8 Harry Potter Moments That Are So Much Better In The Book

8. The Quidditch World Cup

The Goblet Of Fire's portrayal of the Quidditch World Cup was, to be blunt, a huge disappointment. After so much fan excitement, what we actually get is, well... nothing.

The build up is amazing. Seeing an aerial shot of the stadium, thousands of fans shuffling to their seats, the various teams flying onto the pitch (the Irish leprechaun made from fireworks is a particular highlight). It's all set to be an absolutely amazing opener to the film, but then... it's over. Once the snitch is released we see none of the match itself, and we've cut to everyone leaving.

Of course, one of the drawbacks of the films is that it's just not possible to include everything, but come on. It's such a tease, building fans up for something epic and then whisking it all away.

In the book, pages and pages are dedicated to the Quidditch World Cup, with Harry meeting Dobby's friend Winky and a fantastic amount of detail about the match itself, from Krum's amazing playing to Ireland's eventual victory. In the movies, it's mere minutes.