10 Harry Potter Plot Points Cut From The Movies That Can Be Used In The TV Reboot
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Not everything from the Harry Potter books was able to make it to the big screen, mainly due to the two-to-three-hour window filmmakers had to bring each movie to life. As a result, many fan-favourite scenes, characters and key storylines had to be cut.
This was frustrating to fans of the books, as many of these subplots affect the overall Potter narrative, make more sense of the main story, and give certain figures more depth.
The Chamber of Secrets film did at least try to bring every aspect of that particular book to life, but unfortunately it didn't work as there was too much going on in such a short amount of time. Elsewhere, the movie franchise chose to split the final book instalment into two parts, but even that wasn't enough to fit in the entire story of Harry's final adventure.
However, with the announcement of HBO's Harry Potter TV reboot, this presents an opportunity to showcase the plot points that weren't able to make it into the original film franchise. The new TV series is set to dedicate a season to each of the books, leaving a lot of room for more subplots to be brought to life.
Here, then, is a list of Harry Potter plot points that were cut from the movies, but could be used in the upcoming TV do-over.
10. Ron And Hermione Become Prefects
Before school started for their 5th year, Ron and Hermione were named prefects; something that came as a shock to the golden trio as they thought Harry would become prefect over Ron.
Ron and Hermione becoming prefects further made Harry feel lonely and an outsider, as the two often had to leave Potter alone due to their extra responsibilities, including attending prefect-only meetings and patrolling the castle or the Hogwarts Express.
As prefects, Ron and Hermione had authority over other students and were allowed to give out detentions and deduct house points. Harry felt as if Dumbledore didn't trust him after the events of the graveyard, as not only did this decision isolate Potter more from his friends, but Dumbledore himself was shunning Harry as well.
Dumbledore would later explain to Harry that he didn't make him prefect as Potter had too much on his plate already. However, there have been theories that Dumbledore made Ron prefect because he knew the youngster needed a confidence boost, as he would later be fighting alongside Harry when defeating Voldemort.