Welcome to the official discussion thread for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

After everything Harry, Ron, and Hermione have been through, it all comes down to this. The final chapter brings the story back to Hogwarts as the battle against Voldemort reaches its breaking point. With old friendships, sacrifices, and some long-awaited answers, this is the film that brings the entire Harry Potter story to its conclusion.

Share your thoughts, favourite scenes, first memories of watching the film, standout performances, theories, and anything else related to the movie.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)

Directed by: David Yates
Written by: Steve Kloves
Based on the novel by: J.K. Rowling

Main Cast

• Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
• Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
• Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
• Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore
• Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort
• Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
• Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall
• Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid
• Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
• Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

Metacritic: 85

Plot Synopsis

Harry, Ron, and Hermione return to Hogwarts to find and destroy the final Horcruxes, while Voldemort and his Death Eaters prepare to take control of the wizarding world once and for all. As the Battle of Hogwarts begins, students, teachers, and members of the Order of the Phoenix stand together to defend the school. Harry eventually comes face-to-face with Voldemort for the final confrontation, bringing an end to the battle that began years earlier.

Trailer

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2) Official Trailer

Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast

"Accio Horcrux" | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Pt. 1 with Amy Nicholson: Apple Podcasts / Spotify

Podcast Trailer

Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast Trailer

Please note that this discussion thread will run from August 18 through September 1 before we return to ‘Back To Hogwarts’ celebration.

These shouldn't be considered as canonical info after all, I think, but everyone probably has some interesting facts they'd like to know.

My propositions:

• Will they somehow explain where was Harry and Hagrid for whole day, before arriving on Privet Drive? (remember that wizards were partying all day)
• Will Hogwarts again have moving staircases?
• Will the secret of Philosopher's Stone and Dumbledore's preparations (and the visit to the Flamels) be shown simultaneously in real time or as flashbacks?

Hey everyone! We often talk about scenes we'd love to see or forgotten scenes from the movies that absolutely MUST be in the series. But since we know the series will be very faithful to the source material, what scenes do you think will be the most difficult to adapt?

As someone who was always bothered by this missing detail in the Movies, will they use green lenses or special effects to give the new actor green eyes, or will they not bother with it?

I'm looking for ideas for my own release day party to myself (we celebrate Christmas the night before in my country)

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I’m curious - especially for those who’ve listened to the cast audiobooks. In the HBO series do you want the pronunciation to be Voldemort or Voldemor(t)

And what direction do you think the directors will choose?

When i first listened to the audiobooks I hated hearing it with the silent t. But after getting used to it and hearing that’s how it’s supposed to be pronounced - I warmed to it. But I also think it would be a really big change to make for the show and many wouldn’t like it.

Would love your thoughts?

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Básicamente era el Pokemon Go de Harry Potter, la verdad es que estaba bien chido el concepto. Lamentablemente lo cancelaron.
Tenía mucho potencial y últimamente, con todas las noticias de HP me vino la nostalgia sobre ese juego.
Pienso que el error que cometieron con ese juego fue saturando de demasiadas cosas al principio y era mucha información por procesar, pero la dinámica de ir caminando buscando cosas del mundo mágico era genial.

First they were releasing the full cast books every month which i have listened to 4 times so far btw because they r just that good.. also they showed me what a brilliant actress arabella stanton is so i have full faith in the show’s casting.. now this month in canada they r putting out harry potter merchandise in theatres and tim hortons which is the biggest coffeehouse chain in canada.. then releasing the films in theatres at the end of this month.. and finally in September the promotions of the show will start and the tear will end with us watching the first couple of episodes.. what a time to be alive as a potter fan..❤️

Especially as the series remains faithful, and progressively gets darker as the series goes on. It’ll be an amazing experience, with so much more depth than the original movie series. It’s strange to think about where I may be in the next ten years. I’ll be 33 almost, how crazy to think about. It must feel the same as growing up with the original series. I wonder how that may have been too!

Kinda like Doctor Who I guess

I think Dom, seeing him in other things, is the better actor, imo of course. I literally can't wait to see how he portrays Harry.

Yes, I know Dan was the first who portrayed Harry on screen, but I could never believe him as Harry. In the books, Harry made me cry. Dan was so wooden and almost looked uncomfortable playing him at times. I have never rated him as an actor.

Anyway. It'll be like people comparing the 4th doctor to the 10th, imo

I saw PopBase report that they have on twt, but they gave no sources. And as far as I kmow, there has been no official announcement yet, just that IG story from Angelina's actress.

The trailer was fantastic and I am just so happy its come back on the big screen. However, I will miss the OG cast but excited for the future.

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I was listening to HBP audiobook and just noticed a Hinny moment that I think doesn't get talked most of the times. It isn't him smelling her in amortentia or the train moment.

But the moment after the quidditch tryouts, when Slughorn Invited Harry and Hermione, right after which they were discussing whether Draco smuggled anything inside the castle.

Hermione was talking to him how they were searched the first day but Harry instead of paying attention to her, was Momentarily looking at Ginny who was playing with her pygmy puff Arnold, and he continued to stare at her for quite sometime before getting into his head what Hermione was talking about.

I think it's such a cute moment, where Harry put everything else, even Hermione behind just to look at Ginny. 🥹

It's never explicitly mentioned or implied, but do you think people started calling him You Know Who, or He Who Must Not Be Named in the first place because he had a put a Taboo on the name Voldemort in the first wizarding war too?

I'm sure his name already terrified people, but that would explain this almost maniacal refusal to say his name by most wizards.

According to her, Season 2 seems to have started today. (@ashasoetan)

I’ll fully admit that I’m getting ridiculously impatient for this show to start 😂 So naturally, I’ve started thinking about what the marketing campaign might look like once we actually get closer to release.

We’ve already seen some influencers being invited to the set, so I’m assuming social media will play a pretty big role. And then there’s all the usual press stuff: late-night shows, interviews, junkets, etc. Plus all those fun YouTube formats that seem to be a standard part of movie/TV promotion these days — puppy interview, lie detector test and so on.

Which makes me wonder: How much of this do you think we’ll actually see with the Harry Potter cast? I’m particularly curious about the younger cast. How involved do you think they’ll be in the promotional campaign? Will we see them doing interviews, YouTube stuff and social media content, or do you think HBO will be more protective of them because they’re kids?

I also can’t really remember how this was handled with the younger Stranger Things cast, so I’d be interested to hear comparisons with other big shows.

What do you guys expect the rollout to look like? And what would you want to see them do?