How Is The Movie Different From The Book

Both "But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." and "Harry, did you put your name into the goblet of fire?" are both overused quotes that Harry Potter book fans can easily recognize. However, both of these quotes are either eliminated or butchered in the transition from the book series to the movie adaptations, like many other aspects of the book series. In the novels, the characters experience great character development, and their background stories and relationships shape the story. However, the movies eliminate these characteristics, resulting in the creation of an entire, separate entity from the book series.

A multitude of characters are robbed of their dynamic selves
For example, we are presented with the utmost sympathy for Snape, despite him being an obsessed, jealous, bully. His love for Lily is romanticized in the movie and not portrayed as the stalkerish one it actually was. Snape constantly bullied his students, to the point where he was Neville's greatest fear. Neville whose parents were tortured into insanity by Death Eaters was more afraid of his teacher rather than his parent's torturers. A student was terrified of a tutor who was supposed to help him advance but instead decided to harass him. There are multiple instances of Snape's ruthlessness, such as when Snape threatened to feed Neville's attempt at a shrinking potion to his toad, or when Snape constantly refers to Neville as incompetent, at least once in both his second and third year. When the script writers or the directors decided to cut out the scene where the trio meets Neville's parents, they were leaving out why the unforgivable curses bothered Neville so much. They were leaving out a huge portion of why Neville is somewhat cowardly despite being in Gryffindor. They also left out the talk Harry had with Dumbledore, where Harry and the readers found out that Harry and Neville's fates were interchangeable. If Voldemort had not gone after Neville instead of Harry, Neville would have been "the boy that lived" and not Harry. This scene piled more onto Neville's history and what he's been through. The movies also neglected to inform that James Potter wasn't constantly bullying Snape. James was a dynamic character, unlike Snape who remained constant throughout the book and movie series. James had put so much effort into his academic career, he attained the position of Head Boy; through his hard work he had secured the highest possible position in the student hierarchy. Had James been constantly bullying Snape through their childhood, he