500 Harry Potter Facts

Facts 241--250

#241
Jason Isaacs, the actor who played Lucius Malfoy, came up with the idea for Lucius to have long blonde hair in the films. He was also the one who thought of the idea for Lucius to walk around with his wand concealed in a long walking stick.

#242
Ian McKellen declined the role of Albus Dumbledore for the third Harry Potter movie because he had already played Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings series. McKellen stated, "I have enough trouble living up to one legend. Two would be too much to hope for."

#243
Mike Newal, the director of Goblet of Fire movie, was the first British director in the series.

#244
Victor Krum only says 20 words throughout the Goblet of Fire movie.

#245
Deathly Hallows Part 1 is the only Harry Potter movie to not show Maggie Smith, the actress who played McGonagall.

#246
One of the dragons in Goblet of Fire was built with remnants of the Basalisk from Chamber of Secrets.

#247
Daniel Radcliffe logged over 40 hours of being underwater for the second task scene in Goblet of Fire.

#248
If Dumbledore had a Muggle song playing at his funeral, J. K. Rowling said it would be "My Way" by Frank Sinatra.

#249
There were 588 sets built for the 8 movies.

#250
Steven Spielberg was originally approached to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's (Philosopher's) Stone movie and allegedly wanted to make it an animated movie with Hadley Joel Osment voicing Harry Potter.