Gillyweed was black licorice lace engineered to look like underwater plant

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Radcliffe reveals that Gillyweed — the magical plant Harry chews underwater — was actually black licorice designed to mimic seaweed, and the production needed him to shovel multiple throatfuls per take. By the third or fourth take he was begging to know how many more reps remained, exposing the hidden endurance tax of 'one quick bite' scenes.

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