Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter Audition Will Make the Hairs Stand Up on Your Neck

Once upon a time, Daniel Radcliffe was just the boy who lived through a grueling audition process. Last year, footage surfaced of the young actor's original screen test for the Harry Potter series. This must be circa 1999, given that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was released in 2001. It's simultaneously adorable and kind of chilling to see Radcliffe reading the lines that he'll eventually say on screen. In honor of the actor's birthday this week, let's revisit the video! Now if only we could get our hands on Emma Watson's screen test . . .