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[This story contains spoilers for Stranger Things<\/em>, season five, Volume 1.]<\/strong><\/p>\n The decision to cast their high school drama teacher in Stranger Things<\/em> season five was notably special for the Duffer Brothers.<\/p>\n More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Co-creator Ross Duffer shared on Instagram Friday, following the release of the final season\u2019s Volume 1 on Wednesday, that they cast Hope Hynes Love as Ms. Harris, as she was a formative part of their adolescence.<\/p>\n \u201cMiss Harris is played by Hope Hynes Love. She was our high school drama teacher,\u201d he wrote in the caption. \u201cHigh school was rough for me and my brother. But Hope saw something in us we didn\u2019t see in ourselves \u2014 and she helped give us the confidence to not only survive those four years, but to move to LA and chase our dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n Ross added, \u201cShoutout to all the teachers out there making a difference. And please\u2026 let\u2019s prioritize the arts in schools.\u201d<\/p>\n After being introduced in the final season as Ms. Harris, a teacher at Hawkins Elementary School, she becomes a key character when her classroom, which includes Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher), is targeted by Vecna. At one point, she witnesses Holly speaking to her \u201cimaginary friend,\u201d who goes by the name of Mr. Whatsit, on the school playground before the youngest Wheeler is taken. However, Mike (Finn Wolfhard) and Nancy (Natalia Dyer) later learn Mr. Whatsit is actually Henry, aka Vecna, (Jamie Campbell Bower).<\/p>\n Later in Volume 1, Ms. Harris also accompanies the military to MAC-Z to help keep watch of the children. And during the Demogorgon attack, she also gets the kids to hide under the beds; however, they\u2019re still ultimately taken by Vecna at the end of episode four, titled \u201cSorcerer.\u201d<\/p>\n As Matt and Ross Duffer prepare to bring this more than 10-year-long journey to an end with the final season of the hit Netflix show, they\u2019re definitely feeling all the emotions.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re good. We\u2019re excited,\u201d Ross recently told The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI mean, nervous to show it to the world, but we\u2019re excited to finally be near the end, but also sad\u2026 very confused emotions over here! We\u2019ll see how we feel when it\u2019s all done. Right now, we still have some work to do, but we\u2019re getting near to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n Matt added, \u201cWe\u2019re still working on it, which allows us to remain in denial. But it\u2019s very weird. When I was in school, I was always the last person working on a test, so I hate that someone has to force me to put pencils down, which is inevitably going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Volume 1 of\u00a0<\/em>Stranger Things\u00a0season five is currently streaming on Netflix, with Volume 2 dropping on Dec. 25 and the series finale on Dec. 31, which will also be\u00a0playing in theaters<\/a>. Check out all of\u00a0<\/em>THR\u2018s\u00a0<\/em>Stranger Things\u00a0season five coverage here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. 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