1- Emma Watson was thinking of quitting after Order of the Phoenix.
"I get told what time I can eat, when I have time to go to the bathroom. Every single second in my life was not in my power." -Emma Watson-
2- Michael Jackson dreamed of making a Harry Potter Musical
Also when I was researching I found this photo XD
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3- In Icelandic, Skeeter means "sh*t".
4- Alan Rickman knew about the Snape twist years before the final book was released.
JKR told him about Snape's life because she wanted him to understand his character fully and act better.
5- Vladimir Putin claimed to be "Disturbed" by Dobby's resemblance to himself.
In 2003 Putin began a lawsuit against Warner Bros for appropriating his "likeness"
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6- Various members of the Stone Roses, Pulp and Radiohead appear in Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire
In PoA The Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown can be seen sitting in the Leaky Cauldron reading "A Brief History of Time" He was originally cast to be the pub landlord, but due to time constraints and previous commitments, he took the cameo instead.
At the Yule Ball in GoF, members of Pulp and Radiohead came together to perform as the Weird Sisters. Surprisingly, these two mega-acts were not the first to approached the gig, in fact, Franz Ferdinand was too. Additionally, due to a legal battle with a Canadian folk band called Wyrd Sisters, the name of the band goes unmentioned in the movie.
7- M. Night Shyamalan wanted to direct the Deathly Hallows.
8- Drew Barrymore was going to appear in the Philosopher's Stone.
9- Daniel Radcliffe was not the original choice for Harry.
An American boy named Liam Aiken was the first choice. He was let go the other day after they realized he wasn't British.
Personally, I think Liam looks nothing like Harry
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10- Harry Potter could have been an animation starring Haley Joel Osmant.
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11- The Goblet of Fire was originally going to split into two films.
12- Warner Bros. received death threats for delaying Half-Blood Prince.
Due to massive success of The Dark Knight, Warner Bros. delayed the release of the Half-Blood Prince by 8 months. Some HP fans sent death threats like "I hope you choke on your own saliva" Additionally, a petition was sent requesting a reverse of the decision with over 45,000 signatures!
13- Hermione's name was chosen for a sweet reason...
To avoid studious girls get bullied at school for sharing the same name as the enthusiastic young witch, JKR decided to choose an uncommon Shakespearean name.
If this is not nice I don't know what is...
14- Rosie O'Donell and Robin Williams nearly made it to the Philosopher's Stone.
15- The actor who played teenager Tom Riddle (ages 15-17) was played by Christian Coulson who was 23 years old.
