Member-only story
15 Amazing Facts About Harry Potter
There is so much going on in the Harry Potter world, actually, that it can be hard to keep track of all the little details. These were some of the original names of the characters before Rowling changed them: Hermione Puckle, Neville Puff, Draco Spinks, Lily Moon (Luna Lovegood), Madhari Patil, and Mati Patil.
If you look closely, you’ll notice that the scar on Harry’s head on the book cover and in the film are different. On the books, the scar is in the middle of his forehead. In the films, it’s off-center.
Here are some more Amazing Facts About Harry Potter.
- Rowling has said that if Voldemort saw a boggart it would embody his own corpse since death was always his greatest fear.
2. Rowling’s mother, who had multiple sclerosis, died in 1990, after which Rowling suffered a period of depression. She would use the experience to characterize Harry Potter’s dementors, creepy creatures that feed on human emotion.
