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- years a student spends at Hogwarts,

- floors at Hogwarts,

- Horcruxes: Tom Riddle's Diary, Marvolo Gaunt's Ring, Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, Salazar Slytherin's Locket, Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, Harry Potter and Nagini

- Weasly children: Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny

- galleons paid by Harry for his wand,

- players in a Quidditch team,

- obstacles leading up to the Philosopher's Stone: Hagrid's pet Fluffy, Sprout's Devil's Snare, Flitwick's flying keys, McGonagall's giant chess set, Quirrell's troll, Snape's Potions (7 bottles) & The Mirror of Erised

- individuals attacked by the Basilisk during Harry’s second year at Hogwarts: Mrs. Norris, Colin Creevey, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, Hermione Granger, Penelope Clearwater & Harry Potter

- locks on Professor Moody's trunk,

- secret passages out of the school by the Marauder's Map,

- golden snitches caught by Harry during his time as Seeker on the Gryffindor Quidditch team: vs. Slytherin and vs. Hufflepuff in first year, vs. Slytherin in second year, vs. Ravenclaw and vs. Slytherin in third year, vs. Slytherin in fifth year, and vs. Slytherin in sixth year

- Harry Potters in The Battle of the Seven Potters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Fleur Delacour and Mundungus Fletcher

- times when Harry Potter escaped death from Lord Voldemort before finishing him off: in Godric's Hollow, over the Philosopher's Stone, in the Chamber of Secrets, in Little Hangleton, during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, during the Battle of the Seven Potters, and during the Battle of Hogwarts in the Forbidden Forest

- known spell types: Transfiguration, Charm, Jinx, Hex, Curse, Counter-spell, and Healing spel

message in the books you may of missed 

Harry Potter readers notice parallels and hidden meanings scattered all over the books. Here are a few you may have missed. Malfoy, the notoriously Pureblood family that has aligned itself with Voldemort, is derived from the French mal foi, meaning bad faith. Voldemort, loosely translated, comes from vol de mort, or flight from death. Throughout the series, he seeks to escape death and does so by creating Horcruxes in hopes of becoming immortal. 

The reputable center of Diagon Alley can be accessed from the Leaky Cauldron by tapping one’s wand in a diagonal pattern on the wall. The shady Knockturn Alley is a homophone of ‘nocturnally’, referring to darkness and nighttime. “Morsmordre”, the incantation to cast the Dark Mark, means “take a bite out of death” when loosely translated. And the biggest one of all? Voldemort's heritage and rise to power parallels Adolf Hitler's. Oh J.K. Rowling, you clever, clever woman. Source: imgur.com

The power of three is shown by the Golden Trio- Harry, Ron and Hermione; the Deathly Hallows- the Invisibility Cloak, the Elder Wand, and the Resurrection Stone. 

The number seven is especially powerful. There are seven years of school in Hogwarts, seven players on a Quidditch team, seven Horcruxes, and seven Harry Potter books written. Rowling has used numerology to make numbers and what they represent significant throughout the series. In less significant meaning, three is the number of times Harry stabs the basilisk with the Sword of Gryffindor before it dies and the number of times Hagrid knocks on the front door of Hogwarts in the first book. Source: imgur.com

Severus Snape was hailed a hero after his loyalty to Dumbledore was revealed. Because he deserted his post by “doing a bunk”, he was not approved by past headmasters for a portrait. Rowling deliberately did not include Snape’s portrait in the epilogue, but reveals that Harry would have fought for Snape’s portrait to be made. Although he didn’t much like Snape, Harry can still appreciate Snape’s efforts and respect him for it. To that end, Harry would have used his “saving-people thing” to have the portrait made and hung right next to Dumbledore’s. Whether or not Harry would have talked to the portrait is a separate matter. Snape’s successor is Minerva McGonagall. 

She is responsible for the catatonic state of Frank and Alice Longbottom as well as the death of Sirius Black. In the Final Battle, Molly Weasley is the one to kill her. Although Neville would have been a primary candidate to be the one to off Bellatrix, Rowling always knew it would be Molly. The reason is twofold: this battle represents the fierce maternal love of Molly versus the fanatic love of Bellatrix for her master. The second reason is to show that although Molly is a housewife with a good heart, she has other talents out of the kitchen

JK Rowling’s original plan for the books were very different. For one, Fred would have lived and Hermione and him would have had a relationship. Additionally, Arthur Weasley was originally killed by Nagini’s bite in Book 5. 

Rowling decided against this mainly because of how it would affect Ron. Ron, as Harry’s best friend, provides comic relief through his admittedly juvenile behavior. The books themselves deal with dark subject matter, with death and evil as prominent motifs. Ron would have been affected greatly by the loss of his father and he would lose much of his humor in his grief. The incident did force him to acknowledge his family’s mortality without losing his father. Ron grows up because of this but still keeps the lovable and immature personality that is so uniquely him. Source: imgur.com