Questions tagged [harry-potter]
A British–American feature film series based on the Harry Potter novels by author J. K. Rowling. If your question is about a particular entry in the Harry Potter series, please also include a tag for the movie you're asking about (for example, [the-philosophers-stone]).
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How long does the portal to platform 9¾ open in King Cross station?
The students at Hogwarts has to reach King's Cross Station to board Hogwarts Express which leaves from Platform 9¾ every 1 September at 11 AM sharp. To get to Platform 9¾, they have to run straight at ...
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Why were the Weasleys called blood traitors?
In the movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), why were the Weasleys called blood traitors by Mrs. Black? Sirius also said it. (I am talking about the book.)
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What would a Muggle see if they came to the place where Hogwarts is located?
Is Hogwarts located in the same universe where the Muggles also live?
If yes, what would they (Muggles) see if they visit the place and why did the four founders of Hogwarts choose that place? Was the ...
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Why were only Harry and Ginny allowed through the ring of fire and not the adults? [duplicate]
In the 6th Harry Potter film, The Half-Blood Prince, when the Weasleys' house was being burned down, Harry and Ginny get through the ring of fire. However once Ginny gets through, it closes and does ...
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Did Joe Dempsie make a cameo appearance in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?
There's a scene of a wizard reading A Brief History of Time in the movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The wizard looks like Joe Dempsie.
Still of Joe ...
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Why is Quirrell standing like he's praying the Muslim prayer?
Something I've wondered ever since I first noticed this shot in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (the Ultimate Extended Edition, in case it's not in the normal edition). At the beginning of ...
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Why did Voldemort leave the ministry temporarily the first time?
I've seen a lot of questions about "Why did Voldemort leave the ministry when the minister and Aurors arrived," but I just rewatched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and saw that he ...
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Did some part of Voldemort's soul get stuck in Harry Potter's body in Sorcerer's Stone?
Note: Please answer only without mentioning the sequel movies in the Harry Potter series. I've only watched the first movie. Watched all in my childhood but now I've to watch all again. If it's not ...
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Were Grindelwald and Dumbledore love partners?
In a scene in the Crimes of Grindelwald, Dumbledore responds to a question saying that "they were more than brothers". It's also shown how they make the bloodpact and I see some clues in ...
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Did the other teachers know that Hermione had a Time-Turner?
Did the teachers know that Hermione has a Time-Turner? For example, when a Boggart is announced during Professor Lupin’s lesson in Prisoner of Azkaban, Hermione is greeted by both boys saying “When ...
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Why can magic cure some medical problems but not others?
In The Chamber of Secrets, Harry falls off his broom during a Quidditch match and breaks his arm, then Lockhart removes Harry's arm bones entirely while trying to mend it. When he's taken to the ...
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Are the home video releases of the Harry Potter films in the original aspect ratio?
After discovering a prominent fan restoration project, I'm thoroughly confused what the original aspect ratio is. Is the picture on DVD and blu-ray matted out and how all eight films differ? Are there ...
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Why did Voldemort still trust Snape?
I recently watched the first Harry Potter movie and noticed a pretty big plot hole.
As we know, Snape turns over once Lily Potter dies and runs to Dumbledore for help and becomes a spy ultimately. ...
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Do Harry Potter scarves in the movies have house emblems?
I've bought officially licensed Harry Potter scarves (the kind the kids wear, which have different colours for each house), however they come with a house emblem patched on the front of each.
I don'...
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How did Ginny get out of the ring of fire during 'The Burning of the Burrow'?
In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, when Bellatrix encircled the Weasleys' house with a ring of fire, that's how the events took place
The Burrow gets encircled with the ring of fire (with a ...
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