Harry Potter Reunion: Everything Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Revealed on ‘Return to Hogwarts’

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are set to reunite as they join American filmmaker Chris Columbus and other cast members from all eight “Harry Potter” films for a 20th anniversary special. The retrospective special by HBO Max, titled “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: ​​Return to Hogwarts,” will celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” as it builds on an incredible story, interviews and cast interactions.

‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: ​​Return to Hogwarts’ Release Date:

1st Jan 2022

Where to watch the Harry Potter reunion special in India?

The Harry Potter Special will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

Ahead of the show, here’s everything the epic trio of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger showed off at the special reunion:

Emma Watson admits to falling in love with Tom Felton

Daniel Radcliffe reveals his childhood crush on co-star Helena Bonham Carter. According to Fox News, in the upcoming special episode, the cast spoke candidly about their on-set crushes during filming. Emma Watson admitted to “falling in love” with Tom Felton when they were young. But as for Radcliffe, he declared his crush on Helena Bonham Carter—who played Bellatrix Lestrange in the film.

Daniel Radcliffe Confesses to His First Girlfriend and Kissed on Harry Potter

Radcliffe also admitted that some of his first girlfriends and kisses were through film franchises. “Every part of my life is ‘connected to'[Harry] Potter, my first kiss here is related to someone. My first girlfriend was here. It all stems from part of the set somewhere,” he explained. Radcliffe didn’t name anyone, but he did describe asking Watson for dating advice at the time. “If she was texting a guy or I was texting a girl, I would be like, ‘He sent me so many kisses back. What do I do?'” he recalled. The special will be available for streaming on Amazon Prime in India on January 1, 2022. (ANI)

Rupert Grint shares his desire to leave the franchise

Emma Watson shared that she had thoughts about leaving the franchise during filming. Well, she wasn’t the only star who considered leaving the coveted franchise as Rupert Grint (Ronald Weasley) also thought about bowing out at several points. He admitted, “I’ve had moments like this all along. I’ve had the same feelings as Emma, ​​wondering what life would be like if I called it a day, but we never really talked about it. I guess That we were just going through it at our own pace. We were kind of like that at the time. It didn’t really occur to us that we were all in the same feelings.”

Actors who appeared in Harry Potter Reunion

Joining the three actors would be many other notable alumni of the franchise such as Helena Bonham Carter, Gary Oldman, Mark Williams, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Imelda Staunton, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Alfred Enoch, Ian Hart, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Bonnie Wright.

‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: ​​Return to Hogwarts’ is produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter and is set to premiere on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022 . HBO Max, which also features all eight films from Warner Bros.’s original ‘Harry Potter’ franchise.

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— IAN with inputs from ANI