I’ve always loved the Harry Potter books, but the movies have been pretty hit or miss for me. I watched Anjohan’s Revisited edits and found the tighter pacing so much more immersive, but they weren’t exactly what I was hoping for. I want to emphasize how fantastic his edits are!

The Revisited edits are excellent for what they are trying to be - more consistent darker tone for each movie, using music from the whole series throughout, adding more emotion through the music, keeping locations consistent, and tightening the pacing. But I wanted to make a new set of edits for a few reasons. I think a lot of the music doesn’t blend too well between movies, and I personally like how the earlier movies are a lot brighter and then darken as the years go on. Another issue I had was removing world-building magic to tighten the pacing. This kept the movie times shorter but I think it lost some of the fun.

So with all of that out of the way, I used Anjohan’s edits as heavy inspiration (often taking exact edits, especially with GoF), took some deleted scenes straight from JJPotters Extended Editions, and made a new series of edits.

My main goals:

Create light edits that don’t try to reimagine or create anything new, but rather just enhance the original movies
Remove small annoyances and some poor performances (Harry shushing Ron, Barty Crouch Jr tongue flicks, dumbing down Hagrid, etc)
Retain as much world building as possible (Clock in the Weasley’s home, monster roar at housekeeping in PoA, etc)
Keep the original music to their own movies, except for a few rare occasions
Tighten up action wherever I could
One last callout to Anjohan(Andreas), and JJPotter. I took a lot from their edits to make my own

If you are interested in watching, PM me.

Full list of edits:

Sorcerer’s Stone:

Original - 2:24 (2:32 with credits)
Edit - 2:20 (2:27 with credits)

Used the extended edition as a base
Trimmed Dumbledore turning out the streetlights so many times
Trimmed Dudley jumping down the stairs on top of Harry’s room
Trimmed some of the mail arriving section so it’s not so long
Trimmed Hagrid breaking down the door
Cut Hagrid thinking Dudley was Harry
Kept Hagrid and Harry’s train ride but trimmed a bit of the end
Trimmed Harry meeting Quirrell
Cut Hagrid fumbling for Harry’s key to the vault
Added some music to Harry asking about Voldemort and also cut Hagrid not being able to write it
Cut Hagrid saying that Voldemort is still out there instead of dead
Added Apparate sound effect when Hagrid leaves Harry at the station
Cut Malfoy trying to extend a hand to Harry. He just bullies them a bit and it’s over
Kept Snape’s alternate potions class but trimmed the end
Trimmed the first flying lesson a bit for the bad CGI and unnecessarily long scenes
Added a tiny bit of music when the trio meet Fluffy and escape. Also trim it so they don’t push the door closed with the dog pushing against them
Harry doesn’t say “I like this ball”
Cut Harry saying they need another feather
Cut Hermione telling Ron how to swish and flick when he saves Harry from the troll
Cut Quirrell freaking out about the Troll roaring after being knocked out
Cut Snape telling Harry good luck in Quidditch
Cut most of Harry doing nothing during the first half of the Quidditch match. He just sits in the air most watching the others most of the time…
Cut Hagrid saying Harry’s gonna be sick after he catches the snitch
Trimmed Hagrid talking about Nicolas Flammel so he doesn’t sound so dumb all the time
Cut Ron going to see the mirror completely
Kept Neville’s leg lock curse but trimmed the end
Cut Harry shushing Ron while Hermione tells them about Flammel
Cut Hagrid talking like an idiot again just before the dragon hatches
Cut Voldemort walking through the forest before the group splits up
Heavily trimmed up Voldemort trying to attack Harry in the forest. Much better now
Cut half of Firenze’s talk about Voldemort
Completely cut the trio going to see Hagrid to ask him about the dragon seller and Hagrid being an idiot again telling them how to get past Fluffy
Cut Snape talking to them just after seeing McGonagal
Added a bit of music to when Neville confronts the trio, and cut Ron saying it’s for his own good
Trimmed them getting past Fluffy so he doesn’t wait so long to bite them, and doesn’t bite the door
Trimmed up the next few rooms just slightly for pacing
Ending is untouched
Other minor trims throughout

Chamber of Secrets:

Original - 2:32 (2:41 with credits)
Edit - 2:25 (2:35 with credits)

Used the extended edition as a base
Cut the Dursleys rehearsing their plan for the evening
Added music to Dobby’s arrival with slight trims
Dobby doesn’t show Harry the letters. Harry just chases him downstairs
Added a very slight music cue to Ginny seeing Harry arrive, and trimmed it to fit nicer
Cut the questioning of a rubber duck
Cut the Malfoy’s in Knockturn Alley
Cut Harry almost falling out of the car while flying from the train
Heavily trimmed them running into the Whomping Willow
Trimmed the pixie fight
Harry doesn’t say “Spooky”
Trimmed the Quidditch match a lot for pacing
Snape attacks Lockhart immediately instead of waiting forever after the countdown
No quips between Malfoy and Harry before their duel
Cut Harry looking over the lake asking who he is
Trimmed Harry being stared at in the study room
Cut Harry seeing Hagrid right after the study room
Cut Harry talking to the hat before he sees Dumbledore
Trimmed up the polyjuice gathering scenes
Trimmed up the whole scene of Harry writing in the book and saying everything he writes as slowly as possible
Cut Hagrid talking to the trio right before Neville comes to get them
Cut Ron and Harry pulling the cloak out. They just go straight to Hagrids
Harry doesn’t shush Ron in the forest
Small trims for pacing in the spider attack
Cut them knowing that Ginny is in the chamber
Cut Ron slamming a rock into Lockhart’s head
Trimmed some of the Baselisk attack, especially where Harry is flailing a sword like an idiot and not hitting anything
Cut them flying out of the Chamber of secrets with Fawkes
Cut Harry picking up the sword in Dumbeldore’s office. I cringe when he grabs the blade
Cut Harry saying he’ll always be around to save the day
Cut Mr Malfoy trying to use Avada Kedavra
Trimmed Dobby and Harry’s final scene with a bit of music added over it
Trimmed some of Hagrid coming back and making a big scene in the hall
Lots of other minor trims throughout

Prisoner of Azkaban:

Original - 2:10 (2:22 with credits)
Edit - 2:08 (2:20 with credits)

Cut one of the two button attacks on Dudley
Cut the old lady crossing the street during the Knight Bus along with the first of Harry slamming into the window
Cut Neville getting knocked down by the monster book and saying “I’m okay”
Slight trims to Harry’s Patronus lesson
Cut most of the ridiculous Whomping Willow attack with Hermione and Harry flying around
Trimmed a bit of Harry’s first encounter with Sirius
Trimmed Ron’s bit about needing to remove his leg while Harry and Sirius talk
Cut Sirius gasping at the Dementors and then the next scene being knocked out again. Weird jump cut.
Cut Harry and Hermione seeing Snape walk into the Whomping Willow right after Lupin when he should’ve arrived a short while later
Trimmed a bit of when Harry and Hermione see the bats fly by
Cut Harry’s nonchalant line when the Werewolf starts running at them.
Straight to black right before credits instead of the freeze frame

Goblet of Fire:

Original - 2:34 (2:37 with credits)
Edit - 2:07 (2:21 with credits)

Used the regular movie as a base but took a lot of edits straight from Anjohan’s Revisited version
Intro Title now pops out right after the old man dies, along with the Harry Potter theme behind it
Cut Hermione angrily waking the two up
Cut the weird effects of the portkey
Cut the Malfoys talking to them before the game
Tightened up some of the Death Eater attack
Cut all instances of Barty Crouch Jr doing the weird tongue thing
Cut the aurors shooting at the trio
Removed Filch awkwardly running into the hall and added some music behind Dumbeldore talking about the new guests and tournament
Cut Karkaroff doing shady stuff to the goblet of fire
Cut the entire Ron not talking to Harry plot. I used most of the rearranging from Anjohan
Cut Dumbledore shouting at Harry
Trimmed Harry’s interview
Cut the owl biting Harry
Cut the mini dragon reveals just before they fight the dragons
Tightened up the dragon fight
Trimmed McGonagal talking about the Yule Ball
Cut the pop music section during the ball
Trimmed underwater egg scene with Moaning Myrtle
Trimmed some awkward dialog and performance just after Harry saves Cedric from the vines
Cut moaning Voldemort when he touches Harry’s scar
Cut awkward dialog between the trio at the very end
Lots of other minor trims throughout

Order of the Phoenix:

Original - 2:08 (2:18 with credits)
Edit - 2:10 (2:20 with credits)

Used some of JJPotters Extended Edition as a base
Tightened up the Dementor attack
Added HP Theme where Moody opens up the Headquarters building
Tightened up a bit of the hearing
Cut out a bit of the Filch ridiculousness while he tries to get into the room of requirement
Cut the “I’m okay” bit when the kid gets dropped
Cut Sirius toasting “Harry!” That line always bothered me for some reason
Cut some of Harry talking to Sirius about being the snake in his dreams
Added Neville music when he is talking about how his parents died
Cut the bit right after Dumbledore teleports away with Fawkes
Trimmed Grawp’s intro and cut some unnecessary stuff
Color corrected the extended scene in the forest with Umbridge
Color corrected the extended scene at the end with Ron asking Harry to go eat with them
A few other minor trims throughout

Half Blood Prince:

Original - 2:24 (2:33 with credits)
Edit - 2:25 (2:34 with credits)

Used some of JJPotters Extended Edition as a base
All extended scenes in except the ending one with Harry asking Hermione and Ron to keep the snogging to a minimum
Brought Snape’s unbreakable vow to the intro
Cut Dumbledore asking if Harry is into Hermione
Cut weird interaction with Hermione’s butterbeer mustache
Added a bit of music behind Ron and Harry talking about Ginny
Added a bit of music behind Harry and Ginny before Ron sits in between them
Color corrected Harry talking to Mr Weasley
Cut just a bit back on Lavender’s “Won Wons”. Only one spot
Fade out on Ginny and Harry’s kiss. Feels a lot less awkward now
Cut Slughorn taking the spider venom
Trimmed a bit of Harry convincing Slughorn to give him the memory
Cut Dumbledore noticing Harry needs a shave when his face is as smooth as can be
Cut Harry using Sectum sempra on the water zombies. He now only uses it on Malfoy and tries to on Snape. I think it gives just slight more impact to his final moment with Snape in this movie
Trimmed the ending a bit

Deathly Hallows Part 1:

Original - 2:15 (2:26 with credits)
Edit - 2:17 (2:29 with credits)

Used the regular movie as a base and took three scenes from JJPotters Extended Edition
Kept the intro deleted scenes for Petunia talking to Harry, and Mr. Weasley making the radio from JJPotters version, but left out the Dudley scene as I felt it wasn’t complete enough to fit.
Cut the scene in the tunnel where Harry runs across the top of the bus while Hagrid spins them around the tunnel. It was a really goofy scene in the middle of the battle
Kept the “Zip me up” scene with Ginny, but changed the music to be more intimate for them and less somber
Kept the deleted scene for Ron telling them that Voldemort’s name is taboo
Removed all other the deleted scenes including the rabbit hunt and skipping stones
The rest of the movie is the same

Deathly Hallows Part 2:

Original - 1:58 (2:10 with credits)
Edit - 2:01 (2:13 with credits)

Used the regular movie as a base and took a few scenes from JJPotters Extended Edition
Added the cottage scene with Bill talking about the goblin, and the scene right after with Luna talking to Harry at Dobby’s grave. Color corrected the beach.
Added music behind when Ginny first sees Harry return to Hogwarts. Used the same track I added to the previous movie with her scene with Harry.
Added in the deleted scene with Harry holding Ginny’s hand as they walk to Snape
Added in the deleted scene with Tonks and Lupin before the battle
This is basically JJPotters Extended Edition except without the extra deleted scene with Filch towards the end, and with the added music over Ginny meeting Harry again