The article shares some behind-the-scenes moments from the Harry Potter films, showcasing the lighthearted and playful side of the cast and crew. Some of the notable moments include:
* Alan Rickman's (Professor Snape) pranks on set, including using a fart pillow to make the crew laugh.
* Daniel Radcliffe's (Harry Potter) struggles with a bra during a scene, which ended with him screaming at the director in frustration.
* Rupert Grint's (Ron Weasley) constant smiling and laughter during filming, which often required the crew to invent new ways to calm him down.
* Emma Watson's (Hermione Granger) dedication to her role, including learning the entire script by heart, but also her tendency to whisper lines and cause re-shoots.
* A scene where Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) was made to laugh by Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge), which was a rare moment of levity for the usually stern character.
* The cast's playful interactions, including a scene where Emma Watson and Rupert Grint couldn't stop laughing during a tea party scene.
These moments humanize the cast and crew, showing that even in a magical world like Harry Potter, there's room for humor and playfulness.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Alan Rickman brought a fart pillow to the set of the Harry Potter films.
2. Alan Rickman and Michael Gambon spent an entire take during the filming of the third movie just to fool around.
3. Daniel Radcliffe had trouble taking off a bra during filming and screamed at director David Yates.
4. Rupert Grint had trouble keeping a straight face during filming and would often break out into a smile.
5. To calm Rupert Grint down, the film crew gave him a "red card" as a reminder to remain professional.
6. Chris Columbus, the director, asked Warwick Davis to shout his lines to make Daniel Radcliffe flinch, but Radcliffe just laughed.
7. Daniel Radcliffe had to pretend to be a bad dancer during the Yule ball scene and had to train hard to achieve the desired result.
8. Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid, helped defuse tension on the set and was loved by the young actors.
9. Maggie Smith rarely left her character and was only made to laugh by Imelda Staunton, who played Dolores Umbridge.
10. Emma Watson wrote a long essay about her character, Hermione, and learned all her lines and those of the other characters.
11. Emma Watson would often whisper the lines of other characters under her breath, causing scenes to be re-shot.
12. Rupert Grint and Emma Watson had a funny syndrome where they would laugh during filming, and Emma even surpassed Rupert in one scene.
13. Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint had a lot of funny takes where Rupert would make Daniel laugh to tears.
14. Hermione slapped Harry on the arm in several scenes, but the intensity of the blow was not always the same, and Daniel Radcliffe had to learn to react accordingly.