Daniel Radcliffe’s tendency to prank his fellow Harry Potter cast-mates often added levity to the set, but there was at least one time when his antics went a little too far.

Reportedly, Robbie Coltrane, who portrayed Hagrid in the films, was once a victim of a prank where the young actor changed the settings on his friend’s phone from English to Turkish. The joke seems harmless enough—except that Coltrane was left unable to make calls!

The infuriated actor had a hard time finding anyone on set who could change the settings of his phone back to English, and Radcliffe was left feeling understandably sheepish about what he had done. Coltrane remembers the event clearly:

Eventually we found a girl in the Harry Potter make-up department who was Turkish Cypriot. She phoned her mum and was chatting away in great detail until they sorted it out. I think Daniel was so upset at what had happened that he wrote me that note...'Dear Mr. Coltrane, I'm sorry I changed your mobile telephone into Turkish...

Have you ever been part of a prank gone too far? Let us know in the comments!

As mentioned earlier in the week, Hermione Granger of the Wizocrat party won the Ministry of Magic election with 64% of the vote. Today, we have some demographic results of the election based on the information you the voters filled out. Among the notables, 74% of those who voted were female. The largest percentage of voters were between the ages of 12-18 at 51%; 19-24 was the second highest bracket with 27%. Of all the locations, North America accounted for 83% of the vote with Europe next at 11%. In terms of party affiliation, every major part of the world voted at least 61% in favor of the Wizocrat candidate, with the exception of Antarctica. Those seals and penguins were the only ones who had a favorable majority for the Hogican candidate. Thanks again to everyone who participated as just about 10,000 people voted in the final election!

UPDATE: The tallies are in, and Hermione Granger of the Wizocrat party won with 64% of the vote. MuggleNet and Kingsley Shacklebolt welcome Hermione into the Minstry and congratulate her on the win! As most of you know, MuggleNet has been hosting a Ministry of Magic Election to determine who should be the next Minister of Magic in the Wizarding World. The final vote is today, as YOU have narrowed it down to two candidates: Hermione Granger from the Wizocrat Party and Kingsley Shacklebolt from the Hogican Party. Voting has now opened, and you can get in the Voting Booth right here! Be sure to read the candidate's stances and check out early polls from The Daily Prophet and The Quibbler to help determine who to vote for. In the Voting Booth, you'll notice that there are a couple demographic questions (age, location, and gender). These are only collected so we can learn how different groups of people vote. And lastly, a reminder: the United States is having their Presidential election today. We encourage EVERYONE who is registered to vote to please go out and support your candidate, as this is a very important election. Google has this nice election center map to help you find your nearest voting location and more. And thanks to the Harry Potter fandom, Wizard Rock the Vote registered over 900 new voters.

MuggleNet's Ministry of Magic Elections, where YOU decide who should be the next Minister of Magic in the Wizarding World, has reached its second to last election! We're down to the final Hogican election this week, which decides the sole candidate representing the Hogican party! The contenders, as voted upon by YOU, are Kingsley Shacklebolt VS Molly Weasley. As with last week's Wizocrat final election, the two remaining candidates now have a list of stances on important issues to help you cast your vote. You can check them out below their respective profiles here. Keep in mind though: as is the case with real-world elections, these stances and each candidate's solutions may be slightly skewed to grab your vote! Once you review their stances, vote for who should represent the Hogican party by using the poll on the right side of MuggleNet. Voting will end Thursday night (that's tonight). Good luck to the candidates!

MuggleNet's Ministry of Magic Elections, where YOU decide who should be the next Minister of Magic in the Wizarding World, are well underway! We're down to the final Wizocrat election this week, which decides the sole candidate representing the Wizocrat party! The contenders, as voted upon by YOU, are Hermione Granger VS Lucius Malfoy. New this week in our Election Center are each candidate's stances on their most important issues to tackle in office. You can check them out below their respective profiles here. Keep in mind though: as is the case with real-world elections, these stances and each candidate's solutions may be slightly skewed to grab your vote! A tricky thing, these politics! Once you review their stances, vote for who should represent the Wizocrat party by using the poll on the right side of MuggleNet. Voting will end Friday night (that's tonight). Good luck to the candidates!

Round Three is now open for the next 24 hours, and the battle is between Hogicans Horace Slughorn and Molly Weasley. Who do you believe is the better candidate for Minister of Magic? Help us vote and keep track of the latest election results right here! After this round, there is one more Hogican show down before the start of the semi-final elections. All of it leads up to a final election between one candidate of the Hogican party and one candidate of the Wizocrat party on November 4th. Election Coverage: Micah and I have recorded a third election analysis update, this time focusing on today's candidates. You can listen to it here (MP3, 2.07 MB).