500 Harry Potter Facts

Facts 31--40

#31
When Harry was no longer one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, he lost the ability to speak Parseltongue.

#32
Voldemort feared death so much, his boggart was his own corpse.

#33
When asked why she chose a lightning shape for Harry's scar, J. K. Rowling said, "To be honest, because it's a cool shape."

#34
The reason Crabbe was not in the last few films was because the actor who plays Crabbe, Jamie Waylett, was cut from the movies after being arrested for drug possession.

#35
Sirius' tattoos were borrowed from Russian prison gangs.

#36
In 2009, while practicing a scene for the Deathly Hallows movie, Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double, David Holmes, was flung against a wall when the stunt went wrong. The 25 year old broke his neck, and despite being rushed to the hospital, was told he would be paralysed from the waist down.

#37
Hermione returned to Hogwarts after the Battle of Hogwarts to complete her seventh year.

#38
Snape hated Neville so much because Neville could have been the Chosen One instead of Harry, meaning Lily would have survived.

#39
Nicholas Flamel is a real historical figure who lived in Paris in the 1300's. He was a successful scribe who was rumored to have discovered a mythical stone that could turn lead into gold.

#40
Wizard children are homeschooled in "muggle subjects" like math and english before attending Hogwarts.