Created by the iconic marauders, the map has become an artifact of great interest owing to the hugely popular memes, incredible tattoos, and even ingenious fan fiction that the maps creators have inspired related. See how many of our 20 nerdy harry potter facts were already lodged in your brain. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. Aug 20, 2016 here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the deathly hallows. Turn to 10 other fantasy books filled with magic and adventure.
Harry potter, fictional character, a boy wizard created by british author j. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed that harry might have had a thing for draco. Rowling abandoned another book that she was writing in order to start working on the har ry potter series. Learn about his likes and dislikes with interesting and surprising fact about the harry potter series see how much to can learn about harry potter adventures with your friends in this book about the 125 facts harry potter. Professor dumbledore, hogwarts headmaster, has a curious name. Interesting facts about harry potter that every fan. When it comes to jk rowlings wizarding world of harry potter, theres an almost endless list of magical characters you should know. This website uses cookies to improve user experience. As revealed in the first film, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, harry s birthday is july 31, which is the same day as series creator j. Rowling doesnt actually have a middle name the k is the initial of her grandmothers name, kathleen.
All of bustles harry potter coverage mads mikkelsen confirmed to replace johnny depp in fantastic beasts 3 depp resigned from the role after losing his libel case against the sun. We all know the main character of harry potter series is harry. Mar 16, 2019 so here are 25 things you didnt know how about harry james potter. The harry potter books have been translated into around 80 languages, from albanian to hebrew to scots. And that mental image is what kept hagrid alive, despite the fact that. Dec 24, 2016 daniel radcliffe auditioned for the role of harry potter after he was approached by producer david heyman, who had spotted him on a trip to the theatre with his father. The series wouldnt exist without alice newton, the then8yearold daughter of the chair at bloomsbury publishing. Some fun facts about the famous books and films by jk rowling harry potter. As harry potter s best friend, ron weasley played a major role in the famous book and film series, and the rest of the weasleys were like family to harry before using her platform to spread transphobic messages, the series controversial author, jk rowling, was known to use twitter, interviews, and the official wizarding world website to expand the harry potter canon beyond the seven books. Rowling had harry and ron save hermione from a troll in the first book because she felt there needed to be something literally huge to bring them together. Then, you mightve reread that, because theres just no way thats real. We learned in the deathly hallows that james potter was born on march 27, 1960. The bathroom thing you might have read recently that the witches and wizards of hogwarts used to just pee themselves. Rowling was born in 1966 while potter was born in 1980.
Daniel radcliffe brought one of the most iconic fictional characters to life during his tenure as harry potter and found himself sticking in the spotlight for over a decade. Some pleasing harry potter facts that might cheer you up. Once a hogwarts student, always a hogwarts student. Rowling is the second novel published in 1998 in the harry potter series of books. But do you know that harry birthday is on 31st july.
His birthday is 31 july 1980, the same day at jk rowlings. Although based on the second shortest book, this is the longest of the films. Since then, people of all ages have gone on to fall in love with the world of magic and witchcraft. Weve heard from jk rowling that she decided to get ron and hermione together early in the series, and could start to feel that they werent right for each other, but she stuck to the plan. Five fascinating facts about harry potter interesting. Everything you need to know about the harry potter universe. What are some interesting facts about the harry potter. Rowling seems to have a good time slowly revealing facts about the harry potter universe to fans. However, the special thing about his birthday is the birthdate of author of harry potter. Jan 20, 2016 49 facts you might not know about the harry potter books 1. As of 2008, harry potter books have sold over 400 million copies and have been translated into 67 languages j.
Buzzfeed staff the fact that this scene never made it into the movies is a crime. It may be hard to imagine someone other than daniel radcliffe as harry, but the role could have been played by another actor. When was harry potter and the philosophers stone first published. Fans of the harry potter book series love learning secret information about the books, its characters, and author j. In 2001, harry potter and the sorcerers stone hit theaters, introducing the world to daniel radcli. Jan 12, 2017 harry potter word search the unofficial puzzle book with hundreds of magical words to increase your knowledge on hogwarts, spells, charms, hexes, facts and trivia michael fry 4. The hogwarts motto is draco dormiens nunquam titillandus. The life of this author of one of the bestselling book series in history is itself. Remember the days of waiting eagerly for the next harry potter book to be released. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets facts for kids. Top 10 interesting facts about harry potter movie series. It mirrors the fact that the books are getting darker and darker. The first harry potter book was published in 1998, the same year the final battle of hogwarts was fought. Secrets, mysteries and fun facts by daniel lawrence is the best hp companion book ive read since the halfblood prince has been published.
The story begins as harry, orphaned, spends summer with an aunt, uncle and cousin who do not love him. Jun 12, 2020 with over 500 million copies sold worldwide, harry potter is the bestselling book series in history. Jan 07, 2020 12 fun facts about harry potter many of us grew up with harry potter and his friends, watching them face adversity, build relationships and explore the magical wizarding world. She found the witchy sounding names, such as toadflax and grommel in an old herbal lore book dating from the 1600s. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. These are seven of the most fascinating facts about harry potter. It was changed to harry potter and the sorcerers stone by the american publisher because sorcerers seemed more exciting. Here are 17 interesting facts about the world of harry potter you might not be aware of. But the wizarding world of harry potter is so much more than just books or a movie series or a. Rowling has likened the all important prophecy regarding harry and voldemort in her series to the prophecy made by the three witches in. Tom felton initially tried to audition for the role of harry potter and ron. Following the founding of wizarding surnames back through the years, the name ignotus peverell who created the invisibility cloak comes up in both characters family trees. What are some free harry potter games to play online. Jul 08, 2019 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban sold 68,000 copies in the uk within three days of its release, making it the fastestselling british book of all time in 1999.
Movies hk this category is for questions and answers and fun facts related to harry potter, as asked by users of. Created by the iconic marauders, the map has become an artifact of great interest owing to the hugely popular memes, incredible tattoos, and even ingenious fan fiction that the maps creators have inspired. A leadingedge research firm focused on digital transformation. But like any movie adaptation, the harry potter films also skipped out on a lot of interesting facts from the book. Oct 28, 2020 the first book harry potter and the philosophers stone came out in 1997, and its movie adaptation was released in 2001. The book was penned in the 17th century by english botanist and herbalist nicholas culpeper. They both blow out candles on july 31 happy birthday, jkr. Everything worth knowing about the making of harry potter. What your favorite harry potter book says about you. However, the golden trio probably skipped this out of harry. Rowling used in her edinburgh flat to write the first two harry potter novels recently sold at auction for. Unfortunately, no matter how much you love the worlds favorite wizard and his cr.
Harry potter facts harry potter facts infographics. Rowling later said she would have fought this decision had she been in a better position. Scholastic published harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. Harry potter facts 30 interesting facts about harry. While the harry potter movies did an incredible job of bringing voldemort to life, theres a great deal of information that the movies never revealed about most powerful dark wizard of alltime. The books had already been a hit with fans, and there was a ton of pressure from the studio to make things as big and as bold as possible. Over the course of 10 years, the stars of harry potter brought magic, mischief and more to millions of fans around the world. At the beginning of filming, he wore green lenses, but because of a bad reaction to them, he could not wear them. Selling more than 500 million copies worldwide, the harry potter books have been translated into 80 different languages recently, scots, a language spoken as a first language by 90,000 people. Heres a list of facts about all of them, including dumbledore, snape, harry himself, and a host of lesserknown characters. Harry potter trivia 50 fun harry potter facts parade. Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to harry potter book 3, as asked by users of. Filming the seven harrys scene was so complex that daniel radcliffe counted over 90 takes for just a single shot.
Interesting facts about harry potter that every fan should know. Rowling and harry potter have the same birthday, which is july 31. Over 300 child actors auditioned for the role of harry. Cool things to know about the weasleys from harry potter. Rowling, creator of the fantasy adventure world of harry potter and his friends, turns 50 on july 31, 2015. Where to buy a harry potter christmas sweater as good a. Fans of the fantasy series may have noticed some significant plot holes in the movies due to forgotten moments, details, or characters from the books. In the far distant past, harry and voldemort share a common bloodline. How many words does harry potter and the philosophers stone contain.
After 7 successful novels and 8 films of similar success, harry potter has left a huge mark in the media world, creating one of the largest fandoms to ever walk the earth. Apr 20, 2020 how many words are in the first harry potter book. Rowlingresponded to a fan who wanted to know how much it costs to attend the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. May 11, 2020 as perhaps the most magical franchise in the history of film, the harry potter franchise was able to take the source material and raise things to another level.
Mar 20, 2018 wizarding words get translated into amazing things in different translations of the harry potter books, we are met with many fun alternatives. Everything from profound quotes to fun facts keep readers engaged in the fantasy world long after reading the series. Rowling revealed this to the world during a book signing at carnegie hall in new york city, where she read excerpts from harry potter and the deathly. A fake quote about harry potter setting free nagini has been traveling around tumblr, and. Apr 18, 2018 list of top 10 interesting facts about harry potter movie series 1.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007, which is based on the longest book, is the second shortest of the films. Find twenty fantastic facts about harry potter and the. Harry s parents james and lily are soulmates because the patronus charm to ward off dementors is a physical. Nov 28, 2017 although there are many facts that were discovered about albus throughout the harry potter series, perhaps one of the most popular and unexpected revelations is that he is gay.
The first harry potter book has been translated into latin under the title harrius potter et philosophi lapis. Personally, i think hermione shouldve ended up with harry even though even the chosen one who defeated the most. What do you do once youve read all of the books in the harry potter series. Rowling and harry potters birthday, heres a quiz for only the truest of fans. Didspexels harry potter is an international phenomenon, but what do you do when youve read all th. The cast of the massively successful harry potter films had an experience like no other. Here are 42 facts about harry potter and the halfblood prince.
Fourteen ford anglias were destroyed to create the scene where harry and ron crash into the whomping willow. His comingofage exploits were the subject of seven enormously popular novels 19972007, which were adapted into eight films 200111. Test your knowledge about harry potter and get one step closer to the adventures of harry potter with this fun amazing fact. May 06, 2016 the original harry potter manuscript was turned down by 12 publishers before bloomsbury finally accepted it. The harry potter books and movies are some of the most beloved of all time enjoyed by children and adults alike. Jun 09, 2017 the original title of the first book was harry potter and the philosophers stone and appeared on books in the united kingdom, canada, australia, and other territories. Rowling has said that if voldemort saw a boggart it would embody his own corpse, since death was always his.
As a result, weve had to wait a while to learn things like birth dates and backstories for many of the supporting characters. Small and big differences between the harry potter books and movies insider. For example, in the first chapter of harry potter and the philosophers stone, the scots version, the first chapter is called. For more than a decade, weve enjoyed the films and books by j. Jk rowling got the idea for harry potter during a train delay in 1990, thenunknown author jk rowlings train trip.
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