Long before Half Blood Prince went into production, I was curious as to which bits in the film would be kept and which bits would be cut out.  I was convinced that the director would keep as much of the main plot as possible, as had been done in the past, so I was not surprised that Fleur Delacour would not be appearing in the film nor did I join other fans’ outbursts.

However, when I heard that they would be ‘adding’ scenes, I became worried.  What’s more that they would be action scenes involving the destruction of the Millennium Bridge and the Burrow, I was a little suspicious.  I didn’t fully believe their claims that they were just thrown in to show that not even the muggle world was safe, or how not even the Weasleys were safe.  I’m still convinced that a main reason for throwing them in was just to make the film more ‘action-based’, as little action actually happens in the book (Then again I saw this as a chance to create a fantasy film more about character development than action, something which had been failed to be realised).
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