Many parents complained about a Harry Potter film featuring a nude scene, even though many were unaware of the context. When director David Yates announced that part 1 of The Deathly Hallows would include Harry and Hermione’s “nude” scene, those who have read the books weren’t surprised, but those not familiar with it – specifically parents – did not approve of the notion. Though the locket had a negative effect on all three of the protagonists, it was worse for Ron, who was more susceptible to it twisting his emotions. The locket had always been the most troublesome of Voldemort’s Horcruxes since the trio had to protect it for months before finding a means to destroy it. Although this scene was a manifestation of Ron’s deepest fears and insecurities, it sparked a wave of controversy among concerned parents. The pair appeared to be naked as they begin to kiss. Apparitions emerged from the locket, among them one of Harry and Hermione questioning his merit as a member of their friend group and telling him they would be better off without him. In The Deathly Hallows, when Harry opened the Horcrux-locket, the piece of Lord Voldemort’s soul kept in it began to torture Ron by mocking his greatest fears. Related: Harry Potter Movies Cut The Best Part Of Wormtail's Book Story Among those was the kissing scene between a false manifestation of Harry and Hermione as part of an apparition to torture Ron, courtesy of the piece of Voldemort’s soul kept in Salazar Slytherin’s locket. Of course, a world as rich as Harry Potter’s went through some changes when making the jump to the big screen, but many scenes stayed true to the source material.
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The complete book series was adapted to the big screen not long after, with the final novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, being split into two films. Rowling brought a magical Wizarding World to life for readers around the world in 1997 with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first entry in what would become a series of seven novels. Although this did not stunt the series’s popularity, concerned parents would continue to speak out against Rowling’s content. Harry Potter novels were banned from schools and libraries for supporting magic and witchcraft, which some felt would have a negative influence on impressionable youth. The Harry Potter film series wasn’t safe from controversies and one of its strangest surrounded the “nude scene” from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 that had parents complaining about it before the film was even released.