The family background of Dean Thomas was removed because Rowling and her publishers considered it an "unnecessary digression", and she considered Neville Longbottom's own journey of discovery "more important to the central plot".
A historia da familia de Dean Thomas foi tamén eliminada porque Rowling e os editores considerárona unha "digresión innecesaria", á vez que considerou dunha "maior importancia para a trama central" a viaxe de descubrimento de Neville Longbottom.