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Quidditch (/ ˈ k w ɪ d ɪ tʃ /) is a fictional sport invented by author J. K. Rowling for her fantasy book series Harry Potter. It first appeared in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997). In the series, Quidditch is portrayed as a dangerous but popular sport played by witches and wizards riding flying broomsticks.
Hermione Granger (/ h ɜːr ˈ m aɪ ə n i ˈ ɡ r eɪ n dʒ ər / hur-MY-ə-nee GRAYN-jər) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling.She first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997), as a first-year student on her way to Hogwarts.
The Elephant House was one of the cafés in Edinburgh where Rowling wrote the first part of Harry Potter.. The series follows the life of a boy named Harry Potter.In the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US), Harry lives in a cupboard under the stairs in the house of the Dursleys, his aunt, uncle and cousin, who all treat him poorly.
The top witch in her class at Hogwarts is one of Harry Potter's best friends, but even superfans may not know these secrets about her.
Hermione reveals the secret to Harry and Ron near the end of the book, when she and Harry use the Time-Turner to save Sirius Black and Buckbeak. Strained by her heavy course load, she returns the device to McGonagall at the end of the novel. Hermione's Time-Turner resembles a gold hourglass pendant on a necklace. [44]
The scene where Harry hears Karkaroff arguing with Snape at the Yule Ball is cut from the film, but was shot and can be seen on the DVD extras. [87] [91] Other scenes are shortened and amalgamated to include only the most essential plot details. For example, the three Death Eater trials Harry witnesses in the Pensieve are merged into one sequence.
The high-definition DVDs had combined sales of 179,500 copies, [107] with more units coming from the Blu-ray version. [108] The film overall made a revenue of $200.2 million from home video sales in the US. [109] There was also a third DVD with extras featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the sets of the movie.
The Harry Potter fandom is the community of fans of the Harry Potter books and films who participate in entertainment activities that revolve around the series, such as reading and writing fan fiction, creating and soliciting fan art, engaging in role-playing games, socialising on Harry Potter-based forums, and more.