They didn't cut it, they muted all sound and slowed down the footage to show how Earth-shattering this event was for Harry (this post, I think, is being humorous rather than accurate).
The book came out: 2003
The film came out: 2007
I think - at least - seven years is long enough for this to not count as a spoiler that requires tagging.
Well sorry--I just started the books because I didn't want to when I was younger and now I do and just because seven years went by doesn't mean that everyone has read it. Take john green for example: watch this at 1:05 to 1:18 and it literally says the SAME thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOuGTNYGi7Y
@cookieinthekitchen: Well, Harry Potter is a special case and John's position cannot really apply - it is one of, if not the most, popular book and film series of its type on the planet, and so many people have read/seen the story that it is pretty much common knowledge as to what happens. It would be like people not being allowed to say what happened to Noah after the flood came and he shut the ark doors.
Also, if you're really picky about seeing 'spoilers', then the title should've acted as your warning tag; when I was reading TFIOS, I avoided anything at all related to it and John Green - sometimes YOU have got to be on the look-out, rather than relying on other people to think as you do.
I definitely agree with you--I have been avoiding Harry potter blogs on tumblr and accts on Instagram so I don't see spoilers, but I think that there is still a responsibility onto the poster. I generally don't check every post's title before I'm reading it which is why I think that the hidden tool is worthwhile in this case. It's is specifically for NSFW posts AND spoilers, and even if the book has been out for a while, you have to assume that not everyone has read it and that posting something like that is a spoiler nonetheless. I do think that looking for Alaska is less popular than the Harry Potter series, but as John said, even though it has been out for almost seven years, people are still buying the book (which is also A LOT) who haven't read it and want to read it without it being spoiled. As goes with the bible, it's safe to say that a book in the bible is much different from a Harry Potter book, not just in the storyline, but in the popularity and age.
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The film came out: 2007
I think - at least - seven years is long enough for this to not count as a spoiler that requires tagging.
...and I thought you were being sarcastic
Also, if you're really picky about seeing 'spoilers', then the title should've acted as your warning tag; when I was reading TFIOS, I avoided anything at all related to it and John Green - sometimes YOU have got to be on the look-out, rather than relying on other people to think as you do.