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First of all, detail is very important in novels. The films lack accuracy to the book proving that the novel is superior. In the film, there are characters missing including Peeves, the poltergeist and Charlie Weasley, the second eldest Weasley child. Dobby also appears only in two of the films whereas he appears in the book from Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets until the end. There are also many missing scenes including the opening for Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone which starts off very differently than the book. I know they have to keep the movie going because it’s already very long but it seems too rushed. The characters also don’t fit their descriptions. For example, Harry Potter is supposed to have green eyes but in the
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