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Top 35 Darkest Moments LEFT OUT of the Films - Harry Potter Explained

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Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be discussing BOOKS vs FILMS - honing in on some of the darkest BOOK moments that, for varying reasons, simply never made their way onto the silver screen.

While the film adaptations brought the magic of Hogwarts to life on the big screen, they were not without their limitations. In the process of adapting the complex and intricate world of the books into a more visually-driven medium, certain dark and unsettling moments were omitted or altered, leaving fans with a somewhat diluted version of Rowling's original vision.

These were moments so dark that (in the case of some) they had to be removed in order to keep the film’s PG rating down.

Today, we’ll delve into these dark moments left out of the films, exploring the reasons behind their omissions and the impact of these changes on the overall story.

This is a compilation style video but I’ve also included an ADDITIONAL part 4.

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@Thejigholeman 2 years ago (edited)

Molly: he was such a handsome boy.... and he was going to be married...
Fleur: And what do you mean by that? What do you mean he was "Going" to be married?
Molly: Well, only that-
Fleur: You think bill will not wish to marry me anymore? You think because of these bites he will not love me?
Molly: No, that's not what I-
Fleur: Because he WILL! It will take more than a werewolf to stop bill from loving me.
Molly: well, yes, I-I'm sure. but I thought, perhaps, given how he-
Fleur: You thought I would not wish to marry HIM ? Or perhaps you HOPED! What do I care how he looks? I am good looking enough for both of us, I think. All these scars show is that my husband is BRAVE . And I shall do ZAT! (she then took the ointment from Mrs.Weasley and began applying it to bill's wounds)

Fleur had so much more character in the books than in the movies. Fleur was Rouler ou mourir.

@justinfusco6121 1 year ago

One thing about the candy wrapper that made me cry, his grandmother told him to throw it away but Nevelle put it in his pocket. No matter how small, it was still a gift from his mom

@nikstar6970 2 years ago

The bit with Mollys boggart always gets me. Especially in light of what happens later. Even in her worst fears/nightmares, she didn't see the twins separated. At least when she saw them dead they were together. So it just makes Fred's death even sadder

@Gallalad1 2 years ago

Neville's parents were always the most heartbreaking part of the books to me. He loved them so much and in some ways had his family robbed from him.

@farfaraway4285 2 years ago

The Gaunt shack should have been in the movies. Instead of all the teenage romance. They should have given Voldy’s past more attention.

@iishgir2107 2 years ago

The most heartbreaking part of Molly's Boggart is that even in her deepest, darkest fears did she not imagine the twins apart.

@sophieirwin3497 2 years ago

When Harry used the cruciatus curse, it was when the Carrows' went to attack McGonagall. I think that really made an affect on Harry - it's not a darker trait per se, but more from protecting a maternal figure who has protected Harry for many years. The enjoyment of doing it, like with Bellatrix, is what makes it dark. There is an element of human Psyche that they do things that are perceived dark out of love or protection of a person or thing. I mean, who hasn't thought 'I'd kill anyone who'd hurt my mum/child/beloved pet'?

@LAZERAK47V2 2 years ago

Regarding Pettigrew's death, if you recall back to when Voldemort had given him his silver hand, he said the following after:

"May your loyalty never again waver, Wormtail."

That wasn't Voldemort praising Pettigrew for returning to him and serving him faithfully: that was a threat, a warning should he ever stumble in his service again.

@MythStarFire 2 years ago

The twins did not intend to torture anyone. The cabinet had been broken by Peeves the year or two before. They did know it was broken, but not what it would do. Rita was only in the jar for a few days. Hermione made sure she was safe inside. Greyback’s true worst trait was his attacking children and eating humans. He is the one who attacked Remus Lupin at the age of 5.

@slytheringingerwitch 2 years ago

"A fate worse than death.....being expelled?"

@TedBarton91 1 year ago (edited)

You failed to mention that the reason Harry was able to use the Cruciatus curse the second time is because Amycus spat in the face of Mcgonagall. Someone Harry had a massive amount of respect for. I feel it’s needed, as I don’t agree it shows a “dark” side of him as you put it, making him sound slightly evil beneath the surface. What he showed is in all humans

@bernicequigley4629 2 years ago

Hermione should have taken Rita the beetle to the ministry and turned her in. Whatever happened to her after that would have been well deserved

@rebeccabiddix6319 2 years ago (edited)

My initials are RAB. My kids were incredibly excited about that than anything since.

@ikbenrickie 2 years ago

Lets not forget hermione jinxed the contract for dumbledores army and left the word “SNITCH” scared on Cho changs friends face

@SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333 1 year ago

Here’s another dark book only moment from Chamber of Secrets.

Ch. 13:

“I wish I knew why someone did try to chuck it,” said Harry. “I wouldn’t mind knowing how Riddle got an award for special services to Hogwarts either.”

“Could’ve been anything,” said Ron. “Maybe he got thirty O.W.L.s or saved a teacher from the giant squid. Maybe he murdered Myrtle; that would’ve done everyone a favor. . . .”

According to Ron, Moaning Myrtle deserved to be murdered simply because she was “annoying….”

@I_Crit_My_Pants 3 months ago (edited)

Fred and George also spent their entire school time, harassing a squib, Filch... It doesn't sound that dark at a glance, but being a squib is already a MISERABLE life as is shown from the way it twisted Filch into a cold, bitter and resentful person. Fred and George made this SIGNIFICIANTLY worse.... imagine if they'd spent their school time trying to befriend and help Filch instead of harassing him and playing pranks on him... The only reason Filch even backed Dolores was a combination of jealousy and wanting to feel accepted by his magical peers. It wasn't the best time of Filch's life because he got to detain students, but because he felt NEEDED, and worked as an equal alongside actual witches and wizards during that period, he'd have given ANYTHING for that... And he did.

@napalmjosh 1 year ago

Harry's successful Cruciatus Curse line is soooo cold-blooded!

"I see what Bellatrix meant", said Harry, blood thundering in his veins, "you have to really mean it." Oooooooh boy that's the good sht I read the books for!!!

@farfaraway4285 2 years ago

With Barty Crouch Jr. it wasn’t immediately obvious that he is guilty, at his first trial. JK left it to the reader to make up their own mind. It made his story even darker. Until the end, when he really confirmed that he is a psychopath indeed.

@LAZERAK47V2 2 years ago

It really speaks to how loving Molly is that her greatest fear is the death of her family.

Most people who face a Boggart in the Harry Potter series has it take on a fear that affects only them. Ron's afraid of spiders, Neville's afraid of Snape, Lupin's afraid of the full moon (one could argue that Lupin was afraid of what he'd do as a werewolf, but in that instance, I would think the Boggart would take on his werewolf appearance) and Harry's afraid of fear itself (the loss of his courage). Molly's fear, on the other hand, was for the sake of others.

Also, Molly's fears create a feeling of despair rather than terror. She doesn't flee or cower. She succumbs to hopelessness. It was a really tragic and sad moment in the books.