Things you might not know about Harry Potter
written by Katie
I know most of you have heard about the author of Harry Potter, JK Rowling, here are some interesting facts about the making of these movies and what Rowing went through forthe books. Although some of them might be familiar, some may just be strange and unfamiliar.
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Rupert Grint's Audition Was Unusual
Chapter 9
Nine-year-old Emma Watson’s first audition for the role of Hermione took place in her school gym; she auditioned a total of eight times. Grint, then 10, sent in a video audition, and went in a rather unusual direction: “I found out that you could audition by sending a picture of yourself and some information to Newsround,” he said in 2002. “I did my own video with me, first of all, pretending to be my drama teacher who unfortunately was a girl and then I did a rap of how I wanted to be Ron and then I made my own script thing up and sent it off.”
He had some competition, though: Tom Felton auditioned for both Ron and Harry before ultimately being cast as Draco Malfoy.
He had some competition, though: Tom Felton auditioned for both Ron and Harry before ultimately being cast as Draco Malfoy.
