20 Easter Eggs In Harry Potter Films You Didn’t Notice

4. Witch #1 Debate

Warner Bros. (via Tumblr)Warner Bros. (via Tumblr)Film: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

For a long time there was a hotly disputed debate among Potter fans arguing over whether or not J.K Rowling makes a cameo appearance in any of the films. The above image of the uncredited Witch #1 from The Chamber of Secrets is the most convincing image supposedly depicting the novel€™s author in the film. It is true, the witch shown in this frame from near the end of the film when Harry€™s heroics are applauded by the congregation in the Great Hall most certainly resembles Jo.

For a long time this shot was taken as categorical evidence that Rowling had made a cameo appearance. However, the author herself proved these rumours to be incorrect when she took to her website to explain that she had never appeared in any of the films despite having been offered the symbolic role of playing Harry€™s mother in the mirror of Erised. Very much an Easter Egg within an Easter Egg.

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