Some more after quite some time:
- Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double through the first six films, David Holmes, was paralyzed from the waist down during the sixth film while practicing a flying scene that included an explosion.
- The actress who played Moaning Myrtle, Shirley Henderson, was 37 years old at the time Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was filmed, the oldest actress to ever portray a Hogwarts student. She was previously best known for her role as Gail in Trainspotting, and Jude in Bridget Jones's Diary.
- The actor who played Professor Flitwick, Warwick Davis, also played Griphook. Outside of Harry Potter, he's perhaps best known for starring in the phenomenal movie Willow, as well as playing Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi. In The Phantom Menace, in scenes where Yoda was walking around, Warwick Davis also played Yoda.
- M.O. McGonagall is listed on one of the Quidditch trophies in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
- Harry's birthday is July 31, 1980. Rowling's birthday is also July 31 , but in 1966.
- J.K. Rowling slightly based 11-year-old Hermione on herself at the same age. She even made Hermione's patronus her favorite animal, an otter.
- The otter wasn't just a good choice because of Rowling's preference, but also because the otter is a member of the weasel family. Further, Ron's patronus is a jack russel terrier, which were bred to help in hunting fox's, groundhogs, badgers, and other animals that live in underground dens, including river otters.
Edited by Mione - 11 years ago
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