Anyone else feeling a bit gloomy this morning? Here's a thread of some pleasing Harry Potter facts that might put a smile on your face:
In the French translation of Chamber of Secrets, in order for Tom Marvolo Riddle’s name to successfully be re-ordered to say ‘I am Lord Voldemort’ his middle name has to be… Elvis.
Latin sneaks in everywhere in the Harry Potter books: for example, Ludo Bagman, the former Quidditch player and Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports, has a name that roughly translates into: ‘I play’.
Hagrid was never going to die. According to J.K. Rowling, the books were always going to end with him carrying a ‘dead’ Harry during a Hogwarts battle, mirroring him bringing Harry into the wizarding world in the first place.
Robes reign supreme in the wizarding world, and wizards hate wearing trousers. A fringe movement called ‘Fresh Air Refreshes Totally’, or 'F.A.R.T', was once initiated to put an end to all non-Muggle trouser-wearing.
Dolores Umbridge ended up in Azkaban for her cruel deeds. If that doesn't cheer you up, we don't know what will.
And finally, the cat who doubled for Professor McGonagall in the Philosopher’s Stone film had a fabulous name: Mrs P. Head. Our guess is that the ‘P’ stands for ‘Potter’.
