40 Tiny Details From "Harry Potter" That Are Too Good To Go Unnoticed
We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us all the tiny details from the Harry Potter movies that most people missed. Here are some of their responses, along with some contributions from Reddit:
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1.Ron's robes in Sorcerer's Stone are more faded than Harry's and Hermione's because they're hand-me-downs.
2.In Sorcerer's Stone, there’s a portrait of Anne Boleyn (who Henry VIII accused of witchcraft) in Hogwarts.
3. In Order of the Phoenix, someone in the background bumps into a Thestrel they can't see.
In Harry Potter: TOOTP (2007) the girl in white can be seen recoiling in the background; this is because she has bumped into a Thestrel connected to the carriage. from MovieDetails
4.As Hermione is describing what the love potion smells like to her in Half-Blood Prince, the fumes change color to match what she's describing. However, there's a pause in her list when the fumes turn orange, the same color as Ron's hair.
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5.When Oliver Wood releases the Snitch while teaching Harry how to play Quidditch, he immediately loses sight of it, but Harry keeps his eye on the Snitch, highlighting his future talent as a Seeker.
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6. Harry, Ron, and Hermione dodge spiders, a troll, a werewolf, and dementors in Deathly Hallows Part 2, all creatures they fought in the first three films.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011), Harry, Ron and Hermione easily navigate past a troll, spiders, a werewolf and dementors. These are all antagonists of the first 3 films and demonstrates how powerful our protagonists have become from MovieDetails
7.In a flashback in Order of the Phoenix, Sirius says, “Nice one, James,” when James disarms Snape. Later, after Harry disarms a Death Eater, Sirius says the same thing.
8. Some students in Order of the Phoenix are eating "Cheeri-Owls" cereal.
In Harry Potter, background students can be seen eating parodies of real world cereal brands, such as "Cheeri-Owls" from MovieDetails
9.In Snape’s death scene, there's a Gryffindor scarf hanging up in the background, a reference to his bravery and Dumbledore saying he “sometimes thinks they sort too soon” in the books.
10.The ways Harry, Ron, and Hermione wear their scarves and ties reflect their personalities.
"In Sorcerer's Stone, Hermione's scarf is tied neatly and completely around her neck, Harry's is loosely thrown over his shoulder, and Ron's is just laying flat and open and not wrapped at all. Often with their ties, Hermione's is tied perfectly and tucked in, Harry's is loose but tucked in like he's been messing with it, and Ron's is completely untied." —linsey009
11. In the Warner Bros. logo for Goblet of Fire, you can see the pattern of Nagini's scales.
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), you can see the snake Nagini slithering in the reflection of the Warner Brother's logo, a subtle detail that's easy to miss. The first shot in the film is of Nagini slithering toward her master. from MovieDetails
12.Hermione's hair grows throughout Deathly Hallows Part 1 to show how long she, Ron, and Harry have been traveling in search of horcruxes.
13.What Sirius tells Harry when he says goodbye in Prisoner of Azkaban foreshadows Harry's use of the Resurrection Stone in Deathly Hallows Part 2.
14. In the credits of Prisoner of Azkaban the footsteps of three different people can be seen running out of the Stink Bomb Store, presumably because one the bombs went off.
In the end credits of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), you can see three people running out of the Stink Bomb Store after someone sets one off from MovieDetails
15.As each horcrux is destroyed, Voldemort’s robe becomes more faded and dirty looking.
16. When Harry teaches at Dumbledore's Army meeting in Order of the Phoenix, he's dressed in a button-down cardigan like the ones Lupin wears.
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry wears button down sweaters at DA meetings similar to what Professor Lupin would wear. This was Daniel Radcliffe's idea as he thought Harry would want to emulate his favorite DADA teacher from MovieDetails
17.In Goblet of Fire, there's a Deathly Hallows–shaped device visible in Dumbledore's office.
18. In Prisoner of Azkaban, Draco's arm that was supposedly injured by Buckbeak is the one he uses to shove Neville, proving the injury is fake.
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: During the boggart scene, Draco Malfoy shoves Neville Longbottom with the arm that Buckbeak injured. Clearly not as serious an injury as he made it out it to be. from MovieDetails
19.In Tom Riddle's room in the orphanage in Half-Blood Prince, there's a picture of some cliffs. Those are the same cliffs where Dumbledore and Harry travel to collect the locket, one of the seven horcruxes.
20. While the rest of the girl in Dumbledore's Army are wearing skirts, Ginny is wearing pants, probably because they're hand-me-downs from her brothers.
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). Dumbledore's Army: All the girls are wearing skirts except Ginny (3rd from left) who is wearing pants; probably a hand-me-down from her brothers. (Good going costume department) from MovieDetails
21.In Prisoner of Azkaban, the bartender makes a bottle disappear.
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22. You can spot the edge of a time-travelling Hermione in Prisoner of Azkaban.
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), in an earlier scene where Hermione confronts Malfoy, a VERY tiny hand could be briefly seen inside the stone gate. Later a time-travelled Hermione hides at the exact location, watching her previous confrontation. from MovieDetails
23.The Warner Bros. logo gets more tarnished and decayed throughout the series.
24. Voldemort is listed in the credits of Sorcerer's Stone as "He Who Must Not Be Named."
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Voldemort is listed in the end credits as "He Who Must Not Be Named" from MovieDetails
25.When McGonagall attacks Snape in Deathly Hallows Part 2, he knocks out the Carrows and steals their wands before escaping.
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26. The one person in the Gryffindor section not cheering for Ron in Half-Blood Prince is Cormac McLaggen, who also tried out for Keeper.
In Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince (2009). Cormac McLaggen is the only one of the Gryffindor fans not clapping and cheering for Ron Weasley, as he lost his place on the team to Ron in the Quidditch tryouts. from MovieDetails
27.Chamber of Secrets has a post-credits scene that reveals the fate of Gilderoy Lockhart.
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28.In the epilogue at the end of Deathly Hallows Part 2, Harry's scar has almost completely faded.
29. Professor Slughorn drinks a bottle of liquid luck before the battle in Deathly Hallows Part 2.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) When Professor Slughorn leaves the castle to cast the defensive shield, you can see him drinking a bottle of liquid luck . from MovieDetails
30.Professor Lockhart has a wig in his office in Chamber of Secrets, suggesting even his luscious hair is fake.
31. When Harry is inside of Tom Riddle's memories in Chamber of Secrets, there's still flickers of the candle that's sitting next to him in the real world.
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) before Harry gets sucked into Tom riddles diary, he’s in a candle lit room. When he’s in the diary, everything is in black and white yet, we can still see the candle light flickering on his body from MovieDetails
32.In Deathly Hallows Part 1, the fake name that Hermione gives to the snatcher is the name of Percy's girlfriend in the books.
33. Everyone in the Dursleys' neighborhood has the same make and model of car to avoid standing out.
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, the Dursleys and all their neighbors own the exact same make and model of car, in an effort to be as normal as possible. from MovieDetails
34.In Tom Riddle's room at the orphanage, he has seven rocks lined up on his window sill, foreshadowing his seven horcruxes.
35. Lucius Malfoy instinctively pulls out his wand to defend himself in Deathly Hallows Part 2, but all he has is a broken half that Voldemort left him with.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), during the duel at Malfoy Manor, Lucius pulls his wand out of his cane. However, as it was broken by Voldemort earlier in the film, he only pulls out the handle, leaving him defenceless before Harry stuns him. from MovieDetails
36.And what Luna tells Harry while looking for her shoes after Sirius's death also foreshadows the use of the Resurrection Stone.
37. The credits of Goblet of Fire read "No dragons were harmed in the making of this movie."
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), there is a little subtext in the end credits reading "there were no dragons harmed in the making of this movie" from MovieDetails
38.In Order of the Phoenix, Umbridge wears less pale pink and more dark, vivid shades of pink as she gains power.
39. Harry and Neville wear clothes in the Battle of Hogwarts that match their fathers' clothes from old photos.
Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom wore similar clothes, during the Battle of Hogwarts, to their fathers in an old picture. (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, 2011) from MovieDetails
40.Finally, when Harry reveals that he's alive in Deathly Hallows Part 2, George turns to excitedly tell Fred, who's normally always next to him.
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