It has been over two decades since everyone's favorite children's fantasy series hit the big screen and still, Harry Potter holds fans in a vice-grip. The seven-book series reached a fever pitch in the early aughts as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint portrayed the famed trio of the Wizarding World. Each film follows the corresponding book with the climactic conclusion, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows being split into two films. But despite these big-budget endeavors, the films couldn't cover absolutely every detail in the books.

Many events and even characters have slight differences, including the brightest witch of her age, Hermione Granger. For the most part, Watson does her character justice as Hermione gets the lion's share of her storylines from the book. Even so, there are small differences. For example, in the books, Hermione isn't just smart, she's also tenacious and at times savage in her role as the most talented magic user anyone has seen in a long time. Now with Harry Potter making the rounds again, this time in the form of a television reboot, it is the best time to incorporate some Hermione book scenes that have never made it to live action.

Hermione's talent as a witch is unmatched in the Harry Potter films, but the books take a more layered approach to her development. The series demonstrates not only her natural gifts but some of the ways that others wouldn't think of using them. By their fifth year in The Order of the Phoenix, Hermione has no qualms about using magic to seek revenge. The movies at times water down this aspect of her personality, which the reboot should rectify.

This attribute comes about in particular during the final events of The Order of the Phoenix. In the book, tensions are high because defensive magic has been outlawed by the Minister of Magic, who refuses to believe that Lord Voldemort has returned. The central trio agrees to form a secret society called Dumbledore's Army to teach students who want to learn these spells to defend themselves. Hermione, however, takes this a step further in protecting the society from the watch of Professor Umbridge. She does this by placing a spell on the sign-in sheet for anyone who joins Dumbledore's Army. If anyone betrays them, they will reap the consequences. This occurs when Marietta Edgecomb, a student absent from the films, reports on the DA to Umbridge. The spell takes effect, and she is plagued with incurable boils that form across her face in the form of the word "SNEAK." This is one of Hermione's more creative jinxes and proves that she takes no prisoners when it comes to the fate of the Wizarding World.

The Order of the Phoenix is the shortest film in the Harry Potter franchise but adapted from the longest book. This results in many scenes being cut for time, including Harry's unquenchable rage. Harry's angst colors the pages in many ways as he snaps at everyone around him and even destroys Dumbledore's office. Eventually, it becomes clear that Harry isn't just going through teen angst, but is being weaponized by Voldemort, who has discovered a mental link between the two of them.

No matter how warranted Harry's actions are, however, Hermione can't stand by and be treated by her friend this way. She is extremely direct in the books, far more so than in the series of films. Hermione takes the lead in reprimanding Harry for his behavior. She has always had an astute understanding of right and wrong, even when it comes to her best friends, who need to be corrected when the occasion calls for it.

Hermione is often categorized as a goody-two-shoes with the utmost respect for academia, but this is a simplistic view of the character. She shows her true Gryffindor nature in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The third book in the series follows Harry's discovery of his origin when the purported Voldemort servant, Sirius Black, escapes from prison. This turns out to be a fabrication, as Harry learns in the climax at the Shrieking Shack. Sirius tells Harry and his friend the real story of what happened over a decade ago, the night that James and Lily Potter died. Sirius was framed for betraying Harry's parents in a tale as gripping as the entirety of The Prisoner of Azkaban itself.

However, the group is interrupted when Snape bursts in on them, determined to bring Sirius to justice. In the film, Harry disarms the teacher, a crime that Hermione is flabbergasted by. She can't believe that Harry would attack a teacher. This scene in the book shines a better light on Hermione and shows just how determined she is to find the truth. All three of the teenagers knock out Snape in a bid to hear Sirius tell the rest of the story and discover the truth of what happened so long ago. Hermione may like school, but not enough to allow an innocent man to go back to prison.

Like any society, the Wizarding World has a sordid history regarding beings considered other. One of the worst examples of this is the treatment of House-elves throughout history. The magical race in Harry Potter has control over magic that even humans don't have access to, but they have been treated as slaves to the biggest houses of wizard-kind. Harry discovers this in The Chamber of Secrets while befriending Dobby, but Hermione takes this the extra mile in The Goblet of Fire.

The film version of the fourth book does not cover Hermione creating S.P.E.W., the Society For the Promotion of Elfish Welfare. But it is important that the reboot finds a way to incorporate it. As a muggle-born, Hermione has no tolerance for slavery while pure-blood families such as Ron's see no issue with the status quo. Ron even argues that elves want to be subjugated, which is often the argument for slavery throughout the ages. Hermione never backs down from her pursuits and this spreads to Ron by the end of the series. Ron's acceptance of elf rights is the reason why the couple finally gets together during the Battle of Hogwarts and is another facet of Hermione's personality the reboot needs to get right.

There is nothing more painful than the first heartbreak and The Half-Blood Prince has this in spades. Both the book and film is largely informed by hormones running wild between the characters. Harry and Ginny finally become official, but Ron and Hermione are the large emotional draw of the story. Despite everyone seeing that a relationship between the two is inevitable, misunderstandings and miscommunications make the relationship status complicated. The biggest complication is Lavender Brown, who Ron starts to date after Hermione's romantic history with Krum makes him insecure.

Hermione is heartbroken in both the film and the book, but in the book, she goes much further. After seeing Lavender and Ron sneak off together, she conjures a set of birds to go after Ron. In the film, they are somewhat ineffectual, disintegrating against a wall. This isn't so in the book. Hermione bewitches them to attack Ron head-on as they scratch and peck at him. These birds symbolize Hermione's emotional wounds and no one can deny that Ron doesn't deserve it after throwing his relationship in her face.

Hermione's war with the journalist Rita Skeeter starts in The Goblet of Fire when she comes to interview the Triwizard Champions. The 14-year-old girl has a honed moral compass and easily spots Rita for what she is. The reporter has no journalistic integrity and uses a Quick-Quotes Quill to get the most sordid version of the story -- whether it's true or not. Rita's crimes are more prolific in the book as she creates a campaign to make Hermione look like an attention-seeking heartbreaker.

Hermione doesn't let this stand and finally realizes how Rita is getting such privileged information. Using her best ability, her research, Hermione discovers that Rita is an unregistered Animagus who can turn into a beetle. Hermione finds the right beetle by matching Rita's glasses with the pattern on the insect and imprisons her in an indestructible glass. This is an early instance of Hermione using magic in a more nefarious way. Her spell on the glass ensures that if Rita tries to turn back into a person, the strength of the glass will kill her. Hermione takes enjoyment out of this occurrence, which is relatable after the woman made her life excruciating during her fourth year.

There is nothing more embarrassing for an adult to be bested by a child, even if it is more than she deserves. Hermione's actions against Rita Skeeter don't just affect her during The Goblet of Fire but later down the line. She ensures that Rita can't write another word, which makes her career suffer.

Rita is unable to contribute to The Daily Prophet, which eventually makes her suffer financially as well as professionally. With no other recourse, Rita is forced to do exactly what Hermione wants. A girl of 14 to resort a grown woman to such dire straits is true power and Hermione barely has to raise her wand to do it. This is another instance of Hermione's layered persona that is missing from the films but should have a role in the television reboot to make her a more complex character.

In the final entry of Harry Potter, the stakes are high. Harry and his friends understand that the fate of the Wizarding World is on their shoulders, and it is quite possible they will never come back from it. Hermione takes this to heart and, in one of the saddest moments of the series, modifies her parents' memories. She makes them believe they never had a daughter in case Death Eaters come calling. In the book, she takes this further in a necessary but extreme step.

Should Death Eaters come to her house, they wouldn't care if her parents remembered Hermione or not. The talented witch makes sure that there is no possibility of them ever being found at all. In the book, Hermione not only wipes their memories but sends them to live in Australia, where no one can ever find them. This length goes to show what she is willing to do to protect her family, even if they never know.

In Order of the Phoenix, Hermione comments on how exciting it is to break the rules. But this isn't even the first instance of such an occurrence. Hermione starts disregarding authority from an early age, at least in book form. The young witch's respect for adults only goes so far. When she understands what is at stake, there is practically nothing she won't do to make Harry's plans work.

This starts in earnest in The Chamber of Secrets in a scene that is missing from the film. While they are making Polyjuice Potion, they don't have the ingredients they need. The only way to get them is to steal from Professor Snape's store. Hermione takes the lead in committing a heist at only 12 years old so they can successfully infiltrate the Slytherin Common room. This has repercussions down the line in Goblet of Fire when it is revealed that Snape knows that Harry and his friends stole from him. This is mentioned in the film, but it is unclear why Snape is so certain that Harry is brewing Polyjuice Potion. Snape's belief makes more sense in the book since Hermione had stolen from him already in the past.

One of the threads left out in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is Hermione's continued battle with Rita. After effectively impoverishing her, Hermione reaches out to the discredited journalist again. She blackmails Rita into writing an article, this time, one full of truth. Since Lord Voldemort's return, no one has believed that the dark wizard was responsible for the best Hufflepuff, Cedric Diggory's, death. This meant that Harry was deemed a liar and Hermione was determined to change the narrative.

Hermione forces Rita to write an article about Harry for Xenophilius Lovegood's rag, The Quibbler, which dictates how Harry is perceived in the Wizarding World. It is a major step to Harry gaining his reputation back, and Hermione has no qualms about using under-the-table methods to get what she wants. Including this tidbit gives Rita more material to work with and shows Hermione's underhanded yet respectable methods.