45 Things I Noticed After Rewatching Harry Potter

The Harry Potter series is a classic, and almost everyone has read the books and seen the movies too many times to count. Still, there remains some incidents and facts in the movies which most people have never spotted. Below are 45 things I noticed after rewatching Harry Potter.

Harry Potter was the best Quidditch Seeker during his time at Hogwarts and this was clear even before playing his first match. Then team captain of Gryffindor House, Oliver Wood, taught Harry Potter the basics of Quidditch, and Harry's eyes followed the Snitch keenly as soon as it left Oliver's hand. Oliver, himself a keeper, struggled to catch sight of the Snitch. It was clear to Oliver then that Harry Potter was a born Seeker.

A major thing I noticed after rewatching is that Harry Potter did not cast a spell in the first movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. This is quite unbelievable, as Harry Potter was touted as a special boy from the moment he stepped into Hogwarts. Not a single one, and you can watch the entire movie again to confirm.

Being a very clumsy kid, Neville Longbottom's grandmother sent him a Remembrall to always notify him whenever he forgot to remember something. In this scene in the dining hall, Neville's Remembrall is failed with red smoke, an indication that he was missing something. A hint as to what he is missing is made available for users, as we can see in this picture that Neville is the only one without his school robes on.

The Mirror of Erised was one of the first magical objects which Harry Potter encountered after enrolling at Hogwarts. The mirror showed him the faces of his parents smiling at him, and Harry erroneously thought he could use it to communicate with them. Professor Dumbledore explained to him later on that "the mirror merely showed you, your deepest desires". One thing that Harry and a lot of viewers missed is that the scribbling on the mirror are the words "I show not your face but your heart's desire" written backward.