It's been more than 20 years since the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was released. And it's now been 19 years since the first movie made its way to the silver screen, enchanting an entire generation of Potter heads along the way.
Even now, all these years later, fans remain as passionate for all things Potter as they ever were. Indeed, since that first movie was released, seven further films followed, as well as a spinoff series - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - and countless attractions, theme parks and stores all over the world.
Draco Malfoy calls Hermione a mudblood in this classic Harry Potter scene:And in celebration of the movie's anniversary, Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton has hinted that a cast reunion could be on the cards tonight.
Taking to his Instagram page, Felton shared a picture of himself alongside Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint - who play Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley in the movies, along with the caption, "It’s been a while Gryffindorks - I’ll see you tomorrow! Link in bio"
The link in question takes you to the event page for a live-stream 'home party', which features the description:
"A fun filled evening with Tom Felton and Willow the dog. music , Harry Potter Q&A , fun! Nothing like this has even been attempted before. There’s no way, even with all the current covid restrictions around the world, that we are not gonna have one smashing stonka of a time laughing, smiling, singing, celebrating DracoTok this epic milestone in Harry Potter history with special guests!"
Felton dropped a further hint over "special guests" joining him on Twitter, writing, "I have some very special guests coming ....." alongside the lion emoji - a nod to Gryffindor house.
And fans were beside themselves at the news.
"THOMAS ANDREW FELTON, DO NOT PLAY WITH US" wrote one excited commenter.
"my babies are all going to reunite - totally not crying rn," another fan wrote.
Another commenter added, "I am going to go into cardiac arrest if I don't know who will be there tomorrow, would you give us any clues? as for example if there were the golden trio"
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Meanwhile, Potter star Harry Melling, who played Dudley Dursley in the movies, has said that he is no longer recognized from his role in the franchise.
"I’ve done a lot since drama school, went to do lots of theaters. I think one of the blessings of that sort of stage in my life was the fact that I didn’t get recognized." Melling said in an interview.
"I had this history of being part of the films, but also I felt like I had the opportunity to sort of cause a new start, which I think is useful."
