500 Harry Potter Facts

Facts 371--380

#371
Demelza Robins, the Gryffindor Chaser in the Half-Blood Prince book, is named after Daniel Radcliffe's favorite charity: the Demelza House Children's Hospice, which cares for terminally ill children in Kent, East Sussex, and South London.

#372
Rowling said she'd be terrible at Quidditch as she is "not sporty", "not great with heights", and is "clumsy".

#373
The Malfoy's last name comes from the Latin word "maleficus" which means "evil doing".

#374
The characters J. K. Rowling created the very first day were Harry, Ron, Nearly-Headless Nick, Hagrid, and Peeves. She then developed Hogwarts.

#375
Morsmorde, the command makes the Dark Mark appear in the sky, means "take a bite out of death" in French, which is appropriate for Death Eaters.

#376
The set of Godric's Hollow in Deathly Hallows Part 1 is the same set used for Hogsmeade in Prisoner of Azkaban with some set dressing changes.

#377
In the Half-Blood Prince movie, when Draco goes into the Room of Requirement for the last time, the harp that put Fluffy to sleep and the King from the giant Wizard Chess game from the first film can be seen.

#378
Ollivander was in Ravenclaw.

#379
Lucius Malfoy is ranked Number 12 on the Forbes fictional list of the 15 richest people in the world.

#380
Rowling says that Muggle-born Witches and Wizards are descended from Squibs who married Muggles; the magical gene resurfaces after many generations unexpectedly.