A list of Deathly Hallows Part 2 deleted scenes was just released, which means… it’s time to analyze them!  (Summaries of scenes taken from thehpsecrets on Twitter.)

      

  • “A longer scene with Aberforth, where he does explain what happened in the past.”  I happen to personally think that this would have been a great nod to book fans, since Dumbledore’s history was such a huge part of the plot and the overarching themes of the entire series.  Not only this, but including this scene would have helped to clear up some of the questions that may have arisen from the vague hints about Dumbledore given in the films, such as how he knew Grindelwald, who Grindelwald was and who he became, why Aberforth was estranged from his brother, how Ariana fit into the picture, etc., etc.  Verdict: should have been included
  •  “A scene when Voldemort holds Harry’s head up close to his and asks, ‘Why do you live?’”  While it would have probably made for a dramatic scene (and I would have much preferred this over the whole ripping-each-other’s-hair-out-while-flying-around-the-castle thing…), I think there are enough Voldemort-Harry moments similar to this one.  Verdict: not really necessary
  • “Luna leaving Shell Cottage.”  Perhaps it wasn’t essential to the plot, but I know a lot of people did wonder how the hell Luna wound up in the Room of Requirement for the final battle.  At the very least, they should have included some quick line about Neville getting in contact with her to call her back for the fight.  Verdict: not necessary, but it would’ve been nice to include
  • “Filch with the Slytherin students in the dungeons.”  Since I already have beef with the fact that McGonagall banished all Slytherins to the dungeons, I would like to minimize that part of the film as much as possible rather than dragging it out.  However, I do love Filch.  Verdict: toss it
  • “The Death Eaters at Gringotts Bank.”  I feel like the message that the Wizarding world was on alert for HP and that the wizard guards at Gringotts were trying to apprehend him was clear enough.  Verdict: not necessary
  • “Flitwick’s duel with Nagini.”  I usually love me some Flitwick, but if there was one more minute featuring someone “dueling” with Nagini (She’s a snake… she can’t duel.  Just sayin’.) I would puke.  Harry/Hermione/Ron’s pursuits of Nagini were bad enough as it is, throwing Flitwick into the mix would just insinuate that a single snake was more powerful than three damn wizards/witches.  I call bullshit.  Verdict: toss it
  • “Harry walking towards the Great Hall with everyone watching after Voldemort’s death.”  I think this would have been great because there was somewhat of a disjointed feeling between the scene in which Voldemort, erm, explodes and the next cut to everybody chilling in the Great Hall.  An immediate post-Voldemort scene featuring everyone’s reactions to the news would have been really awesome to emphasize how insanely big of a deal his death really was.  Verdict:  should have been included
  • “The Slytherins escaping the dungeons.”  Okay, WHAT.  I tried to justify McGonagall’s order to send the Slytherins to the dungeons by thinking that maybe she was just sending them to their common room in order to keep them safe and out of the battle, but this leads me to believe that they were locked up in a dungeon.  What the hell is this.  Not okay.  Verdict: get this OUT of here
  • “Hagrid throwing Death Eaters off a bridge.”  Well, it sure would have been nice to see Hagrid before he suddenly appeared tied up in the Forest, and I always like seeing Death Eaters being killed.  Verdict: eh, keep it
  • “A longer version of Ron and Hermione in the Chamber of Secrets.”  While that scene did feel a bit short, I think it was necessary to keep the flow of the movie continuing at the same pace.  In this case, the whole destroying-the-cup-Horcrux-in-the-Chamber thing was really awkward in the books as well, so I’m kind of glad they kept it short and sweet in the movie.  Verdict: no need
  • “Full Fred’s death.”  OMGYES.  SO SO SO NECESSARY.  Verdict: why the bloody fuck was this not in the film?!?!
  • “Hermione and Ron moment at Shell Cottage (Hermione already transformed into Bellatrix).”  I always always love Ron/Hermione, but I think they get enough “moments” throughout Part 1 and 2.  Verdict: unnecessary (although I could never say no to more Helena Bonham Carter)
  • “An extended version of the Epilogue where all characters have dialogues.”  Hell no.  The epilogue was bearable in the film only because it was so short and because it cut out most of the appallingly sappy dialogue from the book.  Verdict: no, no, and more no