In the mean time I've taken up the editing of HP2 again, and things have taken another turn. More details in a few days.
I'm floored by the re-framing of some shots in the Dobbie/Pudding scene. The theatrical cut looks nice, but the ABC one shows some similar shots zoomed in uncomfortably. As a result some characters are being cramped by overscan. Some other weird-ities abound.
I'm starting to wonder of CC actually did cut this together as is frequently stated or if it was just someone else at ABC.