Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2/Trivia
Trivia about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 includes:
- All-Star Cast: Bill Nighy claimed he was excited to be playing Rufus Scrimgeour because, if he hadn't, he would've been the only actor in England not to have shown up in the series at some point. Indeed, it is almost easier to note the British actors who have not appeared in the films.
- Alternate DVD Commentary: Wizard People, Dear Reader
- Continuity Nod: The scene where the Room of Requirement burns (the hide-everything version where Ravenclaw's diadem is hidden) features sets and props from the other films, such as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone's giant chess pieces.
- Never Trust a Trailer:
- The frequently used sound byte "Bring him to me!" is always used with a shot of Harry, while in the film proper, it's Voldemort ordering Lucius to give him Snape.
- And of course, there's NYAAAA AAAAH! which was used only once by Voldemort in Deathly Hallows Part 1 (after the Seven Potters chase), but showed up very frequently in the trailers for Part 2.
- The trailers for Part 2 were partial to using Voldemort's line "Only I can live forever." during shots of the final showdown with Harry. It's actually what Voldemort says right before cutting Snape's throat and ordering Nagini to attack.
- Shout-Out: The scene in the prelude of the Battle of Hogwarts with McGonagall enchanting the castle's "statues" and armory is reminiscent of the climax of Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
- Too Soon: Supposedly a post-Voldemort sequence was filmed for that was much closer to the book (i.e. a mixture of jubilation and grief) but was cut after Americans infamously celebrated the death of Osama bin Laden. Instead the atmosphere is much more bleak and bittersweet.
- Trailers Always Spoil: One trailer shows Ron crying over his brother Fred's dead body while Harry's V.O. says "I never wanted any of you to die for me".
- Another trailer shows Harry in the Forbidden Forest talking to his mother, father, Sirius, and Lupin, who are all supposed to be dead, but now brought back to life by the Resurrection Stone!
- Word of Saint Paul: The last moments of the film suggests a romance (or at least a pair of reciprocal one-sided crushes) between Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood, which is a widely fanon-supported couple, but not one that happens in canon. Matthew Lewis, who plays Neville, asserted the two had a brief fling, but ended up marrying their canonical partners.