JK Rowling has revealed where she started writing the Harry Potter books, contradicting fans who believed for years that Edinburgh was its birthplace. The Elephant House Cafe in Edinburgh is widely regarded as the place the now 54-year-old author wrote the first of the seven fantasy novels.

The Boy Who Lived came to life for the first time on a napkin. On a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990, J.K. Rowling wrote her initial ideas for what would become a worldwide phenomenon on a piece of paper meant to wipe ketchup from your mouth. The thought of it is wild.

J.K. Rowling Wrote One Of The Most Important Parts Of Harry Potter On An Airplane Vomit Bag. It is a well-known legend that Rowling first jotted down her initial thoughts and ideas for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on a napkin while sitting on a delayed train from Manchester to London back in 1990.

Around 300 kids were auditioned for the role or Harry Potter over a period of seven months but the director couldn’t find the perfect one.

Liam Aiken was almost The Boy Who Lived It’s almost impossible to imagine anyone other than Daniel Radcliffe playing “The Boy Who Lived” in the Harry Potter films. Radcliffe’s career was essentially launched after appearing in the film franchise, and Radcliffe remains intimately tied to the series for fans.

For the most part, American actors were shut out from the Harry Potter films because producers (and J.K. Rowling herself) largely insisted that all of the characters be played by actors from the UK. However, once Fantastic Beasts came around, American actors flocked to the audition rooms.

• Richard Bremmer portrayed Voldemort in the first movie.
• Ian Hart portrayed the face and voice on Quirrells head.
• Christian Coulson played 16yo Tom Riddle in CoS.
• Ralph Fiennes portrayed Voldemort after his return from GoF-DH.
• Hero Fiennes-Tiffin (Ralph Fiennes nephew) portrays 11yo Tom Riddle.

Emma Watson auditioned eight times for role in Harry Potter. British actress Emma Watson auditioned for the role of Hermione Granger in the ‘Harry Potter’ series eight times, when she was nine years old. The series author, JK Rowling, wanted Watson for the role since Watson’s first screen test.

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