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[rm]

I've not yet seen HBP, however, I've just learned the following: Apparently Snape's presence in the sectumsempra scene is almost nonexistent and the "Don't call me a coward" line has been cut. These are, arguably, two of the most critical moments of Snape's characterization in the series and the "Don't call me a coward" thing was intrinsic to everything the books claimed (and ultimately weren't) about. I've never been one to get very cranky about the book/movie differences, but this is a big blow for me.

In my ongoing processing of Torchwood: Children of Earth, I'd like to note the following two petty things: wow, I could listen to Voltaire's Come Sweet Death over and over and over again. It's been my morbid cheer me up song since CoE. Meanwhile, any day now, my tailor will write to tell me my shirts and new suit are done and she's shipping them out. And then a big box will show up at my office containing a three-piece pin-stripe suit. If you're going to wager I'm not going to cry when I open that up (even though my ordering it had nothing to do with Torchwood beyond Ianto Jones has good dress sense), you might as well just burn your money.

We're going to Boston tomorrow and I'm behind on EVERYTHING. More later.

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[dskasak.livejournal.com]

Do you think that the lack of Snape's presence in the theater release will be rectified when the movie is released on DVD? I've avoided seeing most of the HP films until they've been released for the home market, as I learned from CoS that it's better to be patient than to rush into the moviehouse and see an "incomplete" film.

[rm.livejournal.com]

No, because I think the films have chosen to tell a story that is divergent from the books, but utlimately in keeping with the story it turns out JKR was really telling based on her choices in Book 7. It's not a story about underdogs and the bullied -- if it were, the movies would include Snape and the books would have ultimately made Snape something other than an aexual stalker.

Hi, I'm slightly bitter, but most of the material people want re: Snape was never shot.