Wizarding World (franchise)
The Wizarding World is a British multi-media franchise revolving around the fictional world of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.
The series began in 1997 with the publication of the original novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone in the United States), the first in a series of seven books, later adapted into a series of eight films, and accompanied by various spin-offs in book, film, video games, and theatre.
The series is set in the titular wizarding world, a secret, magical community in which the youth are sent off to wizarding schools to perfect their magical abilities. The novels that began the franchise revolved about the titular Harry Potter, an orphan who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, and is sent off to attend the prestigious Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and, over a seven-year period, must prepare for his eventual final confrontation with the notorious dark wizard, Lord Voldemort. Later works set within the same universe included, but are nowhere near limited to, the Fantastic Beasts film series, starring the character of Newt Scamander.
The Wizarding World's connections to the Doctor Who universe are present primarily through their extensive list of shared cast and crew, as well as the DWU's various references to the world, while also sharing some notable crossovers.
Crossovers[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Wizarding World's crossovers with the Doctor Who universe primarily originate from the crossover video game LEGO Dimensions, along with promotional material for the game. The Harry Potter Team Pack was first added to the game on 27 September 2016, and included the characters Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, along with the vehicles Enchanted Car and Hogwarts Express. Later, the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Pack, including the character Newt Scamander, the "object" Niffler, the Toy Pad Build MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), and 6 Fantastic Beasts levels, along with the Tina Fun Pack, which included Tina Goldstein, along with the "object" Swooping Evil; both Fantastic Beasts packs were released on 18 November 2016. Later, the Hermione Granger Fun Pack, including the character Hermione Granger, along with the "vehicle" Buckbeak, was released on 9 May 2017.
This addition to the game allowed players to control the franchise's seven playable characters - Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Newt Scamander, Jacob Kowalski (through "character changing" from Newt), Tina Goldstein, Queenie Goldstein (also through "character changing", from Tina), and Hermione Granger - and have them play through the A Dalektable Adventure and Dalek Extermination of Earth levels, and explore the Who-themed adventure world, as well as operate K9 and interact with the Doctor's TARDIS.
In turn, this allowed the player to play as the Doctor or the Cyberman during the 6 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them levels, explore the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts adventure worlds, and battle in the Hogwarts Quidditch Arena by Night, Arid Animal Habitats, Arctic Animal Habitats, and Hogwarts Quidditch Arena battle arenas, as well as using the related vehicles - the Enchanted Car, the Hogwarts Express, the Niffler, the Swooping Evil, and Buckbeak - in any world.
In promotional material for the game, Wizarding World was represented in the trailer New Adventures Await!, where multiple characters and elements from the franchise appear, alongside elements from Doctor Who. First, Harry Potter appears, flying through New York City on his broomstick, and using a spell to capture the Ghostbusters character Slimer with his wand. Just after this scene, The LEGO Movie character Wyldstyle drives a motorcycle through Diagon Alley, past Flourish & Blotts and Quality Quidditch Supplies, before crashing into Lord Voldemort and flying past Slug & Jiggers Apothecary with the help of the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial character E.T.. The duo then fly in front of the Moon, which is shining over Hogwarts Castle. Later in the trailer, Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter are among the characters seen running into battle in an Adventure Time location, the Land of Ooo, along with the Twelfth Doctor. Just after this scene, Newt Scamander is seen catching Teen Titans Go! character Beast Boy in his suitcase, and firing his wand towards the camera.
Wizarding World is also represented in the theatrical film The LEGO Batman Movie, alongside Doctor Who, as both Lord Voldemort and the Daleks make appearances. This representation carries through to The LEGO Batman Movie Story Pack in LEGO Dimensions, which also features both Harry Potter and Doctor Who elements.
Broadcast on the same day as the Wizarding World's arrival in LEGO Dimensions, a more metafictional crossover occurred in the 2016 Children in Need segment, Looking for Pudsey, as a tie-in to the first Fantastic Beasts film, also released on the same day. The short involved a fictionalised version of Eddie Redmayne (played by Redmayne himself), after having just filmed a scene as Newt Scamander, phoning various BBC stars and characters, asking for the whereabouts of Children in Need mascot, Pudsey the bear. Among the individuals he phones is the Twelfth Doctor inside his TARDIS. Redmayne is in-costume as Newt throughout the skit.
Wizarding World references in the DWU[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 2005 novel, The Gallifrey Chronicles, the Eighth Doctor was said to have the complete set of Harry Potter novels in his TARDIS, including a first edition copy of Philosopher's Stone. Curiously, the same source claimed that there were ten novels in total, as opposed to the seven novels of the real world.
A physical copy of Philosopher's Stone could be seen in the 2005 TV story, The End of the World, in a display case on Platform One.
The 2007 TV story, The Shakespeare Code, contained nods to both the series and its author, J.K. Rowling. First, Martha Jones calls the existence of magic "all a bit Harry Potter", which leads the Tenth Doctor to remark, "wait till you read book seven. Oh I cried". Later, when Potter's spell "expelliarmus" was given life in order to help William Shakespeare defeat the Carrionites, the Doctor exclaimed, "Good old J.K.!"
The 2008 Short Trips: Transmissions short story, Doctor Who and the Adaptation of Death, alleged that Rowling had a descendant called PQ Rowling, who continued the series with the book, Harry Potter and the Half-Moon Dentist.
The First Doctor expressed a familiarity with the series in the 2013 novel A Big Hand for the Doctor.
Connections[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Films[[edit] | [edit source]]
This list covers the cast members of the eight Harry Potter films (HP1-HP8) and three Fantastic Beasts films (FB1-FB3).
| Actor | DWU role(s) | Wizarding World role(s) | Wizarding World duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Bateson | Binro | Kreacher | HP5 | Voice only. |
| Terence Bayler | Yendom, Major Barrington | Bloody Baron | HP1 | |
| Heather Bleasdale | Wilma | Hermione Granger's mother | HP2 | |
| Sean Biggerstaff | See list | Oliver Wood | HP1, HP2, HP8 | |
| Helena Bonham Carter | N/A | Bellatrix Lestrange | HP5, HP6, HP7, HP8 | Bonham Carter was an interview subject for imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me. |
| David Bradley | First Doctor, Solomon | Argus Filch | HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, HP8 | |
| Richard Bremmer | Beowulf, Reginald Hemmings | Voldemort | HP1 | Voice only. |
| Jim Broadbent | Eleventh Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death) | Horace Slughorn | HP6, HP8 | |
| Peter Cartwright | Arnold Underwood | Elphias Doge | HP5 | |
| Gemma Chan | Mia Bennett | Madam Ya Zhou | FB1 | |
| John Cleese | Harrison Mandel | Nearly Headless Nick | HP1, HP2 | |
| Christian Coulson | Pelleas, Robert McIntosh | Tom Riddle | HP2 | Tom Riddle is a younger version of Voldemort. |
| Ellie Darcey-Alden | Francesca Latimer | Lily Potter (young) | HP8 | |
| Warwick Davis | "Porridge" | Professor Flitwick, Griphook | HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, HP7, HP8 | Davis played Flitwick in all Harry Potter films but the seventh. He played Griphook in the first, seventh, and eighth films; his portrayal in the first film was voice only, with Griphook's physical performance instead being provided by Verne Troyer.
Davis also reprised both roles for the video game adaptations of HP5-8. |
| Derek Deadman | Stor | Tom | HP1 | |
| Ray Fearon | Barlow Teveler | Firenze | HP1 | |
| Pam Ferris | Lizzie Corrigan, Amanda Steele, Sister Evangelina | Aunt Marge Dursley | HP3 | |
| Simon Fisher-Becker | Dorium Maldovar | Fat Frier | HP1 | |
| Kate Fleetwood | Ship (The Mad Woman in the Attic) | Mary Cattermole | HP7 | |
| Dawn French | Silurian 1 (The Silurian Disruption) | Fat Lady | HP3 | Fellow DWU alumna Elizabeth Spriggs played the character in the first film. |
| Michael Gambon | Kazran Sardick | Albus Dumbledore | HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, HP7, HP8 | Gambon inherited the role of Dumbledore following the death of his actor in the first two films, Richard Harris. |
| Jimmy Gardner | Chenchu, Idmon | Ernie Prang | HP3 | |
| Genevieve Gaunt | Linda Maxwell | Pansy Parkinson | HP3 | |
| Julian Glover | Richard I, Scaroth, Upuat | Aragog | HP2 | |
| Jade Gordon | Honora Tapley | Astoria Greengrass | HP8 | |
| Shirley Henderson | Ursula Blake | Moaning Myrtle | HP2, HP4 | |
| Guy Henry | Ikron | Pius Thicknesse | HP7 | |
| Lenny Henry | Daniel Barton | Shrunken head | HP3 | Voice only. |
| John Hurt | War Doctor | Garrick Ollivander | HP1, HP7, HP8 | |
| Jessica Hynes | Joan Redfern, Verity Newman | Mafalda Hopkirk | HP5 | Voice only. |
| Lee Ingleby | Samson Griffin | Stan Shunpike | HP3 | |
| Robbie Jarvis | See list | James Potter (young) | HP5 | |
| Toby Jones | Dream Lord | Dobby | HP2, HP7 | Voice only. |
| Roger Lloyd Pack | John Lumic | Barty Crouch Sr. | HP4 | |
| Miriam Margolyes | Leef Apple Glyn Slitheen-Blathereen, Frau Tod | Professor Sprout | HP2, HP8 | |
| Jim McManus | Opthalmologist | Aberforth Dumbledore | HP5 | |
| Helen McCrory | Rosanna Calvierri | Narcissa Malfoy | HP6, HP7, HP8 | |
| Harry Melling | Hervey | Dudley Dursley | HP1, HP2, HP3, HP5, HP7 | |
| Bill Nighy | Henry Black | Rufus Scrimgeour | HP7 | |
| Leslie Phillips | Robert Knox | Sorting Hat | HP1, HP2 | Voice only. |
| Carolyn Pickles | Ollistra | Charity Burbage | HP7 | |
| Chris Rankin | Jack, Andy, Val Ross' assistant | Percy Weasley | HP1, HP2, HP3, HP5, HP8 | |
| Adrian Rawlins | Ryder, Frederick Abberline | James Potter | HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP7, HP8 | |
| Eddie Redmayne | Himself | Newt Scamander | FB1, FB2, FB3 | |
| David Ryall | Carthok | Elphias Doge | HP7 | |
| Anna Shaffer | Rachel Chapman | Romilda Vane | HP6, HP7, HP8 | |
| Elizabeth Spriggs | Tabby | Fat Lady | HP1 | Fellow DWU alumna Dawn French played the character in the third film. |
| Imelda Staunton | Interface (The Girl Who Waited) | Dolores Umbridge | HP5, HP7 | |
| David Tennant | Tenth Doctor, Fourteenth Doctor | Barty Crouch Jr. | HP4 | |
| Zoë Wanamaker | Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17 | Madam Hooch | HP1 | |
| Paul Whitehouse | N/A | Sir Cadogan | HP3 | Whitehouse contributed to Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who. |
| Michael Wildman | Mr Probos, Paul Quinns | Magorian | HP5 | |
| Mark Williams | Brian Williams | Arthur Weasley | HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, HP7, HP8 | |
| Victoria Yeates | Maleeva, Balva | Bunty Broadacre | FB2, FB3 |
Video games[[edit] | [edit source]]
This list covers actors who have voiced characters in the video game adaptations of the eight Harry Potter films (HP1-HP8), as well as two spinoff titles - Quidditch World Cup (QWC) and Harry Potter for Kinect (HPK).
| Actor | DWU role(s) | Wizarding World role(s) | Wizarding World duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Atkins | See list | Dolores Umbridge, Walburga Black | HP5, HP7 | |
| Anna Bentinck | Jean, Computer (The Warehouse) | Pomona Sprout, Elizabeth Burke | HP5 | |
| Beth Chalmers | Veklin, Raine Creevy | Bellatrix Lestrange | HP5, HP6, HP7, HP8 | |
| David Coker | The Graak | Nearly Headless Nick, Edward Rabnott, George van Rheticus | HP1, HP2, HP5, HP6 | |
| Dominic Coleman | Police officer (Sleeper) | Arthur Weasley | HP4, HP5, HP7 | |
| David de Keyser | The Atraxi | Albus Dumbledore, Voldemort | HP1 | |
| Stephen Fry | Minister of Chance, C | N/A | HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4 | Fry served as the narrator of these games. |
| Jamie Glover | Ian Chesterton, William Russell | Remus Lupin | HP3 | |
| Tom Goodman-Hill | Arnold Golightly | Peter Petigrew | HP3, HP4 | |
| Eve Karpf | Talbar, Virna, Shekkina, the Watchmaker | Minerva McGonagall, Pomona Sprout, Rolanda Hooch | HP1, HP2, HP5, HP6, HP8 | |
| Naomi McDonald | Alyx Courtland, Alex | Additional voices | QWC | |
| Isobel Middleton | Almak | Sybill Trelawny, Fat Lady | HP5, HP6 | Middleton only voiced the Fat Lady in both games, but Trelawny in HP5 only. |
| Pooky Quesnel | Captain, Dorothea Ames | Moaning Myrtle | HP5 | |
| Blake Ritson | See list | Cedric Diggory | HP4 | |
| Alex Tregear | See list | Susan Bones | HP5 | |
| Duncan Wisbey | See list | Death Eater #1 | HP4 |
Stage play[[edit] | [edit source]]
Noma Dumezweni, who played Erisa Magambo in the TV stories Turn Left and Planet of the Dead and Rodekka in the audio story The First Son, appeared as Hermione Granger in the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Miscellaneous[[edit] | [edit source]]
Alfie Enoch, who appeared in the Harry Potter films as Dean Thomas, is the son of William Russell. [1]
Ralph Fiennes, who portrayed the main villain of the Harry Potter films, Lord Voldemort, is the ex-husband of Alex Kingston.
Stephen Fry recited the UK releases of the Harry Potter audio books.
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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