Movie mistakes

I've had a look around the forum, but i can't find a topic on this. But feel dree to merge if there is one.

This a thread for spoting mistakes within the movies themselves, notmistakes made from the books to the movies! Because even movies can make them.

One example is where Quirrill is trying to strangle Harry at the end of the first movie, and doesn't get burnt. And yet, mere seconds later, Quirrill gets burnt from Harry touching his face. Why?

I thought Quirrell's hands started to crumble, and that's when Harry realized he could keep him away by grabbing his face.

One funny thing I noticed on my about quadrillionth wiewing on CoS was a crew member's head, clearly visible for just a second when the door to Hagrid's Hut is opened before the Forbidden Forest scene. That's kind of funny, huh? I'm sure that they'll go out and change that in the next edition of DVDs, though (or Blu-Ray, or whatever it is now...)

I thought Quirrell's hands started to crumble, and that's when Harry realized he could keep him away by grabbing his face.
that was only from my memory, i can't exactly remember the scene, as i haven't watched the movies in ages.

Even though he buys his wand in PS and Olivander makes such a big deal of it, we never see Harry actually casting a spell with it in the entire movie.

During the dueling club scene in CoS - after Draco gets blasted in the air by Harry's spell - Snape helps Draco back on his feet. You can see the cameraman kneeling behind the catwalk.

Not a mistake - just an observation: When the trio heads for the Care of Magical Creatures lesson, they pass a fox and a rabbit on the grounds. In the book Lavender Brown's pet rabbit gets eaten by a fox.

In GoF after the 2nd task, Hermione wraps her towel around Harry's shoulders. Now he has 2 towels (the colours are a bit different). When the shot changes, the 2nd towel is around Hermione's shoulders again and Harry is left with only one towel. The towel keeps changing position as the shots change.

Even though he buys his wand in PS and Olivander makes such a big deal of it, we never see Harry actually casting a spell with it in the entire movie.

During the dueling club scene in CoS - after Draco gets blasted in the air by Harry's spell - Snape helps Draco back on his feet. You can see the cameraman kneeling behind the catwalk.

Not a mistake - just an observation: When the trio heads for the Care of Magical Creatures lesson, they pass a fox and a rabbit on the grounds. In the book Lavender Brown's pet rabbit gets eaten by a fox.



Ill have to look out for that duelling club one in CoS, sounds funny. I never noticed Harry never cast a spell in PS, weird huh?

Not a mistake exactly, more a continuity problem, but I loved the bit in OotP where Harry is doing a voiceover bit indicating that autumn is coming (complete with leaves falling in front of Hagrid's hut) then we immediately switch to the scene in the Forbidden Forest with a shoeless Luna that was shot quite obviously in the middle of summer.

I'm sure someone else has noticed this, but it was either GOF or POA where Harry's scar was on the left side of his forehead instead of the middle.

I'm sure someone else has noticed this, but it was either GOF or POA where Harry's scar was on the left side of his forehead instead of the middle.

It does switch sides frequently. One of the most obvious instances is in PoA, the Boggart scene. It's on the wrong side there, and everyone notices that one, BUT, there's an explanation. The whole scene is filmed from the inside of the wardrobe, so everything is backwards. That's why Harry holds his wand lefty.

Did anyone notice all those times people mouthed each other's lines, like Hermione in CoS, after Ron starts vomiting slugs, and Dudley, when Vernon says "who's be writing to you?" I'm not sure why they do this. :hmm:

It's not really a mistake, as it's pretty deliberate, but one thing that bugs me about the movies is the fact that Dan Radcliffe has blue eyes. I don't understand why they couldn't have either given him green contacts or CGI'd them to green or something. I wouldn't normally be bothered except it's the one physical thing that links Harry to his mum and it's not represented in the films. (Feel free to correct/explain to me if you can.)

It's not really a mistake, as it's pretty deliberate, but one thing that bugs me about the movies is the fact that Dan Radcliffe has blue eyes. I don't understand why they couldn't have either given him green contacts or CGI'd them to green or something. I wouldn't normally be bothered except it's the one physical thing that links Harry to his mum and it's not represented in the films. (Feel free to correct/explain to me if you can.)

He's allergic to the contacts.

JKR has said the color doesn't matter, just that he has his mother's eyes, so as long as Lily's eyes are blue and similar to Dan's they are fine.

Something that has always bothered me...

I know that certain details must be changed in the movies; I can accept that. But why did they change the country of origin of the snake in SS? The book says Brazil, the move says Burma. What possible benefit could there be for changing that?!

Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone



In Diagon Alley, In the background of the far right of the bank shot, you see a small enclosed walkway bridge leading from one building into the bank building. Perhaps only the front is the bank and the rest of the structure behind it is different shops and businesses?

It might be a typo, but Ollivanders is written on the chapter title, where it should be Ollivander's.

On the Train: Usually Radcliffe doesn't actually have glass in his glasses, or so I'm lead to believe on a TV interview when this film was near premiering. However you can distinctly see the shadow of the glasses on Radcliffe's face when Hermione fixes Harry's glasses. Nice attention to detail there.

Fred (or George) gets a parcel. But I doubt it's from the Weasley's owl. Perhaps another Zonko product purchase?

Ron does the spell for levitation on the club, however he does a "forehand" sweep before the flick. Hermione actually doing it properly is shown to have done a "backhand" sweep before the flick. Totally inaccurate, how can two different techniques result in the same spell?

Kinda a small note, but the unicorn's blood doesn't seem as shiny before the cut to Hagrid kneeling down and touching the puddle of it.

After Exams: We have a wide outside shot of the Trio coming out of the front doors of the castle. Then Harry and Co. is once again shown being inside the castle cominig out again. What's going on here?

Is it me or is there a second door leading into the Mirror of Erised Chamber? What is it?
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From the IMDB entry:

* Revealing mistakes: The mechanism which makes the Quidditch box shake can be seen underneath the box when Wood falls over after catching the Bludger.

* Miscellaneous: As the three children run across the field to Hagrid's hut, Harry says a few lines ending with "... why didn't I see it before?" Hermione is mouthing Harry's lines with him.

* Crew or equipment visible: When Harry, Ron, and Hermione are struggling in the Devil's Snare, a puppeteer can be seen on the left of the screen, working at least some of the masses of tendrils.

* Continuity: During the train journey, Ron's hair is parted in several different places.

* Continuity: Harry's glasses sometimes have lenses, and sometimes don't, as do Dumbledore's.

* Continuity: On the train, the same hill as well as lake (as seen by the waves in the middle of the water) are seen multiple times.

* Audio/visual unsynchronized: Harry, Dudley, and Uncle Vernon during the flying letters sequence.

* Revealing mistakes: When Uncle Vernon is ripping up the letters that come through the mail slot, you can see that the envelopes had already been cut, making it easier for him to rip up.

* Crew or equipment visible: When Harry is in Ollivander's, after he goes up to Hagrid standing outside of the shop with Hedwig, you can clearly see the reflection of a camera in the window.

* Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Harry is going home on the Hogwarts Express he says "I'm not going home, not really". The next view of the camera shows that Harry is still saying "not really" but you can't hear the words

* Continuity: When Harry, Ron and Hermione are talking to Hagrid about Fluffy, Ron's scarf goes from being on his shoulder to being draped over his shoulder.

* Continuity: Harry's scar clearly changes positions throughout the movie.

* Miscellaneous: When Harry receives countless acceptance letters from Hogwarts, he fights with Uncle Vernon, saying the dialogue "They're my letters! Give it to me!" Harry's voice is far deeper than the Harry in the rest of the movie, indicating this line was re-dubbed long after main production when Daniel Radcliffe's voice had already begun to change.

* Miscellaneous: When Harry receives his first letter, Uncle Vernon says "Your letter? Who would be writing to you?", Dudley is standing next to him and is seen mouthing Uncle Vernon's lines.

* Continuity: When Hermione runs across the field her bag switches arms.

* Revealing mistakes: When Dumbledore is awarding Neville 10 points, you can see the plastic used to make Neville's ears stick out when he turns toward Harry.

* Continuity: When Harry wakes up in the beginning of the movie his shirt is tucked in the back of is trousers. In the next shot it is not.

* Revealing mistakes: In the scene with the flying keys, we can see the string holding up the broomstick just before Harry grabs it.

* Continuity: When Harry goes looking for a book on Nicolas Flamel in the restricted section he opens up the screaming book to the first page. When the book starts to scream he is in the middle of the book.

* Crew or equipment visible: When Harry, Ron, and Hermione just left Fluffy for the first time and walk into their dorm area, we see, under the painting, the feet of someone closing the painting.

* Continuity: The note that Hagrid gives to the teller in the bank is wrinkled in one shot, neat and clean in the next, and then back to wrinkled.

* Continuity: In Diagon Alley, Harry and Hagrid walk past the same cart and storefront three times. In the opening wide shot, they walk past the purple storefront with the yellow moving scissors and the cart of market goods in front of it. Three shots later, the storefront and cart are shown again in detail, as Harry and Hagrid pass. The next shot shows them passing the cart (with a stack of cauldrons in the background). Several shots later, after passing the store with the owls, they are seen once again passing the cart with the same stack of cauldrons in the background.

* Continuity: Just after passing Madam Malkin's shop and before the owl emporium in Diagon Alley, a woman dressed all in black and a man with a burgandy top hat and mutton chops pass on Harry's right walking in the opposite direction. In the next shot, as Harry looks to his left, the same pair can be seen standing and chatting in the doorway of the owl emporium.

* Continuity: In Diagon Alley, Harry and Hagrid pass many groups of people multiple times, though they appear to be walking continuously in one direction. Watch for the wizard with curly red hair, the man with a top hat and mutton chops, and the group of three girls who cross in the foreground of the opening shot.

* Continuity: When Ron gets drooled on by Fluffy and gets wet, but two shots later he's completely dry.

* Errors in geography: When Harry arrives at Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall announces that the Sorting Ceremony will begin "momentarily". In UK English, momentarily means "for a moment" (i.e. briefly), and a Scottish witch as pedantic and precise as McGonagall would never use the American meaning of the word ("in a moment" or "soon"), even though the American meaning might be well understood. Then again, given that the otherwise equally pedantic Snape says "less" when he means "fewer", it could just be that the teaching staff's use of English is just as sloppy as it is in schools all over the muggle world.

* Continuity: When the first years climb the stairs and meet Professor McGonagall for the first time, Ron's robe is hanging partly open in one shot, but is closed in the next.

* Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Harry and Ron are fighting the troll in the girl's toilet, they use a spell to lift the troll's club over its head and drop it. The club does hit the troll and makes an appropriate sound effect, but then the club falls to the floor, it makes no sound at all.

* Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Many viewers believe that the infant Harry in the flashback is wearing anachronistic Blue's Clues pajamas. The design on the sleeve is actually a rabbit.

* Crew or equipment visible: During the chess scene, the shadow of a figure can be seen covering a light shining on the chess board near the bottom of the screen.

* Continuity: When Harry, wearing his cloak of invisibility, spies on Professor Quirrell being bullied by Professor Snape, the shots filmed from Harry's point of view have him at eye level with the adults even though he is clearly shorter than they are.

* Continuity: In the scene in the hut on the rock, where Hagrid comes to fetch Harry, Harry's T-shirt is hanging off his left shoulder at the beginning of the scene, however, for the rest of the scene, it is covering both his shoulders.

* Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene following the defeat of the troll, Quirrel is shown speaking with the other professors, at which point they, and the trio, leave the girls' bathroom. Their footsteps are clearly heard as they move down the hall; however, in the next shot of the troll laying on the floor, the sound effects have ceased. In the last shot, of Quirrell jumping nervously in response to the troll grunting, the footsteps can again be heard.

* Crew or equipment visible: At the zoo, as Harry is talking to the snake, just before Dudley rushes over, you can see the reflection of a cameraman and camera just above the snake.

* Continuity: When Mr. Dursley is talking about how there's no post on Sundays and the first letter shoots out of the fireplace, the log poker is in the middle of the hearth, when all the other letters come shooting out, the poker is on the right side.

* Miscellaneous: When Filch enters the Restricted Section of the library in search of the disturbance, he passes Harry, who's hiding under the Invisibility Cloak. The camera angle leads the viewer to believe Harry is as tall or taller than Filch. Harry should be a foot or two shorter.

* Continuity: When the troll attacks Hermione the first time, its club demolishes the first three stalls. Right before the troll swings its club again, the door of the second stall is still standing.

* Factual errors: According to the book, Hogwarts students reach the train by going through platform no. 9¾, which is secretly located in the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. In reality, platforms 9 and 10 are in separate buildings, and there is no barrier between them, but railway tracks. People wrote to Rowling about this, and she admitted getting confused between King's Cross and Euston stations. The Platforms actually used in filming are platforms 4 and 5.

* Continuity: During the first meeting of Harry, Ron and Hermione on the Hogwarts Express, Hermione's tie changes from being crooked to one side, to straight then back to crooked again

* Revealing mistakes: When Harry and Hagrid are in the Bank at Diagon Alley. Hagrid gives the goblin a card. Multiple time through camera shots the cards corners have been bent and smoothed.

* Crew or equipment visible: When Harry takes Ron to the Mirror of Erised, when Harry drops his cloak and runs away, you can clearly see the lime green from the outside.

* Continuity: Dudley eats Harry's birthday cake with his hands, but when he turns around, after Hagrid has given him a pig tail, there is no cake or icing on his hands or face.

* Miscellaneous: When Harry, Ron, and Hermione are walking up the stairs and the stairs are changing, you can still see the banister wobbling back and forth even after they've reached their final position.

* Factual errors: During the chess scene, the bishop moves in a straight, rather than diagonal line as he attacks the bishop.

* Miscellaneous: During the chess scene when the chess pieces and being destroyed the bits of rubble can be seen flying in opposite directions and sometimes even just a split second before the actual piece is destroyed.

* Crew or equipment visible: At Kings Cross the camera crew is reflected on the side of the train on the right.

* Continuity: After Harry gets sorted into Gryffindor he goes and sits down next to Ron with Hermione across from him who is sitting next to Percy. In the next shot when Harry asks who’s that teacher next to Proffesor Quirrell he asks Percy and Hermione is sitting to the right of him and Ron is across from him.

* Continuity: After Harry has received his wand in Ollivander's, his hair is parted to show his scar. However, when Hagrid knocks on the window and Harry sees Hedwig, his scar has mysteriously disappeared.

* Revealing mistakes: When the multiple letters fly into the house from the fireplace, Harry catches one out of the air and it is obviously a single sheet of paper rather than a stiff envelope like the first one that was delivered and opened.

* Continuity: When Harry is in the restricted section, he sets down the lamp to his left before taking off his invisibility cloak, setting the cloak to his right. When Filch's voice is heard and Harry grabs the cloak, the lamp is on top of the cloak and thus falls onto the floor.

* Revealing mistakes: When Aunt Petunia is cracking the eggs and finding they are filled with letters rather than yolks, the envelopes are clearly a thin sheet of paper, not a thick envelope with a letter inside. (You can tell they are envelopes because you can see one is addressed the same as the previous envelopes)

* Miscellaneous: When Harry is quoting the article about Gringotts being broken into, he reads "... the vault in question; number 713...." however if you look closely at the article shown, it does not mention the vault number. Everything else about his quote is accurate, however.

* Continuity: When Dumbledore leaves Harry at Privet Drive, he is a newborn baby, but in the flashback scene, when we see Voldemort attacking Harry's family before he was taken to the Dursleys, he is at least one year old.

* Revealing mistakes: In the very beginning of the movie, Dumbledore is walking towards McGonagall who is still in cat form. As he is walking, you can see his shadow cast against a backdrop of trees.

This is a stupid error, but does anyone else notice that Expelliarmus in the movies rarely stays the same consistency? Sometimes it's invisible, sometimes it's white, and sometimes it's the color that it's supposed to be: red. It gets annoying after a while.

In PS/SS when they are doing "Wingardium Leviosa," Hermione corrects Ron as it is in the script, but not as he actually says it. He says something like "Wingardrium Leviosa," and she says "Leviosa, not Leviosar."

I know that certain details must be changed in the movies; I can accept that. But why did they change the country of origin of the snake in SS? The book says Brazil, the move says Burma. What possible benefit could there be for changing that?!
It's because the snake that plays the snake in the reptile house at the zoo is a Burmese python rather than a boa constrictor. If they'd said it had come from Brazil it would have been another mistake and fans (like us :D) would have moaned about how Burmese pythons don't come from Brazil! I don't think the particular species of snake in that scene is of any importance to the plot.

He's allergic to the contacts.

JKR has said the color doesn't matter, just that he has his mother's eyes, so as long as Lily's eyes are blue and similar to Dan's they are fine.

oh thanks so much! That's fair enough then. Sucks for him though. Never will he have the chance to have cat eyes. Poor Dan.

The one I hate the most is almost a continuity issue, and I believe its in CoS. When the Weasleys and Harry meet Hermione in Diagon Alley, Hermione performs the spell "occulus reparo" on Harrys broken glasses. Ummmm, how many letters has Harry gotten about doing underaged magic outside of school even in the movies, but yet Hermione gets away with it. This bothers me.

The one I hate the most is almost a continuity issue, and I believe its in CoS. When the Weasleys and Harry meet Hermione in Diagon Alley, Hermione performs the spell "occulus reparo" on Harrys broken glasses. Ummmm, how many letters has Harry gotten about doing underaged magic outside of school even in the movies, but yet Hermione gets away with it. This bothers me.

Well, he's only gotten one such letter in the movies, but yes, it is a mistake. It's also a mistake Rowling made more than once. For instance, in 'Goblet of Fire', Hermione and Ron (underage wizards, age 14) peformed the Lumos charm in the Forest of Dean. You know, outside of school. So, as annoying as it is, it does have precedence.

The Trace doesn't identify who did the magic, just that magic was done in that area. With hundreds of thousands of wizards around, not to mention protective charms over the entire camp area and Quidditch stadium, there's no way the ministry could pinpoint that Ron or Hermione did the magic and not someone else.

While we're complaining about underage magic being performed, what about at the beginning of the GoF movie where Harry is using his wand to repeatedly light up the area under his blankets whilst studying? I find that one particularly odd, especially as it was made clear in prior movies (not just in the books, this is strictly a movie continuity issue) that underage magic is not allowed, and that Harry will get in trouble for doing any such thing in his aunt and uncle's home (think Dobby and the pudding in CoS)? This would be an issue where the trace would come in handy.

While we're complaining about underage magic being performed, what about at the beginning of the GoF movie where Harry is using his wand to repeatedly light up the area under his blankets whilst studying?

It was PoA, actually, but yes, that one irritates me to no end. It would be one thing if it was just any movie but this is the movie where mere minutes later Harry is worried about being arrested for accidentally blowing up his aunt! And Cuaron chose to open the movie with a notable feat of underage magic! Rather counterproductive, I think.

noticing that in gof and ootf that sirrius appearing in the gryfindor fire place was very different
the goblit of fire - his face was the coal
the order of the pheonix - his face was the flame

While we're complaining about underage magic being performed, what about at the beginning of the GoF movie where Harry is using his wand to repeatedly light up the area under his blankets whilst studying? I find that one particularly odd, especially as it was made clear in prior movies (not just in the books, this is strictly a movie continuity issue) that underage magic is not allowed, and that Harry will get in trouble for doing any such thing in his aunt and uncle's home (think Dobby and the pudding in CoS)? This would be an issue where the trace would come in handy.

I always assumed it was a HW assignment and a simple spell like "lumos" would be accepted if it was part of school work.

noticing that in gof and ootf that sirrius appearing in the gryfindor fire place was very different
the goblit of fire - his face was the coal
the order of the pheonix - his face was the flame

Yes, this inconsistancy really annoys me. You'd think they could just keep it the same, but instead they change it for no apparent reason. It could get really confusing for someone who has never read the books before (and it's probably confusing enough) when things like this change.

My main annoyance is when in one movie a spell has a set purpose, and then in another the same spell has a different purpose.

Yes, this inconsistancy really annoys me. You'd think they could just keep it the same, but instead they change it for no apparent reason. It could get really confusing for someone who has never read the books before (and it's probably confusing enough) when things like this change.

I think they changed it because the way they did it in GoF was widely criticized. It was inaccurate from the book, and they fixed that in OotP.

My main annoyance is when in one movie a spell has a set purpose, and then in another the same spell has a different purpose.

They do this with expelliarmas a lot in the films.

One of my favorite goofs, which was clearly intentional, was to keep Harry and Ron's voices in CoS after they took the polyjuice potion to become Crabbe and Goyle. Talk about underestimating your audience's intelligence!

There is lots of underage magic in the books. Rowling is not consistent.

We have to remember the movies are only based on the books. So the directors can add and change a few things.

Not sure if someone has mentioned this, but I didn't like the fact that Cho was portrayed as being a traitor. It was her friend who told on them about the Room of Requirement, not Cho.

Also remember in Chamber of Secrets, where they're talking about whether Hagrid opened it? In the movie, when Hagrid asks them if they were refering to him when they said "mad and hairy", Ron and Harry say "no", but I noticed that Hermione says something before the no, yet we can only hear her say "no". It seemed to me as if she said "heck no".

Not sure if someone has mentioned this, but I didn't like the fact that Cho was portrayed as being a traitor. It was her friend who told on them about the Room of Requirement, not Cho.

I agree that I didn't like that change, but that's not a mistake, it's just something the film changed from the book.

noticing that in gof and ootf that sirrius appearing in the gryfindor fire place was very different
the goblit of fire - his face was the coal
the order of the pheonix - his face was the flame

That one didn't bother me so much I actually perfer sirius's face as a flame rather then a coal it looked more real and I loved how it turned out.

Seeing how we should move along rather than actually talk about adaptation problems, we should focus on movie mistakes.


* Continuity: When Harry breaks his right arm playing Quidditch, he takes great care to keep it held up as he rolls from side to side to avoid the bludger, but at one point he puts his weight on it without any apparent discomfort. In the next shot he is holding it across his stomach again.

* Revealing mistakes: When Harry and Hagrid hug (when Hagrid has just returned from Azkaban), the flames in the bowls hanging on the wall behind them burn backward briefly. This occurred because (according to Emma Watson in an interview on the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD) the filmmakers paused this shot. This was because Emma was so embarrassed to hug Daniel in front of everyone, they had to stretch, or replay a portion of the shot to get the right length of footage.

* Revealing mistakes: During the Quidditch match, the wire that attaches the broom to Harry is visible for several seconds.

* Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The students are able to carry on conversations and hear instructions while wearing the earmuffs that protect them from the screams of the mandrake roots. We assume the earmuffs to be enchanted to specifically block mandrake screams, but not other sounds. Despite what "it says in the book" there is nothing in the movie to suggest that this could not be the case.

* Continuity: Ron receives the "Howler" from his mother. After his owl, Errol, crashes into the table, you can see that the red envelope is open. As Ron removes it from Errol's mouth. We then see Ron breaking the seal on this envelope so he can read it.

* Continuity: When Harry and Ron's car is caught by the tree, a limb smashes a hole in the rear window but the hole is missing in one shot when the car tips forward while falling out of the tree.

* Incorrectly regarded as goofs: At the beginning of the transfiguration lesson, the writing on the blackboard behind Professor McGonagall is reversed, and this has been reported as a flipped shot. However, further observation reveals that the right-hand board is, for undisclosed wizardy reasons, a mirror image of the left-hand board and so this is not an error.

* Continuity: When Harry and Ron are in the Dark Forest and the spiders begin to attack, Hagrid's dog gets in the car twice.

* Revealing mistakes: When Ron is on all fours beginning to cough up slugs, Harry says, "Let's take him to Hagrid's." Hermione mouths the lines with him.

* Continuity: At all times the Locomotive 'Hogwarts Castle' is played by a Great Western Railway Hall Class Locomotive. However, when Harry and Ron are in the car and look behind them to see the train bearing down on them the front of the engine is quite different, although the numberplate and nameboard are the same.

* Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Harry is reading off the paper that explains the Basilisk, he says "Spiders flee before it", but his mouth is saying something else. What Harry is actually saying is "and the crowing of a rooster can kill it." A scene was filmed, but cut in the theatrical version that shows Harry running into Hagrid, who is carrying a dead rooster and explaining that it's the second one he's found dead. The scene was later added on the second disc of the DVD as part of the deleted scenes section. The full text of what Harry is saying is "Spiders flee before it, and the crowing of a rooster can kill it."

* Continuity: When Harry is chasing after Dobby in his house and they get to the downstairs hallway they both stop running. Harry stops and he has one leg in front of him. In the next shot, the other leg is in front of him instead.

* Revealing mistakes: When the Weasleys' enchanted car has ejected them and Ron and Harry are chasing the car, you can see the hand and silhouette of the driver.

* Revealing mistakes: Near the end of the film, when Harry and Ron find out that Lockhart's a fake, they push him towards the stone washstand in the girls' bathroom. When Lockhart touches the stand, it shakes considerably, proving that it isn't stone.

* Continuity: When Professor Lockhart is knocked backwards by Professor Snape's charm during their duel, his wand can be seen flying through the air. When he lands, however, the wand is back in his hand.

* Crew or equipment visible: Just after Harry and Ron realize the basilisk is getting around by using the pipes, they walk fast down a corridor to warn people. Wires from a camera or a boom mike are visible on the left-hand side of the screen.

* Revealing mistakes: When Crabbe and Goyle pluck the chocolate cupcakes out of mid-air, you can see the shadow of the string on Goyle's face.

* Continuity: When Ron and Harry run into Professor Lockhart's office, after they've just found out that Ginny has been taken into the Chamber of Secrets, Lockhart can be seen briefly in a mirror beside the door, waiting for his cue.

* Continuity: When Harry and Ron are in the Whomping Willow tree, one of the branches punches a dent in the roof of the car, but when the car drives away the dent is gone.

* Continuity: When Harry goes through the large round door and enters the Chamber of Secrets, he is carrying his wand in his left hand. When he sees Ginny on the ground and runs to her side, he clearly drops his wand from his right hand.

* Crew or equipment visible: The green puppet used to represent Dobby during the shoot is reflected in Harry's glasses.

* Continuity: When Harry and Ron are in the car trying to get away from the spiders, Fang (in the back seat) is alternately sitting down, standing up, leaning forward, and looking out the back window between shots.

* Continuity: When Harry's cart hits the barrier between platforms 9 and 10, Hedwig's cage door very clearly pops open. In the next shot she is shown ruffling her feathers with a very closed cage door.

* Crew or equipment visible: When Snape leans over to pick Draco up after he has been thrown through the air by Harry's spell in the dueling scene, a crew member in blue jeans can be seen kneeling on the far left.

* Revealing mistakes: When the pixies drop Neville on the chandelier, the pointy plastic ears used when the pixies pull him up are still on him after they let go.

* Continuity: Lockhart's cloak goes from flayed out to straight down between shots when he is sprawled between two stone basins at the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.

* Crew or equipment visible: When the spiders are coming out in great numbers, stage lights are visible.

* Continuity: When Harry and Ron go in to Lockhart's office, Lockhart is not wearing a cloak. But when they arrive in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom Lockhart has a cloak on.

* Factual errors: It is fact that it takes only 6 pounds of pressure to pull your ear off. When the pixies pulled Nevelle by the ears, all of his weight was going down. It was more than 6 pounds, so his ears should have been ripped off.

* Revealing mistakes: When Hedwig puts her beak on the lock at the beginning of the movie, a key is visible in the lock.

* Revealing mistakes: When Ron, the twins, and Harry enter the Weasley home toward the beginning of the movie, there is a pan washing itself in the sink. You can see the edge of the circular cut-out in the pan used to make the brush spin in a circle.

* Revealing mistakes: At several points while Harry is in the Chamber of Secrets, the ceiling of the sound stage can be seen reflected in the great pool of water.

* Continuity: When Harry and Ron are in the car being chased by the spiders, Ron switches gears with Harry's hand over his. The clothing sleeves shown on them in that brief shot are not the clothes they're wearing in that scene, but what they'd worn in the earlier flying car scene at the beginning of the movie.

* Continuity: It takes Gilderoy Lockhart 6 seconds to fall down the entry to the Chamber of Secrets, but it takes Harry and Ron three times as long. In addition, when Harry and Ron land in the bone-covered room, crunching noises are heard from their landing on the bones. When Gilderoy landed in the room ahead of them, the crunching noises are missing (though they may have been too faint to hear over a distance in the tunnel).

* Continuity: When Harry is flipping through his photo album at the very beginning of the movie, he views a picture of himself, Ron, and Hermione that should've been taken during the last school year, however, it's clearly a recent photograph as Ron and Harry both sport longer hair, and Hermione's hair is curlier.

* Miscellaneous: When Harry is entering the Weasley's house, he sees a pair of bewitched knitting needles. The needles are clacking together, but not actually knitting any stitches.

* Continuity: Harry is in the shop near Dragon Alley, and hides in the sarcophagus when the Malfoys enter. His glasses were broken when he enters the sarcophagus, but are intact when he first leaves the sarcophagus. A few seconds later, however, they're broken again.

I have one which may NOT be labeled as a mistake, but I will see it as one:

In SS/PS, Snape hears Harry's heavy breathing under the invisibility cloak. We have learned that his invisibility cloak is impenetrable... this could be argued as not being a mistake, but I think it was.

I have one which may NOT be labeled as a mistake, but I will see it as one:

In SS/PS, Snape hears Harry's heavy breathing under the invisibility cloak. We have learned that his invisibility cloak is impenetrable... this could be argued as not being a mistake, but I think it was.

Fudge hears Harry breath in PoA too, but I'm not sure about this...

I have one which may NOT be labeled as a mistake, but I will see it as one:

In SS/PS, Snape hears Harry's heavy breathing under the invisibility cloak. We have learned that his invisibility cloak is impenetrable... this could be argued as not being a mistake, but I think it was.

I don't think it is; I always took it as the cloak was visually impenetrable, but if Harry had bumped into someone or been overheard, he'd have been exposed.

I have one which may NOT be labeled as a mistake, but I will see it as one:

In SS/PS, Snape hears Harry's heavy breathing under the invisibility cloak. We have learned that his invisibility cloak is impenetrable... this could be argued as not being a mistake, but I think it was.
Notice in the first post:
This a thread for spotting mistakes within the movies themselves, not mistakes made from the books to the movies! Because even movies can make them.
Within the films, so we should stick to the films.

good points

I just watched OotP again - in the first time Harry has a nightmare about the Ministry of Magic he is shown thrashing in the bed, he is wearing a blue horizontal striped jersey top, then the corridor is shown, and when they come back to Harry, he is wearing a blue-grey henley top. In the next dream sequence, when Arthur is attacked by Nagini, Harry is wearing the blue henley top again. Perhaps they didn't get enough footage the first time, and thought no one would notice if they took some footage from the second time.

Also - the Hogwarts express is definitely a different train than is used in the previous films. This one is dark red and looks much older.

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This is more of a coincidence than a mistake I guess, but I'll say it anyway. In GoF, during the scene where Dumbledore talks to Moody and McGonagall in his office, you can clearly see the symbol of the Deathly Hallows sitting on a shelf. It's made out of those little silver instruments he has. Of course, this was almost two years before DH was released when they made the movie, and no one knew what on Earth that could mean, but it's interesting nonetheless that it should appear in Dumbledore's office, of all people. Maybe Rowling told Newell something...?

Also - the Hogwarts express is definitely a different train than is used in the previous films. This one is dark red and looks much older.

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And I think it also said "hogwart's railways" instead of "hogwart's express"

I just watched GoF again - during the first task with the dragon, Hermione yells "Harry, your wand!" Wouldn't it have made more sense if she yelled 'your broom', since that's what he needed to get past the dragon?

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I think it's in the first two movies, but Emma mouths lines along with other people in both movies. It's not very subtle either.

I can't remember which movie, but there's one shot where the trio is going into the gryffindor common room, and the door closes behind them...you can clearly see someone's feet at the bottom of the portrait door, closing it.

I just watched GoF again - during the first task with the dragon, Hermione yells "Harry, your wand!" Wouldn't it have made more sense if she yelled 'your broom', since that's what he needed to get past the dragon?

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For the illusion of suspense, they couldn't have said that because by this time the audience doesn't know what Harry is going to summon. When he summons the broom, that is supposed to be the "a ha" moment.

I think it's in the first two movies, but Emma mouths lines along with other people in both movies. It's not very subtle either.

Yes! That irritates me so much! She also does it in PoA in the Shrieking Shack. I don't understand why she feels the need to mouth other people's lines. And surely the directors should have picked up on it and told her to stop...? :shrug:

I can't remember which movie, but there's one shot where the trio is going into the gryffindor common room, and the door closes behind them...you can clearly see someone's feet at the bottom of the portrait door, closing it.

Oooh, I haven't ever noticed that. This reminds me of the one often spoken about on MuggleCast - in the Room of Requirement you can see a camera man in focus, in the reflection from the mirrors. I would have thought they'd notice it and edit it out. They didn't even edit it for the DVD.

Oooh, I haven't ever noticed that. This reminds me of the one often spoken about on MuggleCast - in the Room of Requirement you can see a camera man in focus, in the reflection from the mirrors. I would have thought they'd notice it and edit it out. They didn't even edit it for the DVD.

I do not understand that. How come they do not cut that part out? I have never noticed hermione mouthing lines, but that part has to be cut out....

I have never noticed harry's scar disappearing or moving, the only time I paid attention was in POA the boggart scene, but that was filmed from a mirror, so the scar would be on the other side.

I do not know if this is a mistake or not... but in PS, when Hagrid tells Harry how Voldemort killed his parents, there is a scene where Lily is holding Harry in her arms, and I could clearly see a lamp hanging from the ceiling... I thought wizards did not use electricity. The house looked too muggle!!! well, maybe the Potters were just modern wizards.....

In CoS, when Harry and Ron were expelled from the Ford Anglia, their trunks, Scabbers' and Hedwig's cages and a bunch of packages were thrown out as well. When Harry and Ron come inside, they have only their trunks and animal cages, no packages.

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In OotP, during the film version of Snape's worst memory, James says "impedimenta" to hoist Snape in the air instead of "levicorpus".

In GoF, they say Barty Crouch Jr tortured the Longbottoms, but in OotP they say it was Bellatrix Lestrange.

Of course, we know from the books they were in on it together, but somebody watching both films would not.

In GoF, they say Barty Crouch Jr tortured the Longbottoms, but in OotP they say it was Bellatrix Lestrange.

Of course, we know from the books they were in on it together, but somebody watching both films would not.

Why? Both were Death Eaters, both are said to have tortured the Longbottoms. Is it really a stretch to assume they were both complicit?

Why? Both were Death Eaters, both are said to have tortured the Longbottoms. Is it really a stretch to assume they were both complicit?


well it's nto very well explaimed, is it, and often the audeicne don't care enough - jsut think it;s stupid

well it's nto very well explaimed, is it, and often the audeicne don't care enough - jsut think it;s stupid

I agree. The explanation of what exactly went on was poor. It can seem (and this has been the case for some of my friends) to some movie-goers that in GoF one person tortured Neville's parents and then in OotP it was another. It can get confusing. Only people who have read the books will understand.

In Ootp, DA meetings. They learn levicorpus, Harry doesn't know this spell yet and it is non-verbal??

noticing that in gof and ootf that sirrius appearing in the gryfindor fire place was very different
the goblit of fire - his face was the coal
the order of the pheonix - his face was the flame

My theory on this is that the fire was almost out in GoF, but in OotP there is a roaring flame going. Maybe this would have some effect on Sirius' image.

In Ootp, DA meetings. They learn levicorpus, Harry doesn't know this spell yet and it is non-verbal??

Yeah, that irked me. Levicorpus is a Prince spell, and it is nonverbal. Harry doesn't know the spell yet, let alone anything about nonverbal spells, seeing as those don't come until sixth year.

They have it in the video game too (I think?). It was in the commercial at least, and it's verbal on that as well.

See, here's the thing about Levicorpus: the fact that the OotP movie used it isn't a mistake, just a change from the book. The fact that it's used verbally could be considered as either; however, here's a line from the "Gringotts" chapter of 'Deathly Hallows':

She raised her wand, pointed it at Harry, and whispered, "Levicorpus".

So the mistake is actually Rowling's.

My understanding was that any spell could be done verbally or nonverbally, depending on your skill level

In the Prince's book, the spell is specifically labelled "nvbl" for non-verbal.

Maybe Snape just mean it was best to use it non-verbal that way the person didn't know what was coming.

Maybe Snape just mean it was best to use it non-verbal that way the person didn't know what was coming.
I suspect you're right. In HBP, Snape asks the DADA class what the advantage is of non-verbal spells; Hermione answers "Your adversary has no warning about what kind of magic you're about to perform which gives you a split-second advantage." Which Snape acknowledges is the right answer, then goes on to say that not everyone can do non-verbal magic, that it takes concentration and mind power. Snape seems to be saying that any spell can be non-verbal if the person is skilled enough....so we can assume "levicorpus" would work as a verbal spell also.

Yay, brand new OotP mistake I just caught on DVD: When Harry and the others are sitting at the Gryffindor table talking in the Great Hall, there's this blonde kid with long hair sitting next to Ron. A couple minutes later, at the scene when Trelawney is sacked, the same kid is standing next to them again, but this time he has brown and yellow Hufflepuff robes. I know they only have so many extras to use, but still, can they at least try for some consistency? Maybe he was just sitting at the wrong table, though...

See, here's the thing about Levicorpus: the fact that the OotP movie used it isn't a mistake, just a change from the book. The fact that it's used verbally could be considered as either; however, here's a line from the "Gringotts" chapter of 'Deathly Hallows':

She raised her wand, pointed it at Harry, and whispered, "Levicorpus".

So the mistake is actually Rowling's.

It's probably a mistake, but maybe Rowling had Hermione use "Levicorpus" verbally so that the readers could know what spell she has used. If she had used it non-verbally everyone would wonder what spell she had used. But . . . you could probably recognize the spell from its effect. I don't know. I personally agree with you . . . I think it's a mistake.

I just watched the fifth film over again for the 10th+ time and I just noticed a huge mistake in the scene with Voldermort and Harry in the Ministry of Magic. Harry tried to disarm Voldermort, but Voldermort disarmed him first. This of course didn't happen in the book so it's just a movie error. But doesn't that make a problem for the last film considering that Wand ownership comes into play in a huge way?

I just watched the fifth film over again for the 10th+ time and I just noticed a huge mistake in the scene with Voldermort and Harry in the Ministry of Magic. Harry tried to disarm Voldermort, but Voldermort disarmed him first. This of course didn't happen in the book so it's just a movie error. But doesn't that make a problem for the last film considering that Wand ownership comes into play in a huge way?

I've never noticed that before (probably because I've only watch OotP about 3 times). I don't think it will matter much to the other movies as I don't think many people will remember this. :)

I just watched the fifth film over again for the 10th+ time and I just noticed a huge mistake in the scene with Voldermort and Harry in the Ministry of Magic. Harry tried to disarm Voldermort, but Voldermort disarmed him first. This of course didn't happen in the book so it's just a movie error. But doesn't that make a problem for the last film considering that Wand ownership comes into play in a huge way?
The movies, though, vary considerably from the books. Even so, I'm not sure I understand your point about Voldy disarming Harry in OotP at the Ministry. Dumbledore still has the elder wand at this point, so Harry being disarmed means little. They will have to be careful after the Malfoy Manor scene in DH, but otherwise I don't see a problem.

The movies, though, vary considerably from the books. Even so, I'm not sure I understand your point about Voldy disarming Harry in OotP at the Ministry. Dumbledore still has the elder wand at this point, so Harry being disarmed means little. They will have to be careful after the Malfoy Manor scene in DH, but otherwise I don't see a problem.

Let me explain a bit better. I was thinking of the last book before the Elder Wand came into play, actually. Say for example, if in the book, Harry had been disarmed by Voldermort as in the film in the Ministry of Magic-OotP, then Harry's wand should not be able to work properly against Voldermort. So that is why I think this is such a big mistake in the film since so much of how wand ownership comes into play in the last book. Since we have the same director for the last films as for OotP it's going to be interesting to see how he handles this for the last films.

I've never noticed that before (probably because I've only watch OotP about 3 times). I don't think it will matter much to the other movies as I don't think many people will remember this. :)

I'm hoping your right LoonyMagic. Although, I have a lot of friends who are fans of the films & have never sadly read the books. I can only hope it doesn't become confusing by the end of the films for them by the final film.

I believe this is a big problem in starting a film series based on a beloved book series that is not fully complete before you start filming. IMO, it's like putting the horse before the cart. But I guess it really doesn't matter, and I have to keep in mind that the films are only a summary of the real story.

Let me explain a bit better. I was thinking of the last book before the Elder Wand came into play, actually. Say for example, if in the book, Harry had been disarmed by Voldermort as in the film in the Ministry of Magic-OotP, then Harry's wand should not be able to work properly against Voldermort. So that is why I think this is such a big mistake in the film since so much of how wand ownership comes into play in the last book. Since we have the same director for the last films as for OotP it's going to be interesting to see how he handles this for the last films.


Thanks, I understand what you're saying. For those who haven't read the books, they probably won't make the connection. But the fim makers may have a way to get around it. For one thing, Harry took the wand back during the battle between Dumbledore & Voldy. Also, here's what Ollivander told Harry in DH (bolding is mine):

"Hawthorn and unicorn hair. Ten inches precisely. Reasonably springy. This was the wand of Draco Malfoy."

"Was?" repeated Harry. "Isn't it still his?"

"Perhaps not, if you took it ---"

"---I did ---"

"---then it may be yours. Of course, the manner of taking matters. Much also depends upon the wand itself. In general, however, where a wand has been won, its allegiance will change."

Ollivander also says that the wand must have an affinity with its new owner, and that the laws governing wand ownership are subtle and complex. Remember that the wand that Ron recovered from the DE wouldn't work well at all for Harry, and Bella's wand didn't work that well for Hermione. So it's not always a simple matter. Also, JKR has said the Elder Wand is the least sentimental, caring only about who has won it by force of some kind.

So that would seem to give them a bit of room to work around it.

Thanks, I understand what you're saying. For those who haven't read the books, they probably won't make the connection. But the fim makers may have a way to get around it. For one thing, Harry took the wand back during the battle between Dumbledore & Voldy. Also, here's what Ollivander told Harry in DH (bolding is mine):

"Hawthorn and unicorn hair. Ten inches precisely. Reasonably springy. This was the wand of Draco Malfoy."

"Was?" repeated Harry. "Isn't it still his?"

"Perhaps not, if you took it ---"

"---I did ---"

"---then it may be yours. Of course, the manner of taking matters. Much also depends upon the wand itself. In general, however, where a wand has been won, its allegiance will change."

Ollivander also says that the wand must have an affinity with its new owner, and that the laws governing wand ownership are subtle and complex. Remember that the wand that Ron recovered from the DE wouldn't work well at all for Harry, and Bella's wand didn't work that well for Hermione. So it's not always a simple matter. Also, JKR has said the Elder Wand is the least sentimental, caring only about who has won it by force of some kind.

So that would seem to give them a bit of room to work around it.

I totally agree with you with what you said above about the wands and I think that is why it doesn't really matter that the film deviated from the book on this matter because of what Ollivander said about the wands complexities.

And you are absolutely right that Harry in the film did pick up his wand before Voldermort had a chance to take possession of it. So apparently ownership doesn’t just depend on act of disarming but in the taking the possession of it in order to create a bond. And it also explains why Draco was the Elder Wand’s owner even though he never took possession of it after he disarmed Professor Dumbledore. Because the magical rules for Elder Wand seem to be solely towards an allegiance to the winner, instead of a kinship bond. And as we know it was this misunderstanding of the rule of wand possession that ultimately led to Voldermort's demise.

Thanks HedwigOwl for your input on this subject. I now better understand wand ownership.

It bugs me that Harry's scar always moves!

It's like magic . . .

I've wondered about this: In SS, just after the sorting, Harry takes a seat across the table from Percy, next to Ron. But right after that, during the same dinner meal while Harry is asking Percy who Snape is, Harry's on the same side of the table next to Percy.

I just watched the fifth film over again for the 10th+ time and I just noticed a huge mistake in the scene with Voldermort and Harry in the Ministry of Magic. Harry tried to disarm Voldermort, but Voldermort disarmed him first. This of course didn't happen in the book so it's just a movie error. But doesn't that make a problem for the last film considering that Wand ownership comes into play in a huge way?
I honestly doubt that anyone would remember that tiny unimportant (at the time) moment after 4 years. its a long time

See, here's the thing about Levicorpus: the fact that the OotP movie used it isn't a mistake, just a change from the book. The fact that it's used verbally could be considered as either; however, here's a line from the "Gringotts" chapter of 'Deathly Hallows':

She raised her wand, pointed it at Harry, and whispered, "Levicorpus".

So the mistake is actually Rowling's.


I think its a mistake. Levicorpus is a Prince spell. It was used often years ago, and so now the movies cant be like "OMG my dad used this on snape in that memory, he is the only one to use it! He must be the HBP!" and that whole scene. Im sorry this is probably stupid of me saying that. But I really was irrked by this. I was like hold up, this is snapes spell! It just makes it unsignificant.

I've wondered about this: In SS, just after the sorting, Harry takes a seat across the table from Percy, next to Ron. But right after that, during the same dinner meal while Harry is asking Percy who Snape is, Harry's on the same side of the table next to Percy.
You are quite right. After he is Sorted, Harry sits next to Ron, on the right side - Hermione sits next to Percy on the left. However, in the next clip, Harry has wedged himself in between Hermione and Percy. Good catch - I can rarely find such inconsistencies.
It's probably a mistake, but maybe Rowling had Hermione use "Levicorpus" verbally so that the readers could know what spell she has used. If she had used it non-verbally everyone would wonder what spell she had used. But . . . you could probably recognize the spell from its effect. I don't know. I personally agree with you . . . I think it's a mistake.
I believe the reader would have understood the spell was Levicorpus! after reading that Harry's was hoisted in the air by his leg. While I think it is a mistake, we do not truly know that a nonverbal spell always has to be nonverbal - it may only strengthen it. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Levicorpus and Liberacorpus are the only two spells explicitly stated to be used nonverbally. Meanwhile, I would have used Wingardium Leviosa! in that situation, to prevent Harry from hitting some of the treasure.

I also noticed that in GoF, after the clan land where they should via portkey (at the Quidditch World Cup), did anyone notice that the twins were not there? I mean, when they're walking up that wee hill and you see the tents, you can see them; but just after everyone lets go of the Portkey (straight after Arthur says "let go!"), the twins are not there!

I also noticed that in GoF, after the clan land where they should via portkey (at the Quidditch World Cup), did anyone notice that the twins were not there? I mean, when they're walking up that wee hill and you see the tents, you can see them; but just after everyone lets go of the Portkey (straight after Arthur says "let go!"), the twins are not there!
:lol: Really? I'll have to watch that over again!

Oh wait-never mind, they are there-just hard to catch. I also saw someone claiming that somewhere else-but were, apparently, incorrect.

I noticed something else in OOP - during the detention session for members of the DA, one of the Weasley twins appears to dip his quill into the inkwell...but they weren't using ink!

I noticed something else in OOP - during the detention session for members of the DA, one of the Weasley twins appears to dip his quill into the inkwell...but they weren't using ink!

I went back to watch that scene; had to watch it twice before noticing the twin dipping his quill into that tiny inkwell. It was hard to tell at first, as I hadn't noticed it before.
There is a user on YouTube whom has a compilation of different HP movie mistakes. One observation s/he made was that when the camera is overlooking the time traveled Hermione and Harry running to Hagrid's hut, was that they moved "un-naturally fast". There's a shot on this video on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mUoKZtQxbk) of the scene at about 2:19 of Harry and Hermione running towards Hagrid's hut.

They did not put the part of the Weasly Twins leaving school so I think they shouldn't have left that part out. I consider that a mistake.

They did not put the part of the Weasly Twins leaving school so I think they shouldn't have left that part out. I consider that a mistake.


But how so? :huh:

They did not put the part of the Weasly Twins leaving school so I think they shouldn't have left that part out. I consider that a mistake.Actually it's in included in OotP movie, but this thread is not about the 'mistakes' made withthe adaption from books to movies, but about film mistakes. Like consistency mistakes as described here:

Yay, brand new OotP mistake I just caught on DVD: When Harry and the others are sitting at the Gryffindor table talking in the Great Hall, there's this blonde kid with long hair sitting next to Ron. A couple minutes later, at the scene when Trelawney is sacked, the same kid is standing next to them again, but this time he has brown and yellow Hufflepuff robes.

I'm not sure if this could be considered a mistake, but it bugs me that when Lupin's starting to transform his iris turns green, but when he's fully transformed, they're amber.

Beginning of werewolf transformation:
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h207/Turning_Turning/PDVD_132.jpg

End of transformation-now they're amber: (I also brightened the picture so it could be seen more clearly)
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h207/Turning_Turning/PDVD_133.jpg

Looks like I killed the thread. :(

A PoA one I noticed: in the Shrieking Shack, when Harry says "Get off!" to Pettigrew, you can see Sirius has his wand arm up, pointing at Pettigrew. However, when the shot changes to a close up frame when Daniel says "I said we'd take you to the castle...", you can tell Sirius has his wand hand down by his side. There isn't enough time for him to have done this.

Also jumping around in the Shrieking Shack is Lupin-and it's all of him. When Snape says "...how I hoped I'd be the one to catch you..." Remus starts walking along so that he is pretty much leaning on the piano by "I told Dumbledore...". But as soon as the shot changes from Severus to Sirius, you can see that Lupin is nowhere near the piano.

^^^ ohh i hate it when you can see the different filiming shots...another one in GOF When Filch is running past everyone/..we get a shot of him running down past ron..a wide screen shot....then he runs past ron again afterwards that is a closer shot of ron.......lol

^^^ ohh i hate it when you can see the different filiming shots...another one in GOF When Filch is running past everyone/..we get a shot of him running down past ron..a wide screen shot....then he runs past ron again afterwards that is a closer shot of ron.......lol

GoF has some awful editing!

I think the only obvious mistake they've done was in the OOTP, where Ginny exclaims "levicorpus".:huh: And levicorpus wasn't even mentioned until HBP!

I think the only obvious mistake they've done was in the OOTP, where Ginny exclaims "levicorpus".:huh: And levicorpus wasn't even mentioned until HBP!
Well, i think that that's actually a book to movie "mistake", because for the purposes of the movie, they could have learnt it in class or something.

I noticed in CoS, when Ron and Harry open the door up to Hagrid's hut, a crew member is visible ducking out of view in the back of the cabin. :lol:

Also, in PoA, this is an odd one. Between 17-18 minutes on the DVD, when Mr. Weasley is walking with Harry and telling him that Sirius is after him, they walk by a poster saying "Have you seen this wizard?" For just a second, a number flashes on the bare wall beneath that poster (it's on a pillar). It looks like 401. :hmm:

I think the only obvious mistake they've done was in the OOTP, where Ginny exclaims "levicorpus".:huh: And levicorpus wasn't even mentioned until HBP!
When Harry told Lupin about the spell, he said spells go "in and out of fashion." Just because Harry didn't discover it until HBP doesn't mean no one else knew about it. If It was around during the Marauder's time, it would have been easy enough for one of the current kids to pick it up.

I think that you've missed the point of the thread slightly:

This a thread for spoting mistakes within the movies themselves, not mistakes made from the books to the movies! Because even movies can make them.

I noticed in CoS, when Ron and Harry open the door up to Hagrid's hut, a crew member is visible ducking out of view in the back of the cabin. :lol:

I've never noticed this. I always get too involved in the film :lol: I'll look out for it...:D

Also, in PoA, this is an odd one. Between 17-18 minutes on the DVD, when Mr. Weasley is walking with Harry and telling him that Sirius is after him, they walk by a poster saying "Have you seen this wizard?" For just a second, a number flashes on the bare wall beneath that poster (it's on a pillar). It looks like 401. :hmm:

On the bare wall? :huh: Wow, never noticed that one! I'd noticed the numbers on Sirius' poster change. That's strange.

At the beginning of CoS when Harry is looking at the photo album that Hagrid gave him he comes to a picture of himself, Ron, and Hermione. It was clearly taken a fair way into the CoS but it's meant to be from PS. It's so obviously not though :lol:

Hermione used magic in diogon alley, in cos. She used occulus reparo on Harry's glasses, even though underage magic isnt alond. But did Hermione have a hearing? I think not!

Hermione used magic in diogon alley, in cos. She used occulus reparo on Harry's glasses, even though underage magic isnt alond. But did Hermione have a hearing? I think not!
Perhaps Hermione knew she would get away with it, given that there are always adult wizards in Diagon Alley. After all, the Ministry only registers magic around underage wizards but can't tell who the caster was. Nevertheless, it is out of character for Hermione to break rules.

In the third film, after the hippogriff incident, The ghosts are going through the window and they break it..... :err:
Is that what ghosts do? no..

In the third film, after the hippogriff incident, The ghosts are going through the window and they break it..... :err:
Is that what ghosts do? no..
It seemed to me rather a illusion than a real breaking of the window.

you mean it didn't break? Yes it did... didn't it? there was a crash and it broke.. and it fell and had a big gap ,no?

you mean it didn't break? Yes it did... didn't it? there was a crash and it broke.. and it fell and had a big gap ,no?
First I have no idea and please don't quote me on this, it's just the way I see it. Not sure if that's really the case. :lol:

Well, yes the window shattered, but IMO that wasn't a real window. Just an illusion, a Fata Morgana.

Yes it's a mirage. The window broke, but if you look closely, there is no broken glass on the floor, either afterwards or between the two horse and riders came in.

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Ohhhh!! I see... I'm so sorry :blush:
I thought that was becuase it would cost a lot so they pretended.. sowweee

the patil twins at the gryffindor common room in goblet of fire.. i knew one of the twin is a ravenclaw

I say for the mirror, at the beginning of HBP, DD can give it to Harry and say, Sirius told me to give this to you. And for the Lily thing, they can drop some hints in HBP too that will make the connection.

This is actually more a books-to-the-movies mistake, not so much a movie mistake.

A movie mistake is, for example, if Sirius Black appears with long black hair in the first scene, then with shorter hair in the second, then with long hair again in the third. This thread is for spotting and discussing mistakes made in the HP movies like that only, thanks!

the patil twins at the gryffindor common room in goblet of fire.. i knew one of the twin is a ravenclaw

Maybe this is not the right thread for this question... but is it prohibited to have visitors from other houses in the Common Room?. I know Luna took Harry to Ravenclaw tower, so we know there isn't a spell preventing people from other houses to enter... but is it prohibited?

the patil twins at the gryffindor common room in goblet of fire.. i knew one of the twin is a ravenclaw
In the movies they made both Patils Gryffindors, to simplify things.

I recognised the Snitch mistake too. Yet maybe because Harry practically swallowed it it was mor in tune to him.
I also think they made Barty Crouch Jr. too eccentric.

A movie mistake is, for example, if Sirius Black appears with long black hair in the first scene, then with shorter hair in the second, then with long hair again in the third. This thread is for spotting and discussing mistakes made in the HP movies like that only, thanks!This is still valid. Please make sure to at least read and understand the first post of a thread to see what it is about.

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A movie mistake I saw, is that when Neville is standing by the notice board in the Room of Requirement looking at the picture with his parents, you can see the list of the people who signed up for Dumbledore's Army. On that list, among the other names, you can see the signature of Seamus Finnegan who only joined for the very last session and never signed the list.

A movie mistake I saw, is that when Neville is standing by the notice board in the Room of Requirement looking at the picture with his parents, you can see the list of the people who signed up for Dumbledore's Army. On that list, among the other names, you can see the signature of Seamus Finnegan who only joined for the very last session and never signed the list.

:lol: Look at that:
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/Arry3G/HarryPotterStuff/snapshot20080713135210.jpg
Right in the middle of everyone elses...

Maybe he has a twin... With the same name... :err:

:lol: Look at that:
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/Arry3G/HarryPotterStuff/snapshot20080713135210.jpg
Right in the middle of everyone elses...

Maybe he has a twin... With the same name... :err:

Wow! That was quick. Did you have that image already or you just got it?

Wow! That was quick. Did you have that image already or you just got it?

I screencapped it from my DVD.

The entrance to the Hall of Prophecy is one.

When they went for the hearing Harry and Mr. Weasley got of the elevator...turned...then saw Lucious and Fudge standing in front of the door.

At the end the door was directly in front of the elevator.

Just something I spotted :lol:

The entrance to the Hall of Prophecy is one.

When they went for the hearing Harry and Mr. Weasley got of the elevator...turned...then saw Lucious and Fudge standing in front of the door.

At the end the door was directly in front of the elevator.

Just something I spotted :lol:

I saw that and thought that the (crazy :lol:) elevator might come in different places...

They obviously made a conscientious decision to do this, but I just noticed it and it could be considered a continuity error.

In OoTP, when Neville notices the prophesy with Harry's name on it, he must look up to the shelf to see it. Neville is obviously quite a bit taller than Harry, but when Harry takes the prophesy down from the shelf, the prophesy is at eye-level (or just below).

They obviously made a conscientious decision to do this, but I just noticed it and it could be considered a continuity error.

In OoTP, when Neville notices the prophesy with Harry's name on it, he must look up to the shelf to see it. Neville is obviously quite a bit taller than Harry, but when Harry takes the prophesy down from the shelf, the prophesy is at eye-level (or just below).

Also, for continuity in that scene, Harry moments earlier is yards away from the rest of the group searching for the spot where Sirius is supposed to be. Then right after Neville says that there's a prophecy with Harry's name on it, he's right there amongst the group looking at it.

Probably no one thinks know its a mistake, but in the POA the photo of the Weasleys in Egypt showed the Weasley family with white cloth on their heads, I think the movie makers thought its what all Arabs wear but these white things they wore are used in the Arabian Gulf countries not Egypt. It's not an important one, but... ;)

In OotP, before Neville finally succeeds in casting the Expelliarmus spell, there is a short scene in the montage depicting the DA's activities, which shows the group standing in a circle around the training manikin. And who casts a successful disarming spell on the dummy? Neville! :)

what about when Vernon is trying to get the letters that are exploding from all around number 4 and he has harry round the waist and Harry goes 'Get off theyre my letters! let go of me!'. Its amazing because his mouth doesnt move...

what about when Vernon is trying to get the letters that are exploding from all around number 4 and he has harry round the waist and Harry goes 'Get off theyre my letters! let go of me!'. Its amazing because his mouth doesnt move...
That's one of my favorites, especially because it sounds like they dubbed it later, after Dan Radcliffe's voice had changed. :lol:

I hope this classifies as a movie mistake

I just re-watched PS and when Harry and the other first years first enter the grand staircase, Percy says something like "Gryffindor's this way". Right after that another prefect says something like "Ravenclaw's follow me." The Ravenclaws then proceed to go down towards the dungeons. Isn't the Ravenclaw common room supposed to be up in a tower?

Also in PS, after the students get sorted and sit down at the table, the scene changes to the beginning of the feast. The student are now in a completely different order and are at the other end of the table.

I hope this classifies as a movie mistake

I just re-watched PS and when Harry and the other first years first enter the grand staircase, Percy says something like "Gryffindor's this way". Right after that another prefect says something like "Ravenclaw's follow me." The Ravenclaws then proceed to go down towards the dungeons. Isn't the Ravenclaw common room supposed to be up in a tower?
That qualifies as book-to-movie adaption mistake. Like Harry's eyes being blue in the movies. Well it's not really a mistake just another interpretation of locations and look of things.

Also in PS, after the students get sorted and sit down at the table, the scene changes to the beginning of the feast. The student are now in a completely different order and are at the other end of the table.
yeah that's a mistake. Good catch. :D

Also in PS, after the students get sorted and sit down at the table, the scene changes to the beginning of the feast. The student are now in a completely different order and are at the other end of the table.

Ooh, that's a really good one! I have never noticed that before!

There's one I just spotted in PoA, but I imagine someone else has, and it's relatively minor.

After Harry's first ride on Buckbeak during Hagrid's first class, before Buckbeak cuts Malfoy's arm, Malfoy holds his arm over his face- and the cut and ripped sleeve is actually visible in the close-up.

PS/SS is filled with sloppy inacurracies during the Quidditch match. I remember my friend pointing out places where characters fell from the sky then hit the ground did not match apparently.

Let me start by saying, I think that the movies themselve were mistakes.


Continuity: At the start of term feast, after Harry is sorted into Gryffindor, he sits down on the right side of the table next to Ron. When the feast appears, Harry is on the other side of the table, next to Hermione.

Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Picture Time Visible crew/equipment: After falling from the Devil's Snare, Harry tells Ron, "Lucky Hermione pays attention in Herbology." Then as Ron starts to walk toward Harry, there is a crew member's arm and hand gripping the back of Ron's shirt at the bottom! (Visible on DVD fullscreen.)

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Submitted by Rikki Picture Time Other: When Harry receives his first letter in the mail, Dudley snatches it from him before he has a chance to open it. Then he gives it to his father (Uncle Vernon), and Uncle Vernon says "Who'd be writing to you?" If you watch Dudley carefully, you can see him mouth what Uncle Vernon is saying.

Changes... Correct entryChange textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeAdd screenshotMinor entry Time Visible crew/equipment: During the Quidditch match Harry's broomstick tries to shake him off, due to the spell. After Hermione tells Ron, "Leave it to me," in Harry's last close-up before he flips over, the seat that is attached to the broomstick, to make it more comfortable for Dan Radcliffe to sit on, is entirely visible. Glimpses of other seats can be had during the match as well.

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Submitted by Rikki Picture Time Visible crew/equipment: Being chased by the flying keys, as Harry zips by on the broomstick he tosses the key, Hermione catches it and runs to the door. In the next shot, a close-up, as she tries to unlock the door, an electrical cable hangs down beside the column, that was not in the previous shots. There is also an electrical cable coming out from under the back of Hermione's sweater that is blatantly visible as well.

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Submitted by Rikki Picture Time Plot hole: When the troll enters the girls' lavatory, in the wide shot as Hermione walks backwards towards the cubicles, the room becomes brighter from the storm. With this extra bright light it is simple to see that the wall between the 2nd & 3rd cubicles actually touches the floor, unlike the other cubicle walls. Yet, in the overhead shot as the troll's club slams into the cubicles, Hermione is lying under that very wall crawling away. Impossible!

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Submitted by Rikki Picture Time Visible crew/equipment: At the Quidditch match, after Hermione sets Snape's cloak on fire and someone shouts, "Fire! You're on fire!" there is a close-up of Harry with his hands gripping the Nimbus 2000. In this shot, the wire rods which are attached/taped to the broomstick, near Harry's fingers, that lead under both of his red sleeves, are entirely visible.

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Submitted by Rikki Picture Time Visible crew/equipment: Petunia has her hands on Dudley's eyes as they walk towards all of his birthday gifts. When she removes her hands from Dudley's eyes, in this shot and in the next, the long black microphone wire as well as its tape, which obviously peeled free, are blatantly visible and are sticking out at the neckline of her v-neck top under the pearl necklace. It's gone in the following shots. (Do not confuse the blue apron strings for the mic wire.)

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Submitted by Rikki Picture Time Visible crew/equipment: Hermione opens the door to Fluffy's room when she says, "Alohomora!" so she, Harry and Ron could hide from Filch and Mrs. Norris. As Ron closes the door the top of the third floor corridor SET is visible at the top of the screen. As an aside, when Ron repeats, "Alohomora!" look at Hermione's face!

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Submitted by Rikki Picture Time Visible crew/equipment: While at the zoo, after Dudley falls into the snake exhibit there is a close-up of the Python's head. At the start of this shot, before Dudley pops out of the water, in the upper left corner of the screen a wood stick comes down to actually prod the trained snake and then quickly moves back up out of shot! (DVD fullscreen for best visibility.)

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Submitted by Rikki Picture Time Revealing: At the snake exhibit, while Harry speaks with the Python the snake's body lies curled over a long wood log and a large rock. In the shot from outside the Python's exhibit, after the glass pane disappears Dudley falls over the rail and the snake is gone, not positioned differently, but altogether gone! In the next overhead shot inside the Python's exhibit, while Dudley falls the snake is back lying on the log and rock, in the same position as in the previous shots.

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Submitted by Rikki Picture Time Continuity: When the three children get past Fluffy because the harp is playing, as Fluffy wakes he dribbles on Ron's shoulder. However, when they fall down into the Devil's Snare, his shirt is completely dry.

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Picture Time Visible crew/equipment: After Quirrell announces there's a troll in the dungeon, Dumbledore shouts, "Silence!" and soon continues, "Teachers will follow me to the dungeons." In the following shot of McGonagall, the wires that the candles hang from are plainly visible.

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture Submitted by Rikki Picture Time Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Hermione, Ron and Harry are returning to Gryffindor's tower room after being in the third floor room for the first time, you are able to see the feet of one of the crew. It happens just as they are passing through the picture hole, where Harry turns a couple of times to check that the "door" is closing. And it is in fact, because someone is walking behind it and pushing it shut, since the picture hangs several inches off the floor.

Changes... Change textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeJunk picture New picture Time Audio problem: When the troll is about to swing at Harry for the third time with his club, Ron levitates his club in mid-air. When the club falls, it hits the trolls head with a loud thunk, then falls to the ground. But you never hear any sound of the club hitting the ground.

Changes... Correct entryChange textChange typeDuplicate entryAdd timecodeAdd screenshotMinor entry Time

Your post is hard to decipher. :hmm: From which website did you get it from?

I suppose this is a mistake, or maybe it's intentional, one never knows with the movies ;)
I was watching POA last night, and in the knight bus scene, where they stop because an old lady is crossing the street, the little hanging head counts down 10, 9 .... 4, 3 ,3 and a half, 2, 1 and 3/4....
actually, 3 and a half is bigger than 3 so it should come first....

I suppose this is a mistake, or maybe it's intentional, one never knows with the movies ;)
I was watching POA last night, and in the knight bus scene, where they stop because an old lady is crossing the street, the little hanging head counts down 10, 9 .... 4, 3 ,3 and a half, 2, 1 and 3/4....
actually, 3 and a half is bigger than 3 so it should come first....

That one is intentional! :lol:

That one is intentional! :lol:

I'm embarrassed to say that I never noticed this :lol:, mostly because I detest this movie :p, . . .are you sure it was intentional?

Yes, it was intentional. The shrunken head did not know how to count.

Yes, it was intentional. The shrunken head did not know how to count.

Stoopid shrunken head! :lol:

what happened to the moving stairs?



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it moved out :lol::lol:

Something that has always bothered me...

I know that certain details must be changed in the movies; I can accept that. But why did they change the country of origin of the snake in SS? The book says Brazil, the move says Burma. What possible benefit could there be for changing that?!

maybe that was how the zoo where they shot the movie at said so they did not bother changing it

One mistake that kind of bothered me in PoA was how the movie starts out showing Harry lighting his wand saying "Lumos Maxima" (even though it's stated a few times that underage wizards aren't allowed to use magic outside of school) Harry isn't worried about using lumos, but then he goes and blows up his aunt and the ministry is aware of that, but not when he used lumos maxima? Just always seemed a bit weird to me.

I'm watching CoS on ABC tonight -- well, sort of. :lol: When Harry and Ron switch to Crabbe and Goyle they retain their own voices; in the books they sound like C&G. At least Newell got it right in GoF.

in the books aunt petunia is a blonde but in the movies shes not

in the books aunt petunia is a blonde but in the movies shes not

That's not a mistake - that's a difference from the books!

in the books aunt petunia is a blonde but in the movies shes not

That's just casting; it's like saying it's a movie mistake that the adult actors are all older than their book counterparts.

One mistake that kind of bothered me in PoA was how the movie starts out showing Harry lighting his wand saying "Lumos Maxima" (even though it's stated a few times that underage wizards aren't allowed to use magic outside of school) Harry isn't worried about using lumos, but then he goes and blows up his aunt and the ministry is aware of that, but not when he used lumos maxima? Just always seemed a bit weird to me.

I think Harry was allowed to use this spell and ONLY this spell due to it relating to his HW. I could imagine the professors limiting what spells they are able to do and since he is learning that for his third year it was appropriate.

In OotP, Harry casts Lumos at Little Whinging, but only his Patronus spell was noticed by the ministry. Therefore, Lumos can be used at the Dursleys.

One mistake that kind of bothered me in PoA was how the movie starts out showing Harry lighting his wand saying "Lumos Maxima" (even though it's stated a few times that underage wizards aren't allowed to use magic outside of school) Harry isn't worried about using lumos, but then he goes and blows up his aunt and the ministry is aware of that, but not when he used lumos maxima? Just always seemed a bit weird to me.

this has always bothered me too!

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, but in the HBP film, the spelling of the spell "Sectumsempra" in the Half-Blood Prince's potions book has an extra "p" in the middle, but it is not spelt like that in the book.:hmm: I can't think why they would add a "p".

http://www.cosforums.com/picture.php?albumid=830&pictureid=13233

I have just checked and the second time we see the name of the spell written in the potions book, it is spelt as it is in the books, minus the extra "p".

http://www.cosforums.com/picture.php?albumid=830&pictureid=13231

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, but in the HBP film, the spelling of the spell "Sectumsempra" in the Half-Blood Prince's potions book has an extra "p" in the middle, but it is not spelt like that in the book.:hmm: I can't think why they would add a "p".

http://www.cosforums.com/picture.php?albumid=830&pictureid=13233

I have just checked and the second time we see the name of the spell written in the potions book, it is spelt as it is in the books, minus the extra "p".

http://www.cosforums.com/picture.php?albumid=830&pictureid=13231

Hmm, interesting how it is in two different places and with very different handwriting as well.

The Sectumsempra scribbles are both in different places in the book so perhaps this was Snape's process of correcting and perfecting the spell?

Good looking though! I have seen HBP more times than one could imagine and I can swear to you now I would never ever have spotted that! :lol: :tu:

The Sectumsempra scribbles are both in different places in the book so perhaps this was Snape's process of correcting and perfecting the spell?

Good looking though! I have seen HBP more times than one could imagine and I can swear to you now I would never ever have spotted that! :lol: :tu:

Guess it's been awhile since I read the book. Makes sense in that respect, a little detail from the book.

The Sectumsempra scribbles are both in different places in the book so perhaps this was Snape's process of correcting and perfecting the spell?


That's the only answer I could come up with too. Although,I think it would have made more sense and been clearer if they had it crossed out as Harry mentions "crossing outs and revisions" of the Prince's spells.

That's the only answer I could come up with too. Although,I think it would have made more sense and been clearer if they had it crossed out as Harry mentions "crossing outs and revisions" of the Prince's spells.

As Harry mentions no 'crossing outs and revisions' for Sectumsempra, only the notation 'for enemies', IMO the two handwritings, etc., are clearly movie mistakes.:relax:

IN Ss when harry and the dursleys are being showered with letters look at harry's hand. He already holding one.

I think the obvious one is that if you look closely in alot of the scenes in the movies Dan's eyes are blue not green.

In PS/SS when they are doing "Wingardium Leviosa," Hermione corrects Ron as it is in the script, but not as he actually says it. He says something like "Wingardrium Leviosa," and she says "Leviosa, not Leviosar."

Yeah, I rememeber in the book she says something like,"Make the "r" nice and long." Also, This might just be the fact that I've read the series over 15 times, but I always get annoyed when the lines aren't like they're supposed to be.
In HBP, did anyone else get mad after Dumbledore dies that they all raise their wands and stop to acknowledge his death? I mean come on! There was a serious battle going on, and half the people didn't know he was gone until the next few hours or even days!
There are SO many mistakes that if I tried to count them all, my post would be 5 pages long...

^ yes but the battle didnt really happen in the movies. i thought the wand raising was quite nice. they took out the funeral and such so that kind of replaced it. its a small change that doesnt really affect much in my opinion.

What about the part when Ginny was in the Room of Requirement with Harry and she asked Harry to close his eyes and she hid the book.

If Harry didn't hide the Potion book himself, how is he going to find the diadem of Ravenclaw in DH? That's suppose to be the hint.

Winky45:sigh:

The whole Harry/Ginny thing in the Room of Requirement was silly. It was so forced and so wrong, as far as the story. Did anyone involved with writing the script, directing, or editing the movie actually read the book????

The burning of the Burrow, leaving out the whole huge Battle of the Astronomy Tower, running through the swamp at the Burrow, no funeral for Dumbledore, no phoenix song....I could go on and on, and on.....

The first two movies at least made an attempt to follow the books, except cutting Peeves out completely. They also left out the logic puzzle that Snape used to guard the SS. Peeves I missed. The puzzle would have just been confusing, so I can see why it was dropped. PoA, they cut out all of parts where Crookshanks helps Sirius, and how he's the one who actually steals the password for Sirius. In GoF they put the Weasleys up in the nosebleed section instead of the Ministry's Box, and they completely left Winky out. Dobby completely disappears after CoS. No mention of S.P.E.W. at all.

I don't guess these are really "mistakes" as they were intentional, but, I don't think, as popular as the HP series is, they should just re-write the stories like that.

what you're naming is movie changes made by the directors and such. not really mistakes

We actually have a movie pet peeves (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=75401) thread for discussing things you didn't like about the movies. :)

I think the obvious one is that if you look closely in alot of the scenes in the movies Dan's eyes are blue not green.

That's not really a mistake; Dan has blue eyes so in the movies Harry has blue eyes! It's not necessary for Harry's eyes to be green, just that they're the same as Lily's.

Bellatrix's wand is different in the Order of the phoenix and the HBP. in the OOTP when she raises her wand at Neville in the Department of Mystery its a completely straight wand...in the HBP when she accompanies Snape and Narcissa in the Unbreakable and we see her wand its completely bent...

Unbreakable Vow*

Unbreakable Vow*

In HBP, did anyone else get mad after Dumbledore dies that they all raise their wands and stop to acknowledge his death? I mean come on! There was a serious battle going on, and half the people didn't know he was gone until the next few hours or even days!


No: I thought it was very well done. Better than the long-winded book version (the funeral), in fact.

I would hardly call the skirmish in HBP a "battle". Anyway, it was long over by the time the castle inhabitants found out about and responded to DD's death.

The whole Harry/Ginny thing in the Room of Requirement was silly. It was so forced and so wrong, as far as the story.

I thought it was well scripted, but rather too low key, due to the tepid acting of the youngsters.

As I recall, they didn't actually show the Ravenclaw Diadem in the movie HBP, so the audience wouldn't know it is there unless they read the book. We'll see in DH how Harry supposedly finds out where the diadem he has been looking for all along turns out to be.

As I recall, they didn't actually show the Ravenclaw Diadem in the movie HBP, so the audience wouldn't know it is there unless they read the book. We'll see in DH how Harry supposedly finds out where the diadem he has been looking for all along turns out to be.
This isn't a mistake as we have no idea how this will be handled in DH2, since afterall it won't be released for another year.

In HBP, did anyone else get mad after Dumbledore dies that they all raise their wands and stop to acknowledge his death? I mean come on! There was a serious battle going on, and half the people didn't know he was gone until the next few hours or even days!
My that time, in the film, all the Death Eaters had left Hogwarts. And this isn't a mistake either.

In OotP, during one of the DA sessions when Nigel/Colin practises one of the spells on Harry and he gets lifted into the air, if you watch the left of the screen you can see something that looks like the wires to pull Harry up.

I don't know if this is the right thread to put this in, so sorry if it's wrong...

There's a scene in the Philosopher's Stone movie, just after Harry arrives at Hogwarts and he's sitting in the dorm looking out of the window, where you can see a Chudley Cannons poster on the wall by Ron's bed.
But in the Chamber of Secrets book, it says:
Harry stepped in, his head almost touching the sloping ceiling, and blinked. It was like walking into a furnace: Nearly everything in Ron's room seemed to be a violent shade of orange: the bedspread, the walls, even the ceiling. Then Harry realized that Ron had covered nearly every inch of the shabby wallpaper with posters of the same seven witches and wizards, all wearing bright orange robes, carrying broomsticks, and waving energetically.
"Your Quidditch team?" said Harry.
"The Chudley Cannons," said Ron, pointing at the orange bedspread,
which was emblazoned with two giant black C's and a speeding
cannonball. "Ninth in the league."

Ron couldn't have had a Chudley Cannons poster in their dorm in PS because otherwise Harry would have recognised them when he went into Ron's room in COS.

I have no idea how I even noticed that, it's the tiniest little mistake... xD

One of the first mistakes were that Aunt Petunia was supposed to be a blonde but in the movie she's a brunette

One of the first mistakes were that Aunt Petunia was supposed to be a blonde but in the movie she's a brunette

This is not a movie mistake, but a change from the book.


Ron couldn't have had a Chudley Cannons poster in their dorm in PS because otherwise Harry would have recognised them when he went into Ron's room in COS.

I have no idea how I even noticed that, it's the tiniest little mistake... xD

See above! Be happy they even included it :)

One of the first mistakes were that Aunt Petunia was supposed to be a blonde but in the movie she's a brunette

As already stated, this is not a mistake, but the change of a tiny detail. Completely inconsequential. Petunia's character - mean, spiteful, jealous - is adequately shown in the film: the colour of her hair has nothing to do with her character.

It is odd, though, that they cast a distinguished Shakespearean actor to play a minor part in a film aimed fairly and squarely at American children. Why bother? They could have hauled somebody in off the street for all the difference it would have made.

It is odd, though, that they cast a distinguished Shakespearean actor to play a minor part in a film aimed fairly and squarely at American children. Why bother? They could have hauled somebody in off the street for all the difference it would have made.

British actors were cast in ALL the roles because it was one of JKR's stipulations. For that matter, Alan Rickman is also a Shakepearean actor.

Quite a lot of people are confusing book-film inconstancies with movie mistakes :shrug:

A movie mistake is a mistake when there is a problem with the Movie-Only!Canon. So for example, a mistake would be that they used the names 'Wormtail' and 'Padfoot' in GoF and OotP without clarifying who they were in PoA :)

Or continuity errors like these I just randomly came across when searching for info about the Ultimate Editions...


A scene is cut where the Ministry sends a letter to reprimand Harry for violating the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery which caused the Dursleys to learn of this rule. This causes a continuity error in the following film where Vernon Dursley already knew that Harry cannot perform magic outside of school. This is because the scene was in the original script and likely filmed; it was not included on the initial DVD release, but will most likely feature on the announced Ultimate Edition.


The scene in which Harry, Ron, and Hermione cause a disturbance in Potions class to steal ingredients from Professor Snape was omitted. This caused a continuity error for the film version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire where Snape accused Harry of brewing Polyjuice Potion by stealing its ingredients "again". It is unknown whether this scene will appear on the Ultimate Edition, as it was not in the original script; however, the scene where Riddle and Dippet talk was not part of the original script either so it is possible.

In OotP, during one of the DA sessions when Nigel/Colin practises one of the spells on Harry and he gets lifted into the air, if you watch the left of the screen you can see something that looks like the wires to pull Harry up.

I honestly never noticed this :lol:, I think i'll go check it out! :)

In OotP, during one of the DA sessions when Nigel/Colin practises one of the spells on Harry and he gets lifted into the air, if you watch the left of the screen you can see something that looks like the wires to pull Harry up.
I thought that too at first, but if you use freeze frame, you can see that it's just 2 wands held by other DA members.
Nevertheless, it was poorly edited.

So, i was watching the film for the 10th time the other night, and i just realised! At the start of that Film, Harry was under his bed covers doing the Lumos spell repetitively, but he isn't allowed to do magic at home...So it got me wondering, Do you think the Lumos spell isn't classified as magic and can be used freely? Or did the film creaters just screw up?

IN THE FIFTH MOVIE. THERE IS LEVICORPUS. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU I HAD SO MUCH RAGE.

A whole book early. A whole book! I mean, they didn't even do the spell right! They're like, Wingardium Leviosa-ing everything. Erg.


You know what? Most of OotP was a movie mistake. Except for Helena Bonham Carter, they made that movie watchable because of her.

So, i was watching the film for the 10th time the other night, and i just realised! At the start of that Film, Harry was under his bed covers doing the Lumos spell repetitively, but he isn't allowed to do magic at home...So it got me wondering, Do you think the Lumos spell isn't classified as magic and can be used freely? Or did the film creaters just screw up?

I have always understood that Lumos isn't classified. Harry uses it in OotP book and doesn't get a warning about it.

IN THE FIFTH MOVIE. THERE IS LEVICORPUS. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU I HAD SO MUCH RAGE.

A whole book early. A whole book! I mean, they didn't even do the spell right! They're like, Wingardium Leviosa-ing everything. Erg.

You know what? Most of OotP was a movie mistake. Except for Helena Bonham Carter, they made that movie watchable because of her.

Please refer to my original post:

Quite a lot of people are confusing book-film inconstancies with movie mistakes :shrug:

A movie mistake is a mistake when there is a problem with the Movie-Only!Canon. So for example, a mistake would be that they used the names 'Wormtail' and 'Padfoot' in GoF and OotP without clarifying who they were in PoA :)

Levicorpus is only mentioned in the movieverse in OotP, so this is not a mistake.

I would say he only significant mistake in the movies, is the absense of Peeves.

So, i was watching the film for the 10th time the other night, and i just realised! At the start of that Film, Harry was under his bed covers doing the Lumos spell repetitively, but he isn't allowed to do magic at home...So it got me wondering, Do you think the Lumos spell isn't classified as magic and can be used freely? Or did the film creaters just screw up?

Well I think the movie producers made a mistake,dont you think so too?

So, i was watching the film for the 10th time the other night, and i just realised! At the start of that Film, Harry was under his bed covers doing the Lumos spell repetitively, but he isn't allowed to do magic at home...So it got me wondering, Do you think the Lumos spell isn't classified as magic and can be used freely? Or did the film creaters just screw up?

Yes, the whole of movie PoA was a screw up, in my opinion!

So, i was watching the film for the 10th time the other night, and i just realised! At the start of that Film, Harry was under his bed covers doing the Lumos spell repetitively, but he isn't allowed to do magic at home...So it got me wondering, Do you think the Lumos spell isn't classified as magic and can be used freely? Or did the film creaters just screw up?
Since you noticed it only after your 10th viewing, it's not so bad a mistake. Creators of fiction often use story telling devices that don't withstand Fridge Logic (things that bug you when your mind wanders, like when you've nothing better to do than getting something tasty from the fridge). In this case, they established that Harry is a wizard and his family doesn't approve (for those who have never been exposed to any incarnation of Harry Potter or just don't remember). In the book this was done by having Harry write an essay under the sheets (to avoid the Frige Logic). Since watching Harry write and essay isn't visually interesting, they changed it to actual magic. A movie is a visual medium after all.

The 'lumos under the covers' thing is actually a rather subtle and humourous visual metaphor on the part of Alfonso Cuaron. It's supposed to indicate to the audience that Harry is growing up and he's no longer the innocent boy he was in the first two films...

The 'lumos under the covers' thing is actually a rather subtle and humourous visual metaphor on the part of Alfonso Cuaron. It's supposed to indicate to the audience that Harry is growing up and he's no longer the innocent boy he was in the first two films...
That's kind of how I viewed that part as well. No harm done there. Just showing that he isn't that innocent kid anymore.

@ Duke_Franiks: Agreed. I've missed Peeves's presence. He isn't a big part of the series per say, but he'll be important in the last film some what.

Yes, the whole of movie PoA was a screw up, in my opinion!

Right on!

I'm not sure if this is much of a mistake, But in PS/SS Harry is 11, but his letter is adressed to Mr. Harry Potter, But by law you are not meant to be referred to Mr until you are over 12, it should be Master until then. (At least in Scotland that's the case)

I'm not sure if this is much of a mistake, But in PS/SS Harry is 11, but his letter is adressed to Mr. Harry Potter, But by law you are not meant to be referred to Mr until you are over 12, it should be Master until then. (At least in Scotland that's the case)

By law? How many years in prison do you get? :lol: In the US it's merely a matter of etiquette.

I don't know if these have been mentioned but there were two that I spotted;

When I was younger, I got a new TV which could let you watch things in slow motion, which I thought was amazing :P So I randomly watched a bit of PS in slow motion, the bit where Harry Ron and Hermione are going down to Hagrid's hut to talk to him about Fluffy. I noticed (only when in slow motion, mind) that Emma Watson is mouthing Daniel's lines as he's speaking them! I thought that was pretty funny and strange- very Hermione like really, but still, should have been re-shot I think.

The second mistake was in the OOTP when Harry was dreaming. When he is asleep and thrashing around in his sleep he is wearing a different top to the one he then wakes up in seconds later :p

The second mistake was in the OOTP when Harry was dreaming. When he is asleep and thrashing around in his sleep he is wearing a different top to the one he then wakes up in seconds later :p

Oh you know, stranger things happen in the magical world. :lol:

And as for the "sweater on the cat" I thought it was just a lame attempt to show how funny the Weasleys are.

My favourite error is in CoS during the dueling club you can see a cameraman amongst the students in one shot. It makes me lol.

My favourite error is in CoS during the dueling club you can see a cameraman amongst the students in one shot. It makes me lol.

I just bought the full-screen COS DVD from a used bin for $5; have to check that out.

I just bought the full-screen COS DVD from a used bin for $5; have to check that out.
In that case your're not going to be able to see it. The cameraman is visable on the left edge of the widescreen frame, which no doubt has been croped out in the "full-screen" version.

EDIT: I uploaded the scene on youtube, so all can see it. I slowed it down a bit, because it originally lasts only a second.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebYIf9gthbg

I'm watching Sorceror's Stone right now and I just noticed this mistake in the Sorting Hat scene: When Hermione is sorted, she gets off the chair and heads to the right corner of the screen towards the Gryffindor table. When Ron is sorted mere minutes later, he heads towards the left of the screen towards Slytherin and Hufflepuff where Draco and Susan have just gone.

I'm watching Sorceror's Stone right now and I just noticed this mistake in the Sorting Hat scene: When Hermione is sorted, she gets off the chair and heads to the right corner of the screen towards the Gryffindor table. When Ron is sorted mere minutes later, he heads towards the left of the screen towards Slytherin and Hufflepuff where Draco and Susan have just gone.

Could Hermione have been going to the right side of the Gryffindor table and Ron to the left? I haven't watched the movie for a very long time, so I don't remember what it looks like.

-eta-
Just watched the scene and it's just as I thought. Hermione goes one way around the crowd of firsties and sits next to Percy; Ron goes the other way around them and sits across from Hermione. (They were both being polite and not shoving their way directly through the unsorted kids.)

So, no movie mistake IMO.

I actually thought that was a movie mistake, but i guess not..
A movie mistake that was found was in the first movie. Harry and Ron were both coming down into the room where the Mirror of Erised was, and when they took the the Invisibility Cloak off, you could see some green.

I reblogged something like this in my Tumblr (http://codenameblue.tumblr.com/post/704122164/mistakes-in-harry-potter)



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Alot of those i had never noticed. they are kind of funny!

Alot of those i had never noticed. they are kind of funny!

They are, lol :lol: People who take all their time to notice those stuff were probably really bored.

Brick wall disappears/window moves

I always assumed the first of those shots was in the front of the house and the second shot was in the back.

I think I can include an apparent continuity issue with DH1 without a SPOILER ALERT, can I not?

It sure seems to me, when Bellatrix is "questioning" Hermione by lying on top of her, she asks Hermione what they took from her vault at Gringotts. Hermione answers (truthfully, at that point) that they didn't take anything, and Bellatrix retorts that she doesn't believe her. Bellatrix then turns to Hermione's right arm and apparently begins carving her with both hands.

Then cut to: Bellatrix holding onto Hermione's forehead with her left hand and carving on her left arm with her right.

You be the judge--continuity error or no?

By the way, that scene? Marvellously acted by both women. Helena Bonham-Carter played the scene exactly as I imagined she might, but something about Emma Watson's choice to play it in the way she did felt very unusual to me, for some reason. I think she played it much more as a younger girl would. Hermione's eighteen by that point, and she has until then been very cool and beyond-her-years wise. Being in Bellatrix's clutches apparently utterly undid her (at least as played in the movie).

I always assumed the first of those shots was in the front of the house and the second shot was in the back.


Yes, I think that is so. The back yard has a pergola or something.

But, honestly I think the biggest mistake i've seen, series wide, is Harry's scar moving to the wrong side of his head in PoA. Only I can think of is the frame has been flipped. Or it's a big mistake.

But, honestly I think the biggest mistake i've seen, series wide, is Harry's scar moving to the wrong side of his head in PoA. Only I can think of is the frame has been flipped. Or it's a big mistake.

It's the way the scene was shot. If you notice, at the end the camera passes through a mirror, so everything is inverted in the shot with the scar on the wrong side :)

I noticed a little one the other day when my sister and I were re-watching COS. When Harry first goes to The Burrow, he's looking at the Weasley's clock that shows all their family's locations. One of the options is "Dentist," but wizards don't use dentists! Hermione always has to explain what her parents do because nobody in the wizarding world really knows.

In PS when Harry and Hagrid are Diagon Ally, you see Harry through Ollivander's window, he has the scar on his head, next scene they show Hagrid holding Hegwid inside his cage waving at Harry, then it goes back to Harry and the scar is not there anymore.

I noticed a little one the other day when my sister and I were re-watching COS. When Harry first goes to The Burrow, he's looking at the Weasley's clock that shows all their family's locations. One of the options is "Dentist," but wizards don't use dentists! Hermione always has to explain what her parents do because nobody in the wizarding world really knows.
Bloody brilliant! You should be a detective I would've never seen this mistake ahahah!

I noticed a little one the other day when my sister and I were re-watching COS. When Harry first goes to The Burrow, he's looking at the Weasley's clock that shows all their family's locations. One of the options is "Dentist," but wizards don't use dentists! Hermione always has to explain what her parents do because nobody in the wizarding world really knows.
Bloody brilliant! You should be a detective I would've never seen this mistake ahahah!

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, as I haven't read right through the thread, but I noticed this in PoA when the twins ambush Harry and drag him back inside to show him the Marauders Map. Harry is invisible (because he's wearing the invisibility cloak), but if you watch the twins closely, especially when they're going inside, you can see that they're walking too closely together for Harry to fit between them. Especially most evident in the frame right before Harry takes his invisibility cloak off.
Also, if you look at their hands closely right when they grab Harry while he's in his invisbility cloak, they are relaxed, not clenched as you might expect if they'd just grabbed Potter and dragged him off to show him the Marauders Map.

This particular scene is right at the beginning of this collection of Fred and George moments from the movies if you want to see it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIlonOPDZPI

"Moony" is spelled "Mooney" on the Marauders Map.

*facepalm*

"Moony" is spelled "Mooney" on the Marauders Map.

*facepalm*

Not a mistake. That was done to honor Karl Mooney who worked on visual effects.