Gary Oldman's humble request led to one of the most memorable and satisfying scenes in the Harry Potter series.
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Although JK Rowling's Harry Potter series has resonated with audiences for generations, only a few scenes from the films can evoke a sense of satisfaction and happiness like that evoked by Gary Oldman. In the enchanting wizarding world, the electrifying moment when Sirius Black beats Lucius Malfoy was actually born out of a humble request from Oldman.
It turns out that the central scene in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, from the Ministry of Magic, was not a director's choice. Instead, the particularly satisfying scene was a product of Gary Oldman's imagination who had dreamed of doing something boyish that his character would do.
In the wizarding world of Harry Potter, moments of powerful wizardry and dark confrontation are as common as broomsticks. But what is unusual is the human drive to use physical force to embody anger and other emotions. Surprisingly, it seemed that only Gary Oldman's Sirius Black used this unprecedented aspect of the Wizarding World and turned it into a memorable scene.
