Today, we break down some hidden details and easter eggs you might have missed throughout the Harry Potter franchise. 3a6616

Hermione Granger's most notable subplot from the Harry Potter books was left out of the movies and I think it was the right decision. There were a lot of smaller storylines from the pages of J.K. Rowling's legendary book series that weren't adapted for the big screen and fans weren't happy about many of them. From not including Peeves the Poltergeist to a key scene from St. Mungo's hospital to a big chunk of Barty Crouch Jr.'s backstory, the cuts were controversial.

Although Hermione Granger was known as one of the strictest rule followers in the Harry Potteruniverse, the truth was that she was truly ruthless against those she deemed had wronged her. As a smart, determined, and loyal Gryffindor, along with her future husband, Ron Weasley, Hermione was an essential part of Harry's trio of best friends who helped in his quest to liberate the wizarding world from the threat of Lord Voldemort. While Hermione was deeply kind to those close to her, she wasted no time getting back at anyone unlucky enough to get on her bad side.

Jokes are often made at Ron Weasley's expense for being the most underwhelming member of Harry Potter's golden trio but that's kind of unfair and diminishes what Ron brought to the table. Harry was the Chosen One and was good at defensive magic, while Hermione is typically viewed as the team's MVP given her wits, brilliance, and creative use of spells to their advantage. While Ron didn't quite have those skills, he was useful in other ways.

When I was nine years old, two friends held a t birthday party at a local movie theater the day the very first Harry Potterfilm was released. I was sat in the back row, buzzing with anticipation. I’d read the book, but I still had no idea what to expect on the big screen. Moments later, a collective gasp filled the theater. I gazed open-mouthed as a silver-bearded wizard wearing a black, pointy hat emerged from the darkness. If only the generation first introduced to Harry Potter through the Fantastic Beasts prequels could have experienced the same magic.

The World of Witchcraft and Wizardry seen across the Harry Potter movies was packed with incredible three-dimensional characters whose stories continued well after the credits rolled. Based on the original book series by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter was a global phenomenon that’s beloved by countless fantasy fans around the world. While not everything known about the future lives of major Harry Potter characters could be considered official canon, Rowling's insights and the extended media around Harry Potter mean we can paint a clear picture of the students' and faculty's lives beyond the Battle of Hogwarts.

The Harry Potter movies were forced to condense many storylines for the sake of runtime, but in the case of the implied romance between Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) and Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch), their actual romances aren't in the books either — but neither is their supposed romantic interest in each other. Neville and Luna are part of the sextet of leaders of Dumbledore's Army who go to the Department of Mysteries at the end of the fifth movie; they also form the de facto silver trio with Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright), after Harry Potter's golden trio.

While Harry Potter continued fighting against dark magic and evildoers by becoming an Auror after the events of J.K. Rowling’s fantasy series, I always felt there was one career path he would have been far better suited to. As the world-renowned boy who lived, Harry’s life was never going to be easy, as he was notorious throughout the world of witchcraft and wizardry for being the only one to have ever survived a killing curse from the evil wizard Lord Voldemort.

Ginny Weasley is a total hero in Harry Potter, but the movies sold her short. J.K. Rowling started the global phenomenon that is Harry Potter with her Harry Potter book series, launching in 1997 with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Ginny was always a key member of the Weasley family in this series and in this regard, she was pivotal to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (book two) and Harry's eventual love interest. For all this, the movies didn't quite make her seem as brilliant as she was in the books.

With their lives on the line in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Neville Longbottom confesses romantic feelings for Luna Lovegood, yet that doesn't really make sense given what the franchise told us to that point. Neville and Luna are both close to Harry, but they are social outcasts otherwise. They perform well within Dumbledore's Army but even Harry is unsure of their prowess in a fight against Death Eaters.