6 Surprising Harry Potter Details You Have Completely Missed

Despite the worldwide success of the Harry Potter franchise, with millions of people rewatching these movies every year, there are some remarkable details, which might go unnoticed even for the most attentive viewers. Six of them are presented here.

1. Professor McGonagall Was a Quidditch Genius

In the first movie, McGonagall was the one who handed Harry over to the Gryffindor's Quidditch team, with the young wizard doubting his skills in it. Thus, Hermione showed him the award gained by his father, but next to it there was a sign of celebration of McGonagall, which makes us think she was a great quidditch player herself.

2. Professor Lockhart Used Wigs

Harry’s second-year Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, who turned out to be not so brave as his self-flattering books and speeches implied, kept one small mystery, which adds to the wholesomeness of his lying nature. In the scene of his escape attempt we can see that there is a blonde wig on Lockhart’s desk, hinting on his baldness.

3. Stephen Hawking’s Surprising Cameo

The movie franchise is famous for a number of allusions to real-life people, among whom was the famous physicist Stephen Hawking. When Harry meets Arthur Weasley at the pub in The Prisoner of Azkaban, it is briefly shown by a flyby of the camera that an unnamed character is reading Hawking’s book, A Brief History of Time, there.

4. Newt Scamander Was Here Too

It is quite unbelievable, but the main character of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them visited Hogwarts in the timeline of the third Harry Potter Movie, as he can be seen on the Marauder's Map, which were given to Harry by Fred and George Weasley.

5. The Deathly Hallows’ First Appearance

The three most powerful objects in the Wizarding World, which played a pivotal role in the final movies of the franchise, were firstly shown in the Goblet of Fire, where they were shadowed on the glass cabinet on which Dumbledore was looking into.

6. The Final Battle Comprises All Enemies the Trio Ever Faced

The Battle of Hogwarts, the main one in the whole franchise, portrayed all the monsters Harry, Hermione and Ron fought in the previous films. Trolls, acromantulas, dementors and werewolves - they all were already familiar to both the trio and viewers.