Harry Potter is a character known to almost every child on the planet thanks to the vivid adaptations that have long become classics. Despite this, many interesting facts from books about the young wizard did not get into the films. So, what is interesting from the biography of the boy with a scar left behind the scenes?
Harry Potter Films
The incredible popularity of the novels about the wizard from Tisovaya Street contributed to the fact that they decided to film.
In 2001, according to the plot of the first book, a movie of the same name was shot, and a year later - another one. So that the leading actors do not grow too much and do not look much older than their heroes, the following franchise pictures began to appear in the future with an interval of a year or two. The last novel was divided into 2 parts, and on their basis as many as two films were shot. Harry Potter films earned more than $ 7.5 billion at the box office and took second place (after Marvel) in terms of franchise success in movie history.
Prototype wizard boy
The creator of Harry Potter novels admitted that her young hero is a collective image, but some of his features are taken from real people with whom she was familiar. The appearance and name of Harry received from an old childhood friend Joan Rowling - Ian Potter. Later, fearing lawsuits from his relatives, the writer denied this fact.
As for the character of the young wizard, many of his features resemble Joan herself. So, his indefatigable longing for the dead parents, which runs through the whole novel with a red thread, is very close to Rowling, who lost her mother and all the years of work on the cycle bitterly experienced this loss.
Hero's parents
Harry Potter's father, James, was once one of the most talented students of Gryffindor. Upon learning that his close friend Rimus Lupine was a werewolf, he did not turn away from him, but developed the ability of an animag (the ability to turn into a deer).
While studying at Hogwarts, James met Mudblood (both parents people), but very capable Lily Evans. A spark of sympathy flared up between the young people, which over the years of study has grown into true love. James and Lily got married, and they had a son, Harry.
How Harry became the Chosen One
In the same period, the powerful Dark Wizard came to power, taking the nickname Voldemort. Many submitted to his authority, but there were also those who defied the tyranny of the Dark Lord. Among them were Harry Potter's parents. Becoming more and more powerful, the Evil Mage learned of the prophecy of Sibyl Trelawney, which spoke of the birth of a young wizard who was destined to destroy the Dark Lord. Deciding not to wait until the baby grows up and gets stronger, the sorcerer was about to kill him.
At that time, sons were born in two families of wizards. They were Neville Longbottom and Harry James Potter. There is a version that if an evil sorcerer tried to kill Neville, then he would become the chosen one, but the choice of a powerful sorcerer fell on the little Potter.
Thanks to the betrayal of one of James's friends, the Dark Sorcerer found out where James, Harry and Lily were hiding, and came to destroy the child. Father, protecting the family, was killed first. And maternal sacrificial love, which overshadowed her son, helped protect the boy from the death spell and directed the full power of the villain's magic against himself. If Voldemort had not previously divided his soul into pieces and hidden them in various objects (crucifixes), he would have died. However, because of the reflected spell, he became just an ethereal spirit, who for about 10 years wandered around the world, looking for a way to find his body and take revenge on young Harry Potter.
Events before the revival of the Dark Lord
After that fateful night, Harry was left an orphan. For the first 11 years of his life, he did not know anything about the wizarding world. He was raised by the Dursl family (Petunia Dursl was Lily's sister), who spread rot on the baby as best she could. However, when the boy was 11 years old, he learned the truth about a wonderful world. Once at the school of sorcery, he was very afraid that he would be assigned to Slytherin (a faculty known for dark graduates-wizards) Harry Potter. Gryffindor was chosen by him because his parents studied here. Soon, the boy with the scar managed to find true friends (Ron and Hermione), as well as become a Quidditch catcher.
In the meantime, the spirit of That-Who-Can-Not-Call did not leave attempts to be reborn. He entered Hogwarts and intended to steal the Sorcerer's Stone, capable of bestowing immortality. However, Harry and his friends unwittingly found out about the villain's plans and were able to stop him.
In his second year of study, one of the most loyal comrades-in-arms of the Dark Lord - Lucius Malfoy, tossed his younger sister Ron Weasley (Ginny) a school book of the Evil Wizard. This cursed little thing took possession of the girl’s mind and forced her to do terrible things and open the Chamber of Secrets, releasing the Basilisk from there. Pitting the ancient monster on the objectionable students of Hogwarts, the Dark Lord intended to get even with his old enemies, and at the same time gain flesh by killing Ginny. But Harry and his loyal friends were able to prevent evil.
In book 3, the character’s biography is surrounded by new details. So, the hero finds out that he has a godfather - Sirius Black, who became the indirect culprit of the death of Harry's parents (he told the Dark Lord about the place where Lily and James were hiding), for which he was serving his term in Azkaban. However, he recently escaped and is now hunting a godson. Being quite brave, young Potter dreamed of finding Black and avenging his parents. He managed to get on the trail of the fugitive, but it turned out that the traitor was not Sirius, but Peter Pettigrew, who, after the disappearance of his Master, was hiding from everyone, turning into a Ron rat. Harry manages to make friends with the godfather, but due to Peter’s flight, he is unable to prove Sirius’s innocence, and Black is forced to hide.
Meanwhile, the escaped Pettigrew finds what is left of Voldemort and helps him gain flesh using Harry’s blood for this. To lure the boy, who is carefully guarded by Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic, the Dark Lord's companions are forcing him to participate in a contest held at Hogwarts. Young Potter manages to escape from death, but his friend Cedric Diggory dies.
Harry's involvement with the Dark Mage
After the events of book 4 of the Harry Potter cycle, the biography and character of this hero are significantly changing. Joan Rowling justifies this as a character growing up. In the new novel, the boy finds himself in disgrace at the Ministry of Magic, since he claims that He-Who-Cannot-Call-Resurrected. He is declared a liar and trying to get expelled from Hogwarts, but through the efforts of Dumbledore, the guy remains a student of Gryffindor.
The new teacher Dolores Umbridge, fearing rebellion, does not teach anything useful to schoolchildren. Meanwhile, many who believe Harry want to learn how to protect themselves. To help them, Potter and his friends organize covert self-defense classes against evil witchcraft. Harry's disciples call themselves the "Dumbledore Squad." Umbridge manages to find all of its members and expel Albus Dumbledore from Hogwarts.
Meanwhile, the risen Dark Lord wants to steal from the Ministry a record of the prophecy of Sibyl Trelawney and get to know him completely. To stop the Black Warlock and prove the truth of his words, Harry and his companions flee from Umbridge and engage in battle with the followers of Voldemort. Arriving members of the Order of the Phoenix (a secret organization fighting the Dark Lord) help children cope with the Death Eaters, but a godfather with a scar dies in battle.
In the 5th novel, the main character and his friends manage to learn about the secret of the eternal life of Voldemort (crucifixion). However, in the course of the investigation, Albus Dumbledore perishes, and Professor Snape (hiding under the pseudonym "Half-Blood Prince") turns out to be the Dark Lord's spy.
In the final novel, Harry Potter and the Hallows of Death, Harry and his two faithful comrades decide to find the Horcruxes and destroy the Evil Wizard, who has seized power in the Ministry of Magic and is now doing his dirty deed. Voldemort himself longs to find the most powerful magic wand in history (Elderberry) and kill Potter with it. Having received the coveted artifact, the wizard feels that the wand does not obey him.
In search of the latest crucifixes, Harry and his friends secretly return to Hogwarts, now led by Snape. It gradually turns out that he is not a traitor, but faithfully served Dumbledore and secretly guarded the boy with a scar all these years. From him, Potter learns that he is the last crucifix that the Dark Lord is not aware of. Therefore, he must be killed by Voldemort himself. While Ron and Hermione destroy the other Evil Sorcerer's artifacts hidden at Hogwarts, Harry surrenders to the Dark Lord. He uses a deadly spell against him and believes that he killed a sworn enemy. However, the boy manages to survive, he, along with his comrades-in-arms, starts a final battle at Hogwarts with the followers of Voldemort.
During the final duel, the Dark Mage himself dies from his own death spell, as the Elder Wand recognized Harry as its owner and, protecting him, directed his strength against Voldemort.
Character's personal life
Almost from the very first book, many girls around the world were in love with her main character named Harry Potter. The boy’s biography, meanwhile, in the first novels did not contain information about his heart addictions.
Only in book 4, the first sympathy of Harry was a talented student of Hogwarts - Zhou Chan. Despite the fact that the girl liked Potter, at that time she met with Cedric Diggory. After his death, Zhou became a member of the "Dumbledore Squad", and they had an affair with Harry. But the main character did not know how to behave with her, so they often quarreled, and the girl was unreasonably jealous of her lover for Hermione. Due to misunderstanding, Harry and Zhou broke up. Although Chan hinted in future books that he was not averse to starting over, Potter had another lover at that time.
The second and main love in his life was Ginny Weasley. This girl was in love with Harry from the very meeting, but for many years he did not pay attention to her. On Hermione's advice, Ginny started dating other guys to overcome her shyness. She succeeded, and she not only turned into one of the most charming girls in Hogwarts, but also won the player’s place in the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Potter gradually fell in love with the girl, and after the overthrow of the Dark Lord, they got married.
The fate of Harry Potter
After the final destruction of Togo-Who-Cannot-Call the young man with a scar and his wife, three babies were born. Parents did not look for souls in them. Harry Potter's children were named father in honor of the deceased loved ones. The hero named the eldest son in honor of his father and godfather - James Sirius; the second son was named Albus Severus in honor of Dumbledore and Snape; and the charming daughter was called Lily Luna (in honor of Lily Evans and Luna Lovegood). In addition to their offspring, the Potter couple brought up the orphaned son Lupine and Tonks (Teddy).
As for professional achievements, Harry leads the obscurantists, and Ginny became a correspondent for The Daily Prophet.
The play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child tells about the adventures of Harry's middle son, Albus Severus. He and his friends find the last flywheel of time and tries to save Cedric Diggory. However, interfering in the past, children accidentally achieve that Voldemort remains alive and seizes power in the present, and Ron and Hermione do not get married.
Trying to return everything to its original state, Albus learns that the Dark Lord has a daughter, Delphi, who is trying to save her father from death. To stop her, Harry and his wife, friends and Draco Malfoy return to the past and prevent events from changing.
All parts that have been filmed
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 2001.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002.
- "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", 2004.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009.
- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Part 1. (2010).
- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Part 2. (2011).
Daniel Radcliffe - Harry
The main character of the cycle of novels Joan Rowling in the epic was played by British actor Daniel Jacob Radcliffe. Like all children of the late nineties, Daniel read enthusiastically novels about the young wizard, and when he found out about the casting, he took part in it with pleasure and got the main role. After the first picture about the young wizard, the actor who played Harry Potter became world famous. While Daniel starred in the franchise, he practically did not participate in other projects. An exception was the picture about Rudyard Kipling's son - “My Boy Jack”.
After Harry Potter, Radcliffe began to drink a lot, but was able to overcome his addiction and return to the profession. His most famous works of recent years: the series “Notes of a Young Doctor” (based on the work of M. Bulgakov), the thrillers “Woman in Black” and “Horns”, as well as the films “Victor Frankenstein” and “The Man-Swiss Knife”.
Entertaining facts
- Harry Potter's Birthday July 31, 1980
- This hero has dark hair, emerald-colored eyes and a thin physique.
- After the first overthrow of the Evil Wizard, the poor orphan became his accidental crucifix, which the villain himself had no idea about, and therefore dreamed of killing Potter.
- Before the crucifix inside Harry was destroyed, the guy had the ability to understand and speak the snake language.
- The hero’s first magic wand had a phoenix wing as a core. Interestingly, the Dark Lord's wand was made from the feather of the same bird. After the boy disarmed Draco, the Elder Wand began to obey him (Malfoy had previously taken it in a duel from Dumbledore). In the movie in the final, Harry breaks the most powerful wand, depriving her of strength. However, in the book, the hero returned the omnipotent wand to Dumbledore's crypt, believing that when he dies by his death, the artifact will lose its power.
- The patronus of a boy with a scar is a deer (like his father).
- There are several scars on Harry's body. The most famous is the trace from the spell of the Dark Lord (in the form of lightning). On the guy’s chest there was a round mark from the crucifix medallion, which he had to wear for a long time. There was also a scar from Nagayn’s teeth on one of his hands, and the inscription “I must not lie” was burned out on the other (consequences of the punishment Dolores Umbridge).
- Unlike the film adaptation, the book does not mention two, but four brooms of the protagonist. The first was a toy (it was presented to Harry Potter on his first birthday by his godfather). The second (Nimbus 2000) was a gift from the dean of Gryffindor - Minevra McGonagall. The godfather again presented the third (“Lightning”). And the fourth was a cute Christmas souvenir from Nymphadora Tonks.
- Joan Rowling made a lot of plot holes when she worked on the Harry Potter series. The biography of many heroes contains inconsistencies. One of the most notable of these is the cause of the death of the Dark Lord. It is unclear why the Elder Wand, which obeyed Harry, did not destroy the One-Who-Can-Not-Call at the time he first used the death spell against Potter.
- The actor who played Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, is sick with dyspraxia. Because of this, he cannot tie his shoelaces on his boots. Perhaps that is why Ginny does it instead of him in the film.
Despite the fact that about two decades have passed since the publication of the debut novel about the young wizard from Tisova Street, this story continues to excite to this day. Particularly ardent fans inspired by the world of Harry Potter compose their own fanfiction about the adventures of this hero. Who knows, perhaps in the distant future, based on one of these works, a new movie about a hero named Harry Potter will be shot. The biography of the beloved by millions of fairy tale characters will continue in this way.