“We needed to cut something because the film was close to three hours,” Columbus says.
(Yes, kindly.)
Emma’s fake teeth
Hermione had some cosmetic changes early on.
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“It was a big thing in the books about [Hermione’s] teeth.
She sort of had an overbite, so [Emma’s] wearing fake teeth in that scene.”
So, did production shut down!?
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“I always thought Hagrid should be a little bigger,” he says.
Basketball with Dumbledore
In their downtime, the cast and crew turned to sports to blow off steam.
“I remember Richard Harris dressed as Dumbledore cheering me on when I was playing basketball.
That may be one of the more fun moments I’ve had in my life.”
What we would give for a Pensieve right now to see this for ourselves.
But that’s not all!
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