An Extra In A “Harry Potter”
Miranda Hart and Rupert Grint on set of Harry Potter
“A friend of mine got a job as an extra on Harry Potter and I got to go on set with him,” Miranda told The Telegraph. She described it as “the most surreal day of my life.”
“I walked in, and it was like walking into Hogwarts,” she said. “I felt like I was 10 years old again, just wandering around, looking at the sets, the costumes, the whole thing. And we met Rupert Grint, who's just lovely, and the whole crew were just lovely.”
Miranda also talked about the day's events in a 2013 interview with The Telegraph:
“We went on set and I was just wandering around, and I bumped into Rupert and said, 'Hi, how are you?' And he said, 'I'm fine, thanks.' And I said, 'I'm Miranda, I'm a friend of an extra.' And he said, 'Oh, really?' And I said, 'Yes, really.' And he said, 'Well, come and have a cup of tea with me then.' So, we went and had a cup of tea with him, and it was just like being in a normal office, you know? It was just like being in a normal office, and I thought, 'This is brilliant.'
Author's note: Miranda Hart's experience as an extra on the set of Harry Potter is a testament to the show's enduring magic and the impact it can have on fans' lives.