Harry Potter Star Hopes for “Nuanced Moments” in HBO TV Series

Harry Potter fans have always had mixed feelings about how the films translated elements from the beloved books. Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, has recently shared her hopes that the upcoming TV show adaptation will honor the source material more faithfully. Wright, along with many fans, particularly wishes to see a better portrayal of Ginny’s character and her love story with Harry.

“So many things. More of the development of the relationship between Ginny and Harry,” Wright told Variety when asked about her hopes for the TV series. “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.”

This is not the first time Wright has expressed her wishes for a more faithful adaptation. Earlier in 2023, she mentioned her disappointment with how Ginny’s character lacked depth in the 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 shared during an appearance on the Inside You podcast last year.

“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.”

Although Wright eagerly hopes that the new series will give Ginny and other characters their well-deserved moments, she confirmed that she won’t be participating in the new project. “It might be weird. So no, I’m happily just going to be watching,” she admitted.

Stay tuned for updates on the Harry Potter TV series from HBO.