Trivia: Domhnall Gleeson, who plays Bill Weasley, is the son of actor Brendon Gleeson (Mad-Eye Moody).
Trivia: The scene where Harry, Ron, and Hermione jump into the fireplace to escape from the Ministry was the very last scene to be filmed for the Harry Potter film series.
Trivia: Sophie Thompson, who plays Mafalda Hopkirk, the Ministry of Magic employee that Hermione impersonates using polyjuice potion, is the sister of Emma Thompson, who plays Professor Trelawney in the series.
Trivia: This was the first of the Harry Potter movies to have JK Rowling as a producer.





Chosen answer: 1) Snape's motive for hiding the sword in the pond is never explained "in the movie." As for the book, it explicitly states that Dumbledore instructed Snape to give the sword to Harry when possible, but make it so it takes bravery and courage to acquire, like a true Gryffindor. Snape then found they were in the Forest of Dean, and he himself placed the sword there. 2) The Locket was partially sentient and could sense that the sword was a danger to it.
raywest ★
If he placed it somewhere anyone could access, the sword might get into the wrong hands.