Whether youre a hardcore fan or a muggle whos only seen the movies, theres no denying that harry potter is a cultural phenomenon. The first harry potter book was published in 1998, the same year the final battle of hogwarts was fought. Fourteen ford anglias were destroyed to create the scene where harry and ron crash into the whomping willow. Over the course of the harry potter movies 6 actors have played voldemort. If you thought knowing about dumbedores scar in the shape of london underground was good geek knowledge, cast your eye. He goes to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry to learn magic. 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. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed.
Harry potter was born on july 31st, 1980 in godrics hollow, west country, england. For example, shades of red symbolize kindness and generosity. Recently, i wrote an article called 10 fun facts you never knew about star wars. The shortest harry potter film is harry potter and the deathly hallows. A usmc general and medal of honor recipient wrote a bestselling book describing how wars exist to enrich corporations, in 1935. He makes his appearance in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. In 2014, a full set of firstedition harry potter books sold at auction for. We included harry potter and the philosophers stone in our pick of the top ten best childrens novels ever written. In harry potter and the sorcerers stone, dragon blood is revealed to be an effective oven cleaner.
Harry potter books throw another detail on top of that what the characters wands are made of. In the novels of harry potter colors play a very important role. Rowling calls the idea that she had the first chapter of deathly hallows written and locked away in the safe rubbish. The books cover seven years in the life of the orphan who, on his 11th birthday, learns he is a wizard and the son of magical parents lily and james potter. 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. Since harry potters adventures at universal orlando stretch across both universal theme parks, youll need a dualpark ticket to see it all. A challenge is a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness. The basilisk is a harry potter animal and gigantic snake released by slytherins heir from the chamber of secrets.
The life of this author of one of the bestselling book series in. Wizarding words get translated into amazing things. 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. 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. 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 arrived at number 4, privet drive in the first book with hagrid in siriuss motorbike. Rowling was born in 1966 while potter was born in 1980. His comingofage exploits were the subject of seven enormously popular novels 19972007, which were adapted into eight films 200111. The book and movie are called harry potter and the philosophers stone everywhere except the united states. This website uses cookies to improve user experience.
Scholastic published harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. With over 500 million copies sold worldwide, is the. Harry potter is a series of seven fantasy novels and eight movies by j. Culture books features 20 facts devoted harry potter fans should know.
Rowling had an initial first printing of 50,000 copies. The first manuscript of harry potter and the philosophers stone was produced by rowling while sitting in small cafes around edinburgh. An unauthorized sequel to the harry potter books was sold in china. Harrys green eyes were compared to his mother lilys near a lot in the series. 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. Even if youre a diehard fan of the series, we hope.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the 5th book in the series, and the 5th movie in the series as well. Fun facts and trivia from the harry potter books, movies, and expanded universe paperback march 31, 2018 by jamie white author 4. Here are five more fun things you likely to have yet learnt about this incredible author and her journey though the united kingdom. There are so many hidden meanings and undertones in the harry potter stories that are pretty horrific. 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. Harry potter has been one of the most successful novelfilm franchises in history and it single handedly turned its author j. Rowling, creator of the fantasy adventure world of harry potter and his friends, turns 50 on july 31, 2015. Discover your harry potter name, share your favourite quotes, test your knowledge and much more. Some of these facts about the wizarding world were glossed over, but with a closer look you can see the issues and gaps in the stories and logic used in the harry potter movies and books. This is a rare but not unique beast, it is usually raised by dark wizards and has become one of the most dangerous creatures in the. Rowlings harry potter manuscript was rejected 12 times. Harry potter books made the american library association ala list of 100 most frequently challenged books for five consecutive years. Harry james potter is the main character and the main protagonist of j.
Although based on the second shortest book, this is the longest of the films. Harry potter, fictional character, a boy wizard created by british author j. The book consisted of the hobbit, but with the names changed to harry. The harry potter series is the biggestselling book series of all time. With the continued popularity of harry potter and newfound interest due to the fantastic beasts films, theres no doubt that quidditch will continue to be a popular sport among harry potter fans and contactsport lovers everywhere. Five fascinating facts about harry potter interesting. In different translations of the harry potter books, we are met with many fun alternatives. Its not surprising then that fans noticed the harry potter in the movies sported a pair of noncanon baby blues. 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. For example, in the first chapter of harry potter and the philosophers stone, the scots version, the first chapter is called. Over 300 child actors auditioned for the role of harry. 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.
Here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Rowling, the author of the harry potter series and harry potters creator, was born on july 31st, 1965 in bristol, england. The basilisk is nicknamed the king of snakes by wizards. Some pleasing harry potter facts that might cheer you up. For example, in the first chapter of harry potter and the philosophers stone, the scots version, the first. Facts about harry potter that every fan should know insider. Harry potter fans have spent decades analyzing and debating aspects of j. It never really matters, but its always cool to know. As revealed in the first film, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, harrys birthday is july 31, which is the same day as series creator j. 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. Rowling s beloved series, but no character has been more scrutinized than hogwarts potions master, severus snape. Rowling became the first dollar billionaires, who have earned their money by writing books.
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