Harry Potter fans have spotted an unforgivable mistake in iconic Chamber of Secrets scene

Harry Potter fans have spotted a huge mistake that you can only see when pausing one of the early films - and it could ruin the magic.

The mistake we’re talking about here occurred pretty early on in the series, in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

As Potterheads will know, the film saw Harry pitted against – among other things – his mortal enemy Draco Malfoy, all while the ‘Heir of Slytherin’ runs amok around Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

In one particular scene, the pair attend a duelling club with a number of their fellow students, and are told to fight one another with their wands across a raised platform.

You remember the scene, right? (Warner Bros)

Whilst they are only supposed to be attempting to disarm one another, the encounter quickly descends into chaos, with the pair slinging violent spells across the hall at one another.

It’s at this point that the crucial mistake occurs.

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Draco landed the first blow, sending Harry crashing to the floor. However, The Boy Who Lived then rose quickly to his feet and returned fire with a spell of his own.

The mistake is in this frame - can you spot it? (Warner Bros)

That clearly caught Draco off guard, sending him flying to the deck, too.

That being said, Malfoy wasn’t the only one who was caught off guard.

If you look closely you’ll see that if you pause the film at the right time, there’s a cameraman sitting in the back of the shot.

Yes, one of the crew managed to sneak into the shot, just there in the bottom left standing behind a camera.

Of course, these things happen all the time – seriously, just watch Braveheart – but when they’re pointed out to you, it can really shatter your disbelief and stop you engaging properly with the film.

There he is (Warner Bros)

Alternatively, you might just find it really funny and have it add another dimension to a film that you love.

After all, we all love the flawed characters in life, don’t we?

When the film you love has a few rough edges, does it really make it worse?

People on Reddit loved seeing the mistake pointed out, with one writing: "That's one of Rita Skeeter's assistants."

Another joked: "I wonder if he knows he's in the movie lol."

The Harry Potter franchise certainly didn’t seem to suffer as a result of the blunder, running for a further six films and making billions at the box office.