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Begins with Dumbledore using the Deluminator and speaking with McGonagall. There are no mentions of Muggles noticing weird things happening.

Begins with Vernon Dursley noticing strange people, owls, a cat, and more during his work day at Grunnings.

McGongall says “You-Know-Who”.

McGongall says Voldemort’s name.

Hagrid does not mention where he got the flying bike from.

Hagrid mentions that the bike is from Sirius Black.

Aunt Petunia and Dudley have dark hair

Aunt Petunia and Dudley have blonde hair

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Harry goes with Dudley, Vernon, and Petunia to the Zoo with little complaint.

They try to get Mrs. Figg, Vernon’s sister Marge, or Petunia’s friend to watch Harry but all are preoccupied. They reluctantly take Harry with. Dudley’s friend, Piers Polkiss, is also there.

The snake is from Burma.

The snake is from Brazil.

The snake says “thanks” to Harry as he slithers away.

The snake says “thanks amigo” as he leaves.

The glass suddenly returns, trapping Dudley inside the reptile house.

The glass remains gone and the reptile house keeper asks where the glass went.

Vernon says “There’s no such thing as magic” as he locks Harry in the cupboard.

Vernon is so furious he can barely speak, saying “Go- cupboard- stay- no meals.”

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Dudley is wary of Harry, as if he knows he is different.

Dudley has no idea what’s going on and he’s just as oblivious as Harry.

Harry doesn’t get Dudley’s second bedroom until after his first year at Hogwarts. It’s mentioned at the start of the second movie.

Harry gets Dudley’s second bedroom and the address on the letters to Harry change.

Vernon is only shown burning the letters and closing up the mail slot.

Vernon sleeps in front of the door to catch the letters and Harry steps on his face.

Vernon takes Harry and his family straight to the island hut.

Vernon stops at a hotel first. He is also constantly stopping his car and looking for a place to hide.

It is not shown how they got to the island hut.

A toothless old man with a rowboat takes them to the island hut.

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Hagrid mistakes Dudley for Harry at first.

Hagrid recognizes Harry immediately.

Hagrid bends the gun and it fires.

Hagrid takes the gun and ties it in a knot.

Hagrid brings Harry a birthday cake.

Hagrid does not bring a cake, but cooks sausages for Harry.

Hagrid sees Dudley eating Harry’s cake and curses him to have a big’s tail.

Hagrid curses Dudley because Vernon insults Dumbledore.

Hagrid only mentions he isn’t allowed to do magic.

Hagrid tells Harry he was expelled from Hogwarts.

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Hagrid doesn’t explain how Harry’s parents died until after their trip to Diagon Alley.

Hagrid tells Harry about Voldemort and how his parents died at the hut.

Quirrell has a turban and refuses to shake Harry’s hand when they meet.

Quirrell does not have a turban when they first meet and shakes Harry’s hand.

Harry is alone when he gets his wand and Hagrid shows up with Hedwig as a birthday gift.

Hagrid is with Harry at Ollivanders. He sits in a chair and accidentally breaks it. Harry goes with him to get an owl, naming her Hedwig from a History of Magic book.

Harry tries 2 wands before finding the one.

Harry tries a multitude of wands.

Harry doesn’t meet Draco Malfoy until they are at Hogwarts.

Harry meets Draco Malfoy for the first take at Madam Malkin’s in Diagon Alley.

Harry learns about Quidditch in his first Flying class. 

Draco tells Harry about Quidditch when they first meet. 

After getting his supplies, Hagrid takes him straight to King’s Cross Station.

Harry returns to live with the Dursleys for a month. Vernon drops him off at King’s Cross. 

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Harry only sees Fred and George from a distance. 

Harry meets Fred and George on the platform and they help him load his trunk onto the train, before excitedly telling their family they met him.

Ron doesn’t know who Harry is when he sits with him.

Ron already knows who Harry is when he sits down with him.

Harry reads Flamel’s name on Dumbledore’s chocolate frog card.

Harry doesn’t learn about Flamel until Hermione finds his name in a book.

Hermione stops by the compartment, asking if they’d seen a frog because a boy named Neville had lost one.

Neville stops by their compartment to ask if they’ve seen his frog. He returns later with Hermione.

Malfoy introduces his friends and insults Ron before the Sorting Ceremony.

Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle enter the compartment, insulting Ron, and asking Harry to be their friend. A small fight breaks out, where Scabbers bites one of them.

Ron is shorter with an average nose. Hermione has normal teeth.

Ron is described as very tall and lanky with a large nose. Hermione is described as having bushy hair and big front teeth.

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Snape keeps quizzing Harry, who doesn’t know the answer, and remains rather silent.

When Snape is quizzing Harry and Hermione keeps raising her hand, he sarcastically tells him to ask Hermione since she seems to know.

The scene ends after Snape’s attempt to humiliate Harry.

Snape continues to take points from Gryffindor over silly things. He takes points for Harry not telling Neville to not put a certain ingredient in his cauldron.

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Ron gets hit in the face by his broom during Flying Class.

This never happens.

McGonagall calmly approaches Harry after seeing him fly.

McGonagall is frustrated with Harry after seeing him fly. Ron and one of the Patil twins come to his defense.

McGonagall takes Harry to Oliver Wood, who is in Defense Against the Dark Arts class. They talk about Harry being a seeker in the hallway.

McGonagall takes Harry to Oliver Wood, who is in Charms class. They talk about Harry being a seeker in a classroom, where they run into Peeves.

Harry learns that his father used to be a seeker when Hermione finds his name on a trophy.

McGonagall tells Harry that his father used to be a seeker.

The duel does not happen in the book. Harry, Ron, and Hermione accidentally find Fluffy when the staircase changes on them. They end up on the third floor and are almost caught by Filch. 

Malfoy challenges Harry to a duel. Harry and Ron sneak out. Hermione goes after them to stop them. They find Neville outside the entrance of the common room because he forgot the password. The Fat Lady is gone so they can’t get back in. Malfoy tipped off Filch and they’re all nearly caught. They end up running into Fluffy while trying to find a place to hide.

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Harry receives the broom after the Troll attack and there is no message. 

Harry receives the Nimbus 200 with a message and starts his training. This is before the Troll attack.

Ron suspects someone is playing a prank.

Ron thinks Peeves let the Troll in.

Harry and Ron run into the girls bathroom to save Hermione.

Not realizing the Troll has entered the girls bathroom, Harry and Ron accidentally lock it in there with Hermione and have to run back and save her.

Seamus Finnigan blows up a feather and his drink.

Seamus Finnigan doesn’t blow stuff up in the books.

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Harry sees Snape’s injured leg when the teachers show up in the girls bathroom.

Snape takes Harry’s Quidditch Through the Ages book. When Harry tries to steal it back, he sees Snape bangaging his wounded leg.

Hermione sets Snape’s robes on fire. In his attempt to stamp it out, he knocks over Quirrell. 

Hermione knocks over Quirrell while running to the teacher’s stand to set Snape’s robes on fire.

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This does not happen.

Fred and George bewitched snowballs to follow Quirrell and hit him in the back of the head.

Harry receives a sweater from Ron’s mom and the Invisibility Cloak for Christmas.

Harry receives the cloak and sweater plus a wooden flute from Hagrid, Chocolate Frogs from Hermione, and a fifty pence piece from his aunt and uncle.

Ron immediately recognizes that the cloak is an Invisibility Cloak.

Ron does not know what the cloak is.

Harry sees his parents in the Mirror of Erised.

Harry sees his parents and grandparents in the mirror.

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This does not appear in the movie.

Snape referees a Gryffindor-Hufflepuff match, which has the trio worried because they believe he tried jinxing Harry’s broom.

Harry overhears Snape and Quirrell's argument while under his cloak, trying to escape the restricted section.

Harry sees a hooded figure run off into the Forbidden Forest after the match and follows overhead with his broom. He overhears Snape and Quirrell’s argument.

This doesn’t happen.

During the match, Ron and Neville get into a fistfight with Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle.

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Hagrid mentions Norbert was taken and sent to Romania.

The trio help send Norbert to Ron’s brother, Charlie, who works with dragons in Romania.

Draco sees Harry, Ron, and Hermione at Hagrids and they all get detention. 

Harry and Hermione sneak the dragon to the top of the Astronomy Tower. They leave the cloak and are caught by Filch. Neville is caught too, because he was trying to warn them that Malfoy (who was also caught) saw them at Hagrid’s Hut.

Neville does not get detention since he is not a part of what took place.

Ron is recovering in the Hospital Wing after being bitten by Norbert, therefore he isn’t with Harry and Hermione to get detention. Since Neville got caught, he also gets detention.

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No one reacts to Harry and his friends losing so many house points.

Other Gryffindors start disliking Harry and his friends for constantly losing house points.

During detention, Harry goes with Malfoy and Fang.

During detention, Harry is first paired with Hagrid and Hermione. Malfoy and Neville are paired. They later switch.

Only one centaur, Firenze, the one that saves Harry, is introduced.

Two more centaurs are introduced, Ronan and Bane.

The others find Harry talking with Firenze after seeing Voldemort.

Firenze takes Harry to Hagrid and the others.

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No such incident happens.

Harry is almost caught by Peeves while under the Invisibility Cloak. He impersonates the Bloody Baron, who Peeves is scared of.

There is harp in the room, already playing.

The trio use the flute Harry got for Christmas to put Fluffy to sleep. 

When the trio fall into the Devil’s Snare, Hermione relaxes and this allows her to escape. She tells Harry and Ron to do the same, but Ron continues to panic and Hermione uses Lumos Solem to scare away the plant and free him.

When the trio fall into the Devil’s Snare, Hermione gets on the wall and avoids the plant. She is panicking and Ron snaps her out of it. She uses the Blueball Flames to scare it away.

Harry is the only one to get on a broom and chase the keys.

All three of them get on a broom to chase the keys.

The chess pieces destroy one another.

The chess pieces knock each other out and drag the piece off the edge when defeated.

After the chess match, Hermione stays with Ron and Harry goes on alone to face Quirrell.

There are two more obstacles in the book. Quirrell’s mountain troll, which is already knocked out when the trio find it, and Snape’s Potion Puzzle. Hermione continues on with Harry after the chess match and helps him solve the puzzle, giving him the potion he needs to move forward.

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Quirrell snaps his fingers and blocks Harry’s path with fire.

Quirrell snaps his fingers and ropes wrap themselves around Harry.

Harry kills Quirrell by touching him, which turns him to dust.

Harry’s touch leaves blisters on Quirrell’s body. Voldemort leaving Quirrell’s body kills him.

Harry reunited with his friends on the stairs.

Harry reunited with his friends in the Hospital Wing.

Hagrid gives Harry a photo album of his parents at the train station.

Hagrid gives Harry a photo album of his parents at the Hospital Wing.

The movie ends with the train leaving the platform.

Harry meets his Uncle Vernon and the rest of his family at King's Cross.

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The movie begins with the Dursleys getting ready for the Masons.

The book begins on Harry’s birthday, where he spots Dobby in the hedges outside.

Harry is given Dudley’s second bedroom during the summer.

Harry was already given Dudley’s second bedroom before he left for his first year at Hogwarts.

This doesn’t happen.

Harry is banned from saying the word magic, but he still tries to scare Dudley. He didn’t tell the Dursleys he couldn’t use magic outside of school.

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Dobby is jumping on Harry’s bed.

Dobby is sitting quietly on Harry’s bed.

Dobby does not mention Voldemort.

Dobby mentions that Voldemort could be behind the bad things that are about to happen at Hogwarts.

Dobby drops the cake on Mrs. Mason’s head.

Dobby drops the cake in the kitchen and it explodes all over Harry.

The Masons leave because of the cake.

The Masons leave after Mrs. Mason, who is scared of owls, sees an owl delivering a letter.

Vernon places bars on Harry’s window.

Vernon has a worker place bars on Harry’s window.

No dreams are shown.

Harry has a nightmare about being trapped in a zoo cage.

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Harry loads up his trunk and Hedwig into the flying car. Vernon, who was woken up by the sound of the bars breaking, grabs Harry’s leg and falls out of the window, landing into the hedges below.

Fred and George sneak in and pick the lock to Harry’s bedroom and the cupboard, where his trunk is hidden. Harry almost forgets Hedwig, and her screech wakes up the Dursleys. All three of them try to stop Harry and end up dangling out the window.

This is not mentioned.

On the way to the Burrow, one of the Weasleys suggests Dobby is a servant of the Malfoys.

This doesn’t happen.

Mrs. Weasley makes them de-gnome the garden and they teach Harry how to toss the gnomes out.

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Arthur asks Harry about the function of a rubber duck.

Arthur asks Harry about escalators.

A similar deleted scene is included, but is not found in the standard version of the movie.

Harry overhears Draco and his father selling something to the owner of Flourish and Blotts.

Hermione repairs Harry’s glasses.

Mrs. Weasley repairs Harry’s broken glasses.

Arthur and Lucius get into a verbal argument.

Arthur Weasley gets into a physical fight with Lucius Malfoy.

Gringotts is not shown.

Harry and Ron go to Gringotts for money and Harry feels guilty about how much he has.

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While using the flying car to get to Hogwarts, Harry and Ron are nearly hit by the train. Harry almost falls out of the car.

This doesn’t happen.

Filch finds Harry and Ron and takes them to Snape’s office.

Snape finds them and brings them to his office.

This doesn’t happen.

Harry and Ron eat sandwiches in Snape’s office and McGonagall tells Ron that Ginny was placed in Gryffindor.

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The howler message turns into lips and gets straight to the point.

The howler message is not described as turning into lips and its message is much longer.

The howler rips itself apart when it’s done.

The howler burst into flames.

This does not happen.

Lockhart implies that he knows more about fixing the Whomping Willow than Professor Sprout. Afterwards, Lockhart lectures Harry about giving out autographs when Collen asks for one.

This isn’t included.

Justin Finch-Fletchy tries to befriend Harry in Herbology class.

Lockhart jumps straight into the lesson, but the quiz is included in a deleted scene.

Lockhart makes the class take a test over his books, which includes questions like “What is my favorite color?”

The Pixies break windows and a skeleton dragon that was on display. Everyone runs out and Lockhart runs to his office. Hermione freezes all the Pixies with a spell.

The Pixie’s wreak havoc while students (and Lockhart) hide under their desks. Neville nearly falls on Lockhart. Hermione freezes a few of the Pixies.

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Hermione knows what Mudblood means and explains it to Harry.

Hermione doesn’t know what the term means and it’s Ron who explains it.

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In a deleted scene, Harry finds a letter that Filch dropped with the words Kwikspell on it.

Harry finds a Kwikspell course in Filch’s office and learns that he is a Squib.

The Deathday Party isn’t included in the movie. Harry hears the voices during detention with Lockhart and finds Mrs. Norris after.

Nearly Headless Nick invites the trio to his Deathday Party. Afterwards, Harry hears the voices and finds Mrs.Norris.

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The teachers talk to the trio in the hallway.

The teachers talk to them in Lockhart’s classroom.

The message is written in blood.

The message is written in red paint.

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Hermione finds the recipe for Polyjuice Potion in a normal book.

Hermione has to get a note signed by Lockhart so they can get the book from the restricted section.

On a sunny day, the Bludger chases Harry as he races Malfoy for the snitch.

The Quidditch match happens on a rainy day and Harry catches the snitch before Malfoy notices it. There is no chase scene.

The entire team, plus Harry’s friends, are in the Hospital Wing to see Harry and Madam Pomprey demands that they get out of her way.

Ron and Hermione are with Harry in the Hospital Wing. When the team shows up to check on him, Madam Pomprey kicks them out.

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This doesn’t happen.

The trio cause a disturbance in Potions class to steal Polyjuice Potion ingredients from Snape.

The duel between Harry and Malfoy is the only duel that takes place.

Everyone pairs up with partners. Hermione and Milicent end up getting into a fight, Milicent putting Hermione in a headlock. This is how Hermione gets the hair off her robes for the potion.

Rictusempra spell throws opponent back. 

Rictusempra is a tickle charm.

Harry overhears people whispering about him in a deleted scene.

Harry overhears Ernie, Justin’s friend, talking to Hannah. He says Harry wants to attack Justin.

Harry speaks Parseltongue and the audience only hears hissing noises and not what Harry thought he was saying.

Harry’s perspective is shown when he speaks Parseltongue, so the audience understands him. He learns from his friends later that it sounded like hissing noises.

Nearly Headless Nick is vertical, white, and smoking when petrified.

Nearly Headless Nick is floating horizontal and black when petrified.

Filch finds Harry after Justin’s attack.

Peeves finds Harry after Justin’s attack.

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Harry sees the Sorting Hat on a shelf in Dumbledore’s office and asks if he’s in the right house.

Harry puts on the Sorting Hat in Dumbledore’s office and asks if he was put in the right house.

The trio drink the potion together and the transformation is less painful.

The trio drink the potion in their own stalls and the transformation is described as painful.

Harry and Ron’s voices don’t change. Harry’s eyesight also remains bad and he is caught by Malfoy wearing his glasses.

Harry and Ron’s voices change to match Crabbe and Goyle. Harry’s eyesight also improves.

These details do not appear in the movie. However, Malfoy has a package that does not appear in the book.

Malfoy shows them an article about Arthur Weasley’s inquiry and the Ministry. He mentions Dumbledore loving Muggle-borns and mimics Colin Creevy.

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Professor McGonagall explains the Chamber of Secrets in class.

Professor Binns, the History of Magic Teacher, explains the Chamber of Secrets. 

This doesn’t happen in the movie.

Professor Lockhart arranges a Valentine's Day breakfast in the book.

Harry finds the diary in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.

Harry gets a Valentine and Malfoy tries to steal Tom Riddle’s diary. Harry uses a spell to disarm him and is scolded by Percy.

The ink in the diary is black.

The ink in the diary is red, like blood.

Harry appears on the Grand Staircase, where he sees the body of Myrtle being taken away. Tom Riddle speaks to Dumbledore, who mentions the school might close. 

When Harry is pulled into the past, he is in the Headmaster’s office where Professor Dippet reads a letter from Tom Riddle. Dippet tells Tom the school might be closed. Tom briefly talks to Dumbledore.

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McGongall approaches the team in person and they are less upset.

McGonagall cancels the Gryffindor-Hufflepuff match with a megaphone and the team is upset.

No mention of Ginny acting strangely is included in the movie.

Ginny tries to tell Ron and Harry about her secret. It is mentioned throughout the book that Ginny acts oddly every time there’s an attack.

This character is not included.

Penelope Clearwater, a Ravenclaw student, is petrified.

The line “the crowing of the rooster is fatal to the Basilisk” is not added, however Hagrid does charge into Dumbledore’s office holding a dead rooster earlier in the film.

Hagrid’s roosters are killed. There is a line about the Basilisk saying “the crowing of the rooster is fatal to the Basilisk.”

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Harry and Ron notice the spiders leaving Hagrid’s Hut and follow them into the forest.

They notice the spiders during Herbology class one day. They wait until everyone is asleep to sneak out of their dorm.

Ron is very afraid of spiders and is scared the entire time. He even says “Why couldn’t we follow the butterflies?” as they head into the forest.

Ron is scared of spiders but much braver. Ron’s line about following butterflies is not in the book.

Harry and Ron find the lair on their own.

Harry and Ron lose the trial and end up being dragged into the lair of spiders.

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Harry and Ron overhear the teachers in the hallway and see the writing for themselves.

Harry and Ron are hiding in a wardrobe and overhear the teachers in the Staffroom mention the final message and vote for Lockhart to find the Basilisk.

When confronting Lockhart, Harry and Ron point their wands at him and he drops his.

They use the disarming charm and throw Lockhart’s wand out a window.

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The Basilisk uses its sense of hearing to find Harry after being blinded.

The Basilisk uses its sense of smell to find Harry after being blinded.

The Basilisk chases Harry through tunnels and Harry eventually climbs onto the statue of Salazar Slytherin and stabs the Basilisk.

The fight between Harry and the Basilisk happens quickly and he never climbs onto the statue.

The Sword of Gryffindor appears in the hat while on the ground.

Harry puts on the hat and asks for help. The sword comes falling out, hitting Harry on the head.

Harry stabs the diary multiple times and Tom explodes in a burst of light. Fawks heals Harry after Ginny wakes up.

Fawks heals Harry’s arm and then he destroys the diary by stabbing it once. Tom Riddle writhes and disappears.

Fawks carries everyone out of the mouth of the cave. The scene cuts to Dumbledore’s office.

They end up back in Myrtle’s bathroom and go to McGonagall’s office.

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Harry and Ron are in Dumbledore’s office.

Harry and Ron are in McGonagall’s office. Arthur, Molly, and Dumbledore are there.

This does not happen in the movie.

Dumbledore awards them 200 points each for saving Ginny.

There is no mention of what happens to Lockhart. Dumbledore sends Ron with papers to mail to ensure Hagrid’s release from Azkaban.

Dumbledore asks Ron to take Lockhart to the hospital.

Harry follows after Lucius and confronts him in the hallway.

Harry confronts Lucius in Dumbledore’s office, with the headmaster present.

Harry puts a sock in the diary, which is then handed to Dobby.

Harry puts the diary in a sock. When Lucius throws the sock, Dobby catches it.

Not included.

Gryffindor wins the house cup.

Hermione only hugs Harry.

Hermione hugs both Harry and Ron.

Hagrid states that he is late because the bird with his release papers got lost.

This does not happen in the book.

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Harry performs Lumos Maxima spell under his blanket.

Harry is using a flashlight.

Harry doesn’t receive any gifts for his birthday and learns about the Weasley’s trip to Egypt later on. The Care of Magical Creatures book attacks him at the Leaky Cauldron.

Harry receives birthday gifts from his friends and learns about their trip to Egypt. One of the gifts is the Care of Magical Creatures book that attacks him. 

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Aunt Marge is only there for one day.

Aunt Marge stays at the Dursley house for a few days.

Harry is serving the Dursley food when he blows up Aunt Marge.

Harry is seated at the dining room table when he blows up Aunt Marge.

Aunt Marge floats out of the open doors and into the sky.

Aunt Marge floats to the ceiling but doesn’t leave the house.

Sirius, in his animagus form, growls and barks when he sees Harry.

Sirius only stares at Harry.

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Harry doesn’t give the conductor a name.

Harry gives the conductor Neville’s name.

There is a talking, shrunken head at the front of the bus.

There is no shrunken head.

This never happens.

Harry asks Fudge to sign his Hogsmeade permission slip but he refuses.

Harry stays at the Leaky Cauldron for a day.

Harry stays at the Leaky Cauldron for two weeks.

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Harry reunites with Ron and Hermione in the Leaky Cauldron, where Hermione already has Crookshanks.

Harry meets Ron and Hermione in Diagon Alley. They go to Magical Menagerie and Hermione buys Crookshanks.

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This doesn’t happen.

On the Hogwarts Express, Ginny, Neville, and Malfoy stop by Harry’s compartment.

There is a singing choir at Hogwarts.

No choir sings at the Start of Term feast.

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Some classes are not included.

The trio go to Transfiguration and Potions class. McGonagall shows them how she transforms into her animagus form.

Hermione grabs Ron’s hand when she’s worried about Harry in the Care of Magical Creatures class.

This doesn’t appear in the book.

Buckbeak takes Harry over the Black Lake and Harry shouts in excitement.

Buckbeak flies over part of the Forbidden Forest. Harry prefers riding on his broom.

A character named Bem makes a few ominous comments here and there.

This character does not appear in the books.

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Hermione appears next to Harry and Ron in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Hermione disappears on their way to class and then reappears a few feet behind them.

Parvati Patil’s boggart is a giant snape and Ron’s is a spider that ends up on roller skates when he casts Riddikulus.

Parvati Patil’s boggart is a mummy and Ron’s is a spider that loses its legs when he casts Riddikulus.

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After the Fat Lady is attacked, they find her in a nearby portrait and she explains what happens.

Peeves described what happened to the Fat Lady.

It’s never mentioned what happens to the Fat Lady after.

Sir Cadogan takes over the Fat Lady’s role while she recovers.

When Harry can’t go to Hogsmeade, he hangs out with Lupin on the Wooden Bridge and they talk about Lily.

When Harry can’t go to Hogsmeade, he hangs out in Lupin’s office and sees a Grindylow. Lupin also brings up his friends, James and Lily Potter.

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When Snape teaches DADA, he uses a projector and calls Hermione a know it all.

There is no projector when Snape teaches DADA. He takes points from Gryffindor for Harry being late, Hermione getting answers right, and then gives Ron detention for standing up for Hermione.

The Quidditch team uses goggles in the rain.

Hermione casts a spell so Harry can see in the rain during his Quidditch match.

Katie Bell crashes into the stands with her broom on fire. The Hufflepuff seeker is struck by lightning before Harry falls off his broom. No one catches the snitch.

Katie Bell doesn’t crash into the stands. After Harry falls off his broom, the Hufflepuff seeker, Cedric, catches the snitch.

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Harry visits Hogsmeade once. Alone, he overhears Fudge reveal that Sirius is Harry’s godfather.

Harry visits Hogsmeade twice, and Ron and Hermione are with him when he overhears Fudge.

There is one scene where Harry is angry.

Harry’s anger lasts for days.

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Harry gets the Firebolt at the very end of the movie.

Harry receives the Firebolt as a Christmas gift. Hermione doesn’t trust it, so she tells McGonagall, who confiscates it to check for jinxes. 

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Harry’s happy memory to ward off the Demetors is a memory of his parents that he isn’t sure is real.

Harry’s happiest memory is when he learned he’d be leaving the Dursleys.

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The Gryffindors all gathered in the common room after the attack is included in a deleted scene.

Sirius tries to kill Wormtail, disguised as Scabbers, one night while Ron is sleeping with him. He wakes to find his curtains slashed.

This match is not included and Harry doesn’t meet Cho until the next movie.

Harry meets Cho in the Gryffindor-Ravenclaw Quidditch match.

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Harry attacks Malfoy and his friends with snowballs while under the Invisibility Cloak, making Ron and Hermione laugh.

When Harry attacks Malfoy and his friends while under the Invisibility Cloak, he throws mud-balls at them and Hermione is not there. His cloak slips off and Malfoy sees his face.

Snape doesn’t take the map from Harry until he catches him wandering the corridors alone at night.

Snape catches Harry leaving the One-Eyed Witch Passage and takes his map. Ron is also with him and claims they got the map from Zonko’s Joke Shop.

The map has one insulting message for Snape.

Each Marauder has an insulting message for Snape.

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Hermione draws her wand and then punches Malfoy.

Hermione slaps Malfoy.

This doesn’t happen.

On their way to Charms, Hermione disappears. Harry and Ron later find her asleep on a book in Gryffindor tower.

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Harry hears Trelawney’s prophecy when he is bringing a crystal ball back to class.

Trelawney’s prophecy happens during Harry’s exam.

When visiting Hagrid, the trio are sitting inside. Someone throws rocks at them to get their attention. This is where they notice Dumbledore, Fudge, and the executioner coming their way.

When visiting Hagrid, the trio go to his garden to comfort Buckbeak. Hagrid sees Dumbledore, Fudge, and the executioner coming their way.

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After watching Buckbeak’s execution, Hermione hugs Ron and starts crying.

She doesn’t do this in the book.

Crookshanks is only shown a few times in the movie when Ron mentions she's been attacking Scabbers.

Crookshanks shows trust towards Sirius in his animagus form but attacks Scabbers because she can recognize good and evil.

When Ron is captured, he is freaking out and Hermione is calm.

When Ron is captured, he stays calm and Hermione is more freaked out.

Sirius injures Ron’s leg as he drags him away.

Sirius drags Ron by the arm and a Whomping Willow branch breaks his leg.

Hermione says “If you want to kill Harry, you’ll have to kill us too.”

Ron says the line “If you want to kill Harry, you’ll have to kill us too!”

Hermione says “I trusted you, and all this time you’ve been his friend.”

Harry says the line “I trusted you, and all this time you’ve been his friend.”

Harry saw Pettigrew’s name on the map.

Lupin saw Pettigrew’s name on the map after confiscating it, which led him to the Shrieking Shack. Harry never saw Pettigrew’s name.

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No such backstory is given. There are only hints that Sirius is Padfoot and Pettigrew is Wormtail.

The backstory of the Marauders, their  connection to the Shrieking Shack, and Whomping Willow is revealed.

Snape walks into the room at the Shrieking Shack.

Snape used the Invisibility Cloak to get into the Shrieking Shack.

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Snape has a calm reaction.

Snape binds Lupin, threatens to suspend Hermione, and tells Harry he deserves to be killed by Sirius.

Harry is the only one to attack Snape.

The trio casts the disarming charm on him all at once.

Sirius wrestles Scabbers away from Ron.

Ron hands over Scabbers.

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The werewolf is a gangly creature on two legs.

The werewolf is described to look more like a wolf.

Snape stands in front of Harry, Ron, and Hermione to protect them from Lupin.

Snape is still unconscious, therefore never stands between Lupin and the trio.

Harry goes after Sirius alone and they’re attacked by Dementors.

Harry and Hermione go after Sirius and all three are attacked by Dementors.

Pettigrew never attacks anyone when he flees.

Ron is stunned unconscious by Pettigrew.

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Ron watches Harry and Hermione time travel.

Ron is unconscious and never sees them time travel.

The time turner keeps them in the Hospital Wing.

The time turner teleports them to the entrance hall. 

Hermione throws a rock through Hagrid’s window and howls to get Lupin’s attention. She is with Harry when he casts the Patronus.

Hermione doesn’t throw a rock through Hagrid’s window or howl to distract Lupin. She is also not with Harry when he casts the Patronus.

Dumbledore tells Harry and Hermione that Sirius is locked in a cell at the top of the Dark Tower.

Sirius is locked in Professor Flitwick’s office.

Hermione uses Bombarda to break Sirius out.

Hermione uses Alohomora to free Sirius.

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Lupin states that rumor of his condition has spread and Harry expresses regret that Pettigrew escaped.

During Harry and Lupin’s final conversation, Lupin reveals Snape is the one who told others about his condition. Dumbledore joins them and Harry admits he feels bad for not letting Sirius and Lupin kill Pettigrew. They also discuss Trelawney's prophecy. 

This does not happen.

Ron receives an owl, named Pigwidgeon, as a gift from Sirius to replace Scabbers.

This isn’t in the movie.

Sirius signs Harry’s permission slip so he can visit Hogsmeade.

The movie ends with Harry getting the Firebolt and flying it.

The book ends with Harry going back to the Dursleys, where he tells Vernon about a godfather who escaped from prison.

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The movie begins with Harry having a dream of a man being murdered by Voldemort.

The book begins with the story of the murder of the Riddle family and the gardener.

Pettigrew is happy to see the gardener, who is killed before he can say a word. Barty Crouch Jr is present.

The gardener, who is caught by Voldemort, is invited into the room. Pettigrew cowers and Barty Crouch Jr is not present.

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Hermione convinces Harry to send Sirius an owl when he gets to Hogwarts.

Harry immediately tells Sirius about his scar hurting while he’s still at the Dursleys.

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Harry wakes up at the Burrow with the Weasleys before they set out for the Portkey,

Harry receives an invitation from the Weasleys to go with them to the Quidditch World cup. Harry is still at the Dursleys when the Weasley family enters their house through the fireplace.

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This does not happen in the movie.

While helping Harry pack his things and leave Privet Drive, Fred and George give Dudley a Ton-Tongue Toffee, which enlarges his tongue.

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Bill, Charlie, and Percy do not appear in this movie.

Bill, Charlie, and Percy join the family for the Quidditch World Cup.

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Harry has no idea what a Portkey is or how it works.

Harry is told what a Portkey is before they reach it.

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At the campsite, many people are using magic or flying around on broomsticks.

At the campsite, magic is forbidden by the Ministry.

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Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the Weasley family stand at the top of the stands.

The group gets to be in the Top Box with the Malfoy family, Fudge, and other important figures. They were invited by Ludo Bagman.

The movie skips the Quidditch match.

The entire Quidditch match is shown.

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Harry is trampled by the crowd and wakes up when everyone is gone.

Harry escapes into the woods with everyone else, where they meet a house-elf named Winky.

Barty Crouch Jr is shown casting the Dark Mark.

No one is shown casting the Dark Mark, but Winky is caught with the wand and is blamed.

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After the incident, the trio leave for Hogwarts.

After the incident, they return to the Burrow.

This chapter is not included in the movies.

This chapter shows the aftermath of the Ministry dealing with the Dark Mark and Percy, who works at the Ministry.

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There is no mention of Mad-Eye Moody until they arrive at Hogwarts.

Arthur mentions that Mad-Eye Moody was attacked.

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The students from two other schools arrive during the Start of Term feast.

The students from the other school don’t arrive until Halloween.

The Beauxbatons is depicted as an all-girls school.

The Beauxbatons are made up of both boys and girls.

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The Care of Magical Creatures and Divination lessons don’t appear.

Hagrid continues to teach Care of Magical Creatures and has lessons over Nifflers and Blast-Ended Skrewts. They also have a Divinations class.

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Hermione does not do this.

Hermione starts SPEW to advocate for better treatment for house elves.

Moody performs the three Unforgivable Curses on an arachnid-like creature.

Moody performs the Unforgivable Curse on three different spiders.

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Moody doesn’t do this.

Moody uses the Imperius Curse on all the students as a form of training. Harry does well at resisting it.

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Fred and George put their name in the Goblet of Fire together. They are rapidly aged and start fighting with one another.

Fred, George, and their friend Lee all try to put their name in the Goblet of Fire. When they grow beards, they laugh about it. Dumbeldore is present when this happens and laughs with them.

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The other champions don’t say much about Harry being with them.

The other champions voice their concerns about Harry being a champion.

Dumbledore races towards Harry, grabs his robes, and demands to know if he put his name in the Goblet of Fire aggressively. 

Dumbledore asks Harry if he put his name in the Goblet of Fire calmly.

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This doesn’t happen.

Ollivander appears to weigh the champion’s wands.

Rita Skeeter only mentions Harry and Hermione being in love after the first task.

Rita Skeeter pushes the narrative that Harry and Hermione are in love from the start.

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These meetings happen on two different nights.

Harry struggles to choose between meeting with Sirius or Hagrid.

Hagrid only mentions that Ron visited Charlie.

Charlie Weasley is there and talks to Hagrid about the dragons while Harry watches from under the Invisibility Cloak.

No one follows them to see the dragons.

Igor Karkaroff follows Hagrid and Madame Maxine.

Harry meets with Sirius by the fireplace, where his face appears in it.

Harry meets with Sirius and Buckbeak in person in a nearby cave.

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Moody only suggests that Harry use his wand.

Moody suggests Harry use a Summoning Charm, and Harry practices with Hermione.

Harry tells Cedric about the first task while he is with friends in a courtyard.

Harry casts a spell to rip Cedric’s bag open in the corridor, separating him from his friends so they could talk alone.

Rita Skeeter takes a photo of Harry and Hermione hugging in the tent.

This doesn’t happen.

The dragon breaks free and chases Harry around Hogwarts.

The dragon never breaks free and Harry remains in the arena.

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This chapter is not included in the movie.

The trio go to the kitchen, where they meet other house-elves including Dobby and Winky. This chapter also includes other classes.

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McGonagall has a class to teach Gryffindor students how to dance.

McGonagall simply tells the students about the ball and to find a partner.

Harry asks Cho to the ball in the Owlery.

Harry asks Cho to the ball while she is with her friends.

This is never mentioned.

It is mentioned that Fleur is the granddaughter of a Veela, a species that seduces those attracted to women.

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Hermione wears a pink dress to the ball.

Hermione wears a blue dress to the ball.

Harry sees Snape and Karkaroff arguing later on.

Harry and Ron spy on a heated argument between Snape and Karkaroff after going outside.

There is no argument between Hagird and Madame Maxine. 

Harry and Ron overhear a small argument between Hagrid and Madame Maxine, where Hagrid reveals he is half-giant. Harry spots Rita in her animagus form as a beetle.

Cedric tells Harry about the egg on the bridge.

Cedric tells Harry about the egg at the ball.

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This chapter is not included.

Rita publishes an article about Hagrid being a half-giant, causing him to isolate himself. Professor Grubbly-Plank replaces him as the Care of Magical Creatures teacher. The trio and Dumbledore visit Hagrid and try to convince him to return.

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This doesn’t happen.

On his way back from the Prefects’ Bathroom, Harry drops the egg and it opens. The screeching summons Filch, Snape, and Moody. Snape suspects Harry is there, but Moody keeps him out of trouble.

This is left out of the movie.

It’s mentioned that Moody’s magical eye has the ability to see through the Invisibility Cloak.

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Barty Crouch Snr is the judge the entire time and Percy is not present.

Barty Crouch Snr ends up getting sick and Percy Weasley replaces him as judge.

The map is not included in the film.

Harry sees Barty Crouch’s name on the map doing odd things, making him suspicious of Barty Crouch Snr.

Neville gives Harry the Gillyweed.

Dobby gives Harry the Gillyweed.

The stands are in the middle of the lake for the second task.

The stands are by the shore for the second task.

Harry dives into the lake and Neville thinks he died. Harry then leaps from the water with an excited shout.

The contestants walk into the lake.

Harry can talk to the merpeople underwater and frees Ron quickly. 

During the task, Harry can’t talk underwater, there is a statue of the merpeople hunting a squid, and he has a hard time freeing Ron.

Harry is attacked by Grindylows on his way up.

Harry is attacked by Grindylows on his way down.

Harry gets second place.

Harry is tied for first place.

Barty Crouch Snr talks to Harry after the match and they’re interrupted by Moody.

This doesn’t happen.

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This chapter is not included in the movie.

The trio visit Sirius. He tells them about Barty Crouch Jr, who was a few cells away from him in Azkaban. He also mentions the Crouch family’s recent history.

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Harry finds Barty Crouch Snr’s body in the forest. 

Harry finds Barty Crouch Snr going mad and asking to speak with Dumbledore. Harry goes to Dumbledore, who follows him back to Crouch. They return to an unconscious Krum, who was attacked by Barty Crouch Snr.

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Fudge is in Dumbeldore’s office because they just discovered Crouch Snr’s body.

Harry overhears Fudge in Dumbledore’s office, talking about Crouch Snr’s madness. He believes Madame Maxine had something to do with it.

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The Pensieve looks like a sink.

The Pensieve is described as a moveable basin.

Harry sees Karkaroff’s trial in the Pensieve.

Harry sees Karkaroff, Ludo Bagman, and four other dark wizards on trial, one of them being Crouch Jr when he was a teenager.

Karkaroff is in a cage during his trial.

Karkaroff is chained to a chair.

Harry overhears Snape and Karkaroff’s argument after this scene, therefore he doesn’t discuss it with Dumbledore.

Harry and Dumbledore discuss the argument that he overheard between Snape and Karkaroff.

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Harry does not see the Weasley family here. Bill isn’t introduced until a later movie, where he and Fleur are already together.

Harry sees Mr. and Mrs. Weasley before the third task. Fleur takes interest in Bill here.

The maze is in an unspecified location near the castle.

The Quidditch pitch is turned into a maze.

Harry only faces the maze closing and changing on him and a bewitched Krum.

Harry also faces a Sphinx, Blast-Ended Skrewts, and Boggart in the maze.

Harry sees Fleur getting taken by the maze and casts red sparks to help save her.

Harry never sees Fleur in the maze.

Krum being bewitched is not fully explained in the film.

It is explained later that fake Moody used the Imperius Curse on him.

Harry and Cedric run into each other. They race for the cup.

Harry and Cedric team up to fight a giant spider and go to the cup together.

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Cedric says “Who are you? What do you want?”

Cedric is killed by surprise and doesn’t get a last line.

Wormtail uses magic on the grave to pin Harry in place.

Wormtail uses rope to tie Harry to the grave.

Wormtail cuts off his hand without much of a reaction.

Wormtail writhes on the ground in pain after cutting off his hand.

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A few Death Eaters with familiar last names show up and Voldemort lectures them.

More Death Eaters show up. Voldemort names each of them and discusses where he has been hiding and what his next plans are.

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Harry and Voldemort’s spells are red and green. Harry’s parents, Cedric, and Frank appear. Everyone but Frank speak to Harry.

When Harry and Voldemort’s spells connect, the stream turns gold. Harry’s parents, Cedric, Frank, and Bertha Jorkins appear, each of them getting a chance to speak.

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Only Cedric’s dad is there to mourn him.

Both of Cedric’s parents are there to mourn him but Moody takes Harry away before they come forward.

Real Moody has one line saying, “I’m sorry, Albus.”

Real Moody is unconscious when they find him.

After being given Veritaserum, Crouch Jr only reveals that he isn’t Moody.

After being given Veritaserum, Barty Crouch Jr tells them how he escaped Azkaban, what he did to his father, and how he got Harry through the trials.

Not mentioned in the movie.

The book also mentions that Barty Crouch Jr was thought dead the last few years after his father helped fake his death. He then kept him under the Imperius Curse to control him. Crouch Jr is later executed with the Dementor’s Kiss.

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This doesn’t happen.

Fudge argues against Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Harry in the Hospital Wing. He does not believe Cedric was killed by Voldemort.

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This doesn’t happen. Sirius never appears in person in this film.

Dumbledore reveals to Snape and Molly Weasley that Sirius is working for him. Sirius is there in person.

The movie never mentions what Harry does with his winnings.

Harry wins the money for the tournament. He tries to give it to Cedric’s parents, but they refuse it. He ends up giving it to Fred and George.

Rita Skeeter being an Animagus is never mentioned. 

On the trip back to King’s Cross, Hermione reveals that Rita Skeeter is an Animagus and she captured her in a jar.

This doesn’t happen.

The trio stupify Malfoy and his friends.

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The movie begins with Harry at the park. Dudley and his friends approach him.

The book begins before Harry reaches the park. Dudley is alone.

The Dementors attack them in an underpass.

The Dementors attack them in an alley.

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Mrs. Figg tells Harry that Dumbledore asked her to keep an eye on him.

Mrs. Figg tells Harry that Mundungus Fletcher was supposed to be watching Harry that night.

Harry gets one howler stating that he has been expelled.

Harry gets multiple letters, including one from Kingsley Shacklebolt, where he tells Harry his expulsion has been suspended thanks to Dumbledore.

Petunia does not get any letters.

Petunia gets a letter from Dumbledore saying “Remember my last, Petunia.” This scares her.

Petunia does not show much knowledge of the Wizarding World.

Petunia knows about Azkaban and Dementors.

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The Order of the Phoenix comes for Harry that night.

Harry sends a letter to Hermione, Ron, and Sirius. The Order of the Phoenix comes for Harry three days later.

When Harry calls Moody “Professor”, it doesn’t seem to bother him.

When Harry refers to Moody as “Professor”, he isn’t happy about it since he was locked away the whole time and didn’t get to teach.

Lupin is not part of the group that retrieves Harry.

Lupin is part of the group that comes for Harry.

The group makes one comment about Muggles and then flies away without much caution.

The group is more cautious about flying and being seen by Muggles.

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Harry is annoyed that he didn’t hear anything from Ron and Hermione.

Harry is angry and shouts at Ron and Hermione since they got to go to Grimmauld Place while he was at the Dursleys.

Harry only snaps once at Dumbledore later on.

Harry snapping at his friends in anger becomes a recurring thing throughout the book.

The trio and Weasley twins use an Extendable Ear to eavesdrop on the Order’s meeting.

They use an Imperturbable Charm to eavesdrop on the meeting.

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Kreacher is shown cleaning Sirius’s mother’s painting and calling her “mistress”.

There is a painting at Grimmauld place of Sirius’s mother, which screams a lot.

Ginny is at the meeting. Mrs. Weasley argues with Sirius but quickly relents. 

Mrs. Weasley doesn’t allow Ginny to be a part of the meeting where everyone fills Harry in. She also argues with Sirius a lot longer about Harry’s involvement.

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This chapter is not included in the film.

Harry spends a few days at Grimmauld Place, helping clean the house and get it ready for the Order.

This happens later on, during Christmas.

Harry and Sirius look at the black family tree here.

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Harry and Arthur never stop by his office and go straight to the hearing.

Harry and Arthur go to Arthur Weasley’s office at the Ministry first.

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Harry and Arthur didn’t know the time of the hearing had been changed.

Harry and Arthur didn’t know the hearing would take place in front of the entire Wizengamot.

Fudge calmly clears Harry of all charges.

Fudge can barely contain his anger as he clears Harry of all charges.

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None of this is present in the movie.

Ron and Hermione are Prefects and Harry is jealous Ron got the position over him. Ron’s parents get him a new broom as a reward.

Sirius gives Harry a photo of the Order at the train station.

Mrs. Weasley gives Harry the photo of the Order.

This isn’t in the movie.

Harry witnesses Molly Weasley distraught after she tried to banish a boggart and it turned into dead members of her family.

Percy’s allegiance is only hinted at when he is with the group that catches Dumbledore’s Army later on.

It is mentioned that Percy favors the Ministry over his family and disowns them.

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The trio plus Neville meet Luna on a carriage on their way to Hogwarts.

Ginny introduces Harry to Luna on the train.

Only Harry and Luna can see the Thestrals.

Neville can see the Thestrals too.

Hermione has no idea what Harry is seeing.

Hermione knows what Thestrals are, despite not being able to see them.

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As with every movie, the Sorting Hat’s song is not included.

The Sorting Hat has a new song.

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The movie jumps straight to Harry’s first DADA class.

Harry has different classes before DADA.

Only the trio argue with Umbridge about not being able to learn defensive magic.

The trio, Dean Thomas, and Parvati Patil all argue against Umbridge. 

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Harry gets detention for one day.

Harry gets detention for two weeks.

Hermione discovers the writing on Harry’s hand and urges him to tell Dumbledore or McGonagall.

Ron discovers the writing on Harry’s hand instead.

No other classes are included.

Harry and his friends go to other classes, like Care of Magical Creatures.

This isn’t mentioned.

Hermione keeps trying to free the house-elves by leaving clothing in random places.

Ron doesn’t join the Gryffindor Quidditch team until the sixth movie.

Ron joins the Gryffindor Quidditch team. 

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This doesn’t happen.

Ron gets a letter from Percy that bad mouths Harry, Dumbledore, and Mrs. and Mrs. Weasley. 

The trio and Sirius only talk about Hogwarts and the Order.

The trio talk to Sirius in the fireplace. The mention that Hagrid is missing, tell him how Hogwarts is running, and talk about visiting in person.

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McGonagall confronts Umbridge about her medieval ways of punishing students.

This doesn’t happen.

Umbridge has a public event in the courtyard when she fires Trelawney. 

There is no public event.

The movie skips this and jumps right into Harry agreeing.

Hermione and Ron both spend time trying to convince Harry to teach them DADA.

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The students ask some questions and express a few doubts in the meeting, but overall it goes smoothly.

More students doubt Harry and his claims, especially Zacharias Smith.

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This doesn’t happen.

Umbridge nearly catches the trio talking to Sirius.

This isn’t included.

Hedwig is attacked, which leads them to believe someone is trying to intercept Harry’s letters.

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Hermione never doubts the DA.

After Sirius agrees that the DA is a good idea, Hermione starts doubting it.

Neville finds the Room of Requirement.

Dobby shows them where the Room of Requirement is.

Ginny’s relationship is not mentioned and she remains the same around Harry.

Ginny has a relationship with Micheal Corner and becomes more comfortable around Harry.

Padma Patil is portrayed as a Gryffindor student.

Padma Patil is a Ravenclaw student.

Hermione beats Ron in a duel.

Ron beats Hermione three times in their duel.

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No Quidditch is shown in the movie. Ron doesn’t become Keeper until the next movie.

In this chapter, Ron becomes Keeper and the Slytherin’s taunt him all year. With Oliver Wood gone, Angelina Johnson becomes captain. Malfoy provokes Harry and the Weasley twins by insulting Mrs. Weasley. Harry and George attack him. Harry and the twins are banned from ever playing Quidditch again. Ginny becomes Seeker after Harry is banned.

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The trio visit Hagrid when he returns and talk during the day.

The trio sneak out at night with the Invisibility Cloak and overhear Umbridge and Hagrid’s conversation. She notices their footprints in the snow.

Hagrid briefly described that he was sent to parley with giants.

Hagrid described his and Madame Maxime’s journey to find and talk to the giants.

Luna tells Harry about Thestrals. 

Hagrid teaches a class about Thestrals.

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Harry dreams of Mr. Weasley being attacked. He snaps at Dumbledore for not acknowledging him and Snape takes him to his first Occlimacy lesson.

After having the dream, Harry and the others are sent to Grimmauld Place via Portkey. 

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The trio never go to the hospital and Mr. Weasley is returned to Grimmauld Place.

The Weasley family visit St. Mungo’s Hospital to see Mr. Weasley.

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This doesn’t happen.

Harry is worried that he is a danger to those around him and considers leaving. He and Ginny discuss how she felt when she was possessed by Tom Riddle, which helps comfort Harry.

They never see Lockhart and Neville tells Harry about his parents in the Room of Requirement. 

The trio see Lockhart at St. Mungos. Harry also runs into Neville there, who is visiting his parents. He tells Harry that they were tortured by Death Eaters.

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This doesn’t happen.

Snape stops by Grimmauld Place to tell Harry about his Occlumency lessons. He also tells Harry that Lucius Malfoy recognized Sirius at the train station.

The Knight Bus is not present in this film.

The trio take the Knight Bus to Hogsmeade to get back to Hogwarts.

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Harry and Cho never go on a date.

Harry has a date with Cho. She is upset when he leaves to meet with Luna and Hermione.

Cho is in the same year as Harry.

Cho is a year above Harry.

Rita Skeeter is not in this movie.

Rita Skeeter interviews Harry for the Quibbler.

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There is no interview but the massive breakout is mentioned in the paper.

Rita Skeeter’s interview of Harry, plus the story of the massive breakout from Azkaban, helps to convince people that Harry and Dumbledore’s story is true.

No other visions are shown.

Harry has multiple visions, one of these including Augustus Rookwood telling Voldemort how to get into the Department of Mysteries.

No one replaces Trelawney.

Firenze, the Centaur, comes to Hogwarts to teach Divinations in Trelawney’s place.

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Neville is struggling to learn how to cast Expelliarmus.

Neville already knows how to cast Expelliarmus and wants Harry to teach him more complicated spells.

Umbridge blows a hole in the wall and all the DA members are caught.

Dobby gives the DA a heads up, so only Harry is caught. However, they learn who is a part of it based on the paper that Hermione made everyone sign.

Cho betrays the DA after she was given truth serum, causing Harry to break up with her before he knows the full truth.

Cho’s best friend, Marietta Edgecombe, betrays the DA. Harry breaks up with Cho when she defends Marietta.

This is not included. 

The paper Hermione made everyone sign is jinxed. The word “SNEAK” appears across the forehead of the betrayer.

Dumbledore escapes without a fight.

Dumbledore has a small duel with Fudge and the Aurors before escaping. 

The DA members serve detention in the Great Hall.

This is not in the book.

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Harry sees Snape’s memories when he casts Protego.

Harry sees Snape’s memories in a Pensieve.

Snape’s memories consist of James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew bullying him.

Snape’s memories include him being bullied and his falling out with Lily.

Harry defends his father and his actions.

Harry can’t justify his father’s actions and doesn’t understand how his parents ended up together.

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This isn’t included.

In this chapter, students meet with their Head of House to discuss their careers after Hogwarts. Umbirdge attends Harry and McGonagall’s meeting and claims Harry will never become an Auror. McGonagall stands up for him, claiming she will help Harry in any way.

This doesn’t happen.

Harry breaks into Umbirdge’s office to use her fireplace to talk to Sirius and Lupin about his father’s actions. They reassure him.

Fred and George leave during the fifth year’s O.W.L.s, using fireworks to destroy the decrees and attack Umbridge and those that helped her.

Fred and George leave Hogwarts much earlier. They leave behind a swamp, stashes of their sweets that cause illnesses, and instructions for Peeves on how to wreak havoc.

Professor Flitwick is shown celebrating the Weasley twin’s destruction as they leave.

The Professors do nothing to remove the swamp, since they enjoy watching Umbridge and Filch struggle to do it.

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Hagrid takes Harry, Ron, and Hermione to meet Grawp. Grawp picks up Hermione and they spot Centaurs running by.

Ron is at a Quidditch match, so only Hermione and Harry meet Grawp. Grawp tries and fails to grab Hermione, and they’re confronted by Centaurs.

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This scene is not included.

Umbridge and her Aurors attack Hagrid and Professor McGonagall protects him. However, this causes Hagrid to leave the school.

Harry sees a vision of Voldemort torturing Sirius while standing in the middle of the cheering crowd on the day the Weasley twins leave Hogwarts.

Harry falls asleep during one of his History of Magic O.W.L. and has a vision of Voldemort attacking Sirius.

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The trio run to Umbridge’s office to use her Floo Network while she is distracted by the aftermath of the Weasley twins.

Neville, Luna, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione create a distraction so Harry can check and see if Sirius is at Grimmauld Place.

This doesn’t happen.

Harry speaks with Kreacher, who lies to Harry and tells him that Sirius has gone to the Department of Mysteries and won’t be coming back.

It’s never revealed who sent the Dementors.

They learn that Umbridge is the one who sent the Dementors after Harry and Dudley.

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Umbridge never says this.

Umbridge tells Harry and Hermione to go ahead of her because her life was more valuable.

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No other rooms are shown in the movie.

The group finds rooms like the Brain Room and Time Room at the Department of Mysteries.

Others state that only Harry can touch the prophecy but don’t explain why.

Someone named Broderick Bode tried to touch the prophecy, but suffered spell damage after touching it.

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The Death Eaters hold Harry’s friends hostage.

Harry’s friends are not held hostage, but still incapacitated in some way. Bellatrix uses the Cruciatus Curse on Neville.

The archway is a transparent mist.

The archway has a black veil.

Lucius drops the prophecy after Sirius punches him, causing it to shatter.

The prophecy breaks after it falls out of Neville’s pocket when he tries to escape.

Bellatrix kills Sirius with the killing curse.

Bellatrix shoved Sirius into the veil.

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During the battle, Dumbledore traps Voldemort in a ball of water.

During the battle between Voldemort and Dumbledore, Dumbledore creates a fiery rope, transfigures statues, and Fawks aides him.

Voldemort possesses Harry to taunt Dumbledore.

Voldemort possesses Harry and tries to convince Dumbledore to kill him by sacrificing Harry.

This is not shown.

Dumbledore sends Harry back to his office at Hogwarts with a Portkey.

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Harry doesn’t do this.

Harry is very upset after Sirius’s death and destroys Dumbledore’s office.

Harry hears the prophecy when he touches the orb.

Harry never got the chance to hear the prophecy and Dumbeldore shows him through a memory in the Pensieve.

Dumbledore being reinstated, Umbirdge being suspended, and Fudge retiring is shown through Daily Prophet clips.

Harry has a few more days at Hogwarts to cope. News arrives that the Dementors have sided with Voldemort. Umbridge is chased away from Hogwarts by Peeves, who whacks her on the head with a walking stick, which was given to him by Professor McGonagall. Harry talks to Nearly Headless Nick and asks if Sirius can come back as a ghost.

The movie ends on a bright note with Harry walking to the train with his friends.

The book ends with Harry back at the Dursleys. Moody, Lupin, and Tonks threaten the Dursleys so they don’t mistreat Harry.

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The Death Eaters are shown attacking Diagon Alley and kidnapping Ollivander.

The attack and kidnapping are only mentioned.

The Millennium Bridge is destroyed but all Muggles escape.

The Brockdale Bridge is destroyed by Death Eaters and 50 Muggles are killed.

This is not shown.

A scene from Fudge’s POV shows him talking with the Muggle Prime Minister and others about Voldemort’s return.

In the beginning, Harry is at a diner reading the Daily Prophet when a Muggle waitress flirts with him.

This scene does not appear in the book.

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Peter Pettigrew answers the door and leads Bellatrix and her sister to Snape. Snape slams the door in his face.

Snape answers the door and leads Bellatrix and her sister to the parlor. Pettigrew brings them drinks and then eavesdrops on them.

When Bellatrix and Narcissa visit Snape, Belltrix shows that she strongly dislikes Snape and is the one to suggest the Unbreakable Vow. Snape is hesitant to agree.

When Bellatrix and Narcissa visit Snape, Bellatrix is less hateful. Narcissa suggests the Unbreakable Vow and Snape agrees to it.

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Harry is at a train station when Dumbledore surprises him and takes him to meet Slughorn.

Dumbledore meets Harry at Privet Drive, where he has tea with the Dursleys, before he takes him to meet Slughorn.

These things are not mentioned.

Harry inherits Grimmauld Place and Kreacher. Hagrid also gets Buckbeak back. The Ministry issues safety measures. 

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Dumbledore’s hand doesn’t show signs of causing him pain and he shows Harry before he can ask.

There are signs that Dumbledore’s hand is bothering him. When Harry notices, he asks about it.

The giveaway that Slughorn is in the house is Dragon’s Blood.

The flaw in Slughorn’s plan is that he forgot to cast the Dark Mark.

Dumbledore alone restores the house. Harry and Slughorn talk while Dumbeldore is in the bathroom and they leave the moment Dumbledore gets out.

Dumbledore and Slughorn restore the house before they all have drinks together. Dumbledore then goes to the bathroom before declaring Slughorn a lost cause.

Dumbledore Apparates Harry to the Burrow and he appears in a swamp, alone.

Dumbledore Apparates Harry to the Burrow and they talk about the prophecy, private lessons, Sirius’s death, and more.

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Harry arrives alone at the Burrow and Ginny sees Hedwig. She is the first to find him, then Hermione and Ron. Mrs. Weasley had no idea Dumbledore would be dropping him off and Tonks is not there.

When Harry arrives at the Burrow, Mrs. Weasley and Tonks greet him and Dumbledore. Ron and Hermione don’t see him until the next morning. Mrs. Weasley was expecting him because Dumbledore informed her.

Harry hangs out with Ron and Hermione once he arrives.

After arriving, Harry has soup with Mrs. Weasley and they discuss Mr. Wealsey’s promotion and Slughorn. Mr. Weasley comes home and joins them for soup.

Bill and Fleur’s wedding isn’t mentioned until the next movie. Tonks and Lupin’s relationship is only hinted at later in this movie.

Fleur is also at the Burrow while Harry is staying there. There is talk of her and Bill’s wedding. Tonks talks to Mrs. Weasley about her feelings for Lupin.

Ron and Hermione already know about the prophecy.

Harry shares the prophecy with Ron and Hermione.

This is not included in the film.

Hermione ends up getting punched by a boxing telescope Fred and George left in their room.

McGonagall mentions in the crowded corridor that Harry exceeded expectations in Potions.

Owls bring their test results from their O.W.L.s. Harry exceeded expectations in Potions.

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The movie doesn’t mention how Fred and George were able to open their joke shop.

Fred and George used the tournament winnings that Harry gave them to open their shop.

This is not mentioned.

Igor Karkaroff is murdered.

The trio only see Draco and his mother going to Borgin and Burkes.

The trio run into the Malfoys at Madam Malkin’s and get into a fight.

The trio watch from a rooftop and Draco looks at a cabinet in Borgin and Burkes.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione follow Draco under the Invisibility Cloak and use an Extendable Ear to eavesdrop on his and Mr. Borgin’s conversation. Draco is trying to learn how to fix a cabinet. Hermione tries to trick Mr. Borgin into telling her more about their conversation.

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The next scene jumps to the Hogwarts Express.

The trio go back to the Burrow.

Harry shares a compartment with Ron and Hermione. Luna sells issues of The Quibbler in the hallway to Ginny and Dean.

Since Ron and Hermione are Prefects, Harry shares a compartment with Luna and Neville. He tries to share one with Ginny, but she leaves to see Dean.

Slughorn’s first Slug Club meeting is in his office at Hogwarts.

Slughorn has his first Slug Club meeting in a compartment on the train.

Harry uses Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder that he got from Fred and George’s joke shop to get into the Slytherin compartment.

Harry follows Blaise Zabini into the Slytherin’s compartment while under the Invisibility Cloak.

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Luna finds Harry on the train with her Spectrespecs.

Tonks finds Harry on the train. She tells him she didn’t see him leave and, knowing he has his cloak, decided to double check.

Professor Flitwick greets Harry and Luna at the gate and Luna uses Episkey to fix Harry’s broken nose.

Snape greets Harry at the gate and takes him to the castle. Snape sees Tonk’s patronus has changed, because of her love for Lupin, and he tells her she is making a mistake.

Harry is already in his robes when he reaches the Great Hall. Since Luna already healed his nose, Ginny gives him a handkerchief.

Harry arrives in the Great Hall in his normal clothes and Hermione uses the Tergeo spell to heal it.

No one reacts to Dumbledore’s hand and there is no scene where Hagrid is late. Harry isn’t angry about Snape’s appointment and no DADA classes are shown.

Students react when they see Dumbledore’s injured hand and he dismisses it. Hagrid is late from being in the forest with Grawp. Harry is furious when he hears about Snape’s appointment as DADA teacher.

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Harry and Ron fight over the new Advanced Potion-Making book and Harry loses, getting the old one.

Slughorn hands both Harry and Ron old copies of Advanced Potion-Making.

The Felix Felicis is clear and Slughorn doesn’t mention how long the effects last.

The Felix Felicis is gold and Slughorn says its effects last for 12 hours.

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There is no mention of the Gaunt family in the memories, only a young Tom Riddle.

Dumbledore shows Harry the memory of the Gaunt family, including Merope Gaunt, Voldemort’s mother.

Dumbledore says the ring belonged to Voldemort’s mother. There is no mention of the Peverell family or the Resurrection Stone. 

The ring that injured Dumbledore’s hand is an heirloom of the Peverell family that belonged to Voldemort’s uncle. The Resurrection Stone sits in the middle, but it’s cracked.

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Hagrid is seen in the background and there is no mention of Aragog until his funeral.

Hagrid is noticeably absent and doesn’t acknowledge the trio much when he’s around. They finally visit him, where he tells them Aragog is dying.

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Harry runs into Slughorn at The Three Broomsticks. He invites Harry and Hermione to his first dinner party, and Harry gladly accepts. He calls Ron “Wallenby”.

Harry runs into Slughorn at Honeydukes, where he invites Harry to the dinner parties he has been missing. Harry tells him he has a meeting with Dumbledore. Slughorn calls Ron “Ralph”.

This doesn’t happen.

Harry meets Tonks and Mundungus Fletcher at Hogsmeade.

When asked why Harry suspects Draco cursed Katie, he says he “just knows.”

When asked why Harry suspects Draco cursed Katie, he tells McGonagall about following him to Borgin and Burkes.

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Dumbledore and Mrs. Cole walk up the steps of the orphanage and she only mentions that there have been “incidents” with Tom and the other kids.

During the memory, Dumbledore has drinks with Mrs. Cole. It is mentioned that Tom hurts other kids in a cave. Tom asks Dumbeldore if his father is a wizard.

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Luna is the one who notices Harry put something in Ron’s drink.

Hermione notices Harry pretending to put Felix Felicis into Ron’s drink.

During the match, only Ron is shown. The scene cuts to the party before showing the end of the match.

During the match, the book describes Ron saving goals, Ginny scoring a goal, and Harry catching the snitch. Malfoy is also playing on the Slytherin team.

This doesn’t happen in the movie.

Before Ron starts dating Lavender, Ron and Ginny get into a fight. She brings up the possibility of Hermione kissing Krum and points out that he’s never been asked out before.

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Harry invites Hermione to Slughorn’s party, but she is already going with McLaggen. Harry proceeds to ask Luna.

Harry asks Luna to Slughorn’s party.

Harry hides around a corner and listens to Draco and Snape’s brief conversation about the Unbreakable Vow.

Harry hides under his Invisibility Cloak and hears a much longer conversation between Snape and Draco.

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The Burrow is attacked by Death Eaters during Christmas break.

This does not happen.

Lupin doesn’t mention this.

Lupin reveals that Snape made him a Wolfsbane Potion every month while he taught at Hogwarts. He tells Harry that he was turned by Fenrir Greyback and that he has been given a job trying to convince werewolves to join them.

This doesn’t happen.

Percy and Rufus Scrimgeour show up. Scrimgeour attempts to persuade Harry to help the Ministry and tell everyone that the Ministry is doing a good job. Harry sides with Dumbledore over the Ministry. 

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These memories are not included.

There are more memories of Voldemort killing the Riddle family, stealing the ring, him working at Borgin and Burkes, and more. Each memory hints to a Horcrux.

In Slughorn’s false memory, the word Horcrux is muffled.

In Slughorn’s false memory, he says the word Horcrux. However, Dumbeldore wishes to learn exactly what Slughorn told Voldemort about Horcruxes.

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There are no Apparition lessons and the trio just know how to do it in the next film.

Apparition lessons are taught by Wilkie Twycross.

Ron ingests the love potion and drinks the poisoned meade on Valentine’s Day.

Ron ingests the love potion and drinks the poisoned meade on his birthday.

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This match is not included.

There is another Quidditch match with Luna commentating. McLaggen knocks Harry off his broom with a Bludger and he ends up in the Hospital Wing.

This doesn’t happen.

Harry has Dobby and Kreatcher track Draco for him.

A few professors, Dumbledore, Harry, and Hermione are visiting Ron in the Hospital Wing. Dumbledore praises Harry for using a bezoar.

Hagrid, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Fred, and George also visit Ron in the Hospital. Fred praises Harry for using a bezoar. Hagird tells Harry about an argument between Snape and Dumbledore that he overheard.

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This memory is not included.

There is a memory of a house-elf named Hokey and Hepzibah Smith. They helped Voldemort find Slytherin’s Locket and Hufflepuff’s Cup.

Dumbledore does not mention this.

Dumbledore mentions that the DADA teaching position was possibly jinxed by Voldemort when Dumbledore refused to hire him.

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Draco is shown going to the Room of Requirement and testing the vanishing cabinet on multiple occasions. 

These scenes are not shown in the book. Harry notices Draco vanishing from the Marauder's Map when he goes into the Room of Requirement.

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Harry goes to Hagrid’s Hut and finds him mourning Aragog.

Hagrid sends a letter to the trio about Aragog’s death.

Harry drinks the entire luck potion and doesn’t use his cloak. He runs into Slughorn stealing tentacula leaves.

Harry uses a few drops of Felix Felicis and uses his Invisibility Cloak. He bumps into Ginny, which leads to an argument between her and Dean where they break up. Harry runs into Slughorn working with Professor Sprout.

Slughorn talks about a present Harry’s mother left him. They briefly talk about his parent’s deaths.

Hagrid mentions Harry’s parents before falling asleep. This leads to Harry and Slughorn talking in depth about them.

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Only the ring and Tom Riddle’s diary are mentioned as Horcruxes. Dumbeldore says they could be anything.

Dumbledore and Harry know that the locket and the cup are potential Horcruxes. They discuss other items important to the founders and Nagini also being Horcruxes. 

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Harry questions Katie and then chases Draco to the boy’s bathroom. They get into a duel, casting multiple spells, before Harry casts Sectumsempra.

Harry follows Draco on the map days after questioning Katie. He finds him crying and Moaning Myrtle is there. Draco attempts to use Crucio on Harry, who immediately casts Sectumsempra. Myrtle starts screaming “Murder,” which alerts Snape.

Harry runs away while Snape heals Draco.

Harry stays in the bathroom. Snape takes Draco to the Hospital Wing. When he returns, he uses Legilimency on Harry to figure out how Harry learned the spell. He then demands that Harry bring all his books to him. Harry does so, but brings Ron’s copy of Advanced Potion-Making instead of his own.

Harry is not punished.

Harry is given detention every Saturday for the rest of the year and he has to miss the Gryffindor-Ravenclaw match.

Both Hermione and Ginny convince Harry to get rid of the book for good. Ginny and Harry go to the Room of Requirement, where Ginny hides the book before they kiss.

Ginny defends Harry when Hermione tells him to get rid of the book. They take it to the Room of Requirement and Harry plans to come back for it.

Ginny kisses Harry after the Ravenclaw-Gryffindor Quidditch match.

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This doesn’t happen because Harry used it all.

Harry gives Ron and Hermione the last of the Felix Felicis.

Harry overhears the end of an argument between Snape and Dumbledore. They Disapparate from the Astronomy Tower.

Harry, using the Invisibility Cloak, follows Dumbledore to Hog’s Head Inn, where they Disapparate.

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The movie doesn’t show how they got from the rock to the cave.

Harry and Dumbledore have to swim from the rock to the cave entrance.

Dumbledore knows how to get into the hideout and that the potion needs to be drunk.

Dumbledore takes time to ponder how to access the hideout and that someone will have to drink the potion.

The basin is filled with black liquid. They use the shell next to it to drink the potion. Dumbledore starts reacting after the first cup. He stays conscious. When Harry tries to get him water, the shell won’t pick any up.

The basin is filled with a green potion. Dumbledore summons a cup and starts reacting after the third drink. He falls unconscious. Harry tries to fill the cup with water, but it's empty before he can reach Dumbledore.

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Harry and Dumbledore Apparte to the Astronomy Tower. No Dark Mark has been cast yet.

Dumbledore and Harry Apparate to Hogsmeade, where Madam Rosmerta tells them the Dark Mark has been cast. They use her broomsticks to get to the Astronomy Tower. 

Dumbledore tells Harry to hide below. He hesitates but obeys. Snape sees him and tells him to keep silent. Harry listens to him.

Dumbledore uses a spell to freeze Harry to keep him from interfering and no one sees him.

Bellatrix tries to persuade Draco to kill Dumbledore.

Bellatrix is not present.

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Snape simply states that he is the Half-Blood Prince.

It is explained that Snape is the Half-Blood Prince, because he is a Half-Blood and his mother’s maiden name is Prince.

Death Eaters rampage through Hogwarts, destroying the Great Hall and catching Hagrid’s Hut on fire. They cast the Dark Mark in the sky.

There is a small battle between Aurors, students, and Death Eaters. Bill Weasley is bitten by Fenrir Greyback.

Harry tries to use Sectumsempra on Snape.

Harry tries to use the Cruciatus Curse on Snape.

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There is no mention of Fang being inside the hut, although Hagrid is shown with Harry in the courtyard in the next scene.

Fang is trapped inside Hagrid’s burning hut. Harry and Hagrid use Aguamenti Charms to put out the fire.

The fake locket looks exactly like the real locket and Harry doesn’t open it until later.

Harry opens the locket, which he notices is different, next to Dumbledore’s body.

This is not included.

On the way to the Hospital Wing, Harry sees Bill is injured and Fleur declares she still wants to marry him.

These scenes are not included. The movie ends with the trio watching Fawkes fly away.

There is a funeral for Dumbledore. Hermione tells Harry that Ron doesn’t mind him and Ginny being together. Harry and Ginny break up because he wants to keep her safe.

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Snape arrives at the Malfoy Manor alone.

Snape arrives at the Malfoy Manor with Corban Yaxley.

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Hermione is shown erasing her parent’s memories.

This is not shown. Hermione later tells Harry and Ron what she did.

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The Dursleys leave their home at Privet Drive. Harry watches them leave without a word.

Two members of the order take the Dursleys to safety. Dudley thanks Harry for saving his life before they leave.

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They all head to the Burrow.

They all head to separate areas and use a Portkey to get to the Burrow.

Harry meets Bill Weasley for the first time.

Harry and Bill have already met.

This is not mentioned,

Mundungus Fletcher says he came up with the idea. It is later revealed in Snape’s memories that Snape and the portrait of Dumbledore came up with the idea and gave it to Mundungus.

Hedwig is set free.

Hedwig is still locked in her cage.

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The Death Eaters realize who the real Harry is when Hedwig sacrifices herself.

The Death Eaters realize who the real Harry is when he casts Expelliarmus.

Hagrid uses a speed boost to try and outrun the Death Eaters. They end up on the street with Muggle drivers.

The sidecar falls off mid-flight and Harry has to sit behind Hagrid. They never send up on the road.

They go straight to the Burrow and Harry doesn’t lose consciousness.

Harry loses consciousness and wakes up at the Tonks’ house, where he meets Ted and Andromeda Tonks. He accuses Andromeda of being Bellatrix, not knowing they are sisters.

There is little reaction to Moody’s death.

Moody’s death impacts everyone greatly and they take shots of Firewhisky.

Harry tries to sneak out and is caught by Ron.

Harry only thinks about sneaking out.

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This chapter does not appear in the film.

The Weasleys plan to use a ghoul to hide the fact that Ron is helping Harry.

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George walks in on Harry and Ginny kissing in the kitchen.

Ron walks in on Harry and Ginny kissing in her bedroom. Harry and Ron get into an argument.

Scrimgeour hands over the items from Dumbledore’s will with no issue. There are no arguments.

Scrimgeour states that the Ministry didn’t want them to have the items Dumbledore left to them. Hermione and Scrimgeour get into an argument. He is angry that they are not sharing what they are doing for Dumbledore. Harry argues with Scrimgeour when he states that the Sword of Gryffindor is not Dumbledore’s to give away.

Harry doesn’t remember until later that he caught his first Snitch with his mouth. 

Harry immediately touches the Snitch to his mouth to see the message Dumbledore left.

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Harry goes to the wedding as himself.

Harry pretends to be Ron’s cousin, Barny Weasley.

This doesn’t happen.

Lupin asks Harry to be the godfather of his and Tonk’s son, Teddy.

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It is not mentioned how the Death Eaters found the trio at the cafe.

A taboo was put on Voldemort’s name and this is how the trio was found.

Ron finds Regulus Black’s room and they connect him to R.A.B. right after.

Harry finds the room. He gives Kreacher the fake locket to convince him to give them answers. Kreacher tells them Regulus’s backstory.

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This never happens in the movie.

Harry learns that Kreacher was not treated well by Sirius. When Harry gives Kreacher the fake locket, the house-elf takes a liking to the trio and even cooks meals for them.

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This isn’t shown.

Lupin finds the trio at Grimmauld Place and tries to convince Harry to let him join. Harry realizes Lupin is running from Tonks and their unborn son. He is angry with Lupin.

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This is skipped.

The trio spends weeks planning on how to get into the Ministry.

Harry never runs into Percy or Arthur.

While pretending to be Albert Runcorn, Harry runs into Percy and Arthur. Harry warns Arthur that he is being tracked.

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This is not shown.

Umbridge has Moody’s eye on her office door and Harry takes it. Harry is also nearly caught while inside her office.

Harry walks into the interrogation in plain sight. Ron is also there.

Harry uses the Invisibility Cloak to sneak into Mary Cattermole’s interrogation. 

Mrs. Cattermole is the only Muggle-born they run into. She does not escape with them.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione help Mrs. Cattermole and other Muggle-borns escape the Ministry.

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Ron’s arm is splinched and it looks like a giant cut.

Ron’s injury is more severe. A lot of his arm is missing.

The trio takes turns trying to destroy the locket.

The trio already know that no ordinary spell will destroy the locket. They know they need the Sword of Gryffindor or something similar.

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This is never mentioned.

The trio learn that Luna, Ginny, and Neville tried to steal the Sword of Gryffindor and it was relocated to Bellatrix’s vault.

The trio never run into these characters. Instead, Snatchers nearly catch them.

The trio nearly run into Dean Thomas, Griphook, Ted Tonks, Dirk Cresswell, and Gornuk while on the run.

Ron listens to the radio everyday for news.

Ron doesn’t have the radio until he returns. They also don’t know about Snatchers until this point. 

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After Ron leaves, Hermione is noticeably down. Harry dances with her to try and cheer her up.

Harry and Hermione barely talk after Ron leaves. Harry spends most of his time watching Ginny and his friends on the Marauder’s Map.

Harry and Hermione go to Godric’s Hollow as themselves. Hermione mentions that they should have used Polyjuice Potion but Harry wanted to return as himself.

Harry and Hermione use Polyjuice Potion, disguising themselves as middle-aged Muggles.

Hermione finds Ignotus Perverell’s grave and Harry finds his parents’ grave.

Hermione finds multiple graves, including one for the Dumbledores.

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The film has Harry and Bathilda speaking Parseltongue.

The book doesn’t reveal that Harry was speaking Parseltongue the entire time until Nagini reveals herself.

Harry and Hermione Disapperate, breaking the windows as they go.

Harry and Hermione are nearly caught by Voldemort. Harry sees a vision, from Voldemort’s perspective, where they are nearly caught.

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Hermione is shown reading The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore and she shows Harry a photo of Gellert Grindelwald.

Harry reads the Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, learning a great deal about Dumbledore’s backstory and his friendship with Grindelwald.

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Ron mentions that he had to hide from Snatchers.

Ron goes into detail about his time living with Bill and Fleur. He avoided Death Eaters by pretending to be Stan Shunpike.

When Hermione sees Ron, she snatches his bag from him, throws leaves at him, and hits him with his own bag. 

Harry cast Protego between Ron and Hermione so Hermione can’t attack Ron.

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This is not included. 

In the book, Ginny has returned home because it’s too dangerous at Hogwarts. When the trio visit the Lovegood’s home, they are close to the Weasleys and Harry longs to see her.

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There is no argument and it’s only implied that Harry’s cloak is the same one from the tale.

Hermione and Mr. Lovegood argue over the validity of the tale. Hermione believes it’s just a myth. Ron openly admits that he thinks Harry’s Invisibility Cloak could be the same one from the story.

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The trio is captured in the woods right after escaping the Lovegood home.

The trio escape the Death Eaters that attack Mr. Lovegood’s home. They have time to discuss the Deathly Hallows, each picking which they believe is the best. They are later caught in their tent.

Dean Thomas is not present. Harry and Ron find Griphook with Luna and Ollivander later.

The Snatchers also have Dean Thomas.

Dobby stuns Wormtail from behind, knocking him out. 

Wormtail tries to strangle Harry, but Harry reminds him that he owes him a life debt. When Wormtail hesitates, his silver hand turns on him and he unwillingly strangles himself.

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Harry digs Dobby’s grave alone.

Dean helps Harry dig Dobby’s grave.

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Griphook demands the sword of Gryffindor as payment for helping the trio get into Gringotts.

It is explained that Goblins view ownership differently. They see purchased items as rented or borrowed, and the real ownership still belongs to the maker. Since the Sword of Gryffindor is Goblin made, the Goblins believe it still belongs to them.

The trio stay at the Cottage for a short amount of time before going to Gringotts.

The trio stay at the Cottage for a longer period of time. Lupin even stops by and they talk about this newly born son, Teddy. They named him after Ted Tonks, who was killed.

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These scenes don’t happen.

When Hermione is disguised as Bellatrix, a man attacks her, demanding to know what Voldemort did to his kids. Ron has to stun the man to protect Hermione.

Travers, a Death Eater, spots them and joins them. Harry has to use the Imperius Curse to control him.

Hermione, disguised as Bellatrix, refuses to present her wand when asked. They notice the Goblins acting weird.

When asked for Bellatrix’s wand, a disguised Hermione presents her wand. The Goblins act suspicious and the trio realize they must know Bellatrix’s wand was stolen.

Harry can sense the Horcruxes. Both Voldemort and Harry can feel when they are destroyed. 

Voldemort and Harry cannot feel when the lockets are destroyed. Voldemort realizes Harry is after the Horcruxes after they break into Gringotts.

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Harry sees Voldemort Disapparating with Nagini to keep her safe in a vision. He then sees images of Hogwarts and realizes that is where the final Horcrux resides.

Harry regularly uses his connection with Voldemort to keep track of him. He knows the last place he will go is Hogwarts.

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When the trio Apparate into Hogsmeade, this sets off an alarm that has Death Eaters looking for them. Aberforth Dumbledore helps get them off the street.

When the trio Apparate into Hogsmeade, they use the Invisibility Cloak to hide. Death Eaters try to use a spell to summon them, but it doesn’t work because the cloak is resistant to spells. Death Eaters unleash a Dementor, which corners the trio and Harry has to use his Patronus. The Death Eaters spot a stag, but Aberfoth intercepts them and shows them his goat Patronus, claiming they mistook his Patronus for a stag.

Aberforth alludes to a bad past with Dumbledore but doesn’t go into detail.

Aberfoth tells the trio the story of what happened to the Dumbledore family and their sister, Ariana.

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They never talk about who was leading Dumbledore’s Army.

Ginny, Neville, and Luna lead Dumbledore’s Army during that year.

Ginny was at Hogwarts the entire time.

Ginny didn’t return to Hogwarts until after Easter because it was too dangerous.

Dean and Cho are at Hogwarts when Harry arrives.

Dean was on the run and Cho had already graduated. However, they do arrive later. 

Ron and Hermione tell Harry they are going to the Chamber of Secrets.

Harry doesn’t learn Ron and Hermione went to the Chamber of Secrets until after the fact.

Harry goes to Ravenclaw Tower and Luna has to chase after him, calling his name and demanding he stop and listen to her.

Harry and Luna go to the Ravenclaw Common Room together.

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McGonagall and Snape have a one on one duel in the Great Hall.

McGonagall, Slughorn, Flitwick, and Sprout all fight Snape in a corridor. 

McGonagall asks Filch to take the Slytherin students to the dungeon. All remaining students fight.

All the teachers try to send the underage students somewhere away from the battle so they’d be safe.

Percy is shown in the background.

Percy, who had betrayed his family for the Ministry, finally rejoins them and fights on their side.

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Luna tells Harry where to find Helena Ravenclaw.

Nearly Headless Nick tells Harry where to find Helena Ravenclaw.

Ginny hid the Half-Blood Prince’s book somewhere in the Room of Requirement in the last movie and it’s not mentioned again. Harry relies on his ability to sense the Horcruxes to find the diadem.

Harry unknowingly hid the Half-Blood Prince’s book in the Room of Requirement, next to the diadem. This is how he knows how to find the diadem so easily. 

Draco, Goyle, and Blaise Zabini try to stop the trio. Goyle starts the fire and dies.

Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle try to stop the trio, Crabbe starts a fire and ends up dying.

Harry stabs the diadem with a Basilisk fang, destroying it.

The diadem is destroyed in the fire.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione discover Fred has died when they find all the bodies gathered in the Great Hall.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione are with Fred and Percy when Fred is killed. 

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Harry sees Voldemort at the Boathouse in a vision. They realize Nagini is the next Horcrux.

Voldemort is in the Shrieking Shack when the trio decide to go after Nagini.

Aberforth uses a Patronus Charm to ward off the Dementors. 

Seamus, Ernie, and Luna save the trio from Dementors. 

Voldemort uses a non-verbal spell to injure Snape before sicking Nagini on him.

Voldemort tells Nagini to kill Snape.

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Harry doesn’t have much of a reaction when he sees that Lupin and Tonks are among the dead.

When Harry sees that Lupin and Tonks are dead, it’s like a punch to the gut. He feels overwhelming guilt for their deaths, as well as Fred’s.

Petunia is only shown in Snape’s memories for a second.

Snape witnesses Petunia’s jealousy and hatred.

The movie doesn’t explain why Snape and Lily’s friendship fell apart.

Snape and Lily’s friendship fell apart because he was friends with Death Eaters and called her a mudblood.

Snape finds Lily’s body in Harry’s bedroom and holds her.

Snape only learns about Lily’s death and cries in Dumbledore’s office.

It’s not explained exactly how George lost his ear.

A memory of Snape accidentally hitting George with the Sectumsempra spell is shown. Snape had been trying to save Lupin from a Death Eater, but he missed the Death Eater’s wand.

The memory ends before showing Snape’s time as headmaster.

There are more memories that show Snape as headmaster. During his time, he is still helping the Order.

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Harry says goodbye to Ron and Hermione.

Harry doesn’t say goodbye. He uses the Invisibility Cloak to sneak out and runs into Neville along the way. He tells him to kill Nagini if he gets the chance. Harry sees Ginny on his way out and has a hard time walking away.

After using the Resurrection Stone and talking to his loved ones, Harry drops the stone and continues on to face Voldemort.

Harry keeps the stone in his hand and his loved ones walk with him to face death. He drops the stone when he faces Voldemort.

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Harry wakes up in King’s Cross, fully clothed.

Harry is naked when he wakes in King’s Cross. When he wishes for a robe, a robe appears out of thin air.

This is not discussed.

Dumbledore explains that Harry is alive because Voldemort used his blood to rebuild his body. Harry’s blood, and his mother’s protection spell, live inside Voldemort, tethering Harry to life.

They don’t talk about this.

Harry and Dumbledore discuss the Hallows and Dumbledore’s past with Grindelwald.

In the first part, Grindelwald revealed that the Elder Wand is in Dumbledore’s grave.

It is mentioned in this chapter that Grindelwald refused to tell Voldemort anything about the Elder wand.

They don’t discuss the Resurrection Stone.

Dumbledore reveals that he tried to use the Resurrection Stone when he found it. He thought about bringing back his parents and sister.

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Neville finds the Sorting Hat in the rubble and sees the sword inside. Neville kills Nagini while she is attacking Ron and Hermione.

To humiliate Neville, Voldemort puts the Sorting Hat on his head, binds him, and catches the hat on fire. When Neville breaks free, he pulls the sword from the hat and kills Nagini, who is around Voldemort’s neck.

Voldemort is not present when Molly Weasley kills Bellatrix.

Voldemort is outraged by Bellatrix’s death and attacks Mrs. Weasley. Harry, who was hiding under the Invisibility Cloak, uses a spell to shield her and reveals that he’s alive.

Harry and Voldemort have a final duel in the courtyard, alone. 

Harry and Voldemort have their final standoff surrounded by hundreds of people. Harry reveals that Snape was loyal to Dumbledore, Dumbledore planned his own death, and how the Elder Wand ended up belonging to Harry.

Voldemort disintegrates like paper when he dies.

Voldemort dies a very normal death after his Killing Curse rebounds on him.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione go to the bridge after the battle.

Harry can’t escape the celebration. Luna promises to distract everyone so he can use his cloak. He, Ron, and Hermione go to the headmaster's office and talk to Dumledore’s portrait.

Harry breaks the Elder Wand in half and throws it off the bridge.

Harry uses the Elder Wand to repair his own wand. He plans to return the wand to Dumbledore’s grave. This ensures that, should Harry die a natural death, the power of the wand will also die with him.

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This doesn't happen.

There is more conversation between everyone. Harry’s sons tease each other and the trio joke about Ron being able to pass a muggle driving test. They also mention Teddy, Lupin’s son, and Neville being a professor at Hogwarts. The trio and Draco acknowledge each other with a head nod.