeh i no, basically im just going in to the first auditions just thinking ok, this is just the first one so dont get to serious about it but if i get through then i will get serious. Also i might write an idea for a movie to david yates maybe and see what he thinks of it, ive been thinking of a few latley, so pm me if you wanna know some.

There's a part out there for everyone! Its just a case of finding the perfect part...
Of course we're all hoping the part we want in HP is the perfect part for us, but there are so many other people who want the same part you try and tell yourself 'okay, I have almost no chance at this i have to expect the worst' but at the same time you can't help getting excited thinking 'What if they did pick, what would it be like on the set, would the other actors like me..oh my god what am I going to wear for the auditions....' and all other thoughts like that which will just make it worse if you do get rejected for the part

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yea same! if lavender doesn't go down to 16 then i might just try out for romlida as a laugh and see where i get to, but otherwise it's totaly Lavender from here on up!

I would actually happily be an extra if I couldn't get any other part but only as a last resort,
If Lav was out of reach then definatley I'd audition for Romilda but I would be so devastated if I couldn't audition for Lav
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i need help with my letter, i don't know many big words and many other words confuse me, i need help on describing what type of person i am,

any ideas??

would be very much apreciated

Definatley say that you are hardworking, confident, charismatic and trustworthy. You could sya that you are good at taking direction as they will want someone who knows how to take direction and criticism *is that how you spell it??*
But you could list a few qualities like the ones i mentioned above, and creative, unique, easy to work with and just things like that

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i would consider auditionin for romilda only if i couldn't audition for Lav, and even then it would only be on the basis of just going to an audition for a laugh

just write about your strengths and weaknesses so they know the whole packag and won't get any suprises if you get the part!

Be yourself in the letter if you know big words yea you can put them in but don't use so many that they will think your just tryin gto hard... be yourself and just say it from the heart. Though don't say your determind to get this part or i would love to be in harry potter or anythign like that becauase they get that all the time, write what makes you the best person!

I think Colin Firth or Anthony Head would be perfect for the role.

They have to include it in my opinion, but they should leave out the prime minister remembering his other meetings, that way it wont be to long that WB will say it has to be cut, just keep it short and sweer
But I really want to see that scene just like a minute or two of Fudge explaining the situation, introducing scrimegeour, the PM looking all and the scene ending with a close up of scrimegeour saying 'The trouble is the other side can do magic too....'

It would be a perfect introduction me thinks

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i don't think they are going to get a big name to play him.. i mean he is only in it for abuot 5 minutes so they will probably pick as small name or an known actor because he's not a major person that big actors will be fighting to get!

thanks for help with the letter

im thinking of getting my hair cut again but theres one style i want it cut but im not sure weter i should because of the casting directers not wanting it. but anywho this is it


http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/olliehampson/sean.jpg

now imagine that but black with the pink fringe *i may not even go with the pink fringe*


http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/oll...n/sean_KIGH.jpg

thats another pic of him

Ah, but this is the perfect "cameo role". They could very easily get a big name person.
I personally will be surprised if they keep this scene in though. This story is very long and very detailed, and they aren't going to have time to give all the important stuff the attention it needs if they leave this scene in.

Although, I would like to see it in the film. I really like that line as well PottyHead....'The trouble is the other side can do magic too....' . Yeah, that is a great line, and if they do leave this scene in they better keep that line!

I would be so dissapointed if they had that scene but missed that ine. I mean like its the line that basically defines the entire series and the struggle everyone has now, its not that simple anymore and this line is the defining moment of the book to me... We finally realise that this isn't going to be easy...

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stealing my line PottyHead (lol) but yeah it is needed in the film, it just shows now naive muggles are to think magic can solve everthing, but against other magic, dark magic it can be useless even.

Without the line it kind of doesn't that we are now in a battle with magic and how people now have to chose sides and things like this. It's an important line and if they don't have it in this scene they wil have to have at least in a durlsey scene with DD saying it. This line has to stay in the film!

I think yeah they would be able to get a big name to star as th Pm because it's HP, but there is no need to scene as it's one scene and things in it can be put later on to cut the film down, so that's why i was thinking they would choose a smaller name or an unknown actor.

i think it will be ok to cut your hair.. but i don't think you should dye it at them moment. dying it may put off the casting directors and have pink may put them off even more. try and keep as natural as possible to give a blank canvous for them to work with! that's what i think though it would look cool if you did dye it!

I say Ian to he looks perfect and he certainly looks old enough. But i have no idea who thy will pick. Personaly i think my uncle, but thats not happenin!

well my hairs pretty much almost black anywho so i may get away with that, im not gonna dye the fringe pink untill summer holidays but if the auditions are in the summer holidays then ill just wait till after. twill be fun

yea just be careful about adding unnatural colours to your hair, it may put them off, but i guess after the auditions if you do or don't get through adding colour will be fine! they just need to see from the first auditon whether you look the part for Mclaggen

is it true that u have to b british to be in the movies unless the character isnt british?

Yes, as Hogwarts is a british school and JKRs world is set in Britain she's personally stated that all cast have to be british unless the character isn't british (except for the girl who played Susan Bones in PS and CoS who was American, but she was an exception because she was Chris Columbus's daughter) Even extras have to be british!

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Hi, When I read HBP I first thought of the actor Julian Fellowes of (Monarch of the Glen) fame for the part of Slughorn. He has also played in many period dramers and I see Slughorn as your portly Georgian Gent type. If they keep the PM office scene in I think they should offer the part of PM to Tony Blair for a laugh! What do you all think!

for the PM they could use they guy they use to play Tony Blair in films with him in... like in The Queen, but i can't remember his name, but he will be good because he's used to playing PMs!

They could get Tony Blair to do a tiny little cameo part as the PM like when he was in Catherine Tate for Comic Relief, that was so funny Yeah but he would be so funny as the PM I forgot what I was saying now... Oh yeah, he would be funny as the PM in HP because we'd all recognise him and laugh because he's silly

But wasn't the PM at the time of HBP John Major...?? They could get someone who looks like him to play the part...can't think of anyone of the top of my head.

Off topic but does anyone know why the books are set from 91 - 97?

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because she came up with the idea in 80s so Harry was born in the 80s and then went to school in the 90s! but if it is 97 that book 6 is set in then it would be Tony Blair, but before it would be John Major! I just think the guy who plays Tony Blair in all the films would be good, and Tony Blair i think would cause as you said people to laugh, which is not what is supose to happen in this scene as they are talking about people dying and serious things, so having Tony Blair would not bring about the urgency and seriousness of the scene

I think HBP would be in 96, So yeah it would've been John Major's last year as PM.

Lol i didn't know she came up with the idea in the 80s...that's coolies



If he was used it could be used as black comedy, my last drama peice used a lot of this and was really useful at drawing in the audiences attention because they felt really awkward as they were laughing at something that was in fact wayy serious (I don't like this word at the moment, reminds me of Sirius...I love him...moping over) So yeah they could use TB as black comedy, make us laugh about it so that we kind hate ourselves for what we're doing and really grab our attention and draw us into the film, forcing us to watch it almost.

I've just been thinking though, I have no idea who could play Marvolo Gaunt, I always Imagined him as a Snape looking character but with a sense of class in his looks that has deteriorated over the years as he's lost his wealth and stuff....but I can't think of any actor like this, unless they find an unknown who really fits the part to play him.
What do you guys think??

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i personaly think that this doesn't need black comedy, its more of a drawing in with silence and u kind of sit shocked at the screen.

Though for Marvolo Gaunt, he's not rich and never has been, his family has had wealth, but by the time he was born it had gone!it's a shame oliver reid died because he would be good! when i think of him in Oliver Twist is like how Marvolo is because he's rude and violent! i think he would have been good, other then him.. i have no one

Anthony Head would be good because he was the prime minister in Little Britain. That would be cool if they put the other guys from Little Britain as well. I picture the short bald one as Ogden and Hepzibah Smith because he mostly plays women.

JIM BROADBENT!!!

Now here's a great suggestion.
I've allready suggested CliveSwift and i still think he should be Slughorn, but just in case it doesn't happen i have another actor whom i would be more than willing to watch play the part of Slughorn. Broadbent is in a way a person who can easily be portrayed with a person like Dumbledore and you can easily imagine him as harmless yet very very slytherin like (slightly cowardy yet very loyal) character.

Whay do you guys think?

When I was readimg HBP, I kept picturing Wilford Brimley as Slughorn because he's big, old, and has a walrus mustache. But he's American. Richard Griffiths would make a good Slughorn but he's already Mr. Dursley. My best guess would be Tom Baker.

Who is Tom Baker?
Can you give us a picture of what he looks like? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

OK this is a bit random and all but I think it should be the glamorous, beautiful, intelligent, portly - PETER KAY! - Though he might not be talented enough I think he'd be perfect for it yet some people might not take some of it seriously why it stars Peter Kay!