12 Details From The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter That Fans Only Recently Discovered

It’s hard to believe, but the first Harry Potter film opened 20 years ago. It seems that we already know everything about the franchise, however, the “mother” of the Boy Who Lived, JK Rowling, continues to surprise fans with new details of the lives of the characters in this magical world.

We, from awesome.club, we feel a certain sadness as we remember that there will be no more stories about Harry Potter. Therefore, we carefully follow the articles and posts published by the author, which reveal some secrets of this magical world. Today’s selection gives us a new look at the Harry Potter Universe.

Hogwarts didn’t always have bathrooms (Muggle plumbing methods were adopted only in the 18th century). Before, witches and wizards they simply relieved themselves wherever they were and made the evidence disappear using magic.

Many fans wondered why Harry moved in with the Dursleys, and how is it possible that he doesn’t have any other relatives in the wizarding world? The author of the series, JK Rowling, responded with a text, in which she describes in detail the history of the Potter family.

Harry’s grandparents, Euphemia and Fleamont Potters, didn’t have children until they retired and had already given up hope of having them, when, to your amazement and surprise, Euphemia became pregnant with Tiago. They lived long enough to see their son marry, but they never got to know their grandson. Fleamont and Euphemia died of dragon pox within days of each other.

By the way, it is thanks to his grandfather that Harry is quite wealthy. Fleamont quadrupled his family fortune by creating the Sleekeazy hair straightening potion (incidentally, Hermione used it when getting ready for the Yule Ball). When Fleamont retired, he sold the company and made a huge profit.

During the editing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the film’s editor asked JK Rowling to cut the scene in which Harry, Ron and Hermione fight the troll, however, the writer insisted on keeping it. She explained that that scene was fundamental to create bonds of friendship between the characters: “Hermione bothered me too much at the beginning of the book, and I felt that something really impressive was needed to unite the three protagonists”.

The future teacher Lockhart showed character defects while still studying at school. He was so vain that he tried by all means to gain recognition from teachers and peers. For example, he wrote his name in twenty-foot letters on the Quidditch pitch and also projected an image of his face into the sky, which ended up looking very similar to the Dark Mark. In one of the school years, he sent himself 800 love cardscausing an owl jam in the Great Hall of Hogwarts, preventing students from having breakfast, which left the room littered with feathers and droppings.

JK Rowling has admitted that she really doesn’t like cats: like Hagrid, she is allergic to cats. However, there was an exception. When the writer worked in London, she used to have dinner in a nearby cafe and on sunny days she would have a big red cat visit, with wrinkled face, who kept him company. He was arrogant and would not allow himself to be petted. “When I decided to give Hermione a smart cat, I simply described this animal and just added the crooked legs,” said the writer.

In the 4th part of the story, Sirius was forced to disguise himself as a dog. At first, JK Rowling wanted him to live with an eccentric, dog-loving old witch named Mopsy, who lived on the outskirts of Hogsmeade. She kept a pack and constantly quarreled with neighbors because of barking and animal noises.

However, the editor asked the writer to drop Mopsy’s presence, as it added nothing to the plot, and JK Rowling agreed that it would be wiser for Sirius to live in a cave.

Many fans believed that after the battle for Hogwarts, Neville and Luna would be together. However, shortly after graduation they broke up and Neville married Hannah Abbott, the former student of Hufflepuff🇧🇷 Over time, she became the owner of the popular “Leaky Cauldron” pub in London, and they both started to live on the top floor of the bar.

This bus is a relatively new invention. Many wizards, among them minors, elderly or those who didn’t want to use magic brooms, needed safe and discreet transport. In the beginning, the use of taxi brooms or hanging baskets under the Thestrals, however, none of the ideas was approved by the ministry. In the end, the Minister for Magic decided to improve on the Muggle invention, the omnibus, and in 1865 the Knight Bus Andante appeared on the streets.

Dolores Umbridge is probably the most disliked character on the show, and many fans have been eagerly waiting for her to come out. she was punished for her nasty deeds🇧🇷 Then, after Lord Voldemort’s downfall, Umbridge was found guilty on all counts of collaborating with Lord Voldemort’s regime.

According to JK Rowling, the choice of brides for Hagrid was extremely limited, as in the wizarding world there were few giants and half-giants left. He was lucky enough to meet Madame Maxime, however, their relationship did not last long, because, according to the author, Madame Maxime was a very sophisticated woman for the simple-minded Hagrid.

By the way, Hagrid survives because the author sketched out the final chapter when she started writing the work, and had already decided that Hagrid would carry Harry’s body from the forest back to the castle in The Deathly Hallows. Therefore, she had to preserve the half-giant’s life.

Although all Headmasters have their portraits in the Headquarters at Hogwarts, Snape’s does not appear until Harry has placed him there. The fact is that most of the inhabitants of the castle considered Snape a Death Eater.

In the end, it was Harry who insisted that Snape’s portrait hang next to Dumbledore’s. “But it is very unlikely that Harry will speak to him again,” added the author.

At one point, JK Rowling thought of including an encounter between Harry and Dudley on Platform 9 ¾ in the epilogue, because Dudley’s son could also become a sorcerer. But he decided that no magic gene would survive contact with Uncle Vernon Dursley’s DNA.

Even so, the cousins ​​maintained friendly relations and occasionally met and exchanged Christmas cards.

What facts surprised you and turned your idea about the Harry Potter Universe upside down? Tell us in the comments!