Franchise producer David Heyman and directors Chris Columbus ( Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets), Alfonso Cuaron ( Prisoner of Azkaban), Mike Newell ( Goblet of Fire), David Yates ( Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2, Fantastic Beasts) also appeared. The Harry Potter reunion featured appearances by series actors Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, James and Oliver Phelps, Alfred Enoch, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Mark Williams, Ian Hart, and Toby Jones. It means to you what it means to you, and I hope that these comments will not taint that too much. And in my opinion, nobody can touch that. If these books taught you that love is the strongest force in the universe, capable of overcoming anything if they taught you that strength is found in diversity, and that dogmatic ideas of pureness lead to the oppression of vulnerable groups if you believe that a particular character is trans, nonbinary, or gender fluid, or that they are gay or bisexual if you found anything in these stories that resonated with you and helped you at any time in your life - then that is between you and the book that you read, and it is sacred. I really hope that you don't entirely lose what was valuable in these stories to you.

In 2020, Radcliffe wrote a piece for The Trevor Project condemning Rowling's comments, writing in part:

Co-stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, who all appear in the special, are among the former Harry Potter cast members who have voiced support for the trans community and publicly disagreed with Rowling. Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to calls to boycott Hogwarts Legacy over her comments regarding the transgender community, saying that those who refuse to play.

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