George gave his wand to his son, and kept Fred’s wand as his own.
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- 5th July
2011 - 05
- 4th July
2011 - 04
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- 2nd July
2011 - 02
Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) considered not returning for this film as he feared he would have little or no time on screen, after his character was imprisoned at the end of the fifth book, but on meeting J.K. Rowling and begging to be released from prison, she told him ‘You’re out. Chapter One.’ and he signed on for ‘Deathly Hallows’.
- 2nd July
2011 - 02
The two ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ films are the first in the ‘Harry Potter’ series to be released in cinemas in complete 3D versions. For ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’ only some scenes were available.
- 1st July
2011 - 01
Rowling said that when she took an online Sorting Hat quiz, it sorted her into Hufflepuff, one of the four houses of Hogwarts
- 1st July
2011 - 01
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.
- 1st July
2011 - 01
The actress who played Moaning Myrtle is actually 37 years old and is the oldest actress to portray a Hogwarts student
- 1st July
2011 - 01
A picture of Gandalf the Grey (from The Lord of the Rings) can be seen in the collection of great wizards in Professor Dumbledore’s study in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- 1st July
2011 - 01
If a muggle spotted Hogwarts, they would just see an old ruin with a sign “Keep out, dangerous building”.
- 1st July
2011 - 01
Dumbledore’s chair was inspired by the throne in Westminster Abbey.
- 1st July
2011 - 01
Daniel Radcliffe wore out 60-70 wands during the making of the Harry Potter films. Every wand that you see in any of the Harry Potter films is created on-site. No two wands are alike not even the Weasley twins’! Wands are 13-15 inch long and haven’t changed in length, so the actors have had to grow into them over the years.
- 1st July
2011 - 01
Producers David Heyman and David Barron were immortalized in portraits for the Marble Staircase.
- 1st July
2011 - 01
The Harry Potter art department contained a team of 58 people working full time. Over 10 years they produced some amazing work, but also produced 35 babies!
- 1st July
2011 - 01
A dentist was on standby for many of the young crowd scenes to replace teeth which wobbled and fell out — to prevent continuity issues involving teeth.
- 1st July
2011 - 01
Harry’s scar has been put on 5,800 times!
Harry’s infamous scar has been put on by makeup approx 5,800 times. This is not only on Daniel Radcliffe, who has had the scar applied approx 2,000 times, but also on his doubles and stunt doubles, all of whom wear the scar.
(Source: rediff.com)
