Dumbledore shows Harry seven memories from Voldemort’s past in the Pensieve.Ĥ1. Fred and George charge seven sickles for a Canary Cream.Ĥ0. Trelawney’s prophecy is located in row 9 7 in the Department of Mysteries.ģ9. The film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was released in theaters in 200 7.ģ7. Frank Bryce was 77 years old when he was murdered by Voldemort.ģ6. There were seven locks on Mad-Eye Moody’s trunk.ģ5. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Dobby had obtained seven socks.ģ4. During Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Aunt Marge stays with the Dursleys for seven days.ģ3. There were seven people in the Shrieking Shack in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry, Hermione, Peter, Remus, Ron, Sirius, Snape).ģ2. Flitwick’s office is on the seventh floor of Hogwarts.ģ1. There are seven ingredients required to make Polyjuice Potion (Lacewing Flies, Leeches, Powdered Bicorn Horn, Knotgrass, Fluxweed, Shredded Boomslang Skin, a piece of the person you want to turn into).ģ0. When Ron and Harry flew Arthur’s Ford Anglia to Hogwarts, it was reported that seven Muggles saw them.Ģ9. Gilderoy Lockhart assigned seven books when he taught Defense Against the Dark Arts, all of which he wrote himself.Ģ8. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, seven entities were Petrified by the Basilisk.Ģ7. The first signs of magical abilities for a witch or wizard appear at the age of seven.Ģ6. Harry paid seven galleons for his wand.Ģ5. Harry’s Quidditch uniform number is 7.Ģ4. There are seven ghosts regularly mentioned throughout the series (Nearly Headless Nick, the Bloody Baron, the Grey Lady, Fat Friar, Moaning Myrtle, Peeves, Professor Bins).Ģ3. In regards to Platform 9 3/4, if you divide 9 by 3 then add 4, the result is 7.Ģ2. Gryffindor Tower is located on the seventh floor.Ģ1. There are 700 ways to commit a foul in Quidditch.Ģ0. of spells (Charm, Curse, Dark Arts, Healing Spell, Hex/Jinx, Protective Enchantment, Transfiguration).ġ9. During Harry’s first year, Gryffindor beat Slytherin for the House Cup for the first time in seven years.ġ8. There is a broom called the Cleansweep 7.ġ7. Ginny is the first Weasley girl to be born in seven generations.ġ6. If you take two 7 s and flip them one of them upside down, the shape of Harry’s scar is formed.ġ5. Similarly, there are seven potions in this specific task when trying to obtain the Sorcerer’s Stone.ġ3. There are seven tasks to complete in order to obtain the Sorcerer’s Stone.ġ2. On each Quidditch team, there are seven players.ġ1.
The Room of Requirement is located on the seventh floor.ġ0. Lily and James began dating during their seventh year at Hogwarts.ĩ. Harry and Neville were born in the seventh month.ħ. According to the Marauder’s Map, there are seven secret passageways leading out of Hogwarts.Ħ. Witches and wizards attend Hogwarts for seven years.ĥ.
However, after rereading the series and conducting a thorough investigation, I found that the number seven occurs not only in the books but is consistent with the movies, as well.īelow, I’ve listed multiple examples of the number seven throughout the series.Ĥ. Upon first thought, many of these are quite obvious. Rowling use this specific number an astounding amount of times to argue that the series can be read as a religious parallel? Did she do this by accident? Or did she just really enjoy the number seven? For example, there are seven days in a week, and God’s Sabbath falls on the seventh day.ĭid J.K. This number is tied directly to God’s creation of all things. In Christianity, seven is known as the foundation of God’s word – it represents perfection and completion. It is known throughout the Christian religion that seven is a biblical number – it is referenced 860 times in the Bible. One of the interesting things I found during my research was the overwhelming amount of the number seven throughout the series. But I never wanted to talk too openly about it because I thought it might show people who just wanted the story where we were going.ĭuring my sophomore year of college, I did a research study to prove that the series could be read as a Christian parallel. To me, the religious parallels have always been obvious. There has been a debate buzzing around the world that the Harry Potter series is inherently religious – specifically Christian.