If you’re obsessed with the Harry Potter cast, can you even imagine how J.K. Rowling feels about them? For more than a decade, the group collaborated on the beloved Harry Potter movies, and the author shared sweet moments with the main actors at each of the films’ premieres. As Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson grew up before our eyes, the story unfolded and a new movie (and book!) came out every couple of years. To celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the beloved franchise, look back at some of the author’s sweetest moments with everyone’s favorite wizard trio, then check out these Harry Potter tattoo ideas — just in case you love the series so much you want it inked on your body.
— Additional reporting by Haley Lyndes