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From what I remember about the books and the films, Hermione only gets given the Time Turner device in her third year at Hogwarts. She was given it, with the permission of the Ministry of Magic, so that she could attend two sets of lessons at once. In this link, you can see that she stated that the pressure of using it to do twice as much work became too ...

Riddle's Diary destroyed by Harry in Chamber of Secrets Marvolo Gaunt's ring destroyed by Dumbledore in Half Blood Prince with Gryffindor's sword but not shown. Slytherin's locket destroyed by Ron in Deathly Hallows Part I with Gryffindor's sword. Helga Hufflepuff's Cup destroyed by Hermione with a basilisk fang in Deathly Hallows Part II Diadem of ...

For starters, it might help to think about some of the differences that we experience when viewing a single movie made from a single book: Appearance/attractiveness of characters. Especially for those characters to whom we're attracted, the change of blond hair to brown, or dark skin to light can be jarring. This is always going to happen because film ...

One influence is that they Harry and friends take the locket from Umbridge. I don't remember if the locket was being worn in OoTP, but it would explain how one could move from Misguided to Sinister. DH1 makes it clear that the locket (or at least Horcrux) seems to bring out the darker side of a personality.

As mentioned by @DForck42, Peeves is not a central character in Harry Potter movies. On top of that, in the story Peeves is shown to be doing a lot of destruction (think flying objects, utensils). The film makers would not have wanted to spend precious dollars on doing SFX for a character who has no effect on the story and is very hard to recreate faithfully ...

The Horcrux hunt was a mission given to Harry Potter in June of 1997 to find all of Lord Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes and destroy them. The mission fell to Harry Potter to complete. He was joined by Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, and they set off in the aftermath of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding. Lord Voldemort's had only seven Horcruxes: ...

I agree that Dolores Umbnridge is very much a "company 'yes' woman" and she toes the party line without deviation as a Ministry of Magic employee. Whether she's overtly malicious or not, I'll let you decide: Umbridge engages students in what can only be called sadistic detentions, where she forces them to write lines with a quill that uses the student's ...

From what I recall Peeves had almost no influence on the main story arc of the series, so he was rather easy to cut out of the story. Also I believe he shows up less frequently as the series continues, so he's not missed as much in the later parts. Nearly Headless Nick (NHN), although not tied very close to the story, is tied in a few key parts of Harry's ...

When asked, JK Rowling responded saying: It's been there as long as the Ministry itself The Veil is the barrier between the land of the living and the land of the dead. One cannot travel freely between the two worlds, as it is a one-way trip. Inexperienced wizards know nothing about it, but the much more experienced wizards may have heard about it, and the ...

From the IMDB: In a new scene created for the movie, the Burrow is attacked by Bellatrix Lestrange and Fenrir Greyback during the Christmas break from Hogwarts. The scene was added in because the film's middle act would otherwise have had no action, and it would also show that there are no safe places anymore. The scene also helps develop Harry and ...

I'm not going to repeat the excellent plot oriented answers - but its my opinion that JKR probably realized that freely available and controllable time travel can critically damage your ability to make a problem that cannot be simply resolved by the protagonist. Magic itself has that problem too - but at least she can put limits on the magic and the fact ...

This scene is merely meant to be comical. While Slughorn is describing the potion, the girls are not more attracted to it, they desire it more than the boys because it is a common joke that teenage girls get crushes easily and want to snag the boy of their dreams. They approach it because they want a vial to give to the guy they desire the most, in order ...

A not unreasonable interpretation of Dolores does not have to accept the binary alternatives of Evil vs Stupid. I think a reasonable interpretation of what she represents is something distinct from either: bureaucratic conformity. Bad does not have to be manichaean; there are degrees and multiple dimensions of badness. Some people are faithful followers of ...

I can not recall exactly where or when but I vividly remember that Dumbledore once told Harry that playing with time can be a very dangerous act and it can trap the time abuser in something like a Time Loop (for whatever it is!). But in my own opinion time traveling is one those matters that if not dealt with correctly and thoroughly can become one of ...

Snape as person was not very friendly or social, for that matter. His anger had a lot to do with his troubled childhood. He was a mudblood, had parental issues and was thoroughly bullied by James and Sirius at Hogwarts. This led to him develop a tough exterior. However, Severus loved Lily deeply and had a fair share of affection for Harry too. But in Harry ...

From the Harry Potter Wiki: According to [the book] Harry Potter Film Wizardry, the set designers made the decision that Hogsmeade is "permanently above the snow line". Here you can find a map of Hogwarts / Hogsmeade.   This is a 'cleaned up' version of a quick sketch JK Rowling did herself.

From reading the books I'd say that in a sense a Time-Turner can't really be used to change the past at all. In The Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry and Hermione use the Time-Turner around midnight to travel back three hours in time, endeavoring to save Sirius and Buckbeak. However, everything they do in these three hours has already happened: At the end of ...

But in the books this cloaks make the wearer invisible for(from) any charms and spells. This assumption is incorrect on your part. I would like to draw your attention to the scene right before Dumbledore is killed by Snape. Harry and Dumbledore come back to Hogwarts after destroying a Horcrux. 'Go and wake Severus,' said Dumbledore faintly but ...

Harry Potter's earlier love interest was Cho Chang. She was dating Cedric Diggory in Goblet of Fire and later dated Harry during Order of Phoenix. They also share a kiss before the Christmas break, in the room of secrets. However, she is torn between the memory of Cedric and her emotions towards Harry and thus their relationship never stabilises. Later in ...

A glance through official wikis and 'making of' sites does not appear to shed much light on this, other than the fact that she seems to dress like a favorite auntie. According to Harry, she looked like someone's maiden aunt, and that her style of dressing would fit someone half her age. Personally, I think it was a conscious decision on the part of the ...

It is the sneakoscope that Ron gives to Harry; the angle in the image you display makes it look like a ball, but it's a poor perspective. It actually is a top, with the silver portion being the top's point and the clear sides tapering down towards it. The scene where Harry initially receives it from Ron was cut from the theatrical release but included on the ...

She isn't a death eater but rather someone at the Ministry who is pretty much always suspicious of every action of Albus Dumbledore and The boy who lived of course. In 7th book pretty much the entire ministry is taken over by the Death eaters when they kill the Minister but still she isn't a deatheater she works for the Ministry rather. I don't remember ...

The way I understood the scene, Luna was able to see the wrackspurts around him. I see it being similar to how flies might be circling an invisible trash can. Luna's beliefs in such things may be considered insane by most of the wizarding community, but I guess that's just how they decided to do the scene. Therefore, I would say it's a plot ...

This explanation is given in Harry potter wikia escape from capture at Hogwarts, Peter Pettigrew(Wormtail) had no choice but to rejoin his master, or Sirius and Remus would surely kill him. He went to retrieve Voldemort's wand, then travelled to Albania where he learned from the rats there of a place in the forest where the creatures feared to ...

Extremely Feminine Dolores Umbridge is depicted as an extremely girlish character. From the Harry Potter Wiki: She spoke with a simpering, high-pitched voice that was girlish and breathless, and has her office decorated with kittens and other cute pink things. She had a wide, toad-like smile and would after say cruel things in a sugary, sweet voice. ...

While I have not seen this movie in a while, I will try my best to explain as this scene is fuzzy in my memory. If I recall correctly, this is right before they encounter the rest of the Order in the Department of Mysteries. One of a few things could have happened here: Due to the effects of the strange objects in this Department, it is possible that ...

If I remember correctly, in the books, it's Tonks who got Harry off the train. She did so with the use of a spell, the same way Malfoy petrified him. While it is completely possible to still affect the person wearing the cloak with spells, it's also feasible she could have used the glasses to "see" Harry.