The visual effects done under the supervision of Jake Akuna look fantastic, the wand fight depending on these, they do not let the viewer down. The music by Alexander Arntzen fits with the Harry Potter scores and works with the material here. This short is one of those that did the most of its small $28,000 budget with great cinematography by John Hafner. Playing against him as Severus’ antagonist James is Garrett Schweighauser who also does well, but his accent is a bit off at times, especially compared to Ignis. He takes the part and respectfully makes it his. Each of them do very well, particularly Mick Ignis as Severus Snape who’s taking on a part that is more developed than the others in the movies series and played by the late, great Alan Rickman. These characters are played by a cast of actors with varying degrees of experience. Zagri builds a great short here with well written characters and actions in scenes that make sense for these pre-established characters. Rowling, this short explores the tensions between friends on both sides of the upcoming magical war. Written and directed by Justin Zagri based on characters by J.K. The arrival of Severus Snape leads Potter to confront him leading to a battle in a forest. This crowd-funded short follows four friends, James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew, as they celebrate their graduation at a pub. Severus Snape and the Marauders (USA) (2016) Of course, the quality of these varies greatly from “I can’t believe this is fan made” to “I can’t believe they’re letting people watch this” which is why we went through a ton of them to bring you some of the best ones out there. One quick search will give you hundreds of Harry Potter related videos and shorts that you can watch on You Tube. That does not mean there’s nothing out there for those with less time to get hyped about going back into the magical world created by J.K. With “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” coming to theaters this week, some will binge watch (or read) the Harry Potter series (which in film form is just under 20 hours without breaks) while others won’t have time.

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