What's the Difference between The Vampire Diaries the Book and The Vampire Diaries the TV Show?
                      
                                
                    
                
                
                     
                
                
               
                
                     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                    
                            
                                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
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                                    In the TV Show | 
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                Elena Gilbert
                                 
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                                Elena Gilbert
                                     Portrayed by: Nina Dobrev
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                                Stefan Salvatore
                                 
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                                Stefan Salvatore
                                     Portrayed by: Paul Wesley
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                                Damon Salvatore
                                 
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                                Damon Salvatore
                                     Portrayed by: Ian Somerhalder
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                                This Character does not appear.
                                 
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                                Jeremy Gilbert
                                     Portrayed by: Steven R. McQueen
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                                Bonnie McCullough
                                 
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                                Bonnie Bennett
                                     Portrayed by: Katerina Graham
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                                Katherine von Swartzchild
                                 
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                                Katherine Petrova/Pierce
                                     Portrayed by: Nina Dobrev
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                                Margaret Gilbert
                                 
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                                This Character does not appear.
                                     
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                                Mrs. Flowers
                                 
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                                This Character does not appear.
                                     
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                                Matt Honeycutt
                                 
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                                Matt Donovan
                                     Portrayed by: Zach Roerig
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                                Tyler Smallwood
                                 
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                                Tyler Lockwood
                                     Portrayed by: Michael Trevino
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                                Caroline Forbes
                                 
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                                Caroline Forbes
                                     Portrayed by: Candice Accola
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                                Meredith Sules  
                                 
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                                This Character does not appear.
                                     
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                                Judith Maxwell
                                 
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                                Jenna Sommers
                                     Portrayed by: Sara Canning
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                                The Vampire Diaries Book vs  TV Show
                                
                            
                            
                         
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                             
                                
                                
                                
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                                            In the book Honoria Fell possesses bonnie while her, elena, and meredith is walking home through the cementery. | 
                                            In the show Emily (bonnie ancestor) Possesses her through a necklace caroline gives bonnie to go with her halloween costume. Which is really a necklace that belong to bonnie ancestor Emily. | 
                                       
                                    
                                     
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                                            Elena goes to the dance with tyler to make stefan jealous. | 
                                             This don't happen on the tv show, when elena and stefan first meet.
                                                
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                                            In the books Honoria Fell is a witch. | 
                                             Honoria  Fell isn't a witch on the show. | 
                                       
                                    
                                     
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                                            In the books Stefan don't have a old female friend named lexi. | 
                                             In the show he does.
                                                
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                                            Her aunt Judith is marrying a man named Robert | 
                                            Her aunt Jenna is not engaged and is dating Alaric saltzman  |