Little-Known Facts                   

Little known facts about Harry Potter and his world. These do not come from the books, but from information J.K. Rowling has revealed during various interviews.


 

Hermione's birthday is on September 19th.



Ron's birthday is on March 1st.



The Ravenclaw ghost is the "Grey Lady". She is shown in the first Harry Potter movie.



Harry's middle name is "James".



Lily Potter's maiden name is "Evans".



When James was a student at Hogwarts, he was a Chaser on the quidditch team. This is contrary to how it is portrayed in the first movie where Hermione shows Harry and Ron a plaque claiming that James was the seeker.



Wizards generally live longer then muggles. Dumbledore is approximatly 150 years old and McGonngall is about 70.



There are around 1,000 students at Hogwarts.