Harry Potter: The biography of the character. Movies about Harry Potter

Harry Potter is a character known almost to every child on the planet thanks to the bright adaptations that have long become classics. Despite this, many entertaining facts from the books about the young wizard did not get into the movies. So, what is interesting from the biography of a boy with a scar left behind the scenes?

Movies about Harry Potter

The incredible popularity of novels about the wizard from the Tisovaya street contributed to the fact that they decided to film. In 2001, according to the plot of the first book, the movie of the same name was shot, and in a year another one. To the performers of the main roles do not grow too much and do not look much older than their heroes, in the future with the gap in a year or two the following pictures of the franchise began to appear. The last novel was divided into 2 parts, and on their basis was shot as much as two films. Movies about Harry Potter earned at the box office more than 7.5 billion dollars and took second place (after "Marvel") in the degree of success of the franchise in the history of cinema.

Prototype of the wizard boy

The creator of the Harry Potter novels confessed that her young hero is a collective image, but some features of him are taken from real people with whom she was familiar. Appearance and his last name Harry received from an old childhood friend, Joan Rowling - Jan Potter. Later, fearing lawsuits from his relatives, the writer denied this fact.

As for the character of the young wizard, many of his features resemble Joan himself. So, his irrepressible longing for the dead parents, which runs through the whole novel through redemption, is very close to Rowling, who lost her mother and all the years of work on the cycle bitterly experienced this loss.

Parents of the hero

Harry Potter's father, James, was once one of Gryffindor's most talented students. Learning that his close friend Remus Lupine is a werewolf, he did not turn away from him, but developed the ability of an animagus (the ability to turn into a deer).

While studying at Hogwarts, James met with a mudblood (both parents are people), but very capable Lily Evans. A spark of sympathy broke out between the young people, which over the years of study grew into true love. James and Lily were married, and they had a son, Harry.

How Harry became elected

In the same period, a powerful Dark Wizard came to power, who took the nickname Volan de Mort. Many obeyed his authority, but there were those who challenged the Dark Lord's tyranny. Among them were Harry Potter's parents. Becoming increasingly powerful, the Evil Magician learned about the Sibylla Trelawney prophecy, which spoke of the birth of a young wizard who was destined to destroy the Dark Lord. Deciding not to wait until the baby grows up and gets stronger, the sorcerer is going to kill him.

At that time in two families of wizards sons were born. They were Neville Dolgopops and Harry James Potter. There is a version that if an evil sorcerer tried to kill Neville, then he would have been elected, but the choice of a powerful sorcerer fell on the baby Potter.

Thanks to the betrayal of one of James's friends, the Dark Wizard learned where James, Harry and Lily were hiding, and came to destroy the child. The father, defending the family, was killed first. And the mother's sacrificial love, which overshadowed her son, helped protect the boy from the deadly spell and sent all the magic power of the villain against himself. If Volan de Mort had not previously divided his soul into pieces and hid them in various objects (horcruxes), he would have died. However, because of the reflected spell, he was simply an ethereal spirit who for about 10 years wandered around the world, seeking a way to find the body and take revenge on the young Harry Potter.

Events before the revival of the Dark Lord

After that fateful night, Harry was left an orphan. During the first 11 years of his life, he knew nothing about the magical world. He was brought up by the Dursley family (Petunia Dursley was Lily's own sister), who was babbling the baby as best she could. However, when the boy was 11 years old, he learned the truth about the wonderful world. Once in the school of sorcery, he was very much afraid that he would be distributed to Slytherin (a department known to dark graduates-wizards) Harry Potter. Gryffindor was chosen because his parents studied here. Soon the boy with the scar managed to find loyal friends (Ron and Hermione), and also become a Quidditch catcher.

In the meantime, the spirit of the One Who-Can-Not-Be-Named did not give up attempts to reborn. He penetrated Hogwarts and intended to steal a philosopher's stone, capable of granting immortality. However, Harry and his friends involuntarily learned about the villain's plans and could prevent him.

In the second year of his studies, one of the most faithful companions of the Dark Lord, Lucius Malfoy, tossed the younger sister of Ron Weasley (Ginny) to the school diary of the Evil Wizard. This damned thing took hold of the girl's mind and made her do terrible things and open the Chamber of Secrets, releasing the Basilisk from there. By inciting an ancient monster on unwanted disciples of Hogwarts, the Dark Lord intended to get even with old enemies, and at the same time to find flesh by killing Ginny. But Harry and his faithful friends could prevent evil.

In the 3rd book, the character's biography is covered with new details. So, the hero learns that he has a godfather - Sirius Black, who became the indirect culprit of the death of Harry's parents (told the Dark Lord about the place where Lily and James were hiding), for which he served time in Azkaban. However, recently he escaped and now hunts his godson. Being quite brave, the young Potter dreamed of finding Black and avenging his parents. He managed to get on the track of the fugitive, but it turned out that the traitor was not Sirius, but Peter Pettigrew, who, after the disappearance of his Master, hid from everyone, turning into a rat of Ron. Harry manages to make friends with the godfather, but because of Peter's flight, to prove Sirius's innocence does not work, and Black has to hide.

Meanwhile, escaped Pettigrew finds what remains of Voldemort, and helps him to find flesh, using for this the blood of Harry. To lure the boy, who is carefully guarded by Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic, the Dark Lord's companions compel him to participate in the competition held at Hogwarts. Young Potter manages to escape death, but his friend Cedric Diggory dies.

Harry's involvement in the fight against the Dark Magician

After the events of the book of the Harry Potter series, the biography and character of this character change noticeably. Joan Rowling justifies this by growing up a character. In the new novel, the boy finds himself in disgrace with the Ministry of Magic, since he claims that He Who can not-Call-Raise. He is declared a liar and is trying to get expulsion from Hogwarts, but with Dumbledore's efforts, the guy remains a Gryffindor student.

A new teacher, Dolores Umbridge, fearing rebellion, does not teach schoolchildren anything useful. Yet many who believe in Harry want to learn to defend themselves. To help them, Potter and his friends organize secret self-defense classes from evil witchcraft. Harry's disciples call themselves the "Dumbledore Order." Umbridge manages to find all of its members and expel Albus Dumbledore from Hogwarts.

Meanwhile, the rebellious Dark Lord wants to steal from the Ministry a record of the prophecy of Sibylla Trelawney and learn it completely. To stop the Black Sorcerer and prove the truthfulness of his words, Harry and his associates escape from Umbridge and enter into battle with the followers of Volan de Mort. Arriving members of the Order of the Phoenix (secret organization, fighting with the Dark Lord) help children cope with the Death Eaters, but in the battle the godfather with a scar is killed.

In 5 novels the protagonist and his friends manage to learn about the secret of the eternal life of Volan de Mort (Horcruxes). However, in the process of investigation, Albus Dumbledore perishes, and Professor Snegg (hiding under the pseudonym "Prince Half-Blood") turns out to be a spy of the Dark Lord.

In the final Harry Potter and the Hallows of Death Harry and two of his faithful comrades decide to find the Horcruxes and destroy the Evil Wizard, who seized power in the Ministry of Magic and is now doing his black work. Voldemort himself wants to find the most powerful wand in history (Buzin) and kill Potter with it. Having obtained the coveted artifact, the wizard feels that the wand does not obey him.

In search of the last Horcruxes Harry and his friends secretly return to Hogwarts, which now runs Snape. Gradually it turns out that he is not a traitor, but faithfully served Dumbledore and secretly guarded the scarred boy all these years. From him, Potter discovers that he is the last Horstra, of which the Dark Lord is not known. Therefore, he must be killed by Volan de Mort himself. While Ron and Hermione destroy the other artifacts of the Evil Sorcerer, hidden in Hogwarts, Harry surrenders to the Dark Lord. He uses a deadly spell against him and believes that he killed the sworn enemy. However, the boy manages to survive, he, together with his comrades-in-arms, starts a final battle at Hogwarts with the followers of Volan de Mort.

During the final duel, the Dark Magician himself dies from his own death spell, as the Elderbane recognized as its owner Harry and, defending him, directed its strength against Voldemort.

Personal life of the character

Almost from the very first book, many girls all over the world were in love with her protagonist named Harry Potter. The biography of the boy, meanwhile, in the first novels did not contain information about his heartfelt predilections.

Only in the 4th book was the talented student of Hogwarts - Zhou Chang - the first sympathy of Harry. Despite the fact that the girl liked Potter, at that time she met with Cedric Diggory. After his death, Zhou became a member of the "Dumbledore Order", and they had a romance with Harry. But the protagonist did not know how to behave with her, so they often quarreled, and the girl unwarranted jealous of her lover of Hermione. Because of the misunderstanding, Harry and Zhou parted. Although in future books, Chan hinted to him that he would not mind starting again, at that time Potter had another lover.

The second and main love in his life was Ginny Weasley. This girl was in love with Harry from the very moment, but for many years he did not pay attention to it. On the advice of Hermione, Ginny began to meet with other guys to overcome her shyness. She succeeded, and she not only turned into one of the most charming girls in Hogwarts, but also achieved the place of the player in the Gryffindor team in Quidditch. Gradually, Potter fell in love with the girl, and after the overthrow of the Dark Lord they were married.

The fate of Harry Potter

After the final destruction of Togo-Who-One can not-call a young man with a scar and his wife were born three kids. Their parents did not like their souls. The children of Harry Potter were named the father in honor of the dead loved ones. The elder son was named after the father and godfather - James Sirius; The second son was named Albus Severus in honor of Dumbledore and Snape; And the charming daughter was named Lily Polumna (after Lily Evans and Polumna Lovegood). In addition to their offspring, the couple of Potter raised and orphaned son Lupine and Tonks (Teddy).

As for professional achievements, Harry leads the Dark Man, and Ginny became a correspondent for the Daily Prophet.

In the play Harry Potter and The Cursed Child tells about the adventures of the average son Harry - Albus Severus. He, along with his friends, finds the last Flywheel of the time and tries to save Cedric Diggory. However, by interfering with the past, children accidentally achieve that Volan de Mort remains alive and seizes power in the present, and Ron and Hermione do not marry.

Trying to restore everything to its original condition, Albus learns that the Dark Lord has a daughter, Delphi, who is trying to save his father from death. To stop her, Harry and his wife, friends and Draco Malfoy return to the past and prevent the events from changing.

All the parts that were filmed

• "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", 2001.
• "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", 2002.
• "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", 2004.
• "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", 2005.
• "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", 2007.
• "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", 2009.
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Part 1. (2010).
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Part 2. (2011).

Daniel Radcliffe - the performer of the role of Harry

The main character of the cycle of novels by Joan Rowling in the epic film was played by British actor Daniel Jacob Radcliffe. Like all children of the late nineties, Daniel enthusiastically read novels about a young wizard, and when he learned about the passing casting, he gladly took part in it and got the lead. Already after the release of the first picture of a young wizard, the actor who played Harry Potter became world famous. While Daniel was in the franchise, he practically did not participate in other projects. An exception was the picture of Rudyard Kipling's son - "My Boy Jack".

After "Harry Potter" Radcliffe began to drink a lot, but was able to overcome the fatal passion and return to the profession. His most famous works are the series "Notes of a Young Doctor" (based on the work of M. Bulgakov), thrillers "Woman in Black" and "Horns", as well as films "Victor Frankenstein" and "Man-Swiss Knife".

Interesting facts

• Harry Potter's Birthday - July 31, 1980
• This hero has dark hair, eyes of emerald color and lean physique.
• After the first overthrow of the Evil Wizard, the poor orphan became his occasional horcrux, which the villain himself did not guess, and therefore dreamed of killing Potter.
• Before the Horcrux inside Harry was destroyed, the guy had the ability to understand and speak the snake language.
• The first magic wand of the hero had a phoenix wing as the core. It is interesting that the Dark Lord's wand was made from the pen of the same bird. After the boy disarmed Draco, the Buzzer wand began to obey him (Malfoy had previously taken her away from Dumbledore). In the movie in the final, Harry breaks the most powerful wand, depriving her of power. However, in the book, the hero returned an all-powerful wand to Dumbledore's crypt, believing that when he died his death, the artifact would lose its power.

• Patronus of a boy with a scar is a deer (like his father).
• Harry's body has several scars. The most famous is the trace from the Dark Lord's spell (in the form of lightning). On the chest of the guy there was a round trace from the medallion-horastra, which he had to wear for a long time. Also on one hand was a scar from the teeth of Nagayna, and on the other burned the inscription "I should not lie" (the consequences of punishment Dolores Umbridge).
• Unlike the film adaptation, the book mentions not two, but four brooms of the main character. The first was a toy (it was donated to him on the first birthday of Harry Potter). The second ("Nimbus-2000") was a gift from the dean of Gryffindor - Minevra McGonagall. The third ("Lightning") was again given to the godfather. And the fourth was a lovely Christmas souvenir from Nymphadora Tonks.
• Joan Rowling allowed a lot of plot holes when she was working on the "Harry Potter" cycle. The biography of many heroes contains inconsistencies. One of the most notable of these is the cause of the death of the Dark Lord. It's unclear why the Elder Wand, which obeyed Harry, did not destroy the One Who-Can-Not-Call the moment he first used Potter a deadly spell.
• The actor who played Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, is sick with dyspraxia. Because of this, he can not tie his shoelaces on his shoes. Maybe that's why Ginny does it instead of him in the film.

Despite the fact that about two decades have passed since the publication of the debut novel about the young wizard from Tisovaya street, this story continues to worry to this day. Particularly ardent fans, inspired by the world of Harry Potter, compose their own fanfics about the adventures of this hero. Who knows, perhaps in the distant future, based on one of these works, a new film about a hero named Harry Potter will be filmed. The biography of the beloved by millions of fairy-tale characters will thus continue.