This morning, Evanna Lynch, Oliver and James Phelps, and Michael Gambon took part in a Q&A panel where they answered question from fans in the crowd at Universal Orlando Resort’s A Celebration of Harry Potter.
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What do you think after seeing the park again?
Evanna Lynch: To walk around the non-Harry Potter part of the park and see people wearing robes is like: We're winning!
What is life like after the Harry Potter films?
Michael Gambon: I miss Harry Potter. I wish they'd do another one.
Evanna Lynch: I love when people do fan art of my cat Puff. I love when she's in Hogwart's regalia.
What was your favorite scene to film in Harry Potter?
Oliver Phelps: When Fred and George put their name in the goblet. We got to put on expensive beards. We had a little fight on the floor.
Evanna Lynch: Bill and Fleur's wedding - because how often do you get to go to a wizard wedding? It was nice to see everyone in formal wizard robes and dress. And I got to meet my dad.
What was your favorite line from Harry Potter?
Michael Gambon: Oh god, I can't remember a line. I'm so old that all the dialogue goes out of my head. I'll make some up if you like.
Fan: It's the one about darkness and light.
Evanna Lynch: I remember! "Happiness can be found in the darkest of places if only one remembers to turn on the light."
Other than a wand, what magical item would you like to have?
Michael Gambon: I choose my mustache. I'd wear it in the street. not the beard. It tickles and was uncomfortable.
Oliver Phelps: A portkey. Just roll out of bed and touch it and off you go.
James Phelps: A Firebolt. I don't want the lower standard. If you're gonna go, go big.
Evanna Lynch: A kneazle. A magical cat.
What did you like best about your character and did you identify with him/her?
Michael Gambon: I liked my costume better than the character. The thing I hated most was my beard because it kept falling off. At lunch break, they used to put on new ones. I put chips in my beard to mess with the make up department. (Did you identify with him?) If I played him like me, it'd be terrible.
James Phelps: We played about on set - we're method actors. What I have in common is I have a twin.
Evanna Lynch: I admire Luna - the way she doesn't give a damn what people think about her. She doesn't make herself any less colorful, bright or crazy than she is to please people. She wasn't even aware of it. She just enjoyed life. I'm like her in the way that I'm quite open-minded. I always try to live my life like Luna because I think she's awesome.
Which House do you think you’d be Sorted into?
Evanna: I'd want to be in Gryffindor, and I am Pottermore-official. I don't think I could be a Ravenclaw because I don't have the best memory. Gryffindor are fiery and cool.
James Phelps: I really like badgers. Hufflepuff, I think.
Michael Gambon: I don't know.
Evanna Lynch: (to Michael) Dumbledore was a Gryffindor.
Michael Gambon: Thanks very much.
What is your favorite spell?
Michael Gambon: I wish I had one. I've never put a spell on anyone, have I?
Evanna Lynch: Most of your spells didn't have an incantation. You can say you're above spells.
Michael Gambon: Thank you.
Evanna Lynch: I love Expecto Patronum because you have to summon your happiest memory. Often when you're feeling your darkest you want to feel sad. And you get a cool animal attached to it.
James Phelps: Lumos because when I get up in the night I'll stub my toe, so something like a torch would be good.
Oliver Phelps: Wingardium leviosa for when you're lying in bed and can't reach the remote.
What was your favorite moment filming Harry Potter?
Michael Gambon: The first day, when I had to run up a ladder and someone on set said I shouldn't run because that's not what the previous Dumbledore had done. I ran anyway.
Oliver: The Yule Ball. there was a rock band that played - The Wyrd Sisters.
James: My first day on set. The first scene we ever shot was the last scene in the first movie. It was my first day on a film set. I remember being so nervous. All I had to do was get off the train. There were hundreds of crew and press people there. My voice sounded like I was on helium.
Evanna Lynch: I have a deep regret. I was involved in some of Luna's jewelry design. In the seventh movie they created Evanna's room and they asked me about doing paintings on the walls and I didn't get involved due to school exams. I made the wrong decision there.
If a new Harry Potter film was made, what would you want to see your characters do?
James Phelps: Coming back [from death] would be nice.
Oliver Phelps: The whole joke shop. Do a spin off series. It would be [Fred and George] opening a mass chain across the world.
Evanna Lynch: I'd like to find the crumple-horned snorkack. And for [Luna] to advocate for animals more.
Michael Gambon: I'd like to do that [character] again. If I could do it all again, it'd be better.
Did you meet a celebrity you were affected by?
Evanna Lynch: Mine was everyone on the films, and after that I was cured. I was never star struck by anyone again.
James Phelps: I met Slash from Guns and Roses. I’m a huge rock fan. He’s got like the firmest handshake you’ve ever met.
Oliver Phelps: It was on the first read through on the first film. Unfortunately he didn’t make it to the final, but Rick Mayall played Peeves.