Thanks to Finn Wolfhard, Daniel Radcliffe knew Saturday Night Live‘s buzzy Heated Wizardry sketch was coming before it aired.
The former Harry Potter franchise star recently spoke with Rolling Stone, where he was asked if he’d seen the spoof that debuted during the show’s first episode of 2026. “I did, yes,” he told the outlet, to which he explained that the Stranger Things actor actually told him about the sketch a day before it aired on Jan. 17.
“Weirdly, I had met Finn Wolfhard a few weeks before, randomly, and we chatted for a bit,” he explained. “And then he texted me the day before it aired, being like, ‘Hey, just so you know, we’re doing a Harry Potter sketch.’”
A play on the successful gay hockey series Heated Rivalry, Wolfhard portrayed Radcliffe’s character of Harry Potter while Ben Marshall stepped into the role of Ron Weasley in the SNL sketch — but with a twist. In the bit, Woflhard’s Harry and Marshall’s Ron found themselves wrapped up in a Quidditch rivalry that transforms into a behind-the-scenes romance, just like the Crave show.
“Coming soon to HBO, the beloved wizarding world of Harry Potter makes its television debut,” a voiceover in the Heated Wizardry began at the top of the sketch before Wolfhard’s Harry and Marshall’s Ron crossed paths in a heated exchange on their first day at Hogwarts. “With an all new story hastily written after the success of a certain other HBO show…”
Despite the widespread acclaim for Heated Rivalry, Radcliffe admitted he hasn’t seen the show, though he’s “very aware” of its buzz (“My girlfriend is a huge fan,” he explained). Still, he enjoyed the sketch.
“I’m sure there are jokes I was missing, but it was very funny and sweet,” he added. “I’m always happy to see other versions of that. It makes me laugh.”
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