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** It also relies heavily on a shard of {{spoiler|the magical two-way mirror}} that Sirius gave Harry in ''OotP'' as a visual and plot device - despite the fact that it did not appear in the ''OotP'' movie. Turns out in ''Part 2'' that {{spoiler|Mundungus stole it from Grimmauld Place}}. But we don't know how it ended broken, or in Harry's hands. It seems highly probable that this was in the ''original'' cut of Order of the Phoenix, but thanks to [[Executive Meddling]], it was cut for the theatrical version.

* [[Creator's Pet]]: Hermione, to a lot of people. She ''is'' known to be the screenwriter's favorite character. While in the first two films she was portrayed utterly correct to her role in the books, the third film prettied her up considerably (though this may have just been how the actress grew up), gave her most of Ron's better lines, had her wear ''pink'', and generally portrayed her to be the leader of the Trio who could do no wrong. The fourth film, too, calls a lot of attention to how beautiful she apparently is. By the last film, this is toned down considerably (Ron actually figures out two important plot points before she does, for instance).

* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: Barty Crouch, Jr. Thank you, David Tennant.

* [[Freud Was Right]]:

** In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Deathly Hallows]]'', the book, Malfoy intentionally stays far away from Harry at Malfoy Manor and doesn't look at him directly because he's afraid of what will happen if he identifies him. In the movie, he comes very close, kneels down to Harry's level, and stares deep into his eyes for a long moment....

** The movie of ''Deathly Hallows'' actually downplays a (possibly one-sided) gay relationship present in the book between Grindelwald and Dumbledore, rendering it no more than [[Ho Yay]].

* [[Internet Backdraft]]: Want to have some fun? Find some Potter fans and claim you prefer the films to the books. Expect them to retort that that is because you haven't read the books. And then, if you ''really'' want to have some fun, say you have read the books and ''still'' prefer the films.

* [[It's the Same, Now It Sucks]]: The film series' fanbase's opinion, especially if they prefer the later films to the first two. See also [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]], below.

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