Introduction

Through JK Rowling’s series of Harry Potter books and the eight films, we have been introduced to a fantastic and magical world that I’m sure many of us would like to visit. But what is the story behind what we see and read, and what are some little-known facts about the books, the films, the actors and the characters? This book contains 101 amazing facts which you most likely didn’t know!

We hope you enjoy reading this book as much as we enjoyed researching and writing it!

Read on to find out about the scrapped musical version of the series, how the first book was almost made into a CGI feature, and some interesting differences between the films and the books...