‘Who knew Tracy Beaker was in Harry Potter?’ Eagle-eyed film fan is shocked after spotting child star Dani Harmer in the background of a Hogwarts scene
- Dani Harmer appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 2001
- Actress, 32, from Bracknell, is best known for starring in BBC’s Tracy Beaker
- Twitter users have admitted they didn’t spot Dani in the Harry Potter franchise
Film fans were left shocked after one eagle-eyed viewer spotted Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer played a background character in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Twitter user @MemPatone posted: ‘I think I found @DaniHarmer in Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone, she is behind Oliver Wood after Hermione speaks.’
The tweet racked up more than 100,000 likes and earned a response from Dani, 32, who confirmed she had played an unnamed Hogwarts character in the film.
‘Yep there I am,’ she wrote.
Film fans were left shocked after one eagle-eyed viewer spotted Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer played a background character in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Pictured, Dani today (left) and as Tracy Beaker in 2003
The scene takes place towards the end of the film, when Dumbledore makes an announcement about extra house points. Pictured, Dani as a Hogwarts student
Dani’s appearance in the fantasy film (pictured) came just one year before she started playing Tracy Beaker
Posting on Twitter, a user with the handle @MemPatone tagged Dani explaining they spotted her in the film
The scene takes place towards the end of the film, when Dumbledore makes an announcement about extra house points.
The revelation stunned fans, with one tweeting: ‘Was I the only one who didn’t know Dani Harmer was in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?’
Another added: ‘That it! I’m rewatching the whole series now, to see what else I’ve missed over the years!’
A third added: ‘Omg as if I didn’t notice this before, literally have watched this film a lot.’
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone came out in 2001, a year before Dani was cast in BBC series The Story of Tracy Beaker, which ran from 2002 to 2005.
Dani, who was aged 12 when she originally started playing Tracy in 2002, is now set to reprise the role in CBBC series My Mum Tracy Beaker, which starts tomorrow
Dani, who was aged 12 when she originally started playing Tracy in 2002, is now set to reprise the role in CBBC series My Mum Tracy Beaker, which starts tomorrow.
Like the first series, this show is inspired by a Jacqueline Wilson book but follows the former tearaway teen as a single mother raising her 11-year-old daughter Jess.
Dani was able to take inspiration from her real life as a parent for the rebooted role.
The former Strictly star is raising four-year-old daughter Avarie-Belle with partner Simon Brough.
A stream of people took to Twitter admitting the failed to spot her, with some revealing they have plans to watch the film again
Speaking on The One Show, Dani said: ‘Being a mother myself, it completely changes you. So it’s been really nice to play Tracy and see how she’s lost that selfishness that she once has and she’s all just about Jess.
‘But at the same time, she hasn’t lost herself. She’s still this fierce, strong female that she’s always been.’
She also admitted to having moments in the past where she didn’t want to referred o as Tracy, saying: ‘When I was younger, I used to get called Tracy a lot more than I got called Dani. At one point I was like ‘oh, can I just not be Tracy, just for a minute!’.