Harry Potter Fans Can’t Understand Why Heartfelt Scene Was Cut From the Film

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) was released in 2001, back when a two-hour movie was considered to be long. That’s why the final cut, timing in at two hours and 32 minutes, was thought to be a lengthy movie. Naturally, a lot of scenes had to be cut out to get the film to be under three hours, but fans are confused by the choice of deleted moments. One of the scenes in question was extremely short and added a beautiful layer to Ron and Harry’s friendship. Given that Ron’s character development wasn’t given that much screen time throughout the series, many Potterheads argue that this scene should’ve remained in the final film.

The scene in question shows Harry in the Great Hall as the other students are preparing to go home for Christmas. It’s obvious that Harry’s faced with the upsetting fact that he doesn’t have a home to go to. Ron comes over to try and console Harry, suggesting that they play chess together or pay a visit to Hagrid. He also points out to his friend that it’s “not right” for the magical mirror to have shown Harry reunited with his parents. At the end of the scene, Harry returns to the magical mirror once again.

It seems that the majority of fans would’ve been happy for the movie to be a few minutes longer for the sake of having this heartfelt moment play out. One person took to social media to say, “Ron is so caring. Why is this a deleted scene? It’s such a sweet moment and adds a lot to their friendship.” While another added, “I wish they would have kept the scene in of Ron trying to comfort Harry about the mirror.” Given that movies nowadays are sometimes three to four hours long, we think if Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone were made in 2023, this scene would’ve been included in the final cut.