The Wizarding World is taking on “Heated Rivalry.”
On this week’s “SNL,” host Finn Wolfhard starred as Harry Potter in a sketch mocking the new HBO series adaptation of the fantasy novels. But in this version, thanks to being “hastily rewritten after the success of a certain other HBO show,” Harry quickly becomes enamored with Ron (Ben Marshall) and the show is renamed “Heated Wizardry.” It’s also said to be “the first series written entirely by girls who wear tails.”
Of course, wand and broom puns and innuendo arrive quickly, as “the only thing hotter than hockey is Quidditch.” After seeing Harry and Ron’s meet cute, Harry is seen flying away from Ron on the Quidditch pitch without any bottoms and more sexy Hogwarts shenanigans take place. Of course there’s a scene with the boys getting intimate under the Cloak of Invisibility! Luckily, according to the voiceover, “they’re all 18+ in this. Hogwarts is like college now — just to make that clear.”
In the segment, James Austin Johnson plays Severus Snape, Chloe Fineman as Hermione, Jason Momoa stops by to play Hagrid, Ashley Padilla plays Professor McGonagall and Kenan Thompson takes on Alastor Moody.
Although it will likely be closer to the original texts, the new HBO ‘Harry Potter” series adaptation is set to debut in 2027 and stars Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout, Arabella Stanton, John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu and Nick Frost. “Succession” alum Mark Mylod is set to direct the series, and Hans Zimmer will be scoring it.
Watch the sketch below.