500 Harry Potter Facts

Facts 291--300

#291
A combination of makeup and computer effects were used to make the lead characters look older in the epilogue scene in Deathly Hallows Part 2.

#292
Regulus Arcturus Black, Sirius' younger brother, died at age 18.

#293
Cho Chang's Patronus is a swan.

#294
Harry and Ginny's kids' first and middle names are James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna.

#295
Professor Flitwick was a dueling champion before he taught Charms at Hogwarts.

#296
Aunt Petunia met Snape when they were children.

#297
Half-Blood Prince was the first Harry Potter movie to be rated PG in America since the third movie.

#298
After filming 40 different kittens for the moving plates in Umbridge's office set, the kittens went on to be domestic pets. Their new owners were unaware of the kittens' famous origins.

#299
The Bloody Baron, the Slytherin ghost, fell in love with Helena Ravenclaw when they were both alive. He was sent by Rowena Ravenclaw to find Helena in Albania, but Helena refused to return with him. In a fit of rage, he killed her. When he realized what he had done, the Baron stabbed himself with the same knife he used to kill Helena. Because he is still covered in Helena's blood as a ghost, he earned the name, "The Bloody Baron".

#300
In September of 2012, Rowling admitted to having rushed work on some if the Harry Potter books due to tight deadlines. She floated the possibility of someday releasing "director's cut" editions of the novels.