HBOGame of Thrones returned to our screens last night and fans were sent into a frenzy as they spotted a rather bizarre reference to Harry Potter.
The first episode of the seventh season premiered last night on HBO and one scene appeared to reference J.K. Rowling’s famous wizarding world.
In the episode, entitled Dragonstone, a scene showed Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) express his desire to access the ‘restricted area of the library’ in order to acquire material to help with with his training.
Cue alarm bells ringing in all Potter fans’ heads.
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As all will know, the Hogwarts library famously also has a restricted section which contains dangerous books on dark magic.
And if you think that this scene in Game Of Thrones wasn’t deliberately referencing Potter, the character who refuses Tarly access, Ebrose, is played by none other than Jim Broadbent himself.
That’s right folks, the same actor who played Professor Slughorn.
GIPHYIf you have forgotten, Tom Riddle, a.k.a Voldemort, asked Slughorn for access to the restricted section in order to find out more information about creating Horcruxes.
This just can’t be a coincindece!
Twitter, of course, went mad as fans went to social media to express their excitement.
Sam going into the restricted area at the Citadel is straight out of Harry Potter! #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/Hm3ZzIYb26
— Andrew "Hoody" Hood (@AndrewHoody) July 17, 2017
So where just not going to notice that this guy got asked about the "Restricted Section" in #GameOfThones & #HarryPotter #GameofThrones7 pic.twitter.com/64IGjqsLVx
— Chris Rivera (@Slangin_Smilez) July 17, 2017
Poor Jim Broadbent, everywhere he is, people are asking him about the restricted section in the library #GameOfThrones meets #HarryPotter
— ami (@essence_me) July 17, 2017
Sam literally just became Harry Potter… talking to Slughorn and trying to get into the restricted section of the library. #gameofthrones
— Katie Wirth (@llamadetective) July 17, 2017
Some may think that this reference is cheesy but we think it is pure genius!
