I learn the primary Harry Potter ebook after I was eight years previous and so they shortly turned a favourite of mine, remaining so to this present day. As such, I’m very excited concerning the Harry Potter sequence and the probabilities it brings. 

In case you’ve solely ever watched the Harry Potter motion pictures, I’m sorry to let you know that you just’re lacking out on the small print which make the wizarding world so common. There are such a lot of options and subplots within the books which can be both altered or solely omitted from the flicks. Nonetheless, the sequence does provide an opportunity for these items to get the highlight they really deserve. Hopefully.

Peeves

Peeves is the resident Poltergeist of Hogwarts and, as a Poltergeist, he will get into all method of mischief. He’s a comic book aid character who has a whole disregard for authority in all kinds, helps to unfold gossip amongst college students, however is totally loyal to Hogwarts itself. 

He fears the Bloody Baron (one other character solely excluded from the flicks), respects Albus Dumbledore (however doesn’t take heed to him), and shares a bond with the Weasley twins on account of their shared love of pranks and chaos. When Fred and George depart Hogwarts throughout The Half-Blood Prince, Peeves follows their directions to trigger issues for Delores Umbridge and really salutes them in entrance of all the college as they depart.

The Weasleys visiting the Dursleys

Throughout The Goblet of Hearth, with a view to accumulate Harry and take him to the Quidditch World Cup (which additionally suffered throughout the film adaptation), the Weasleys try to arrive on the Dursley’s home through Floo Powder. Nonetheless, the Dursley’s have blocked up their fire, leaving the Weasley’s trapped behind a stud wall. 

What follows is a wonderful scene the place the Dursley’s break via the wall, destroy the pristine lounge in 4 Privet Drive, and the twins give Dudley a Ton-Tongue Toffee which makes his tongue swell to insane proportions, terrifying the Dursleys. 

S.P.E.W.

The Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare was Hermione’s ill-thought try to assist the Home Elves escape servitude. In The Goblet of Hearth, Hermione begins her very personal membership, with the acronym identify of S.P.E.W., makes badges, and tries to recruit members to her trigger. 

What she did not bear in mind, nonetheless, was that Home Elves really take pleasure in serving their wizarding people, for probably the most half, and there have been even a complete military fortunately working away within the Hogwarts kitchens. 

Harry and Cho’s disastrous date

Though we do see a small glimpse of Harry’s ill-fated relationship with Cho Chang throughout the motion pictures, one of the best a part of the horrible coupling is omitted. 

Throughout The Half-Blood Prince, Harry and Cho have a romantic date at Madam Puddifoot’s in Hogsmeade on Valentine’s Day. Sadly, it’s a catastrophe and after Harry mentions that he plans to satisfy up with Hermione afterwards, Cho flies off the deal with and cries earlier than storming off. 

Truthfully, this complete pairing is simply cringeworthy, however that doesn’t come throughout within the motion pictures the identical approach it does within the books. 

St. Mungos

St. Mungos is the magical hospital based mostly in London and has 4 flooring devoted to the remedy of magical maladies and accidents, plus one other which homes a tea room and reward store. Sadly, all the constructing is faraway from the movies, even if we really go to the hospital throughout The Order of the Phoenix, after Arthur Weasley will get assault by Nagini within the Division of Mysteries. 

It’s additionally identified that each of Neville’s dad and mom, Alice and Frank Longbottom, are long run residents at St. Mungos on account of their prolonged publicity to the Cruciatus Curse by the hands of Bellatrix LeStrange. 

Nonetheless, maybe one of the best factor missed within the motion pictures is the truth that Professor Lockhart turns into a very long time resident after the occasions of The Chamber of Secrets and techniques, when a reminiscence wiping appeal aimed toward Ron backfired and he took the hit himself. 

The Gaunt reminiscences

Throughout The Half-Blood Prince film, an enormous a part of the backstory is misplaced because of the omission of the reminiscences of the Gaunts, that are seen via the pensieve within the ebook. The Gaunts are the ancestors of Tom Riddle, and the reminiscences inform the story of how Tom Riddle got here to be born. 

Briefly, his mom was a poor girl named Merope Gaunt who used a love spell to entice and marry a rich muggle named Tom Riddle. After turning into pregnant, she lifts the spell and Tom Riddle Sr. abandons her, just for her to die shortly after giving delivery to the kid who would go on to grow to be Lord Voldemort. 

Winky and the remainder of the Hogwarts Home Elves

There’s a complete part of Hogwarts which is rarely visited throughout the Harry Potter motion pictures — the kitchens. They’re full of Home Elves who work night time and day to organize the massive quantity of meals wanted to feed all the scholars and employees at Hogwarts. 

One notable Home Elf is Winky, who got here to Hogwarts after being dismissed by Ludo Bagman throughout The Goblet of Hearth. Feeling depressed at being dismissed, she turns to ingesting and we find yourself with what is basically an alcoholic but extremely lovable Home Elf. 

Ginny Weasley’s feisty character

After seeing her portrayal within the Harry Potter motion pictures, followers of the franchise had been enraged by how badly Ginny Weasley got here throughout. Her whole character is misplaced, together with her fading very a lot into the background regardless of being an enormous a part of the books. 

She’s purported to be feisty and really a lot a miniature model of her mom, Molly. She comes armed with a effectively refined Bat Bogey Hex, which we by no means see within the motion pictures, and is loyal to a fault. They actually did her soiled within the motion pictures, so I hope we see extra of her precise character within the sequence. 

Practically Headless Nick’s deathday celebration

I’ve at all times been offended that Practically Headless Nick’s whole deathday celebration is faraway from the flicks, and I’m hoping that we really get to see it within the sequence. 

The deathday celebration is solely populated by ghosts (apart from Harry, Ron and Hermione), with rotten meals being out there for them to take pleasure in, a proof as to why Practically Headless Nick isn’t named Completely Headless Nick, and in addition the entire Headless Hunt fiasco. Nick deserved so significantly better, on all fronts.

Interactions with the Muggle Prime Minister

Possibly I’m biased, however I can’t assist however discover it hilarious to think about the Prime Minister being accosted by a wizard to debate the relations between worlds. Think about the President, sitting within the oval workplace as a Wizard tries to elucidate why muggles must be cautious as a result of a assassin has escaped wizarding jail. 

Whereas it isn’t an enormous a part of the story, it does construct a bridge between the muggle and wizarding worlds, one thing which helps to construct the world and set up the place every little thing suits.

Percy and his redemption arc

Whereas Percy’s treachery in the direction of his household is touched on within the motion pictures, it’s very a lot glossed over with him all of a sudden being gone after which reappearing later. 

Nonetheless, within the books, his behaviour is deplorable and he simply turns into a hated character for the way he treats his household. He fully blanks them in public, humiliates them, and sides with Cornelius Fudge to name them loopy after they again Harry’s announcement that Voldemort is again. 

When he lastly does come again, throughout the Battle of Hogwarts, the household are celebrating when Fred is killed by an explosion, by no means seeing Percy return to the household.

Firenze instructing Divination

Within the motion pictures, probably the most we see of the Centaurs is the unusual repeated sentence “Mars appears brilliant tonight”. Nonetheless, at the least one Centaur performs a a lot larger function within the books. 

Throughout The Half-Blood Prince, after the dismissal of Professor Trelawney by Umbridge, Firenze turns into Divination instructor at Hogwarts and stays within the place for 2 years, instructing college students about fortune telling. I’m undecided what else to say about this, besides I desperately need extra for the Centaurs than the small function they’ve within the motion pictures.

Charlie Weasley

The Weasleys have seven kids, although when you’ve solely watched the flicks, you could possibly be forgiven for considering one in all them doesn’t exist. 

Charlie Weasley is the oldest of these seven kids and he works in Romania with Dragons. That is touched upon within the motion pictures, with Ron saying as such, however he by no means seems in individual. He’s glimpsed within the vacation picture from Egypt, however even if he was supposed to come back choose up Norberta, he by no means reveals his face.

The backstory of the Vanishing Cupboard 

Bear in mind the Vanishing Cupboard which is utilized by the Demise Eaters to achieve entry to Hogwarts throughout the ultimate battle? That piece of furnishings has a complete backstory interwoven via earlier books. 

It first seems in The Chamber of Secrets and techniques, when Harry is accosted by Filch for leaving muddy footprints within the freshly cleaned halls. Practically Headless Nick convinces Peeves to create a distraction, and he breaks the cupboard. 

Then, in The Goblet of Hearth, Fred and George Weasley shove a Slytherin referred to as Montague into the Cupboard and he will get caught between Hogwarts and Borgin and Burke’s. When he escapes, he tells Draco Malfoy what occurred, offering Draco with the thought to restore the Cupboard and get the Demise Eaters into the citadel.

Nonetheless, none of this options within the motion pictures, and this complete subplot is misplaced.

Harry funding Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes

In return for profitable the Tri-Wizard Match throughout The Goblet of Hearth, Harry receives 1,000 Galleons. Nonetheless, Harry has a complete vault full of Galleons in Gringotts and has no use for the cash. As a substitute, he arms it over to Fred and George Weasley.

They, in flip, use this cash to buy a store in Diagon Alley and construct their wizarding joke empire, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. With out Harry, they might not have been in a position to begin their store and dwell out their prankster desires, albeit for a short while in Fred’s case.