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Harry potter and the cursed child is a twopart west end stage play. Two decades after harry potter and the sorcerers stone made its way to the united states and graced the country with its pages, fans of the series are celebrating 20 years with harry and the. Jan 25, 2020 in this list, we will be looking at 20 little known facts about the making of the ever popular harry potter films. Everything worth knowing about the making of harry potter. Dobby 28 june year unknown march, 1998 was a male houseelf who served the malfoy family his masters were dark wizards who treated him cruelly. Here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the philosophers stone. It was written by jack thorne, based on a story by j. During the feast in the great hall, the food that was used in the scene was real. She fell in line with the rest of the cast and made acting look totally easy and natural. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 has finally released. 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. Even though the harry potter movies have come to an end, no one will ever forget the impact that harry potter movies had on our lives. Among all the animals on the set of the film, the largest animal that was bought was a hippopotamus.
His masters were dark wizards who treated him cruelly. Rowlings books first came onto the scene in 1997, followed closely by the movie. Dec 24, 2017 more of a hidden harry potter easter egg but also a very interesting fact, harry potter and writer, j. Apr 01, 2019 two decades after harry potter and the sorcerers stone made its way to the united states and graced the country with its pages, fans of the series are celebrating 20 years with harry and the. Harry potter, ron and hermione return to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. And since closing the book on the main series in 2007, she keeps adding to it. It can also be noticed in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 movie and book when before his 17th birthday harry still has the trace on him allowing the ministry of magic know about underage magic while everyone else present in his guard to leave private drive for the first time, which included ron and hermione, are all of age 17 or. The world of harry potter is full of magical secrets and intricate details, but. Even though we are on a completely new set of harry potter movies at this point, the magic from the original 8 films still lives on today. Dobby 28 june year unknown march, 1998 was a male houseelf who served the malfoy family.
Jul 31, 2015 rowlings mother, who had multiple sclerosis, died in 1990, after which rowling suffered a period of depression. Book 6, harry potter and the half blood prince, published in july 16, 2005, sold 6. Strange things that happened on the harry potter movie. Culture books news 21 insanely difficult harry potter trivia questions even diehard fans have trouble with.
Weve split the harry potter trivia questions up into levels so everyone can play. Harry potter is a famous fiction book that narrates the life experience of an orphan boy called harry potter. Nov 20, 2014 everyone knows the story of harry potter, but few people know what went down behind the scenes of the movies or what inspired j. Harry potter movies were filled with adventure, supernatural excitement, romance, action, friendship, and so much more. We bring you interesting behind the scenes information about the harry potter movie series. The answers to all of these questions and more are collected below, in a golden snitchs worth of facts, trivia. Here are the very best harry potter secrets 10 mindblowing facts from the harry potter films. For more than a decade, weve enjoyed the films and books by j. These questions can be around different things such as music, movie, science, history, sports, and other subjects.
Strange things that happened on the harry potter movie sets. Rowling thought up the books, how the filmmakers made the movies, and a ton of other information about the harry potter universe. Directed by chris columbus, this movie introduced the viewers to the magical world of harry potter. Harry is a young boy who is chosen from birth to become a good wizard. During his later years on the set of harry potter, he was nicknamed harry puffer as a result of his smoking habit. But that hasnt stopped intrepid muggle adventurers from sneaking into the magical world of harry potter. After the final harry potter movie was released, animal sanctuaries around england were forced to deal with hundreds of pet owls that were abandoned by their owners. The play opened on 30 july 2016 at the palace theatre, london, england. Over 250,000 items of clothing, and 600 school uniforms have been used in the movies. And while there are legions of harry potter fans all over the world, flocking to the theaters to watch the movie, these facts are known to very few.
Rowling even launched pottermore, which has become a sort of everevolving encyclopedia of trivia and backstories from her. A spinoff prequel series will consist of five films started with fantastic. The wizarding world of harry potter can also be referred to as the lucrative world of harry potter. He came to know this via the contact between his masters and lord voldemort. Ever since 1692, muggles arent supposed to know anything about the wizarding world. Radcliffe played harry potter for ten years, before finishing in 2011 with the release of harry potter and the deathly hallows.
If youre a harry potter fan, test your knowledge and see if you know many of these twenty interesting facts about the harry potter films the role of voldemort in the harry potter movies have been played by six actors the word dumbledore was an early english word for a bumblebee. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed that harry might have had a thing for draco. Emma watson played the role of hermione granger from 2001 until 2011. Rowling has revealed about the harry potter universe in the many years since the books and movies finished. In this list, we will be looking at 20 little known facts about the making of the ever popular harry potter films. From on set struggles, to strategic costume choices, there is just so much still left to uncover about the magical wizarding world. There are spinoff books, movies, and a play in the franchise many of which reveal new insight about harry, ron, hermione, and other characters from the original series. These are just a few of the weirdest things that happened on the set of the harry potter flicks. Popco, a toy company, has made a great hall playset available in stores in 2007. In the wake of our nostalgia, we did a little digging to find 15 fun facts about the making of the harry potter films that just might surprise you. The wealth of harry potter material also means that theres a wealth of behindthescenes information that yields new details of how j. Surprisingly, before starting in the harry potter movie franchise, emma watson had never done any professional acting. Rowling, and received special instruction from her as to his character.
The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. When rickman found out a child with cancer visiting set was denied his request to be in the film. The figures are harry potter, ron weasley, hermione granger, neville longbottom, cho chang, luna lovegood, ginny weasley, draco malfoy, fred weasley, george weasley, albus dumbledore, rubeus hagrid, severus. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 trivia imdb. Harry potter and the deathly hallow part ii had this unique opportunity to have the wizarding world go out with a bang and everyone, from the cast to the. Luckily, each man communicated with the director stepping up after him to ensure that continuity and the feel of the films flowed properly. Rowling to write one of the most read book series in the world. From the homework daniel radcliffe, emma watson, and rupert grint did on set to the owlss nationality, find out 20 surprising harry potter facts. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Currently, harry potter has seen new life through the fantastic beasts series and the cursed child play. Its a dangerous job with a high risk of being obliviated, but some stories managed to leak from the ministry of magic into the light of day. The shortest harry potter film is harry potter and the deathly hallows. The potions classroom actually grew in size during the filming of the harry potter movies.
My girl, he certainly made an impression on a generation of moviegoers. But the wizarding world of harry potter is so much more than just books or a movie series or a. Producers had to expand the set to make room for all the extras. Rupert was removed from the set during harry and hermiones. The exhibit from the british library, which includes everything from grandpres original. Harry potter movies have a ton of hidden secrets in them. In a fun scene from chamber of secrets, ron and harry take an enchanted car to hogwarts because. Have a magical day out with a behindthescenes tour of the harry potter films at warner bros. Nov 19, 2019 with over 500 million copies sold worldwide, harry potter is the bestselling book series in history. The troll level offers easy harry potter trivia questions for more casual fans, while the j. We thought it was time to revisit this list of strange and weird canonical facts j. I ts officially been 19 years since harry potter defeated voldemort to end the second wizarding war, which means this years battle of hogwarts anniversary is the last before the events of. She would use the experience to characterize the harry potter s dementors. See firsthand the sets, costumes and props used in all the harry potter films, and step inside some of the films locations.
Harry potter is a boy who was born from two loving parents, lily and james potter. To share the most interesting information about harry potter, i have listed 35 amazing facts. Among all the animals on the set of the film, the largest animal that was. There were over 588 sets built for the eight movies. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was the film that started it all, and to this day, fans can still pop it on and feel like they are going to hogwarts for the very first time. The character harry potter is the hero in the stories. The one seen in harry potter and the sorcerers stone is made up of a special velvet fabric and has celtic symbols and ancient runes printed on it. With 8 movies that spanned 10 years, its no surprise that a single director wasnt able to commit to the entire franchise. The trio, harry, ron and hermione, speculated that snape, who acted suspiciously, wanted to steal the philosophers stone. Jun 09, 2017 the shortest harry potter film is harry potter and the deathly hallows. He is known for losing his cigarette lighters, and regularly asks his fans if he can borrow one. Test your knowledge of the harry potter series with our set of impossibly difficult. Sep 04, 20 1620 interesting facts about harry potter.
The harry potter books are a popular series of fantasy books written by j. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, book 7 in the series, was published by scholastic on july. There were over 17,000 wand boxes at the shop and each of them had their own individual labels. Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. She would use the experience to characterize the harry potters dementors. Behindthescenes facts about the harry potter movies reveal so much.
The set department claimed that more than 3,000 wands were used during the filming of the harry potter films and a huge amount of detail went into the boxes and wands inside the actual wand shop for filming purposes. Crew members used ropes and wrenches to bend and twist the set once it was fully assembled to give it that. Nov 14, 2016 from the homework daniel radcliffe, emma watson, and rupert grint did on set to the owlss nationality, find out 20 surprising harry potter facts. Malfoy, said rickman swiped a ton of gringotts coins from set one day. The story is set nineteen years after the ending of harry potter and the deathly hallows and follows harry potter. Warner brothers originally considered making the entire harry potter film franchise as a set of computer animated movies, or attempting to combine several of the novels into a single movie. Oct 23, 2017 culture books news 21 insanely difficult harry potter trivia questions even diehard fans have trouble with. In total, there have been over 250 animals used in the harry potter movie series. Test your knowledge of the harry potter series with our set. Mar 19, 2019 these are just a few of the weirdest things that happened on the set of the harry potter flicks. Luckily, each man communicated with the director stepping up after him to ensure that continuity and the feel of the films. Each harry potter book broke sales records set by the previous book starting with harry potter and the goblet of fire. She was super professional, starting from the very first movie. The reknowned author has revealed that hermione is a bit like her when she was younger.