“I feel so lucky to be where I am and to have the life that I have and be able to work with people I work with now. “There are people on these films that are foundational to who I am, as a person, as an actor,” he says. The closing remarks of the special come, appropriately, from Harry Potter himself, Radcliffe, who fights back tears while reflecting on how the films have changed his life. “Even though we don’t see each other all the time, it’s a strong bond that we’ll always have,” Grint says, pulling Watson in for a hug. “It feels like you’re a pillar of my life.” “The way it feels for me now, seeing you here, having had time apart - I’m trying not to get emotional,” Watson says. The most moving moment of the special comes when Grint and Watson express how much they mean to each other. So many tears are shed during this special - and just like Fawkes the Phoenix’s, these tears have healing powers. “I do remember the click.” Saying goodbye to Rickman, McCrory and more “When it was the three of us, something felt different and right and easy,” Watson adds. “I remember there was one where they put all the three of us together.” “They were testing us with various different configurations of Ron, Harry and Hermione,” Radcliffe recalls. But some things - such as baby Radcliffe, Grint and Watson’s screen test for “Sorcerer’s Stone” - never get old, especially when paired with commentary from the filmmakers and the golden trio themselves. Much of the reunion special plays like a making-of-”Harry Potter” documentary, featuring a mix of solo interviews and archival footage that functions as a nostalgic time-turner for viewers.įor every personal anecdote, there is a behind-the-scenes clip: Of the child actors messing around on the set of “Sorcerer’s Stone” of Richard Harris dancing in costume as Albus Dumbledore of Oldman mentoring his onscreen godson, Radcliffe, in real life. “That is in my toilet, Dan.”Ī moment of silence for the unhinged “Harry Potter” reunion special that could have been if they tapped Bonham Carter to host the whole thing. “I shall always treasure that,” Bonham Carter says. “I said, ‘I do love you, and I just wish I’d been born 10 years earlier. “We can share this now,” Radcliffe relents. Radcliffe manages to get through about half the message before realizing he’s been set up, blushing and laughing as Bonham Carter urges him to keep reading. While reminiscing about their time together on “Harry Potter,” Bonham Carter surprises Radcliffe with an autographed note he penned for her back in the day - and instructs him to share with the class. (As well as her fake Bellatrix teeth, which she shamelessly puts in her mouth after joking that they haven’t been cleaned in years and smell “a bit whiffy.”) All of the returning cast members brought fond memories, but Bonham Carter came with receipts. Leave it to the actor who played a cackling sociopath to wreak utter havoc on every reunion frame she’s in. If Bellatrix Lestrange is chaotic evil, Bonham Carter is chaotic good. That’s all I can say about that.” Helena Bonham Carter being an absolute menace “Tom was the one I could often be more vulnerable with,” Watson says. Though Watson insists “nothing has ever, ever, ever happened romantically between” them, Felton admits he’s “always had a soft spot for her. “I think I was in the hair and makeup chair, and someone said something along the lines of, ‘Yeah, she has a crush on you,’” adds Felton, who “became very protective over” Watson. Two decades later, Watson still remembers Felton’s call-sheet number (7) because she looked for it every day of production, “and if his number was on the call sheet, it was an extra-exciting day.” And Tom had drawn a girl with a backward cap on a skateboard. was to draw what you thought God looked like. “I walked into the room where we were having tutoring,” Watson recalls. But thanks to the reunion special, we finally know why she fell for her onscreen bully. It’s not exactly breaking news that Watson had a massive crush on Felton while filming the early “Harry Potter” movies.
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