Summary

• The
  Harry Potter
  In the films, changes were made to the magic compared to the books, affecting the Polyjuice Potion’s transformations.
• The voices of Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint have not changed in
  The Chamber of Secrets
  ​​​​​​, which makes customization confusing.
• Barty Crouch Jr.’s vocal inconsistency
  The Goblet of Fire
  can be explained by differences in the quality of the Polyjuice Potion.

The Harry Potter Movies have made some interesting changes to how the Wizarding World’s magic works compared to the source material, and one of the most confusing changes made during the adaptation process was made even worse in a later installment. Many fans have been confused about the Harry Potter Movies. Therefore, they wouldn’t have noticed any changes to the book upon first viewing. The jump from the pages of JK Rowling’s work to the big screen meant that some changes were necessary to accommodate the change of medium, but these adjustments were not always reflected in the sequels.

The cast of the Harry Potter Movies’ job was to implement the changes to the books, although this task was not entirely the responsibility of the actors. There is no denying how deep Harry Potter Traditionnor the fact that certain aspects work better in the books than in the movies. As such, some of the changes made stand out a little more than others. One change made for the second part of the series in particular was particularly noticeable and later raised a very specific question.

Explanation of the change to the book “Polyjuice Potion” in “The Chamber of Secrets”

In the second Harry Potter film, Harry and Ron’s voices were not changed during their transformation

Almost everyone Harry Potter Fan will know the function of the Polyjuice Potion. It allows anyone who drinks it to transform into the person of their choosing – if their DNA is put into the mix beforehand. The potion isn’t used particularly often throughout the franchise, but it does have a few standout moments. One of the most iconic is when Harry Potter and Ron Weasley take the guise of Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle so they can interrogate Draco Malfoy in silence. The movie moment is almost a 1:1 interpretation of the scene from the book, except their voices don’t change in the adaptation.

In the book, Harry and Ron not only take on the appearance of the Slytherins, but they also speak with the voices of Crabbe and Goyle.

In the book, Harry and Ron not only take on the appearance of the Slytherins, but also speak with the voices of Crabbe and Goyle. In the 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint continue to take on the voice acting roles for their characters’ magical disguises. Crabbe and Goyle actors James Waylett and Josh Herdman are thrust into lead roles for the sequence, but Radcliffe and Grint don’t completely give the reins to their hidden characters. It may seem like a small change, but it’s highlighted two films later.

Barty Crouch Jr.’s Polyjuice Potion changed his voice in the movie “The Goblet of Fire”

The fourth Harry Potter film retroactively adopted the book change from The Chamber of Secrets

A big twist in both versions of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the revelation that Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody was Barty Crouch Jr. all along. The method of hiding is the same one that Harry and Ron used in The Chamber of Secrets – Polyjuice Potion. Interestingly, the film version of Mad-Eye Moody has the speaking voice of actor Brendan Gleeson. When The Goblet of Fire should follow the rule that The Chamber of Secretsthen technically speaking Moody was supposed to be voiced by David Tennant – who plays Barty Crouch Jr. in the 2005 adaptation.

This feels like a huge mistake by the creative team working on the films. What makes it even worse is the fact that The screenplays for both films were written by Steven Kloves. However, it depends on whether Kloves added any notes to his scripts about how Polyjuice Potion should affect the user’s voice – if at all. The Chamber of Secrets And The Goblet of Fire It was directed by Chris Columbus and Mike Newell, so there may have been a change in direction due to this change behind the scenes.

There might be an in-universe explanation for why Barty Crouch Jr.’s voice changed

David Tennant’s Harry Potter character could have made a better batch of Polyjuice Potion

Although the Polyjuice Potion voice differences in the Harry Potter Movies were not directly addressed, there may be a canonical reason why Harry and Ron’s voices did not change in the second film, but Barty Crouch Jr.’s did in the fourth. One fairly well-founded (but important) theory relies on the ability of whoever brewed the potion in question. The potion that Harry and Ron use in The Chamber of Secrets was the result of Hermione Granger’s hard work. Despite all the brilliance and intelligence of Emma Watson’s character, she is only in her second year in the first sequel to the franchise.

Although it was impressive that Hermione was able to create a Polyjuice Potion at all, it may have been a failed attempt.

While it was impressive that Hermione could brew a Polyjuice Potion at all, it may have been an imperfect attempt. This would explain why Harry and Ron’s transformation occurred on a physical level, but the effects did not extend to their voices. Conversely, Barty Crouch Jr. is one of the many powerful dark wizards In Harry Potter lore. He may be a villain, but he is older and more experienced than Hermione, so it is more likely that the effects of his skills in Polyjuice Potion will exceed the description in the Harry Potter books.

The fact that Harry and Ron keep their voices as Crabbe and Goyle is probably also a production trick

By retaining the voices of their transformed characters, Radcliffe and Grint were able to keep better track of who was who.

The naked truth is that when adapting a book, sometimes certain concessions have to be made. The Chamber of Secretsthe film does a good job of helping the audience remember who Harry and Ron each turned into – even before the voices are even taken into account. Crabbe and Goyle are always togetherso it’s already difficult to remember who is who. The film fixes this by having Harry (disguised as Goyle) forget to take off his glasses until Malfoy points them out to him. In the book, this doesn’t happen, as Harry takes them off immediately and Goyle’s eyes don’t need to be corrected.

Harry openly points out that in the
Chamber of Secrets
Movie, ”
We still sound like ourselves
,” which rules out the possibility that it is a matter of audience perception.

If Harry and Ron’s voices had changed, perhaps leaving Harry’s glasses on Goyle’s face would have been enough to tell them apart. Unfortunately, the story does not allow for this as a long-term solution, so the only remaining option to prevent the film from becoming difficult to follow is to have Radcliffe and Grint continue to do the characters’ voices. The solution is not perfect, as Malfoy should notice that his friends sound completely different – and just like Harry and Ron. On the other hand, the second Harry Potter The film doesn’t have much choice but to keep things clear.

Regarding Moody’s voice in The Goblet of Firethe film would have suffered if he had decided to remain consistent with the change The Chamber of Secrets had already introduced. If Brendan Gleeson had been speaking in David Tennant’s voice the whole time, it would have been quite obvious that something was wrong. This would have made the brilliant twist of Barty Crouch Jr’s revelation far less effective than it was. So while it creates a problem with the lore of the films, the Harry Potter The creative team made the right decision.