All Wands Were Handcrafted
The tens of thousands of wand boxes in the Ollivanders Wand Shop scenes were all hand-painted. There were 17,000 individually hand-decorated wands for the movie, each of the bookends and table scenes at Ollivanders Wand.
Emma Nearly Missed The Role
Because of her, Emma Watson almost missed out on the role that made her famous. When the casting committee came to the primary school, Emma, believe it or not, refused to go to an interview. Emma’s instructor persuaded her to go, despite the fact that she was the only little girl who wasn’t involved. She was the last girl to show up for the audition, and the rest, as they say, is history! Speaking of Emma…