The earlier films or seasons of an adaptation are often the most faithful. This is certainly true of the Harry Potter series, where the earliest films feel truest to the original source material.

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While the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is overall faithful to the book, there are inevitably some differences between the book and film. Some of the book's strangest yet most delightful scenes never made it into the film, while other changes are more minimal. Check out these 10 differences between the book and film of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Deathday Party

Nearly Headless Nick

Forget birthday parties; deathday parties is where all the excitement is at! That's true for the Hogwarts ghosts who celebrate the anniversary of their deaths through deathday parties, at least.

The book features Nearly Headless Nick's 500th deathday party, a celebration that includes a ghost orchestra, rancid, moldy food, and a game of Head Hockey organized by the Headless Hunt. The deathday party is sadly omitted from the film.

Penelope Clearwater

Hermione petrified

Penelope Clearwater is a Ravenclaw Prefect and the girlfriend of Percy Weasley. She appears in the film but unlike the book, she does not become one of the Basilisk's petrified victims.

She is found beside a petrified Hermione in the book, but the petrified Hermione is alone when she is found in the film. Hermione uses her own mirror in the film instead of relying on Penelope's mirror to try avoiding looking into the Basilisk's eyes.

De-Gnoming The Garden

The garden surrounding the book-version of the Burrow is often plagued with gnomes. Mrs. Weasley has her children regularly "de-gnome" the garden, which involves throwing the gnomes over the hedge.

She has Ron, Fred, and George de-gnome the garden when Harry stays at the Burrow for the first time. This is a bizarre and entertaining sequence that doesn't make it into the film.

The Journey Of The Ford Anglia

Harry and Ron flying car

After missing the Hogwarts Express, Harry and Ron resort to extreme measures by driving the flying Ford Anglia car to Hogwarts. Prior to reaching Hogwarts and crashing into the Whomping Willow, their journey actually goes fairly smoothly in the book.

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The same cannot be said for their journey in the film. They fly onto the train tracks and are nearly smashed to pieces by the Hogwarts Express. Soon after avoiding this collision, the passenger door swings open and Harry is hanging out of the car, desperately clinging onto the door until Ron is able to pull him back inside the car.

Filch Being A Squib

The book introduces readers to Squibs. A Squib is a non-magical person who is born with at least one magical parent. It is revealed that the Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch is a Squib, a fact he tries to conceal, as Squibs are generally looked down upon in the wizarding world.

The movie features no mention of Filch being a Squib. However, it is mentioned in the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film adaptation when Filch catches Draco Malfoy lurking in the corridor during Horace Slughorn's Christmas party.

Who Tells The Students About The Chamber Of Secrets Legend

Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter

Readers get the legend of the Chamber of Secrets explained to them by Professor Binns during a History of Magic class. It is a dramatic departure from Professor Binns' dry lectures that no one but Hermione listens to or retains.

With no Professor Binns in the movies, the legend is shared by Professor McGonagall during a Transfiguration class instead. Maggie Smith is a phenomenal actress and it comes as no surprise that she does an excellent job sharing the story.

Lucius Malfoy At The Quidditch Game

Lucius Malfoy holding his cane in Harry Potter

The tension in the Gryffindor-Slytherin Quidditch match is higher than ever as Harry and Draco Malfoy face off for the first time. The movie shows Lucius Malfoy in attendance as he watches his son play as the new Slytherin Seeker.

There is no mention in the book of Lucius attending the Quidditch match. Lucius's presence in the film can also be explained by him being part of the Hogwarts Board of Governors and that he bought Nimbus 2001 broomsticks for the entire Slytherin team. He wants to see his son play and see if his investment has paid off.

Harry's Nightmare

After the mishap caused by Dobby, Harry is imprisoned in his room at Number 4 Privet Drive, and bars are put on the window to prevent him from escaping. In the book, this leads Harry to have a nightmare where he is trapped in a zoo cage.

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The zoogoers watch him in the cage as if he's an animal, and Dobby tells Harry that he's in there for his own good and safety. The movie also has Harry imprisoned in his room with bars on the window, but the zoo cage nightmare is never shown.

Who Repairs Harry's Glasses

Mr Weasley

Harry's glasses are broken after he uses the Floo Network to accidentally travel to Knockturn Alley. In the book, Mr. Weasley uses magic to repair Harry's glasses after he escapes Knockturn Alley.

In the movie, Hermione uses magic to repair his glasses. While Hermione is certainly capable of this spell, it is highly unlikely that she would knowingly do magic outside of Hogwarts while she's still an underage witch.

How Hermione Gets The Polyjuice Potion Book

Hermione Wrong Polyjuice

In order to learn how to correctly brew Polyjuice Potion, Hermione needs the book Moste Potente Potions. Hermione gets a note from Gilderoy Lockhart so she can take the book out of the library's restricted section. She knows that the easily flattered Lockhart is the most gullible professor she can get a note from without raising any suspicion.

In the film, Moste Potente Potions is in the regular section of the library and Hermione is able to get it without needing a note from a professor.

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