500 Harry Potter Facts

Facts 101--110

#101
Even though in the movie it said James Potter was a Seeker, he was actually a Chaser in the books.

#102
Richard Harris agreed to play Dumbledore because if he didn't, his 11 year old granddaughter said she would never speak to him again.

#103
In the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie, the laughter between Harry, Ron, and Hermione after Harry and Cho kiss was a genuine moment of laughter between the trio caught on camera and cut into the scene.

#104
The Hogwarts school motto is "Draco domiens nunquam titillandus" which is Latin for "Never tickle a sleeping dragon".

#105
Due to the many young cast members, Harry Potter producers had to have a dentist on standby to fit fake teeth for children who lost teeth while filming.

#106
More than 3,000 girls auditioned for the role of Cho Chang. Katie Leung got the part.

#107
Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs died in reverse order of how their names were written in the Marauder's Map.

#108
The director of Prisoner of Azkaban, Alfonso Cuarón, asked Daniel, Rupert, and Emma to write an essay about their character. Emma wrote over 10 pages, Daniel wrote 1 page, and Rupert never turned his essay in at all.

#109
Tom Felton originally auditioned for the roles of Harry and Ron.

#110
Draco Malfoy attended Fred Weasley's funeral. He secretly thought the twins were quite funny and was truly sorry Fred had died.