Let's Talk About The Differences Between Charcaters in Books vs. Movies

[Lilli Gilliam]

What are some of the differences between the characters in the books vs. movies?

[Sabrina]

I noticed that in the movies, while some misfortune does happen to Ron, I find to be laughing AT Ron more compared to reading the books when i’m laughing WITH Ron. He is really a humorous character :)

[Julia]

Very minor, but Snape's dialogue was presented differently in some instances. When later books came out, I found it hard to picture Alan Rickman saying some of the lines, especially the really long dialogues.

Tonks was more spunky in the books, in my opinion. She also was a lot younger.

I think Dumbledore was more vulnerable in the books. He seemed more sure of himself in the movies.

Harry's sass!! I mean, the entire sixth movie would have been better if any of Snape's DADA classes were shown, especially Harry's line: "You don't need to call me sir." 🤣

Movie Hermione seemed more confident. I preferred this portrayal of her.

[taylor swift]

ginny is awful in the movies she’s nothing how she’s described in the books if you just watch the movies you’d be like how did she end up with harry

[T ✩ Handmaiden Of Amidala]

Ginny in the books made me laugh out loud and I wish she got more pagetime.

Ginny in the movies made me want to tear my hair out. Every scene between her and Harry made me cringe.

[Lydia]

Book Ron was so much better than the movie Ron. All of his best lines and actions were given to Hermione in the movies. It made sense that Ron know certain terms like 'mud bloods' since he lived in the wizarding world his entire life. Also, he stood in front of Harry with a broken leg in the novel. The movies don't truly show Ron's personality very well.

[Bethany]

I definitely agree with the comments about Ginny. She was much more enjoyable to read than to watch, and her interactions with every other character had much more depth in the books. Her and Harry's romance was subdued in the movies, and it's hard to see that they really are so good together. I also - forgive me - thought that book Hermoine was a little bit more annoying than movie Hermoine. But I think that was J.K. Rowling's intention? She was brilliant and an incredibly loyal friend, of course, but still a snob at times. Some could argue that she needed to be, had every right to be, etc. I'll leave that for conversation. Lastly, I think there was a mystery, portrayed in the books, about Dumbledore that Harry didn't really like, which you don't see the extent of in the movies. Those are my big observations. To be fair, I haven't watched the movies in a while simply because I, myself, am a snob and much prefer to read the books.

[Luna]

Ron was very different and came across as more of a idiot with most of his lines taken by Hermione, Hermione was definitely more perfect and poised compared to her book counterpart (never panicking when they're trapped in the Devil's Snare), Ginny was completely off and was much more quiet, meek, and overall more like CoS Ginny. Harry was far more bland and dull in the films, Snape's more cruel scenes from the books were absent and was far too old, Voldemort was way more loud and overall too enthusiastic, and Dumbledore was less calm and more agitated.