TheHarry Pottermovies skipped one book detail to create a massive Weasley family plot hole, but the upcoming HBO show can easily avoid the same mistake. Given their limited runtimes, theHarry Pottermovieshad to carefully navigate several crucial plot developments from the original novels.
While at it, the movies were also forced to gloss over several story beats from the books to ensure they had enough room for most major narrative developments. Despite the movies' careful approach, however, they often ended up omitting important details that ultimately led to narrative inconsistencies.
One of these inconsistencies revolved around the Weasley family. While this narrative issue did not exactly impact the movies' overarching story in any significant way, it did pave the way for a storyline that made little sense. With its longer runtime,HBO’s take onHarry Pottercan finally avoid creating the same unnecessary plot hole.
Harry Potter’s Movies Created A Plot Hole For George & Fred’s Joke Shop By Cutting An Important Book Reveal
The Movies Never Explain How The Twins Funded Their Shop
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenixfeatures a fun sequence that shows howFred and George Weasleydramatically leave Hogwarts to start their own joke shop in Diagon Alley. The entire sequence where the two brothers depart from Hogwarts while subtly advertising their joke shop is brilliantly portrayed in the film.
It also perfectly captures how Fred and George show their disdain for Dolores Umbridge before bidding farewell to school. Unfortunately, as fascinating as the whole sequence seems, it misses one detail about the brothers and their journey ahead. From the beginning, theHarry Pottermovies accurately highlight how the Weasleys struggled financially.
The books explicitly mention that Harry gives his Triwizard Tournament winnings to them, which is one detail the movies decide to completely skip.
Yet,the fifth film never bothers explaining how Fred and George manage to have enough funds to start a massive shop, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, in Diagon Alley. The books explicitly mention that Harry gives his Triwizard Tournament winnings to them, which is one detail the movies decide to completely skip.
Harry Potter’s TV Show Needs To Include Harry Giving Fred & George His Triwizard Tournament Winnings
The Show Must Explicitly Mention How The Twins Funded Their Shop
Instead of treading the same path as the movies and creating an unnecessary plot inconsistency, the upcoming show must include a sequence where Harry gives away his Triwizard Tournament winnings to Fred and George. Even if it does not feature a full-fledged scene like that,it must at least mention how the Weasley twins were able to afford to open their joke shop with Harry’s help.
Many viewers are already skeptical about theHarry PotterTV show, and rightfully so. However, if the show manages to cover story beats from the books the movies were forced to skip, it could go a long way in justifying its existence. Hopefully, the upcoming HBO series will leverage its serialized format and enhance the narrative presented in the films.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is HBO’s remake of the iconic Wizarding World film series that consisted of eight films between 2001 and 2011. Each season adapts a book from JK Rowling’s popular series and provides more book-accurate details than the movies did.
