Not much to say beyond what's in the initial post. HP was less about "political motivation" to make a statement about horrible editing/writing/acting whatever. They were perfectly enjoyable films (Chris Columbus' included; he gets unfairly bad-mouthed for a man who set the tone, style, and casting for the whole franchise) and I simply wanted to extend them.

Only one deleted scene in HP2 wasn't included ... CC rightly removed the scene of Harry and Ron coming upon the car in the dark forest before meeting Aragog. It's makes its climactic return that much more impactful. ABC put that scene back in but it was a mistake IMO.