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The Boy Who Lived took the box office by storm, but for those who started with the books there were some omissions that just can't be forgiven.

For those who have read the books over and over, these won't come as any surprise, but if you've only watched the film get ready to find out what you have been missing.

From Squibs to the reason Hermione and Ron finally got together or why Voldemort was evil, there were plenty of magical moments we were disappointed didn't make the cut.

1. Peeves

Peeves the poltergeist runs around the castle taunting the students mercilessly in the books, but his joking nature was sorely missed from the movies.

It wasn’t as if it couldn’t happen.

Rik Mayall was cast as Hogwarts’ pesky ghost, he’d even filmed his scenes, but producers cut them from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone because they weren’t keen on the ‘design’.

(Image: BBC)

2. Missing Marauders

Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs had a back story - how and why they became animagus, as well as why and how they created the map.

It’d have been nice to see this all on screen, but alas it was not to be.

3. S.P.E.W

When The Goblet of Fire made it to the big screen the focus was on the tournament.

The story that all book lovers know and love was the sweet subplot focused on Hermione and Winky.

The book gave us a whole new side of Hermione Granger and her strong sense of justice.

The young Granger is utterly horrified at the thought of being served by house elves, prompting her to found S.P.E.W - the Society of the Protection of Elven Welfare.

As soon as she clocks what’s going on Hermione takes action and campaigns to have them paid.

4. Winky

While on the topic of elves, we could have all benefited from Winky being in the movies

She worked for the Crouch family, but was found holding a wand in the forest when the Dark Mark was cast at the Quidditch World Cup. She moved to Hogwarts and...suffered from depression and developed a serious Butterbeer drinking problem. It’s not all sweetness and light in the magical world.

5. The deathday party

You don’t know what a deathday party is?

It marks the anniversary of Nearly Headless Nick’s death - but we don’t get to party in the film.

Everyone loves a party.

6. Rita Skeeter and her unregistered animagus

It was crucial to her plot, but apparently not enough to make the cut.

It has to be one of the worst omissions from the movies purely because it explains how the reporter got all her information illegally running around as a beetle.

There’s also the pure satisfaction all readers felt when Hermione gets revenge by capturing the beetle. Rita deserved it.

7. Ludo Bagman

The former Wimbourne Wasps beater is yet another case of characters that were easily cut from the film universe with not much impact on plot. That doesn’t mean they weren’t missed though.

His whole gambling subplot would have brought a lightness (thought it may not sound like it) to the Goblet of Fire.

Bagman’s bants were greater appreciated in the books.

8. Charlie Weasley

The Weasleys are all pretty cool, but none as much as Charlie Weasley.

He went to Romania to study dragons. You can’t get cooler than that.

Granted he doesn’t feature as heavily in the books as the other Wealseys, but surely he deserved screen time in Goblet of Fire?

The one time we do see him it’s a photo in Prison of Azkaban, which, everyone agrees, does him no justice at all.

It’s not all about the looks and the dragons, there’s his friendship with Hagrid, and his best man stint at Bill’s wedding.

A missed opportunity.

9. The Howler that explains the bloodline

Dumbledore sends Petunia a Howler to remind her that Harry must stay with her in order to remain protected by Lily’s bloodline.

While readers were all too aware of the background, the howler was omitted from the movies.

10. The Gaunt family background

Merope, Riddle’s mother, married a Muggle man and had a child, but he was tricked and put under a love potion.

Voldemort can’t love because he was conceived in a loveless union.

It’s crucial to the plot when you think how important love was in defeating the Dark Lord.

11. Lupin and Tonks’ fight about their relationship

There was so much emotion no one could cope. Filmgoers would have missed out on this treat:

“You see!” Tonks said in a strained voice. “She still wants to marry him, even though he’s been bitten! She doesn’t care!”

“It’s different,” said Lupin, barely moving his lips and suddenly looking tense. “Bill will not be a full werewolf. The cases are completely-”

“But I don’t care either, I don’t care!” said Tonks, seizing the front of Lupin’s robes and shaking them. “I’ve told you a million times…”

“I’ve said all along you’re taking a ridiculous line on this, Remus.”

“I am not being ridiculous,” said Lupin steadily. “Tonks deserves someone young and whole.”

“But she wants you,” said Arthur Weasley with a small smile. “And after all, young and whole men do not necessarily remain so.”

12. Wormtail’s death

Maybe a little grim for the big screen, but when Harry confronts the double crosser he turns his hand on himself and strangles himself.

Talking about dark plot points, what about when Harry uses the Cruciatus Curse on Amycus Carrow because he spat in McGonagall’s face.

“I see what Bellatrix meant, you need to really mean it,” he says. My goodness.

13. Neville Longbottom’s parents at St. Mungo’s

Neville’s parents at St. Mungo’s and the run-in with Gilderoy Lockhart.

This was how they found out about Neville’s parents, and would have made a nice addition to the movies. While it's not crucial it would've given Neville more screentime and we'd all love that.

14. The prophecy and Neville being the Chosen One

Yes, Neville could’ve been the Boy Who Lived.

Just as a refresher the prophecy is:

“The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches… Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies… and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not… and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives… The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies.”

...that fits both Neville and Harry.

15. Minister of magic’s relationship with the Muggle prime minister

People have often speculated which PM fits the books, but what's often missed is the link between the Muggle and wizard worlds.

The Minister of Magic would tell the Muggle prime minister anything that impacts the Muggle world.

Kingsley was assigned to protect him, posing as a secretary.

16. The reason Hermione and Ron finally kiss in Deathly Hallows

Whether you're Team Ron and Hermione or not, it'd be nice to know what finally pushed them over the edge and started the relationship.

In the movies it sort of happens off-screen, in the books we get to find out the actual reason.

When everything is coming to a head at the Battle of Hogwarts, Ron asks who is going to save the elves. Apparently this is all it takes to get a witch all hot and bothered, well, at least for Hermione.

“Hang on a moment!” said Ron sharply, “We’ve forgotten someone!”

“Who?” asked Hermione.

“The house-elves, they’ll all be down in the kitchen, won’t they?”

“You mean we ought to get them fighting?” asked Harry.

“No,” said Ron seriously, “I mean we should tell them to get out. We don’t want any more Dobbies, do we? We can’t order them to die for us—”

There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione’s arms. Running at Ron she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet.

17. Dumbledore’s full on explanation

Yes we do get an explainer in Kings Cross, but there’s a few bits missing.

Specifically the part about Voldemort using Harry’s/Lily’s blood to resurrect himself and it actually being a big mistake on his part.

No one likes loose ends, but unfortunately the movies left us hanging.

18. Ghost Binns

You can understand this one. Why would anyone want to add in a ghost teacher who bored himself to death?

Poor Binns didn't grab the producers attention and so was left out of the movies.

19. Squibs

Everyone knows what a muggle is, but what about a Squib?

The non-magical people born into wizarding families were a key plot point in the Harry Potter books, but never made the cut for the films.

Filch was one of the poor souls left with the shame and guilt of being a squib and the books use this to explain his generally sour demeanour and attitude.

We get no such background in the films and he just looks like a jerk.

While Rowling gives us wonderful histories to the characters we're left scratching our heads a bit when it comes to the big screen offerings.

20. Veelas...and attractive women

This one is a little confusing. In the books we get a full explanation of Veelas. Fleur is the champion in the Goblet of Fire for Beauxbatons, we're told how she has men under her spell thanks to her status as a Veela.

You'd think this would be carried across to the films? Apparently not.

In the movies we're left thinking the Beauxbatons ladies are the most attractive ladies around and apparently have men falling at the feet for no other reason than they're hot.

20. De-gnoming the garden

There's no real reason this should have made the movies, but it was funny. Funny is a reason.

De-gnoming is a household chore for the Weasleys - its pulling the little ugly gnomes from the ground and lobbing them as far as you can.

21. The Half Blood Prince

Ok, so its the title of the book and the movie, but the film decides not to really flesh out the hunt for his identity.

Hermione was obsessed with uncovering who it is, giving us the gift of finding out about Snape's past.

On the big screen no one seems to care until we get to the last ten minutes and Hermione suddenly remembers to share with Harry that it is in fact Snape.

No big deal, I mean it's only the movie's title.

There's plenty more where these came from (the books) and we understand there's 4,175 pages and only 20 hours of screen time, and we could have had a much worse outcome, but we can still long for Squibs, S.P.E.W and the flesh out characters J.K Rowling intended us to get to know and love.

What you missed most

We asked you what you missed from the books. Here are your top - and most common - answers. You can let us know if there are anymore by filling in the form at the bottom of the article.

The Elder Wand

The one you all sent in, and seemed most upset about, was the background to the Elder Wand.

In the Deathly Hallows, Harry is met with applause when he sees Dumbledore in his portrait.

He goes to Dumbledore’s study after the battle and fixes his first wand with the Elder Wand.

In the movie, it's implied he simply continues to use the one he stole from Draco.

Quidditch

The background to the game, the World Cup. You wanted to see it all.

Luna’s commentary in the books would have provided a nice brevity to the films.

Why Bill was bitten

The end of the Half Blood Prince, when the Death Eaters get into the castle, there's a battle at the end and the Reason why Bill Weasley was bitten.

Snape’s logic puzzle in Philosopher’s Stone

The puzzle if left out of the movie, most likely down to space and time….though Hermione still got points at the end without explanation.

Fred and George get Harry’s winnings

Harry gives the twins his winnings so they can start their joke shop. The only caveat is they have to buy Ron news robes. It shows Harry in a great light, and explains where the joke shop came from.

Crouch Junior escaping Azkaban

In the books his father whisked him away under a cloak of invisibility and replaced him with his polyjuiced up dying mother. This is left out from the movies, leaving viewers to rely on their book knowledge.

The Battle of Hogwarts

The ending is different in the movies, and doesn’t follow the same story. It seems a lot of you were upset at the differences. There are quite a few. Kreacher leads out the House Elves to fight, for example.

Harry and Cho

Cho and Harry’s first date where he rushes off to see Hermione...

Sirius Black and Harry

Harry’s Godfather turns up in Hogsmeade to support him, but that’s not the only time he shows his support.

You lamented the fact more of their relationship wasn’t show.

Molly and Harry

There’s also Harry’s relationship with Molly, she gives the young wizard her father’s watch for his birthday. Her father died in the first wizarding war.

The Dursleys

In the Half Blood Prince Dumbledore goes to the Dursley’s home to get Harry. He finally confronts them for how they treated Harry.

The little details

The connection between the broken vanishing cabinet which Draco uses to transport all of the death eaters into the castle, and a moment in book 1 where Peeves breaks a vanishing cabinet as a distraction!