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The anticipation for season 1 might actually be the hardest wait for any season of the show because it’s charged with so much heavy lifting. We‘ll meet our main characters, see how everything’s going to look and experience the vibe. Not to mention, it’ll be our first indication of how they plan on adapting the books. There’s simply too much that’s unknown at the moment, and once it’s all out, we can finally have a solid opinion on it and know what to expect moving forward.

We know and love the story so it’s not like we’ll be holding our breath as the seasons progress. We’ll always have the books (and films!) to return to! I think with all these theories, analysis and internet discourse, it’s easy to forgot the most important question: will we actually like the show?? Cause how we personally feel is all that matters at the end of the day. It’s so simple yet so easy to forget.

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u/OtherCockroach7335 — 10 days ago

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What could this be on Google earth?

It's the latest Google earth image at the studio tour

u/Far-Priority3767 — 9 days ago

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Chocolate frogs in the upcoming series

Maybe I missed it, but did they show the frogs in trailers?

In the book, when Harry first buys a Chocolate Frog, he literally asks Ron if they are real frogs. Ron just casually says, "No, but see what the card is."

The whole brilliant subversion of that scene is that Harry (and the reader) expects some crazy magical creature, but it turns out to be just a regular piece of chocolate. The actual magic was inside the packaging - the moving portrait of Dumbledore on the trading card, which blows Harry's mind because Muggles only have static photos.

But the movies changed it for pure "Hollywood spectacle." They made the frog actually jump and fly out the window just to look cool on screen, but ruining that funny moment.

With the upcoming HBO series, I really hope they avoid this kind of unnecessary "movie logic" or at least keep it to an absolute minimum. I want the show to capture those small, clever subversions from the books rather than just throwing CGI magic at everything for cheap thrills.

What do you guys think? Are there any other minor movie changes you hope the show completely reverses?

u/Brilliant_Shoe_2635 — 9 days ago

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what other canon-respecting details that weren't directly mentioned in the books would you like them to add in the show for future seasons?

examples that they're already adding in the show's first season:

hermione and ron getting their letters
malfoy manor

what else would you like them to add while still respecting book canon?

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u/merchantivories — 11 days ago

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Do you think we might see some Death Eater atrocities?

Picture this: a Muggleborn witch or wizard is home when he notices a letter slip through the door. It turns out to be a very discriminating note that reads “Your kind don’t deserve to exist, Mudblood!" or something similar like "Some specimens have no right to a future, and that includes you, Mudblood." He stands there shocked.

Another idea would be the Death Eaters setting Muggle homes on fire, hunting them with the killing curse or turning Muggles into pigs to be sent for slaughter.

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u/Compy94 — 11 days ago

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«We can not protect them, we can only prepare them.» - FanArt

That scene in the trailer, where McGonagall answers, “From what?”, gives me chills every single time.

I’m more interested in film and television than the average person. I have a large TV with a full surround-sound setup in my living room, and an entire wall dedicated to posters and fan art that I draw from various films and TV shows.

So far, I have Spirited Away, IT, Violet Evergarden, Fullmetal Alchemist, Stranger Things, The Dark Knight, and several others on the wall. I’ve always loved Harry Potter and the books, but I’ve never had anything from the Wizarding World on the wall.

But after watching HBO’s latest trailer a few too many times, it suddenly hit me what I want to draw for Harry Potter. I only make one A3 drawing/poster for each film or series, so this will be my contribution to Harry Potter on my living room wall :)

I had to use Procreate on my iPad to create a rough sketch, with Dumbledore mirrored so that both of them are in the composition, since they aren’t both shown in the same cut on the trailer.

I’ll post the finished result when the time comes. :)
This will be my little waiting project leading up to December 25th. :)

u/Emile_the_rat — 10 days ago

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An amazing detail I noticed in the trailer

I was going through the trailer again and noticed this really cool shot that I somehow missed the first time.

There’s an entrance with the names Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazaar Slytherin written on it, along with the Hogwarts motto, “Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus”.

It’s such a small detail, but I absolutely love how much attention has been given to the Hogwarts architecture and history.

And I love the realism and naturalism in the architecture

u/PotterGenius6 — 13 days ago