No matter which film in the Harry Potter series is discussed, there will always be fans of J.K. Rowling’s books that will undeniably stand up and say, “But they left so much out!” Another fan will then stand up and say, “And they added stuff in!” This is the way it goes when fans love a book so much they want to see every letter on the screen when it’s adapted into a feature film.
Of course, we all know books being made into films don’t work that way. Films operate differently from books as filmmakers must turn, in this case, Rowling’s words and images into moving pictures and emoting characters, and they must do it within a confined amount of time so as to keep the action moving and not get bogged down with exposition.
However, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Warner Bros. is giving fans closer to what they want… more. And now that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is in theaters you can sound off about what was still left out of that book and the six others that you wish had been left in.
If I remember correctly, I have read five of J.K. Rowling’s seven Harry Potter novels, skipping only “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” and “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, and I only did that because I was going to try and see the movies without having read the books to see if it would change my opinion any. It didn’t and I later rushed through books six and seven. As it turns out, I’m sure the most common answer to the question in my headline will be a notable seen that would have been seen at the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, but was missing from the film. In fact, if that scene isn’t mentioned in the first comment I will be absolutely shocked.
So speak up, you have 1,178 minutes of film to compare to over 3,400 pages from Rowling’s novels. Surely, something must have been left out you wish had been left in.
