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Due to its immense popularity, the list now has its own thread for your own convenience.

The list could never have been possible without [I]MasterOfDeath[/I] starting it back in late 2007. From then on, it would come out once a month in the All Inclusive HBP Thread.

As it came more lengthy with more information flooding in, more people became involved: [I]ArryGrotter[/I], [I]lcbaseball22[/I], [I]Montse[/I], [I]houseelf25[/I], [i]meesha1971[/i]

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[center]Welcome to the eighth edition of the HBP list! We are at the 10 month mark in the countdown for this highly anticipated film and it is time for another update to the list. This list compiles everything we've heard about the film thus far from official announcements to set leaks to news stories to rumours. This list is a tribute to all the good times we've had in this thread and all the good friends we've made over the past 11 months and all the great discussions. This list is so we can have a reference and keep track of all the news in one place.

WARNING: Includes major spoilers from test screening reviews.

Hope you enjoy!

[b]Ladies and Gentlemen I now present to you:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince As of September 17 2008[/b][/center]

[EXPAND=General Comments]David Yates: [indent]One thing we said when we finished "Order of the Phoenix" was that we want a very different experience next time around. We're very proud of this film, the intensity, the emotion and everything. One of the great things Jo Rowling does in the book is that she captures stages of childhood so the next stage of childhood is a bit more sex, drugs and rock and roll. [i](This was later clarified to be sex, [u]potions[/u] and rock and roll.)[/i]

It's about the kind of emotional and sexual politics of being a teenager. It's a very different swing, the next film. I think it needs to be for the series to keep evolving. In my work, every choice I've made I've always gone for something in the neurotically opposite direction. Once I've finished something, I've stayed keen to stay fresh as a story teller to try something different. The "Potter" world is so rich. They're so many things to play with in that world that it's possible to re-gear so the next one will be very different I think.

We'd be crazy not to take a look at the seventh book and not let us influence us as we're refining the sixth script. I think there may be things that could be really helpful so we'll be looking at it as soon as it comes out.

The movie will be a cross between the chills of Prisoner of Azkaban and the fantastical adventure of Goblet of Fire.[/indent]

Daniel Radcliffe: [indent]I'm not going to be on autopilot. I've invested so much. We all want to make this film better than the last.

Expect to see several characters making out in the flick too. [/indent]

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[expand=Test Screening Reactions] [U][B]POSITIVE[/B][/U]- [fieldset=] Eric (Mugglenet Staff Member):

[indent]A lot of the things people seemed to dislike about the fifth HP film, such as vast amounts of time passing in visually appealing yet otherwise disappointing montages, does not happen in this. The film maintains its director’s neat visuals, however. Right from the initial Burrow scene, it is clear that Mr. Yates has not lost his creative edge and rather moved on to do different and wonderful things with the camera.

The entire movie seems to keep its pace, and I think one of the things that has helped the filmmakers is a clear-cut set of events spread almost evenly throughout the year in the book. There’s not too much stuff going on, rather just enough things at significant enough times of year so that they can document the full year without it feeling rushed. Again I mention the closeness of the movie to the book particularly. Some scenes are almost verbatim, but the ones that aren’t serve to really enhance the movie’s impact and its ability to stand alone as a film

Book Six has either too much snogging or too much Voldemort – neither of which I complained about and both which I rather enjoyed – but this movie completely balances the two quite nicely. It seems effortless almost. But there are really dark scenes and then there are very fun scenes. If you know the characters from having read the books, I think you’ll get more out of the movie than those who haven’t and that’s surprising to me. For the first time, it seems, the filmmakers have made a movie which is REALLY true to the characters of the book and almost not afraid to leave newcomers with the shorter stick.

Also important to mention is that this movie is in NO way, at all, in any shape or form, a children’s movie. I’ve said that before regarding the Potters, but this time it couldn’t be truer. Everything about this movie screams serious intensity, like the Katie Bell necklace scene, and it makes me so happy that they could make such an intense movie, because it gives me real hope for the adaptations of the seventh book. But I think you should think twice before bringing your kid brother to see it.

Such effort is spent on the characters of the trio throughout the course of the movie. In fact, Emma Watson’s never been better. There’s a moment in this movie where I almost screamed “THAT’s my book Hermione!” which hadn’t happened to me since the first movie. Similarly Rupert has had some REAL fun scenes to play with in this film. The Lavender subplot is hilarious and, surprisingly, not annoying at all. And oh, what a joy it is to see Quidditch back![/indent]

Rachezee (LeakyLounge)-

[indent]It is by far the most beautiful view of Hogwarts I have ever seen and completely different than previous movies. The views of the moutains are new and most of the outside lanscape has been made far more majestic and beautiful. Though some of it was blue screened. Enough was left the same for continuity sake but many of the scenes we are used to in the movies now look far closer to what I imagined while reading than the way they have in the past few movies. I think the Sectum Sempra scene was in Moaning Myrtles bathroom, but it was almost unrecognizable. In a good way. Whoever was in charge of the lighting for this film did a beyond superb job. I was not prepared for the beauty of this movie

As a huge fan of the books I have found myself getting more and more disappointed by all the changes in the movies and especially in Michael Gambon’s portrayal of Dumbledore who is my favorite character. That being said I was really pleasantly surprised by this movie. Many of the changes were actually entertaining and Gambon has improved enough to be tolerable. It was so much better than Order of the Phoenix. Overall I really enjoyed this movie and can not wait to see it again.[/indent]

beni555 (IMDB)-

[indent]I wasn't really impressed with the Order of the Phoenix and was kinda skeptical about what David Yates would do with the 'Half Blood Prince' but i'm just blown away... it was so well put together and the re-introduction and growth of the characters was v.v.v.v.v impressive...! they hit the nail bang on the head for the whole look and feel of the movie, the color scheme, the sets and cinematography was absolutely refreshing!!! it was a lil different from the previous movies and it WORKED!!!!

I'm just ecstatic right now and i can't wait to see it again in July!!!!

The Weasley's house, Hogwarts, and the Hogwarts express have quite a different feel and look to them! Get ready to see some noticeable changes in the sets, art production and general look of the movie..they have been tweaked a bit, but in a very, very good way!! you will NOT be dissapointed..

It was very refreshing and the cinematography and color scheme worked so well..it really drew you in...reminiscent of how Azkaban plunged into such a different theme, compared to the first two movies..

The settings were eerily beautiful..it was so other-worldly.... man, i wish i was living in it!!! Also , i must say... the background music was just amazing, very beautiful...i think the best so far!!! I absolutely loved the way all of Ron & Hermione's romantic interludes and squirmishes were handled...they got some of the biggest laughs out of the audience... and talking abt laughs, this movie is definitely the funniest one so far..there were lots of humorous moments, and lots of inside jokes for those who have read the books!!! much much funnier than the Order of the Phoenix...[/indent][/fieldset] [U][B]NEGATIVE[/B][/U]- [fieldset=] Jimbo Wage (AICN)-

[indent]The problem with all of this romance is All of This Romance. It dominates the movie, drawing our focus away not only from major plot points – which fall disastrously through the cracks – but also deters the mood, which, in a (nearly) penultimate film, should be at the forefront. The title of this film is Harry Potter and the HALF-BLOOD PRINCE but the title character gets next to no screen time and even less explanation, save for a few asides that, if you haven't read the book, may as well have been cut. Better to call the movie Harry Potter and the Hormones from Hedes and save us our disillusionment. For a book based on Harry and Dumbledore's quest to find out more about Voldemort, and how to stop him, via his memories, all but three memories have been cut from the film. Why is it that the filmmakers decided it was more important to focus on teen-age love rather than what are inarguably critical plot points? It is aneurysm inducing logic that will surely leave me dead in my bathtub. And the ending. Good God, the ending. Not only is the fight between the Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix completely removed, but so is Dumbledore's funeral. The last third of this movie is so incredibly mishandled that Dumbledore's death feels more like an unfortunate accident than genuine tragedy. No one in the film seems even remotely upset that he's gone and the Death Eaters who murdered him, including would-be-good-guy Severus Snape (Alan Rickman, the title-character in cameo form), walk out of Hogwarts unmolested. Anyone who has read the book (an incredible sum of folk who Warner Bros. seem to have forgotten are the target audience – either that or they have some personal vendetta against them) will be severely, SEVERELY disappointed with this film. Let's just hope that in the ten intervening months between now and the film's release, Warner's will take the time and the money to fix this incredible mess. Sadly, I'm not holding my breath.[/indent]

Michael Bravo (AICN)-

[indent]This leads me to a problem I had with the film – the mystery as to who the Half-Blood Prince is takes a backseat to all the dating stuff. Some of it’s pleasant and funny, but it should have been background comic relief to help balance the drama in the forefront. There’s a part where Harry fights Malfoy in a bathroom and he uses some violent spell, causing Malfoy’s chest to bleed, but the fact that Harry got the spell from the potions book was lost on me. I might have missed something, but regardless, whatever scene or line of dialogue was supposed to emphasize that fact definitely needs more attention. Also, there’s a scene during Christmas that wasn’t in the book where some Death Eaters attack the Weasley household, drawing first Harry and Ginny into a field of wheat (or something), then Lupin and someone else, I forget who. The scene feels totally unnecessary –tacked on to give the audience a jolt of action at around the halfway point of the film.

Snape arrives on the floor below & signals Harry to be quiet, which he uncharacteristically does. Snape then goes upstairs & sends Dumbledore to his death. The modifications made to this scene from book to film are terrible, and they partially blow what may be the biggest surprise of the entire franchise. Afterwards, there is no enormous battle. The Death Eaters stroll out silently. I remember the fight in the book being fantastic, and I personally would rather have had a short scene in the beginning with two guys talking about the horrible things the Death Eaters are doing than eliminate the battle at the end. Harry runs after them and confronts Snape, who quietly tells him he’s the Half-Blood Prince. Again, due to lack of attention paid to this plotline, I didn’t really care. In the book, he screams his response. The book has Snape screaming and the film has him using his indoor voice. What a disappointment. And as if this weren’t enough, there is no funeral for Dumbledore. It’s been cut. They have almost a year before this film is released, so there’s plenty of time for editing, which is good news because this cut was quite underwhelming. A woman in our post-screening discussion of about 20-25 people said she usually cries at movies, but didn’t react at all when Dumbledore died. Hopefully, the filmmakers will ease up on the relationship stuff and emphasize more of the potions book/Half-Blood Prince plot. I’d like to think they’d shoot that missing end battle and also shoot the funeral, but I doubt the studio would be willing to spend any more money, especially because of how elaborate the battle was in the book.[/indent][/fieldset][/expand] [expand=1. The Other Minister][list][*][url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1718]We will see[/url] the Millennium bridge collapse as part of a ‘big attack’

[indent][list][*]Filming is for the bridge collapsing scene. [*]About 60 crew members and 120 extras. [*]Stuntmen will be falling into the river. [*]Bridge was being filmed with helicopter, on foot, and mounted camera crane. [*]Crews were only allowed to film every half hour to allow public on bridge. [*]More location shoots will be taking place in London.[/list]

[expand=Millennium Bridge][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/hbp_locationfilming_millenniumbridg.jpg?t=1216364443[/img] [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/hbp_locationfilming_millenniumbr-6.jpg?t=1216364505[/img] [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/hbp_locationfilming_millenniumbr-4.jpg?t=1216364360[/img] [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/hbp_locationfilming_millenniumbr-5.jpg?t=1216364688[/img][/expand][/indent] [*]Actress Teresa Mahoney [url=http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=138287]will be playing[/url] a new character who did not appear in the book, “Sofie (Boardroom -Opening Scene).” From new information from the test screening, we can infer that Sofie is in the ‘ultra modern office building overlooking the Millennium Bridge’.

[*]Test screening viewers note that the Muggle Prime Minister is cut [indent]we don’t meet the Muggle Prime Minister[/indent]

[*]Test screening viewers confirm Scrimgeour cut.

[*]Information from the opening scene came from the [url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/virgin-media-previews-half-blood-prince-hints-new-revelation-58130/]Virgin Media preview[/url] [indent]The movie starts with some serious fisticuffs, involving the demolition of a major London landmark. What's more, the Death Eaters, the cowled servants of evil wizard Lord Voldemort, have a much bigger role to play on screen, leading to some epic battles between them and the heroic Hogwarts wizards.[/indent]

[*]A test screening attendee gave a description of the opening scenes: [indent]The movie opens with a scene from OOTP, of Dumbledore and Harry at the ministry on the night Sirius dies, standing in front of a barrage of flash bulbs. Then it transitions to the WB logo and Harry Potter (which looked even cooler than the last movie). Then it goes to an interior shot of an ultra modern office building overlooking the Millennium Bridge. There are Dementors flying through the air and then the bridge starts to wave violently and then collapses with lots of people on it.[/indent]

[*]Ollivanders’ capture is seen in the film: [indent] Ah yes I almost forgot about that, we do see His shop being smashed and I think even on fire, and we do see someone who we can all guess is Ollivander being taken away struggling with a bag over his head by masked deatheaters[/indent]

[*]Lucius’ imprisionment will be highlighted in the opening according to a test screening viewer: [indent]Also some time in the beginning we see a newspaper article referring to Lucius being in Azkaban. There is a moving picture of him. [/indent][/list][/expand] [expand=2. Spinner’s End][list]A test screening attendee says that the Spinner’s End scene is moved in the film: [indent]The scene of Spinner's End happens just after Harry arrives at the Burrow.[/indent]

[*]Helen McCrory has been cast as Narcissa Malfoy [expand=Helen McCrory][img]http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/01/media/Helen-McCrory-Rebecca-West.jpg[/img][/expand]

[*]Helena Bonham Carter has been re-cast as Bellatrix Lestrange.

[*]Alan Rickman has been re-cast as Severus Snape and has already begun filming. He has commented that he refuses to talk about his character because he would not want to spoil the story. Yates has commented about how great it is going to be to work with Kloves on Snape's ambiguity in the script.

[*]Timothy Spall has been re-cast as Peter Pettigrew and will appear in the scene.

[*]Information about this scene came from a reliable source [indent]The real Unbreakable Vow scene is really good. A lot like the book. Wormtail even appears briefly at the beginning. When we first see Snape he's reading a newspaper about the bridge collapse and Harry now being The Chosen One.[/indent]

[*]More information came from the test screening [indent]Bella does not question Dumbledore's loyalty. Is this perhaps to just try and trick the audience into thinking Snape really is unquestionably an evil git?

Snape does say that the Dark lord has already told him of the plan Narcissa is about to reveal and Bellatrix does seem surprised. [/indent]

[*]A picture of Spinner’s End came from a calendar picture [expand=Calendar picture][img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/frenchcalendar/nonpromopsm105.jpg[/img][/expand]

[*]A picture of the vow [url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/hi-res-half-blood-prince-images-tom-riddle-snape-bellatrix-narcissa-58288/]has surfaced[/url] [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/13923/normal_HP6D-07725.jpg [/img][/list][/expand] [expand=3. Will and Won't][list][*]Test screening attendees tell us that the Dursleys and Kreacher are cut [indent] No Dursleys at all. No Privet Drive. No inheriting Grimmauld place or Kreacher as there is no Kreacher or Dobby.[/indent]

[*]According to the Snitchseeker Set Report Teaser, there will be a scene which features Harry and a waitress: [indent]We also learned that there will be scenes which indicate our favourite trio are getting older, including an encounter between Harry and a waitress[/indent]

[*]We have further learnt from the [url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1813]EW set report[/url] that the scene will take place at the beginning. [indent]The opening sequence finds Harry flirting at with a waitress[/indent]

[*]Test screening viewers further describe the opening: [indent]Directly following this [Bridge attack] we see Harry in Little Whinging at a cafe called Treats, which is in/by a train station. He is reading the paper about the bridge collapse and he asks the waitress what time she gets off work. However he is then distracted by a train, which departs to reveal Dumbledore standing on the opposite platform. … Harry and Dumbledore Side-Along Apparate (the special effect, which appeared to be completed, was perfect in matching the canon description of the act) to the village where Slughorn is staying[/indent]

[*]Dumbledore's withered hand has been confirmed. Jo Rowling got chills when she saw Gambon with the green screen glove on.[/list][/expand] [expand=4. Horace Slughorn][list][*]The scenes outside Slughorn's house have all already been filmed. They have recreated the entire village of Budleigh Babberton from the book including the old war memorial. There is a store called: Babberton Arms in the background.[expand=Budleigh Babberton][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_lacock_night2_009.jpg?t=1215949885[/img] [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_lacock_night2_008.jpg?t=1215950274[/img] [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_lacock_048.jpg?t=1215949827[/img] [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_lacock_054.jpg?t=1215950023[/img][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_lacockfilming_001.jpg?t=1215950076[/img][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_lacockfilming3_07.jpg?t=1215950143[/img][/expand]

[*]A picture of Harry and Dumbledore (without effects) [url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1815]has surfaced[/url] [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_hpadfw5ef3.jpg[/img]

[*]Jim Broadbent has been cast as Horace Slughorn. He has only read the sixth book in preparation for his role as the new potions master: [expand=Broadbent as Slughorn][IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/sluggy.jpg?t=1217823384[/IMG][/expand]

[LIST][*]Some test screening viewers describe the films portrayal of Slughorn:

[indent]1. One of my largest concerns for the movie was getting to see Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn. Don’t worry. Throughout the movie, I was continuously impressed with how they adapted the character to the film, and to say that he does reflect my Slughorn from the books satisfactorily, with a little extra, is true. The scene where they meet Slughorn is surprisingly close to the events of the book, as is most of this movie, actually. I was surprised and delighted to see Couch-Slughorn put to film.[/indent]

[indent]2. Dumbledore takes Harry along to slughorn's and at this point i thought i was getting a little wary considering slughorn wasn't at all like i imagined him to be... there's an illustration of slughorn in the book and that's more or less what i thought he would look like, whereas in the movie, he's much taller and a little thinner, and less indlugent and opulent looking..so i was a lil dissapointed by that, but trust me, as the movie goes on, that doesnt matter a bit because he fits in very well with the whole package...[/indent] [/LIST]

[*]The inside of Slughorn’s Home was featured on the Sneak Peek[expand=Slughorn’s Home][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_ootpdvd_sneakpeak_007.jpg?t=1215950559[/img] [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/house-1-1.jpg?t=1215950418[/img] [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/house2-1-1.jpg?t=1215950674[/img][/expand]

[*]The Slughorn chair transformation has been confirmed from the Mugglenet Set Report Teaser: [indent]The chair version of Slughorn was also in the pressroom Ð I quickly had a seat in it. I plopped myself down a little too quickly and unexpectedly sank into it. His pajamas (which were right next to the chair) match the cloth on the couch and the transformation should be something hysterical.[/indent]

[*]Yates said there was a comical scene where someone goes to draw the drapes and the entire curtain falls. This might be part of the scene in Slughorn's house.

[*]A picture of Dumbledore and Slughorn [url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1812]has surfaced[/url] [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/ewfallpreview/slughorndumbledore.jpg[/img]

[*]Nina Voelker, who was cast in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, explains what significance her original character, Wendy Slinkhard, plays in the film:[indent]Only a very small role, Slinkhard Wendy is a former student of Professor Slughorn's and is now a published author, so I was in a picture with Professor Slughorn, played by Jim Broadbent, which I will dedicate in my book. This picture might be in Slughorn's house.[/indent]

[*]Regulus Black has been cast and will appear in a picture in Slughorn's house or office

[*]Young Lucius Malfoy has been cast and the actor, Tony Coburn, has sated he only was needed for a picture of Slughorn’s.

[*]Gambon has been camping it up on set and word got out that they filmed Dumbledore saying the "I do love knitting patterns' line.

[*]Slughorn will shout "Alright! Alright" I'll take the job!" as Harry and Dumbledore leave his house like in the book.[/list][/expand] [expand=5. An Excess of Phlegm][list][*]The Burrow is confirmed as in the movie.

[*]Julie Walters has been re-cast as Mrs. Weasley and Mark Williams has been re-cast as Mr. Weasley.

[*]Fleur Delacour has been cut. It can be assumed that Bill has been cut too.

[*]A picture of Harry and Ginny has emerged online. It's most likely to take place when Harry arrives at the Burrow: [CENTER][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/harrygina-6.jpg?t=1216010467[/img][/CENTER]

[*]Some additional support for this assumption is a quote from Leaky’s Set Report Teaser: [indent]The romance bug is making its rounds in this film, with Dan speaking of a script direction indicating an “oddly charged” moment between Harry and Ginny when they first see each other in the burrow[/indent]

[*]Test Screening viewers describe Harry’s arrival [indent]When Harry arrives at the Burrow, he sees Ginny reading through a window and gazes up at her. When he actually enters, Ginny greets him with the hug we see in the picture. It's not just her though, everyone is ecstatic Harry's arrived, cause it was unexpected.

Harry and Ginny are hugging in greeting. Harry arrives unexpectedly at the Burrow. No one there knows he is going to come and stay. They are all completely surprised. Although they scene is completely unfaithful to the book it is rather funny. Harry's trunk and Hedwig suddenly appear and, oh it is a highly visual scene, can't explain it without it losing its humor.[/indent]

[*]Staying true to the book, according to the HPANA Set Report Teaser, the Weasley Clock will have all hands pointing to “Mortal Peril” [indent]and the Weasley's Burrow (complete with the family clock -- all hands pointing to "Mortal Peril").[/indent]

[*]A scene in Ron's bedroom has been filmed and a picture of this scene has been leaked: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/trioweasleyroom-1.jpg?t=1216010267[/img]

[*]A test screening viewer describes this scene [indent]This picture is when Harry first arrives at the burrow and Hermione and Ron tell him people are saying Dumbledore is not as sharp as he used to be.[/indent]

[*]A scene between Ron and Hermione was noted by a test screening viewer [indent]At the Burrow, there is some tension between Ron and Hermione when Ron wipes spearmint toothpaste off of Hermione's cheek.[/indent][/list][/expand] [expand=6. Draco's Detour][list][*]IMDB has a listing for "Scary Face" played by a “Martin Ballantyne (uncredited)” It has been stated elsewhere that his scene will be in Diagon Alley

[*]We have received some info about these scenes from a [url=http://www.leakylounge.com/Visit-HBP-filmset-t60162.html&pid=1605639&mode=threaded#entry1605639]fan set report[/url]-

Diagon Alley will be seen again and Ollivander's has been destroyed: [indent]We walked around Diagon Alley. Ollivander's had been destroyed, all the windows were smashed and it was trashed. The shops had complete interiors in case the camera caught a glimpse inside by accident. Quality Quidditch supplies had a Quidditch equipment display, uniforms on dummies and drawers full of clothing. Florean Fortescue's had fake ice cream sundaes lining the walls on shelves. Flourish and Blotts had hundreds of books inside the doorway piled up and on shelves. The large books in the windows are actually Watford phone directories covered![/indent]

[*]The empty Ollivanders shop wil be visted, according to Mugglenet’s test screening review [indent]Ollivander’s shop is empty. Can you believe they mention it? They do. They even have time to walk inside and feel sad.[/indent]

[*]More info from the [url=http://www.leakylounge.com/Visit-HBP-filmset-t60162.html&pid=1605639&mode=threaded#entry1605639]fan set report[/url]-

WWW Joke Shop is in the movie: [indent]But WWW stood out in bright orange with a curved front door. It was the most wonderful place. It was like every dream you had as a kid. There were skiving snack boxes, puking pastels, U-No-Poo, sweets from floor to ceiling. It had a set of stairs winding up the middle and was three floors high. The detail was amazing; the shelves were crooked with brightly coloured goods on every surface. It was truly breath taking. At the end of our tour we watched them filming a scene there. When you see the scene where Fred and George are talking to Ron on the stairs, he asks how much for an item, they say '5 galleons', Ron says 'but I'm your brother' and they say '10 galleons'. Well I am standing behind the stairs (out of sight) by the door! It took eight takes just for that few seconds and I was told they only complete 2 minutes of film a day[/indent]

[*]A reliable source gave us the script for the WWW scene [fieldset=HBP script] 24 - INT. WEASLEY'S WIZARD WHEEZES - DIAGON ALLEY - DAY

CLOSE ON a SHOPPING BAG, bearing Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, clutched in the hand of a boy being pulled by his mother through the throng packed sardine-tight in the store. It's utter madness: Ever-Bashing Boomerangs whip through the air, Dr. Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start No-Heat fireworks spit sparks, and Nose-Biting Teacups bare tiny porcelain teeth. FRED & GEORGE WEASLEY, in SCREAMING MAGENTA, stand upon a counter, selling to the masses:

FRED/GEORGE Step up! Step up!

GEORGE We've got Fainting Fancy...

FRED Nosebleed Nougats...

GEORGE And just in time for school...

FRED Puking Pastilles!

A BOY stops chewing, turns PALE GREEN--literally.

FRED/GEORGE Into the cauldron, handsome

Together, with the tips of their toes, Fred and George launch a SLOSHING CAULDRON down the counter, drop down on either side of Harry, begin to steer him through the store.

FRED What'd you think, Harry?

HARRY Amazing.

GEORGE (to a browsing boy) Pocket that and you'll pay in more than Galleons, my friend.

FRED/GEORGE We've got eyes in the back of our heads.

The boy, working a SCREAMING YO YO, blanches as Fred and George turn, reveal they do in fact have EYES IN THE BACK OF THEIR HEADS--phony, but unnerving. As the EYES WINK, the tiny boy bolts.

GEORGE Bloody urchins.

Harry eyes a display of ORANGE AND BLACK LUMPS.

HARRY Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder?

FRED A real money spinner that.

GEORGE Handy if you need to make a quick escape. Hello ladies!

George drops one of the lumps in Harry's hand, turns to Ginny and Hermione, who peruse a display of "Wonder Witch Love Potions."

GEORGE (cont'd) Yes, they really work.

FRED Then again, the way we hear it, sis, you're doing just fine on your own.

GINNY Meaning?

GEORGE Are you not currently dating Dean Thomas?

Harry pretends to consider a rack of "Ten-Second Pimple Vanisher," but secretly eavesdrops.

GINNY None of your business.

HERMIONE These are adorable.

Inside a cage, small round BALLS of FLUFF roll about, SQUEAK.

FRED Aren't they? Pygmy Puffs. Can't breed them fast enough.

Just then, a HUGE BOY (CORMAC MCLAGGEN) passes behind Hermione and, with his eyes, takes the full measure of her. Noticing, she turns, receives a faint smile as he moves on.

RON How much for this?

A TINY WOODEN MAN ascends a TINY GALLOWS and...DROPS. George rides a rolling ladder into FRAME, drops next to Fred.

FRED/GEORGE Five Galleons.

RON How much for me?

FRED/GEORGE Five Galleons.

RON But I'm your brother!

FRED/GEORGE Ten Galleons.

RON C'mon. Let's go.

The trio head for the door, passing LAVENDER BROWN, who smiles flirtatiously at an oblivious Ron.

LAVENDER BROWN Hi, Ron.

RON Hi.[/fieldset]

[*]Even more info from the [url=http://www.leakylounge.com/Visit-HBP-filmset-t60162.html&pid=1605639&mode=threaded#entry1605639]fan set report[/url]-

B & B's is in the film and there will be WANTED Posters of Bella and the Carrows in Knockturn Alley: [indent]We saw Knockturn Alley but the lights weren't on so it was by torch light! Saw Borgin and Burkes that way. The vanishing cabinet was in the centre, it was dark wood with a slanted roof. There were lots of skulls and creepy looking objects – even creepier due to the lack of lighting. There were wanted posters on the alley walls for Bellatrix and the Carrows.[/indent]

[*]A test screening viewer describes the Borgin and Burkes scene [indent]Yes we see draco in Borgin and Burkes, greyback is there too. The trio actually follow Draco and Narcissa to the shop (did I mention, there is no scene at Madame Malkins, some of you have asked). So Narcissa actually accompanies Draco. There are very unique camera angles over Knockturn Alley and Borgin and Burkes for this scene. It is fairly well done. Though Hermione does not go in.[/indent][/list][/expand] [expand=7. The Slug Club][list][*]From the test screenings, it was noted the Hogwarts Express felt different. [indent]Apparently the Hogwarts Express seems a little different somehow. In a good way, and not like continuity is ruined, but it apparently has a different feel to it.[/indent]

[*]Shots of the Hogwarts train travelling to Hogwarts have been filmed. A shot of the Hogwarts express featured in the teaser trailer: [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i/hbpteasercaps/1.jpg[/img]

[*]Test screening viewers have stated the first Slug Club meeting has been moved from the train.

[*]Luna Lovegood will wear her Spectrespecs as in the book: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/normal_movies_officialimages_lunasp.jpg?t=1216019020[/img]

[*]Scarlett Byrne will play Pansy Parkinson [expand=Scarlett Byrne][img]http://ajmanagement.co.uk/images/clients/full_size/BYRNE%20SCARLETT.jpg[/img][img]http://the-pensieve.org/forums/uploads/monthly_02_2008/post-495-1201841184.jpg[/img][/expand]

[*]The HBP sneak peeks on the OOTP DVD has confirmed the scene where Harry is spying on the Slytherins in their compartment under the cloak and then where Draco freezes Harry on the train and covers him with his cloak is confirmed. [expand=Petrificus Totalus!][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_ootpdvd_sneakpeak_048-2.jpg[/img][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_ootpdvd_sneakpeak_034-1.jpg[/img] [img]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/Arry3G/3-6.jpg[/img][/expand][/list][/expand] [expand=8. Snape Victorious][list][*]Luna will replace Tonks’ role of saving Harry. [indent]Luna uses her Spectrespecs to find Harry and save him herself.[/indent]

[*]A script of this scene emerged from a reliable source: [fieldset=HBP script] MALFOY Let's just say I don't think you'll be seeing me wasting my time in Charms Class next year.

Confused, Pansy glances at Blaise, who snorts derisively.

MALFOY (CONT'D) Amused, Blaise? We'll see just who's laughing in the end.

Blaise shakes his head, smiling as he looks out the window at the darkness. Just then the small bag in the upper rack shifts. Malfoy's eyes play over it.

33 - EXT. STATION - DUSK/EVENING

The Hogwarts Express steams into the station.

34 - INT. AISLE - HOGWARTS EXPRESS - SAME TIME - DUSK/EVENING

Ron and Hermione step into the crowded aisle.

HERMIONE Where's Harry?

RON Probably on the platform. C'mon.

35 - INT. COMPARTMENT - DUSK/EVENING

As Blaise and Pansy make to exit, Malfoy takes down the small bag, grips the handle thoughtfully.

MALFOY You two go on. I want to check something.

Malfoy slides shut the door. LETS THE BLINDS DOWN. A beat.

MALFOY (CONT'D) Didn't mummy ever tell you it's bad manners to eavesdrop, Potter? Petrificus Totalus!

Malfoy wheels, points his wand at the luggage rack. Something hits the floor with a THUMP. The Invisibility Cloak slips away and reveals Harry, paralyzed on the floor. Malfoy grins.

MALFOY (CONT'D) Oh, right, she was dead before you could wipe the drool off your chin.

Malfoy brings his boot down hard on Harry's face. SNAP! Blood squirts from Harry's nose. Malfoy snatches up the Invisibility cloak, pitches it over Harry.

MALFOY (CONT'D) Enjoy the ride back to London.

36 - EXT. STATION - MOMENTS LATER - EVENING

Malfoy steps off, pulls his cloak tight and disappears into the night. Softly, a SOUND rises, of a GIRL LIGHTLY HUMMING and we CUT TO a...

37 - INTO. AISLE - HOGWARTS EXPRESS - EVENING

...STRANGE MOVING POV - HALF RED/HALF BLUE

Luna Lovegood wanders down the aisle HUMMING, red and blue Spectrespecs wobbling on the bridge of her nose. Up ahead one compartment's BLINDS are shut. Luna stops HUMMING. Cocks her head curiously. As she does, the LIGHT from an overhead lantern kicks off the cheap plastic lenses of her glasses and, for the briefest of seconds, a FLUTTERING CLOUD appears.

Of tiny insects. Or pixie dust. Or a trick of the light.

38 - INT. COMPARTMENT - SAME TIME - EVENING

Luna's SILHOUETTE SWELLS over the blinds, then the door opens. She calmly draws her wand and sends forth a blast of RED LIGHT. The Invisibility Cload slithers from Harry's body.

LUNA Hello, Harry.

HARRY Luna. How'd you..?

LUNA Wrackspurts. Your head's full of them.[/fieldset]

[*]It seems we will see the Hogwarts Gates for the 1st time, due to a comment from the [URL="http://www.leakylounge.com/Visit-HBP-filmset-t60162.html&pid=1605639&mode=threaded#entry1605639"]set report[/URL]: [indent]We were shown the Hogwarts gates; they are in a small clump of trees with the tops lopped off and have blue screen on each side (blue instead of green because of the trees and grass). The spikes on the gate are made of rubber for health and safety reasons! There are huge carved griffins on top of the gate columns. They said the GCI will be added later with Hogwarts castle on one side and the trees will be repeated to make the Forbidden forest. [/indent]

[*]In addition, there is a shot from the HBP VIDEO GAME (based on the film) of the Hogwarts Gates [CENTER][IMG]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_edp-jogo-screenshoots.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]

[*]A behind the scenes shot of Dumbledore giving a speech (with his glasses) [url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/new-half-blood-prince-behind-scenes-dumbledore-photo-updated-58381/]emerged[/url] [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/64838/normal_HP6D-06142.jpg[/img][/list][/expand] [expand=9. The Half-Blood Prince][list][*]The scene where McGonagall hands out course schedules and Harry decides to continue potions has been filmed. [indent]A source from the set today revealed to me that the scene being shot was Professor McGonagall telling Ron and Harry that they can take Potions for their NEWTS. This scene involved 200 extras, ranging from First Years to Seventh Years.[/indent]

[*]A shot of Hogwarts students and McGonagall in a corridor featured in the teaser trailer, probably part of the above shoot: [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i/hbpteasercaps/3.jpg[/img]

[*]A test screening attendee describes this scene [indent]That is the first day of classes. McGonagall spots Harry and Ron along the wall, just chilling, acting like teenage boys, and calls to Harry and asks him what he is doing. He tells her he and Ron have a free period. And she asks him why he isn't in potions. She goes through the same explanation as in the book about how he can take potions now that Snape is not teaching it. That she says something funny, like "go take Mr. Weasley with you, he is enjoying himself a little too much over there." (major paraphrasing)[/indent]

[*]Test screening viewers confirmed that DADA classes were cut. [indent]No DADA class at all. The only class we actually see is potions[/indent]

[*]A picture of a potions class was released: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/slughornclass.jpg?t=1216087971[/img]

[*]Hermione will describe the Amortenia potion as in the book and reference a Ron/Hermione scene from earlier [indent]When Hermione is around the Amortentia, the last thing she trails off with is that she can smell spearmint toothpaste[/indent]

[*]A test screening attendee has given some details regarding the Potions class scene:

[INDENT]Now to the subject of how Harry gets the potions book. Harry and Ron arrive in potions, and Slughorn tells them to go to the cabinet to take one of the extra copies he has. They open the cabinet which has several ratty old books and one virtually new one. Harry and Ron scramble in a typical teenagish way for the nice copy, which of course, Ron gets, leaving Harry to settle for one of the tattered old ones. When they begin to make the Draught of Living Death we see Harry open his books and the camera pans over the marked up pages.

They all start to make there potion and we see Hermione and Ron struggling to cut up the sopophorous bean. The camera then shows us the handwritten addition in the book (Harry may read it to himself out loud, I can’t remember for certain) “Crush with flat side of dagger, releases juice better than cutting.” After he crushes the bean, looking excited, Hermione, whose hair is becoming increasingly messy, frizzy and puffy, leans to him and asks him how he is doing that. He tells her what the handwritten instruction says to do, and she says something like, “but that not in the official instructions” and starts rereading her own book frantically.

When Slughorn later declares Harry the winner and presents him with the Felix Felicis in front of the class, Ron and Hermione look annoyed and the whole class claps very unenthusiastically, while Harry with a huge shameless grin on his face accepts the bottle of potion. [/INDENT]

[*]There is another picture, which appears to be Slughorn handing Harry the bottle of Felix Felicis: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/HP6D-08263-1.jpg?t=1216525549[/img]

[*]There will be a scene where the trio sit around the common room and discuss the Prince's book: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/commonroom.jpg?t=1216095529[/img] [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/triocommonroom-1.jpg?t=1216095001[/img]

[*]A test screen viewer has described the context of this scene:

[INDENT]Later in the common room the trio sit around (Ginny is somewhere around) and Harry is reading the Potions book. He notices the spell for Sectum Sempra and tries to show this to Hermione and Ron. Hermione gets upset/annoyed and says that she wants to see whose book it was. She jumps up and tries to grab in from him. Harry holds it back out of her reach but Ginny who comes from behind Harry grabs it and backs away and says she also wants to know who wrote that stuff in the book. She quickly flicks to the back and then reads out loud, “This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince.”[/INDENT]

[*]Alec Hopkins, who plays Young Snape, [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNuZvz918XY]has stated[/url] he has filmed a few small things for HBP, mainly a photograph.[/list][/expand] [expand=10. The House of Gaunt][list][*]The first Slug Club meeting will not be on the train

[*]Marcus Belby, Blaise Zabini and Cormac McLaggen have been cast: [expand=Rob Knox, Louis Cordice and Freddie Stroma][img]http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m3/may2008/7/5/242DB2CB-9E50-D5E5-5FCA4148EAF13811.jpg[/img][img]http://images.wikia.com/harrypotter/images/b/b9/Louiscordice.jpg[/img][img]http://images.wikia.com/harrypotter/images/9/9c/Freddiestroma.jpg[/img][/expand]

[*]Two girls [url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/new-original-characters-cast-half-blood-prince-updated-54082/] have been cast[/url] whose characters last names are Carrow.

[*]A picture of a Slug Club dinner [url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1812]has surfaced[/url]. Counter-clockwise, the following people are in the picture: a 6th year student played by Elliot Francis, Harry, Hermione, Neville, a set of twins (probably the Carrow twins they have cast), McClaggen??, Slughorn, Blaise, Belby and Ginny. This scene could be anywhere in the movie. [IMG]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/Arry3G/HarryPotterStuff/slugclub.jpg[/IMG]

[*]A picture of Harry and Slughorn has emerged. A different shot of the same scene was on a trading card. It was first unclear what the context of this scene was, but the set and costumes are the same as the above picture, so it probably straight after that scene. There is no certainty, though, where either the above scene or this scene [center][IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/slughorn-2.jpg?t=1215949501[/IMG] [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/tradingcards/slughornharry.jpg[/img][/center]

[*]At the U.S. OOTP premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, director David Yates told us that they are currently working on paring down the many memories in Half-Blood Prince to a workable film format: [indent]"We're making a decision right now to compress those a wee bit, but we've still got some really cool ones. We've got, you know, the wonderful thing is seeing Riddle as a child, which is really scary, and I've found a really interesting kid to play Riddle. I can't tell you who it is yet -- it's early days."[/indent]

[*]Producer David Heyman later expanded on Yates's comments: [indent]"There will be memories, but not as many as there are in the book." When I asked which ones they're cutting, he said, "I can't say that yet because it's still a work in progress. We haven't locked up the script yet."[/indent]

[*][URL="http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/no-prime-minister-gaunts-hepzibah-smith-half-blood-prince-52180/"]The rumour is[/URL] that the Gaunts scene has been cut-

[*]The Gaunt scene seems to be cut as Yates recently said that they have only “2 or 3 memories” [indent]In the books, the memories were a very big part of JK Rowling's story. We've actually pared them down in our story, and she was very supportive of that decision. They're such an enjoyable part of reading the Half-Blood Prince. But we've kind of distilled them down to two or three memories to try to keep everything more in the moment. Flashbacks in movies are tricky things; they tend to hold up the momentum of the story you're telling.[/indent][/list][/expand] [expand=11. Hermione's Helping Hand][list][*]It appears the Quidditch Tryouts will be included in HBP, based on Devon Murray's (Seamus) comments: [indent]Devon says that he's hardly in Half-Blood Prince, but still has a bit of fun (says Seamus is the stupidest wizard in all of Hogwarts, in his opinion); there might be some pyromania with his character and he mentions Seamus trying out for Quidditch trials in the sixth film and doing a bad job at flying.[/indent]

[*]Cormac McLaggen is in the film so he might try out for the team too, like in the book. He is portrayed by model/actor Freddie Stroma. [expand=Freddie Stroma][img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_freddie_stroma_02.jpg[/img][img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_freddie_stroma_04.jpg[/img][img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_freddie_stroma_10.jpg[/img][/expand]

[*]Tryouts can now be confirmed, due to an official picture: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/ronquidditchteam.jpg?t=1216434121[/img]

[*]In addition, a calendar pic shows Ron on a broomstick during tryouts: [expand=Calendar Pic][img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_calendarron1.jpg[/img][/expand][/list][/expand] [expand=12. Silver and Opals][list][*]Apparently a bridge has been built to connect Hogwarts to the Three Broomsticks: [indent]A stone bridge has been built to connect the Hogwarts grounds to the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade. An extremely long take along the bridge has been shot for a sequence that (obviously) features Hogsmeade. Only David Yates, Bruno Delbonnel and other crew were present during the filming (that is, no cast members were present). If left in unedited, this take will easily outstrip Alfonso Cuaron’s well-received long takes in Children of Men. (this was “filler transition material” being shot. the length of the take was intentional)[/indent]

[*]A section of script was leaked on IMDB about a scene in the Three Broomsticks [fieldset=HBP script]53 INT. THREE BROOMSTICKS - LATER - DAY

As the trio enter, Harry glances round, locates Slughorn at the bar, planted plumply on a stool.

HARRY No. Over here.

Hermione and Ron, in the midst of seating themselves at a perfectly acceptable---and clean---table, see Harry seat himself at one strewn with detritus of a previous customer--but which puts him in direct view of Slughorn. They exchange a glance, shrug, join Harry. Ron starts to take the chair directly opposite Harry--blocking his view.

HARRY (CONT'D) No, no. Sit next to me.

Ron stops, exchanges another glance with Hermione.

RON O-kay.

A SKINNY KID in an apron appears, tosses a FILTHY RAG upon the table--which begins to wipe the surface on its own. Harry cranes his neck around the kid to keep Slughorn in view.

SKINNY KID What'll we have?

HERMIONE Three Butterbeers. Splash of ginger in mine, please.

The kid WHISTLES and the rag leaps back into his pocket. Harry continues to eye Slughorn, when he sees Draco. They lock eyes briefly, then Draco exits.

RON Aw, bloody hell...

Harry turns, and sees Ron glowering at Ginny who sits in a dark corner with Dean, their faces lit by a guttering candle.

HERMIONE Oh, honestly Ronald. They're just holding hands... (as Dean kisses Ginny) And snogging.

RON I'd like to leave.

HERMIONE Leave? You can't be serious.

RON That happens to be my sister.

HERMIONE So? What if she looked over here and saw you snogging me? Would you expect her to get up and leave?

Ron blinks, utterly speechless. Then:

SLUGHORN Harry, m'boy!

Slughorn's voice BOOMS so loudly even Ginny jumps--and catches Harry looking. As Slughorn waddles over, SLOSHING mug in hand, Harry rises immediately--an action so grossly out of character that Hermione regards him with amused curiosity.

HARRY Hello, sir. Wonderful to see you.

Hermione, brow wrinkling, turns to Ron, silently mouths: wonderful to see you?

HARRY (CONT'D) So what brings you here, sir?

SLUGHORN Oh, the Three Broomsticks and I go way back. Longer than I'd care to admit. In fact I remember when it was simply One Broomstick!

As Slughorn GUFFAWS, Harry joins in, LAUGHING HEARTILY as well. Slughorn's belly trembles next to Hermione's cheek and his waving mug sloshes over, spattering the table.

SLUGHORN (CONT'D) Oops! All hands on deck, Granger!

Hermione smiles thinly, when a WHISTLE is heard and the FILTHY RAG is back, whisking away Slughorn's mess as the SKINNY KID slides three foaming mugs onto the table. (In the b.g. Katie Bell emerges from the back, starts for the exit. Her friend LEANNE follows her out.)

SLUGHORN (CONT'D) Listen, m'boy. In the old days, I used to throw together the occasional supper and invite a select student or two. Would you be game.

HARRY I'd consider it an honor, sir.

SLUGHORN You'd be welcome too, Granger.

Hermione in the midst of emptying her Butterbeer in one long draw, SLAMS down her mug--leaving behind a "mustache."

HERMIONE Be delighted, sir.

SLUGHORN Brilliant. Look for my owl. (exiting, to Ron) Good to see you, Wallenby.

Ron frowns as Slughorn waddles away, turns to Harry.

RON What're you playing at?

HARRY Dumbledore asked me to...get to know him.

RON Get to know him?

HARRY Dunno. But it must be important. Otherwise Dumbledore wouldn't ask.

Slam! Ron turns, see that Hermione has emptied his mug as well. Ron gestures to her upper lip.

RON Um...You've got a little...

Without a thought, she flicks her tongue up, wipes it clean.[/fieldset]

[*]Katie Bell and her friend Leanne were cast

[*][url=http://www.leakylounge.com/Visit-HBP-filmset-t60162.html&pid=1605639&mode=threaded#entry1605639]Information has surfaced[/url] about the scene: [indent]There were mannequins of Katie Bell when she had been hexed, one life size and one smaller for when Hagrid is holding her. She was wearing a red scarf and red coat. The hair on its head was real and the girl I was with knew the actress and was quite shocked because it looked so life like lying there...[/indent]

[*]A test screening viewer describes the scene [indent] Just like in the book we see the trio walking back along a snow covered lane, with Katie Bell and Leanne a little ahead of them arguing. Leanne says something like, you should never have taken it and then Katie collapses and Leanne screams.

Just as the trio run forward to help Katie rises very high up into the air, with her arms stretched out the side and her head all the way back and her mouth wide open. We can see every single tooth of her top row of teeth (the audience laughed at that so I wonder if it will be cut). She hangs up there for a moment, then comes crashing to the ground.

Hagrid comes out of no where yell, get back picks her up shaking her slightly shouting Katie! Then Harry notices the necklace on the ground which has fallen out of the package. Hagrid yells "don't touch it!" and takes Katie.

I really can't remember if Harry picks it up with the packaging around it or if that is my knowledge of the book tainting my memory of the scene, but Everyone seems to end up in the entrance hall (or it looked like an entrance hall which was nice because previous HP movies never really had an indoor one) and McGonagall is there and is given the necklace which Snape, who runs up, picks up the necklace, using his wand.

Then McGonagall asks Leanne (who looks a little too similar to Cho Chang, who, for those who wondered, is not in the movie) what happened who says that Katie said she had to bring the package to Dumbledore, but wouldn't say who gave it to her.

Then McGonagall's attention turns to the trio who is standing a bit behind Leanne and says something like "Now why is it that when something bad happens you three always seem to be present?"

Ron says something like "Believe me professor I really wish we weren't."

Harry then says he thinks that it was Draco, and Hermione and Ron stare at him and possibly say something but I don't remember. McGonagall says that is a very serious accusation, and Snape who is watching says "And just what is your evidence?" in his slow deep demanding voice.

Harry admits he doesn't have any. He may have said more, but I can't remember as I think my memory of what happened in the book might have me misremembering the rest of his words.[/indent]

[*]A picture of Snape, McGonagall and the trio with the necklace [url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1812]has surfaced[/url] [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/ewfallpreview/snapemcgonagall.jpg[/img] [/list][/expand] [expand=13. The Secret Riddle][list][*]Pensieve lessons have been shown on the Sneak Peek [expand=Pensieve][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_ootpdvd_sneakpeak_026.jpg?t=1216430806[/img] [IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_sneakpeek2_ootpdvd_020.jpg?t=1216430919[/IMG][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_hbp_ootpdvd_sneakpeak_042.jpg?t=1216431026[/img][/expand]

[*]According to a test screen viewer, Harry and Dumbledore do not physcially appear in the memories:

[INDENT]I should add that the present day Dumbledore and Harry do not appear in the memory scenes. Harry sticks his head in the pensive and watches it from there. It is not implied that he sees everything from above, but its like by sticking his head into the pensive immerses him into the memories world[/INDENT] [*]Because of Harry’s line “Dumbledore asked me to...get to know him [Slughorn].” In a script leak, this scene is presumably been moved early, likely to replace ‘The House of Gaunt’

[*]This scene featured HEAVILY in the teaser trailer [yt]8qI1xHfY_ys[/yt]

[*]A picture of Dumbledore with the memories came from a trading card: [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/tradingcards/dumbledorepensieve.jpg[/img]

[*]Stuart Craig has built the Orphanage set confirmed in the HBP sneak peak and the trailer. [expand=Orphanage][img]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/Arry3G/HarryPotterStuff/Orph2.jpg[/img] [img]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/Arry3G/HarryPotterStuff/Orph3.jpg[/img] [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i/hbpteasercaps/16.jpg[/img][/expand]

[*]Amelda Brown has been cast as Mrs. Cole, the matron of the orphanage

[*]Hero Fiennes Tiffin has been cast as Young Tom Riddle in the orphanage: [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_00gxfsgf.jpg[/img]

[*]Two trading card pictures have emerged from this scene: [expand=Trading Cards][IMG]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/tradingcards/youngdumbledore.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/tradingcards/youngdumbledore2.jpg[/IMG][/expand]

[*]A young boy has been cast as an orphan in Tom Riddle's orphanage. Also, two red heads, not in the book, were cast though it is unknown where they will be in the film, assumed to be somewhere in the orphanage.[/list][/expand] [expand=14. Felix Felicis][list][*]Lavender Brown has been cast and will be played by Jessie Cave. [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_00gxe37c.jpg[/img]

[*]Hermione's jealousy is confirmed; a test screening report further confirms this: [indent]Hermione showed big time jealousy! Emma Watson is excellent in these scenes.[/indent]

[*]A picture showing the morning of the match has been released: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/triogreathall-1.jpg?t=1217819757[/img]

[*]A test screening viewer describes this picture:

[INDENT]This picture is before Rons first Quidditch game (the only one shown) and he is scared to death. I think he is saying here how he plans on quitting. Thats when Harry pretends to slip him the FF potion but it is Luna who notices and says something not Hermione. Hermione does not get as mad as she does in the book either.[/INDENT]

[*]A description of this scene in the Great Hall has been released from the Daily Snitcher Set Report, probably scene 59, which the last line of dialogue is in the below script leak [indent]Once we had learnt all of this information filming of the scene was again about to start. "Take 11" was called along with "Action" and the scene began. Harry, Hermione, Ron and Luna are sitting on the Gryffindor table alongside all of the other Gryffindor students. Ron asks Hermione how the dinner party was the night before, to which Hermione responds. Ron, feeling a little miffed, believes that Hermione is going to ask McClaggen to go to Slughorn's party; however Hermione shocks him by stating that she was in fact going to ask him to go. Luna, wearing a Gryffindor lion's head headdress is shocked to see Harry put something into Ron's drink, to which she believes is Felix Felicis. Cue Lavender who comes onto the scene, whispers into Ron's ear and states that he will be great, to which Ron feels revitalised and exclaims they have a match to wins and leaves.[/indent]

[*]It appears that the Quidditch game will take place in a winter setting from a comment made in a test screening report. [indent] "quidditch - bloody brilliant!!! done in a never before seen sorta way, and it was pretty cool to see it in a snow & ice sorta setting"[/indent]

[*]Multiple test screening viewers have mentioned that this the only Quidditch sequence

[*]A reliable source on IMDB has leaked a scene from the script about this Quidditch scene and hinted that the lucky potion will be included:

[fieldset=HBP script leak]RON C'mon, Harry. We've got a game to win.

CLOSE UP - QUAFFLE, as it ROCKETS into the AIR...

60 EXT. QUIDDITCH PITCH - DAY

Instantly, Slytherin snatches the Quaffle and rushes en masse toward Gryffindor's end, weaving and passing with wicked skill, culminating in a vicious, slicing shot on goal. Just when it appears it will clear the hoop, Ron streaks out of nowhere and sends the Quaffle screaming in the opposite direction. Ginny pauses on her broom, stunned.

GINNY What's gotten into him?

She glances up at Harry, circling high above and he grins. Just then, Dean streaks by:

DEAN Ginny! Let's go!

Instantly, she rolls backwards, jets off and races down her fellow Chasers. Flying in spread formation, Dean--on the far wing--starts the Quaffle "up the line" until it lands in Ginny's hand. Pitching herself into a wide slide to avoid a PAIR of WHISTLING BLUDGERS, she leans recklessly off her broom and whips the Quaffle through the goal untouched.

As the CROWD SCREAMS, Harry eyes the Gryffindor section, where Luna's LION HAT ROARS, Lavender CLAPS for Ron and Hermione sits with her arms crossed, a look of supreme annoyance on her face. Harry grins, jets off.

61 INT. GRYFFINDOR COMMOM ROOM - NIGHT

The room teems with students celebrating Gryffindor's victory. It feels like Mardi Gras. Or a mosh pit. Or a riot. And Ron is right smack in the middle of it.

CROWD Weasley! Weasley! Weasley!

Harry takes his backslaps on the periphery, smiling as he sips a Butterbeer and enjoys Ron's turn in the spotlight.

HERMIONE Ron seems to be enjoying himself.

HARRY Yep. Apparently it's his lucky day.[/fieldset]

[*]Won Won and Lav-Lav’s relationship has been confirmed by many sources and they will kiss many times.

[*]Information of their first kiss came from test screening reviews [indent]The first kiss of Lavender and Ron was witnessed by both Harry and Hermione. Harry watches with a stupid boyish grin and Hermione faces slowly turns from a smile to looking utterly heartbroken. She quietly turns away to leave, and just as she leaves Harry turns and notices. She is far less angry than she is just heartbroken. She does send the birds she conjures at Ron but she is not so much furious as she is crushed and hurt[/indent]

[*]A picture of Ron and Lavender after a match [url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1815]has surfaced[/url] [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_rwlbpi1zr0.jpg[/img]

[*]A similar picture [url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/new-half-blood-prince-2009-calendar-photos-58462/]from a calendar[/url] has emerged. [IMG]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_calendarron2.jpg[/IMG]

[*]The scene involving Hermione shooting Ron with birds is confirmed in from the [url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1813]EW set report[/url]. The birds will replace the ‘wind’ in post-production. It should be noted that test screenings confirmed the spell was [i]Opungo[/i]. [indent]In this scene, Harry tries to console his friend but the job becomes infinitely harder when Ron and Lavender come bumbling into this dark corner of Hogwarts looking for a place to snog. Hermione shoos them away with a magical gust of wind, then weeps harder[/indent][/list][/expand] [expand=15. The Unbreakable Vow][list][*]A shot of Harry and Hermione talking in the library has emerged off a trading card: [IMG]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/tradingcards/harryhermione.jpg[/IMG]

[*]Test screening viewers tells us of this scene [indent]The picture we saw of Hermione and Harry in the library is of Harry and Hermione talking about how Ron's at perfect liberty to date who he wants to date.[/indent]

[*]A picture of Harry and Hermione in the snow has been released, it is unclear where this fits within the timeline of the movie, except the fact it is sometime in winter: [img]http://media.the-leaky-cauldron.org/gallery/films/HBP/ArticlesandScans/USATodayJuly2008/articles_usatoday_hbppreview_July32008__HarryHermione.JPG[/img]

[*]Slughorn's Dinner party [url=http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/#ems/show/293]has been confirmed[/url] by Emma Watson and has already been filmed.

[*]It’s been mentioned in the Leaky Cauldron Set Report Teaser that Luna will wear a Xmas tree dress [indent]We saw Luna’s Christmas tree dress[/indent]

[*]Mugglenet confirms the inclusion of Slughorn's Christmas Party: [indent]Our friends at DanRadcliffe.com have a new set report online from a Chilean magazine called Wiken. In it, they talk with Dan Radcliffe and speak about several different aspects of Leavesden Studios (where all the Potter films are shot). Of interest to those clamouring for new Half-Blood Prince news, they talk about Horace Slughorn's Christmas party: [indent]Wikén witnessed a scene during a filming day. In it, the new Potions Master of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Horace Slughorn (played by the British actor Jim Broadbent, known by supporting roles in classic movies such as "Brazil and "Richard the Third"), celebrates a Christmas party in his room for a selected group of students. Slughorn walks from one group to another chatting with his guests, trying to gain his favourite students' favour.[/indent][/indent]

[*]A picture of Slughorn and Harry from the party [url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1812]has surfaced[/url] [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/ewfallpreview/harryslughorn.jpg[/img]

[*][url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/five-new-actors-cast-half-blood-prince-updated-54515/]Daniel Barnett plays[/url] a Hogwarts graduate attending Slughorn's party

[*]Sanguini the Vampire [url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/regulus-black-sanguini-vampire-cast-half-blood-prince-55344/index3.html]has been cast[/url]

[*]Luna’s comments at the party have been cut [indent]Oh and most sadly of all, no description from Luna about the dangers of the Rotfang Conspiracy.[/indent]

[*]A Picture of the Party has surfaced online: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/edp-promo-oclumencia.jpg?t=1216360644[/img]

[*]The IMDB cast lists River George as ‘Laurasia’. Speculation presumes that she is seen in the above photo, and therefore is an attendee of the party.

[*]A test screening attendee has given details about Slughorn's Christmas Party:

[INDENT]Harry attends with Luna (who is dressed in a peculiar silver dress that got lots of laughs from the audience), and Hermione goes with Cormac. Harry finds Hermione hiding from him behind a curtain looking disheveled because he tried to corner her under the mistletoe (her lines are straight from the book, word for word). As I know there are many here who care about such details, she is wearing a rather low cut dress that shows she is not such a little girl anymore. Harry then pulls her behind another curtain when she spots Cormac approaching and she makes a quick getaway and Harry is left trapped with Cormac behind the curtain. They discuss Hermione (I don’t remember details). Cormac is just about to leave in search of Hermione when Snape sharply pulls the curtain aside, apparently with the belief he has just caught students making out or something, because he seams shocked to see Harry and Cormac (who is on his way out). Before Snape can say something more, Filch comes through the door dragging Draco with him. Just as in the books he admits he is, what’s the words? Gape-crashing? And Slughorn like in the books forgives him. Meanwhile both Harry and Snape are watching this (Snape’s face is unfathomable as usual but his body language suggests interest or concern, Harry is standing slightly behind Snape). [/INDENT]

[*]A picture of Snape and Draco has appeared online, suspected to be when Snape offers help and discusses the vow: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/snapedraco.jpg?t=1216360768[/img]

[*]A description of Draco and Snape’s discussion came from a test screening viewer [indent]The next scene is Draco and Snape in a corridor trying to convince Draco to accept his help and Draco repeatedly refuses (I know there was more to this, though not much, but I just can’t recall exactly what it was). The screen starts to pan towards the right, still keeping Draco and Snape in view, but revealing Harry standing with in a parallel corridor or classroom perhaps, standing stock still listening closely. Harry overhears Draco and Snape fighting, though not in his invisibility cloak. And what Snape says is slightly different and in the book what he says does not happen in the movie (stuff about helpers and Crabbe and Goyle). But I really don't remember what he says exactly.[/indent]

[*]A picture of Draco brooding had been released, but we are unsure where this fits in the movie timeline: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/BroodingMalfoy.jpg?t=1216361079[/img][/list][/expand] [expand=16. A Very Frosty Christmas][list] [*]A test screening viewer has informed us that there was a scene of the Hogwarts Express, as the students are going home for Christmas:

[INDENT]Now, the next scene is another I described, with Harry and Ron on the Hogwarts Express going to the burrow for Christmas. I actually think they were discussing unbreakable vows but I am not really sure because that is when Lavender turns up outside the compartment steaming up the window with her breath and writing with her finger on the glass making a heart with R+L and then steaming it up again to make it show up better. Then she mouths to Ron “I really miss you” or something and leaves[/INDENT]

[*]A test screening viewer describes the first scene at the Burrow during Christmas:

[INDENT]But I am guessing they were discussing unbreakable vows because in the next scene at the Burrow Harry is talking to Lupin and Tonks and I think Arthur, I think about what he saw heard Draco and Snape discussing, but the audience was still going from the previous scene with Lavender. The first lines I caught was Lupin saying, “It all comes down to whether you trust Dumbledore. I do, therefore I trust Severus.”[/INDENT]

[*]Two pictures of Harry, Ginny, and Ron (one with and one w/o director David Yates) celebrating Christmas at the Burrow have been released: [expand=Weasley Xmas][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/movies_halfbloodprince_officialhigh.jpg?t=1216524090[/img] [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/newhbpphototosnitchseekvf7.jpg[/img][/expand]

[*]Natalia Tena, who portrays Tonks, [url=”http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2008/5/5/natalia-tena-talks-tonks-in-half-blood-prince”]has mentioned[/url] that her characters role has been reduced to ONE scene (Xmas at the Burrow) and that Lupin and her are already a couple when they arrive at the Burrow; a calendar picture of Tonks and Lupin has surfaced: [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_00gxde29.jpg[/img]

[*]A test screening viewer talks about Tonks and Lupin’s roles in the film [indent]Tonks has only a couple of lines. There is no explanation as to her change in hair. Lupin does not talk about Greyback.[/indent]

[*]There is a scene in the Weasley’s garage, likely to be during Christmas [expand=Weasley's Garage][img]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/Arry3G/1-2a.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/untitled-4.jpg?t=1217995087[/IMG][IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/untitledJPG2.jpg?t=1217995361[/IMG][/expand]

[*]A picture of Harry from this scene came from a magazine article [IMG]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/Arry3G/HarryPotterStuff/Scan1_0001_001.jpg[/IMG]

[*]The script of this scene emerged [fieldset=HBP Script] 77 INT. MR. WEASLEY'S WORKSHOP - MOMENTS LATER - NIGHT

Harry trails Mr. Weasley through his cluttered workshop, which is chock-a-block with MUGGLE OBJECTS: Steam irons. Toasters. Clock radios. Plugs. Lots of plugs. The PARTY can still be heard, drifting faintly from the main house.

MR. WEASLEY You'll have to forgive Remus. It takes its toll--his condition.

HARRY (studying him) Are you alright, Mr. Weasley?

Arthur tries to smile, but it fades. He frowns, pained.

MR. WEASLEY We're being followed, all of us. Molly doesn't leave the house most days. It's not been easy

HARRY (a nod, then) Did you get my owl?

MR. WEASLEY Yes, but I thought it best if I replied in person. If Dumbledore's traveling, it's news to the Ministry. But perhaps that's the way Dumbledore wants it. As for Draco Malfoy--I know a bit more.

HARRY Go on.

MR. WEASLEY I sent an agent to Borgin & Burkes. From what you describe, I think what you and Ron saw at the end of summer--the object that Draco seemed so interested in--was a Vanishing Cabinet.

HARRY A Vanishing Cabinet?

MR. WEASLEY They were all the rage when Voldemort first rose to power. You can imagine the appeal. Should the Death Eaters come calling, one needed only slip inside and disappear for an hour or two. But they're tricky contraptions. Require a tremendous amount of looking after. Eventually they fell out of favor.

HARRY What happened to it? The one at Borgin & Burkes?

MR. WEASLEY Nothing. It's still there.

Harry nods, pondering this.

MR. WEASLEY (CONT'D) Harry. You know, I went through all this before--the last time around. Times like these--dark times--do funny things to people. It can bring them together and it can tear them apart. Things...speed up. It's what happens when you don't know if today will be your last.[/fieldset]

[*][url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/new-half-blood-prince-2009-calendar-photos-58462/]A calendar picture[/url] showed the ‘My Sweetheart’ necklace, but test screening viewers confirmed the necklace cut.

[*]There will be a scene in the Burrow which involves an untied shoelace, source, USA Today: [indent]Ginny notices Harry’s shoe is untied, simply says “Shoelace” and reaches over and ties it. “Then it changes from that kind of maternal looking after him to something more heightened and sexual,” Yates said.[/indent]

[*]Test screening viewers talk about a H/G moment straight after the ‘shoelace scene’ [indent]They almost kissed once but death eaters prevented that. It was just at the end of the night and she must have taken a shower.[/indent]

[*]Percy has been cut.

[*]WB confirmed there is a brand new scene after the winter holidays where the burrow is attacked

[*]Two new pictures, one of Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, and another of them with Tonks and Lupin, both times looking out of the Burrow, were on a trading cards: [IMG]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/tradingcards/mollyarthur.jpg [/IMG] [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/tradingcards/tonksmollyarthurlupin.jpg[/img]

[*][url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/new-half-blood-prince-2009-calendar-photos-58462/]Two calendar pictures[/url] show this attack. [expand=Calendar pictures][IMG]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_00gxacsd.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/frenchcalendar/nonpromopsm104.jpg[/img][/expand]

[*]The same shot of Arthur, Lupin, Tonks, Harry and Ginny from the Bellatrix calendar picture emerged: [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/theburrowmy2.jpg[/img]

[*]A yarn picture of Harry and Ginny is likely to be during (or before) this attack. [img]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/Arry3G/opal1.jpg[/img]

A reliable source from IMDB leaked the script of this scene; shots of this scene were also in the teaser trailer. [fieldset=HBP Script leak]Without hesitation, she races for the reeds.

84 EXT. REEDS (SURROUNDING BURROW) - MOMENTS LATER - NIGHT

Harry careens through the marsh, reeds flashing past, [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i/hbpteasercaps/30.jpg[/img] then spies Bellatrix. She GRINS, looking like a crazed wood nymph, then flits off, her LAUGHTER mocking him. As he pursues, FIRE SNAKES through the reeds toward him.

NEW ANGLE

Fred, George, Ron and Arthur fan out, running full-out, their feet kicking up SPARKS as SHADOWS splinter throughout the reeds. It's like chasing ghosts.

NEW ANGLE(S)

Ginny, copper hair gleaming, races through the reeds.

Bellatrix leads Harry on, grinning madly.

Ginny comes dashing to a halt, chest heaving as she peers into the smoking marsh. A HUGE FIGURE QUIVERS through a veil of smoke. Ginny's eyes SHIFT, see Bellatrix racing forward through the reeds, then SHIFT back as the veil of smoke evaporates, reveals...Greyback. [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i/hbpteasercaps/32.jpg[/img] Bellatrix makes an ODD, CLICKING noise--like a signal--and Greyback edges forward, sweeping away the reeds in front of him and revealing...

...Harry as he pelts forward.

GINNY No, Harry! It's a trap!

Harry falters, looking toward Ginny's voice and spies Greyback. Bellatrix stops dead, wheels in her tracks and, seeing Ginny, SHRIEKS with RAGE. Raising her wand, she fires a BOLT of RED LIGHT which explodes in a SHOWER of SPARKS around Ginny. [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i/hbpteasercaps/35.jpg[/img] Ginny fires back, then wheels away, flashing through the reeds coming face to face with...

Greyback, sharp teeth glittering.

GREYBACK Don't you smell clean.

Just then, a BOLT OF BLUE bursts off Greyback's back and he turns, sees Harry standing several yards off. As Greyback gives chase, Ginny pelts after and we CUT back and forth between Harry, Ginny and the beast between them, faster and faster, their BREATHS shortening until...

Greyback rushes into a clearing, panting, glancing about.

Just then, TWIN BOLTS of light blast from opposite sides of the clearing and Greyback is lifted in the air, slammed to the ground. As he regains his feet he looks into the reeds and sees Harry and Ginny, wands poised. He grins...when Bellatrix's odd, CLICKING signal carries through the night once again. Turning away, he exits.

Harry and Ginny slowly step out of the reeds, stare at each other wordlessly. Then...Ron, Fred, George, Arthur and Lupin come thrashing into the clearing, stop. All around them, the reeds SMOKE, the flames dying. Across the marsh, Bellatrix's cackle rises briefly on the air--then all is quiet.

HERMIONE (O.S.) You're lucky you weren't killed.

85 INT. CORRIDOR/HOGWARTS CASTLE - SAME TIME - DAY

Hermione reads the Daily Prophet as she walks alongside Harry. The HEADLINE is GLOOMY: `MORE DISAPPEARANCES.`

HERMIONE You have to realize who you are, Harry.

HARRY (sharply) I know who I am, Hermione, alright? (frowning) Sorry.

HERMIONE So tell me what Arthur said.

HARRY If Dumbledore's travelling places, it's news to the Ministry. But get this: that night at Borgin & Burkes? It seems Draco was looking at a Vanishing Cabinet.

HERMIONE What would Draco want with a Vanishing Cabinet?

HARRY You tell me.

Hermione frowns, pondering this. Then:

HERMIONE He looks different, don't you think? Draco. Almost...ill.

HARRY Who could tell the difference?[/fieldset]

[*]A test screening viewer talks about the fire in the attack [indent]The Burrow itself does not catch on fire. It is only surrounded by a ring of fire.[/indent][/list][/expand] [expand=17. A Sluggish Memory][list][*]Frank Dillane will play 16-year-old Tom Riddle

[*]Actor Guy Mannerings has been cast as a Slug Club member in Tom Riddle’s time

[*]A reliable source on IMDB has leaked a scene from the script regarding the "modified" memory; A shot of Harry’s face going into the Pensieve, as written in the below script, was in the teaser trailer. [fieldset=HBP Script Leak]LAVENDER BROWN That's my Won-Won.

HERMIONE Excuse me, I have to go vomit.

As Hermione exits, Harry spies Ginny, in an alcove, sitting by as Dean laughs with SEAMUS. Looking up, she sees Harry, gives a feeble wave. He waves back. CUT TO:

86 INT. DUMBLEDORE'S OFFICE - NIGHT

HARRY'S FACE PLUNGING INTO WATER, BREAKING THE SURFACE... [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i/hbpteasercaps/14.jpg[/img]

87 INT. SLUGHORN'S OFFICE/YEARS PAST - NIGHT

We emerge from the CRACKLING EMBERS of a FIREPLACE. A much younger--and more smartly dressed--Slughorn probes a dish of CRYSTALLIZED PINEAPPLE as he holds court before 16-YEAR- OLD TOM RIDDLE and five other BOYS. The CRYSTAL HOURGLASS sits on a side table.

TOM RIDDLE Sir, is it true that Professor Merrythought is retiring?

Slughorn chuckles, wags a sugar-encrusted finger at Riddle.

SLUGHORN Now, Tom, I couldn't tell you if I knew, could I? I must say, m'boy, I'd like to know where you get your information. More knowledgeable than half the staff, you are. (as the other boys laugh) By the way, thank you for the pineapple--you're quite right, it is my favourite--how is it you knew?

TOM RIDDLE Intuition.

Riddle smiles but his expression suggests intuition had nothing to do with it. Slughorn chuckles uneasily.

SLUGHORN Good gracious, look at the time. Off you go, boys, or Professor Dippett will have us all in detention. Lestrange, Avery, don't forget your essays...

As the others file out, Slughorn busies himself with some papers when--Ping!--he turns, finds Riddle still there, standing by the crystal hourglass.

SLUGHORN Look sharp, Tom. You don't want to be caught out of bed after hours...

TOM RIDDLE I know a secret shortcut or two.

SLUGHORN Yes, I imagine you do. Something on your mind, Tom?

TOM RIDDLE Yes sir. I couldn't think of anyone else to go to. The other Professors, well, they're not like you. They might...misunderstand.

SLUGHORN Go on.

Riddle slips off the RING on his left hand, begins to roll it between his fingers. It is set with a BLACK STONE.

TOM RIDDLE I was in the library the other night, in the Restricted section, and I read something rather odd, about a bit of rare magic, and I thought perhaps you could illuminate me...

Suddenly a DENSE FOG engulfs the room and SLUGHORN'S VOICE twists into an ANGRY SHRIEK:

SLUGHORN I don't know anything about such things and I wouldn't tell you if I did! Now get out of here at once and don't ever let me catch you mentioning it again!

The FOG grows thicker and...

88 INT. DUMBLEDORE'S OFFICE - NIGHT

...CAMERA emerges from the swirling Pensieve. Harry blinks, finds Dumbledore studying him from across the room.

DUMBLEDORE Confused? I would be surprised if you weren't.[/fieldset][/list][/expand] [expand=18. Birthday Surprises][LIST] [*]Romilda Vane has been cast [expand=Anna Shaffer][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/9-639.jpg[/img][/expand]

[*]It is confirmed by the [url=http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/12/14/official-wb-description-of-half-blood-prince-film]official plot outline[/url] that Ron will eat Vane's chocolate cakes spiked with love potion.

[*]A picture of Ron after he has eaten the chocolates has been released: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/ron-1.jpg?t=1216453315[/img]

[*]A similar picture of Ron has been seen on a calendar:[expand=Amortentia][IMG]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/13923/normal_nonpromopsm005.jpg[/IMG][/expand]

[*]A picture of Harry looking in a potions cupboard not in uniform has appeared online: [img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/harrydrawer-1.jpg?t=1216453155[/img]

[*]A picture of Ron poisoned in Slughorn’s office was in the teaser trailer: [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i/hbpteasercaps/36.jpg[/img]

[*]A description of this scene surfaced after the test screening [indent]The scene opens with Ron staring lovingly at the moon from the boys' dormitory window (lol). Harry comes into the room and Ron tells Harry that he's in love. Harry sits on his bed and Ron climbs on right next to him (more lol) and the dialogue follows about the same from the book if I remember correctly. Harry says, "I thought you were getting tired of her" or something and Ron gets offended, Harry gets confused, thinks they're talking about Lavender but Ron says he's talking about Romilda Vane and asks to be introduced. Harry asks if Ron's eaten something, Harry sees the empty wrappers and box and puts two and two together and gets him to Slughorn's office. Harry asks Slughorn for the antidote, Slughorn lets them in, and he concocts the potion. At one point Ron comes from behind Slughorn and hugs him and so Harry sets him down on the couch (scene is shot with Harry and Slughorn in front, couch behind). Slughorn wonders why Harry couldn't just perform the potion himself but Harry says it's particularly strong and Slughorn agrees. Ron is acting goofy in the back, at one point he sits on the back seating of the couch and falls off! After they get Ron right, Slughorn pulls out a flasks, pours glasses, and they toast to their health. Ron of course slurps his down before the others and he immediately collapses. He starts going a bit gray, convulsing, foaming at the mouth a bit; Harry freaks out, tells Ron to breathe, yells at Slughorn to do something, Slughorn is too stunned to move so Harry hurries through his potion supplies, pulls out a bezoar and pops it into his mouth.[/indent][/list][/expand] [expand=19. Elf Tails][LIST][*]The test screening attendee continues… [indent]I forget the transitioning but we find Harry, Slughorn, Ginny, Hermione, and Ron at the infirmary wing. Everyone was definitely laughing at Ron. He was hilarious under the love potion, very sensitive, very touchy to those near him! Everyone surrounds Ron's bed in the Hospital Wing, Hermione and Ginny either side of him. Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape walk in, shortly followed by Lavender who basically starts arguing with Hermione as to why she's there. Then Lavender goes over to Ron and grabs his hand, at which point Ron mutters Hermione's name. Lavender runs off in a strop. Dumbledore says something along the lines of "Ah, the pangs of teenage romance", to which McGonagall gives a look and Snape rolls his eyes. Then I think after a little talking, with Slughorn telling Dumbledore it was the meade that poisoned Ron and that it was actually meant for Dumbledore himself, they all leave, but Harry turns at the door to see Hermione holding a still-unconcious Ron's hand. Hermione says something like "Oh, shut up" and Harry leaves.[/indent]

[*]The Quidditch scene from this chapter has been confirmed cut

[*]The house elves have been confirmed cut from the film, according to test screening viewers.[/LIST][/expand] [expand=20. Lord Voldemort's Request][LIST][*]The [b][I][URL="http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/no-prime-minister-gaunts-hepzibah-smith-half-blood-prince-52180/"]rumour[/URL][/I][/b] is Hepzibah Smith has been cut.

[*]However, [URL="http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/exclusive-confirmed-two-teenage-tom-riddles-half-blood-prince-57426/"]there will be a scene[/URL] with a pair of hands stealing Hufflepuff’s Cup: [indent]So what will Berendt be doing in the film as 18-year old Tom Riddle? His role merely consists of a pair of hands stealing the Hufflepuff cup – that's it. The actor has no dialogue and no face time on screen[/indent] [/LIST][/expand] [expand=21. The Unknowable Room][LIST][*]Test screening viewers note that Crabbe and Goyle have little screen time and are never seen transformed as girls.

[*]Harry will tail Malfoy with the Marauder's Map as evidenced by the first still released from the film: [CENTER][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/normal_harryhbp3-1.jpg?t=1216453659[/img][/CENTER]

[*]According to the same source on IMDB, there will be a scene where Malfoy is testing the Vanishing Cabinet by putting apples inside it. This has either been changed or Malfoy will test it with Birds as well, due to info from the TLC Set Report: [indent]Draco spending time in the Room of Requirement, sending birds through the Vanishing Cabinet as practice[/indent]

[*]A calendar picture of Malfoy and a bird emerged [expand=Malfoy with bird][img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/frenchcalendar/nonpromopsm107.jpg[/img][/expand][/LIST][/expand] [expand=22. After the Burial][LIST][*]Dan [URL="http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/9/12/dan-radcliffe-on-hbp-film-tragedy-of-slughorn-outweighs-comedy/comments/1"]confirms[/URL] the tragedy of Horace Slughorn will outweigh the comedy and the memory retrieval is being filmed

[*]It appears the Aragog storyline will be in the film, based on [URL="http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/harry-potter-phoenix6.htm"]a statement[/URL] made during pre-production: [indent]...as for Dudman's assignments, "A lot of it is up in the air, but we know we'll have a giant dead spider to produce."[/indent]

[*]A reliable source confirms Aragog’s presence in the film [indent]From what I can tell Aragog's death is in the film…[/indent]

[*]Test screening viewers describe this scene [indent]We see the greenhouses, but not in a lesson (Harry on Felix finds Slughorn there, but no Sprout in the movie

Yes Aragog is on the screen for about 3 minutes, but he is dead. I think it would be quite easy for you to have your friend close his eyes during that moment. Slughorn says the same words over his body that he does in the book. Word for word (I am wondering if it is sort of sad that I know that...). That is how long Aragog is on screen.

We do get to hear Hagrid and Slughorn singing about Odo the Hero, and Harry is funny and a few lines where true to the book while under the influence of Felix Felicis.[/indent][/list][/expand] [expand=23. Horcruxes][list][*]The same reliable source on IMDB has leaked a page from the script about this scene; a shot of Dumbledore slipping on the ring came from the Teaser Trailer: [fieldset=HBP Script leak]DUMBLEDORE How is he? Horace?

Harry shrugs. Dumbledore nods, then tips his hand. A LONG strand hangs suspended like glass. A pearl forms...and as it hangs...Harry's eyes shift, notice a DRAWING on Dumbledore's desk, one of Tom Riddle's drawings seen at the orphanage, of the CAVE and the distinct OUTCROPPING. Then...the pearl drops.

116 INT. SLUGHORN'S OFFICE/YEARS PAST - NIGHT

As before. The CRACKLING EMBERS of the FIRE. Slughorn, a circle of six. Riddle commanding the room.

TOM RIDDLE Sir, is it true that Professor Merrythought is retiring?

Slughorn chuckles, wags a sugar-encrusted finger at Riddle.

SLUGHORN Now, Tom, I couldn't tell you if I knew, could I? I must say, m'boy, I'd like to know where you get your information. More knowledgeable than half the staff, you are. (as the other boys laugh) By the way, thank you for the pineapple--you're quite right, it is my favourite--how is it you knew?

TOM RIDDLE Intuition.

Riddle smiles but his expression suggests intuition had nothing to do with it. Slughorn chuckles uneasily.

SLUGHORN Good gracious, look at the time. Off you go, boys, or Professor Dippett will have us all in detention. Lestrange, Avery, don't forget your essays...

As the others file out, Slughorn busies himself with some papers when--Ping!--he turns, finds Riddle still there, standing by the crystal hourglass.

SLUGHORN Look sharp, Tom. You don't want to be caught out of bed after hours...

TOM RIDDLE I know a secret shortcut or two.

SLUGHORN Yes, I imagine you do. Something on your mind, Tom?

TOM RIDDLE Yes sir. I couldn't think of anyone else to go to. The other Professors, well, they're not like you. They might...misunderstand.

SLUGHORN Go on.

Riddle slips off the RING on his left hand, begins to roll it between his fingers. It is set with a BLACK STONE.

TOM RIDDLE I was in the library the other night, in the Restricted section, and I read something rather odd, about a bit of rare magic, and I thought perhaps you could illuminate me. It's called, as I understand it...a Horcrux.

Slughorn's weak smile evaporates altogether.

SLUGHORN Excuse me?

TOM RIDDLE Horcrux. I came across the term while reading and I didn't fully understand it.

SLUGHORN I'm not sure what you were reading, Tom, but that's very Dark stuff, very Dark indeed.

TOM RIDDLE Yes sir. Which is why I came to you. I mean no disrespect to the rest of the staff, but I thought if anyone could tell me...it would be you.

Slughorn frowns, clearly disturbed, then speaks quietly.

SLUGHORN A horcrux is an object in which a person has concealed part of their soul.

TOM RIDDLE Yes, I thought it might be something like that. But I don't understand how that works, sir.

SLUGHORN One splits one's soul and hides part of it in an object. By doing so, you are protected should you be attacked and your body destroyed.

TOM RIDDLE Protected?

SLUGHORN That part of your soul that was hidden, lives on. In other words, you cannot die.

Riddle nods and TURNS AWAY, staring at himself in the MIRROR on the wall opposite. A hint of RED glints in his eyes.

TOM RIDDLE How does one split his soul, sir?

SLUGHORN I think you can guess the answer to that, Tom.

TOM RIDDLE Murder.

SLUGHORN Yes. Killing rips the soul apart. It is a violation against nature. After, one is never the same.

TOM RIDDLE Out of curiosity, sir--can you only split your soul once? For instance, isn't seven the most powerfully magical number--

SLUGHORN Seven! Merlin's beard, Tom! Isn't it bad enough to think of killing one person? To rip the soul into seven pieces... (stopping; worried) This is all hypothetical, isn't it, Tom? All academic...

TOM RIDDLE Of course, sir. And I promise I'll not speak of our conversation. It'll be our little secret...

Riddle reaches out then and pinches the FLAME of a candle, killing it. As SMOKE RISES, we DISSOLVE into...

117 INT. DUMBLEDORE'S OFFICE - SAME TIME - NIGHT

...the surface of the Pensieve, where Riddle quivers. We RACK FOCUS and Dumbledore's troubled face bleeds through Riddle's.

HARRY Sir--

Dumbledore holds up his withered hand, silencing him, turns away. Harry studies him, waiting, the hush palpable.

DUMBLEDORE (haunted) This is beyond anything I imagined. In my life I have seen things that are unimaginably horrific. I know now...you will see worse.

Dumbledore looks off, his eyes distant. Harry watches him intently, as do the HEADMASTERS in their frames above. Finally, tentatively, Harry speaks.

HARRY Do you mean to say he succeeded, sir? In making a Horcrux?

DUMBLEDORE Oh he succeeded. And not just once. Think, Harry. He's just told us.

HARRY Seven. He made seven--the most powerfully magical number. But...what are they exactly?

DUMBLEDORE They can be anything. The most commonplace of objects. A ring, for example. Or a book...

Dumbledore slides open a drawer, removes the RING and Tom Riddle's battered DIARY.[/fieldset]

[*]A calendar picture of Dumbledore, the ring and the diary emerged [expand=Calendar picture][img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/frenchcalendar/nonpromopsm100.jpg[/img][/expand]

[fieldset=]HARRY Tom Riddle's diary--

DUMBLEDORE It's a Horcrux, yes. Four years ago, when you saved Ginny Weasley's life in the Chamber of Secrets, when you brought me this-- (holding up the diary) I knew. This was a different kind of magic. Very dark. Very powerful. But until tonight I had no idea just how powerful...

HARRY And the ring...?

DUMBLEDORE Belonged to Voldemort's mother. It was difficult to find and... (raising his damaged hand) ...even more difficult to destroy.

HARRY But if you could find them all. If you did destroy each Horcrux...

DUMBLEDORE One destroys Voldemort.[/fieldset]These lines were shown being filmed in the sneak peak as such: [indent]HARRY "So if you find them all, if you destroy each horcrux..."

DUMBLEDORE "One kills Voldemort."[/indent][fieldset=]Harry begins to reach out for the ring...

HARRY But how would you find them? They could be hidden anywhere, couldn't they...

DUMBLEDORE True. But magic, especially Dark magic...

Just then, as the flesh of Harry's fingers make contact with the ring, IMAGES FLASH by in DIZZYING succession: VOLDEMORT'S FACE, twisted in pain. A DERELICT HOUSE, deep in a haunted clearing. An ANCIENT CUP, gleaming as it tumbles from an old woman's hand. A SNAKE (NAGINI) slithering through damp grass. Dumbledore slipping the ring onto his finger, recoiling as his skin decays... [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i/hbpteasercaps/37.jpg[/img]

DUMBLEDORE (CONT'D) ...leaves traces.

Harry's clenched hand SPASMS, RELEASES. The ring skitters across Dumbledore's desk and Harry brings a hand to his chest, a look of bewilderment on his face. Dumbledore watches the ring spin down, then glances at Harry and slowly extends his own hand, lightly touching the center of Harry's chest with the tips of two ashen fingers, as if reading braille, as if he can somehow "see" into Harry's heart. Trepidation--and recognition--flicker over his face. He looks up, meets Harry's eyes.

HARRY It's where you've been going, isn't it, sir? When you leave the school.

Harry's eyes drift once again to the postcard on the desk. Dumbledore withdraws his hand, nodding, still studying Harry oddly, his voice, when it comes, distant.

DUMBLEDORE Yes. I think...perhaps...I may have found another. But this time I cannot hope to destroy it alone.

Harry peers into Dumbledore's eyes. Dumbledore nods.

DUMBLEDORE Once again, I shall ask too much of you.[/fieldset][url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/15-second-half-blood-prince-teaser-now-online-57849/]A 15 Sec. "teaser"[/url] contained this line from the film: [indent]DUMBLEDORE "Once again, I must ask too much of you Harry"[/indent][fieldset=]118 INT./EXT. GARGOYLE CORRIDOR - LATE DAY

Harry stands at a window, looking out. [IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/harry.jpg?t=1216538859[/IMG] He brings his fingers to his chest again when...Hermione comes up behind him.

HERMIONE Harry. It's time.

119 INT./EXT. COURTYARD - MOMENTS LATER - LATE DAY

Harry, Hermione and Ron walk.

HARRY Hermione, is the Room of Requirement unplottable?

HERMIONE If one wants it to be. Why?

HARRY It would explain why I thought Malfoy was leaving the castle when he disappeared off the Map. He was going to the Room of Requirement.

HERMIONE Of course, and that explains the Vanishing Cabinet as well![/fieldset] [*]WB has also released a picture of Dumbledore (looking deep in thought) but it is unclear what the context is and could very well take place during ANY of the lessons: [IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/dumbledore-1.jpg?t=1216601569[/IMG][/list][/expand] [expand=24. Sectumsempra][LIST][*]The Sectumsempra scene appears to be confirmed, due to a [URL="http://www.leakylounge.com/Visit-HBP-filmset-t60162.html&pid=1605639&mode=threaded#entry1605639"]set report[/URL]: [indent]We couldn't get into moaning Myrtle's bathroom because it was locked. They filmed the Sectumsempra scene there last week. They told me Tom had to lie in the fake blood and water for hours. He had a prosthetic chest on which pumped out fake blood and for each new take he had to get cleaned up and dry his hair before starting again. There are some pictures floating about of the scene and they look like Tom is lying dead in a pool of blood, very freaky for his friends to see![/indent]

[*]Moaning Myrtle [url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/exclusive-moaning-myrtle-not-half-blood-prince-55992/]is cut[/url]

[*]Test screening viewers describe the scene [indent]When Harry and Draco fight in the toilets, Nigel is sits frozen in a cubical.

The scene is truly dark and serious; the touch of humor with the kid on the loo was a surprisingly well placed moment of humor as it did not spoil the mood. You think it would but it doesn't. It’s only about 5 seconds of screen time, something tells me it may be cut later, but I think they should leave it in.

For those asking about the bloodiness of the Sectumsempra scene, it was not very bloody but many of the wounds on Draco did not appear to be gushing. Before you all get upset, I think the extra blood is probably just a special effect not yet added. The scene implied much more blood than was seen. I am pretty sure this will be added in later.

When Harry casts Sectumsempra, Snape runs in and heals Draco's wounds with a spell that sounds almost like a song. Snape does not use Legilimency on Harry, and Harry runs straight out of the bathroom and into McGonagall who's standing in the doorway.[/indent]

[*]A picture from a trading card of Draco (it’s time in the movie unsure) has surfaced [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/tradingcards/draco.jpg[/img][/list][/expand] [expand=25. The Seer Overheard][LIST][*]Emma Thompson [url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/exclusive-no-sibyll-trelawney-half-blood-prince-56914/]is not returning[/url] as Trelawney

[*]The Harry/Ginny kiss has been altered [indent]Ginny takes Harry to the RoR to hide the book. She kisses him in there, it's their first kiss. The relationship is done a bit differently compared to the book. There's a lot of build up since there wasn't much Ginny in the other movies. In fact I'd say there's more H/G in the movie. There's a lot of Ginny. She's very canon like and you can see that especially from her first scene.[/indent] This is the kiss seen in the Sneak Peek.

[*]The same source furthered their statement [indent]The kiss between Harry and Ginny in the RoR isn't sad.[/indent]

[*]Test screening viewers describe the scene [indent]The next scene [after Sectumsempra] Hermione and Ginny band together and tell Harry to hide the potions book so not even Harry can find it. Ginny takes Harry to the room of Requirement, and makes him close his eyes while she hides the book. Then she kisses him briefly. By the time he opens his eyes she has vanished.[/indent]

[*]A script of this kiss scene appeared from a reliable source. [fieldset=HBP script] GINNY You've got to hide it. Today.

105 - INT. SEVENTH FLOOR CORRIDOR - LATER - DAY

Harry, potions book in hand, follows Ginny past the empty birdcage and down the corridor when she pauses, turns to the wall and shuts her eyes.

GINNY Take my hand.

106 - INT. ROOM OF REQUIREMENT - SECONDS LATER - DAY

Ginny and Harry materialize.

HARRY The Room of Requirement...

Ginny nods, turns away. Harry follows.

NEW ANGLE - SECONDS LATER

Harry eyes the shelves that tower above him and the odd things they hold: a SMALL CAGE bearing the SKELETON of some long-dead creature. A JAR of QUIVERING EYEBALLS which track him as he passes.

GINNY Over the years, if someone had a secret, if they wanted to conceal something, this is where they came. Some of these things are almost as old as the castle itself.

HARRY Who showed you this? First.

GINNY Fred and George. First Year. I hid Tom Riddle's diary here for a time. Wish I'd left it...

As Ginny drifts off in memory, Harry studies her, then a SCUFFLING SOUND is heard nearby. They turn, look off.

GINNY/HARRY (at the same time) What was that?

They turn back, look at each other. Ginny smiles. Then:

NEW ANGLE - BEHIND VANISHING CABINET

Harry and Ginny approach. The SCUFFLING GROWS LOUDER. Harry reaches out, pulls aside the tapestry. Reacts. The cabinet door VIBRATES. Slowly, he opens it and...

...the BLACK BIRD flies free in a rush of FLAPPING wings.

GINNY See, you never know what you'll find up here.

Harry nods, looks back at the cabinet, mystified.

GINNY (CONT'D) All right. Close your eyes. That way you can't be tempted.

Ginny slips the book from his fingers and starts to back away. She mouths: Close...your...eyes. As she leaves FRAME, CAMERA pushes ever-so-slightly in on Harry. Still. Waiting. For a long moment, there is only silence. Then a shadow gently eclipses Harry's face.

GINNY (CONT'D) There's something else. Another secret of sorts. One of mine...

Ginny leans in then and places her mouth on Harry's.

GINNY (CONT'D) That can stay hidden up here too, if you like.

Harry opens his eyes, watches Ginny back away, then disappear around the corner. He stares at the empty air, blinking, then watches the black bird flutter overhead.

107 - INT. CORRIDOR - LATER - LATE AFTERNOON

Harry, looking a tad dazed, walks aimlessly.

RON (O.S.) So. Did you and Ginny do it?

Harry jumps, watches Ron appear.

HARRY What?

RON You know. Hide the book.

HARRY Oh. Yeah.[/fieldset]

[*]A picture of this scene emerged [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_hpgwkj4wb9.jpg[/img]

[*]According to test screen viewers, H/G relationship is non-existent:

[INDENT]There is really no implication that Ginny and Harry are dating, much to my dismay. It seemed much more that their feeling were both made very clear but no further action was taken. No implied stolen hours in secluded corners in the Hogwarts grounds.[/INDENT]

[*]A picture of Draco has been released. It appears to be in the Room of Requirement, but it is unclear where this fits in the timeline of the movie: [IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/draco-2.jpg?t=1216602105[/IMG][/list][/expand] [expand=26. The Cave][list][*]According to a test screen viewer, there is a scene before they leave Hogwarts which seems to have replaced the "argument in the forest" between Dumbledore and Snape:

[INDENT]...when Harry goes to the top of the Astronomy Tower to meet up with Dumbledore to go to the cave. He is just walking in when Snape who had obviously been discussing something with Dumbledore gives Harry his infamous intimidating stare and walks swiftly out. It is a very brief moment and nothing more is said about it. Although I think it is safe to assume Snape and Dumbledore were discussing Dumbledore’s death. (and/or maybe discussing Harry and how he has to die). [/INDENT]

[*]The exterior Cave scenes are to be filmed at Cape Wraith

[*]Stuart Craig has stated in an interview for Movie Magic that the decision was made to use a Crystal Cave instead of a Limestone Cave: [indent]A key to what we did this time was our initial research. We started by saying, "What's interesting about a cave?" Well, stalagmites and stalactites are probably the most familiar, almost clichéd, of limestone caves. So we started to examine crystal caves and looked to the pictures of this incredible quartz cave in Mexico. We did visit one in Switzerland and thought, "What other kind of crystal caves are there?" It turned out to be a salt crystal cave outside Frankfurt in Germany, so we went there, and it's part of a cast phosphate mining complex, but there's also rock salt down there, and in this one area salt crystals, which are completely transparent and glass-like. We took extensive photographs and used that as our inspiration. What it's done is given us this hopefully fantastic set and fantastic world but with a bit of geological credibility at the same time, which we've always tried to do. Yes, it's a magical world, but it's grounded in a recognizable reality. We've treated the cave as an extension of the architecture in that respect[/indent]

[*]A Set Report Teaser from Snitchseeker, contained a brief description of the Cave: [indent]In terms of new sets, we saw the cave construction, which will feature in a climactic scene with Dumbledore and Harry, the inside of which I can only describe as being a cross between Isla de Muerta in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and the cave in Superman Returns. With the CGI effects added, I can only imagine how expansive it will look, and how eerie it will be with its Inferi inhabitants.[/indent]

[*]Shots of Michael Gambon in the interior Cave set have been glimpsed in the HBP sneak peak with his hair down and Yates is directing him how to drink the potion or how to pull up the invisible chain and pull the boat out of the water. [expand=Cave][IMG]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/Arry3G/2-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/TheCave-1.jpg?t=1216602463[/IMG][/expand]

[*]Other shots of the Cave scene appear in HBP Calendar: [expand=HBP Calendars][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/hbp_promo_unconf_01.jpg?t=1216603069[/img] [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/frenchcalendar/nonpromopsm103.jpg [/img][/expand]

[*]The Inferi were briefly described by Dan Radcliffe: [indent]They’re horrible,” shivers Radcliffe. “They made me think of bodies in concentration camps. It’s that terrible look of a body that’s wasted away, but not a skeleton. There are a couple of child Inferi too.”[/indent]

[*]An additional brief description was contained in the Leaky Set Report Teaser: [indent]…and the dried-out, twisted mutation on zombies that will end up as the Inferi.[/indent]

[*]The teaser trailer contained the scene in which Dumbledore casts fire to fight off the Inferi, however the Inferi are not visible [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i/hbpteasercaps/41.jpg[/img]

[*]A test screening viewer describes the cave sequence in great detail:

[indent]Dumbledore meets Harry at the top of the Astronomy tower and they apparate to outside the cave. As they are leaving Harry is surprised that that they can apparate from within the Hogwarts grounds, and Dumbledore says something along the lines of "That's the beauty of being headmaster."

The scene they apparate to, despite being slightly unfinished was nonetheless absolutely breathtaking. Cliffs and huge waves dominate the scene. Dumbledore finds their way to the anti-chamber and slits his hand (for you star trek fans – he does it in a Klingon way – straight across the inside of his hand). The wall crumbles away and Dumbledore explains to Harry that Voldemort would have set up defenses around the Horcrux.

The cave is very different than what I had pictured and than all the fan art I have seen, but still a chilling and amazing sight. It reminded me a bit of a normal cave mixed with the ice crystal place Superman goes to in one of his movies. The whole cave is a vast formation of huge crystals, jagged and rough, jutting out from the ceiling walls and floor.

They make their way to the water and Dumbledore cautions Harry not to touch it and he starts to raise the boat with magic. Then he has Harry reel it in with a very heavy long chain.

The island is a formation of crystals as is the basin. Now the only really cheesy and unspectacular thing about this whole scene is that they use a large white clam shell partially imbedded in a small rock to scoop up the potion. In my opinion it looked rather silly. Dumbledore tell Harry to force him to drink the potion and Gambon once again does a slightly better than usual job being forced to drink the potion.

At one point towards the end you can very softly hear Dumbledore mumble something like "please don't hurt them, it's all my fault." But it was almost inaudible and I doubt anyone who has not read the book caught the line at all. Then after the last scoop is drunk, Gambon kind of goes back to his rather poor, unresearched acting and says with far too much strength. "Harry, Water."

But first Harry goes back to the Basin and recovers the locket and in the background we can hear Dumbledore saying "Harry, water" getting slightly weaker each time he says it. Harry attempts to fill the basin with water the aguamenti charm, but can not get the scoop the water up with that silly shell. After trying several times and Dumbledore starting to collapse he goes to the lake to fill it there.

Suddenly the light that was emanating from the island with the basin goes out, and Harry lights his wand (most unfortunately with the non-existent spell luminous-maximus, or whatever it was he used in the beginning of the third movie), and slowly reaches down to scoop up the lake water. The moment he touches it a hand reaches out and grabs Harry's wrist. The whole audience jumped in fear. Harry tries to fend off the inferi with all the spells we hear him try in the books. But in the end he is pulled down into the water.

Before I go on I must say the inferi scene was one of the most spectacular of this movie. They looked a bit like the newer version of the dementor, but much more human shaped and brownish. I fear I am not describing them well, because they were truly a scary site to see. The camera angles captured the scene of Harry trying hopelessly to defend himself and Dumbledore from them as they clambered onto the island from all different angles and the sheer number of them eventually overwhelms Harry and he is pulled down deep into the lake.

While Harry is underwater the view we have is from below him looking up and we can see the whole island from below as well. Suddenly the inferi hold harry releases him and he swims up to a surface covered in fierce flame. The "ring of fire" Dumbledore conjures is an unbelievable sight, far more than I think anyone pictured in the books, but incredibly spectacular. Harry and Dumbledore climb back in the boat and the scene then cuts to Harry helping Dumbledore through the cave.

The ever so anticipated lines of (I am paraphrasing) "Don't worry sir, I'll get us back" and Dumbledore replying "I am not worried, I am with you" are said. Executed very well by Radcliff though rather poorly in my opinion by Gambon who clearly does not know the significant emotional value we fans know those lines have.[/indent][/list][/expand] [expand=27. The Lightning Struck Tower][LIST][*]Another script leak from IMDB shows the beginning of the "Invasion of Hogwarts": [fieldset=HBP script]124 EXT. ENTRANCE/CAVE

Harry and Dumbledore emerge from the cave. Dumbledore, pale and weak, scans the stars wearily, leans heavily on Harry.

HARRY Don't worry, sir. We're nearly there.

DUMBLEDORE I am not worried, Harry. I am with you.

125 INT. GREAT HALL - SAME TIME - NIGHT

We HOLD on the gothic glass of the main window. Ambient light, ominous and cool, plays across its shimmering surface. Flitwick, arms flowing gracefully, conducts a group of FIFTH YEARS, looks up toward the window, eyes the pulsating light.

126 EXT. COURTYARD - SAME TIME - NIGHT

McGonagall stands in the courtyard as the CHOIR DRIFTS FAINTLY on the night air. She glances up to the sky, a curious expression on her face, then spies a pair of First Years straggling across the courtyard.

PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL To your Houses. No dawdling.

As they scuttle off, McGonagall looks back to the sky. A VORTEX of CLOUDS swirls eerily in on itself. We PULL BACK...

127 INT. WINDOW - CASTLE - SAME TIME - NIGHT

...out of the window, its glass prickling with ambient light, and find Snape standing silently, staring at the gathering storm, his expression inscrutable. The choir a murmur.

128 INT. COMMON ROOM - SAME TIME - NIGHT

Darker than usual. The fire muted. Ron and Hermione sit together. Silent. Glance toward the window, the sky beyond.

129 INT. HOSPITAL WING - SAME TIME - NIGHT

Draco's face, skin glimmering with the light crawling across the ceiling above him. He stares, unblinking, swings out of the bed. Bare feet--Draco's--drop to the tiles.

130 INT. CORRIDOR - MOMENT LATER - NIGHT

The choir echoes eerily. SIXTH YEARS, little more than SHADOWS, hang out, giggling in dark corners. Malfoy glides by in his bare feet. Unnoticed. A ghost.

131 INT. ROOM OF REQUIREMENT - MOMENTS LATER - NIGHT

Dense with shadow. Strange slashes of light. Malfoy, a shadow within shadows, pulls the tapestry, from the Vanishing Cabinet, steps back...

He stares at the monolith before him, lifts his wand and begins to CHANT eerily. The surface of the cabinet glimmers, atremble in the ambient light. Almost alive. Then he stops. Looking back, his eyes haunted, he slips away.

Light plays within the cabinet. Movement. Shadows flicker within, coalesce. We ease up, reveal...

Bellatrix. Greyback. And a few friends. Bellatrix steps into the light. Glances around. Grins.[/fieldset]

[*]Stuart Craig [url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/hp-set-design-changes-43335/]has confirmed[/url] he built the Astronomy Tower set and says the scene is going to be powerful.

[*]A Set Report Teaser from Harry Potter Fan Zone contained a brief description of the Astronomy Tower: [indent]We’re nearing the end of the visit when we’re given a first-hand look at the construction of the Astronomy Tower. The wooden structure is enormous. Even at a place like Leavesden it looks as if it towers above everything else. I can’t imagine what it’ll look like on film. Construction is well underway - the framework appears to be complete, and on one side the walls are being pained. This is a truly breathtaking spectacle.[/indent]

[*]In addition, there is a shot from the HBP VIDEO GAME (based on the film) of the Astronomy Tower interior:

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[*]A change in Harry’s (and Dumbledore’s) actions has occurred, according to test screening viewers [indent]Harry is not frozen by Dumbledore and is on the floor below the top of the astronomy tower looking up through floorboards at the events.[/indent]

[*]A test screening viewer also confirms Draco’s disarming of Dumbledore [indent]Yes he [Draco] does [disarm Dumbledore], and Dumbledore looks startled.[/indent]

[*][URL="http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/dave-legeno-cast-fenrir-greyback-half-blood-prince-updated-54506/"]Fenrir Greyback[/URL] has been cast[expand=Dave Legeno][IMG]http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5652/3974ey3.jpg[/IMG][/expand]

[*][URL="http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/ralph-ineson-cast-amycus-carrow-half-blood-prince-54508/"]Amycus Carrow[/URL] has been cast [expand=Ralph Inseson][IMG]http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/content/images/2007/02/07/ralph396_396x222.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.harrymedia.com/img/data/media/186/Ralph_Ineson_353785a.jpg[/IMG][/expand]

[*][URL="http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/alecto-carrow-cast-half-blood-prince-updated-55705/"]Alecto Carrow[/URL] has been cast [expand=Suzanne Toase][IMG]http://www.danielradcliffe.eu/images/suzanne_toase_alecto_carrow.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2007/06/20/intowoods372.jpg[/IMG][/expand]

[*][URL="http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/exclusive-blonde-death-eater-rowle-cast-half-blood-prince-57472/"]Blonde Death Eater Rowle[/URL] has been cast [expand=Rod Hunt][IMG]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/63812/M75441_1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/63812/M75441_3.jpg[/IMG][/expand]

[*][URL="http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/death-eater-yaxley-cast-half-blood-prince-57675/"]Yaxley[/URL] has been cast [expand=Lord John Paul Castrianni][IMG]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/68924.jpg[/IMG][/expand]

[*]A test screening viewer describes this scene [indent]They then apparate back to the top of the astronomy tower. There is no dark mark in the sky. But as Dumbledore says he needs Severus not Madame Pomfrey they hear a commotion and Dumbledore orders Harry to go and hide and not come out or interfere. A command the book Harry would never have followed, but that the movie Harry would obey. Harry goes underneath the wooden floor of the tower where Dumbledore is standing where he can see everything through large gaps between the wood slates. Draco arrives and Tom does a brilliant job as a boy trying to be fierce and terrified at the same time. Some lines from the book are rather butchered by Dumbledore saying things like "Draco, you are not an assassin." Then the deatheaters arrive all in masks except Bellatrix and Greyback. Bellatrix urges Draco to do it though his wand lowers slightly.

Meanwhile under the floor Harry who is watching terrified with his wand at the ready is sneaked up on by Snape, whose wand is also out and puts his finger to his lips to make sure Harry stays quiet. My description does not quite capture that scene well enough, but I was surprised to find my heart ripping, perhaps because I knew what was going to happen when Snape appeared there. Snape quietly appears above, and Dumbledore, with far too much strength says "Severus Please."

And Snape does the avada kadavra, and Bellatrix is ecstatic. The scene with Dumbledore being lifted into the air was unfortunately unfinished because we see him up in the air and then apparently falling down the side of the tower, but there was no motion yet. He is stationary in both scenes. I am sure more special effects will be added later. Then Bellatrix casts the Dark Mark (another amazing updated special effect with a black smoke skull and snake tongue).[/indent]

[*]Test screening viewers note that the film is basically finished once Dumbledore dies [indent]there’s maybe 5-8 min after his death.[/indent][/LIST][/expand] [expand=28. Flight of the Prince][LIST][*]Lord John Paul Castrianni, has [URL="http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/brief-interview-half-blood-prince-death-eater-54525/"]confirmed the invasion of Hogwarts[/URL]: [indent]I am involved in the invasion of Hogwarts (not so much of an invasion more of a skirmish) in which several Death Eaters attempt to infiltrate Hogwarts and find Dumbledore[/indent]

[*]Bellatrix’s involvement in the battle is confirmed from [url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1815]a new picture[/url] [img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/normal_bl2cy3rr4.jpg[/img]

[*]Test screening viewers describe this picture [indent]The picture of Bella running along the table is from right after Dumbledore is killed.[/indent]

[*]Greyback [URL="http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/dave-legeno-talks-filming-half-blood-prince-55005/"]will attack[/URL] Harry. Most likely the attack will happen here, as in the book

[*]It appears that Hagrid's Hut will be burned (staying true to the book) as evidenced by a [URL="http://www.leakylounge.com/Visit-HBP-filmset-t60162.html&pid=1605639&mode=threaded#entry1605639"]set report[/URL] [indent]Hagrid's hut was a short bus ride away, it had been burned, even saw Hagrid's pumpkin patch though there were no pumpkins. They filmed it burning with a load of cameras (I forget how many they said) because they only got one chance to film it burn. A lot of the outdoor sets have camouflage nets around them. This is because the neighbours complained that the light was reflecting off them and that they were ugly.[/indent]

[*][url=http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/full_story/1812]A picture of Bellatrix[/url] further confirms this, showing Hagrid’s Hut burning in the background. [img]http://media.mugglenet.com/i//hbpfilm/ewfallpreview/bellatrix.jpg[/img]

[*]The battle has been downsized, according to test screening viewers [indent]There is no battle in hogwarts like in the books. Bellatrix and the others run through Hogwarts triumphantly destroying a bit of the castle in a euphoric tantrum along the way and then Hagrid's house is set on fire. But no one but Harry takes any action and that is only on Snape as far as I can remember. Snape blocks all of Harry's curses.[/indent]

[*]A test screening attendee confirms the reveal of the Half Blood Prince:

[INDENT]Many of you asked what Harry’s reaction to Snape’s revelation that he is the Half-Blood Prince was. To be honest it was hard to say because he was lying on the ground besides being hit with counter curses from Snape, Bellatrix at one point runs up and curses him too, though I am unclear what spell she tried to use on him (much of the spell casting throughout the movie was done without words, and I am guessing, or rather hoping this is because voiceovers were just not added yet, but who knows).

Snape yells at her, saying “Potter belongs to the Dark Lord” and she leaves. That’s when Snape approaches Harry who is on the ground whimpering and enraged. He says the line “[I]You may have your mother’s eyes but you are as dim as your father[/I]” That is when he reveals he is the Half-Blood Prince. Then he leaves. [/INDENT]

[/list][/expand] [expand=29. The Phoenix Lament][LIST][*]Test screening viewers tell us of the discovery of Dumbledore’s body [indent]Harry then returns to find the whole school gathered around Dumbledore's body, McGonagall in the front completely stunned and silent. Harry kneels down at Dumbledore's side, brushes a hair out of his face and finds the locket, but does not open it. Clutching the locket He starts to cry and Ginny goes and holds him also crying. Then following McGonagall's lead, everyone lights there wand (I think they all murmur something in unison but I can't remember what) and slowly raise them as one in the air. Final shot of that scene is from above with all the lighted wands surrounding the tower, Dumbledore, Harry and Ginny[/indent]

[*]Tonks and Remus’ part in this scene has presumably been cut (according to Nat Tena)

[*]There's a picture of Harry and McGonagall in Dumbledore’s Office assumed to be after the Battle. Harry appears to be holding the Elder Wand: [center][img]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/lcbaseball22/harrymcgonagall.jpg?t=1216526797[/img][/center] [/list][/expand] [expand=30. The White Tomb][LIST][*]Mad Eye Moody has been cut and will not appear in this scene.

[*]There is a scene is the common room, according a test screening viewer’s vague remembrance [indent]No there is something in between but my memory of it is vague, I remember Harry standing alone looking at his dormitory, then he goes downstairs where Hermione Ginny and Ron, maybe Neville? Not sure, but they are sitting solemnly in the common room. One of them says "Harry's here" and they all turn to look, but I honestly can not remember what happens next but it was very brief.[/indent]

[*]A reliable source seems to have confirms the rumour that the funeral was cut [indent]but Dumbledore's funeral has been cut.[/indent]

[*]However it seems it's just been "adapted" due to a comment made by Yates: [indent]"The film's playfulness is going to be great, and Dumbledore's death will be quite moving. Steve has taken the funeral from the book and written a beautiful scene. One of Jo's recurring themes is death and loss, and even though the sixth movie is playful and funny, Steve has adapted that Half-Blood Prince scene in a very poignant, plaintive, and special way"[/indent]

[*][url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/virgin-media-previews-half-blood-prince-hints-new-revelation-58130/]Virgin Media’s preview[/url] stated there was a surprise at the end of the film. Whether it is a surprise for the book fans or for the movie-only fans, it is uncertain. [indent]If you thought that you knew everything about Harry Potter then think again, producers have hinted that some new revelations about the boy wizard will be revealed in the closing minutes of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! Ooooh...[/indent]

[*]Test screening viewers describe the last scene of the film [indent]The last scene begins with the four of them there. Harry and Hermione at first are the only ones we see looking out into the grounds discussing the locket. Ginny and Ron are behind them on the sculpture and when we see them as hermione reads RAB's note.

Speaking of the locket - some others have asked about RAB's note. In the very last scene with the Trio plus Ginny at the top of the astronomy tower, Harry and Hermione are talking and she says something like- "Its hard to believe that contains a piece of Voldemort's soul."

He says something like "actually it doesn't. Its a fake. Open it, see for yourself." Hermione opens it and finds the note and reads it for us all to hear. I am virtually certain the note is identically worded to the one in the book. Harry says he knows that RAB has the real locket and they have to find him, or it. (Ginny and Ron are sitting on a sculpture behind them quietly listening) Ron probably says something but I don't remember what, because at some point towards the very end he joins Harry and Hermione.

Harry then says he is going alone to find the Horcruxes. Hermione says something like, yeah right, you think your going alone? We are coming too. (major paraphrasing there) Then Ginny not saying a word sadly just walks away and leaves. She actually does not speak during the entire scene. Nor is she spoken to. She just listens looking sadder and increasingly heartbroken. [/indent]

[*]Fawkes’ departure is in the film, from a comment made from a test screening viewer [indent]No fawkes lament, but the end of the final scene is the trio watching fawkes flying joyously through the blue sky and away. Movie ends.[/indent][/LIST][/expand]

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Hope you enjoyed.[/b][/center]