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Where mightHelen Mirrensee herself at Hogwarts?
While discussing her role as host of the upcomingHarry Potter-themed fan competition series,Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses, the actress reflected on which house she thinks she would belong to if she were to attend the fictional magic academy.
“If I had to choose, I’d probably chooseSlytherin, because there’s a punkishness about Slytherin that appeals to me,” Mirren, 76, told PEOPLE. “You know, the bad boys on the motorbikes kind of thing.”
House Slytherin is home to a number of dark witches and wizards in theHarry Potterbook and film series, including Bellatrix Lestrange and Draco Malfoy — as well as Lord Voldemort himself.
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In the TBS and Cartoon Network four-part special event premiering Sunday,Harry Potterfans will put their knowledge to the test and compete in an intense game of trivia based on the beloved franchise.
The bracket-style competition will see players compete for their respective Hogwarts Houses (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin) in teams of three, with each House competing in four battles to answer an array of questions relating to theHarry Pottersaga.
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Winning teams from each round will then advance to the grand finale, where one group will be crowned the winner and get to take home the Tournament of Houses championship trophy. The winners will also be awarded a trip toWizarding Worldlocations across the east coast, including theHarry Potter New York storeandThe Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort.
Alongside Mirren — who was recently named the57th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Awardand will be presented with the honor at the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in February — other celebrity faces scheduled to appear on the program includeHarry PotterstarTom Felton, as well as superfansPete DavidsonandJay Leno, among others.
Hosting the competition series was no small feat. “Gosh, it’s hard work,” Mirren told PEOPLE. “It’s really hard work!”
“What these people do, it’s not a picnic,” she continued. “But I have to say, I had such fun. I loved it. It was exhausting. At the end of each day, I just fell into bed completely exhausted. But it was enormous fun.”
“I had no realization of how profound and widespread the absolute engagement with these stories is all across the world, all across races, across genders, across ages,” she said. “People really, really have engaged with these stories and I find that, in and of itself, a very beautiful story.”
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Mirren herself loved the very first book,Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Housespremieres Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on TBS and Cartoon Network.
source: people.com
