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Did you know...

that we will see Arthur Weasley's flying Ford Anglia again in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
that Fred and George Weasley were born on April Fools' Day?
that J. K. Rowling, author of the books, was born on July 31, the same date Harry Potter was born in the books? (Note: JKR was born in 1965, while Harry was born in 1980)
that the Hogwarts school motto, Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus, is Latin for "never tickle a sleeping dragon?"
that Dumbledore means "bumblebee" in Old English?

Did you know...

that there was going to be a character named Mopsy in book 3, who was a dog lover, but who never appeared?
that Ginny's first name is Ginevra, not Virginia?[1]
that Dean Thomas lives with his mother and step-dad?
that in the first American printing of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the order in which Voldemort's victims appeared from his wand was wrong? Harry's father came out before his mother, when he should have appeared afterwards.
that Hermione Granger's surname was originally intended to be Puckle, and Draco Malfoy's was to be Spungen?

Did you know...

that Dumbledore means "bumblebee" in Old English?
that the first chapter of book six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was almost used in the first, third, and fifth books, before it finally found its place in book 6?
that Arabella Figg and Argus Filch both have the initials A.F., both love cats, and that both are Squibs?
that Crookshanks, Hermione's cat, is part Kneazle?
that Hermione's birthday is September 19th and Ron's is March 1st?

Did you know...

that Daisy Dodderidge (1467-1555) was the first landlady of the Leaky Cauldron?
that Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus's brother, once made newspaper headlines for practicing illegal charms on goats?
that both Lily and her sister, Petunia, are named after flowers? The lily symbolizes purity and innocence, while the petunia symbolizes anger and resentment.
that Harry Potter 6 the movie is to be released on 18th of November 2008?
that The Knight Bus can reach Hogsmeade?

Did you know...

that Gideon and Fabian Prewett were Molly Weasley's brothers?
that Severus Snape lives on a street named "Spinner's End"?
that Viktor Krum will be in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
that the Knight Bus cannot reach places from over the sea?
that Lily Potter could have escaped Voldemort when Voldemort intended to kill Harry Potter?