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Adam Holmes

An OG Harry Potter Actor Was Not Pumped About The ‘HBO Thing’ At First, But Now Has A Better Idea

Natalia Tena's Tonks wielding wand next to Mad-Eye Moody

It’s been 12 years since the Harry Potter film series concluded with The Deathly Hallows — Part 2, and now Warner Bros. Discovery is gearing up to dip back into that well again. Sure, the Wizarding World mythology has been expanded upon in recent years through the Fantastic Beasts movies, but in April, it was announced that a “faithful” Harry Potter TV series is in the works at Max. While Game of Thrones alum Natalia Tena, who appeared in four of the original movies, initially wasn’t excited about this “HBO thing,” she now feels differently because she has an idea for how she can participate in the small screen adaptation.

Tena played Nymphadora Tonks in The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince and both parts of The Deathly Hallows, and earlier this year, she appeared opposite Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 4. While chatting about the latter movie with ScreenRant to promote its digital and home media release, the actress shared how her opinion on the Harry Potter TV series shifted thusly:

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