500 Harry Potter Facts

Facts 471--480

#471

The biggest set ever created for the films was the Ministry of Magic.

#472

Many cast members had "wand coaching" from a dancer to help them get their different wand moves right.

#473

About 1,000 girls auditioned for the role of Lavender Brown.

#474

Julianne Hough was an extra in the first Harry Potter movie. She can be seen in the Quidditch game scene in the stands as a Gryffindor to the left of Dean Thomas.

#475

Aragog had an 18-foot (about 5 and a half meter) leg span.

#476

Emma Watson said she was very shy when she first started in the films and hated having bodyguards when she would go out.

#477

Dean Thomas' boggart is a severed hand walking on its own.

#478

Rupert Grint's favorite set was the giant chess board used in the first film.

#479

J. K. Rowling said she pictured the trio to be less attractive then the actors who portrayed them. She said that Daniel, Emma, and Rupert were all "too good-looking" and "the characters were geeky".

#480

Rupert Grint took the number off the Dursley's house after filming had ended. He commented, "That's quite a nice thing to keep. And they did give me Dumbledore's Deluminator at the end."