The Harry Potter franchise started over 20 years ago with a series of books. Since then, we have seen movies, merch and theme parks. How glorious!
But even if you claim one of the houses of Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw or Helga Hufflepuff, and you say you have nary a trace of Muggle in your family because you truly are pure-blood, you may find you’ve missed a few of these tiny details.
Let’s see, shall we?
1. In The Sorcerer’s Stone, there’s a scene showing Aunt Petunia at the stove dying Dudley’s clothes gray for Harry to wear.
This is talked about in the book, but no one says anything about it in the movie.
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2. The Sorcerer’s Stone scene showing Harry getting his Hogwarts letter is eerily close to Hitchcock’s The Birds.
But instead of letters coming through the fireplace, Hitchcock had killer birds fluttering down the flue.
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3. In The Sorcerer’s Stone, Neville Longbottom receives a Remembrall to remind him what he’s forgotten. He’s also the only one not wearing his cloak…
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4. Julianne Hough is one of the unnamed students in The Sorcerer’s Stone.
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5. Voldemort appears in The Sorcerer’s Stone cast list as He Who Must Not be Named.
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6. Mrs. Weasley’s clock for showing where her children are in The Chamber of Secrets includes an option for prison.
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7. In The Chamber of Secrets, there’s a display of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books in the windows of a store in Knockturn Alley.
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8. Ron’s robes are dingier than everyone else’s in The Chamber of Secrets.
Of course, his are second-hand.
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9. Harry warns Dobby in The Chamber of Secrets to never save his life again, and when Dobby does in Deathly Hallows, Part. 1, he dies.
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10. There’s a portrait of Voldemort visible by the Grand Staircase in The Prisoner of Azkaban.
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11. In The Prisoner of Azkaban, the students enjoy bowls of Cheeri-Owls for breakfast.
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12. Nagini is reflected slithering in the Warner Brothers logo before the start of The Goblet of Fire.
A slithering Nagini also opens the first scene of the movie.
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13. Professor Slughorn can be seen swallowing a little Liquid Luck before casting the defense shield in The Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
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It’s always fun to go back through a beloved series and see what other little details have gone unnoticed. You’ll need the weekend.
