When it comes tobook-to-movie adaptations, theHarry Potterfilms did an admirable job.

Yes, there are plenty of storylines and evenentire characters missing from the films.

However, the two versions of the story have the same major plot points and themes.

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Among the missing elements is a particularly strange side story inHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

This storyline explores the concept of animagi in greater depth and reveals more about Harry’s parents.

How Is Crookshanks Role Different in the Prisoner of Azkaban Film?

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Crookshanks chases Scabbers so often that when the rat goes missing, Ron immediately blames Crookshanks.

Hermione is definitely an otter.

Crookshanks the orange cat laying down and looking intently in ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’

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Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner, Sirius Black, who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban