This new year was extra special for some of us. As we said goodbye to the gloomy yet inspiring 2021, HBO Max decided to make us even happier by releasing a Harry Potter cast reunion.
Twenty years afterthe US release of the first film in the Harry Potter franchise,Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, HBO Max announced a Harry Potter cast reunion on November 16, 2021.团聚特别播出2022年1月1日，仅限于HBO Max。

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts包括金色三重奏Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson—back together on the screen. They were joined by other cast members like Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Imelda Staunton, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, Chris Columbus, and many more.

Trailer:

The Good:

“神秘的东西，时间。”

The episode very cleverly starts with this quote from Dumbledore, making us truly aware of how much time has passed since the release of our favourite childhood movie series. We see the cast members receiving their ‘Hogwarts letter’ inviting them to the reunion. The Christmas spirit, coffee shop, library—all of these give a similar feeling of warmth, just as reading Harry Potter books did. The older-but-familiar faces of the whole cast and the beautiful shot of Emma Watson walking into the Great Hall真的takes us back to Hogwarts and down the nostalgic lane.
The initial scenes are enough tohook the audienceinto the familiar world of Harry Potter.

The chat between Daniel Radcliffe and Chris Columbus (director of the first two films of the franchise) was fresh and gavean insight into the making of the series。The whole cast shared their试镜案as well as what Harry Potter meant to them.

The trio consisting of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint sat in the Gryffindor common room and talked about how it didn’t feel like so much time had passed since they were filming together, and expressed their evident love for each other.
One of my favouriteBTS momentswas during the filming ofPhilosopher’s Stone，当演员学会了玩手锁扣而很快，套装上的每个人都用红手走来走去。

While most of the attention was focused on the three main characters, we also saw Daniel Radcliffe talk with Helena Bonham Carter and Gary Oldman about their time on sets together. We also got a surprise when Helena revealed a very cute letter given to her by a young Daniel. While Gary and Daniel talked about the late Alan Rickman and that he was the only one who knew the fate of Professor Snape from the beginning.

The whole reunion has been divided into ‘chapters’which feature the various themes recognised by the movies. Starting from the young and innocent age to the love-sick teen years to the grown up adults, the reunion felt like a metaphor which aimed to hint that the audience has grown up with the Harry Potter series itself.

The end, very wisely, wasquite emotional。By paying atribute to some of the significant actors who passed away，团聚肯定让我流泪了。

团聚的最后一个场景肯定是summed up the entire thing beautifully。Those who’ve watched it, you know what I’m talking about.

The Bad:

Theabsence of the creator这个美妙的宇宙，J.K.束缚，肯定是感觉。虽然，她从2019年有一些面试的场景弥补它，但整数仍然感到有点不完整。

While most of the talks were raw and candid, there were a few times I felt有些情绪有点强迫。I thinkthe talk between just Ron and Hermione was a bit unnecessarysince the majority focus was anyway on the golden trio.

判决：

This reunion special was在经典的哈利Pott执导er style。他们重新创建了这一点magnificent setsfrom the movie and the same magic of the Harry Potter world. Itmakes you want to go back and rewatch those eight filmswhich you grew up watching. The joy of seeing thefamiliar faces in the same place, at the same time绝对是压倒性的。无疑是居住的（也许超过）我的期望。

导演是：Eran Creevy, Joe Pearlman, Giorgio Testi

Cast:Daniel Radcliffe，Rupert Grint，Emma Watson，Helena Bonham Carter，Robbie Coltrane，Ralph Fiennes，Gary Odhars，米尔达斯图顿，汤姆菲尔顿，詹姆斯菲尔普斯，奥利弗菲尔普斯，Mark Willik，Bonnie Wright，Alfred eNoch，Matthew Lewis，伊斯文纳Lynch，克里斯哥伦布，其他人