It s in the first film because she originally wrote it for the first book and decided to take it out. Columbus wouldn't say but did hint that it relates to Harry's past. The title character will be the cover boy that week along with an article on the making of the movie. You can read a tiny part of the article below. The article will hit stands on Monday, September 10.
People talk about passion for material all the time.
When people go off and do Godzilla 3 they say, 'Oh, I really feel a lot of passion for this material,' and you get kind of sick of reading it. But whatever it was that propelled me to go to film school, it was back, and in a big way. It was sort of like Paul Newman in The Verdict. This is the big trial. This is the big case.