[piano music]
[male voice] Stories. We all spend our lives telling 'em.
'Bout this, 'bout that. About people.
But some, some stories are so good, we wish they'd never end.
They're so gripping that we'll go without sleep just to see a little bit more.
Some stories bring us laughter, and sometimes they bring us tears,
but isn't that what a great story does?
Makes you feel.
Stories that are so powerful ... [Harry: Expecto Patronum!]
... they really are with us forever.
Take one.
[male voice] Excellent. So Dan, we're trying some glasses on.
Can you hold your head up a little bit?
[different voice] Uh, Jo Rowling asked me to read this here today:
"Having seen Dan Radcliffe's screen test,
I don't think Chris Columbus could have found a better Harry."
[music: "To Build a Home" by The Cinematic Orchestra]
♪ There is a house built out of stone ♪
♪ Wooden floors, walls and window sills ♪ [music continues under voice over]
"I wish Dan, Emma and Rupert the very best of luck,
and hope they have as much fun acting the first year of Hogwarts
as I had writing it." ♪ tables and chairs worn by all of the dust ♪
♪ This is a place where I don't feel alone,
♪ This is a place where I feel at home ♪
[piano intensifies]
♪ And I built a home ♪
♪ for you ♪
♪ for me ♪
♪ Until it disappeared ♪
♪ from me ♪
♪ from you ♪
♪ And I built a home ♪
♪ for you ♪
♪ for me ♪
♪ Until it disappeared ♪
♪ from me ♪
♪ from you ♪
♪ And now it's time ♪
♪ to leave ♪
♪ and turn ♪
♪ to dust ♪
We've worked together for so long, we're like a family.
Each person's last day was quite emotional.
[unclear??]
Last day on Harry Potter.
♪ This is a place where I don't feel alone ♪
♪ This is a place where I feel at home ♪
[orchestral music]
[Radcliffe] I love this place. This has been my life.
And so it's going to be very, very odd, I think for all of us,
because I don't know what my day-to-day life consists of without you. All of you.
And it's wonderful. And I just want to say that I've loved every minute,
and I thank you all very, very much.
[Watson] But Dan, you didn't get lucky, you were and are the perfect Harry,
and will be forever. [crowd screams and cheers]
[Rowling] The stories we love best do live in us forever,
so whether you come back by page or by the big screen,
Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.
Thank you to Rupert for making me laugh!
[Grint] I'm just so pleased I've shared it with you two. I love you. I really do.
[director] And cut. Cut! Great work, guys. [clapper]