Harry Potter: 10 Things That Happened After The Movies

A chamber of secrets.

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It's been more than six years since Harry Potter weaved his magic on the big screen but, over half a decade on from the climatic events of The Deathly Hallows - Part 2, the Hogwarts Express continues to run.

The movies, and indeed the books they're based on, didn't mark the end of the popular wizarding saga, far from it.

The world JK Rowling created is still going strong in Hollywood thanks to the Fantastic Beasts prequel series, while Harry and his friends' adventures have continued on the stage in sequel play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

If that isn't enough extra wizarding lore for you, the author herself has been vocal about the fate of numerous characters from the Harry Potter series and revealed plenty of bonus facts and tidbits since the film series wrapped up.

Between The Cursed Child and Rowling's revelations, fans of the movies can piece together what became of Harry, Ron and Hermione far beyond The Battle of Hogwarts and the Deathly Hallows' epilogue - and the magic didn't end when the protagonist packed his second son off to Hogwarts 19 years on from Voldemort's defeat.

Spoilers from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ahead...

10. Hermione Returned To Hogwarts

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The Deathly Hallows epilogue confirmed Hermione and Ron finally got together, but JK Rowling has since spilled the Bertie Bott's Beans about what happened to Hogwarts' resident brain box between the battle with Voldemort and that flashforward.

Rather appropriately, the bookish Miss Granger was the only member of the trio to return to the school for witchcraft and wizardry to study for a seventh year and take her NEWTS, basically the magical equivalent of A-levels.

Harry and Ron didn't go into further education, but that did their careers no harm as Potter went on to serve as Head of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic, while his best mate took up a manger's position at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes and later joined him at the Ministry as an Auror.

With those extra qualifications under her belt, the future Mrs Weasley eventually became Minister for Magic, succeeding Kingsley Shacklebolt (who is played by George Harris in the movies) in the role.

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