Pop Culture and Fictional Characters

Neville Longbottom marries Hannah Abbott, who becomes the landlady of the Leaky Cauldron.

Bill and Fleur Weasley named their first child Victoire. The name is French, reflecting Fleur's heritage, and signifies victory.

The statue of Boris the Bewildered is located near the prefects' bathroom on the fifth floor of Hogwarts.

Ginny Weasley names her purple Pygmy Puff Arnold. Hedwig is Harry's owl and Errol is the Weasley family owl.

Hermione's cat is named Crookshanks. He is half-Kneazle, which explains his high intelligence.

George Weasley married Angelina Johnson, who was a Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

In The Chamber of Secrets, Arthur Weasley's enchanted Ford Anglia is used by Harry and Ron to travel to Hogwarts after the barrier to Platform 9 3/4 is sealed.

Mrs. Norris is the name of the cat that belongs to the Hogwarts caretaker, Argus Filch.

Neville Longbottom never successfully produces a corporeal Patronus in the books, as it is a highly advanced form of magic that he does not master during the series.

In The Goblet of Fire, Barty Crouch Jr. (disguised as Mad-Eye Moody) transfigures Draco Malfoy into a ferret as punishment for trying to attack Harry.

Ron Weasley takes Padma Patil to the Yule Ball in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Harry takes her sister, Parvati Patil.

Daniel Radcliffe had a severe reaction to the green-colored contact lenses used during the filming of the first movie, so the production team decided to forgo them.

Winky the house-elf, after being freed by Mr. Crouch, falls into a deep depression and develops a severe addiction to Butterbeer, which is alcoholic to house-elves.

In The Sorcerer's Stone, Harry releases a boa constrictor at the zoo, which tells him it is going to Brazil.

Fluffy is the name of the three-headed dog that Hagrid bought from a Greek chappie in a pub and used to guard the trapdoor leading to the Philosopher's Stone.