What You Need To Know About Harry Potter

• The Potters were an old, very wealthy pure-blood family, and Harry inherited much of his wealth from his parents. 
• Harry and Tom Riddle were very distant relatives as both of them were the descendants of Peverell Brothers.  
• Harry was distantly related, on his father's side, to the Blacks, Malfoys, Weasleys, Longbottoms, and almost all other pure-blood families 
• Harry didn't finish his 7th year at Hogwarts along with Ron. Hermione did by joining in Ginny's school year.  
• When Voldemort destroyed the Horcrux that was Harry, Harry Potter lost the ability to speak Parseltongue 
• After the war, Harry became an Auror at the Ministry of Magic.
• New Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt permitted those who had fought in the battle to become Aurors without getting their N.E.W.T.s.
• In 2007, Harry became youngest head of the Auror Office at the age of 27.  
• Harry helped to reform the Ministry along with Ron, who was also an Auror, and Hermione, who was ranked high up in the ministry. 
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione were featured on Chocolate Frog Cards for their accomplishments  
• Harry aided in the care of his godson, Teddy Lupin, thus fulfilling his role that his own godfather, Sirius Black, never got to play. 
• By 2017, Harry had married Ginny Weasley and had three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus & Lily Luna.  
• Harry ensured that Severus Snape's portrait was hung in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts after his death. 
• Harry made occasional visits to Hogwarts to give lectures to the students on Defence Against the Dark Arts.  
• Harry made peace with Draco Malfoy, something that his father and his friends were never able to do with Severus Snape. 
• J. K. Rowling stated that 'Harry' had always been one of her favourite boy's names  
• JKR has liked the name Potter since childhood, as a family that had lived near her carried this surname. 
• Harry's birthday of 31 July is also the birthday of J. K. Rowling.  
• J. K. Rowling has said that Harry could have beaten Hermione in a magical duel halfway through Prisoner of Azkaban. 
• Harry Potter is still the only wizard to this day that has had all three Unforgivable Curses cast on him and survived.  
• J.K. Rowling has said that because of the demands of his life, Harry has had less sexual experience than boys of his age might have had.
• J.K. Rowling had Harry survive is because she values those who rebuild after a war, modelling Harry on war veterans.