There may be a new movie, an eighth story, a two-part play and a second theme park coming -- but perhaps the freshest Harry Potter content amid all that is Severus Snape and the Marauders, a fan film about Harry's father and his friends facing off against the future potions master of Hogwarts.
The 25-minute film picks up shortly after James Potter (Garrett Schweighauser), Sirius Black (Kevin Allen), Remus Lupin (Paul Stanko) and Peter Pettigrew (Zachary David) have graduated from Hogwarts. Even though the first Wizarding War wages around them, they go to the pub for drinks like any young alumni, joking about parties and girls until they catch sight of Snape (Mick Ignis) at the bar. James decides it's time to settle their bitter enmity once and for all, and the five men Apparate into a clearing to unleash a wizard duel.
Writer-director Justin Zagri and Broad Strokes Productions have made several short films, including one about Dumbledore and Grindelwald's famous 1945 duel, which took Dumbledore's sister and destroyed his relationship with his brother. The Broad Strokes team is "passionate about every story we tell," working as true fans of the material that they bring to life.
In this case, the result is pure magic.
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