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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Just Real! THE CHAMBER OF THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
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In this earlier version of the story, many plot elements from the sixth book were originally to be introduced as part of the Chamber of Secrets storyline. The story elements that were first revealed in Half-Blood Prince (the Horcruxes, the textbook with the notes written by the Prince) were going to be separate parts of the story that also included the Basilisk and the Chamber itself. As development of the book continued, J.K. Rowling decided that the Half-Blood Prince storyline belonged later in the series, and its elements were removed from the novel.
Had the second book remained as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, it is likely that a lot of the major plot points and key mysteries of the series (mainly the secret behind Voldemort’s immortality) would have been revealed far too early. This would have made the surprise of his eventual return in Goblet of Fire a lot less effective.
