Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts received positive reviews from critics and audiences upon its release.
Looking at viewers’ comments on the HBO episode, it appears to have been a smash hit.
In the following report, the American “Indian Express” website monitors the most prominent 5 points included in the special episode “The 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts”.
1- The hardest challenge
The makers of the series revealed that their most difficult challenge was choosing a suitable child to play the role of Harry Potter.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling said they had not been able to find an actor to play Harry Potter for so long that the situation became suspicious and terrifying.
Finally, director Chris Columbus managed to find Daniel Radcliffe following accidentally seeing him on The David Copperfield Show.
2- J.K. Rowling is strong
Despite Rowling’s controversial comments regarding transgender people, she was present on the series and spoke regarding its heroes Emma Watsan, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.
3- Emma Watson’s withdrawal
English actress Emma Watson revealed during the special that she wanted to quit the series due to the huge popularity that followed her role as Harmony Granger.
The actress said that it was difficult to deal with all this fame at a young age and therefore she wanted to withdraw, but in the end she decided not to give up and continue working on the series.
4- Emma Watson’s love story
Although the characters Harmony Granger and Draco Malfoy are enemies in the novel, in fact, actress Emma Watson fell in love with her colleague Tom Felton from the first moment.
In the episode, Watson said that things did not develop between them romantically, but that she still loves co-star Draco Malfoy.
5- A nightmare kiss
When the audience saw the kiss of Harmony (Watson) and Ron (Grent) they thought it was emotional, but for the actors it was a nightmare.
The heroes of the series said that they grew up together and look at each other as brothers, so they felt that the kiss scene was strange and wrong.
Watson said regarding the scene that it was one of the most difficult things she had to do, but the director insisted, and they actually executed the scene despite Radcliffe’s mockery of them.
