The Harry Potter universe is so masterfully designed that it draws you into that world every time you read or watch it. No matter how much time has passed, you can still feel the excitement when you first tasted Harry Potter.

The series that almost all of us know by heart with its plot, characters and details could actually have been very different. Rowling, who wrote the books for many years, had completely different details in her mind, and these details could have rewritten the fate of the entire series! We will be waiting with curiosity in the comments for the detail that surprises you the most when you read our content. 🙂

Tom Felton, who fits the character of Draco Malfoy very well, was not actually going to play that character.

Felton had auditioned for the roles of Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. We have so associated Tom Felton with the character of our bully boy Draco that it is even difficult to imagine him playing Harry or Ron!

Rosie O’Donnell and Robin Williams have offered to star in Harry Potter for free.

Two famous American actors wanted to take part in the Harry Potter movies so much that they even considered the idea of ​​doing it for free! However, Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter universe, said “no” because she wanted the cast to consist only of British or Irish people. We’re obviously going crazy thinking about what it would be like if one of the two famous actors appeared in the movies…

Arthur Weasley was scheduled to die.

Arthur Weasley, one of the most beloved characters, was going to die when he was attacked by Nagini in Order of the Phoenix, but Rowling abandoned the idea.

The author was very attached to the character and felt that Arthur was the only good father figure in the books. Instead, he killed Lupine and Tonks at the end of the series. Arthur, on the other hand, had the chance to survive because he was a very good father…

Hermione wouldn’t be an only child.

While the characters Harry and Hermione are the only children, Ron comes from a large family. However, as originally planned, Hermione would not be an only child. Rowling would give him a little Muggle sister.

It might have added an interesting dynamic to the script, but considering that Hermione’s family is barely mentioned, it can be predicted that it wouldn’t contribute much to the plot.

Like his father, Ron Weasley’s death was planned!

The biggest change Rowling removed from the books was the death of Ron Weasley. He had planned for Ron to die in the middle of the series, but never knew exactly when or how it would happen.

Fortunately, he abandoned this idea because it would have changed the course of the story drastically. We can’t even imagine half the series without Ron! We’re not even getting into the trauma Harry and Hermione will go through…

The ghosts, not the sorting hat, would decide the buildings where the students would be placed.

As we know, the four Hogwarts houses reflect the personalities of the students who attend them. Roughly speaking; Gryffindor is for the brave, Hufflepuff is for the kind, Ravenclaw is for the wise, and Slytherin is for the cunning.

These characteristics are determined by the Sorting Hat in the story, but JK Rowling had originally planned for the students to be sorted by a court composed entirely of ghosts living at Hogwarts.

The person who would save Harry would be Hermione’s family, not Hagrid.

Hermione’s family, which is not a big part of the story, was actually going to be given an important role compared to what was originally planned. Rowling made sure Granger and the Potter family got to know each other when she first wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

The Potters lived on an island and the Grangers lived on the mainland. Hearing an explosion, the Granger family would go to help the Potters, and Hermione’s father would save Harry and take him to the Dursleys.

There would also be vampire teachers at Hogwarts.

One of the most popular fan theories about Snape is that he is secretly a vampire, but this theory has never been confirmed. However, Rowling had originally planned to have a vampire teacher at Hogwarts.

It was going to be called Trocar (an ancient device used to draw blood from the arteries), but the author did not like the character very much and gave up early on. However, in Half-Blood Prince, we can see a vampire named Sanguini as a guest at Slughorn’s parties.

The character was going to be an old witch who loved dogs.

Although Arabella Figg is a cat lady and Dolores Umbridge has a strange obsession with cats, we do not see a character who loves dogs. Hagrid loved all kinds of animals, including dogs, but mostly focused on magical creatures.

Rowling included a character named Mopsy, an old witch who loved dogs, in Goblet of Fire. This character would see Sirius in his Padfoot form and take him in to care for him. However, an editor removed the character from the story because he said he did not contribute much to the plot.

The book’s iconic epilogue would have ended differently.

The last words of the series are quite popular: “All was well.” This phrase even appears on the tattoos of Potter fans. However, this sentence would not be the last words in the books as originally planned.

Rowling has long said that the last word of the series would be “scar.” The idea of ​​choosing to end on a positive sentence was probably a better choice.

Finally, let’s end by remembering Michael Gambon, who gave life to the character of Albus Dumbledore and passed away recently: