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hehehe I do like your assessment of the effect of splinched fingernails! I suppose after Ron came back he was more determined to show his worth, and I’ll give him the basilisk fangs bit, although it’s not the same as deductive ability, he just remembered the cos was there. But in a way I think it would be more in character if they got Ron to help with the Draco case, because he can often show support for Harry’s more ‘crackpot’ or instinctive ideas than Hermione.

But the intelligence that Harry shows with the Grey Lady scene, the conclusions about Hallows versus Horcruxes and all the thinking that led to it about DD, his working out the Hallows and what Voldemort was after and his discussion of wandlore with Ollivander. In those scenes he showed intelligence that was beyond normal. It’s that kind of deductive thinking that I haven’t seen in Ron. But I’m sure I will have forgotten something from the books.

Parseltongue, mmm … I do tend to dismiss that bit because I have issues with it and it’d going off topic to discuss it here. Maybe there’s a Lounge thread on it? Basically, my problem is that if parseltongue is a gift that is rare and passed on by genes, it sets it apart from being just a language that can be imitated, so I can’t see how someone can just imitate a sound just like that and succeed. I’ve never seen it as a language, but a more ‘connection thing’ that enables communication, and is not all to do with sounds. I don’t know why or how to explain it, but it may have something to do with the fact that snakes don’t have external ears. Jo herself said it wasn’t a language in that way, so she never explained why Ron could do it to my satisfaction in her interviews.

“Hearing – Although snakes are not equipped with outer ears like people, sound waves from the air hit their skin and are transferred from muscle to bone. When the sound reaches the ear bone beneath the skull, it sends vibrations to the inner ear, and the sound is processed by the brain. (from howstuffworks.com)

sorry that was going waayy off topic! :D

AWESOME!

CAN’T. WAIT.

Granted Harry did show an astounding grasp of the concept of wand lore and when he made his dission about the Hallows and Hurcruxs. But Ron is at a disadvantage, the book isn’t shown through his point of view. As for the Parseltongue, I can see your delima. But as with all languages someone who has no Earthly idea what a word means can duplicate most any sound neccisary to say the word. Also the reason you don’t see the Parseltongue language is, one you can’t write a book using a language that no one has ever spoken before. Two, again we are seeing things through Harry’s mind so he wouldn’t hear it any differently. And now I shall delve off subject. Was the Splinched thing funny? And thanks for the science lesson Professor.

Sorry Anne, I forgot about your mentioning Ron helping Harry. Yes it would play into character, but if they are going to include Quiddich and Lavander Brown into the plot then I would think that Ron would be too busy with them.

Franlock is talking about the new scene right?

“Was the Splinched thing funny?”

yes, the idea that splinching a finger nail could make someone grow up is funny (from a British perspective anyway, I don’t know where you are from, but that sentence read as humour to me)! One of my favourite parts of the book is actually the scene when he gets back and Hermione gets sarcastic about his splinched fingernails.

Mine too. My favorite chapter in the whole book is the silver doe. Followed closely by The Prince’s Tale. And the Splinched thing is funny from my perspective as well. And I’m American.

I certainly think both Harry and Ron are equals to each other on many levels, but, I do believe Harry is just that little bit more than Ron, you know. But, yes I believe if they are going to have someone help Harry with the whole Malfoy situtation in the film, it def should be Ron. He tends to always back Harry.

All this talk about HBP and DH is really making me want to re-read them again. Sorry that was really off topic, I just found that a bit ammusing :p

Harry thought of splinching as somewhat comical until Ron’s arm injury brought him face to face with the reality. And with regard to parseltongue, Ron can’t speak it, but he (like several of the other Weasleys) is good at imitation, and so can make a sound close enough to satisfy the magic controlling the entrance to the chamber (which doesn’t necessarily require a perfect parseltongue word).

@Danielle: i don’t think that leaked script is real. because if the new scene is an attack on the burrow that takes place in the middle of the film then it’s probably going to be when harry is there over christmas break and as we all know Hermione doesn’t go to the burrow for christmas in book 6, because she’s currently giving ron a 4 month long silent treatment. So I doubt that scene is real and plus the actors don’t even get the full scripts when they’re filming. they just the one scene for that day and the extras who don’t have any lines don’t get scripts. so i don’t know where that alleged leaked scene would have come from and the writing is too amateur anyways. it just sounds like something someone made up and i didn’t even have to read it. i just scrolled past it and saw hermione’s name a million times and that’s a clear givaway that it’s a fake.

@Sarah Weasley, I suppose I agree with just a little bit. I`m not mad about David Yates though, because I do believe he will be great at directing HBP. But I do agree on the part about the Weasley family. They should take more time on the family, and make sure that all the points are in there, because that`ll do justice to the book – not just add a scene in where it doesn’t really even make sense. (Although I suppose it does make sense.)

Anyway, what’s written is what’s written? I`ll probably be happy with all the dueling or w/e anyway. Hmmms.

Celia you just give me hope and I LOVE you for it!

@Celia: I made that same distinction on the previous page, but no one commented on it! Everyone is too distracted by the fact that Hermione called Mr. Weasley, Arthur. Seriously people, if the leaked script is real then that’s just sickening. Why is Kloves so infatuated with Hermione? I mean, I like her as well (well, Book!Hermione at least), but c’mon! Is it not possible for her to disappear for a little while? She’s not supposed to be there so why is she? And if this is real, then it completely downplays Hermione and Ron’s separation. Hermione’s not supposed to show any care for Ron until the Valentine’s Day poisoning incident. So if she’s present at the Burrow, it’s like the Lav-Lav thing isn’t even that big of a deal to her. Ugh, I hate Kloves so much. No matter how great of a director Yates is, he can’t stop that stupid man from ruining a film.

Well said, Danielle. Hermione isn’t at the Burrow, she’s at Hogwarts. ALL of her lines in that scene take place at Hogwarts.

And really, guys, I think it’s time to accept that the scene is GENUINE. It came from source which has, in the past, consistently given us accurate information. It has been confirmed. And if nothing else, the fact that TLC is presenting it as a confirmed scene should mean something, because to the best of my knowledge, Melissa, Sue, & Co have NEVER reported unconfirmed news without labeling it as a “rumor.” So if TLC reports the scene as a done deal, I’m happy to take their word for it.

We don’t have to LIKE the scene, but I do think we should at least accept it as genuine.

to Saria- just because they said there was going to be an additional scene doesn’t mean it’s this one.

is there a website where you saw the script page? or just the think put on the comments?

and did you read what celia said first?

To EmmaV: Yes, I read what celia said first. Did you read what Danielle said first? Because what Danielle said smashed what celia said to pieces.

As for the link, I’ve only read what was cut and pasted into the comments here, I admit. But I do know that the person who first pasted it in the comments got it from someone at the IMDb who has given us a LOT of accurate information in the past.

And I also know that TLC, in this very article we’re discussing, has posted a link in which David Barron, who is one of the movie’s producers (which makes him a pretty reliable, don’t you think?), confirmed to the Australian Herald that the scene is real.

That’s good enough for me.

@Danielle: That explains A LOT. Thank you. I also realized I must’ve skimmed over the note that mentions they’re at Hogwarts.

I just read everything they had on Half blood prince on IMDB

there is mention of an additional scene. but not what is.

so I believe there is a scene. but not that it is what’s in the comments

if the scene DESCRIBED was real WB would have said something about it because We have seen them mention when stuff like this happens

so Scene added? yes.

scene added = one described. no

@danielle: i told you i didn’t read it, but i did go back a scan it again after i posted and i notice that the supposed scene that’s supposedly from the script takes place during christmas at the burrow and then after christmas when they return to hogwarts. but i still don’t think it’s real and even if it is i don’t want to be spoiled. i’m so excited about this as i’m sure all “real” HP fans are, but I CAN wait to see it. And Steve Kloves is really good at adding in scenes that weren’t in the books like the two scenes in movie 4 with the study hall and the dance lesson. so i’m sure this is going to be a great movie regardless of who’s in the most scenes, but even though i’m tired of this and don’t want to mention it…i’ve never noticed hermione in any scenes in the movies that she wasn’t in in the books.