Behind the Characters

  • SEVERUS SNAPE
  • Snape’s clothes didn’t change in the movie throughout the seven films to show his love for Lily Evans doesn’t change.
  • Snape is based on Rowling’s high school chemistry teacher. When he found out, he was terrified. 
  • Snape is the only Death Eater that can cast a Patronus.
  • Snape was unwilling to become the principal of Hogwarts so his portrait didn’t appear in the principal room. Harry told the real side of Severus Snape. Rita Skeeter wrote a book about him. (Snape: Scoundrel or Saint?)
  • Snape is always mean to Neville because he thinks if Voldemort chose Neville instead of Harry, Lily wouldn’t be dead.
  • Rowling told Alan Rickman the destiny of Severus Snape to let him portray the character better. 
  • Everyone looks at Harry’s scar first, but Severus Snape looks into his eyes. In the end, he looked at Harry Potter’s eyes, too.
  • HARRY POTTER
  • Harry and Rowling share the same birthday. 
  • Harry’s intro becomes darker every year.
  • Harry always wears glasses to emphasize his weak characteristics and also to show that Dursley isn’t being nice to him by letting him wear broken glass all the time.
  • Harry has the eyes of Lily Evans, Ron has ginger hair and Hermione is intelligent. It combines the figure of Lily Evans
  • Harry’s favorite spell is taught by Severus Snape.
  • Harry asked Dobby to not try to save his life again in the chamber of secrets. Dobby didn’t follow it, he sacrificed in the deathly hallows.
  • Harry entered Privet Drive the first time by Hagrid riding the motorcycle, he left there the last time by Hagrid riding the motorcycle there, too. 
  • Harry can see the Thestrals until G5. He didn’t see it at G4 since he can’t accept Cedric Diggory’s death. He had seen his mother’s death but he was too young, Professor Quirrel’s death but he fainted.
  • Rowling chose lightning for Harry Potter’s scar because it’s cool.
  • It was originally Hermione’s dad to find Harry Potter, not Rubeus Hagrid.
  • Dobby’s first and last word is “Harry Potter.”
  • Patronus is another way of spirits, so James Potter’s deer and Lily Potter’s doe are destined to be together.
  • Fleamont Potter is James Potter’s dad. He is named after his Grandma. He invented the Sleekeazy’s Hair Potion.
  • Euphemia Potter is James Potter’s mom. Euphemia originates from the Greek language with “eu” meaning good and “phemia” meaning to speak, therefore “well-spoken”. 
  • It was exactly 9¾  years from the day Harry’s parents were killed to when Harry received Hogwarts’ letter.
  • DUDLEY DURSLEY
  • Rowling once considered letting Dudley have a wizard child, but she thought Vernon Dursley had no magic genes in his DNA.
  • Harry and Dudley always visit each other with their kids every Christmas. They don’t talk much, but their kids get along very well.
  • NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM
  • Neville was once the considerate to kill Bellatrix Lestrange.
  • Neville and Luna had been in love for a while. Instead, Neville married Hannah, who became the owner of the Leaky Cauldron. Neville Longbottom’s toad was once in the choir.
  • Nevillie’s toad jumped into the lake after the war.
  • Nevillie’s toad was once a choir member.
  • Neville has been an Auror for a while, but he became the Professor of Herbology.
  • LUNA LOVEGOOD
  • Luna went to find the magic creatures that hadn’t been in some categories. She finally agreed that Crumple-Horned Snorkack isn’t real.
  • Luna is the opposite of Hermione, who believes in science, logic, and rules.
  • Neville and Luna had been in love for a while. Instead, Luna married Rolf Scamander, who is the grandson of Newt Scamander. 
  • PATRONUS
  • After George Weasley’s death, Fred Weasley can never cast a Patronus because his happy memories are contained with George Weasley.
  • Draco Malfoy isn’t able to cast a Patronus because he doesn’t have happy memories.
  • RON WEASLEY & HERMIONE GRANGER
  • Ron is a Jack Russell terrier, and Hermione is an otter. In real life, Jack Russell terrier always chases otters.
  • Ron and Hermione’s engagement ring has written the word “swish and flick”, which is the key to casting a floating spell.
  • VOLDEMORT
  • If Voldemort sees a Buggart, it will be his corpse.
  • Voldemort can’t love because he is born by the effect of the love potion.