Behind the Scenes

  • Daniel Radcliff broke a lot of props on the set, such as wands and glasses.
  • Tom Felton loves to sneak little treats in his pocket which makes it sticky, so they sew down his pocket to prevent him from sneaking in the treats.
  • Tom Felton auditioned for the role of Harry Potter.  
  • Rupert Grint drew a picture of  Alan Rickman which is a bit exaggerated. Alan Rickman kept it and made Rupert Grint sign it. 
  • The first time Emma Watson called Rowling, she knew she was the perfect role to play Hermione Granger because she talked nonstop on the phone.
  • Rowling was asked to be Lily Evans, but she refused.
  • Rowling was upset when she first saw Emma Watson because she is too pretty and didn’t match the image of Hermione Granger.
  • There is a portrait of Stuart Craig at Hogwarts, he is the scene designer of every movie.
  • On the last dayof filming Harry Potter, Matthew Lewis thanked Alan Rickman for their work together. Alan Rickman then invited Matthew Lewis into his trailer and gave Matthew Lewis advice about his career. He said that Alan Rickman was “incredible” and that he never treated anyone as less than his equal.
  • The actor Bill Weasley and the actor Alastor Moody are sons and father.
  • There was a girl who was disappointed that she would miss the release of the new Harry Potter. However, the hospital gave her a package that was signed by Rowling. She showed up wearing Harry Potter’s T-shirt, blue nail polish that had “Harry Potter” written on every nail, and a Golden Snitch on the rest. She also had painted on Harry Potter glasses and had written “I Love Harry Potter” down her arms. Rowling said that if she beat anorexia, she could play Luna Lovegood, and she did.