1. The phrase “Vol de mort” in French means “flight of death,” which is a reference to Voldemort’s quest for immortality.
2. Professor McGonagall was named after Minerva, the Roman god of wisdom.
3. Professor Trelawney’s name, Sybill, is derived from the Greek word Sibylla, which means prophetic.
4. Professor Trelawney’s grandmother takes her name from Cassandra, who gained prophetic power from the god Apollo in Greek mythology. Cassandra cursed her prophecies to never be believed after she refused to marry Apollo.
5. Narcissa Malfoy took her name from Narcissus, who died after spending so much time looking at the reflection of his own beauty in Greek mythology.
6. Argus Filch got its name from the 100-eyed giant Argus, who saw everything in Greek mythology.
7. Filch, on the other hand, is an English word meaning “stealing something that doesn’t have much value.”
8. Filch’s cat, Mrs. Norris, got its name from a rather unpleasant character in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park novel.
9. Remus Lupine got its name from the twin brothers named Remus and Romulus, who are said to have founded the city of Rome. When the twins were abandoned by their parents, they were discovered and cared for by a wolf.
10. The surname of Remus Lupine comes from the Latin word “Lupinus” meaning “Wolf.”
11. Sirius got its name from the brightest star in the sky. This star is also known as “Dog Star.”
12. In fact, almost all Black family got its name from the stars. Bellatrix is the name of the third brightest star in the constellation of Orion; Andromeda is the name of the galaxy closest to Earth, and Regulus is the brightest star of the Leo constellation.
13. Fenrir Greyback got its name from Fenrir, a wild and gigantic wolf in Scandinavian mythology.
14. Dumbledore’s sister, Ariana’s name, derives from Ariadne in Greek mythology, which caused Theseus to escape from the labyrinth after killing Minotaur. The picture of Dumbledore’s sister also led the golden trio to Hogwarts for their final battle.
15. Luna’s father, Xenophilius, got its name from the xenophilia situation, which is the opposite of xenophobia, which we can characterize in accordance with the attitude of the Lovegood family.
16. Alastor, the first name of Mad-Eye Moody, is a Greek word meaning “Avenger.” Zeus, the king of the gods of Mount Olympus, was also considered Zeus Alastor.
17. Professor Quirrell’s first name, Quirinus, came from the Roman god Janus Quirinus, who had two heads.
18. For Fluffy in the Philosopher’s Stone, he was inspired by Cerberus, who guarded the gates of Hell in Greek mythology.
19. Dumbledore’s phoenix Fawkes is named after Guy Fawkes, who blew up the Houses of Parliament to kill King James.
20. Harry’s owl, Hedwig, educated children who were abandoned and orphaned. It was taken from Hedwig of Silesia.
21. Pigwidgeon, the name of Ron’s little owl, is an English word that usually refers to something small or unimportant.
22. Ron’s older brother, Percy Weasley’s owl, got its name from the Greek god Hermes, the messenger to the gods.
23. The French word Griffin d’Or, pronounced in the same way as Gryffindor, means “golden griffin.” Dumbledore’s office door also has golden knockers in the shape of a griffin.
24. Slytherin is composed of the sentence “sly therein,” which means “sneaky there.” In fact, insidiousness is one of the distinguishing features of Slytherin people.
25. The family name of the Malfoy family is derived from the word “Maleficus,” which means “Satan” in Latin.
26. Durmstrang, Viktor Krum’s school, is named after the German movement “Sturm und Drang,” which means “storm and enthusiasm.”
27. Diagon Alley is formed from the word” nocturnally,” which means” night “in the same way Knockturn Alley is played on the word “diagonally,” which means “crossover.”
28. At Beauxbatons, a magnificent fountain in the middle of the park is said to have healing and beautifying powers. The name of this fountain is Nicolas-Perenelle Flame.
29. Fred and George Weasley were born on April 1, known as April fool’s day.
30. Nicolas Flamel, creator of the philosopher’s stone and friend of Dumbledore, was a real person. Flamel, an aspiring French artist, became known as an alchemist hundreds of years after his death.
31. The Legend of the Philosopher’s Stone was also real. It was said that base metals could be turned into gold or silver, and alchemists believed they could use it to create the elixir of life.
32. When visitors enter the Ministry of Magic, they enter an unused telephone booth and dial 62442. These numbers correspond to the letters M-A-G-I-C on the phone keypad.
33. Most of the spells in the Harry Potter universe are of Latin origin. For example, Crucio = Torture, Accio = Call, Protego = Protect.
34. Inferi, the army that Voldemort tries to form from dead bodies, means “Underground World” in Italian.
35. The Latin phrase series “Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus,” known as the Hogwarts motto, means “Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon.”
36. Dementors, J.K. It symbolizes Rowling’s depressed days in his 20s.
37. JK Rowling said that when writing Cedric Diggory’s death, she was inspired by Homer’s Iliad. At the end of the Iliad, Achill returned Hector’s body to his father.
38. The Story of the Three Brothers in the Deathly Hallows was adapted from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Pardoner’s Tale.”
39. Despite the fact that yew trees symbolize immortality in mythology, they are seen as a bad sign because they are abundant in cemeteries. Voldemort’s wand is also made of yew.
40. In mythology, the holly tree is seen as an amulet against evil. Harry Potter’s wand is also made of holly wood.