Harry Potter.
Yes, I am a Potterhead. Everything about his story is captivating, amazing, and truly magical. It's more than an interest--I am obsessed.
So I am going to share some of my favorite parts of Harry on this post today. 'Cause I love Harry, I'm going to share my love. I'll try not to ramble on too much so that y'all don't die of boredom. But I'm about to get my nerd on, here. & If you're just as nerdy as me, you'll get to experience some awesome Harry stuff.
The Books
It truly upsets me when people haven't read the books & claim to love Harry. The movies do. Not. Count. No matter how great they are, the books are a thousand times better. The films took out a lot of the important fundamentals. If I didn't read the books, I don't think I'd know everything I need to understand the movie plots.
I believe I started reading Harry when I was in first grade. It was love at first sight. The reason Harry is so popular with this generation is because it is a captivating & amazing story. I don't know how I can further explain its true glorious majesty.
A recent new Harry thing I've been into is the UK version of the books. My mother has recently been looking for HP UK-version books in every secondhand bookstore and thrift store she shops in. She's found the 4th and 6th books so far. I've borrowed the Goblet of Fire & started reading it. British grammar is a bit different but it's invigorating to experience the story in a new way. To further my knowledge, I used good ole Google to look up differences between the Bloomsbury & Scholastic versions of the series, and what came up was quite interesting. This website: hp-lexicon.org listed several differences between the books. Also, this link: uta.fi lists specific word changes in books 1 through 4.
If you haven't already experienced the literary world of Harry, I encourage you to do so. Nothing compares to Hogwarts on the page.
The Movies--some fun facts about the HP films:
- Moaning Myrtle was played by a 37-year-old actress in the Chamber of Secrets. She was the oldest actor to ever play a Hogwarts student.
- Rupert Grint dressed up like his female drama teacher and rapped about Ron Weasley for his audition tape. His rap began, “Hello, my name is Rupert Grint, I hope you don’t think I stink.”
- An outbreak of lice occurred among the children cast members during the filming of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”
- Robbie Coltrane, the actor who played Hagrid in the films, has gotten a mini-fan and a fruit bat stuck in his famous, shaggy beard.
- During the filming of the kissing scene between the horcrux versions of Harry and Hermione in the final film, Rupert Grint was removed from the set for laughing too much.
- While filming “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” Tom Felton’s Hogwarts robes had their pockets sewn shut because he kept trying to sneak food onto the set.
- One of the flying cars used in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” was stolen off the set. It was discovered seven months later when an anonymous caller informed police of its whereabouts.
- Forty versions of Salazar Slytherin’s infamous locket had to be created to accommodate Harry and Ron’s failed attempts to destroy it during filming.
- In order to become acquainted with the films’ three main stars, director Alfonso Cuaron had each of them write an essay about their characters. True to their characters, Emma Watson wrote a 16-page essay, Daniel Radcliffe wrote a simple, one-page paper, and Rupert Grint never even turned his in.
- The least successful Harry Potter film, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” made $90 million more than the most successful Twilight movie.
- Daniel Radcliffe wore out 60-70 wands during the making of the Harry Potter films & he's been through 160 pairs of glasses during the shooting of all the Harry Potter films.
- 250 paintings have been created for the Marble Staircase.
- 210,000 coins were made for the Gringotts bank scene for the final two films alone.
- The steam engine's real name is the Olton Hall and it was built in April, 1937.
A Very Potter Musical
Some friends actually told me about this musical posted on Youtube, and oh. My. Heck. If you love Harry, this Youtubed musical will have you rolling on the floor laughing your butt off.Click here for the first video, Act 1 Scene 1. Darren Chris from Glee stars as Harry Potter (an AMAZING choice).
After you watch A Very Potter Musical, check out A Very Potter Sequel.
Pottermore
Pottermore is a great resource for those Harry bookworms out there. The website lets you explore the world of Harry with your very own Sorting (I'm a Gryffindor) and read snippets about places & characters written by Rowling herself. You can also make potions and duel with other Potterheads.I think they have the first 3 novels open. Go check it out!
Harry's World of Youtube
So many videos have been made inspired by Harry. I will post my favorites which are purely AWESOME.
Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise
Potter Puppet Pals: Draco Puppet
What if the spells in HP had actually worked or gone wrong?
Harry Potter/Friday parody
Harry Potter in 5 seconds
Harry Potter in 99 Seconds
Beyond the 7
There are a few extra books out there from JK Rowling and other authors for HP nerds like me to enjoy & more fully understand the world of Harry. The Tales of Beedle the Bard
A collection of 5 short stories referenced in The Deathly Hallows in which Harry, Ron, and Hermione read the Tale of Three Brothers.
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
A reference for animal characters found in the wizarding world.
Quidditch Through the Ages
Covers rules & history of Quidditch, as well as professional teams in Great Britain.
The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook
The Unofficial Harry Potter Party Book
The Unofficial Harry Potter Insults Handbook: 101 Insults For the Slytherin In Your Life
All of these books are available on Amazon.com
How-To: Harry Potter Party!
Click here for ideas for your HP party!
DIY Harry Potter Wands
Here's a pretty picture of me, my sisters, cousins, mom & aunt making our own wands. Below is a DIY pic so you can customize your magical powers onto your own wand! Feel free to get creative. There are no rules to crafting.
That's it for today! Thanks for letting me blab & post about the splendor of Harry Potter. I could go on longer, but I shall spare you darlings until a later day.
Cheerio, loves!
I'm famous! ;) Love the read! I STILL haven't taken the time to watch A Very Potter Musical... :/
ReplyDeleteGirl, you really need to! I don't know how inappropriate you'll think it is... But I died.
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