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100
This is the year in which the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was first published
1998
100
This book is the only in the series to have a different name in North America
The first book - The Philosopher's Stone / The Sorcerer's Stone
100
This piece of make-up was applied over two thousand times during the filming of the series
Harry's scar
100
This rarely used language is the basis for the spells in the Harry Potter world
Latin
100
This movie had the largest worldwide gross of all eight films
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
200
The final book was released in this year
2007
200
This French-based name is actually mispronounced in the movies
Voldemort - the T is silent
200
This child actor initally auditioned for the role of Harry Potter
Tom Felton - who plays Draco Malfoy
200
This important location is actually named after a plant
Hogwarts
200
This movie had the smallest worldwide gross of all eight films
The Prisoner of Azkaban
300
The manuscript for the first Harry Potter book was accepted in this year.
1996
300
The character Sirius Black was named after a star that represented this animal
A dog
300
This character's beard took six different hair pieces to create
Hagrid
300
These monsters were inspired by J.K. Rowling's battle with depression
Dementors
300
This is the best-selling book of the series
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
400
The first movie was released in this year
2001
400
This character name is based off the old English word for Bumblebee
Dumbledore
400
This actor was told his character's fate early in order to perform the role correctly
Alan Rickman
400
The Deathly Hallows fairy tale in the books was based on The Pardoner's Tale, a story written by this classic writer
Geoffrey Chaucer
400
This is the book in the series with the least sales
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
500
This character shares a birthday with J.K.Rowling herself
Harry Potter
500
This family name can be interpreted as meaning "bad faith"
Malfoy
500
This actress kept her character's terrible prop teeth
Helena Bonham Carter
500
Tattoos on this character were inspired by Russian prison gang symbols
Sirius Black
500
With 870 pages, this is the longest book in the series
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix