there really are too many to count but
we’re gonna keep doing it anyway
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
ten differences between the Harry Potter
movies and books before we begin still
waiting on your Hogwarts letter then be
sure to check out our network-wide Harry
Potter week from the 12th to the 18th in
the lead up to fantastic beasts the
crimes of Grendel vault ms mojo
WatchMojo and watch mojo UK will be
releasing a whole slew of new videos
about your favorite boy wizard and all
the fantastic beasts your non muggle
heart desires such as mismo joe’s top 10
Harry Potter actors who were replaced in
the sequels when I’m down
I find retracing my steps to be a wise
place to begin and watch mojo UK’s top
10 fantastic beasts in the Harry Potter
universe for this list we’re looking at
more staggering differences between the
movie adaptations and the novels these
differences can come from any facet
whether they altered character
motivations or backgrounds change story
developments omitted scenes and anything
in between if you don’t see something
you thought should be on this list
be sure to check out our original video
of the top 10 differences between the
Harry Potter movies and books number 10
book Harry and Dudley share a goodbye
handshake movie no handshake character
arcs are just as important as flashy
cinematic battles however it seems as if
the movies had no time to devote to the
character development of Dudley the last
time we see Dudley he’s packing up the
car with Vernon to leave privet drive
all without a word or a glance towards
Harry however this is not the case in
the final novel as he shakes Harry’s
hand in an act of appreciation and
redemption before leaving this scene was
filmed for the Deathly Hallows Part 1
but was eventually omitted from the
finished movie I don’t think you know
Thanks still that omission left time for
the heartbreaking scene where Hermione
number nine book the gang discovers
fluffy after Malfoy fails to show for a
dual movie the staircase moves this
difference isn’t outrageous but it still
speaks volumes to Draco’s and Harry’s
characters in the novel the slithery and
narcissistic draco malfoy arrogantly
challenges Harry to a duel in the trophy
room which he accepts however this was
nothing but a ruse to get Harry in
trouble the gang then runs from Filch
and discovers fluffy in the movie they
discover fluffy because the staircase
moved convenient we did cutting the
process for time but it omits crucial
character development for both harry and
rico draco proves his cunning by
tricking the protagonist and harry
proves his bravery by accepting the dual
it’s certainly more meaningful than a
simple staircase blender number 8 book
creature is given an entire character
arc movie creature barely appears if
there’s one major criticism that the
movies faced it was their neglect of
character development one of the biggest
victims of these omissions has to be
creature in the movies creature is just
a miserable old house elf he certainly
is that in the novels as well but he
also becomes so much more he discloses
sensitive information and leads Harry
into danger but changes his outlook
after being given the fake locket
suddenly he treated hermione better
worked for Harry and even fought against
Voldemort and his Death Eaters in the
Battle of Hogwarts that’s a lot more
interesting than just watching him mope
around grimille place creature lives to
serve the noble house of black number 7
book shown never betrays Dumbledore’s
Army movie Joe betrays Dumbledore’s Army
Joe Cheng served a relatively minor role
until it exploded in order of the
Phoenix in this novel she stood by Harry
through his proclamations that Voldemort
had returned and joined Dumbledore’s
Army to avenge Cedric she soon grew a
somewhat awkward attachment to Harry but
whatever connection they shared was
obliterated when she defended her friend
Marietta Edgecumbe after she betrayed
the army
in the movie it’s show herself who
unintentionally betrays the army which
in turn ruins their relationship we
suppose it all leads to the same place
but it’s interesting to note how the
film’s exclusion of Marietta impacts the
character of CHO number six look Rita
Skeeter is an animagus movie there is no
mention of her being an animagus you too
may even make the front page
Rita Skeeter makes an all too brief
appearance in Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire while the movie retains
her slimy personality and journalistic
dishonesty there is absolutely no
mention whatsoever that she is an
unregistered animagus in the book it’s
revealed that Skeeter transforms into a
Beatle to access various locations and
obtain juicy information that she then
publishes in her articles this isn’t
exactly necessary to reveal in the movie
which significantly cuts her character
and her defamatory articles but it’s
still an interesting character trait
that non-readers would never know number
five look Harry and Ginny share their
first kiss in the Gryffindor common room
movie they kiss in the Room of
Requirement the half-blood prince is one
of the more polarizing films in the
series to say the least while many
people have defended the movie for its
gorgeous visuals others blown the
numerous omissions from the novel for
one thing the entire relationship
between Harry and Ginny was painfully
rushed and it resulted in a very awkward
on-screen couple in the movie Ginny and
Harry share their first kiss in the Room
of Requirement without an explanation as
to what happened with Dean rather than
in the Gryffindor common room in front
of Ron it results in a relationship that
comes across as very boring and hesitant
rather than confident and energetic
number four book a lot of time and
meaning is given to the half-blood
Prince movie who okay
the entire movie is named after the
half-blood Prince so why is it given all
of five minutes of screen time
Sectumsempra no I haven’t in the novel
the characters make a huge deal out of
the prince and he becomes a major source
of mystery in the climax is revealed to
be Snape who defiantly took the name
from his mother Ilene prince in the
movie the prince is barely mentioned and
Snape submission is completely
meaningless
yes not only dis nape not yell at Harry
for calling him a coward but we also
never learn of the meaning behind the
moniker are we just supposed to assume
that Snape fancied himself a prince or
something number three
book Dumbledore is given a dark and evil
background movie Dumbledore’s background
is barely mentioned the Harry Potter
series began with a rather
black-and-white outlook on the Wizarding
World but the lines were increasingly
blurred as the series progressed
Dumbledore trusted me to see this true
what makes you think you can trust him
what makes you think you can believe
anything my brother told you another
time you knew did he ever mention my
name
throughout the final novel we learned
that the otherwise pure and Noble
Dumbledore has some rather supremacist
ideals regarding wizards
he partnered with an extremely dark and
powerful wizard named Grindelwald and
the two plan to make muggles submissive
to the superior Wizarding race he also
resented his reclusive sister Ariana and
may have accidentally murdered her in a
duel with his own brother my brother
sacrificed many things mr. Potter on his
journey to find power including these
events are quickly glossed over or
omitted entirely in the film and it
significantly cheapens and purifies the
otherwise complex character of
Dumbledore number two look the prophecy
may have been about Neville movie this
the Dark Lord approaches and the Dark
Lord shall mark him as his equal but he
shall have power the
Jacque Nevel up as another casualty of
the significant cuts to character
development as one of the most
tantalizing aspects of his backstory is
completely absent from the films in the
books it’s explained that Neville may
have been the subject of Trelawney’s
prophecy which instigated Voldemort’s
attack on Harry Trelawney drops various
clues throughout her prophecy that fit
Neville including his parents thrice
defying Voldemort and Neville being born
at the end of July while the two boys
both fit the description
Voldemort chose to attack Harry as he
liked Voldemort was a half-blood but who
needs that kind of information
right before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
it’s about time son sorry a must some of
us had a bit of a sleepy stop
[Music]
[Music]
number one look Ron is intelligent and
brave movie
Ron is spineless the Weasleys really get
the short end of the stick in the movies
not only is Percy’s character are
completely omitted but most of Ron’s
redeeming qualities are either cut or
given to other characters leaving him a
whimpering goofy mess what for example
rather than defending Hermione when
Snape calls her an insufferable
know-it-all he agrees with him are you
incapable of restraining yourself would
you take pride in being an insufferable
know-it-all another notable example is
the devil snare scene in the book he
tells her money to use magic against the
snare whereas in the movie he simply
screams like a cowardly buffoon relaxing
is he apparently not
we’re gonna do something we suppose
somebody involved wanted Ron to serve as
the comic relief because that’s really
all he is in the movies and it’s a damn
shame do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe and
ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
we’re gonna keep doing it anyway
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
ten differences between the Harry Potter
movies and books before we begin still
waiting on your Hogwarts letter then be
sure to check out our network-wide Harry
Potter week from the 12th to the 18th in
the lead up to fantastic beasts the
crimes of Grendel vault ms mojo
WatchMojo and watch mojo UK will be
releasing a whole slew of new videos
about your favorite boy wizard and all
the fantastic beasts your non muggle
heart desires such as mismo joe’s top 10
Harry Potter actors who were replaced in
the sequels when I’m down
I find retracing my steps to be a wise
place to begin and watch mojo UK’s top
10 fantastic beasts in the Harry Potter
universe for this list we’re looking at
more staggering differences between the
movie adaptations and the novels these
differences can come from any facet
whether they altered character
motivations or backgrounds change story
developments omitted scenes and anything
in between if you don’t see something
you thought should be on this list
be sure to check out our original video
of the top 10 differences between the
Harry Potter movies and books number 10
book Harry and Dudley share a goodbye
handshake movie no handshake character
arcs are just as important as flashy
cinematic battles however it seems as if
the movies had no time to devote to the
character development of Dudley the last
time we see Dudley he’s packing up the
car with Vernon to leave privet drive
all without a word or a glance towards
Harry however this is not the case in
the final novel as he shakes Harry’s
hand in an act of appreciation and
redemption before leaving this scene was
filmed for the Deathly Hallows Part 1
but was eventually omitted from the
finished movie I don’t think you know
Thanks still that omission left time for
the heartbreaking scene where Hermione
number nine book the gang discovers
fluffy after Malfoy fails to show for a
dual movie the staircase moves this
difference isn’t outrageous but it still
speaks volumes to Draco’s and Harry’s
characters in the novel the slithery and
narcissistic draco malfoy arrogantly
challenges Harry to a duel in the trophy
room which he accepts however this was
nothing but a ruse to get Harry in
trouble the gang then runs from Filch
and discovers fluffy in the movie they
discover fluffy because the staircase
moved convenient we did cutting the
process for time but it omits crucial
character development for both harry and
rico draco proves his cunning by
tricking the protagonist and harry
proves his bravery by accepting the dual
it’s certainly more meaningful than a
simple staircase blender number 8 book
creature is given an entire character
arc movie creature barely appears if
there’s one major criticism that the
movies faced it was their neglect of
character development one of the biggest
victims of these omissions has to be
creature in the movies creature is just
a miserable old house elf he certainly
is that in the novels as well but he
also becomes so much more he discloses
sensitive information and leads Harry
into danger but changes his outlook
after being given the fake locket
suddenly he treated hermione better
worked for Harry and even fought against
Voldemort and his Death Eaters in the
Battle of Hogwarts that’s a lot more
interesting than just watching him mope
around grimille place creature lives to
serve the noble house of black number 7
book shown never betrays Dumbledore’s
Army movie Joe betrays Dumbledore’s Army
Joe Cheng served a relatively minor role
until it exploded in order of the
Phoenix in this novel she stood by Harry
through his proclamations that Voldemort
had returned and joined Dumbledore’s
Army to avenge Cedric she soon grew a
somewhat awkward attachment to Harry but
whatever connection they shared was
obliterated when she defended her friend
Marietta Edgecumbe after she betrayed
the army
in the movie it’s show herself who
unintentionally betrays the army which
in turn ruins their relationship we
suppose it all leads to the same place
but it’s interesting to note how the
film’s exclusion of Marietta impacts the
character of CHO number six look Rita
Skeeter is an animagus movie there is no
mention of her being an animagus you too
may even make the front page
Rita Skeeter makes an all too brief
appearance in Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire while the movie retains
her slimy personality and journalistic
dishonesty there is absolutely no
mention whatsoever that she is an
unregistered animagus in the book it’s
revealed that Skeeter transforms into a
Beatle to access various locations and
obtain juicy information that she then
publishes in her articles this isn’t
exactly necessary to reveal in the movie
which significantly cuts her character
and her defamatory articles but it’s
still an interesting character trait
that non-readers would never know number
five look Harry and Ginny share their
first kiss in the Gryffindor common room
movie they kiss in the Room of
Requirement the half-blood prince is one
of the more polarizing films in the
series to say the least while many
people have defended the movie for its
gorgeous visuals others blown the
numerous omissions from the novel for
one thing the entire relationship
between Harry and Ginny was painfully
rushed and it resulted in a very awkward
on-screen couple in the movie Ginny and
Harry share their first kiss in the Room
of Requirement without an explanation as
to what happened with Dean rather than
in the Gryffindor common room in front
of Ron it results in a relationship that
comes across as very boring and hesitant
rather than confident and energetic
number four book a lot of time and
meaning is given to the half-blood
Prince movie who okay
the entire movie is named after the
half-blood Prince so why is it given all
of five minutes of screen time
Sectumsempra no I haven’t in the novel
the characters make a huge deal out of
the prince and he becomes a major source
of mystery in the climax is revealed to
be Snape who defiantly took the name
from his mother Ilene prince in the
movie the prince is barely mentioned and
Snape submission is completely
meaningless
yes not only dis nape not yell at Harry
for calling him a coward but we also
never learn of the meaning behind the
moniker are we just supposed to assume
that Snape fancied himself a prince or
something number three
book Dumbledore is given a dark and evil
background movie Dumbledore’s background
is barely mentioned the Harry Potter
series began with a rather
black-and-white outlook on the Wizarding
World but the lines were increasingly
blurred as the series progressed
Dumbledore trusted me to see this true
what makes you think you can trust him
what makes you think you can believe
anything my brother told you another
time you knew did he ever mention my
name
throughout the final novel we learned
that the otherwise pure and Noble
Dumbledore has some rather supremacist
ideals regarding wizards
he partnered with an extremely dark and
powerful wizard named Grindelwald and
the two plan to make muggles submissive
to the superior Wizarding race he also
resented his reclusive sister Ariana and
may have accidentally murdered her in a
duel with his own brother my brother
sacrificed many things mr. Potter on his
journey to find power including these
events are quickly glossed over or
omitted entirely in the film and it
significantly cheapens and purifies the
otherwise complex character of
Dumbledore number two look the prophecy
may have been about Neville movie this
the Dark Lord approaches and the Dark
Lord shall mark him as his equal but he
shall have power the
Jacque Nevel up as another casualty of
the significant cuts to character
development as one of the most
tantalizing aspects of his backstory is
completely absent from the films in the
books it’s explained that Neville may
have been the subject of Trelawney’s
prophecy which instigated Voldemort’s
attack on Harry Trelawney drops various
clues throughout her prophecy that fit
Neville including his parents thrice
defying Voldemort and Neville being born
at the end of July while the two boys
both fit the description
Voldemort chose to attack Harry as he
liked Voldemort was a half-blood but who
needs that kind of information
right before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
it’s about time son sorry a must some of
us had a bit of a sleepy stop
[Music]
[Music]
number one look Ron is intelligent and
brave movie
Ron is spineless the Weasleys really get
the short end of the stick in the movies
not only is Percy’s character are
completely omitted but most of Ron’s
redeeming qualities are either cut or
given to other characters leaving him a
whimpering goofy mess what for example
rather than defending Hermione when
Snape calls her an insufferable
know-it-all he agrees with him are you
incapable of restraining yourself would
you take pride in being an insufferable
know-it-all another notable example is
the devil snare scene in the book he
tells her money to use magic against the
snare whereas in the movie he simply
screams like a cowardly buffoon relaxing
is he apparently not
we’re gonna do something we suppose
somebody involved wanted Ron to serve as
the comic relief because that’s really
all he is in the movies and it’s a damn
shame do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
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