Harry Potter: 10 Book Moments Every Fan Wants In A TV Adaptation

10. Dudley And The Ton-Tongue Toffee – The Goblet Of Fire

Though the Dursleys don’t feature in the movie version of The Goblet of Fire, there are a couple of chapters set in Privet Drive at the start of Rowling’s original tale.

‘Back to the Burrow’ – which involves the Weasleys coming to collect Harry via the Floo Network – has plenty of amusing moments. The dynamic between Mr Weasley and the Dursleys (who are almost too scared to say anything) is particularly good.

Yet the highlight of this chapter is the trick Fred and George play on Dudley. Aware that Harry’s cousin is on a diet, the twins deliberately drop a sweet on the living room floor. Dudley picks up the sweet at once, and within seconds, his tongue starts to swell and grow at an alarming rate. Aunt Petunia completely loses her head and attempts to yank the tongue from Dudley’s mouth. And Uncle Vernon becomes so furious he starts throwing ornaments at Mr Weasley.

Provided it was done correctly, the combination of Dudley’s swollen tongue, the Dursleys’ outrage, and Mr Weasley’s vain attempt to keep everything under control would make a highly entertaining scene in a TV show.