Daniel Radcliffe’s tendency to prank his fellow Harry Potter cast-mates often added levity to the set, but there was at least one time when his antics went a little too far.

Reportedly, Robbie Coltrane, who portrayed Hagrid in the films, was once a victim of a prank where the young actor changed the settings on his friend’s phone from English to Turkish. The joke seems harmless enough—except that Coltrane was left unable to make calls!

The infuriated actor had a hard time finding anyone on set who could change the settings of his phone back to English, and Radcliffe was left feeling understandably sheepish about what he had done. Coltrane remembers the event clearly:

Eventually we found a girl in the Harry Potter make-up department who was Turkish Cypriot. She phoned her mum and was chatting away in great detail until they sorted it out. I think Daniel was so upset at what had happened that he wrote me that note...'Dear Mr. Coltrane, I'm sorry I changed your mobile telephone into Turkish...

Have you ever been part of a prank gone too far? Let us know in the comments!

 
This July 17, MuggleCast and PotterCast will be joining forces once more for, seriously, the nuttiest thing we've ever done: A live LeakyMug at 3 a.m. Why would we do this? Because we'll all be just returning from a midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and what better time to talk about it than when we're delirious (for better or worse) about it? So, put this on your calendar: July 17, 2009 Where: Azkatraz 2009, San Francisco, CA Parc 55 Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Only registered guests of the conference can get into this show; you can register here! When: Right after a midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Why (as in WHY would you EVER podcast before dawn? Because we're Harry Potter fans, guys, duh! See you there! (Note: headline has nothing to do with the successful series by Stephenie Meyer)
 
 
 
Don't forget, MuggleCast and PotterCast will be holding a live Leaky Mug in San Diego starting tomorrow (Sunday) at 7 PM! The event location is as follows: Borders Books and Music 1072 Camino Del Rio N San Diego, CA 92108 For those of you at Comic Con, it's an easy 10 minute drive from the San Diego Convention Center. See you all there for lots of fun Potter and Comic Con talk!

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MuggleCast Matt and I are in San Diego today covering all of the Twilight happenings (and some Potter - more on that soon) at this year's big Comic Con convention. We're happy to announce that we'll be doing a joint podcast (a Leaky Mug) with our friends at Leaky THIS Sunday, 7 PM, at the following Borders bookstore: 1072 Camino Del Rio N, San Diego, CA 92108 We hope to see lots of people there for fun Potter and Comic Con discussion!

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Our live Leaky Mug podcast (a joint show produced between MuggleCast and PotterCast) from Prophecy 2007 in Toronto is now available! Join us for over an hour of Deathly Hallows discussion, pajama contests, and much more! To download, subscribe to the Leaky Mug feed available right here in iTunes. If you can't subscribe, here is a direct download link (just right-click and select "Save Target As..."). Enjoy!

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If you'll be in the LA area tomorrow for the Order of the Phoenix US premiere, make sure you come to our live podcast Monday at the Borders of Westwood. The show will start at 5 PM, costs nothing to attend, and all are welcome! We'll be having a good time discussing the movies, the stars, and whatever is on your mind. We ask that if you plan on coming, please RSVP by e-mailing hplive at gmail dot com with how many people you plan on bringing. The address of the store is: Borders Books and Music 1360 Westwood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90024 We hope to see you there!
 
 

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