Should East Coasters wait up till midnight or 3 a.m.?
Who is participating in the reunion?
What about J.K. Rowling?

Emma Watson and Rupert Grint reunite for ‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts’ special on HBO Max.HBO Max
We have answers for all this and more.
It’s been 20 years since the Boy Who Lived… well, lived.
We’re already kicking off the new year on a positive note.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, and more appear in the poster for ‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts.'.HBO Max
To prepare yourselves for the moment, here’s everything we know about the special.
ET on New Year’s Day.
No further information is available at this time.

Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Daniel Radcliffe on ‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts’.HBO Max
Those wanting to watch the reunion outside of the U.S. can still experience the special on HBO Max.
Which Harry Potter stars are reuniting for Return to Hogwarts?
Grint told EW there was afamiliar ease being around his costars againfor the reunion.

J.K. Rowling has addressed her absence from Harry Potter 20th anniversary reunion special.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
It’s like we’re cousins."
What will the Harry Potter reunion cover?
“I wouldn’t be the person I am without so many people here,” Radcliffe says.

Young Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and Rupert Grint.Warner Bros.
“It’s a strong bond we’ll always have,” Grint tells a crying Watson.
“We’re family.”
What about the J.K. Rowling of it all?
Harry Pottercreator and authorJ.K.
Rowlingwill have a small part inReturn to Hogwarts, despite all the controversy swirling around her.
Prominent LGBTQ organizations and activists continue to denounce such statements.
ManyHarry Potterstars, as well asPotterfan sites that have fueled the fandom, havedistanced themselves from Rowlingin recent years.
The streaming rights to Potter seem to be constantly in flux, given the high demand for them.
Physical media is looking pretty good right about now, isn’t it?
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