Harry Potter series – Here’s one that’s sure to make you feel old: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first of seven books in the hugely popular J.K. Rowling franchise about the titular boy wizard, will celebrate its 19th anniversary this year. It is easy enough to explain the vast popularity of the book and film series as Rowling’s capacity to develop complex, layered characters that evoke emotion while building a high concept, fantastical narrative based around well-written text.
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But that alone doesn’t explain an obsessive fandom that continually hungers for more Potter even nine years after the release of the last book and six years past the final movie release.
Beyond seven books and eight movies, the internationally-beloved HP empire has grown to include theWizarding World of Harry Potter theme park, a soon-to-be-adapted-to-film spinoff titled Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and even a stage adaptation set to premiere in London’s West End later this year. Through the revolutionary Pottermore.com website, Rowling has tried to quench the thirst of Potter lovers by offering little bits of content to offer more information about their favorite characters.
But there are things that even a fervent fan base doesn’t know some times. Between nuggets that Rowling has subtly dropped and trivia tied to the production of the books and films, secrets abound about what is probably the most beloved literary franchise in recent history. Just as Potter continues to live on, so too do these 15 things that most HP fans don’t know:
15. Sorry, Twilight
There always seemed to be a connecting force that prompted comparisons between Harry Potter and Twilight, two popular teen lit series that rose to prominence in close proximity to one another and both featured relatable character set amidst fantastical circumstances. Of course, this set off something of a rivalry among the hardcore fan bases of each respective series. But to say that they were similarly popular would not be fair to the HP universe. In truth, the least successful film on the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, still managed to rake in $90 million more than the most successful Twilight movie.
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