500 Harry Potter Facts

Facts 191--200

#191
The Chamber of Secrets movie is only 1 of 2 Harry Potter movies not to be nominated for an Academy award. The other is Order of the Phoenix.

#192
In the books, the Patil twins, Padma and Parvarti, are sorted into different houses--one in Gryffindor, one in Ravenclaw. In the movies, they're both in Gryffindor and the actresses aren't actually twins.

#193
Prefects can take away Points from any of the four houses as a disciplinary action.

#194
Wizards find garden gnomes a pest because they eat the roots of plants and make little piles of dirt.

#195
Helena Bonham Catrer, the actress who played Bellatrix, kept her fake Bellatrix teeth. When asked about it Carter said, "I love my [fake] teeth! I kept them because they're not going to fit anyone else. I kept them...in the bathroom and bring them out when I miss [Bellatrix]."

#196
Professor McGonagall's name can be found in the Quidditch trophy case in the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's (Philosopher's) Stone movie.

#197
Because many people had trouble pronouncing Hermione's name, Rowling had Hermione sound out her name to Victor Krum in Goblet of Fire.

#198
Harry and Ginny's eldest son, James, eventually stole the Marauder's Map from Harry's desk.

#199
The actors weren't allowed to play contact sports. Instead, they played a lot of golf because it was one of the only sports they were allowed to do in their contracts.

#200
There are over 1,000 bottles in the Potions classroom. Each potion was labeled and filled with something.