{"id":28581,"date":"2026-08-05T13:18:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28581"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:18:33","slug":"jennifer-stone-details-wizards-return-harpers-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28581","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Stone Details Wizards Return, Harper&#8217;s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/wizards-of-waverly-place-cast-where-are-they-now\/\"><em>Wizards Beyond Waverly Place<\/em><\/a> series finale went out with a bang \u2014 and the episode wouldn\u2019t have felt right without the return of OG star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jennifer-stone\/\"><strong>Jennifer Stone<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Warning: Spoilers below from the Wizards Beyond Waverly Place series finale.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had kind of mourned the fact that I was not going to be a part of the reboot just because you know I talked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/david-henrie\/\"><strong>David Henrie<\/strong><\/a> [who plays Justin Russo]. It\u2019s about a totally different family,\u201d Stone, 33, exclusively told <em>Us<\/em> ahead of the Tuesday, August 4, finale. \u201cLike <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/selena-gomez\/\"><strong>Selena [Gomez]<\/strong><\/a> kind of pops in and out, and so [David was] like, \u2018It doesn\u2019t really make sense for you to come in.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress, who portrayed Alex Russo\u2019s (Gomez) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/selena-gomez-jennifer-stone-redo-wizards-of-waverly-place-rap\/\">BFF Harper Finkle<\/a> on <em>Wizards of Waverly Place<\/em> from 2007 to 2012, had come to terms with the fact that there wasn\u2019t a place for her in the highly anticipated spinoff\u2014 but that all changed when she was asked to appear in the finale.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4396718\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4396718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Jennifer Stone on Her Return to Wizards Selena Gomez Reunion and a Potential Bisexual Harper\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=600&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-182002_0127_b123eae5.jpeg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jennifer Stone on \u2018Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.\u2019<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Disney\/Eric McCandless<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just really protective of her,\u201d Stone told Us of her character and the only \u201chesitation\u201d she felt personally when approached with the possibility of returning for one, very special episode. \u201cI just wanted to be really sensitive of, like, she\u2019s not the butt of a joke. We\u2019re not making fun of her. Like she\u2019s very confident and self assured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She noted that during the episode, fans see Harper back in action and fully herself, which ultimately made the decision to return an easy one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wanted to honor the character that I grew up with and loved so much,\u201d Stone added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/wizards-of-waverly-place-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Cast-of-Disney-Channels-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"The Cast of Disney Channels Wizards of Waverly Place Where Are They Now\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/wizards-of-waverly-place-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;Wizards of Waverly Place&#8217; Cast: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSelena Gomez scored her breakout role playing teenage wizard Alex Russo on Disney Channel\u2019s Wizards of Waverly Place. The series, which ran for four seasons from 2007 to 2012, followed Alex and her brothers, Justin and Max, played by David Henrie and Jake T. Austin, as they learned the ins and outs of the wizard [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the four-part finale, teen wizard Billie (<strong>Janice LeAnn Brown<\/strong>) was on the search for Alex after learning that the pair are mother and daughter. Alex, meanwhile, was trapped in an alternate universe with amnesia, where she reunited with Harper, now her roommate, and her first love Mason Greyback (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/would-gregg-sulkin-join-omitb-as-selena-gomezs-love-interest\/\"><strong>Gregg Sulkin<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>While fans initially thought that Alex and Mason were happily back together, when Alex regained her memories she realized that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/gregg-sulkin-on-masons-wizards-beyond-waverly-place-plot-twist\/\">Mason had already died<\/a> prior to the events of the sequel series. (Harper, for her part, told Alex that they should look each other up back in the real world, hinting their friendship would be rekindled down the line.)<\/p>\n<p>Despite Alex\u2019s heartbreak on screen, Stone told <em>Us<\/em> that her reunion with Gomez, 34, behind the scenes and then working side by side was like a dream come true.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4396717\" style=\"width: 682px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4396717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=1000&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Jennifer Stone on Her Return to Wizards Selena Gomez Reunion and a Potential Bisexual Harper Finale\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=300&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=400&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=700&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=800&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=900&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=1000&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jennifer-Stone-on-Her-Return-to-Wizards-Selena-Gomez-Reunion-and-a-Potential-Bisexual-Harper-181951_1032_a0908ce2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Selena Gomez and David Henrie on \u2018Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.\u2019<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Disney\/Eric McCandless<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was a mess. The waterproof mascara ran amok,\u201d Stone recalled of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/selena-gomez-was-ashamed-of-not-staying-close-to-wizards-cast\/\"> watching Gomez step behind the camera<\/a> for the pivotal episode. \u201cLiterally, the table read, I cried getting to see her direct. I cried. I was a mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She remembered checking in with Gomez before filming and telling each other, \u201cOK, this is probably it. This is probably the last time we\u2019re ever gonna play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/selena-gomez-revisits-roots-in-wizards-beyond-waverly-place-preview\/\">Alex and Harper<\/a> with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stone added that it was \u201cthis beautiful thing of saying goodbye to these characters\u201d while also celebrating how her and Gomez\u2019s lives have grown and changed since they first met.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/wizards-of-waverly-place-showrunner-confirms-alexs-sexuality\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Selena-Gomezs-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-Character-Was-Supposed-to-Be-Bisexual-3.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Selena Gomez's 'Wizards of Waverly Place' Character Was Supposed to Be Bisexual\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/wizards-of-waverly-place-showrunner-confirms-alexs-sexuality\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Alex Russo Was Bisexual on &#8216;Wizards of Waverly Place,&#8217; Showrunner Says<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe couple that almost was. Selena Gomez could have had a groundbreaking relationship on Wizards of Waverly Place. Former showrunner and writer Peter Murrieta revealed on the Monday, March 27, episode of Jennifer Stone and David DeLuise\u2019s \u201cWizards of Waverly Pod\u201d that the show\u2019s writers intended for Gomez\u2019s character, Alex Russo, to have a romantic [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI find it really poetic that we said goodbye to these characters as Jen and Selena, but \u2026 we\u2019re still going to meet in each other\u2019s lives,\u201d she added. \u201cWe\u2019re still [going to] live on you past what\u2019s on camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to how Harper\u2019s story ended, Stone told <em>Us<\/em> that there was a lot left unsaid, so she has her own ideas as to where she is now \u2014 and will be in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI picture her because she\u2019s so giving and sweet, and loves to nurture. I think that I can see her being like a teacher at Parsons in New York,\u201d Stone shared. \u201cI think she\u2019s some kind of fashion teacher. 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6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jennifer Stone and Selena Gomez on \u2018Wizards of Waverly Place.\u2019<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Bruce Birmelin\/Disney Channel\/Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stone explained that she\u2019s not sure whether Harper would be married to Zeke Beakerman (<strong>Dan Benson<\/strong>), her high school sweetheart, since there\u2019s a big \u201cdating pool\u201d in New York.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI do think she probably calls him every now and then for the Velociraptor dance,\u201d she said with a laugh and before telling <em>Us<\/em> that perhaps Harper is now bisexual.<\/p>\n<p>Stone said a shift in Harper\u2019s sexuality is \u201csomething that I can definitely see because, I mean, Harper\u2019s so open and creative and I can just see her loving the person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Wizards Beyond Waverly Place<\/em> is streaming on Disney+ now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wizards Beyond Waverly Place series finale went out with a bang \u2014 and the episode wouldn\u2019t have felt right without the return of OG star Jennifer Stone. 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