Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he sent a heartwarming letter to 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin, the titular star of the new Harry Potter TV series.

While the days of Daniel, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint’s time as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley have come to an end, a new generation of HBO TV childstars – Dominic, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout – are stepping in their shoes.

When quizzed about the new stars, 36-year-old Daniel – who played the boy who lived for a decade – said he simply wants to give Dominic a hug, and hopes he will enjoy it ‘even more’ than he did; a sentiment the Escape from Pretoria actor laid out in a letter to the young actor.

Seeing these youngsters also made Daniel sympathise with his younger self, when he first donned his Hogwarts robe in 2001

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