SnitchSeeker.com - Audio: Harry Potter cast & crew at Deathly Hallows: Part 2 NYC press conference

Harry Potter actors Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, and Matthew Lewis, as well as screenwriter Steven Kloves, director David Yates, and producers David Heyman and David Barron discussed their work in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, their characters, the 3D aspect of the finale, the epilogue, and key moments.

Of particular note were: Tom Felton revealing three alternate endings for the Malfoys filmed for Deathly Hallows: Part 2 but not used in the final cut; that Emma Watson will be attending Oxford University in the UK this fall for her third year, and back to Brown in her fourth and final year; how terrifying it was for Matt to work against Ralph Fiennes in the Hogwarts courtyard showdown; and of how daunting it was for Rupert to film Fred's death as it it haunting reminded him of how he would feel had it been his own real-life brother.

That, and of Heyman confessing that he regretted not splitting Goblet of Fire in two movies, and a couple of deleted scenes Yates will add to the DVD/Blu-ray for Deathly Hallows: Part 2 including more of Harry and Aberforth's chat, and Ron and Hermione at Shell Cottage can be read and heard below. Please note that the only audios currently available are of Emma, Rupert, Matt, Tom, Heyman, and Barron. If the embeds aren't working, click here for Emma Watson, Matthew Lewis, , and Davids Heyman and Barron.

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Unfortunately photos were not allowed to be taken during the press conferences, though Warner Bros promise to release videos of each interview. We will have those here when they are released.

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• At the Dh2 NYC press conf, Barron and Heyman said the Gringotts vault scene was most visually challenging scene.
• Heyman admitted they messed up the epilogue makeup and prosthetics. Also used pics of trio's parents as models
• They messed up the first epilogue shoot, and went back to Leavesden to fix it, And the makeup was more subtle the second time around
• Heyman said that for @jk_rowling to take credit as producer for the final films showed she was proud of them
• Heyman said that since they split the seventh book successfully, he regrets not splitting Goblet of Fire into two movies as well
• Steve Kloves said Dan was the hardest to write for initially as Harry was a blank slate but got just as easy as writing any other character
• Kloves admitted he wrote the first 30 Pages of ootp, the only one he didn't write, And is his biggest Potter regret
• In that 30 Pages of ootp he wrote, it included a heartfelt convo between Petunia and Harry about Lily
• Kloves first wrote Snape's death in the shrieking shack but Yates wanted something more visually appealing so it was moved
• Kloves said the most difficult scene to adapt was the time turner sequence in poa, and spent weeks with Cuaron to film it
• Now @emwatson up, Described the final shot being filmed as jumping into the unknown, with the trio escaping the ministry
• Emma said Dan Radcliffe is so ballsy to be on stage, and loves singing and would consider it. de-stresses by listening to her ipod & walking
• Emma said she's heady like Hermione, Likes to be a few steps ahead, determined, Feminist
• Emma said she's going to spend the summer traveling and going back to school in the fall. Said filming Perks was amazing experience
• Emma said that working in Perks really wanted her to be an actor, she loved acting from that and both DH movies
• Emma said shes going to Oxford to study English for a year and back to Brown for her last year
• David Yates next, Said he was glad when DH 2 finished and lasted the longest because he loved working with the trio and crew
• Yates said he used 3d like music, shallow for sloe scenes and deeper with more intense sequences
• Yates is most proud with the epilogue as it was moving without a lot of magic, Gringotts most challenging
• Yates talked about deleted scenes with a longer scene with Harry and Aberforth, Ron and Hermione-Bella at shell cottage for dvd
• Yates wanted to extend the final battle around the school for extra meaning and visual effects. He loved the harry pulling Voldemort down
• Yates said he left out the talk between harry and Voldemort in the trailer was cut out because Voldemort wouldn't chat, he'd kill
• So @mattdavelewis next, Said he was in bed when he read Neville's big scene and thinking this is going to be cool
• Matt said he was terrified the day he had to film the scene with Ralph as Voldemort , and just stared at him like he was studying him. Matt said that being stared down by Voldemort was motivation to push himself further for the showdown
• Matt nearly killed someone with Gryffindor's sword because it fell off the hilt and flew in a mass of kids though it didn't hit anyone
• Matt thought maybe Neville and Luna could have a summer fling or something before marrying Hannah Abbott. Said luna is scarier for Voldemort
• Matt, @tomfelton, and Rupert Grint saw @h2sbway on Saturday, thought Dan Radcliffe was amazing. Could never do a musical himself
• Matt loves that neville 'is a hero and he doesn't even know it'
• Up next is @tomfelton, embarrassing moment when he messed up his lines, and at one point started crying, which was cut
• Tom discussed the final scenes with Draco and his parents, His preference for his mother, and how loving he is as a parent in the epilogue. Tom noted three alternate endings for the Malfoys. SPOILER: 1. Draco and Narcissa were found in Hogwarts by themselves; 2. Draco left the castle grounds by himself; and 3. Lucius was trampled by a hoard of Death Eaters and never seen again.
• Tom was appalled by his epilogue look, said he looked more like Lucius' Father than himself, And was glad to remove the makeup
• Rupert Grint is last, compared great hall to world war 2 hospital, Fred's death was emotional as he has a bro himself & took it personal
• Rupert loved the Gringotts scene with goblins and mounds of gold. Fave scene was chess set in the first
• Rupert said he got a bit choked up at seeing the end, The last scene outside Hogwarts mirrored their lives, The trio
• Rupert said he hopes he doesn't look the way he did in the epilogue in 20 years though is curious to see how accurate it was