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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:44:16 GMT
The idea for Sirius Black’s tattoos came from those used in Russian prison gangs. The markings identify the person as someone to be feared and respected.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:44:41 GMT
Robbie Coltrane, the actor who played Hagrid in the films, has gotten a mini-fan and a fruit bat stuck in his famous, shaggy beard.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:45:04 GMT
Over 400 million Harry Potter books in 67 languages have been sold worldwide as of 2008.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:45:35 GMT
Probably the most impressive of Harry Potter facts is that J.K. Rowling is the first person to become a billionaire (U.S. dollars) by writing books.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:46:33 GMT
During the filming of the kissing scene between the horcrux versions of Harry and Hermione in the final film, Rupert Grint was removed from the set for laughing too much.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:46:51 GMT
While filming “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” Tom Felton’s Hogwarts robes had their pockets sewn shut because he kept trying to sneak food onto the set.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:47:24 GMT
One of the flying cars used in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” was stolen off the set. It was discovered seven months later when an anonymous caller informed police of its whereabouts.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:48:08 GMT
M.O. McGonagall is listed on one of the Quidditch trophies in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Could Professor McGonagall have been a renowned Quidditch player back in the day? It would certainly explain her enthusiasm for the sport.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:48:49 GMT
People had trouble pronouncing Hermione’s name, so Rowling had her sound it out for Viktor Krum in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:49:01 GMT
Forty versions of Salazar Slytherin’s infamous locket had to be created to accommodate Harry and Ron’s failed attempts to destroy it during filming.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:49:49 GMT
When “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” was released in Great Britain, the publisher asked stores not to sell the book until schools were closed for the day to prevent truancy.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:50:11 GMT
In order to become acquainted with the films’ three main stars, director Alfonso Cuaron had each of them write an essay about their characters. True to their characters, Emma Watson wrote a 16-page essay, Daniel Radcliffe wrote a simple, one-page paper, and Rupert Grint never even turned his in.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:50:40 GMT
The least successful Harry Potter film, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” made $90 million more than the most successful Twilight movie.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:57:05 GMT
ok thats most of the harry potter stuff
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:57:18 GMT
it is break time
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