Updated February 9, 2021 7.9K votes 1.4K voters 152.4K views
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Vote up the most interesting continuity details in 'Harry Potter.'
In a universe as big and bold as Harry Potter, there will always be so much to comb through. With eight films, seven books, and content still being produced even twenty years later, it's no surprise that everyone involved paid a lot more attention to continuity than we may think. We managed to round up a few truly intriguing continuity details from the series.
Did you notice any of these details the first time around? Take a look and vote up the most impressive continuity details in the Harry Potter universe.
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the girl in white, Pa can be seen recoiling in the background; this is because she has bumped into a Thestrel connected to the carriage.
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Lupin Slept On The Train Because There Was A Full Moon The Night Before
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Professor Lupin sleeps through most of the train ride to Hogwarts, which takes place the 1st of September, 1993. There really was a full moon the previous night; he was exhausted from transforming.
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The Inner Workings Of The Ministry Of Magic Are Shown
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Mr Weasley tells Harry that before interdepartmental memos were introduced, they used owls in the Ministry. In the prequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), you can see owls (and house-elves cleaning their mess).
When Arthur Weasley was bitten by Nagini, it took weeks to find an antivenom and required a long stay in the hospital to fix him up. When harry was bitten by the same snake, Hermione was able to patch him up with just some Dittany, the seemingly most common medicine available.
Nagini might not have used her venom at all when she bit Harry. Her orders from Voldemort were "Hold him," and that was her intention, not to kill him. "...she changed, changed into the snake, and attacked." He looked down at the puncture marks. "It wasn't supposed to kill me, just keep me there till You-Know-Who came." It's the venom, Arthur was fine except that the venom dissolved stitches and kept the wound open. she didn't use the venom on Harry (as that could've been fatal) and the wounds on Harry were just holes. Easily closed.
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Neville Can Be Seen Reading The Gillyweed Book Earlier In 'Goblet Of Fire'
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when everyone submitting their names, we can see Neville already reading the book that he will use to help Harry for the second task. The book, gave to Neville by Crouch in disguise (Moody), contains the properties of the Gillyweed.
