Harry Potter: 10 Changes From The Books That Ruined The Movies

1. Tom Riddle's Backstory

Remember when we said Half-Blood Prince was the best book in the series? The central reason why is because it's the book that finally gives us Tom Riddle's back-story, showing how Voldemort became the ultimate evil. So imagine our excitement when the film version looked ready to fully commit to it; the trailers put great focus on delving into Riddle's past.

And... it ended up being two scenes. One with a young Tom already so evil he'd make Damien uneasy, and another that had to be included to fill everyone in on the whole deal with horcruxes. Aside from these two fleeting flashbacks, there's no explanation put in to just who Tom Riddle really is.

While the changes on this list didn't improve the films, in most cases we kinda understand why they were made. Here the shunning of Voldemort's past in favour of the teenage romance that dominates the film seems nonsensical. Rowling's book gift wraps a series of memories that tell the story of the House of Gaunt - dominating patriarch Marvolo (whose ring became a horcrux) and his two children, the repressed mother of pure evil Merope and son Morfin, who would later be framed for Voldemort's murder of the whole clan - that would look brilliant on film, but the entire subplot doesn't even get a slight mention.

Aside from being a cool story, it provides an essential piece of the puzzle; the reason Voldemort can't feel love is because he was conceived while his father was under the influence of a love potion.

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