All packed for your Harry Potter Studios Coach Trip? Read these interesting facts about the series that you might have missed out on:
- Tom Riddle was born on Dec. 31, 1926, which means that he was 71 years old at the Battle of Hogwarts.
- Did you notice the numbers that Arthur dialed on his phone in order to get in touch with the Ministry of Magic? It was 6-2-4-4-2, which translates to ‘magic’
- Quidditch is only played by the wizarding world in the UK. The wizards in America prefer to play Quodpot. It consists of 11 people that play with an explosive ball known as the quod that they have to put in a pot as soon as possible. If the ball explodes, the leader of the team is eliminated.
- The inspiration of Snape was taken by one of the chemistry teachers that Rowling had.
- George Weasley had two children Fred and Roxanne with Angelina Johnson.
- Harry, Ron, and Hermione got Chocolate Frog Cards dedicated to them and Ron considered this his biggest achievement.
- Hogwarts motto was “Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus,” which means “Never tickle a sleeping dragon.”
- Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald and then defeated him in 1945 as he rose in the world of black magic.
- Rowling and Harry share the same birthday: the 31st of July.
- Harry and Ron became Aurors, whereas Hermione worked in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures but later changed her department to Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Ginny, on the other hand, became a professional Quidditch player
- Luna became a naturalist and married Rolf Scamander who is the grandson of Newt Scamander, the protagonist of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
- Neville married Hannah Abott. He became a Herbology teacher at Hogwarts and Hannah became the innkeeper at the Leaky Cauldron. They lived together.