In addition to this info, EW published a few new photos from the film, which are above and below. With the break landing where EW says it does, that means the second film is basically going to be the giant battle for Hogwarts, with the necessary resolution that follows. The Snatchers are brutal and scary but they aren't the most intelligent of creatures.They're trying to figure out exactly who it is they've caught.Things can change when you edit, of course, but the idea now is that it will be not long after the sequence that we are filming here today.

(The split mentioned last year is basically the end of Chapter 22 and beginning of Chapter 23.) David Yates said last year, We're here in the forest, we've just finished the scene where Harry, Hermione and Ron are captured by the Snatchers after being chased through the woods. That puts the split just a bit later, story-wise, than previously suggested. In the first part of the seventh and final adventure, Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to. The Entertainment Weekly cover story on the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows reveals the split point: Part I will end at about Chapter 24 of the book, with Voldemort gaining possession of the Elder Wand, one of the three Deathly Hallows that allow the bearer to conquer death. Info is after the break, and it should go without saying that this is spoilerish stuff if you've not read the books.

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