12 Dumb Decisions In Harry Potter Movies We Can't Forgive

12. Peeves The Missing Poltergeist

First off, we need to talk about everyone’s biggest complaint when it comes to the tendency within the film series to cut out character who aren’t absolutely vital to the plot of the novels—seriously, this name came up more than any other entry when we polled fans of the series for this article.

In the novels, Peeves the Poltergeist is a mischievous but mostly good-natured spirit who pranks Hogwarts caretaker Filch, plays practical jokes on teachers and students alike, and later even helps terrorize Umbridge out of the school before also joining the fight against Voldemort in the final novel.

Whereas in the films, he’s… Not there.

Despite a brief appearance being filmed for the character in the first flick, Peeves was cut for time and his character was never revisited, meaning we lost the chance to see the late British comedy legend Rik Mayall excel in the role. For shame…