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Harry Potter’s Ginny Weasley Actress Bonnie Wright Reveals One Hope She Has For The HBO Show, And I Agree With Her
By Emma Lambiaso,
3 days ago
With a showrunner confirmed for HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV remake , it’s time to get into the nitty gritty details. More specifically, what could be done better with the new adaptation. Now, don’t get me wrong: the blockbuster series of movies are fantastic treatments of the source material that will forever be cherished, but a television series allows more room to add details that were cut from the films due to runtime limitations. Contributing to this coversation, one notable original Harry Potter actress has revealed what she would like to see done differently in the new take, and I couldn’t agree more.
So many things. More of the development of the relationship between Ginny and Harry. 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.
Like Bonnie Wright, I’m also a huge fan of the books, and I couldn’t agree more. I feel like the movies mostly portray Ginny as Harry’s potential girlfriend (and eventual wife), and she doesn’t really get screentime until he shows a romantic interest in her. That was a huge complaint of mine when I watched the films, as it was one of the few decisions I really didn’t understand. Ginny in the books is so much more fiery and independent; she’s an integral part of the Weasley clan. And she is definitely more than just Harry’s love interest for the last three arcs of the story.
I mean, he kisses her first in the books, not the other way around. Oh boy, that was the most satisfying climax to their series long slow burn. The movies rush it all, skipping all the little moments and details. What about her youthful crush on him? How he always was looking out for her, whether he knew it or not? How she went with Neville to the Yule Ball? How she followed him to the Department of Mysteries without question? She finally moved on, and then he falls in love with her when she isn't looking.
So yeah. What about all that Warner Bros? Where’s that? HBO, you better be taking notes.
While these are all nice thoughts, no casting decisions have been confirmed yet, much less anything about OG cast members returning. Although it’s nice to see that our favorite Ginny actress is not giving up her Harry Potter roots entirely. She has joined the Food Network’s new Wizarding World cooking competition, alongside the Phelps brothers (who play twins Fred and George). However, if you are not ready to let go of her as Ginny quite yet, feel free to return to Hogwarts anytime by binging the entire Harry Potter series , available with a Max subscription .
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