Harry Potter: 10 In-Universe Books J.K. Rowling Should've Adapted Instead

2. Men Who Love Dragons Too Much

Harry Potter Gringotts Dragon Well now, this would be risky. Nothing sets the censors off like bestiality, and I suppose there's a reason why the films cut out chunks of book-text about Aberforth Dumbledore's illicit relationship with a goat, but still, a film about a man whose best friend is a dragon would work extremely well €“ as long as they only remains friends. Of course, you'd have to cut all innuendo out of it €“ probably difficult, considering the title €“ but you potentially get a decent story out of this. Yet really, we all came for the dragons (oh stop it). For some odd reason, the Potter films gave good dragon when they had to involve the things. Hagrid's twisted relationship with Norberta in the first book/film was oddly touching, the dragon trial of the Goblet Of Fire gave the crew the chance to show off with a rip-roaring Hogwarts-set chase, and the battle with the blind dragon in The Deathly Hallows was a magnificent spectacle that lightened up Deathly Hallows Part 1. So if it ain't broke, why fix it. Again, Rowling knows how to use dragons in her stories, so turning them into the centrepiece might not be a bad idea. After all, if we get the chance to see more quality spectacles bedecked with lavish CGI, I don't really mind what plot they drape around it,as long as it's half-way competent. I know that sounds terrible, but there you go.
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