11 Harry Potter Moments That Are Better In The Movies Than In The Books

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" barely lets up from its dark tone. The doom and gloom carries through the end of the film, when Harry suffers the greatest loss since the death of his parents. In the books, the moment of Sirius Black's death gets confused amidst the ongoing battle within the Ministry of Magic. It's not until Harry makes his way back to Hogwarts that he's able to really process what happens. The film compresses the timeline and makes Sirius's death the true climax of the story.

The Order of the Phoenix is battling against a group of Death Eaters deep within the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry of Magic. The fight takes place in a room housing a massive stone arch with a swirling veil of darkness at its center. Sirius ends up shooting spells back and forth with Bellatrix Lestrange, and she lands a stunning spell, knocking him back into the veil. Just like that, Sirius's body is carried away into the darkness.

As Harry witnesses his godfather's death, the sounds of the battle fade out and his rage overtakes him. He chases Bellatrix into the Ministry's entrance hall, fully intending to end her life with the killing curse. Voldemort sees an opportunity to corrupt Harry, but it's his love of Sirius that pulls him back to his senses — and ends the inner struggle he's been dealing with throughout the film.