Hey kids! Check me out! I spent my Thanksgiving break having fun at Universal Studios with Mr. Johnson from West. Pretty cool huh?
I spent some time visiting with Harry Potter. Here are some fun facts about the Harry Potter books and movies:
Golgomath (one of the largest giants in the Potter universe) may be a play on the word “googol,” a math term for a one with a hundred zeros after it—in other words, one of the largest numbers known.
So many fans visit King’s Cross station to take pictures of platforms 9 and 10 that the station management erected a sign that says “Platform 9 ¾” which, in the Potter books, is invisible to Muggles but acts as a gateway for witches and wizards.
Harry’s birthday is July 31, 1980. Rowling’s birthday is also July 31—but in 1966.
Rowling’s books were the first children’s books included on the New York Bestseller list since E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web in 1952.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released on July 21, 2007, and sold 11 million copies on the first day of its release, breaking Rowling's earlier records for the fastest selling book of all time.
The actress who played Moaning Myrtle is actually 37 years old and is the oldest actress to portray a Hogwarts student.
So here is the math question:
How many pages are in all of the Harry Potter books? If I read 105 pages a day, how long would it take me to finish the entire series from start to finish? I can't wait to hear back from you!
Check out this website to learn more about some of the things I did on my trip. http://www.universalorlando.com/harrypotter/
