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Book to movie inconsistencies that are genuinely annoying and unneeded

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0bsessions:
So you never smoked, drank or looked at porn before you were eighteen, then?

0bsessions:
Maybe not YOUR government. I live in America, Jens.

Cartilage Head:
 Prince Caspian was a pile of shit.. but I think it is because it is the most difficult to adapt of the Narnia books. I mean, hardly anything happens in Prince Caspian. I also hated the romantic subplot.

 Can I complain about musical adaptations here? Because if so.. Rent. Oh god why?

0bsessions:
Yes, yes. My point, though, as illustrated in my initial response, is that it was never established in the movies that the Ministry of Magic has any manner of really knowing that Harry was doing it. It's only a problem because nerd outrage is making it a problem. The only two times Harry's gotten in trouble for misuse of magic are situations where witnesses can potentially be accounted for, specifically the flying car in the second, blowing up his aunt in the third and the use of a patronus in the fifth, ALL of which were done in front of a 'muggle.' The practicing of spells under his sheet in the third was not, nor was the routine use of magic by all involved at the Quidditch Cup.

The opening to Prisoner of Azkaban is entirely consistent with the world set forth by the movies. The biggest problem with translated material is fan outrage caused by fans with an inability to acknowledge a separation between book/comic and movie. The same thing is consistently a problem with comic book adaptations.

To be perfectly honest, when it comes down to it, the entire plotline of misuse of magic in the books is markedly inconsistent and probably a good reason as to why they didn't delve into it when not necessary in the movies. If the ministry could tell when an underage wizard uses magic, there'd be little call for Crouch accusing Harry of conjuring a dark mark in the woods in Goblet of Fire.

scarred:
You do know that he didn't do it in the book, right?

EDIT: Anyway, I'm able to separate the books from the movies, but if they went ahead with the Dobby-pudding fiasco in movie 2, there's no reason for Harry to be doing magic at the Dursleys' place in movie 3 - especially when it's clearly visible from the window.

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