J.K. Rowling reveals 20-year-old secret about the origin of infamous Harry Potter character
It's ALL coming out
Last updated 26th Sep 2018
J.K. Rowling is on an absolute theory-busting MISSION. In the last couple of months, she's confirmed that she included one scene in the book solely for the purpose of explaining how to pronounce Hermione AND that Dumbledore is Death in the Tale of Three Brothers.
Now, as the final trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has been released, the author has revealed that a spoiler about one of the characters from the Potter series has now been confirmed.
The film, which is the sequel to 2016 film Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them and will be released in November, centres around the character of Newt Scamander, played by Eddie Redmayne.
Newt was referred to in the original Potter books and films as an author of the Hogwarts school text book Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, and these films take place many years before Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
So when fans heard the name Nagini and saw a woman transform into a big ole snake in the trailer, they went NUTS.
Swipe through to see what the Harry Potter child cast look like now...
Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe
The last Harry Potter film was released in 2011. Here's what the main cast of children look like all grown up!
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe had already starred in David Copperfield when he was cast as the most famous boy in the UK, Harry Potter.
Daniel Radcliffe
Since Harry Potter ended, Daniel has starred in a number of stage productions and films including The Woman In Black, Swiss Army Man and David Copperfield. He starred in the biographical parody film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story in 2022.
Rupert Grint
Rupert had only starred in school plays when he was cast as Harry Potter's best friend Ron Weasley.
Rupert Grint
Rupert has starred in a number of films and TV shows since, with the actor playing the role of Jullian Pearce in TV show Servant, as well as appearing in Snatch, the ABC murders and Sick Note. He will appear in horror film Knock at the Cabin in 2023.
In 2011, Rupert also appeared in Ed Sheeran's 'Lego House' music video!
Tom Felton
Tom was cast as Harry's school nemesis Draco Malfoy. He had already starred in a number of commercials and the film 'The Borrowers'.
Tom Felton
Tom has appeared in a number of high-profile movies since, including Rise of the Planet of the Apes, In Secret and The Forgotten Battle.
He's also shown off his singing voice, and has posted a number of videos to Instagram of him playing guitar.
Emma Watson
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001 was Emma's debut screen performance.
Emma Watson
Emma has starred in a number of films and took on the role of Belle in the live-action version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 2017. She has since appeared in Little Women and The Circle.
She is also a huge advocate for women's rights and was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2015.
Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis starred as Neville Longbottom, who ended up being one of heroes of the story.
Matthew Lewis
The term 'Longbottoming' was coined to describe people who became extremely attractive when they grew up after Matthew Lewis turned into a hunk!
Since leaving Harry Potter, Matthew has appearing in a number of TV shows including 2016 series Happy Valley.
For any non-Potter fans, Nagini is the name of Voldemort's pet snake who ended up being one of his Horcruxes and was valiantly killed by lovely Neville Longbottom with the sword of Gryffindor.
And to find out that she was, in fact, once a witch, is pretty MAJOR news for Potterheads all around the world.
This means that, in the world of Potter, Nagini is a Maledictus - defined on the Harry Potter wikia as being, 'a female individual who was a carrier of a blood curse that would eventually lead her to turn into a beast. The curse was carried from birth and was passed down from mother to daughter. The beast ultimately transformed into could vary based on the curse.'
The news was confirmed by none other than J.K. herself after fans went wild on Twitter, as she responded to a fan who tweeted, 'How long have you been holding that Nagini secret??' confirming that she'd thought it up whilst writing the original books.
Our minds are absolutely BLOWN. What's next, Rowling?!
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald will be released in cinemas on 16th November.