Harry Potter fans were pleased with what the movies have accomplished, but many fans of the original books have shared their disappointment in the adaptations. Some of the scenes in the books, which were important for many characters, did not appear. In an interview with Variety, star of the movies Bonnie Wright (The Philosophers, Those Who Wonder) shared her hopes that the upcoming HBO TV series adaptation will honor her favorite scenes for the fictional couple between her character Ginny Weasley and Daniel Radcliffe’s (Miracle Workers, Guns Akimbo) main lead Harry Potter, Comicbook.com reports.
“So many things. More of the development of the relationship between Ginny and Harry,” Wright explained via Comicbook.com. “There’s nuanced moments of where they begin to fall in love. I think more of that arc of her character becoming this real loyal sidekick to Harry and how she really understands and knows his story and who he is and is the best partner for him. So I just hope we see that evolution of that character — and so many characters. If only we could have had five-hour movies. There are so many characters that have moments I love from the books — Neville and Luna – so I’m hoping as a fan of the books that I get to see more.”
According to Comicbook.com, Wright previously shared her thoughts on the movies in 2023 on the Inside You podcast, as she explained that she felt disappointed that many of Ginny’s book scenes were not included in the previous films.
“Sometimes that was a little disappointing because there were parts of the character that just didn’t get to come through because there weren’t the scenes to do that. That made me feel a bit anxious or just frustrated, I guess,” Wright explained via Comicbook.com. “There was no room for much change in those scripts. There were a million executives going through them all. I think what I maybe took, which I don’t take so much to heart now, is I felt that maybe my anxiety was about, ‘Oh, I’m going to be seen as badly portraying this character,’ rather than later realizing that I wasn’t really given the opportunity to do that. So it wasn’t really my fault, exactly. And when fans do share that disappointment and they do it in a way that are like, ‘We know it wasn’t you. We just wanted more of you.’ And that’s the same of every character. If only they could be five-hour-long movies.”
While the actress hopes the series has these moments for Ginny, she also confirmed she won’t be making any appearances, admitting, “It might be weird. So no, I’m happily just going to be watching.” she concluded via Comicbook.com.
The HBO Harry Potter series is expected to be released in 2026 on Max.