Dudley’s new clothes
Oh, cousin Dudley, who doesn’t like him? The character grows from a simple bully to an insecure teenager and receives a nearly tragic note in the later films. After all, he is a Muggle, unable to perform magic, and simultaneously lives under the watchful eyes of his annoying parents.
However, in part five, it seems that he suddenly can perform magic. At least the filmmakers made a mistake that creates this impression. Right at the beginning, Harry meets Dudley in a playground. The latter is wearing short black pants with a white print.
Just a few moments later, Harry and Dudley have to flee into an underpass where they are attacked by a Dementor. The atmosphere becomes quite dark, and suddenly Dudley’s pants have changed, and the print now looks different.
How can the mistake happen? The reason for the mistake could be that a significant amount of time passed between these scenes, and the costume department did not pay close attention. Maybe the original pants were lost or were dirty that day – many things happen on a film set that cannot be anticipated in advance.
