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- Johnny Flynn said private schools should be “burnt to the ground” after his traumatic boarding-school experience.
- Flynn attended Winchester’s Pilgrims’ School from age seven on a choral scholarship.
- He reported severe bullying there and developing nervous tics.
- Flynn will portray Lucius Malfoy in HBO’s Harry Potter series premiering Christmas Day 2026.
- John Lithgow, Janet McTeer and Paapa Essiedu join the cast as Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape.