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The driver and conductor of the Knight Bus, Ernie and Stanley, are named after Rowling’s grandfathers

In 2003, members of the Jesus Non-Denominational Church in Greenville, Michigan, publicly demonstrated their concern over what they perceived to be evil in the Harry Potter books by gathering around a bonfire and burning Rowling’s books. In the Middle Ages, when books were rare, burning them was a radical statement

Rowling claims that her wizarding world is purely imaginary and she doesn’t believe in the kind of magic found in her books

Harry Potter books made the American Library Association (ALA) list of 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books for five consecutive years. A challenge is a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness

Nancy Stouffer, the author of The Legend of Rah and The Muggles and Harry Potter and His Best Friend Lilly sued Rowling because she said Rowling’s books were based on her ideas. Stouffer lost her case in 2002 and was fined for making her claim with forged documents. No other author has claimed that Rowling stole an idea.

Rowling said her favorite beast in the series is the phoenix, a mythical sacred bird who ignites into flames when it reaches 500 or 1,000 years old only to emerge from the flames as a new and young phoenix

When the casting team for the Harry Potter movies scouted Emma Watson's school, she initially did not want to audition of the role of Hermione. Her teacher encouraged her to try, and she was the last girl that day at her school to audition

J.K. Rowling handpicked Alan Rickman to play Snape

Child actors would do their real homework in the Harry Potter movies in an effort to make the school setting more real

The word "muggle" existed in the early to mid-1900s as a word for to describe pot smokers

Both Rosie O'Donnell and Robin Williams both offered to be in the Harry Potter film without pay. However, Rowling declined because she wanted a strictly British/Irish cast

Daniel Radcliffe broke about 80 wands during the filming of the Harry Potter movies because he would use them as drumsticks

It would take a person approximately 18 hours and 20 minutes to watch all 8 Harry Potter movies in one sitting

Harry Potter’s pet snowy owl, Hedwig, shares her name with two famous saints. One is Saint Hedwig of Andechs (1174-1243), a former duchess noted for her benevolence and compassionate nature. The other is Saint Hedwig, Queen of Poland (1373-1399). The death of Hedwig in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows represents Harry’s loss of innocence and coming of age

In one of the initial takes of Hermione's "Cinderella" moment, Emma Watson actually tripped and fell down the stairs in her fancy dress

To deter pirating, the Goblet of Fire film reels were code named "Happy Days

Daniel Radcliffe went through 160 pairs of glasses by the time the last Harry Potter movie was completed

Robert Knox, who played Marcus Belby, was stabbed to death on May 24, 2008, just a few days after filming ended

Dame Maggie Smith filmed Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince while undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer

The shortest Harry Potter film is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) at 2 hours and 10 minutes

All the food in the dining hall in the Sorcerer's Stone was real.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix sold 5 million copies in the first 24 hours it went on sale in 2003. Half-Blood Prince sold a record-breaking 11 million copies on the first day of its release in 2005. And Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold over 15 million copies worldwide

The Harry Potter books have been translated into more than 70 languages, which makes them one of the most translated books in history

The name Voldemort comes from the French words meaning “fly from death,” and his entire goal is to conquer death. In the second Harry Potter novel, Rowling shows us that “I am Lord Voldemort” is an anagram of “Tom Marvolo Riddle,” which is his actual full name

Goblet of Fire was initially going to be titled “Harry Potter and the Doomspell Tournament.