Columbus 's daughter Eleanor appeared as the character Susan Bones in the two Potter films he directed , making her one of only two Americans cast as students , along with cousin Robert Ayres ( Boy in Study Hall # 2 in his second Harry Potter film ) . Columbus 's daughter Eleanor ( born 1989 ) appeared as the character Susan Bones in the two Potter films he directed , making her one of only two Americans cast as students , along with cousin Robert Ayres ( Boy in Study Hall # 2 in his second Harry Potter film ) .