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Harry Potter Characters Left Out Of The Movies. Adapting a behemoth of a series like Harry Potter is no simple feat. Appealing to the fans, the studio execs, reality… it all comes with a fair amount of pushback. So, in order to make everyone happy, meticulously precise modifications needed to be made. Seeing as all of J. K. Rowling’s 1,0. Potter series is made up couldn’t barely translate into eight (roughly) two and a half hour films, the filmmakers had to make some omissions, whether the masses were happy about it or not.

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And of those omissions — along with plot points, spells, and locations — were a handful of characters. Watch Take Down HDQ. Even if the series had gotten the Game of Thrones treatment as a series on HBO, there still wouldn’t have been any guarantee that the characters who were cut might have survived. And for proof, look no further than Thrones itself. However, these cuts aren’t necessarily travesties. In some cases, especially with a few of Rowling’s characters, the cuts served to benefit the adaptations in the long run. And for further proof of this, keep reading to explore 1.

Book Characters From Harry Potter Who We’re Glad Were Left Out Of The Movies. Augusta Longbottom. Augusta Longbottom, aka Neville’s Gran, aka the crotchety witch who intimidated her grandson out of leading a perfectly normal young life, was the bane of poor Neville’s existence. Though there’s no doubt that he loved her unconditionally, Augusta existed to A) show the reader that Neville’s parents were out of the picture, B) explain to the reader what happened to Neville’s parents, and C) nag, nag, nag, nag, and so on, and so forth.

Though she definitely makes a significant impact on Neville’s life, and though you can definitely understand where her overprotectiveness stems from, she’s an ultimately stale and unlikable character who would only be fighting for screen time against similar- ish characters like Dolores Umbridge, Argus Filch, and Petunia Dursley (though these characters are admittedly much more hateable). Rodolphus Lestrange. On paper, Rodolphus Lestrange was a captivating enough character. As sadistic as his wife, Bellatrix, and equally as loyal, Rodolphus rounded out Voldemort’s more vicious rank of Death Eaters. However, even though he was the kind of dark wizard who would gladly go down with the ship (as he more than happily proved when placed on trial for his crimes), his translation on screen wouldn’t have added much to the bigger picture.

Firstly, having someone equal to Bellatrix in almost every way would have just taken away from Bellatrix’s overall presence on screen. One psychopath was more than enough. Also, introducing her husband would have also taken away from her relationship with the Dark Lord himself. What’s so fascinating about Helena Bonham Carter’s portrayal of the character is how obsessively devout (and almost in love) she is.

A husband would have just been a detractor. Ludo Bagman. When it comes to adapting a series like Harry Potter, “consolidation” is always the word of the day.

How can a screenwriter (in this case, Steve Kloves) squeeze enough story into a single script without feeling bloated or, in some cases, repetitive? Simply excuse some characters from the final product, of course. In The Goblet of Fire, there are plenty of new characters on screen as it is. Between Alastor “Mad Eye” Moody, Barty Crouch, Barty Crouch Jr., and Rita Skeeter (just to name a few), trimming the fat became a necessity.

So, when it came to betting man Ludo Bagman, his role was the kind that could easily benefit from the cutting room floor. Which is exactly what happened. In the end, he more or less became an amalgamation of Barty Crouch, condensing the amount of newcomers paying Hogwarts a visit on account of the Triwizard Tournament.

Winky. As “upsetting characters written by J. K. Rowling” go, Winky the house elf takes the cake. She had spent years happily serving the Crouch family, but was ultimately fired from her position after some questionable circumstances arose (specifically regarding dark magic and public opinions). However, where Dobby couldn’t have been more thrilled to be a free elf, Winky felt differently. In fact, she was so distraught that her primary tool for scrubbing away the pain was drowning herself in alcohol (well, Butterbeer, really) and drinking away her woes.

However, seeing as the movies had already scrapped most of the house elf subplots (S. P. E. W. especially comes to mind), Winky would have just been a throwaway elf lost in the translation. Anything she could have done on screen, Dobby could have easily managed on his own. Dennis Creevey. So, to be fair, there’s nothing inherently wrong with Dennis Creevey. Yes, he’s just as painfully excited about life as his older brother Colin (pictured above), but all in all, he’s harmless. At the end of the day, he’s one of the good guys — and a loyal one at that — so it’s not entirely fair stating that he doesn’t belong. With that being said…he doesn’t belong.

His brave death aside, Colin Creevey was one of the more irritating characters in the series, and his translation to screen hardly proved otherwise. Full of excitement, this Harry Potter fanboy would himself have been pointless in the adaptations had he not been part of the Basilisk’s reign of terror in The Chamber of Secrets. So, for that, Colin gets a pass. But Dennis? Oh no. Having offered little to the books, he’d be especially unwelcome in the films, and anything that he would have incorporated, his brother would have been able to handle just fine.

Professor Binns. In all fairness, Professor Cuthbert Binns is sort of fascinating. He’s considered to be a boring character with little to live for (what with him being dead already), and the class that he teaches (History of Magic) is considered to be one of the less impressive entries on the school curriculum.

Still, guys, he’s a ghost teacher. Compared to other characters in the Potterverse, his traits may be lacking, but the image of a ghost teaching a classroom isn’t entirely commonplace, so he deserves some brownie points where they’re earned.

That said, even Harry himself can’t stand the mere thought of attending one of Binns’ classes. He’s a man described to be so unapologetically boring that he didn’t even bother to notice that he died in a school fire, and just went on teaching as a ghost as if nothing had even happened…It’s safe to say he might have slowed down the pacing quite a bit if he made it into the films. Marietta Edgecombe. Maybe it’s not fair to blame someone who isn’t a Gryffindor for not being brave, but that still doesn’t exempt Marietta Edgecombe from the crap she pulled in Hogwarts. Cho Chang’s best friend Marietta was trouble from the get- go. Not exactly the most pleasant of characters, she ultimately goes so far as to rat out Dumbledore’s Army. And even though she paid the price with a face- full of boils, that still doesn’t change the fact that she put Harry and the rest of the D.

A. in danger. In the films, Cho takes her place as the betrayer, so, in a sense, Marietta’s spirit is very much still present. Watch Adventures In The Sin Bin Full Movie. Much to the chagrin of the audience — and the rest of Dumbledore’s Army, as well. Barty Crouch’s Wife. The exclusion of Barty Crouch’s wife is another example of “less is more” in the adaptations. In the books, her role is actually fascinating (if not tragic). More or less on her deathbed, and combined with the fact that she would do anything for her son (even though he was involved with the return of Lord Voldemort), she played an integral role in her son’s escape from Azkaban. The two switched identities by way of Polyjuice Potion, and the rest is history.

On film, this could have made for some fascinating drama, but time posed a problem. Seeing as there was already more than enough plot to cover, an entire backstory regarding Barty Crouch Jr.’s escape would have only taken away from The Goblet of Fire’s pace and structure.