Top 25+ Harry Potter Fun Facts You've Never Heard

Since first concocting the germ of an idea for what would become the Harry Potter series in 1990, Rowling has sold more than half a billion copies of her work globally, making her one of the most successful authors in recent history. Despite Rowling’s work attracting a fair amount of controversy and criticism (largely stemming from the author’s recent hardline stances on trans issues and her gross oversimplification of complex social issues in her work), the series has nonetheless ballooned into a behemoth franchise sprawling into amusement parks, video games, films, stage productions, and increasingly rabid fan circles.

2) The myriad of names for the universe’s magical flora come from a real book of botany.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

In a 2003 interview with 60 Minutes, Rowling revealed that she’d taken inspiration for the naming of various fictional plants from a real book; Culpeper’s Complete Herbal, a botany compendium written by 17th-century herbalist and physician Nicolas Culpeper.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

While reviewing the series 5th installment, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the de facto king of horror lit stated, “The gently smiling Dolores Umbridge, with her girlish voice, toad like face, and clutchy, stubby fingers is the greatest make-believe villain to come along since Hannibal Lector.”

5) Harry’s eyes aren’t green in the films for a very specific reason.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Throughout the duration of the series, Harry’s lichen green eyes he’d inherited from his mother are a notable, oft-remarked-upon feature in the books. However, Radcliffe’s eyes in the film appear a steely blue, his natural color. The production originally attempted to fit Radcliffe with colored contact lenses but, following an allergic reaction from Radcliffe, they scrapped the idea and just matched Radcliffe’s natural eye color to the actor they’d later cast as his mother.

6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

The role of Peeves, Hogwarts’s resident poltergeist prankster, was originally intended to be taken on by British comedian Rik Mayall. Mayall even completed filming scenes for the first movie, only to later learn director Chris Columbus had cut them on account of his dissatisfaction with the spector’s on-screen appearance.

7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Despite her impeccable portrayal of the ghost of a sordid 14-year-old girl, Shirley Henderson, the actor cast to play Myrtle, was 36 at the time of filming The Chamber of Secrets.

8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Throughout the course of filming the franchise’s 8 installments, makeup artists emblazoned Radcliffe and his stunt doubles with Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar more than 5,000 times.

9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Rowling told Oprah Winfrey in 2010 that the King of Pop had once approached her with a proposal to adapt the Harry Potter books into a musical. Though Rowling would decline Jackson’s proposal, the Potterworld would eventually make it to the stage in 2016 with the stage production Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Early in the series, Ron was predominantly known for his red hair, bumbling remarks, and crippling arachnophobia. Actor Ruper Grint, much like his character, also harbors a deep fear of the leggy creatures, going so far as to entirely avoid watching any of his scenes featuring the film’s gargantuan, anthropomorphic spiders.

11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Isaacs originally auditioned for the role of Gilderoy Lockhart, the deluded, narcissistic Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor in Prisoner of Azkaban, only to be later offered the role of the cold and calculating Malfoy patriarch. Isaacs originally intended to decline the role over concerns the villainous Lucius was too similar to his previous role as Captain Hook, the primary antagonist in 2003’s Peter Pan.

13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Though Redmayne would later take on the role of famed magizoologist Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts films, the English actor revealed in 2016 he’d originally auditioned for the role of Tom Riddle but failed to get a callback.

14) Hagrid was the first role cast.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Even before the titular role of Potter was decided, late actor Robbie Coltrane was cast as Hogwarts’s resident gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid before any other roles were settled on.

15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Though Harry’s lightning bolt-shaped scar appears to hover just above his right brow throughout the films, on the book’s original covers it appears settled right in the middle of his forehead.

16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Early in the book series, Hermione’s prominent front teeth are consistently made a point of ridicule and mockery by her crueler fellow classmates. Production attempted to fit Watson with prosthetic teeth but scrapped the idea after finding Watson began having difficulty speaking with them on.

17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

The Weasley twins, noted for their proclivity for pranks and japes, were born on April 1st (i.e. April Fool’s Day).

18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Though it is oft derided as the most milquetoast of the 4 great Hogwarts Houses, Rowling has stated she herself would have been sorted into Hufflepuff were she to attend the wizarding school.

19) The driver and conductor of the Knight Bus are named for Rowling’s grandfathers.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Stan Shunpike and Ernie Prang, the conductor and driver of the Knight Bus respectively, take their first names from Rowling’s own real-life grandfathers.

20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

While filming scenes in which Harry, Ron, and Hermione were completing schoolwork, the trio of actors got a bit method and completed actual schoolwork throughout capturing the scenes.

21) 7 different owls played Hedwig.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Their names being: Swoops, Oh Oh, Elmo, Bandit, Oops, Gizmo, and Kasper.

22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Watson actually held her auditions for the first film at her real-life Oxfordshire school’s gymnasium.

23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

Rowling admitted she’d been incredibly anxious somebody would ask her what Dumbledore’s wand was constructed from. Being that it was fashioned from an elder tree (elder trees being commonly associated with death in folklore), she’d felt the revelation would spoil Dumbledore’s eventual fate for readers.

24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

The wraithlike ghouls tasked with guarding the wizarding prison of Azkaban are notorious for their “kiss”, a chilling embrace allowing for the spectors to drain the soul from an individual, leaving them in a comatose, vegetative state in a fashion not dissimilar from acute depression.

25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

4) Even Stephen King was afraid of Dolores Umbridge., 6) Peeves was originally meant to be in the films., 7) The actor portraying Moaning Myrtle was much older than her character., 8) Makeup artists applied Harry’s iconic lightning bolt scar thousands of times., 9) Michael Jackson wanted to compose a Harry Potter musical., 10) Rupert Grint has never seen any of his iconic giant spider scenes., 11) Jason Isaacs almost passed on playing Lucius Malfoy., 13) Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle., 14) Hagrid was the first role cast., 15) Harry’s scar appears slightly different in the books., 16) Hermione almost had buck teeth in the movies., 17) Fred and George Weasley share a suitable birthday., 18) Rowling herself is a Hufflepuff., 20) Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson completed real schoolwork on screen., 21) 7 different owls played Hedwig., 22) Emma Watson staged her audition in a truly Hermione Granger fashion., 23) J.K. Rowling always feared one question., 24) The Dementors are an allegory for Rowling’s struggle with depression., 25) Radcliffe had to shave a leg for the 2nd film.

But only one! In a scene in the 2nd film showing Harry missing a sock, the English actor had to shave the exposed leg ostensibly to maintain the illusion of a younger boy.

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