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You have to watch HBO’s new Harry Potter trailer closely to spot Professor Snape

From Tuổi Trẻ · () Vietnamese

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  • HBO’s new trailer introduces Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, alongside Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger.
  • The trailer shows the trio at Hogwarts, joining Gryffindor, attending magic lessons, playing Quidditch and investigating the Philosopher’s Stone.
  • HBO plans to adapt all seven J.K. Rowling books across seven television seasons, with the eight-episode first season expected around Christmas.

Professor Snape appears only briefly in HBO’s new Harry Potter trailer, but the footage offers a broad look at the television series’ new version of the wizarding world.

Dominic McLaughlin plays Harry Potter, the 11-year-old wizard previously portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe. Alastair Stout plays Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton plays Hermione Granger. The three arrive at Hogwarts, are sorted into Gryffindor and begin their lives at the school for witches and wizards.

The trailer shows Harry meeting Hogwarts’ central figures, including Dumbledore, Snape, McGonagall and Hagrid. It also previews lessons in Herbology and Potions, a Quidditch match and the mystery surrounding the Philosopher’s Stone, which draws Harry, Ron and Hermione into an investigation.

The trio encounter the infamous mountain troll in a Hogwarts bathroom, take part in a tense chess game, try on an invisibility cloak and explore the Mirror of Erised. HBO has described the first season as an eight-episode adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, scheduled for release around Christmas.

The planned project will adapt all seven books by J.K. Rowling into seven television seasons. HBO renewed the second season in May, with plans to adapt Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The cast includes John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Snape, Nick Frost as Hagrid and other established and younger performers.

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Originally published by Tuổi Trẻ in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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