It’s no secret that Harry Potter has had a powerful effect on the entire generation of millennials. Millions of kids like you and me grew up reading books and watching films of the captivating Wizarding World, and all these characters and stories are surely ingrained into our memory. No wonder any time we hear something about the Boy Who Lived, the hair on our arms stands up and we’re taken on a blast to the past.

So, this time, we are looking at some of the most interesting, thought-provoking and illuminating scenes that didn’t make it into the final cut of the Harry Potter film series.

And honestly, you don’t need to be a Potterhead to realize they should have made their way through to the big screen. ‘Cause they’ve already fallen into our hearts.

#1 Snape’s Contemplative Scene (Half Blood Prince)

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#2 A Hint At Ron’s Feelings For Hermione In Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows

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#3 Tonks And Lupin Embrace (Deathly Hallows)

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In a previous interview, Andy McCray, the founder and editor of the website Harry Potter Fan Zone, told us that such a passionate and enthusiastic following of the Harry Potter film series is due to the fact that it embedded itself in the zeitgeist of the 2000s.

For the millennial generation who grew up reading books, the Harry Potter world serves as a form of fantasy escapism in this increasingly hectic world. “An entire generation grew up reading the books and watching the films, and the characters and stories have transcended the page to became part of popular culture,” Andy said.

#4 Harry And Hermione Talk About Ron (Half Blood Prince)

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#5 Aunt Petunia Finds Letters In Her Eggs (Sorcerer’s Stone)

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#6 Aunt Petunia Dyes Dudley’s Uniform For Harry (Sorcerer’s Stone)

The story of The Boy Who Lived is still relevant today because it has entertainment and nostalgia factors to it. Andy explained that ”the HP movies deal with themes—love and hate, good versus evil, overcoming adversity and standing up against injustice, finding inner strength—which are particularly relevant in the modern world.” The themes are timeless and manage to touch viewers of virtually any generation.

#7 Close Encounter With Crabbe And Goyle (Chamber Of Secrets)

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#8 Hermione Holds Onto Crookshanks (Prisoner Of Azkaban)

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#9 Professor Trelawney Eats While Distracted (Order Of The Phoenix)

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#10 Ginny Tells Some Gossip

#11 Ginny Grabs Harry’s Hand In Deleted Deathly Hallows Scene

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#12 Aunt Petunia Reminds Harry She Lost A Sister

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#13 Severus Looks Into Harry’s Eyes (Sorcerer’s Stone)

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#14 Hermione Helps Ron Study So He Doesn’t Cheat Off Of Her (Sorcerer’s Stone)

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#15 Harry Says This About Sirius (Prisoner Of Azkaban)

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#16 Trelawney Set-Up

Which movie? Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix Where would it be in film? During Umbridge’s rise up the ranks at Hogwarts. What happens? This is actually two separate scenes. The first is a single joke shot during Umbridge’s introductory speech which shows Emma Thompson’s Professor Trelawney doing some dependably kooky things with the feast’s food items. The second is an uncut version of the monitored lesson seen in the Umbridge montage, where Trelawney fails to prove there’s any worth to her subject. Should it have been cut? The firing of Trelawney is intended to be a big emotional beat and a public show of Umbridge’s ruthlessness, but in the finished film doesn’t have quite the impact, primarily because Thompson’s hardly been around – she was completely absent from The Goblet Of Fire. These moments may be short, but they would have no doubt given that scene a more resounding impact. On top of that, as Trelawney is incredibly important come the end of this movie – it was her who gave the whole Chosen One prophecy – it would have made some sense to have her factor a bit more in the preceding story

#17 Hogwarts Hymn

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#18 Dudley Tells Harry Potter He’s Not A Waste Of Space (Deathly Hallows)

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#19 Draco Throws Harry His Wand To Help Escape Voldemort (Deathly Hallows)

#20 Ron Tells Harry Not To Go Back To That Mirror (Sorcerer’s Stone)

#21 Ron Teaches Hermione How To Skip Rocks (Deathly Hallows)

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#22 Ron Checking In On Harry (Order Of The Phoenix)

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#23 Ron And Hermione Worry About Harry After Checking On Him (Order Of The Phoenix)

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#24 Pajama Murder Party

While Sirius Black would come to be a beloved character, his introduction in Prisoner of Azkaban is designed to make him seem fearful and intimidating. As far as Harry knows, the man is an escaped lunatic killer, and he is responsible for the deaths of Harry’s parents. In an awesome deleted scene from the movie, we see just how far to the edge this has taken Harry Potter.

It starts with Professor McGonagall asking Ron and the rest of Gryffindor how Sirius Black could sneak into their dormitory. She interviews the comically weird Sir Cadogan, a knight who lives in a portrait, and he admits to letting Black in because he had the password.

The scene is great for introducing added tension and suspense, as it highlights that these characters are not even safe in the school. The scariest part is Harry himself, though, who is practically vibrating with frustrated rage as he describes how close his parent’s “killer” was to them and how “I could have killed him.“ It’s a great bit of acting from Radcliffe and a further reminder of just how dark and weird this story has gotten.

#25 Peeves

Which movie? Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone Where would it be in film? Throughout the first movie, and had it been included likely some later installments as well. What happens? Hogwarts’ resident poltergeist, Peeves, was set to appear in the first movie played by the Rik Mayall. No footage of the late actor’s turn has been released, but it can be assumed the character would have filled a similar role as in the book, providing some comic relief as he anarchically comments on the story’s events – think a more mischievous version of Nearly-Headless Nick. Should it have been cut? The Philosopher’s Stone was a pretty faithful adaptation (particularly compared to the later movies), so the exclusion of this minor character stood out like a sore thumb. However, aside from giving audiences some more of the ever-delightful Mayall, it’s hard to imagine his scenes would really add much to an already magical movie. The film is already on the long-side, so Peeves’ scenes make the most sense to cut. J.K. Rowling subsequently gave the charactr a more plot-essential role in later books, viewed by some as an attempt to trip up the film-makers, but they never relented and included him, instead coming up with elaborate work-arounds.

#26 Weird Sisters

Which movie? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire Where would it be in film? During the Yule Ball. What happens? After the ballroom dancing that the film spent an inordinate amount of time setting up, the Yule Ball divulges into the usual secondary school band night with the introduction of the Weird Sisters, a wizard pop rock band led by Jarvis Cocker for some reason. They’re briefly seen in the finished film, but this deleted scene runs the full length of the song. Should it have been cut? This is probably one of the most divisive parts of the entire movie series. Jarvis Cocker popping up in a Harry Potter film is pretty in keeping with the modern-Brit scope (particularly as Goblet Of Fire, at least in the book, is set in 1994, when Pulp were at their height), but it’s easy to imagine snickering from the audience at lines such as “runnin’ like a hairy troll learnin’ to rock and roll.” Naturally, adding nothing to the plot, it is very easy to cut, although it’s kinda humorous that so much effort during production was clearly put into it. Surprisingly, it’s not as cringeworthy as Hogwarts’ school anthem from another deleted scene earlier in the film

#27 Ron Kind Of Apologizes To Hermione (Sorcerer’s Stone)

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#28 Luna And Harry Share A Moment After Dobby Passes (Deathly Hallows)

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#29 Harry Doubts Himself, But Ron And Hermione Don’t (Chamber Of Secrets)

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#30 Lucius Being A Frightening Father (Chamber Of Secrets)

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#31 Fireplace Conspiracies

The early Harry Potter movies featured characters who often felt like they were careening around. That is, they went bouncing from one adventure to another, often without any outward introspection about what all of this might mean. That changed around Goblet of Fire, and in an awesome deleted scene, we see Hermione, Harry, and Ron starting to put the pieces together.

It begins with Ron opining that Fudge and the Ministry of Magic will cover up everything that went down. Ron points out how bad the death of Barty Crouch, Sr., looks for Hogwarts, and Hermione starts talking about how all of the strange events (from Harry’s mysterious dreams to his being selected by the Goblet of Fire) are not a coincidence and point to everything being “bigger” than they imagined.

It’s a cool scene that raises the stakes of the story, even as our primary heroes start realizing just how important the events around them truly are

#32 Filch Is A Squib

Which movie? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets Where would it be in film? Just after Snape chastises Harry and Ron for flying to school. What happens? When leaving the potions classroom, Harry picks up a letter from Kwikspell (a beginners guide to magic) that Filch has dropped. Aghast that two rebellious students have uncovered his darkest secrets, the normally cocky caretaker suddenly becomes very closed as he snatches it back. Should it have been cut? This scene’s mainly noteworthy for introducing the concept of a squib (a child born to magic parents with limited magic ability themselves) a whole three movies before the series ultimately did in The Order Of The Phoenix. It’s an obscure reference for sure, but in later entries, when the fan-base was more established, that wouldn’t have been an issue. Definitely a short moment worth keeping. Also, the creepiness of getting a lengthly shot of the red-eyed Mrs. Norris can be can’t be over-stated

#33 Harry And Ron Play A Dangerous Game

#34 On The Tube

Which movie? Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone Where would it be in film? Before Harry and Hagrid head to Diagon Alley. What happens? Not one for discreteness, after saving Harry from the Dursleys, Hagrid takes him to get his school supplies by way of the London Underground. The pair discuss the shopping list, Hagrid confesses his desire to own a dragon and one unlucky commuter gets pretty weirded out. Should it have been cut? It gets lost a little in the later films, but a central part of Harry Potter’s appeal is how its traditional wizarding world fits so brilliantly against the backdrop of modern Britain – flying Ford Anglias, transforming cats in the suburbs and a special train station hidden in Kings Cross. While it’s not as striking as any of those, this conversation really taps into that element. And really, it’s worth inclusion for that shot of a giant on the tube alone. Although you have to question what time they’re travelling to get such a quiet carriage

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