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Bill Weasley tells Harry why goblins don't trust wizards. He explains the full history. |
He doesn't tell him, but it is clear that they have no trust when Griphook sees the Sword of Griffindor. |
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Hermione uses polyjuice potion to impersonate Bellatrix. She is completely transformed, including her voice. |
Her voice is still her own.
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After escaping Gringotts with the dragon, Hermione wants to free the dragon and does so. |
It is Harry who decides to free the dragon. |
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Griphook grabs the Sword and wants to keep it. |
He grabs the cup and wants to trade it for the sword.
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Hermione uses Levicorpus on Harry so he could avoid the flagrante cursed treasure and reach the Horcrux in the vault. |
Harry fights his way through the Gemino-cursed treasure and reaches for the Horcrux himself. |
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Harry kept the secret of hunting Horcruxes to himself, Ron and Hermione as per Dumbledore's explicit instructions. |
Harry tells Aberforth about the mission that Dumbledore had assigned to him.
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Harry, Ron and Hermione go to Hogsmeade under cover of the invisibility cloak. |
They are uncovered and run across the grounds. |
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Aberforth tells Harry all about the history of his family. He lets him know about their sister and the reasons why he was so upset with Albus. |
This is left out.
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Terry Boot explains what a diadem is. |
Cho Chang is the one who tell them what it is. |
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McGonagall, Sprout and Flitwick duel Snape in the great hall after Harry returns and informs them that Snape killed Dumbledore. |
It is McGonagall alone who duels Snape.
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All underage students are evacuated from Hogswarts Castle to Hogsmeade for their own safety. |
This doesn't happen. |
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Tom Riddle hid the Diadem in the Room of Requirement. |
The Gray lady took it and hid it there.
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Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle are in the room of requirements when Harry is trying to get the Diadem. Crabbe is killed. |
Crabbe is not there. Blaise Zabini accompanies Malfoy and Goyle. Goyle is killed. |
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During the Battle at Hogwarts Seamus Finnigan, Luna Lovegood, and Ernie Macmillan battle the dementors with their patronus'. |
Aberforth does this alone.
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Snape is killed in the Shrieking shack. |
He dies in a boathouse with a view of the castle. |
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As Snape is dying, his memories gush out of his mouth, eyes and ears and a vial is conjured to contain them. His last words to Harry are "Look...at...me." |
A few tears contain his memories and Hermione hands Harry a vial to contain them. He says "Look at me. You have your mother's eyes."
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When Harry is killed he is naked at King's Cross. |
He is wearing clothes. |
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Voldemort tortures Neville by placing the Sorting Hat on his head and setting it aflame. |
He doesn't do this.
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The diadem is destroyed by the enchanted fire in the Room of Requirement. |
Harry stabs it with a Basilisk fang. |
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Harry visits the Ravenclaw tower with Luna Lovegood , fights a Carrow there, talks to Professor McGonagall and only then the Battle of Hogwats starts. |
Ravenclaw tower is completely left out.
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When Pansy Parkinson urges everyone to capture Harry, everyone (except the Slytherins) points their wands at Pansy. |
After Pansy urges everyone to capture Harry, the Order of the Phoenix and many of the students stand around Harry. |
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When Voldemort dies, his body stays intact and is placed on the dais in the Great Hall |
His body turns to ash and blows away
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Harry and Voldemort duel in the Great Hall in front of everyone. |
Harry and Voldemort dual in the courtyard with no witnesses. |
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Voldemort's body still remains after he dies. |
His body disintegrates.
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After defeating Voldemort, Harry goes to Dumbledore's office and uses the Elder Wand repair his broken Holly Wand. He then returns the Elder Wand to Dumbledore's tomb. |
After defeating Voldemort, Harry snaps the Elder Wand in half and throws both pieces into a chasm. |