Did You Know?
- Harry Potters face now adorns Muggle money. The gold, silve, and nickle coins are legal tender on the Isle of Man in the United Kingdom.
- One rough cut of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was 4 hours long, but the finale cut of the film runs 2 hours, 23 minutes.
- Actor Daniel Radcliffe, 12, doesn't have Harry's Bright green eyes, so he was fitted with a pair of green contacts. The Contacts, however, were uncomfortable, so Harry's sparcling emerald peepers were colored by computer for much of the film.
- Fans with brave hearts and strong stomachs can sample Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. Flavors include strawberry jam, horseradish and booger(yes, you read that right). Find them at toy stores.
- J.K. Rowling gets many of her character names from maps. Snape, for instance, is the name of and English village. Other name orgins: Dumbledore is an old English dialect for "dumblebee" and Hadwig is a Mideval saint.
- Actor Daniel Rancliffe, author J.K. Rowling and magician harry Potter all share the same birthday: July 31.
- "Harry Potter" will be a seven book series that ends when Harry graduates from Hogwarts.
- The Parents of actor Daniel Radcliffe initially said "no" to him taking the role of Harry Potter, because the worried about the pressures on their son being the world's most famous wizard.
- Author J.K. Rowling has promised to have a female Defense Agianst the Dark Arts teacher in the future book.
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