just rode his first broomstick since his days at Hogwarts — and the magical mode of transportation is much more comfortable these days. “Ours was literally just a broomstick that they strapped us into. We had harnesses and whatnot, but yeah, very much not [comfortable],” Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in all eight films, exclusively told while at .
“This isn’t even a bicycle seat they’ve got here. They’ve got this real comfy, comfy little seat that’s perfect and nice. If you’re going to do it, come and do it here at Harry Potter New York.
” The Manhattan store has a new photo experience that puts visitors into the air at Hogwarts, on the Quidditch pitch and more. It’s something Potterheads will enjoy experiencing more than two decades after watching Neville’s first flying lesson in 2001’s . While the flying scenes “became much more sophisticated as the films went on,” Lewis recalled, his first scene on the broom — the most memorable flight for Neville — was less advanced.
“When it was me on that first day, they literally just strapped a broomstick to a crane on the back of a pickup truck and then drove me around on it,” he said. “I was very safe, obviously, and the stunt team were great, but very unsophisticated compared to what came later and what they’ve got here.” Though fans often return to the Wizarding World, Lewis, now 34, said he doesn’t watch the movies very often — especially if he’s flipping through channels an.
