Template talk:DYK

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Alan Rickman (+1)
...that Alan Rickman was the only Harry Potter cast member to find out their character's fate before the release of Deathly Hallows?

Support

 * KH 00:04, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice. 02:44, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah! (He probably wasn't as excited as we are)Prissymis 06:38, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sweet --
 * Nice--Thorning 18:49, December 22, 2009 (UTC)
 * Lucky guy, most HP fans would have given their arms to know!!
 * Even if it isn't in-universe, it is really interesting! User:Britrosie
 * Interesting
 * I like it.
 * I don't think that DYKs necessarily need to be in-universe. 01:48, March 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Pretty interesting. Potterwatcher1997 21:33, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

Against

 * I think the DYK should be in-universe like the rest of the wiki. -- Seth Cooper 16:53, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Have to agree, DYK should be about the wizarding world and not the films -- Darth Jadious 10:32, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I Agree Completely even though it's interesting, I come on here tolear about the wonderful world J.K Rowling Invented not what people put on the screen
 * should be in-universe --Rob Carrow 15:29, December 23, 2009 (UTC)Rob Carrow
 * Very cool fact! But not cannon so i feel that it is not appropriate. KristiannaEl 21:46, January 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * DYK Should be in-universe. This refers to a person outside the wizarding world, and is therefore, not in-universe. Cubhicbu 11:41, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * I read that on Mugglenet. It was to help with his acting.
 * actually, Robbie Coltrane found out also Annaebonanza 22:27, January 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * That is so sad. :( Scarlet moon 579 Ravenclawcrest.jpg(Talk to me!)
 * Yeah, I liked Snape! 99.54.66.0 01:36, March 22, 2010 (UTC) W easleyTwinsRock

Cast (-1)
...while the films' principal cast is English, Richard Harris, Michael Gambon, Zoë Wanamaker, and Verne Troyer are four exceptions?

Support

 * -- Cubs Fan2007 (Talk)  00:39, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 02:44, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Against

 * I think the DYK should be in-universe like the rest of the wiki. -- Seth Cooper 16:53, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Not really that interesting, and doesn't go into very much detail. -- Margiechocoholic  Medieval_Broomstick.jpg Owl me! 06:56, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Have to agree, DYK should be about the wizarding world and not the films -- Darth Jadious 10:34, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Not that interesting. Potterwatcher1997 21:34, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

Knight Bus (-1)
...that the Knight Bus cannot reach places from over the sea?

Support

 * I can dig. Nice fact. --KristiannaEl 09:01, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Against

 * --Thorning 18:50, December 22, 2009 (UTC)
 * Potterwatcher1997 21:35, June 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Um, I don't think this is significant enough. No offense.
 * Stan Shunpike didn't say it couldn't go over water, it said it couldn't do anything underwater. Cubhicbu 11:43, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * is this correct? I thought Stan said something along the lines of "Can't do nowt under water" -- Darth Jadious 10:46, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * This isn't correct, like Darth Jadious said it just can't visit places under water, and it wouldn't be a spectacular fact even if it was true. Sorry!

Daisy Dodderige (+2)
...that Daisy Dodderidge (1467-1555) was the first landlady of the Leaky Cauldron?

For

 * Cool, nice fact. (Prissymis 02:20, 20 November 2008 (UTC))
 * I heard that somewhere.... I still can't remember where! Good fact though. :) --Rob Carrow 00:02, December 16, 2009 (UTC)Rob Carrow
 * Potterwatcher1997 21:36, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

Against

 * Why do we care?

Potter-Watch (-1)
...that Remus Lupin used the code name Romulus because, according to Rome's traditional foundation myth, Romulus is the twin brother of Remus (who were both sons of the god Mars), and were the original founders of the city of Rome.

Support

 * I think this is an interesting little tidbit -Annaebonanza 22:36, January 24, 2010 (UTC)

Against
They weren't Latin gods but Roman and were the sons of the god of war. Only Romulus became a good as he killed Remus in a dispute over who should rule. Also the reason why Remus has that name and chose Romulus as a decoy is in the myth they were raised by wolves
 * Actually, I'm pretty sure the reason is this: Romulus and Remus were supposed to be twins who were abandned as babies and raised by wolves (twins with connections to wolves? Genius!) who grew up to found Rome.
 * --  Seth Cooper  owl post! 00:30, September 8, 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * I thought you needed 20 edits for your comments to be unslashed- my supporting comment should be considered 71.56.253.28 20:09, February 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * Think of it. If Remus and Romulus were raised by wolves, isn't it a coincidence that Lupin is a werewolf? Scarletmoon579 22:59, February 15, 2010 (UTC) Scarlet moon 579 Ravenclawcrest.jpg(Talk to me!)

Prefects/Head Boys (-1)
...that you don't have to be a prefect to be Head Boy?

Support

 * --Thorning 18:51, December 22, 2009 (UTC)
 * me arr
 * Cool! Now that you mention it, this is obvious, but I hadn't made the conection - great fact!

Against

 * Sorry, but too many people already know that. --Rob Carrow 00:05, December 16, 2009 (UTC)Rob Carrow
 * Not very interesting. --  Seth Cooper  owl post! 02:08, December 27, 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * I always thought there was a prefect for each house and there was only one Head Boy for the entire school. Or am I wrong in thinking this? JKR never did make it quite clear and I don't quite understand the whole Prefect system.
 * What I thought was that there was a boy and a girl Prefect for each house and then there was only one Head Boy and Girl.

Wealthy Friends (-1)
...that after leaving Hogwarts, Remus Lupin was supported by James Potter due to werewolf prejudice in the workplace?

Support

 * I always thought this was so generous of James. So sweet!
 * Really? I didn't know!

Against

 * boo no point
 * --  Seth Cooper  owl post! 00:41, November 9, 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * I'll support this if someone can show me how its cannon. It's a cool fact but I dont remember reading it anywhere in the books. maybe JK made it cannon after the books were published, who knows?...i don't.KristiannaEl 21:50, January 14, 2010 (UTC)

Lily and James Potter (+1)
...Lily and James Potter were only 21 at the time of their murder at the hands of Lord Voldemort?

Support

 * How sad for them! I never knew that!
 * Way too young! -- GrouchMan 20:06, October 9, 2009 (UTC)
 * im such a harry potter freak i even figured out all their ages

Comments

 * (I didn't know this until I started editing the Wiki, the films depict them in their late 20s to early 30s.)

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King's Cross (-2)
...that the thing Harry saw in King's Cross when he "died" was actually Voldemort's soul?

Against

 * I think everyone would have known this...
 * Bit of a spoiler for those who havn't finished the 7th book (there are some out there!)-- Darth Jadious 10:45, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I think everyone already realised that... although, to be fair, it wasn't directly said...
 * Most people already knew that. --Rob Carrow 00:08, December 16, 2009 (UTC)Rob Carrow
 * It's obvious if you read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Cubhicbu 11:46, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
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 * WOW! How COOL is that!

Cousins (+0)
...that Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley are distant cousins as Harry's grandmother is Dorea Black while Ginny's grandmother is Cedrella Black?

Support

 * I heard that sumwhere..... --Rob Carrow 15:33, December 23, 2009 (UTC)Rob Carrow

Against

 * Well Teddy Lupin and Victorie Weasley are related too. The Blacks are related to almost everybody. --Rob Carrow 00:10, December 16, 2009 (UTC)Rob Carrow

Comments

 * Because of how against Muggle-borns the Blacks (Sirius excluded) they began to breed with family members to keep pure-blood going, because they didn't want to be tarred by the "Mudbloods" As Sirius states this in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, it's not relevant as it's common knowledge to people who actually read the book and pay attention.
 * I am only introducing this as fact, not because I feel gross, which I don't.--SEATTLE♥WIZARD 03:28, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * so cool

Black family (+0)
...that Phineas Nigellus Black was the biological great-grandfather of both Walburga Black and her husband Orion?

Comments
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Harry Potter is related to Voldemort (-3)
...That Harry Potter is related to Lord Voldemort?

Against

 * All fans of Harry Potter series know that. --<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="darkblue">ÈnŔîčö DC [[Image:Ravenclawcrest.jpg|25px]](<font face="Times" color="brown">Send me an Owl! ) 20:12, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah the Potters descended from the Peverells. The Gaunts descended from the Peverells. We all knew that. --Rob Carrow 15:37, December 23, 2009 (UTC)Rob Carrow
 * It's easy to figure out if you read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Cubhicbu 11:51, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
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 * Duh! All of the pure bloods are related. Since one of Voldemort's and Harry's parents were pure blood, they are related in some way. Even Harry and Ginny are distant cousins! And they got married! It's all normal in the wizard world.
 * Wow we never knew! DUH I mean come on! Any Harry Potter fan knows that! Emilie Weasley 08:25, April 24, 2010 (UTC)

Willy Widdershins (+0)
...Willy Widdershins was pardoned by the Ministry of Magic for baiting Muggles with regurgitating toilets?

Hogwarts to Muggles (-1)
...that if a muggle spotted Hogwarts, they would just see an old ruin with a sign "keep out, dangerous building".

Support

 * lol, this would make a good DYK to pupils in the school too - unless they've bothered to read Hogwarts: A History, that is.
 * -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 00:30, September 8, 2009 (UTC)

Against

 * I think, we know--Thorning 18:58, December 22, 2009 (UTC)
 * We know all ready!
 * Why do people post things that are easily spotted, common knowledge, or stated in the book. Hermione says it in the Goblet of Fire. People, tell us something we don't know! Cubhicbu 11:52, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * This was already mentioned in the first book and Harry Potter fans should already know this.

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Snape & Petunia (-2)
...That in the fifth book when Petunia mentioned Azkaban and "that horrible boy" she meant Severus Snape, not James Potter.

Support

 * I never went back and saw that, cool fact -Annaebonanza 22:40, January 24, 2010 (UTC)

Against

 * -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 00:30, September 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * It becomes obvious if you read the series more than once. Cubhicbu 11:54, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
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 * Ya duh! When you read the 7th book and then that part, you will understand that she meant Snape not James.
 * Well duh! Everyone knows that!

Birthday (-1)
...Harry’s birthday is July 31, 1980. J.K. Rowling's birthday is also July 31 but in 1966.

Support

 * Cool I didn't know that --<font face="Verdana" color="FireBrick">Bongo2009 [[Image:Gryffindor.jpg|25px|]] <font face="verdana" color="FireBrick">Talk 20:49, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Really funny because a lot of people I know b-days is July 31st. Zach (TDADJ)  The awesomeness  Thank me later.  01:48, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I didn't know Rowling's birthday is also 31 of July!--Tenerezza 03:58, December 25, 2009 (UTC)

Against

 * OoU -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 00:30, September 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * --<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="darkblue">ÈnŔîčö DC [[Image:Ravenclawcrest.jpg|25px]](<font face="Times" color="brown">Send me an Owl! ) 06:19, December 3, 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * Someone do us a favor and get rid of the line in the middle of the user in For. he is now a registered user --<font face="Verdana" color="FireBrick">Bongo2009 [[Image:Gryffindor.jpg|25px|]] <font face="verdana" color="FireBrick">Talk 11:38, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Voting policy says that users must be registered AND have at least 20 article edits (meaning not counting user page, talk page, and forum edits) before they can vote. Once they become elligible, the strike can be removed. - Nick O&#39;Demus 11:48, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh okay sorry, I didn't realize it was for everything ^_^; Zach (TDADJ)  The awesomeness  Thank me later.  15:52, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Actors in-character (+0)
...that when Alfonso Cuarón became director for Prisoner of Azkaban, in order to acquiant himself with the three leads, he asked each of them to write an essay about their characters from a first-person perspective. True to character, Emma Watson (Hermione) wrote a 16-page essay, Daniel Radcliffe (Harry) wrote a simple one-page summary, and Rupert Grint (Ron) never turned his in.

Support

 * I actually laughed when I learned this. - Nick O&#39;Demus 11:32, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * This is a brilliant one, very funny. Patr0nus  ( Expecto Patronum! ) 11:00, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * This is so eefing funny--Dragshot13 23:27, September 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Funny Fact, I love it. Why did Alfonso get fired, he did a GREAT job
 * this is sooooooooo funny my friend told it to me but as a joke . how do u know?
 * Oh my goodness, it's just like the character they act!
 * Clearly they got into character quite well
 * That is sooo cool. --Rob Carrow 15:52, December 23, 2009 (UTC)Rob Carrow
 * Haha--Tenerezza 03:57, December 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow, Her-oops, I mean Emma! Leakeygirl 00:00, January 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * Nice fact. Potterwatcher 19:05, February 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * That's strange...probably exactly what the real characters would do! --WeasleyTwinsRock

Against

 * I do think this is cool but, DYK should be about the wizarding world and not the films -- Darth Jadious 10:41, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * OoU -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 00:30, September 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * This did make me giggle, but it's not cannon. sorry. KristiannaEl 18:45, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Not cannon, but a cool fact. Cubhicbu 12:03, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

Teenage Pregnancy (+1)
...that Sirius Black's grandfather was 13-years-old when Sirius's mother was born?

Support

 * I think it shows the scope of how much the Wizarding World is alike to ours. 24.49.35.99 05:53, December 30, 2009 (UTC)
 * I think this is funny. This is partly because I misread it, and thought it said that his grandfather was 13 when Sirius was born. That would've been messed up.

Comments

 * Subtract 9 months from when Walburga was born and this means Pollux must have been around twelve-years-old when his wife (Were they even married?) conceived. 24.170.248.198 00:28, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Technically, he could have even been eleven depending on what month he was born. Way too young for any wizard to be having sex!  Unless Wizards procreate differently? 24.49.35.99 05:55, December 30, 2009 (UTC)

Hogsmeade (+2)
...that Hogsmeade was founded by a medieval wizard named Hengist of Woodcroft when he was fleeing persecution by muggles?

Support

 * --<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="darkblue">ÈnŔîčö DC [[Image:Ravenclawcrest.jpg|25px]](<font face="Times" color="brown">Send me an Owl! ) 06:24, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Really cool fact dude. Never knew that! --Rob Carrow 00:13, December 16, 2009 (UTC)Rob Carrow
 * Interesting. Elite-Nachos 22:13, April 7, 2010 (UTC)

Burned Curtains (+0)
...that Dumbledore once set fire to the curtains in the Gryffindor Boy's Dormitory during his Fourth year at Hogwarts (by accident, of course)?

Support

 * I knew that, but i still like it--Tenerezza 03:59, December 25, 2009 (UTC)

Against

 * This is only in the films. I don't recall him mentioning it in the books. 24.49.35.99 05:50, December 30, 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * Every one knows that
 * When is it stated? I'm curious. davinfelth
 * He did only burn it in the Boys Dormitory because there's a spell on the Girls Staircase.
 * Cool, but most Harry Potter readers that finished the entire series knows that. But, I forgot which book stated this.

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Voldemort (-2)
...that Tom Riddle was a half-blood?

Against

 * If you have read HBP and DH then you obviously know that. --User:Ssunnyy19:20, September 23, 2009 (GMT)
 * It's in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix too.
 * Its not really unique trivia as it is something that is more common knowledge if you read the books and therefore easy to find those details after reading over it. -Adv193 04:11, November 6, 2009 (UTC)

Comments
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 * I think You Know Who's Mother counted as worst than 'pure blood' as she was a squib. Maybe quarter blood.
 * You-Know-Who's mother wasn't a Squib, She is a Pure-blood witch. She only didn't do well magic because of her Father and brother. --<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="darkblue">ÈnŔîčö DC [[Image:Ravenclawcrest.jpg|25px]](<font face="Times" color="brown">Send me an Owl! ) 21:54, November 9, 2009 (UTC)

Draco Malfoy's wand (+0)
...that Draco's wand was the wand that ended up killing Voldemort in the final battle?

Support

 * I find this excellent. --SuperbowserX 00:35, November 8, 2009 (UTC)SuperbowserX

Against

 * Everyone knows that if they read enough.

Comments
"Winners keepers"
 * Yeah, but it was Harry's. davinfelth

- Harry Potter

Mistaken Kappas (+1)
...that when Snape substituted for Lupin in Harry's third year Defence Against the Dark Arts class, he said that Kappas are from Mongolia when they are actually from Japan?

Support

 * I like that. --Rob Carrow 17:23, December 23, 2009 (UTC)Rob Carrow
 * Shows how Snape isn't a great DADA teacher 24.49.35.99 05:51, December 30, 2009 (UTC)

Oppose

 * That's said later on in the same book, which makes it pretty obvious. 24.63.252.166 04:50, August 31, 2010 (UTC)

Mrs. Figg (+0)
...that Arabella Figg makes her living by breeding Kneazles?

Black Family relatives (-1)
...that Nymphadora Tonks is Lucius Malfoy's niece, and Draco Malfoy's cousin?

Support

 * I never knew that!!!!!!!!!

Against

 * Everybody knows that. -- <font color="Green">GrouchMan (<font color="Green" size="1">Send an owl then scram!! ) 15:13, January 2, 2010 (UTC)

Harry's Quidditch finals matches (+0)
...that Harry Potter only played in one Quidditch final, which was in his third year? Various circumstances prevented him from playing in the final match every other year.

Comments

 * Reason why I put this down for consideration is how aside from the COS, GOF, and DH is that even though Harry played in Quidditch matches that season he only played in the Quidditch final in POA, which ironically is also the only time he helped Gyriffindor win the Quidditch Cup, both of which I generally remind myself of since I noticed this fact after reading that book and figuring it out when comparing it to the other books. Therefore this is something only an experienced reader can figure out and should be noted since it is a noteworthy trend that affects that is present throughout the entire series. -Adv193 04:20, November 6, 2009 (UTC)

Cho and Harry in Quidditch (+0)
...that Harry only played against Cho Chang once, in his third year?

Against

 * No offense (for real), but this is REALLY uninteresting. No joke.

Comments

 * He only played against her during his third year. There's no Quidditch matches in his fourth year; he was banned from Quidditch during his fifth year; he was under detention during his sixth year; and in his seventh year, they were in their last year and Harry wasn't in school at all.

Landlady of Leaky Cauldron (+0)
...that Neville Longbottom's wife, Hannah Abbott, is the landlady of the Leaky Cauldron?

Comments

 * Source? davinfelth

Neville's birthday (+0)
...that Neville's birthday is just a day before Harry's?

Comments

 * You should ave put it in better terms. Like add a litte something about you know who.

Harry and the Black Family (+0)
...that Harry is related to Millicent Bulstrode, Vincent Crabbe, Marcus Flint, Draco Malfoy, Ernie Macmillan, Neville Longbottom, Yaxley, Sirius Black, Nymphadora Tonks, Bartemius Crouch, and Ignotus Peverell?

Support

 * Wow...those are a lot of people
 * Potterwatcher1997 21:43, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

Holyhead Harpies (+0)
...that Ginny joined the Holyhead Harpies after she graduated?

Sorting Hat (+0)
...that the Sorting Hat was originally Godric Gryffindor's?

Against

 * If you listen to one of the Sorting Hat's songs (i forget which), you will know that. Honestly...

Hufflepuff recipes (+1)
...that many recipes traditionally served at Hogwarts feasts originated from Helga Hufflepuff?

Support

 * Elite-Nachos 23:06, April 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 14:37, April 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * I never knew that. I've always known that the common room was located by the kitchens, but never why it was there!

Hufflepuff common room (+0)
...that the Hufflepuff's common room is located near the kitchens because Helga Hufflepuff was particularly famous for her dexterity with food-related Charms?

Support

 * I support this Did-You-Know. Jamie Quest 12:12, January 17, 2010 (UTC)

Collision with helicopter (+0)
...that Fabius Watkins, legendary Captain and Chaser of the Montrose Magpies, died in a freak collision with a helicopter?

Support

 * AWESOME.
 * i dunno who he is, but still good--Tenerezza 04:01, December 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * 01:51, March 14, 2010 (UTC)

Against

 * i don't think it's relevant --Thorning 14:59, March 21, 2010 (UTC)

Snitch (+0)
...that the Golden Snitch was developed as a substitute for the Golden Snidget?

Comments

 * <font face= "Century Gothic"> Yah... anywone who's read Quidditch Through the Ages (real) knows that... - ROONIIL <3

Staircases (+0)
...that there are one hundred forty-two staircases in Hogwarts?

Support

 * --Tenerezza 04:02, December 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * THATS ALOT OF STEPS!!!

Comments

 * If you read the first book, you know this.

Hogwart's Quill (+0)
...that a magical quill at Hogwarts detects the birth of children with magical abilities and records their names, so that they can be invited to attend the school when they reach the age of eleven?

Support

 * hot do you know that?--Tenerezza 04:01, December 25, 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * JKR has mentioned this in interviews

Christmas pantomime (+0)
...that there is a blanket ban on any pantomimes, because one year Herbert Beery, the school's Herbology professor, proposed an adaptation of the children's tale, The Fountain of Fair Fortune, and it went so wrong that an enlarged Ashwinder exploded, filling the Great Hall with smoke and fragments of scenery. Also, two of the actors started a fierce duel, hexing one of the teachers, and the night ended in a packed Hospital wing.

Comments

 * I like it, if you haven't read The Tales of Beedle the Bard then this is a good fact.--82.17.184.64 16:32, January 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * Where did you learn this, though?

Mauraders (+0)
...that the three Marauders who were loyal to the Order of the Phoenix (Remus, James, and Sirius) have first names ending with the letter "S", while the Marauder who betrayed them by siding with Voldemort (Peter) does not.

Support

 * Wow that's actually pretty cool! I never noticed that! 203.184.1.63 07:40, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

Lavender Brown (-1)
...that Lavender Brown was played by an African American actress in the first few movies, but was played by a Caucasian actress in the sixth one?

Against

 * OoU. -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 14:39, April 17, 2010 (UTC)

Holyhead Harpies (+1)
...that the Holyhead Harpies is an all-witch Quidditch team?

Support

 * I feel like a lot of people know this, but to the average reader it's interesting. KristiannaEl 18:56, February 18, 2010 (UTC) You could add the fact---all of the girls names on the team start with the letter "G"--- to make it more interesting.

Comments

 * According to the Support, that also includes Ginny. :D

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Censorship (+3)
...that Lucius Malfoy attempted to have the story The Fountain of Fair Fortune censored at Hogwarts because it depicted the marriage between a witch and a Muggle?

Support

 * --Thorning 14:56, March 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 14:40, April 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * <font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="FF8000">Nick O'Demus 08:10, October 11, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
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 * All, who read Beedle the Bard knows this

The Mirror Of Erised (+2)
...that Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore both see the same thing when looking into the Mirror of Erised; themselves happily reunited with their family?

Support

 * <font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="FF8000">Nick O'Demus 20:47, January 29, 2010 (UTC)
 * L.V.K.T.V.J.' Hogwarts.jpg( Send an owl! ) 15:51, January 31, 2010 (UTC)
 * 100% true
 * ADR1 01:32, August 26, 2010 (UTC)

Against

 * Was Dumbledore lying about what he saw??

Comments

 * suggested by Potterwatcher 20:41, January 29, 2010 (UTC)

Neville Longbottom (-2)
...that Neville's hair is blond and his eyes are brown?

Against

 * -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 14:41, April 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * --Thorning 15:54, April 17, 2010 (UTC)

Hermione's Magic (-1)
Did you know that Hermione Granger used magic before even getting on the train to Hogwarts, but didn't get in trouble by the Ministry of Magic?

Support

 * Yeah I was wondering about that. Isn't it like you can't use magic outside of Hogwarts unless you are given permission to? Elite-Nachos 22:26, April 7, 2010 (UTC)

Against

 * -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 15:02, April 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * Hermione didn't used magic in front of a Muggle but with Wizards too...so that she never get in any trouble.-- Giulliven 10:53, February 13, 2010
 * Hermione wasn't outside of school while she used magic as she hadn't started at Hogwarts yet the rule is dat underage wizards aren't allowed 2 use magic outside school and if da ministry did find out they would think it was just a sign of her powers

The Marauders (+2)
...that the Marauders (Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs) all died before the end of the second wizarding war?

Support

 * I never realized that. Kind of interesting. 01:46, March 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * I noticed that too --Thorning 14:54, March 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * love the fact...never noticed that...honestly...
 * thats pretty cool. never realised that either! but pretty sad that james died when he was only 21! "( 203.184.1.63 07:44, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

Overage (-1)
... that even though Krum was 18 years old, he was still attending school at Durmstrang Institute and could therefore place his name in the Goblet of Fire to enter the Triwizard Tournament?

Against

 * And...? -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 15:07, April 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * I don't think it's interesting enough- 18 year olds can still be in high school and you could submit in it if you were 17 or older DYK is for funny, mostly unknown facts Annaebonanza 02:54, February 4, 2010 (UTC)

Surnames (-1)
...that Hermione Granger's surname was originally intended to be Puckle, and Draco Malfoy's was to be Spungen?

Against

 * OoU. -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 15:08, April 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * Haha, so instead of calling HermionexSnape stories Snanger's or Snermione's, we'd be calling them Suckle's and Pape's :B ~Elite-Nachos~The Gnome~ 21:39, June 14, 2010 (UTC)

Dragons (+2)
...that in the end credits of the fourth film stands: "No dragons were harmed in the making of this movie"?

Support

 * -that's so funny! -Annaebonanza 71.56.253.28 20:15, February 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * -- Giulliven 8:49, February 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * 01:50, March 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * <font face="Arial Unicode MS" size="4" color="Black" >ƃuıuɹoɥʇ (<font face="High Tower Text" size="1" color="Green">Send me an owl ) 17:11, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

Against

 * Funny, but OoU. -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 15:11, April 17, 2010 (UTC)

Luna Lovegood (+0)
...that Luna Lovegood married Rolf Scamander, son of Newt Scamander and that they had two kids?

Comments

 * He wasn't the son but the great-grandson of Newt Scamander.

Dumbledore (-1)
...that Albus Dumbledore lived to age 115?

Support
I don't think it's boring! That's pretty old.

Against

 * I think, it's boring --<font face="Arial Unicode MS" size="4" color="Black" >ƃuıuɹoɥʇ (<font face="High Tower Text" size="1" color="Green">Send me an owl ) 17:10, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * What is a wizard or witchs life span

Moaning Myrtle (-1)
...that the actress who played Moaning Myrtle is actually 37 years old and is the oldest actress to portray a Hogwarts student?

Against

 * OoU. -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 15:26, April 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * ADR1 01:29, August 26, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * I dotn think anybody really cares about the films the books are the way to go

Horcrux Findings (-1)
...that in the novels Harry Remembers that they cleared the locket out of 12 Grimmauld Place and he saw the diadem in the room of requirement when he hides the Half Blood Princes Book. While in the film Harry does not see the locket and Ginny hides the Half Blood Princes book so Harry cannot remember where he has seen the Horcruxes before.

Against

 * OoU. -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 15:26, April 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * ADR1 01:28, August 26, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * He also only destroyed one horcrux even when he made it his main mission to find and destroy them all and the one he did destroy he didnt realise at the time it was a horcrux

Weasleys in Goblet of Fire (+0)
...that the only member of the Weasley family that didn't visit or attend Hogwarts in the 1994-1995 school year was Arthur Weasley?

"Are you a wizard or not?" (+0)
...that Hermione Granger's comment in the seventh book, "Are you a wizard or not?", mimicked Ronald Weasley's, "Are you a witch or not?", during the Devil's Snare encounter of the first book.