Harry Potter was one of the world's most beloved hits among fans, Harry's entire journey made him attract a very large audience. With an incredible box office success, script, story, among many other items, it makes the success remains to this day.
Thinking about it, I decided to separate some curiosities that you may not know about the magnificent world created by J.K. Rowling being our beloved Harry Potter. However know that this is not a topic or ranking of curiosities, they are just some that I found interesting and I think you will like it.
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TOP 10 Facts about Harry Potter!
1 – Fred and George
Being one of the most beloved brothers in cinemas and also in real life, the famous brothers Fred and George celebrate their birthday on April 1st, the famous lie.
2 – Arthur Wesley
Continuing with the Wesley family, something few know is that originally author JK would kill the character in the fifth book, but decided to kill Sirius Black instead.
3 – Harry Potter cache
Initially, Daniel Radcliffe, the young man who played Harry Potter, received an average salary of 125 thousand pounds sterling, approximately 800 thousand reais. The actors' union Equity, came to intervene in the terms, causing Daniel's payment increase to two million pounds sterling, equivalent to almost 13 million reais.
4 – Ron Weasley
Well, there are those who say that the filming does not leave trauma to the actors. Rupert Grint, who played Weasley, had such a bad case of arachnophobia, that to this day he hasn't watched the scene where Ron and Harry are in Aragog's Hole. That scene, which made many laugh, which showed the actor's expression of fear, were not performances, but real expressions of fear!
5 – The case of the milkshake
Surprisingly, this one is quite peculiar, even by the name. This case is due to the fact that during the filming of the movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Alan Rickman forbade Rupert Grint and Matthew Lwis, the interpreter of Neville Longbottom, to be at any close distance from their BMW, as the actors ended up spilling milkshake on the vehicle.
6 – Lucius Malfoy
Jason Isaaacs, aka Lucius Malfoy, considered not returning for Deathly Hallows: Part 1, as his character had been in jail since the end of Order of the Phoenix. Therefore, he would have very little – if any –. Long scene time. On a date with JK Rowling, then, Jason begged her to get him out of prison. Then she said, "You're out." Which immediately convinced him to return to the remaining films in the franchise.
7 - The breaking of the wands
During the filming of the films, young Daniel has already broken a total of eighty wands during the franchises. But that's not because of the intense battles and scenes per se, it's just a habit of slamming wands together! Quite daring, don't you think?
8 – Professor McGonagall
Something that few fans knew is that our beloved Professor McGonagall (Maggie Smith) battled breast cancer during the filming of the last film in the saga. But she didn't stop acting because she didn't want to. disappoint The fans.
9 – Professor Snape
Alan Rickman, interpreter of Professor Snape, was handpicked by JK Rowling. The author even gave very specific instructions about the complete character to the actor. Rowling even provided vital information about Snape's history and the reasons for his choices, which is only revealed at the end of the book.
10 – Trio sorcerer and the 'cards'
To finish this topic of 20 facts about HP, let's talk about the beginning of the trio when entering the acting scene. The story that conquered a legion of fans with books and later the movies that yielded 8 volumes with the last one being divided into two parts. The first theatrical adaptation was released in 2001 and ten years later, in 2011, fans had to say goodbye to young Harry on the big screen with the last part of the film, Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
And of course we would have trivia about the actors in the meantime, wouldn't we? To familiarize himself with the main actors, director Alfonso Cuarón had each one write a letter about their characters, from a first-person point of view. Emma Watson, in true Hermione Grenger style, went so far as to exaggerate a bit, writing a 16-page letter. Daniel Radcliffe wrote a simple, one-page summary. However, Rupert never got to deliver what was proposed. Kind of expected, isn't it?
But hey, did you like our topic of trivia in the world of HP? Anyway, let us know in the comments if you already knew about any of the items listed here.
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