500 Harry Potter Facts

Facts 391--400

#391
Electronics don't work at Hogwarts because the magic interferes.

#392
The first day the Deathly Hallows book was released, 11 million copies were sold.

#393
Tom Felton said he used to have a crush on Helena Bonham Carter.

#394
"Severus Snape" is an anagram for "Persues Evans".

#395
The graphics team hand-wrote thousands of letters, but then found out that the letters were too heavy for the owls, so they had to make them all again.

#396
A proposed title of the American version of the Philosopher's Stone book was Harry Potter and the School of Magic.

#397
Platform 9 3/4 leads to the Hogwarts Express, however, that isn't the only Platform used by Witches and Wizards. For example, Platform 7 1/2 leads to the Orient Express.

#398
40 versions of Salazar Slytherin's locket had to be created to accommodate Daniel and Rupert's failed attempts to destroy it during filming.

#399
Remus was posthumously awarded the Order of Merlin First Class. He was the first werewolf to receive this honor.

#400
Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy, improvised the line, "Let us hope Mr. Potter will always be around to save the day." at the end of the Chamber of Secrets film. This lead to Daniel Radcliffe stepping up and saying on the spot, "Don't worry, I will be." As Daniel did this, Jason said he felt a chill go down his spine and thought, "Christ, this kid is good."