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EmmaRiddle · 08-01-2009, 01:30 PM

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Why not have Greyback go for Ginny's temptingly exposed throat and Harry really have to fight him off? Why not have the already stressed Remus completely lose it? He obviously hates Greyback. Nope, the Death Eaters turned away and burnt down the Burrow instead of trying to kill the occupants. Not as shocking as you'd hope from cold blooded murderers. In fact, they should have waited an hour till the lights were out, indicating the family were asleep, then just set fire to it (and them). Why on earth mess about with a ring around the Burrow which looked cool, but ensured that everyone had time to get out safely? If you can fly, don't run through the grass! If the Burrow is so easy to access all of a sudden, why not KILL Harry's closest family substitutes - getting Harry himself would be a bonus - instead of a silly warning shot? The Wizarding World would have really been in trouble if they had done that. Sorry their behaviour wasn't menacing at all!

A scene was scripted, though IDK if it was shot, where Greyback paws over Ginny, going on about how she smells and Harry rescues her, much like in the video game. I can only think they thought it too creepy to keep in.

In terms of menace, that criticism also applies to the books - like how they always wait until the end of the school year to really go for it.

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2. As you said, they could rebuild the Burrow with magic in time for the wedding, so why NO attempts to put out the fire with magic while it was still burning? Why no attempts to summon key possessions? Or their brooms to at least try to use some water spells from above? (Aren't the brooms kept outside?) OK, the Weasleys were in shock, but Remus has bad times every month and Tonks is an Auror. They could surely try to salvage the situation, and help the Weasleys to snap out of their shock and join in.

That would've lessened the impact. The whole point was that they were constantly under the threat of danger and everything could be ruined in a heartbeat. Fixing it in the next moment would've undone that.

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EmmaRiddle Crup Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK Posts: 17,077 Hogwarts RPG Name: Marcella Riddle Graduated	Kaplinski Rival Sorting Hat Machine Quote: Why not have Greyback go for Ginny's temptingly exposed throat and Harry really have to fight him off? Why not have the already stressed Remus completely lose it? He obviously hates Greyback. Nope, the Death Eaters turned away and burnt down the Burrow instead of trying to kill the occupants. Not as shocking as you'd hope from cold blooded murderers. In fact, they should have waited an hour till the lights were out, indicating the family were asleep, then just set fire to it (and them). Why on earth mess about with a ring around the Burrow which looked cool, but ensured that everyone had time to get out safely? If you can fly, don't run through the grass! If the Burrow is so easy to access all of a sudden, why not KILL Harry's closest family substitutes - getting Harry himself would be a bonus - instead of a silly warning shot? The Wizarding World would have really been in trouble if they had done that. Sorry their behaviour wasn't menacing at all! A scene was scripted, though IDK if it was shot, where Greyback paws over Ginny, going on about how she smells and Harry rescues her, much like in the video game. I can only think they thought it too creepy to keep in. In terms of menace, that criticism also applies to the books - like how they always wait until the end of the school year to really go for it. Quote: 2. As you said, they could rebuild the Burrow with magic in time for the wedding, so why NO attempts to put out the fire with magic while it was still burning? Why no attempts to summon key possessions? Or their brooms to at least try to use some water spells from above? (Aren't the brooms kept outside?) OK, the Weasleys were in shock, but Remus has bad times every month and Tonks is an Auror. They could surely try to salvage the situation, and help the Weasleys to snap out of their shock and join in. That would've lessened the impact. The whole point was that they were constantly under the threat of danger and everything could be ruined in a heartbeat. Fixing it in the next moment would've undone that.