This Harry Potter–Star Wars Mash-Up Is A Work Of Unadulterated Genius

When a YouTube video clocks up 5 million views in a couple of days, you can assume it's pretty good.

Well, this really does escalate quickly.

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It was the work of two aspiring Australian filmmakers, Danny and Michael Philipou.

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Danny tells BuzzFeed: "I'm a wannabe filmmaker. I freelance edit and film for a living. The video took two days to film and about a week to finish editing."

The brothers never expected the video to take off the way it has.

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But let's face it, for a week's work, this is pretty special.