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1. The Dementors are representations of the nightmares Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling had when she was a child.
2. The Gryffindor sword was a real sword that was purchased at an auction.
3. Dobby’s ears were based on an art department dog named Max that used to sit under the designers’ desks.
4. Most of the Blacks are named after stars. Sirius, for example, is named after the dog star.
5. It took the owls six months to learn how to carry the letters.
6. It took three months to make the door they used for Bellatrix’s vault, and all of the doors are real, working doors.
7. The two pranksters Sirius Black and Fred Weasley both died laughing.
8. There was only 1 staircase made for the entire movie series.
9. Hagrid’s beard was made of six different hair pieces.
10. “Expecto Patronum” literally translates to “I await a guardian” in Latin.
11. The Malfoys’ last name comes from the Latin “maleficus,” which means evil doing.
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