Here are some interesting facts about the harry potter series that even the biggest potterheads might not know. The harry potter series is the biggestselling book series of all time. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. In order to acquaint himself with his three lead actors, director alfonso cuaron had each of them write an essay about their characters, from a firstperson point of view. For example, in the first chapter of harry potter and the philosophers stone, the scots version, the first chapter is called. The series chronicles the adventures of a young character ronald. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed that harry might have had a thing for draco. Five fascinating facts about harry potter interesting.
Harry potter is a famous fiction book that narrates the life experience of an orphan boy called harry potter. What are some interesting facts about the harry potter series. The life of this author of one of the bestselling book series in history is itself. Harry potter fun facts, or how even my harry potter loving mind was blown. In different translations of the harry potter books, we are met with many fun alternatives. Harry potter and the deathly hallows was released on july 21, 2007, and sold 11 million copies on the first day of its release, breaking rowlings earlier records for the fastest selling book of all time.
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. This can be learned from reading harry potter and the half blood prince. Fun facts and trivia from the harry potter books, movies, and expanded universe by jamie white mar 31, 2018 4. Harry potter is available in basically every language. Check out these 50 harry potter fun facts about the books, movies and all of the wizarding world, and.
In harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, trewlaney vehemently declines at least initially an invitation to dine at the christmas table because at a table set for, the first to rise is the. Mathew burke the second of the harry potter film series, chamber of secrets follows the adventures of potter and his pals in their second year at hogwarts after the heir of salazar slytherin opens the titular chamber, unleashing a monster that petrifies the schools denizens. She quickly decided against the latter because it sounded too corny. Harrys parents james and lily are soulmates because the patronus charm to ward off dementors is a physical.
Filming the seven harrys scene was so complex that daniel radcliffe counted over 90 takes for just a single shot. They both blow out candles on july 31 happy birthday, jkr. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the. Test your knowledge of the harry potter series with. Harry potter series is one of its own kind in the magical world of movies. Was getting the first book published easy for her, or was it a long struggle. If she had a job in the wizarding world, she would write spell books. Check out these 15 things you didnt know about harry james potter.
Scholastic published harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. Rowling, creator of the fantasy adventure world of harry potter and his friends, turns 50 on july 31, 2015. I do not own any of the material in the video, and do not intend on committing any infringement. 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. Lets find traces to discover the confusing questions about the smart and brave wizard harry potter. Harry potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by british author j.
To share the most interesting information about harry potter, i have listed 35 amazing facts. The second of the harry potter film series, chamber of secrets follows the adventures of potter and his pals in their second year at hogwarts after the heir of salazar slytherin opens the titular chamber, unleashing a monster that petrifies the schools denizens. The first harry potter book was published in 1998, the same year the final battle of hogwarts was fought. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Harry potter trivia 50 fun harry potter facts parade. According to rowling, in the potterverse, there are about 3,000 wizards living in britain.
Culture books news 21 insanely difficult harry potter trivia questions even diehard fans have trouble with. Some interesting facts you may not have known about ron weasley. Discover your harry potter name, share your favourite quotes, test your knowledge and much more. If you thought knowing about dumbedores scar in the shape of london underground was good geek knowledge, cast your eye. Rowlings massively popular book series and its accompanying films are a gold mine of fun facts that you may have missed during your initial viewing. Harry potter books made the american library association ala list of 100 most frequently challenged books for five consecutive years. Here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the chamber of secrets.
The first line was harry doesnt know how long it will take to wash the sticky cream. Weve all read and loved the adventures of harry potter and his friends in the wizarding world. This website uses cookies to improve user experience. The books name was changed to harry potter and the sorcerers stone in america because the american publishers believed that children wouldnt want to read a book with the word philosopher in the title. Here is a list of 50 facts you might not know about the forthcoming film. Recently, i wrote an article called 10 fun facts you never knew about star wars.
Jun 25, 2016 here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Most latin languages named the book as some variation of this alternative, the most common was harry potter. Some interesting facts you may not have known about ron. But the wizarding world of harry potter is so much more than just books or a movie series or a. Facts about harry potter that every fan should know insider.
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. According to rowling, harry s beloved firebolt is a unique make of flying broomstick. Also, when book 7 came along, she acknowledged hallows wasnt an easy to translate word, so she gave international publishers the alternative title of harry potter and the relics of death. Should i buy harry potter the ultimate book of facts. Wizarding words get translated into amazing things. In 2014, a full set of firstedition harry potter books sold at auction for. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the 5th book in the series, and the 5th movie in the series as well. From its location to its most famous alumni, here are some little known facts about one of the wizarding worlds most prestigious training grounds.
Harry potter was a boy born to two loving parents, lily potter nee evans and james potter. Harry was one of the first wizards to own one, and considering their expense, very few were made. It follows harry on his 5th year at hogwarts as he learns to be more comfortable around girls, and becomes more aware of the impending evil threatening the safety of everyone he loves. Rowlings harry potter series changed the face of childrens literature and became a cultural phenomenon, so in honour of the series, here are our five favourite facts about j. Heres hoping ron never tried to emulate his uncles antics. Dates are very important in the harry potter universe, especially given that rowling eventually made a timeline fans mapped out. Harry potter harry potter fun stuff harry potter trivia. If so youll love the top 10 facts about harry potter author j. Two alternate titles for the final book were harry potter and the elder wand and harry potter and the peverell quest. Sep 11, 2015 youve been pronouncing voldemort wrong for years and other fun harry potter facts that will blow your kids minds. Certain facts such as hermione being the youngest of the three while the actress is the oldest is incorrect. These fun facts will surprise wizards and muggles alike.
And to keep up with my 10 fun facts series, this is gonna be ten fun facts about harry potter and the sorcerers stone, both the book and the movie 1. Potter fun facts harry potter fun facts, or how even my harry potter loving mind was blown. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007, which is based on the longest book, is. Jul 07, 2009 harry potter and the halfblood prince. Rowlings writing process to how it changed the new york times best sellers list, here are some facts you should know about the third installment in the harry potter book series. Some pleasing harry potter facts that might cheer you up.
Owls are the primary means of communication between wizards in harrys. Last month, i wrote 10 fun facts about harry potter and the sorcerers stone. A challenge is a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness. Aug 30, 2018 in celebration of the 20th american publishing anniversary of harry potter and the. Dec 24, 2015 you guys sent lots of howlers and owls requesting that we fact the life out of the boy who lived, and tada look at that we have. Here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the deathly hallows. Jul 09, 2016 here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. Harrys parents james and lily are soulmates because the.
It was added when her publisher suggested that she not use her real name joanne rowling for the books. Harry potter has been one of the most successful novelfilm franchises in history and it single handedly turned its author j. Or did you know all the interesting facts of that movie. 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. Do you like the harry potter books as much as we do. As frequent rereaders of the potter books, we almost feel like we know ron weasley like a reallife best friend. Calling all potternerds, what are some interesting facts. 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. Nov 16, 2015 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. Harry is a young boy who is chosen from birth to become a good wizard. Im a true blue rather, maroon and yellow fan of harry potter.
Further, the highend craftmanship involved in the ironwork is dependent on mercurial goblins who tend to quit or go on strike frequently. Tolkeins the hobbit with names changed to harry potter characters. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. A list of all kinds of amazing, funny, and interesting harry potter fun facts that are cool to know. In this article, we are going to present you top 10 interesting facts about harry potter movie series that most of you dont know. Harry potter book night home harry potter book night event map. Youve been pronouncing voldemort wrong for years and other fun harry potter facts that will blow your kids minds. All of us who watch this movie now think of it as the s. Mar 16, 2019 25 mindblowing harry potter facts you probably didnt know march 16, 2019 its been very long since the harry potter series ended with harry potter and the deathly hallows. 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 harry potter books have been translated into around 80 languages, from albanian to hebrew to scots. Feb 01, 2018 fascinating facts about severus snape 1 snape is a capricorn.
Heres all the research weve gathered on harry potter the ultimate book of facts. Filming took place three days after the release of the first film. How did she come up with so many amazing ideas for the books. In the first book, on which floor was the forbidden corridor where it can hold. As of 2011, it had sold more than 450 million copies.
With the wizarding world of harry potter and diagon alley, universal orlando resort has created a highly immersive realm that lets harry potter fans to explore hogsmeade and london. Rowling had an initial first printing of 50,000 copies. The book was penned in the 17th century by english botanist and herbalist nicholas. Moony, wormtail, padfoot and prongs died in reverse order of how their names were written in the marauders map.
Interesting facts this category is for questions and answers related to harry potter book 4, as asked by users of. We included harry potter and the philosophers stone in our pick of the top ten best childrens novels ever written. What are the names of two houses that are considered by the sorting hat for the harry potter before choosing gryffindor. Fantastic fun inspired by the world of the harry potter books. Although based on the second shortest book, this is the longest of the films. Since harry potters adventures at universal orlando stretch across both universal theme parks, youll need a dualpark ticket to see it all.
My tryst with the series began when i was 1o, and it went on to dominate my life for the next 10 years and the craze is not over yet. Fun facts and trivia from the harry potter books, movies, and expanded universe white, jamie on. Nov 19, 2019 check out these 50 harry potter fun facts about the books, movies and all of the wizarding world, and create questions to quiz your friends. Oct 31, 2014 culture books features 20 facts devoted harry potter fans should know. Fourteen ford anglias were destroyed to create the scene where harry and ron crash into the whomping willow. And to keep up with my 10 fun facts series, this is gonna be ten fun facts about harry potter and the sorcerers stone, both the book and the movie. With over 500 million copies sold worldwide, harry potter is the bestselling book series in history. Whether youre a casual lover of the harry potter franchise or a hardcore fan, there may be a few facts about everybodys favorite young wizard that you might not know about. 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. It was changed to harry potter and the sorcerers stone by the american publisher because sorcerers seemed more exciting.
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