Trailer Shows There Will Be Differences Between the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One Film and the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Book

Judging by Warner Bros. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part one trailer that they have on their site, there are going to be some differences between the film and the book, as there have been in the past films. It is to be expected, given the differences between the two mediums; however, some of the changes have been pointless or downright irritating in the past. As for this trailer, it displays some differences from the book that may be exciting in a movie format, some changes that are trivial and will not be noticed by most viewers, and already some changes that make you wonder what they were thinking. Some of you avid Harry Potter fans may have already noticed these.

View the trailer here.

*Warning* The content following this warning contains spoilers for both the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part one and the novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*

Hermione's Dress

This is a rather trivial difference, but it displays moviemakers' tendency to make changes to the novels they are translating. People who have read the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book recently will spot this difference. In the novel, Bill and Fleur get married at the Burrow. Hermione wears a "floaty, lilac-colored dress" to the ceremony. When they need to leave the Burrow in a hurry, Harry, Ron and Hermione are still wearing their wedding clothes. The trailer shows them fleeing to the muggle world. Hermione is wearing a not so floaty red dress. Yes, a small difference, but a difference, nonetheless.

Ron and Harry's Fight

In part of the aforementioned trailer, Ron and Harry are obviously in the midst of an argument and Ron says to Harry, "You don't know how it feels. Your parents are dead. You have no family." At this point, Harry lunges at him and the boys scuffle physically - as opposed to magically. People who have read the book will see that he is presumably saying this in reference to the fact that he went into hiding with Harry so they might search for Horcruxes, but now Ron has no idea how his family is doing. This is the situation in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book, but Ron seems much crueler in the trailer and, presumably, the film.

In the book, the two are arguing and Ron says, "It's all right for you two, isn't it, with your parents safely out of the way-" Then Harry says, "My parents are dead." It seems a lot less messed up when Harry says it himself. It may seem trivial, but Ron was not that mean in the book. Another difference is that the two try to attack each other magically, but Hermione casts a shield charm between them before either can do any damage.

A Visit to James and Lily Potter's Grave

In the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows novel, Hermione Granger and Harry Potter visit the grave of Harry's parents, which is located in Godric's Hollow. Godric's Hollow is where Voldemort killed Harry's parents and almost killed him. It is also where the recently deceased Albus Dumbledore grew up. Harry and Hermione presume that Voldemort will be expecting them to visit, so they take the precaution of drinking Polyjuice Potion before they enter the village. They are supposed to look like an elderly muggle couple. In the aforementioned Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part one trailer, they appear as themselves before the gravestone. Again, a small change, but one that seems to take away from the element of danger in their going to Godric's Hollow.

Flight From Privet Drive

In the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book, Harry Potter has to flee Privet Drive - where he grew up - before Voldemort can catch him there. He does this with the help of some of his friends. His friend and professor - Hagrid - takes him from the house there on a magically-altered motorcycle. Their entire flight is, well, a flight. In the trailer, they are on a road and even wind up in a tunnel. This should add some excitement to the chase, but it was certainly not in the book.

There are bound to be many more differences between the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film and the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book. We will just have to wait until November 19, 2010 to find out.

Sources

Rowling, J.K., Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Warner Bros., 2007