Robbie coltrane, one of britains most popular comedians who was head of debating society at school and won prizes for his art, is now a film. The harry potter films would get darker and more realistic as they went on, but the cartoonishness displayed by ian harts professor quirrell would never be equaled by another character in the series. The long goodbye for the most successful film series of the century thus far begins with harry potter and the deathly hallows part i, the darkest and least characteristic of the batch. Was cornelius fudge the worst ever minister for magic. Acting as a protector, he rode a thestral with hermione granger. The position somewhat corresponds to the prime minister of british muggles the minister is advised on wizarding matters by their staff members and by the other heads of departments. The minister enjoys a position of great prominence and prestige. With imelda staunton, warwick davis, evanna lynch, miriam margolyes. Blink and youll miss daniel tuite as the skinny ministry wizard in deathly hallows.
Character profiles, theories, magical artifacts, spells, 5 facts. He then succeeded millicent bagnold as minister for. Actors like bill nighy are the kind of actors i really adore. He originally joined the ministry of magic as an auror, where he became a. For example, in harry potter and the deathly hallows. Behind the magic of harry pottera witty and illuminating look at the scientific principles, theories, and assumptions of the boy wizards world, newly come to life again in harry potter and the cursed child and the upcoming film fantastic beasts. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 wikipedia. Harry potter and the deathly hallows is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Due to shortened screen time we dont even scratch the surface of the minister of magic. Harry potter is a series of seven fantasy novels and eight movies by j. First class, was a british wizard who was the minister for magic from 19901996. It is named for its protagonist and hero, harry potter the 7 books in the series have sold over 500 million copies across the world in over 70 languages, and is the bestselling book series of all time. The crimes of grindelwald can fluffy the threeheaded dog be explained by advances in molecular biology.
A ministry of magic is the primary governing body of the magical community in many countries. List of supporting harry potter characters wikipedia. Part 1 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. Kingsley worked as a highranking auror in the ministry of magic, and was. Bill nighy born 12 december, 1949 is an english actor who portrayed rufus scrimgeour in harry potter and the deathly hallows. Rowling gave a speech during the world premiere of the final film in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2, on 7 july. In all the films, daniel radcliffe played harry potter, rupert grint played ron weasley and emma watson played hermione granger. Despite this, however, scrimgeour still defies voldemort. Hermione went from the biggest stickler for the rule book to constantly breaking them with her two best pals.
Minister pius thicknesse was a british wizard and a ministry of magic official in the mid to late 1990s. From losing it at ron and harry for risking their expulsion in the first book to quite merrily orchestrating a secret, illegal society for learning defence against the dark arts in book five, hogwarts smartest witch definitely went a long way with rulebreaking. List of harry potter cast members harry potter wiki fandom. Now, this dualhermione business might sound like nitpicking from superfans, but it matters because she is the minister for magic in harry potter. It is a thicker book than the previous books, and it is a lot heavier for sure. The minister for magic is the executive head of the government for the british wizarding world. He also played slartibartfast in the film version of the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and appeared in. Nighy is also well known for his work as davy jones in the pirates of the caribbean films, as well as the vampire king viktor in the underworld series. Mr potter, if you just listen no you listen, minister, harry snarled, the scars littering his face contorting. Theyre not stupid, as much as we wished it were true. Harry potter and the deathly hallows is the property of warner brothers pictures and j. Harry potter and game of thrones are completely different worlds. No, i do not own the harry potter franchise, though i do own copies of all the books and films.
Rufus scrimgeour serves as the minister for magic of the united kingdom from harry potter and the halfblood prince until his death in the following book, succeeding cornelius fudge who was ousted by the wizarding community for his failure to announce the return of voldemort, discrediting harry potter and albus dumbledore, and allowing dolores umbridge to become headmistress of hogwarts. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is book 6 in the harry potter book series by j. The minister for magic is the political leader of the wizarding. Harry potter and the deathly hallows an intense row regarding respect and responsibility. The dursley family are harry potters last living relatives. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the british library. A pretty major character for 5 of the 7 books, we hear nothing at all of him in book 7, even though voldemorts coup of the ministry would undeniably have affected him one way or another, since he still worked there.
Just because voldemorts gone it does not mean you should stop hunting death eaters. And, like his predecessor, he and harry potter have a rocky relationship with the duo both having different views on the second wizarding war. Harry potter and the deathly hallows is the property of warner brothers pictures. Just in time for the crimes of grindlewald, we summarized all of the harry potter series in less time than itll take you to learn what your patronus is in some online quiz. As the british library unveils a very special new exhibition in the uk, harry potter. In britain, at least, the term ministry of magic seems to be synonymous with form of wizarding government. Rufus scrimgeour bill nighy in harry potter 7 12 youtube. Daniel radcliffe who had only ever got the role as harry potter from his best friend tarren patel, not only a friend to him but also a role model. It was released on 21 july 2007 in the united kingdom by bloomsbury publishing, in the united states by scholastic, and in canada by raincoast books. The harry potter movie series was filmed over ten years, so we can imagine that a lot of things changed.
Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersrufus scrimgeour. Former pirates of the caribbean star bill nighy is joining the cast of harry potter and the deathly hallows as minister of magic rufus. After harry and ron save her from a mountain troll in the girls restroom, she becomes best friends with them and often uses her quick wit, deft. We see the prime minister of the united kingdom in his office at number 10, downing street. The people who do own the harry potter franchise are jk rowling, bloomsbury, warner bros. Ministry of magic policeman paper man uncredited neil shroot. Rowlings 2007 novel of the same name and features an ensemble cast. Quirrells act is so transparent, at least in the film, that it. Daniel radcliffe actor harry potter and the deathly hallows. It might be possible that he would be considered for the same since hes the head of the auror office, but beyond that, he would not be up for an actual election. Yes, here are some dean thomas angelina johnson kingsley shacklebolt lee jordan blaise zabini this kid from the third movie.
The sixth book, harry potter and the halfblood prince, opens up in a place that we have never seen before in the series. A history of magic is the official book of the exhibition, a onceinalifetime collaboration between bloomsbury, j. Harry potter characters who were replaced between movies. His professor quirrell is supposed to be putting on an act, but this act is so big that it becomes almost impossible to ignore. The novel chronicles the events directly following harry potter and the halfblood prince. This is a list of characters in the harry potter series. Emergency visits to the muggle prime minister by the minister for magic are announced by a portrait of ulick gamp first minister for magic that hangs in the muggle prime minister s study in number 10 downing street. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 is a 2010 fantasy film directed by david yates and distributed by warner bros. As harry daniel radcliffe, ron rupert grint, and hermione emma watson race against time and evil to destroy the horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world. Dozens of actors of the united kingdom and ireland voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the harry potter film series based on the book series by j. Welcome to harry potter folklore, this channel is all about harry potter lore. Nighy was originally cast for the film adaptation of harry potter and the. Headed by a minister for magic, a ministry of magic is responsible for regulating and enforcing laws for the magical community, as well as keeping said community hidden from the muggle world.
She first appears in harry potter and the philosophers stone, as a new student on her way to hogwarts. Hardy, who died at denville hall, a retirement home for actors near london, recently appeared as cornelius fudge, the minister of magic, in four of the. The ministry of magic was formally established in 1707 with the. They are all characters who have appeared in a harry potter related book by j. His family said robert hardy died thursday after a tremendous life. However, in 2009, yates cast nighy as minister of magic rufus scrimgeour in the. Showbiz pirates star cast in potter 7 cbbc newsround. Rufus scrimgeour succeeds cornelius fudge as minister of magic following lord voldemorts return to the public eye. For many people, some of the most exciting days of their lives were when the new harry potter book came out, or when they went to the midnight premiere of one of the movies. The dursleys live at number 4, privet drive, little whinging in surrey, england. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the harry potter series. This is a list of harry potter cast members who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the.
Robert hardy dead aged 91 tributes to harry potter star. The film, which is the seventh and penultimate instalment in the harry potter film series, was written by steve kloves and produced by. The british stage and screen actor played minister for magic cornelius fudge in the harry potter movies. To ensure harrys safety, albus dumbledore placed him in the dursleys care when he was a baby. The people of this time were lucky enough to watch this series grow. With daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, bill nighy. The minister for magic is the political leader of the wizarding community in the united kingdom and ireland and the highest ranking member of the ministry of magic, which they control. He is visited by cornelius fudge, who we discover is now the former minister for magic. His father is from a northern irish protestant background, while his mother was born in south africa, to a jewish family from lithuania. Thank you to jkr for letting us play about in the sandbox of the wizarding world. A history of magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the hogwarts curriculum, from care of magical creatures and herbology to defense against the dark arts, astronomy, and more in this book uncovering thousands of years of magical history. Harry pottercharactersministry of magic all the tropes. Fudge began his career in the ministry as junior minister in the department of magical accidents and catastrophes.
He is described as looking like an old lion with tawny hair and bushy eyebrows, yellow eyes and wire. Rowling goes behind the scenes at the british library to reveal some of the reallife counterparts to her characters. The other minister, a harry potter fanfic fanfiction. Harry potter simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He or she represents the british magical community in international affairs and sets the tone for the policies of the ministry of magic. He thus had complete control of the ministry of magic, the main governing body of the british wizarding world. Rupert grint and emma watson, who have played ron weasley and hermione granger in all the films, were virtually unknown when they were cast. The other minister theyll regroup if you dont do anything. During the second wizarding war, he became head of the department of magical law enforcement as well as, later in the war, minister for magic under lord voldemorts puppet regime while under the imperius curse and thus essentially voldemorts puppet himself. In the end, his words apply more so to harry, ron, and hermione than the ministry. It promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry from alchemy and potions. They are all muggles, and despise all things related to magic and anything out of the ordinary in general and the wizarding world.
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