“The NeverEnding Story,” re-imagined with a Harry Potter twist

Bastian, a lonely boy grieving his mother, discovers a magical book that pulls him into Fantasia—a realm of enchanted castles, spellbound creatures, and rising darkness. As he reads, he hears the words: “You’re a wizard, Bastian.” Enter Hagrid—reimagined as Falkor, a bearded, gentle giant of a luckdragon with a booming laugh and a heart of gold. Fantasia’s ruler, the Childlike Empress, is fading, and only a human child can restore her by giving her a new name. Young wizard Atreyu, cloaked in celestial runes and wielding a wand bound to the Auryn medallion, braves trials like the Swamps of Sadness, a basilisk-haunted forest, and the shadow beast Gmork. With Hagrid-Falkor’s help, Atreyu reaches the Oracle, revealing Bastian as Fantasia’s true savior. To restore the world, Bastian must speak the Empress’s new name—Moon Child—and embrace his own magic. A mythic fusion of grief, courage, and wizardly wonder.