List of differences between the harry potter books and. In the books, harry mends his beloved wand with the elder wand and then leaves the powerful wand with dumbledore in his tomb, offering closure to the significant piece of the harry potter story. Rowlings harry potter and the sorcerers stone hit bookshelves, marking the birth of a massive franchise, both in literature and on the big scr. I recently had the opportunity to speak with richard about his book. In his book, harry potter, narnia, and the lord of the rings. Facts you might not know about the harry potter books. Fourteen ford anglias were destroyed to create the scene where harry and ron crash into the whomping willow. Moony, wormtail, padfoot and prongs died in reverse order of how their names were written in the marauders map. But he could have played chaser before, though he had definitely played seeker.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is a fantasy novel written by british author j. For that reason, james and lily potters patronuses not to mention snapes are the representation of soulmates. 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. 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. Harrys point of view, however, he might not have known that fact and simply. When harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban was released in the uk, bloomsbury asked stores not to sell the book until the end of the school day, to prevent truancy. While red is the color of the gryffindors well, red and gold to be entirely accurate, as well as the color. Rowling into the first author ever to become a billionaire. As you might hope, umbridge did not get away with her horrible ways but in the harry potter books, we never found out exactly what happened. Rowling has slowly given fans tidbits about her famed book series. It is named for its protagonist and hero, harry potter the 7 books in the series have sold over 500 million copies across the world in over 70 languages, and is the bestselling book series of all time.
Hogwarts castle has a lot of closely guarded secrets and tricks to itfrom moving staircases to false doors and to hundreds, possibly thousands, of enchanted portraits. Keep reading to learn 20 surprising facts about jk rowlings magical series, from how she named her characters to how technology brought the films to life. Harry himself is obviously a gryffindor, as were his father and mother. 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. Rowling, harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j. And that mental image is what kept hagrid alive, despite the fact that he would have been a natural to kill in some. Some pleasing harry potter facts that might cheer you up. His comingofage exploits were the subject of seven enormously popular novels 19972007, which were adapted into eight films 200111.
Here is a list of lesserknown harry potter facts that you probably didnt know. London harry potter really is the gift that keeps on giving. Check out the 15 biggest canonical revelations about harry potter that come from sources beyond j. What are some interesting facts about the harry potter. Most black family members are named after stars or constellations. From snapes early reference to lily potter to a hint about malfoys vanishing cabinet and more, keep reading for a look at all the details you might have missed. Kindle edition by goldstein, jack, taylor, frankie. Below are a list of changes made to the stories of the harry potter books when they were adapted into feature films. Some of them found a new home in the harry potter books.
Rowling found inspiration for the setting of harry potter in edinburgh, scotland and, as for the names of the characters, each has a special meaning. However, the bestguarded secret and the secret which answers a big question about the harry potter world is the book of admittan. Vernon says they cared for harry since he was a baby, gave him their good food, and. Top 10 magical facts you didnt know about harry potter. With over 500 million copies sold worldwide, is the. In the book, harry hides the halfblood princes potions book in a cupboard, and places the bust of a warlock on top of it, then adorns it with a wig and a tiara. Now we all know the truth about scabbers, it gives us the creeps every time he shows up in the first two books. Harry potter books throw another detail on top of that what the characters wands are made of. Harry potter was born on july 31st, 1980 in godrics hollow, west country, england. May 06, 2016 when harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban was released in the uk, bloomsbury asked stores not to sell the book until the end of the school day, to prevent truancy. 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.
Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot. Rowling chose to feature kings cross station in harry potter in homage to her parents. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. 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. Test your knowledge of the harry potter series with. Harry potter, fictional character, a boy wizard created by british author j. Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time. In the dvd extras for harry potter and the deathly. A presentation of some of the secrets of harry potter that werent revealed in the books. So harry kept losing his temper, a point that was made repeatedly over the first few chapters.
Rowling, creator of the fantasy adventure world of harry potter and his friends, turns 50 on july 31, 2015. Whether youre a hardcore fan or a muggle whos only seen the movies, theres no denying that harry potter is a cultural phenomenon. 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 potter books made the american library association ala list of 100 most frequently challenged books for five consecutive years. Answer 10 questions related to the forth book in the harry potter franchise. Place the harry potter books in order according to your favourite score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Harry potter has been one of the most successful novelfilm franchises in history and it single handedly turned its author j.
Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. Some stories have been stretched, strangled, masked, bound and gagged till the point of no return, however weve gone to the base of each story to bring you 10. Fun facts and trivia from the harry potter books, movies, and expanded universe white, jamie on. Some interesting facts you may not have known about ron. If you havent reread the books in awhile, you may not have noticed many of these moments. Harry potter book plots left out of the movies variety. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading harry potter the ultimate book of facts. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Culture books features 20 facts devoted harry potter fans should know. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Magical creatures are an aspect of the fictional wizarding world contained in the harry potter and fantastic beasts and where to find them series, both by british author j. Here are 10 fun facts you probably never knew about the boy who lived.
The arthurian legend has been mentioned several times in the books, and like his mythological counterpart, was a wizard of great power and ability. It follows harry potter s struggles through his fifth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, including the surreptitious return of the antagonist lord voldemort, o. A challenge is a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness. Snape was not immediately added to the portraits in the headmasters office, but harry insisted he be placed next to dumbledore. List of differences between the harry potter books and films harry. If you love harry potter and want to expand your knowledge of the series, this is the perfect way to do so you could even use these fantastic facts to make the ultimate quiz for your friends. The school house of every potter has also not been recorded, but almost every potter whose house we do know was sorted into gryffindor. In a series of interviews over the years, the author has revealed the future of the harry potter characters, far. The film begins in the evening of the day the masons visit, omitting dobby in the hedges and additional quarrels between harry and the dursleys. The lore of the wizarding world of harry potter is so dense that not even the most diehard fan can know everything. Rowlings harry potter series is vastly different from the christianbased works of c. From snapes early reference to lily potter to a hint. The book begins in the morning of harry s birthday.
Throughout the seven books of the series, harry and his friends come across many of these creatures on their adventures, as well as in their care of magical creatures lessons at hogwarts. Youre really going to want to read harry potter and leopardwalkuptodragon. In chapter 18, harry is reading something for a potions essay and it says these plantes are moste efficacious in the inflaming of the braine, and are therefore much used. Actor haley joel osment could have been harry potter instead of daniel radcliffe. In 2014, a full set of firstedition harry potter books sold at auction for. Culture books news 21 insanely difficult harry potter trivia questions even diehard fans have trouble with.
Harry potter this category is for questions and answers related to harry potter book 1, as asked by users of. However, what the harry potter characters dont talk about is that merlin, in fact, also attended hogwarts. Jk rowlings harry potter books turnedmovies are a cultural phenomenon. 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. And since closing the book on the main series in 2007, she keeps adding to it. These questions can be around different things such as music, movie, science, history, sports, and other subjects. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed that harry might have had a thing for draco.
Facts about harry potter that every fan should know insider. This does not seem to happen in male bathrooms, so i enjoyed placing harry and ron in such uncomfortable and unfamiliar territory in harry potter and the chamber of secrets and harry potter. The harry potter series is the biggestselling book series of all time. Harry potter may be the star of the show but certain facts failed to make it into the films.
From mcgonagalls past to lunas future, even the most devoted harry potter fans might not know these canonical facts from the wizarding world. Jun 09, 2017 harry potter books made the american library association ala list of 100 most frequently challenged books for five consecutive years. List of differences between the harry potter books and films. If you thought knowing about dumbedores scar in the shape of london. Harry s grandfather, fleamont potter, was also a gryffindor and known for his duelling skills while he was at school. Since harry potters adventures at universal orlando stretch across both universal theme parks, youll need a dualpark ticket to see it all. The harry potter books were the first childrens books to make the new york times bestseller list since e.
Jan 16, 2015 with so many harry potterthemed fansites, websites, youtube videos, memes, magazines, fanfictions and whoknowswhatelse, its really hard to find actual, truthful facts that surround the most popular fandom in history. 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. Over 200 amazing facts about the harry potter world. Most diehard fans of the series have read and reread the books so many times its.
Rowlings series may have been published back in 2007, but that hasnt stopped her from dropping a. However, in the film, it shows that ginny hides the diary, thus messing the whole thing up. Oct 31, 2014 culture books features 20 facts devoted harry potter fans should know. With so many harry potter themed fansites, websites, youtube videos, memes, magazines, fanfictions and whoknowswhatelse, its really hard to find actual, truthful facts that surround the most popular fandom in history. If you thought knowing about dumbedores scar in the shape of london underground was good geek knowledge, cast your eye. Rowling revealed that the london station had special significance for her, hence its importance in the harry potter books as the gateway to platform nine and threequarters. Harry potter trivia not in the books quiz by bolafssonify. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. Here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Harry arrived at number 4, privet drive in the first book with hagrid in siriuss motorbike. Rowling revealed years after the books were released by eric reefe april 9, 2018 yes, rowling certainly revealed a lot of new information since the release of her books, and funnily enough whether people like it or not theyre still lapping it up joyfully. Rowling uses a lot of foreshadowing and callbacks into the harry potter book series.
Two decades after the first harry potter book hit the shelves, we have now entered into a new era, one where a new generation of harry potter fans. The marauders map makes its first appearance in the third harry potter film, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. Jul 31, 2015 this does not seem to happen in male bathrooms, so i enjoyed placing harry and ron in such uncomfortable and unfamiliar territory in harry potter and the chamber of secrets and harry potter and. But jk rowling went on record saying she was always nervous that someone would ask her what dumbledores wand was made of, because she knew she couldnt answer. The ultimate book of facts is the perfect addition to any true fans bookshelf. Literature quiz harry potter trivia not in the books random literature or harry potter quiz in various interviews, tweets, and chapters on pottermore, j. Im a true blue rather, maroon and yellow fan of harry potter.
Rowlings series may have been published back in 2007, but that hasnt stopped her from dropping a whole. It never really matters, but its always cool to know. The life of this author of one of the bestselling book series in history is itself. Rowling and the fifth novel in the harry potter series. Jul, 2015 with its complicated time travel plot, its probably not surprising that the third entry in the harry potter series needed a closer eye than the two books that preceded it. Izzi3030 hermiones is jane hrmione jean granger, 48 although the first harry potter movie claimed that james potter was a seeker, he was actually a chaser on the hogwarts quidditch team. Rowling, the author of the harry potter series and harry potter s creator, was born on july 31st, 1965 in bristol, england. However vernon does say that harry is not thankful. What plot points are missing in the harry potter movies.
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. Harrys birth was overshadowed by a prophecy, naming either himself or neville longbottom as the one with the power to vanquish lord voldemort. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix wikipedia. Nov 16, 2015 harry potter has been one of the most successful novelfilm franchises in history and it single handedly turned its author j. Most diehard fans of the series have read and reread the books so many times its impressive and awardworthy. The harry potter series gained worldwide popularity, and all seven books in the series ranked on international bestseller list across the planet. Every detail you might have missed in the books insider. Fred and george gift the map to harry to help him sneak into hogsmeade since poor harry does not have a permission form signed by a parent or guardian. There are spinoff books, movies, and a play in the franchise. Rowling confirmed that umbridge did indeed get imprisoned for her actions at the ministry of magic.
But jk rowling went on record saying she was always nervous that someone would ask her what dumbledores. Harry potter is a series of seven fantasy novels and eight movies by j. This does not seem to happen in male bathrooms, so i enjoyed placing harry and ron in such uncomfortable and unfamiliar territory in harry potter and the chamber of secrets and harry potter and. Some stories have been stretched, strangled, masked, bound and gagged till the point of no return, however weve gone to the base of each story to bring you. Feb 06, 2015 in the world of potter, not only numbers but also colors take on unusual significance.
She has said that she loves reading lists of them, from war memorials to baby name books, and made it a point to remember her favorites. This change is indicated by the fact that he shakes harrys hand at the leaky cauldron in the novel, but does not wish to in the film. Harry potters anger in the 5th book was not just teenage. In the 7th book, harry remembers this and realizes that the tiara is one of the horcruxes.
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