The Harry Potter movie series is one of the most successful cinematic franchises of all time. In the original language, the whole Harry Potter series contains 199 chapters, 4,224 pages and 1,090,739 words and has been made into 19 hours and 39 minutes of the film.
1. It is an incredible fact that the Harry Potter author Joanne Rowling has lost her status as a billionaire after her sizeable donations to charity.
2. All Harry Potter books have been translated into more than 70 languages, and the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” novel has been sold in the first 24 hours since its release in the amount of 11 million copies.
3. After the presentation of the book “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, one of the largest US mail and courier companies, FedEx, has attracted over 9,000 trucks exclusively on the delivery of books.
4. On the set of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, seven different owls played the role of Hedwig. Their names are Gizmo, Kasper, Oops, Swoops, Oh Oh, Elmo and Bandit.
5. In London, there is a 9 3/4 platform at the train station. There is a sign that says “Platform 9¾”, with half a trolley protruding from the wall under it. This is a very popular tourist destination.
6. Even Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, confessed that he had read all of Harry Potter’s books.
7. Michael Jackson dreamed of turning Harry Potter into a musical but his idea was ultimately shot down by author J.K. Rowling.
8. The actress, who played one of the ghosts – Moaning Myrtle, was the oldest actor who played Hogwarts student. At the time, she was 37 years old.
9. Harry Potter was born in 1980 and together with author J.K Rowling celebrate their birthday on July 31st.
10. Anne Jones, the world speed reading champion, read “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” in just 47 minutes.
11. J.K. Rowling specified back in 2015 that Hogwarts is tuition-free and the Ministry of Magic covers all magical education expenses.
12. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley never officially graduated from Hogwarts. However, this did not stop them from getting a job at the Ministry of Magic.
13. Harry’s famous scar has been put on by makeup artists around 5,800 times. This is not only on Radcliffe, who has had the scar applied approximately 2,000 times but also on his doubles and stunt doubles.
14. The author and screenwriter J.K. Rowling announced that there are a total of 11 Wizarding Schools located worldwide, including the famed Hogwarts Academy.
15. Dumbledore was around 115 years old when he died, just barely made it to 116. Lord Voldemort, ironically, having spent almost his entire life in search of immortality, died at 71 years old, which is an average muggle lifespan.
