Harry Potter (film series) also said, "I don't know what compelled me to say this [to Rowling], but I said, 'I've just got to warn you my favourite character is not Harry. My favourite character is Hermione.' And I think for some weird reason, from that moment on, she sort of trusted me." Aside from the three lead actors, other notable cast members include Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, and Dame Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall. Richard Harris, who played the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore, died on 25 October 2002 causing the role
Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) father, but says that he will know why he died: trying to make a world in which his son could live a better life. In the film series, Lupin is portrayed by David Thewlis as an adult, and by James Utechin as a teenager. "Harry Potter" director David Yates and J. K. Rowling have stated that Remus Lupin is their favourite series character. Both Lupin's first name, Remus, and the pseudonym he uses on "Potterwatch", Romulus, are a reference to the Roman mythological twin brothers Romulus and Remus, who are said to have had a wolf foster-mother. Furthermore, Remus' last