Jessica Stevenson (Sean of the Dead, Bridgette Jones Diary:The Edge of Reason) has been cast in the upcoming Harry Potter: Order of the Pheonix to come out next summer. She will play the authoritative Mafalda Hopkirk in the fifth chapter of the JK Rowling book series.
[Jessica] Stevenson will play Mafalda Hopkirk, who works for the Improper Use of Magic Office within the Ministry of Magic.
In Book five, Hogwarts is under attack by the Wizard authorities. The Ministry of Magic is denying the truth about Lord Voldermort’s return, and no one believes Harry’s story. Potter also learns about the mysterious Order of the Phoenix, of which the novel/book is named after.
For those of you unfamiliar with this character, yet familiar with the books, you are not alone. This character is mentioned once in the book, and only in the second chapter before Harry even returns to Hogwarts (a part of the movie they tend to rush through)
Harry will need to appear at a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry at nine on the twelfth of August. The letter is signed by Mafalda Hopkirk of the Improper Use of Magic Office.
Yeah, thats it. Potter fans unite. Tell me that I missed something. I read this book and I had to look up who she was. Did she even appear again in Order of the Phoenix? She wasnt even mentioned in Half Blood Prince, if I recall.
Is there so little news about this film that they would announce a casting of a character that ranks barely above “extra”? And why are they casting a “known” in this role?
