The New Zealand Herald recently published a list of little known Harry Potter Trivia, which includes the following gems:
- J. K. Rowling’s manuscript for Harry Potter was turned down a staggering 15 times by book publishers. Makes aspiring writers like us feel better!
- The Hogwarts motto, “Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus” means “never tickle a sleeping dragon”. Awww.
- Although we know that Harry has a scar on his forehead, it’s never specified in the books where it’s actually located. I didn’t realize this until now. Interesting.
- Daniel Radcliffe spent approximately 42 hours underwater during the course of filming The Goblet of Fire. Wow, that’s a LOT of water.
- Steven Spielberg reportedly wanted Haley Joel Osment (”I see dead people”) for the part of Harry. Thank heavens for Dan Radcliffe!
Read more Harry Potter Trivia.
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“Before I did the scene everyone kept coming up to me and asking if I was looking forward to it. It got me really, really nervous and I was having sleepless nights over it. But when I actually did the scene it went very well and Dan was great. He said he was nervous as well.”
Katie Leung, who plays Cho Chang in the Harry Potter movies, was recently interviewed. Here’s what she says about the Number One Question On Everyone’s Mind:
“I don’t want anyone to die. I really don’t know. If anyone, probably Harry. But I don’t want him to die.”
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