What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad with Clevver News, and Potterheads were in for
quite a magical treat this weekend as the Harry Potter cast reunited and shared some
behind-the-scenes secrets.
Almost two whole decades have passed since the premiere of Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s
Stone, but the magic is just as alive as ever before.
In honor of the 19th anniversary of the first film’s debut, the cast of Harry Potter,
including Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, Rupert Grint and many
others, took part in a virtual reunion as they reminisced on some of their fondest memories
while filming together.
After hinting about a special reunion last month, Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy
in the movie adaption of the popular books, hosted the live event via the platform Veeps,
using the hashtag #19YearsLater which instantly began trending on social media.
Together, the cast laughed as they recalled many behind-the-scenes moments that went down
while filming.
Rupert Grint, who played Harry’s best friend Ron Weasley, just welcomed a new baby girl
with his girlfriend Georgia Groome, but was able to take a break from dad duties to pop
in and share some never-before-heard memories.
He began by admitting that he wasn’t exactly the most professional when trying to film
serious scenes, detailing his incessant laughing problem, and even admitting that, at times
it would get so uncontrollable that he and Daniel would have to film scenes separately.
“In the first film, the scene where we’re in the train carriage, we literally had to
shoot that separately.
So if you watch that, we are never in the same carriage because we couldn’t look at
each other in the eye.”
Rupert also revealed that his laughing problem would carry into some of the most inappropriate
scenes, adding, “Dumbledore’s funeral was a particularly bad one.
For some reason, I found that absolutely hilarious.
And yeah, once you start laughing, it's very hard to stop.”
I think a lot of us have been in that situation before, am I right?
Personally breaking out laughing at a time I really shouldn’t be is one of my biggest
fears!
Anway, he also went on and let fans in on a little nickname he was given as a result
of all the laughing, saying, “I had a particularly bad reputation, they used to call me ‘Go
Again Grint’ because I could never do anything without doing it like 20 times.”
In between the reminiscing, Tom also entertained viewers with a musical performance, as well
as a few cameos from his four-legged co-host Willow.
He took some time to answer fan questions, like what his first memory on set was, to
which he responded by saying that his main memory was simply QUOTE, “...a bunch of
kids excited to be there, running around.”
Tom also revealed why the film’s director, Chris Columbus, didn’t let the kids see
the Great Hall until it was time to film in there.
“He wasn’t relying on the terrible acting skills of an 11-year-old, he actually brought
us in on camera for the first time.
So when you see us looking around like, ‘Wooo!’, no acting skill required at all.”
Although Emma Watson, who played Hermoine Granger, wasn’t able to make this year’s
live event, fans were thrilled to hear some good news delivered by Daniel Radcliffe, who
teased an EPIC reunion for next year’s 20th anniversary.
“Well my first thoughts are that this is but a mere preview of the nostalgia we'll
be immersed in next year when it hits 20 years since the first film was released.”
On that note, it’s safe to assume that Potterheads from around the world were clearly having
a blast during Saturday night’s livestream as many took the opportunity to thank Tom
and the cast for putting a smile on the faces of millions after a year full of hardships
and turmoil.
One user wrote, “I keep watching Tom Felton’s home party; it was absolutely brilliant.
Thank you so much Tom for making me have no worries and just smile for the evening.
Lots of love.”
Another fan tweeted, “Thank you Tom Felton for making us all feel the love and nostalgia
tonight.
The beautiful memories we made watching this amazing cast grow up and reminiscing together
#19YearsLater, we’re so proud of you Tom & we love you so much!”
What a successful Harry Potter hangout this was, buuut it only makes us that much MORE
excited for the big 2-0 come next year!
To see how Tom Felton recruited his father from the films for a recent TikTok challenge,
click right over here to watch another Clevver video.
Then be sure to let me know all your thoughts on the Harry Potter reunion down here in the
comments, and what you were most surprised to hear.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad bye guys!