A new Harry Potter is ready to walk the hallowed halls of Hogwarts, and Daniel Radcliffe has his own special kind of magic to pass on to the young wizard.

Radcliffe, known as “the boy who lived” in the “Harry Potter” film series, has long since completed his time at the school of witchcraft and wizardry. Now, he’s passing the baton to 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin, who stars in HBO’s adaptation of JK Rowling’s book series and happens to be the same age Radcliffe was when he began his magical journey.

During an appearance Tuesday on “Good Morning America,” the actor was asked if he had received a call from McLaughlin, which led him to talk about his connection to the cast and production.

“I know some people who are working on the production,” Radcliffe said just before noting that he had written to McLaughlin.

The young Danielle Radcliffe and Dominic McLaughlin.
The young Danielle Radcliffe and Dominic McLaughlin.

L/R: Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images/Courtesy of Aidan Monaghan/HBO

“I wrote to Dominic,” he continued. “I sent him a letter and he wrote me back a very sweet note.”

The actor went on to say that he doesn’t want his legacy to loom over the new generation of wizards and witches.

“I don’t want to be a specter in these kids’ lives at all,” he said. “I just wanted to write to him and say, ‘I hope you have a great time and even better than me.’”

He concluded by saying that he had a “great time” filming the magical film series.

And as for Radcliffe’s future involvement? The actor addressed that in a 2023 interview with ComicBook.

“My understanding is that they’re trying to start over, and I’m sure whoever makes them will want to make their own mark and probably won’t want to have to figure out how to get old Harry to comeo in this somewhere,” he said at the time.