Though we love the movies, sometimes we do wonder what the movies would have been like with these characters. Hence, a list of such beings from the books, for you to peruse.
1. Peeves
Well, the poltergeist was indeed an integral part of the castle. And who can forget the salute he gave the Weasley twins to give hell to Umbridge?
2. Mrs. Longbottom
Neville’s formidable grandmother could have even given Olenna Tyrell a run for her money. Contrary to sweetlings her age, she was one badass woman who called spade a spade and was not afraid of being on the right side, no matter how dangerous it may be.
3. Charlie Weasley
It hurts a little that two of the coolest Weasley brothers were given a miss by the makers. Yes, Bill was there in the seventh instalment, but that was just a namesake appearance.
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4. Mr and Mrs Tonks
The concept of seven Harrys was a little half-cooked in the movie, wherein they completely skipped one layer of protection given to Harry, i.e. of every Harry Potter (under Polyjuice Potion), landing at one of the seven heavily protected houses, and then bein transported to the Weasleys, via a Portkey. Hence, no mention of Ted and Andromeda Tonks, who, by the way, was Tonks’ mother and Bellatrix Lestrange’s twin sister. Neither was her muggle husband Ted mentioned.
5. Barny Weasley
Another layer of protection done away with in the movies. This was a fake identity given to Harry in Bill and Fleur’s wedding, just to protect him, for you never know which of the guests may have had too much wine to blurt out that they had seen Harry Potter at the Weasleys.
6. Ludo Bagman
One of the coolest characters of the fourth book was not in its movie adaptation. The Quidditch champion of his own time and a ministry official, Ludo’s absence was surely a blow.
7. The Gaunts
Even though the sixth movie was accurate enough, while delving into Voldemort’s past, no mention of the Gaunts was ever made. Strange, given that the whole purpose of Dumbledore giving Harry lessons was to know about Voldemort and how to destroy him. By not mentioning the Gaunts, the movie totally overlooked the fact that how Voldemort came to be.
8. Winky
Another major character from the fourth book given a miss. Winky was the major reason for Hermione being so active about Elf rights and starting up the organisation S.P.E.W., which too was not mentioned in the movies. Also, since Winky was not mentioned, a major chunk of Barty Crouch’s story too remains unexplained in the movie, for example, Barty Crouch’s escape from Azkaban and his sustanance at his father’s house before he ultimately joined the Dark Lord.
9. Hepzibah Smith
Just like the Gaunts, the memory showcasing Hepzibah Smith was crucial enough too, to explain Voldemort’s obsession with everything related to Hogwarts, and how he did not flinch before murdering and putting the blame on someone else.
10. The Muggle Prime Minister
Those of you who have watched the movies must be wondering what this is. Well, the sixth movie thwarted an entire chapter where we were introduced to a very important political meeting, that between the magical Prime Minister and the muggle one, to ensure that both the worlds exist without any interference from each other, yet be aware of what is going on. A perfect political explanation of how intricately the two worlds were linked.
11. Bertha Jorkins
The nosy and slightly dim worker from the ministry was the one who put the whole chain of events in motion, in the fourth book, when Wormtail came across her and brought her to Voldemort, who eventually broke through the memory charms to extract the information of Quidditch World Cup and Triwizard Tournament from her. Her absence was really a link lost.
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