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2!!Specific to the book (or applying to both film and book):
3* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: ''Deathly Hallows'' caused many people to see the characters in a different light, including but not limited to Dumbledore, the Malfoys, Ginny, Snape, and Voldemort. It might actually be easier to list who ''isn't'' seen differently because of this. See [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/HarryPotter here]].
4* AssPull: See the franchise's [[AssPull/HarryPotter page]].
5* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Voldemort]], [[YMMV/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Bellatrix, Umbridge]] and [[YMMV/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Greyback]] all return; see those pages for more details.
6* DelusionConclusion: Not the entire finale, but just [[spoiler:Harry's meeting with Dumbledore in Limbo.]] Some have speculated [[spoiler:that the series doesn't really show anything of the wizard afterlife and that the whole sequence is just a (temporarily) DyingDream coming directly from Harry's subconscious. If one analyses it, it can be observed this Dumbledore never gives out any information that Harry doesn't know already or can't infer from logic, and in turn he acts in a way that seems very close to how Harry would want Dumbledore to at that moment (he congratulates Harry for his decisions, is shown remorseful about his own evil plans with Grindelwald and his misdeeds towards his family, and ultimately reassures Harry that everything is going to be okay in his fateful showdown with Voldemort).]]
7* DieForOurShip: After announcing that [[spoiler:Harry and Hermione would not become a couple]], J.K. Rowling was actually getting threats of boycotts (as well as ''death threats'') from [[spoiler:rabid Harry/Hermione shippers]]. She apparently brushed them off with this book as a big TakeThat.
8* EpilepticTrees:
9** Several fans thought Ginny being the seventh child of the Weasley family and seven being said to be the most powerfully magical number was going to lead to something in the plot. This even prompted J. K. Rowling to wonder if she had accidentally hinted at it without meaning to.
10** Given how little of its workings has been revealed and how it seems to break the lore of magic solely by existing, it has been entertained that the Resurrection Stone [[spoiler:doesn't really summon dead people and only creates living, talking memories of them, not unlike the diary version of Tom Riddle, who come solely from the mind of the user and everything he knows, remembers and/or imagines about them. Harry's parents seem to imply this when they say in their ghostly state that they are always with Harry because they are "part of himself". (The same has been proposed about Priori Incantatem, with its ghostly apparitions being only living echoes of the people hit by the spells and not true ghosts.)]]
11* FanPreferredCutContent: Many fans wish Rowling had gone through with her original plan to have Dudley drop off a magical child at the school train in the epilogue rather than decide that any latent magical genes would have been squashed by Dudley's father's [=DNA=].
12* FanficFuel: Thanks to the TrappedByMountainLions nature of the plot, parts of the plot such as the full extent of Voldemort's takeover of the Ministry, the Order of the Phoenix forced to go underground, and Neville reviving Dumbledore's Army to rebel against the Death Eater rule at Hogwarts became this.
13* {{Fanon}}: The popular perception that [[spoiler:Severus Snape was willing to trade James' and Harry's lives for Lily's]]. Snape was struggling to form complete sentences, and Dumbledore drew his own conclusions based on the fragments. Snape didn't deny it though...
14* FanonDiscontinuity:
15** Some [[spoiler:Harry/Hermione]] shippers think that JKR wrote the "nineteen years later" epilogue primarily or solely to spite them by making [[spoiler:"Harry and Hermione get together after Hogwarts"]] stories uncanonical even though she wrote it ''years'' before the first book was released (authors frequently plan their endings or have them written ahead of time). A number of fans reject the canonicity of the epilogue to get around this, leading to the phrase "Epilogue? What Epilogue?".
16** It doesn't apply only to shippers. A [[BrokenBase substantial percentage of the fandom]] disliked the Epilogue for coming off as overly cheerful, as it depicts most of the characters settling down into traditional child-rearing and family roles. Rowling has pointed out that [[TruthInTelevision this is completely normal for post-war populations]] (it's where the Baby Boomers came from), as well as for Harry and his personal longing for a nuclear family, but some readers were still disappointed at how mundane it was. And then others found the whole thing felt like an EsotericHappyEnding, as [[StatusQuoIsGod nothing substantial really appears to have changed]] in the magical society with regards to the government or Muggle-born relations (some even point out that, without these significant changes, there really isn't anything to prevent the rise of a new Dark Lord in the future).
17** Molly killing Bellatrix, an act which many believed (and still believe) belonged rightfully to Neville.
18** More than a few fans also explicitly reject the idea of Harry [[spoiler: naming his youngest son "Albus Severus Potter" after Dumbledore and Snape]], considering the sheer amount of emotional anguish that both characters put him through. Some also complain that the choice of names for all his children imply that Harry gave Ginny no consideration in naming her children. Most of them prefer to believe that [[spoiler: he would have given that honor to people that actually comforted through his turbulent teenage years]]. It's not uncommon to see fans suggesting [[spoiler: "Rubeus Remus Potter" as an alternate name]].
19* FanNickname:
20** This book is sometimes called ''Harry Potter and the Very Long Camping Trip''.
21** The video games, which are basically {{Third Person Shooter}}s with wands instead of guns, are sometimes called ''[[VideoGame/GearsOfWar Gears of Potter]]'' or ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDuty Call of Potter]]: [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Modern Wizardry]]''.
22* GeniusBonus: Hermione was named after the character from Shakespeare's ''Theatre/TheWintersTale'', which begins with a man who believes that his wife (named Hermione) is cheating on him with his best friend. It turns out Ron always feared Hermione liked Harry more. There's also the fact that Hermione is the female form of Hermes, being the god of cunning in many Hellenistic cults.
23* HarsherInHindsight:
24** During the wedding, Fred comments that when he gets married, everything will be mellow and he'll put Molly in a Body-Bind Curse until it's all over. While this sort of speech is typical of Fred and George, it becomes quite tragic after you've finished the book.
25** The scene with dead, injured, and mourning students in the Great Hall can be harder to watch now in light of Sandy Hook and other major school shootings. Even worse, the book was released only two months after the Virginia Tech mass shooting.
26** Remember Neville [[spoiler: pulling out Gryffindor's sword and beheading Nagini]]? Yeah, a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, right? Well, the trailer for ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'' reveals that [[spoiler: Nagini [[WasOnceAMan used to be a woman]]. Either Neville was committing what could be considered murder, or he was giving her a MercyKill]]. Granted, he didn't actually ''know'' that he was doing that, as no one knew that fact except for Voldemort, even the audience before that film came out almost a decade later, so he's innocent either way.
27** And then there's the bit with Bathilda Bagshot [[spoiler: where Nagini is possessing her. She got to be human again just for a time]].
28** Harry's BrokenPedestal moment when he learns that Dumbledore, someone he used to look up to, had once expressed uncharitable views towards a marginalized group, can come off harsher due to Rowling's controversial views on transgender people. Especially since Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, Chris Rankin, Sean Biggerstaff, Eddie Redmayne and Katie Leung publicly disagreed with her views.
29** Also, the characters’ shock that Dumbledore had once been friends with Grindelwald, the wizarding equivalent to Hitler, becomes this when Rowling made numerous posts downplaying the persecution of trans people during the Holocaust.
30** Similarly is the Daily Prophet under Voldemort rule {{Gaslighting}} the public into thinking Muggle Borns are a threat - which becomes bitterly ironic after the author's own controversial and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Avcp-e4bOs quickly debunked]] transphobic [[https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/ essay]]. Bonus points for the written press largely supporting JK Rowling's views, and independent platforms such as [=YouTube=] and blogs attempting to set the record straight (just like Potterwatch).
31* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Despite the controversy behind [[spoiler:Harry naming one of his children after Snape]], when Creator/AlanRickman passed away in 2016, ''millions'' of fans on social media posted Harry's description of Snape as [[spoiler:"the bravest man I've ever known"]] to honor Rickman's memory.
32* HesJustHiding:
33** [[spoiler:It's possible to wonder if Crabbe might have escaped the Room of Requirement fire, given how fast he is running when last seen, and is never seen burning by the other characters.]]
34** Many people are convinced that [[spoiler:Lavender Brown was only wounded in the Battle of Hogwarts, and even the Harry Potter wiki saying she should be considered a casualty of the battle can head-canon this into meaning she faked her own death after being infected with lycanthropy.]]
35* HilariousInHindsight:
36** Harry says, "[[WebVideo/BenDrowned You shouldn't have done that.]]" as a PreAsskickingOneLiner to Amycus Carrow after he spat at [=McGonagall=].
37** Reading the scenes in Chapter 8 that involve Elphias Doge (who is always referred to as 'Doge') is much more hilarious if one is familiar with the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doge "Doge"]] [[MemeticMutation meme]]
38** Aunt Petunia’s actress Creator/FionaShaw would go on to play a witch on ''Series/TrueBlood'' [[spoiler: which can now be seen as Aunt Petunia getting what she wanted all those years ago.]]
39** Bill Weasley is described as bearing a distinct resemblance to Mad-Eye Moody due to the facial scars he received from Fenrir Greyback in the previous book. This description would prove amusingly apt in the film adaptation where Bill was played by Creator/DomhnallGleeson, the son of Moody's actor Creator/BrendanGleeson.
40* IKnewIt:
41** Most people guessed beforehand who R.A.B. was, [[spoiler:Sirius' brother Regulus Black]], with some even correctly guessing his middle name [[spoiler:Arcturus, from his grandfather on the Black Family Tree.]] This was pretty much given away by the DubNameChange, if one was willing to investigate -- [[spoiler:the Black family is named after the colour in all translations, and R.A.B's initials were indeed changed accordingly]]. Notably, Emerson (from [=MuggleNet=]) and Melissa (from The Leaky Cauldron) were given the opportunity to interview Rowling the day after the book was released, immediately after their first read through. They both guessed R.A.B.'s identity immediately.
42** [[FanFic/MyImmortal Tara Gilesbie]], of all people, correctly guessed [[spoiler: Harry being a Horcrux and having to commit suicide to kill Voldemort.]]
43* InferredHolocaust: The fate of many Muggle-borns at the hands of the Death Eater-controlled Ministry of Magic. Creator/JKRowling revealed on Pottermore that many of them did in fact die while they were imprisoned, which was why [[spoiler:Umbridge was given a life sentence.]]
44* InformedWrongness: Hermione once again plays Sirius death at Kreacher's hands as a cautionary tale and more or less states that Sirius suffered a KarmicDeath for his poor treatment of house-elves, and even equates how Sirius treated house-elves with how Voldemort treated him. The stated false-equivalency strikes many readers as off-base since [[spoiler:Voldemort exploited Kreacher as a stooge and left him to die, while Sirius was merely cold and indifferent to him. [[EveryoneHasStandards Sirius would certainly not have killed him or treated him in such fashion]], and the idea that being cold and indifferent to someone makes one the same as the main villain in the eyes of Kreacher makes it come across as completely unjustified. In fact, Sirius was only cold and indifferent to Kreacher because he hated what the elf represents (Sirius' childhood in Grimmauld Place), not because he hated house-elfs (whom he didn't, in fact, hate; Kreacher was a special case)]].
45* JerkassWoobie:
46** Aunt Petunia. Yes, there's no excuse for the way she treated Harry, but in the book we see that her "you're a freak" attitude grew out of [[GreenEyedMonster insane jealousy]]. Imagine being a little kid, seeing all the goings-on at Platform 9-3/4, and knowing you'll never, ever get to be part of that world. Add the fact that, [[UnreliableNarrator apparently]], her parents [[ParentalFavoritism favored Lily over her]].
47** Cadmus Peverell. He indeed committed hubris by defying death but, differently from his power-thirsty brother Antioch, he did it because he couldn't let go of his fiancée's untimely death, which is a much more sympathetic motivation. The fact that he was eventually DrivenToSuicide by his wish makes him look like the victim of DisproportionateRetribution.
48** Snape who made terrible choices as a teenager growing in a poor home and abusive childhood and making his life so miserable that he spent the rest of his life in self-loathing, never allowing the world to "see the best part" of himself [[spoiler:forever pining after a fifteen year girl who never returned his love, married the person Snape detested, and had a child who is the living example of everything he ever missed must have been humiliating for him to deal with, to the extent that even near the end of his life, when he tears a photograph of the Potter family to keep Lily, he's unable to move on. The fact that Dumbledore strung him along to do a truly thankless task and that he died believing that Lily's sacrifice for Harry would have been in vain is pitiable]].
49* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: As the books progressed and got darker, Rowling was sometimes asked, "what's Harry going to do after Hogwarts?" She would toss in a "How do you know Harry is going to survive?" People commonly invoked this trope in response. [[spoiler:Harry ''does'' die... just not permanently.]]
50* MemeticBadass: Neville Longbottom, ButtMonkey supreme for the majority of the series, earns this status among the fans by killing over a dozen followers of Voldemort, saving his friends from a large snake that had Dark Magic in it, and charging at Voldemort himself with a magic sword that only the truly courageous can wield, ''all in one day''.
51* MemeticMutation: [[Memes/HarryPotter Has its own page]].
52* {{Narm}}:
53** In the book, Harry suggesting Voldemort try for some remorse. You can almost feel Harry thinking, "this sounds really stupid, but I've gotta give him the chance."
54** The name of [[spoiler:Harry's younger son: Albus Severus Potter. One fan even noted [[spoiler: Harry basically called his son the way a Harry Potter fanboy would call their sons]].
55* SalvagedStory: Book 5 only had three of the many Dumbledore's Army whom the Golden Trio train contribute to combatting Death Eaters, leaving characters (Cho, Susan, Seamus, Ernie, Parvati, Angelina, Dean, Lavender, Hannah, Terry, Colin, etc.) on the sidelines of the main conflict. Here, most of the other D.A. members actively resist Voldemort and his followers, albeit largely offscreen.
56* ShipToShipCombat: Or rather Ship-to-Ship Last Stands, as this book effectively crushed the hopes of numerous shippers, but especially Harry/Hermione shippers. However, true to the nature of shipping, many prefer their ship than what was written in the books. WordOfGod (Rowling and others) has stated that the ShipTease moments within the first film - specifically the dance scene, which is not in the book - were added in order to have something for the Harry/Hermione shippers.
57%%* SpoilAtYourOwnRisk
58* TrappedByMountainLions: The main storyline falls victim to this, which is the only point of view given after the first chapter. Obviously, Harry, Ron, and Hermione hunting down the [[SoulJar Horcruxes]] is a big deal, but with its difficult pacing and long stretches of Dumbledore backstory only tangentially necessary to the plot, it sort of falls short compared to Voldemort having taken over the Ministry of Magic and [[TheUnChosenOne Neville]] [[TookALevelInBadass running]] LaResistance [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome inside the school]], which [[FanNickname the Golden Trio]] (and thus the readers) only hear about secondhand.
59* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
60** Many fans were upset that Neville [[spoiler:doesn't get to avenge his parents by being the one to kill Bellatrix]]. Though others counter that [[spoiler:he does get his own big moment by killing Nagini, so that would have been overkill.]]
61** A minor one. Cho Chang, Harry's former girlfriend, returns to fight in the battle of Hogwarts. She offers to show Harry the Ravenclaw Common Room but Ginny insists Luna take him. This could have allowed for some official closure to the questionable way their relationship ended - especially since Cho seems to be over it by now.
62** The resolution of Wormtail's plot smacks of this. Dumbledore was very on-the-nose about life debts at the end of ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', but instead [[spoiler:there's a brief moment where Wormtail shows up unexpectedly, hesitates in killing the heroes, and then dies as a result, barely warranting a mention after this. Any expectations of a redeeming himself or revealing some hidden depths, (or even, as some speculated, him telling Harry '''how''' to destroy the horcrux in him without killing himself) evaporate in half a page.]] Made even worse considering previous books. ''Goblet of Fire'' showed him trying to convince Voldemort to use someone other than Harry for his resurrection, insisting it's out of pragmatism rather than concern for Harry, and ''Half-Blood Prince'' showed him hanging out at Snape's, who explicitly mentions being mystified by Wormtail's new habit of listening at keyholes. While that could have set up another direction entirely for Wormtail, depending on what you read into it, it went nowhere. It's even worse in the movie, where instead Dobby merely zaps him unconscious and then [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse he completely disappears from the plot]].
63** The fact that [[spoiler:Snape and Harry never actually confront each other is a huge anti-climax for many readers. Mostly because Snape only has very few scenes in the book, admittedly major ones, and he dies before he and Harry could talk about his true loyalties and feelings for his mother, nor could Snape apologize for giving the prophecy to Voldemort and treating him horribly over the years. This made the epilogue where Harry names his middle-child partly after Snape feel unearned. Likewise, Snape dying pathetically despite being established in Book 6 as a powerful wizard and proving his mettle briefly in Book 7 makes fans lament that there couldn't be a proper wizard's duel between Voldemort and Snape, with the final book unable to top the Dumbledore-Voldemort showdown of Book 5]].
64** The entire R.A.B.[=/=]Regulus Black reveal feels like this, mostly because the pay-off for the entire subplot is Kreacher's redemption, which to some readers feels unearned and wasted on a minor character at the expense of Sirius, a major fan-favourite of Books 3-5 with Hermione's dubious equivalency of Sirius and Voldemort's treatment of house-elves comes across as an awkward AuthorTract and InformedWrongness, and the fact that Regulus' revolt against Voldemort amounted to a giant ShootTheShaggyDog since [[spoiler:he died without doing anything useful, giving the Horcrux to someone who had no idea or skills to destroy it. Voldemort never found that taunting message or knew that it was Regulus who duped him. The fact that Sirius died before knowing about Regulus only makes it feel more of a waste since the revelation about Regulus' allegiances does not have an impact on the character for whom it would have made the greatest difference. Likewise, the Horcrux, Slytherin's locket, keeps passing through multiple hands throughout the first part of the book which leads to the much-derided camping sequence, until the trio meet Xeno Lovegood and get taken to Malfoy Manor (where Harry stumbles on to the next plot-relevant object), meaning that RAB exists largely to service a weak aesop, add conflict, and bring in more padding]].
65** The book often suggests more interesting storylines and CharacterDevelopment among supporting characters (Ron and Neville) than Harry himself. Ron, for instance, starts out loyal, TookALevelInJerkass and abandoned Harry and Hermione but eventually comes to rescue Harry in his moment of need and likewise learns first-hand a number of observations of the Wizarding World under Death Eater occupation. Many felt that it would have been more interesting to see that then have it told to us, especially because [[BaseBreakingCharacter Ron has a sizable and vocal number of fans who dislike him]]. Likewise, a number of fans argue that Neville's Dumbledore's Army arc which comes in a big way in the end, and involves him befriending (entirely on his own) Aberforth Dumbledore and building a network with the wider resistance should have been seen more on-screen with many wishing that Rowling (who started the novel with a scene from Snape's POV and did so briefly in earlier books) took a similar approach with Neville and Ron, or even Ginny, Hermione and Luna.
66** In this book, the Death Eaters become a legitimate nation-wide threat and take over the Wizarding Government, unleashing a campaign of terror against Muggle-born and Muggles. This is the perfect territory for any TheUnmasquedWorld scenarios, especially because the Death Eaters ''want'' Muggles to live in terror so they most likely wouldn't be using the enchantments designed to preserve TheMasquerade anyway. Muggle Society could have also helped the good wizards by providing resources. However, the Death Eaters' coup is ''still'' not treated as a good enough reason for the Order of the Phoenix, the Golden Trio, or any of the other wizards to at least warn the non-wizarding population about the danger to let them know what's going on and give them a chance to protect themselves. We're also never given any indication of what Muggle Society went through during Voldemort's year-long control of the Ministry or even if TheMasquerade was threatened because of the Death Eaters.
67** While it's nice that the series ends with an unambiguously good minister (Kingsley Shacklebolt), Scrimgeour dying meant we never got to see him function as minister in the post-war world and actually realize his mistakes.
68* UnintentionallySympathetic: Ron departing from the group in a huff. While he was acting like a jerk, it was implied to be because the Horcrux he was holding was tainting his personality. Regardless, his beating at the hands of Hermione when he returns was meant to be karmic, and even Ron felt he deserved it.
69* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The fact that none of the good wizards bother to break TheMasquerade to help the Muggles protect themselves from the Death Eaters makes it look like they value their isolationism over the fate of the world ''even when a world-ending threat will destroy both societies''. It also further establishes the belief most wizards hold that Muggles aren't remotely intelligent enough to even defend themselves from anything even though the wizards refuse to let them know magic exists. There is a line from Kingsley Shacklebolt when the trio listen to a Potterwatch radio broadcast where he reminds listeners to cast protective charms on the homes of Muggles they know, suggesting there was some protection being done in secret, but there are no active examples of this.
70* TheWoobie:
71** Pius Thicknesse is one of the biggest woobies of the series. His life's goal was to be Minister of Magic -- but he took it for granted that he would be himself if/when he made it. Plus the sheer evil he was made to participate in.
72** The Gringotts' Dragon, especially in the movie. The [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds poor little thing]] is extremely old, somewhat weak, and almost ''blind'', and by the time it escapes it seems to be absolutely astonished that it's finally free. The movie drives the point home by having it actually struggle to stay aloft at first, implying that it doesn't get out much (read: at all).
73** The Dumbledore siblings are revealed to have all been this at some point.
74** Stan Shunpike; just like Pius Thicknesse, he also most likely did some terrible things while not being capable of free will.
75* {{Woolseyism}}: In the Italian translation, George's "saintlike... holey" pun is rendered as "Roman... like the Forum", playing on the fact that ''foro'' can mean both "hole" and "forum".
76
77!!Specific to the films (''Parts 1 & 2'')
78* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
79** The Grey Lady. In the book she comes off as self-obsessed, brooding forever on the wrongs that were done to her. The film version of the Grey Lady has anger as well as sorrow - anger at Tom Riddle for "defiling [the diadem] with Dark Magic," and it seems she regrets the wrongs that she did.
80** In the book, Gellert Grindelwald refused to tell Voldemort the location of the Elder Wand, but in the film he gives it up, smirking and laughing. Was he laughing at the thought of getting one over Dumbledore for one last time? Or did he know that Voldemort would never be able to master the Wand and as far as Grindelwald figured Voldemort had already sealed his fate so telling him won't have made a difference?
81* AngstWhatAngst: Ron and Harry are pretty nonchalant in Malfoy Manor when they are shoved in a basement and their best friend is being tortured, with Lucius intending to summon Voldemort once they ascertain if his Horcrux is still untouched. In the book, Ron absolutely ''flips out'' when he hears Hermione screaming in pain, but in the movie he seems mildly alarmed. Hermione too seems to be merely a bit shaken after ''being tortured and having 'Mudblood' carved into her arm''.
82* AntiClimaxBoss:
83** Bellatrix is taken out rather easily for a dreaded HeroKiller.
84** Peter Pettigrew. One would think that the man responsible for ''selling out Harry's parents and reviving Voldemort'' would be treated to the '''much''' more brutal death he was dealt in the books. Instead he is struck down by Dobby, goes out with an inappropriately comedic "[[MajorInjuryUnderreaction Ow]]" and is hardly mentioned or shown again from that point onward.
85* AwardSnub:
86** ''Deathly Hallows: Part 2'' was not only the highest grossing movie of the year, but the highest grossing installment of what was then the highest grossing franchise, and one of the highest grossing films of all time, in addition to being one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year. One would expect it to have at least garnered a few token nominations at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, especially since the Academy had made the decision several years earlier to expand the Best Picture field to ten films. But no, just three nominations in the technical department which it lost in all of them (the worst being losing Best Makeup to ''Film/TheIronLady''!) It is also suspicious that before the nomination process began, the Academy again amended its rules that ''up to'' 10 films could be nominated for Best Picture, if they gathered a certain percentage of votes. Coincidentally, only nine films were nominated, which prompted much outrage from both fans and film critics.[[note]]If you were wondering, these were Creator/WarnerBros submissions to the Academy: Best Picture, Best Director - Creator/DavidYates, Best Adapted Screenplay - Steven Kloves, Best Actor - Creator/DanielRadcliffe and Creator/RupertGrint, Best Actress - Creator/EmmaWatson, Best Supporting Actor - Creator/RalphFiennes and Creator/AlanRickman, Best Supporting Actress - Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter and Creator/MaggieSmith.[[/note]] The most talked about snub would be the always perfect Creator/AlanRickman not getting a supporting actor nominations despite his performance being raved as his greatest turn in the role of Snape.
87** MTV Movie Awards:
88*** ''Deathly Hallows Part 1'' being massively overstepped in wins by ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga]]: [[Literature/Eclipse2007 Eclipse]]'' in 2011--particularly Creator/EmmaWatson losing to Creator/KristenStewart who'd now won three times for playing Bella Swan--was met with so much of a visceral, negative response that the rules changed the next year on nominee voting resulting in ''The Twilight Saga: Literature/BreakingDawn Part 1'' only getting nominated for--though still winning--Best Kiss and Best Movie and '' Breaking Part 2'' only being nominated for and winning Best Shirtless Performance in 2013. Also, both of the wins ''Breaking Dawn Part 1'' got in 2012 still meant snubbing ''Deathly Hallows Part 2'' in the same categories.
89*** Despite his nomination as Voldemort back in 2006 for ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'', Creator/RalphFiennes being overlooked for Best Villain wins/nominations in both 2011 and 2012 given not only that 2011 was when Creator/TomFelton not only was nominated over him when they both were on the shortlist--and Tom Felton infamously won as well too--but 2012 also saw the creation of the replacement category of Best Onscreen Dirtbag--which was so poorly received that it was scrapped the next year. Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter was also overlooked in the category for both films, particular ''Deathly Hallows Part 1'' as she wasn't even on the shortlist that year.
90* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Voldemort hugging Draco]]. The scene comes out of nowhere, is bizarre in that Voldemort randomly displays affection despite [[OutOfCharacterMoment being supposedly unable to care about others]], and is immediately forgotten once he lets the boy go. It was a [[ThrowItIn spur-of-the-moment improvisation]] by Ralph Fiennes, which explains its suddenness (and why Tom Felton looks so confused and uncomfortable), but it's still a very weird moment.
91* BrokenBase:
92** The Harry/Hermione dance scene. It's often attacked for its awkwardness and for being pointless pandering to Harry/Hermione shippers. But there are just as many who love the scene for showing the deep bond between them, and providing a much-needed Heartwarming Moment after Ron's departure.
93** Splitting the film into two parts also divided fans. Some felt that the move allowed for better character development and a more faithful adaptation of the book. Others thought the decision was just another way for Warner Brothers to milk the franchise and the two movies could've been condensed.
94** Some like the deleted scene with Petunia's last interaction with Harry, feeling that it adds more depth and complexity to her character. Others point out that for all Petunia's supposed grief for her sister, it never stopped her physically, verbally, and emotionally abusing said sister's son.
95** Same with the scene of Snape crying over Lily's body: Some feel that it adds more to their doomed relationship, while others point out that it's a creepy stalker hugging the corpse of a married woman whom he pushed away through his own actions and utterly ignoring the only living person in the house. It depends on how you feel about Snape.
96** One of the most divisive deleted scenes from ''Part 2'' is the scene where Draco makes a HeelFaceTurn and [[PetTheDog throws his wand to Harry]] for him to use against Voldemort in the final battle, which goes against the book and the final film, where Draco stayed away from the final battle. Some feel it should've been kept in since it gave Draco a bit of CharacterDevelopment and a moment of heroic redemption for him after being a bully towards Harry throughout most of the series, while others argue it was best for it to remain deleted, finding the act to be too out of character for Draco, since he has shown no kindness towards Harry nor show any heroic tendencies prior (not to mention he's a DirtyCoward). Many feel it also would've created a massive ContinuitySnarl (since Harry already had Draco's wand on him after disarming him in ''Part 1'').
97** Voldemort's death in the book is a confirmation of the fact that, for all his power and attempts to seek immortality, in the end he was just a man. In the film, he dramatically breaks up into pieces which float away. Whether or not you like this change depends on whether you see it positively as Voldemort dying as even less than "just a man", or negatively as detracting from the book's themes.
98* CatharsisFactor: Given that she killed Sirius Black, tortured Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom into insanity, and nearly killed Ginny (amongst countless other atrocities throughout the series), [[spoiler:watching Molly Weasley completely [[MadeOfExplodium obliterate]] Bellatrix Lestrange, is a very satisfying comeuppance to one of the series' most vile characters.]]
99* FanonDiscontinuity: A lot of fans like to ignore [[spoiler: Lavender's death]], even if J.K later made it canon.
100* FanPreferredCutContent:
101** One deleted scene that many fans wished was kept in was the last interaction between [[https://youtu.be/hhS9Z13Gyac Harry and Petunia before the latter departs]], as many felt it would have made Petunia into a much more complex and sympathetic character if it were kept in. Similarly, many fans feel that the cut scene of Dudley [[PetTheDog apologizing to Harry]] should have been left in the film as well, since it would have given him some added CharacterDevelopment.
102** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p2Iu8LUX1Y One deleted scene]] has Draco Malfoy rebel against the Death Eaters and give his wand to Harry during the battle against Voldemort, which was cut out due to the team finding it to be out of character. Many fans however, especially fans of Draco, wish the scene was kept in, since it gave him a moment of redemption that he lacked in the book and final film.
103* MemeticMutation: [[Memes/HarryPotter Has its own page]].
104* {{Narm}}: Has [[Narm/HarryPotter its own page]].
105* {{Padding}}: This criticism was placed against the first part of the film. While it keeps pace with the book, the first half of the book could have been compressed easily, resulting in what many find a tedious movie, sometimes mocked as ''Harry Potter Goes Camping''. The second part however was praised as being better paced and many agree it made the first part worth it.
106* RetroactiveRecognition:
107** [[Series/GameOfThrones Catelyn Stark]] is Hermione's mother.
108** Creator/DomhnallGleeson had a couple of supporting roles before appearing as Bill Weasley, but he'd really hit it big in TheNewTens, especially with his role as General Hux in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' sequel trilogy.
109** Creator/JamieCampbellBower makes a split second appearance as a teenage Grindelwald. Doubles as HilariousInHindsight given the unintentional similarities his ''Series/StrangerThings'' character [[spoiler:Vecna]] has to Voldemort.
110** Creator/RegeJeanPage has an uncredited appearance as a wedding guest who can be briefly seen next to Hermione.
111* SugarWiki/SheReallyCanAct:
112** Creator/EmmaWatson after several films of being divisive, made viewers' hearts break with four simple words.
113--> "I'll go with you!"
114** Creator/BonnieWright too delivers her BigNO [[spoiler: at seeing Harry's body]] in a heart wrenching way.
115* SignatureScene: The film has many, and curiously none are from the books:
116** Harry and Hermione slow dancing, as it comes off as hope being found even in the worst of times (and/or fuel for the "Harmony" shippers).
117** Bellatrix torturing Hermione. This was off-screen in the books, and Bellatrix carving 'Mudblood' into her wrist was something Helena Bonham Carter thought of right there on set.
118** The Battle at the Courtyard, one of the few scenes where we get to see firsthand the battle taking place at Hogwarts.
119** Snape embracing Lily's corpse as he and baby Harry cry.
120* SpecialEffectsFailure: While the visuals are no doubt some of the best in the series there are a fair few that stand out.
121** The scene where Harry is testing out the wand Ron gave him has Rupert Grint very noticeably sitting in a different position when the candle flame turns into a column of fire, indicating an obvious cut.
122** When Goyle falls in the fire it's pretty clear that it's a dummy by the way he falls. You can even SEE for a brief shot that's it's a dummy.
123** In the epilogue, the actors make up make them look more like teenagers wearing adult faces then the actors looking like actual adults.
124* {{Squick}}:
125** In the film, while immensely satisfying to see at the same time, [[spoiler: the Voldy-flakes produced as Voldemort disintegrates. In 3D.]]
126** Voldemort murdering Charity Burbage and ordering Nagini to dispose of the woman's corpse with a single sentence: "Nagini... dinner". Becomes FridgeHorror when you think about the digestive consequences, which may have been going through Draco's mind based on his expression.
127** Ron's Splinched shoulder and arm; the effect itself is very realistic looking, and his gasps and convulsions from the pain completely sell it.
128* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
129** Numerous characters are DemotedToExtra despite the second film more or less revolving solely around the final battle, the reason why the book was split into two movies. The most notable example is perhaps Professor Sprout, whose return to the films was hyped up only for her to get a few silent cameos, disappointing many who have missed the character and her actress.
130** Ginny does not get a single moment during the battle of Hogwarts in heavy contrast to Neville, Dean, Seamus, [=McGonagall=], Molly, Hagrid etc. She's only seen in group shots aside from giving Harry a BigDamnKiss, further putting her in the role of SatelliteLoveInterest.
131* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
132** Given how the films are more willing to depart from Harry's direct [=POV=] than the books, many fans hoped the entire Battle of the Seven Potters (Voldemort killing Mad-Eye, Tonks dueling Bellatrix, Lupin helping an injured George, etc.) would be shown, but the film still just follows Harry and Hagrid and doesn’t even mention as much of what the others went through as the book does.
133** The movie almost completely omits the final battle in the Great Hall; all we see are some blurry bangs and flashes when Neville wakes up and Molly's very brief duel with Bellatrix.
134* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome:
135** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR939M48BG4 film's version]] of The Tale of the Three Brothers has beautiful animation.
136** The (first half of the) Final Battle at Hogwarts is portrayed incredibly well, with SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic, loads of CGI, and all sorts of spells flying back and forth. Not to mention the statues, the acromantulas...
137
138!!Specific to the video games (''Parts 1 & 2'')
139
140* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The side missions in ''Deathly Hallows Part 1''. For example, Harry is searching Grimmauld Place... suddenly, he finds himself in a dragon's cave!
141* GameBreaker: The Invisibility Cloak in ''Deathly Hallows Part 1'' lets you bypass many of the levels. This includes the ''final boss fight''. Put on the cloak, hide in the corner, and wait until you win!
142* ItsShortSoItSucks: [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGKOgJEsRWI even pointed out]] he finished ''Part 2'' in 2:52, which is just 20 minutes longer than the film's running time.
143* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The games could have easily stuck to the books by averting several of the film's changes like Crabbe being replaced with Blaise. But of course, it doesn't.
144* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: While still not good by any means, ''Part 2'' is considered a slight improvement with more interesting gameplay, less repetition, and overall being more polished.
145* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Both games have mediocre graphics, uninspired gameplay that is basically ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace but with magic spells]], and boring level design. ''Part 2'' is better, but that's not really saying mich.

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