Hi Hermione, I agree with your views and if the truth be known I'd love to sit through a 3 hour + ( Gone with the Wind Epic) of any HP movie especially Deathly Hallows. This will be our last instalment of the series .... I hope they don't cut ANYTHING. I adored The philosopher's stone .... particularly now as I look back and see how young they were and how marvellous the sets were.....the detail, for what they broached was magical.