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harry potter - How many Hogwarts students changed year from book to film?


As requested by rand al'thor, a follow-up question to How many Hogwarts students changed House from book to film?:



How many Hogwarts students changed year from book to film?


In the book series, we know Cho Chang was definitely in the year above Harry, for Wood tells Harry when he is in his third year:



'Harry, I've just found out who Ravenclaw are playing as Seeker. It's Cho Chang. She's a fourth-year, and she's pretty good ...'


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - p.188 - Bloomsbury - Chapter 13, Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw



However, in the film version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 2), she is shown in the Room of Requirement with everybody else when the trio arrive via the secret passageway behind the picture of Ariana Dumbledore. This implies that she was not in the year above Harry (for she would have already left Hogwarts if she were (as per the books)) and was most likely in the same year as him. The "infallible" Harry Potter wiki says the same, though it does not seem to provide a reference - not needing to, of course, for it is never wrong ... :P


So, did Cho Chang definitely change years in the films and, if so, were there any others?


(Hint: I believe I recall seeing Katie Bell and Romilda Vane in Slughorn's potions class in The Half-Blood Prince so these are two free candidates to get you started. Proper references will garner upvotes :P )



Answer




Basically, in the films almost every major character is in Harry's year, just to simplify things.


Cho Chang definitely changed year.


You've given the book quote which shows she's a year above Harry in the books. Here's a film quote which shows they're in the same year in the films:



Hermione: I'm sure Harry's kissing was more than satisfactory. Cho spends half her time crying these days.
Ron: You'd think a bit of snogging would cheer her up.
Hermione: Don't you understand how she must be feeling? Well, obviously she's feeling sad about Cedric, and therefore confused about liking Harry, guilty about kissing him, conflicted because Umbridge is pressing to sack her mum from the Ministry, and frightened about failing her OWLs because she's so busy worrying about everything else.
Ron: One person couldn't feel all that. They'd explode!
Hermione: Just because you've got the emotional range of a teaspoon...
-- HP and the Order of the Phoenix, film




OWLs are taken in the fifth year, so Cho is in her 5th year (the same as Harry) in OotP.


So did Romilda Vane.


Romilda is a fourth-year student in HP and the Half-Blood Prince book, two years below Harry:



Before he could respond, however, there was a disturbance outside their compartment door; a group of fourth-year girls was whispering and giggling together on the other side of the glass. ... And one of them, a bold-looking girl with large dark eyes, a prominent chin and long black hair, pushed her way through the door. 'Hi, Harry, I'm Romilda, Romilda Vane,' she said loudly and confidently.
-- HP and the Half-Blood Prince book (thanks to Au101 for providing the quote)



In the film, though, she's in Slughorn's Potions class in the same year as Harry:


potions



Katie Bell did not.


As commenters have already pointed out, Katie is in the Quidditch team in HP and the Philosopher's Stone (making her at least 1 year above Harry, since he's the youngest player) and also appears in HP and the Half-Blood Prince (making her at most 1 year above Harry, since she's still at school) in both book and film versions.


I haven't come up with anybody else yet...


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