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Harry Potter fans are just realising what Aunt Petunia is doing in kitchen scene

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Published 13:28 16 Dec 2022 GMT

Harry Potter fans are just realising what Aunt Petunia is doing in kitchen scene

Harry Potter fans are just realising what Aunt Petunia is doing in the kitchen scene in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Callum Jones

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There are many iconic scenes in the Harry Potter films, but no matter how many times you watch them, they'll always be something new you will discover.

From the sorting hat scene when Harry, Ron and co enter Hogwarts for the first time, to the death of some of the film's most famous characters to which we don't want to spoil to this day - the eight films have some truly memorable moments.

However, there is some scenes that are not famous at all, and some easter eggs that haven't been spotted to this day.

This one easter egg comes from the opening scenes of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and is a minor background detail that many have never noticed.

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It's when Harry receives his first letter from Hogwarts, and just spots Aunt Petunia in the background:

Despite the majority never spotting it, this one eagle-eyed Harry Potter fanatic took to Reddit to share the hidden easter egg.

They wrote: "In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (Sorcerer’s) Stone, Aunt Petunia is visible in the background of this scene dyeing Dudley’s old clothes grey for Harry’s uniform. This is only ever mentioned in the book."

In the scene, Mr Dursley skims through his post while Harry admires the Hogwarts envelope with his name on it.

But in the background, Petunia can be seen mixing a pile of clothes around in a very large pot.

Aunt Petunia was actually dyeing some of Dudley's old clothes to grey for Harry to wear.

Fans are shocked to discover what Aunt Petunia was doing in the background.
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This is because the Dursley's had originally planned on sending Harry to Stonewall High, which was regarded as less prestigious to Dudley's Smeltings Academy.

But obviously the letter from Hogwarts came through, and Harry was spared from attending the school he did not want to go to.

Many Harry Potter die-hards were shocked to discover the hidden easter egg despite watching the films countless times.

A lot of them took to the comment section of the Reddit post to discuss it.

One person said: "I always wondered what she was doing, I'd clearly forgotten that detail between reason the book and watching the film."

A second added: "The amount of times I have seen this movie is crazy, and I’ve read the book once, absolutely loved it, and yet I didn’t even notice this.

Despite watching it many times, fans have only just noticed what Aunt Petunia was doing in the background.
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"That’s actually really cool!! Just wish they kept Peeves in the film!"

And a third said: ""Remember when the movies were this true to the books? Good times"

Others also pointed out that Aunt Petunia's work is actually mentioned in deleted scenes of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Featured Image Credit: Warner Bros.

Topics: Harry Potter

Callum Jones
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