Harry Potterfans have reveled in the series' details over the years, and it turns out one gross moment in the books was secret foreshadowing all along. Several behind-the-scenes secrets about Harry Potter have come out since the films and books were originally released. For instance, author J.K. Rowling constantly doles out revelations about her characters, including informing the public that fans were pronouncing "Voldemort" incorrectly and explaining the truth about Dumbledore's sexuality. The franchise continues to reveal secrets as well, with the Fantastic Beasts movies showing Nagini wasn't really a snake. Instead, the character was secretly a Maledictus the whole time.
More than two decades since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone debuted in theaters, the film franchise continues its success worldwide. Recently, HBO even brought the cast of the films together for a reunion special titled Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. The cast reflected on behind-the-scenes secrets and how the series changed their lives during the special. "No one else can really quite understand what we experienced," Ron Weasley actor Rupert Grint says during the reunion.
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Now, another secret is out about the story, and it reveals a disturbing moment that was always foreshadowing. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry uses Floo powder for the first time and winds up in Knockturn Alley. There, a woman with a tray of human fingernails confronts the young wizard. Hagrid soon comes to the rescue and knocks the fingernails from her hands. The moment is bizarre in the book, and a theory (via Reddit) claims it always had a deeper
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