It is actually all very wrong in the movie.
As far as deliberate or chance encounter I have always read it as <PERSON>, <PERSON> (he’s there in the book), <PERSON> and <PERSON> go out for a drink because it’s the last weekend of term before break. <PERSON> mentions “how could he have forgotten that it was the last weekend before the end of the term for the teachers too” or something close to that as he sees the teachers walk into the Three Broomsticks. He does not have the cloak with him in the book and <PERSON> and <PERSON> force him under the table and <PERSON> makes a close by Christmas Tree move to hide their table from the teachers as they enter because they all know <PERSON> isn’t supposed to be in Hogsmeade. After they all sit down they happen to start talking about <PERSON> because Madam <PERSON> is curious as to why they are so convinced that <PERSON> will come by / Is near Hogsmeade and, ergo why they need more security there as it is affecting her business. That is how they happen to stumble across that situation. They weren’t there to meet with her. She brought them over drinks but as she has known them for quite some time got engaged in conversation with them all. She seems on a personal level with even the minister of magic so she has been putting forward a good and reliable local pub for quite some time. And I am sure she has housed and wined Mister <PERSON> many a time as it is where he would stay upon any visit to Hogwarts or any surrounding towns as it is the only all wizard town in Britain and the safest place to stay and one of the oldest Wizardly towns, etc. Before I go further I must point out that there are already issues here. Even though the book is much more accurate in how this should have gone down than the movie, there are one or two questionable choices. First off, why would <PERSON> be our with <PERSON> himself when he probably <PERSON> hates the dude cus he put his ass away last year in Azky for something he knew that he knew he didn’t do. 899
so that makes me think <PERSON>, <PERSON>, and <PERSON> himself went out for a drink to celebrate end of term and ran into <PERSON> who was probably staying in hogsmeade as he mentions and I would even go further to say that <PERSON> and <PERSON> went out for a drink and passed <PERSON> on the way and he came along / invited himself / was already heading towards a fat brew and ran into the other two and didn’t know they were meeting <PERSON> and / or they just happened to cross paths with the <PERSON> himself and <PERSON> is a nice guy so he’s not gonna just be a straight up dick to <PERSON> especially in front of his coworkers. Also, like it’s very hard to believe <PERSON> at no point noticed <PERSON> and <PERSON> (at least) especially being so tall but whatever let’s let that one slide. ANYWAY... for the sake of staying on topic for this thread, and because it’s a slippery slope once I dive too far into it, the movie completely F’s this all up. The reason I found this thread was because I was watching the movie for the billionth time and finding mad issue with the fact that they messed up <PERSON>’s bar. I googled to see if anyone had noticed this before and I thought this thread would have touched on it but doesn’t seem so.. so here I am to explain something no one else even gives a shit about apparently. In the books it is clearly established that <PERSON> is with the Tres Brooms (three broomsticks) but In the movie, <PERSON> comes out of some unnamed (or at least not clearly) pub and maybe it’s just a no underaged wizard day but <PERSON> and <PERSON> aren’t even allowed in because they aren’t 17 and that doesn’t line up with that we known about the tres Locos broom bar. But honestly that’s the smallest issue here with the movie adaption. I get that certain things have to be changed or shortened to fulfill movie times and limitations but enough is enough sometimes. They completely cut <PERSON> out cus I guess f him right? No. Wrong. 899