

"So many people were falling in love with JK Rowling's writing, said Bonnie, who played Ron Weasley's only sister.ĭaniel, who did get the role of Harry, replied: "I think it's very easy to forget that at the time, people were talking about 'the death of reading.'" Later in the reunion, some members of the cast take time to praise Rowling's hugely successful book series as they discuss her impact.

"We couldn't find Harry! We just couldn't find Harry, and it was getting kind of weird, and panicky." she exclaims in the resurfaced clip. In the archive footage, Rowling recalls the struggle of trying to bring her vision to life on the big screen and in particular the difficulty in finding the perfect young actor to play boy wizard Harry for the Philosopher's Stone movie.

The author instead decided that an interview she gave in 2019 should be used in the one-off TV special. According to sources, it was Rowling who decided not to be involved in Return to Hogwarts, not the show's cast or producers.
