Despite being a beloved character in the books, one Harry Potter character never made it to the big screen.
However, a recent teaser reveals that he may just be making his on-screen cameo in the upcoming HBO Harry Potter reboot.
Check out the trailer for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone below!
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I am talking about Peeves, of course.
The mischievous poltergeist that was a key part of the J.K. Rowling book series who never made it to the movies despite originally being cast in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Unfortunately, his scenes were cut ahead of the movie’s release.
As a constant presence around Hogwarts, Peeves would make trouble for the students and professors alike by blocking corridors and making up rude songs.
With the HBO reboot series expected to run for multiple seasons, it only makes sense that the showrunners have more time to delve into some omitted parts of the movies and this includes Peeves, it would seem.
This news comes courtesy of Fluid-Bell895 over on r/harrypotter who shared an Instagram screenshot taken from the official Harry Potter account.
The image, which links HBO, shows Hogwarts alongside an official quote from the Harry Potter executive producers Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod.
“We’ll get to have some fun with Peeves in the corridors!”
Although a simple statement, fans soon started to feel the hype and took to the Reddit post comments to share their thoughts.
User amandaxbob said, “I have more faith now than I did before!”
Another user added, “Finally we'll have Peeves.
I was really excited to see him in the movies but he never was there though. They really should have all the characters that were left out put back in.”
With Peeves being part of one of Professor McGonagall’s most iconic lines (“it unscrews the other way”, for those in the know), it will be exciting indeed for him to make an appearance in the upcoming television adaptation.
Hopefully we will find out for sure when filming begins later this year.
Topics: Harry Potter, Warner Bros, TV And Film