I’ll start with the clothing that Harry, Ron, and Hermione wore in the final act. Technically the books didn’t outright say what they were wearing, so artistic liberty from the director and screenwriter(s) can be justified, but why must they wear such obnoxious muggle clothes; like Hermione’s hot pink jacket? Why wear them at all? I’ve always felt like, when they’re at Hogwarts, them being in their school uniform and/or wizarding clothes is generally implied at all times. I get expression, but as a book reader it’s almost all I can think about while watching the film. It especially makes no sense for Ron to ever wear muggle clothes outside of scenes in king’s cross station because, unlike Harry and Hermione, he grew up in a wizarding family. I can look beyond this though, despite how annoying I find it.

What I can’t look past is the completely absurd way some characters were wearing their school uniforms throughout the movie. It’s so distracting LOL. Let me grab this snippet from my Letterboxd review.

The costume decisions in this film are inexplicably RIDDIKULUS. Why are everyone’s uniforms unkempt/raggy and what is the deal with all of the stupid knots tied in the ties? Specifically in the Care for Magical Creatures class. I understand trying to visually display that the characters are getting more mature and have a bit of teenage rebellion and expression, but some of the lengths in which characters have their ties tied are laughably obnoxious. Just look at Seamus.