15 Harry Potter stories that actually happened
The Harry Potter series has captivated the imagination of its audience for nearly twenty years now. It seems that ending the original series of novels was not enough to kill interest in the franchise, as the Potter fanbase is still so active that Warner Bros. is making some new prequel films just to satiate the appetite of those who want more magic in their lives. If there is one thing we love here at Screen Rant, it’s discussing Harry Potter– from fan theories to intriguing facts about the series, and even what the cast of the movies is getting up to these days. The series has so much depth that we could talk forever about the intricacies of the magical world of Harry Potter. Today, we are here to delve into the things that could have happened differently. Both J.K. Rowling and the makers of the films have been very open about how they almost went in a different direction at major points in the story. From deeper insight into Draco Malfoy to the King of Pop’s unique vision for the series, here are the 15 lost Harry Potter stories that almost happened.
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Where? THE DEATH OF ARTHUR WEASLEY!
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After the release of the final novel in the series, J.K. Rowling stated in an interview that she had originally intended to kill off Arthur Weasley, but had changed her mind at the last moment due to him being one of the only good parents in the series. There was a long-running theme of Harry’s parental figures dying and leaving him to fend for himself. This includes his parents, Sirius Black and Albus Dumbledore. Due to the Weasley clan taking Harry in and acting like the family he never had, they too would have suffered a grievous loss when the father of the family perished.
Due to Arthur being spared, J.K. Rowling decided that the characters of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks were to be killed in his place during the climactic battle of the last book– a decision that would leave Lupin and Tonks’s infant son an orphan.During the events of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Arthur Weasley (the father of Ron) is attacked by the poisonous snake Nagini. He only survives the encounter due to Harry having a vision of the attack and alerting Dumbledore in time. This was not always meant to be the case…
