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. The remedy to lighten the effects of a dementor is chocolate. 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. List of differences between the harry potter books and films. Rowling found inspiration for the setting of harry potter in.
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. 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. Rowling has previously stated the harry potter books might not have come to fruition if her mother hadnt died. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. According to rowling, a horcrux must be intentionally created, and its clear in the books that voldemort wasnt exactly happy over having a piece of his soul housed in the body of a kid, especially a kid that ended up foiling his plans to take over the world. Harry potter, fictional character, a boy wizard created by british author j. Jun 09, 2017 halfblood prince sold a recordbreaking 11 million copies on the first day of its release in 2005. They both blow out candles on july 31 happy birthday, jkr.
The harry potter books were the first childrens books to make the new york times bestseller list since e. Rowling later made canon that werent in the books from dumbledores sexuality to hatstalls, relations, fantheories and more, j k rowling made a whole lot of rectons to harry potter canon. Check out these 50 harry potter fun facts about the books, movies and all of the wizarding world, and. Scholastic published harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. Moony, wormtail, padfoot and prongs died in reverse order of how their names were written in the marauders map. There have been 8 harry potter films, the first one being harry potter and the philosophers stone, produced in 2001. For that reason, james and lily potters patronuses not to mention snapes are the representation of soulmates. Author of the wildly popular harry potter books, j. As of 2011, it had sold more than 450 million copies. Facts about harry potter that every fan should know insider.
Wizarding words get translated into amazing things. Culture books features 20 facts devoted harry potter fans should know. If so youll love the top 10 facts about harry potter author j. The harry potter series was a warm, uplifting balm for the soul. Potter fun facts harry potter fun facts, or how even my harry potter loving mind was blown. His comingofage exploits were the subject of seven enormously popular novels 19972007, which were adapted into eight films 200111. 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. The harry potter series is the biggestselling book series of all time. If you thought knowing about dumbedores scar in the shape of london underground was good geek knowledge, cast your eye. Rowling, creator of the fantasy adventure world of harry potter and his friends, turns 50 on july 31, 2015. Even if you read all of the books and watch all of the films, theres still so much more information that you wont know. Rowling has created the wizarding world with depth and offered more to learn apart from the classic story. In different translations of the harry potter books, we are met with many fun alternatives. According to rowling, in the potterverse, there are about 3,000 wizards living in britain.
By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. In this post, im going to share some of the interesting facts about the harry potter series. With over 500 million copies sold worldwide, is the. Jul, 2015 19 fascinating behindthescenes facts about the. Harry potter fun facts voldemort cannot love because he was conceived under the effects of a love potion. Rowling revealed that they represent depression and that they were based on her own experience with the disease. Oct 14, 2015 the harry potter series was a warm, uplifting balm for the soul. And that mental image is what kept hagrid alive, despite the fact that he would have been a natural to kill in some. As every potter fan knows, dementors are deadly, magical, wraithlike creatures. The life of this author of one of the bestselling book series in history is itself. Rowling, harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j. The ultimate book of facts is the perfect addition to any true fans bookshelf. From mcgonagalls past to lunas future, even the most devoted harry potter fans might not know these canonical facts from the wizarding world. Harry potter fun facts, or how even my harry potter loving mind was blown.
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. Harry potter is available in basically every language. Since harry potters adventures at universal orlando stretch across both universal theme parks, youll need a dualpark ticket to see it all. Harry potter and the cursed child, a script for a west end stage play set in the harry potter universe, was the highestselling print book of 2016 by more than 3. May 01, 2017 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. Harry potter is a fictional character created by the british author j. Because while you might think you know all there is to know, a bunch of facts have been discovered since the series was born, and there are always more to be uncovered. Kirsten acuna business insider selling more than 500 million copies worldwide, the harry potter books have been translated into 80 different languages most recently, scots, a language spoken as a first language by 90,000 people. Oh yeah, and it broke our damn hearts, like these harry potter facts prove. Oct 31, 2014 culture books features 20 facts devoted harry potter fans should know. The word dumbledore was an early english word for a bumblebee. 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. The first harry potter book was published in 1998, the same year the final battle of hogwarts was fought. Some pleasing harry potter facts that might cheer you up.
A picture of gandalf the grey from the lord of the rings can be seen in the collection of great wizards in professor dumbledores study in. Jan 20, 2016 in 2014, a full set of firstedition harry potter books sold at auction for. For example, do you know which major character was almost killed off. The ultimate trivia book for wizards and witches winchester, lilly on. 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.
Harry was never a real horcrux, at least not by magical textbook definition. The bluray edition of philosophers stone includes commentary from director chris columbus that reveals that the final scene of the film where harry, hermione and ron depart on the hogwarts express was the first scene shot. The role of voldemort in the harry potter movies have been played by six actors. From the homework daniel radcliffe, emma watson, and rupert grint did on set to the owlss nationality, find out 20 surprising harry potter facts. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban was published a year later in the uk on 8 july 1999 and in the us on 8 september 1999. Harry potter is a boy who was born from two loving parents, lily and james potter.
What are some interesting facts about the harry potter series. For example, in the first chapter of harry potter and the philosophers stone, the scots version, the first chapter is called. And since closing the book on the main series in 2007, she keeps adding to it. Harry potter was a boy born to two loving parents, lily potter nee evans and james potter.
Nothing much since has touched the hysteria that harry potter produced, but maybe this post will bring back a little magic for you, as we look at 21 interesting facts. If you thought knowing about dumbedores scar in the shape of london. 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. This website uses cookies to improve user experience. And harry potter and the deathly hallows sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Though widelycelebrated films, the harry potter movies arent perfect adaptations and here are 10 things about the marauders they leave out. 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. Rowling revealed that dumbledore is gay and he had a crush on the wizard grindelwald, whom he later. Do you like the harry potter books as much as we do.
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. Harry potter books throw another detail on top of that what the. 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. Harry potter trivia 50 fun harry potter facts parade. Below are a list of changes made to the stories of the harry potter books when they were adapted into feature films. When harry was one year old, his parents were killed by a dark evil wizard named lord voldemort. From mcgonagalls past to lunas future, even the most devoted harry potter fans might not. 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.
Youre really going to want to read harry potter and leopardwalkuptodragon. The second book, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, was originally published in the uk on 2 july 1998 and in the us on 2 june 1999. 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. 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.
The 7 books featuring harry have sold over 450 million copies around the world. Mar 16, 2019 one of the reasons that harry potter is so popular is because of how deep the universe is. 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. Rowling has said that if voldemort saw a boggart it would embody his own corpse, since death was always. Rowling getty when harry potter was first starting to form in rowlings head, her life was struck with tragedy, and she lost her mother to. Harrys parents james and lily are soulmates because the patronus charm to ward off dementors is a physical representation of ones soul. Jk rowlings harry potter booksturnedmovies are a cultural phenomenon.