Harry Potter Theory

Breaking down more mysteries from HBO's new Harry Potter trailer.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

Who are the two mysterious wizards in the new Harry Potter HBO trailer?

Are the two figures actually James and Lily Potter?

Could the mysterious pair instead be witches and wizards celebrating Voldemort’s downfall?

Does the trailer show Voldemort approaching the Potter cottage in Godric’s Hollow?

Is the hooded figure actually Lord Voldemort?

Could the hooded figure instead be Professor Quirrell?

Is HBO expanding the night James and Lily Potter were killed?

Will the series show more of the wizarding world celebrating Voldemort’s disappearance?

What does Dumbledore mean when he says he can’t protect them, only prepare them?

Is Dumbledore talking specifically about Harry?

Is HBO introducing Dumbledore’s larger plan earlier than the films did?

What do these mysterious trailer scenes reveal about how HBO is expanding Philosopher’s Stone?

TOPICS COVERED:

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Voldemort at Godric’s Hollow

Potter Cottage Flashback

Night James and Lily Died

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Wizarding World Celebrating Voldemort’s Fall

Philosopher’s Stone Opening Expanded

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Professor Quirrell Theory

Quirrell and Voldemort

Hagrid and Quirrell

Dumbledore “I Can’t Protect Them”

Dumbledore and McGonagall Scene

Dumbledore Preparing Harry

Dumbledore’s Plan for Harry

Harry and Voldemort Connection

New Harry Potter HBO Scenes

Harry Potter HBO New Material

Book-Accurate Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter HBO Theories

Harry Potter Trailer Unanswered Questions

Harry Potter HBO Series Mysteries

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25 Easter Eggs I caught in the recently uploaded Harry Potter HBO Teaser Trailer. Comment yours down below! Enjoy!

TOPICS COVERED:

Harry Potter HBO Trailer Easter Eggs

Harry Potter HBO Hidden Details

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Trailer Breakdown

Book-Accurate Details in the HBO Series

Dean Thomas West Ham Easter Egg

Ron Weasley Chudley Cannons Badge

Percy Weasley Prefect Badge

Ravenclaw Eagle Crest

Hogwarts House Point Hourglasses

Hannah Abbott and Lavender Brown

Neville Longbottom Herbology Foreshadowing

Mangelwurzel Herbology Detail

Hermione’s Gryffindor Quidditch Banner

New “Acufors” Spell

Match-to-Needle Transfiguration Lesson

Book-Accurate Sorting Hat Design

Professor Quirrell Hidden Voldemort Detail

Hogwarts Class Timetable Explained

Astronomy at Night

Double Potions Classes

Colour-Coded Hogwarts Timetable

Midnight Duel Restored

Filch in the Trophy Room

Neville and Fluffy Book Scene

Ron vs Draco Malfoy Fight

Wizard’s Chess Foreshadowing

Nimbus 2000

Invisibility Cloak and Mirror of Erised

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The Harry Potter HBO Philosopher's Stone Trailer is FINALLY Here. Please enjoy my breakdown!

**QUESTIONS ANSWERED:**

What did we learn from the new Harry Potter HBO teaser trailer?

How different is the HBO Harry Potter series from the original films?

What book details are being restored for the new series?

What does the new Hogwarts Great Hall look like?

How do the new Hogwarts House crests and robes differ from the films?

What do the new versions of Harry, Ron and Hermione look like?

Is Lavender Brown already appearing in the first season?

What does the new Sorting Hat look like?

How does John Lithgow look as Albus Dumbledore?

How does Janet McTeer compare as Professor McGonagall?

What does the new Hogwarts class timetable reveal?

Which Hogwarts classes will we see in Harry’s first year?

Is the match-to-needle Transfiguration lesson being adapted?

What does Paapa Essiedu’s Professor Snape sound like?

What does Harry’s new Gryffindor Quidditch uniform look like?

Will Ron’s fight with Draco Malfoy finally be shown?

Does Ron have a Chudley Cannons badge?

Is the Midnight Duel from the book being restored?

Are James and Lily Potter shown in the trailer?

Does the trailer show Voldemort approaching Godric’s Hollow?

What does the new Mountain Troll look like?

Do we see Harry using the Invisibility Cloak?

Is the Mirror of Erised shown?

Does the trailer tease the Forbidden Forest detention?

Will the HBO series spend more time on the Nicolas Flamel mystery?

What major Philosopher’s Stone scenes were hidden in the trailer?

**TOPICS COVERED:**

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New Hogwarts Great Hall

New Hogwarts House Crests

Hogwarts Express and Hogsmeade Station

Harry Potter Sorting Ceremony

New Sorting Hat

Harry Potter “Not Slytherin” Scene

Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter

Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger

Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley

John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore

Janet McTeer as Professor McGonagall

Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape

Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid

Luke Thallon as Professor Quirrell

Sirine Saba as Professor Sprout

Fred and George Weasley

Molly Weasley and the Burrow

Lavender Brown

Neville Longbottom

Seamus Finnigan

Hogwarts Class Timetable

Hogwarts Classes and Lessons

Potions Class

Transfiguration Class

Match-to-Needle Transfiguration

Herbology Class

Flying Lessons

Harry Potter Quidditch

Gryffindor vs Slytherin

Harry Chasing the Golden Snitch

Ron vs Draco Malfoy

Chudley Cannons Easter Egg

Hedwig

Wizard’s Chess

Midnight Duel

Fluffy the Three-Headed Dog

Harry’s Invisibility Cloak

Mirror of Erised

Mountain Troll

Forbidden Forest Detention

James and Lily Potter

Godric’s Hollow

Lord Voldemort

Nicolas Flamel

Philosopher’s Stone Mystery

Book Scenes Missing From the Movies

New Harry Potter HBO Series Details

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First of all: happy back to Hogwarts day, and second of all: welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory.

Like we normally see, the official Harry Potter social channels have been particularly active today — and with the HBO show fast approaching, you can bet your bottom dollar we’ve got some updates.

And perhaps the biggest updates actually came from an interview with David Heyman on the official Harry Potter YouTube channel. If you don’t know who David Heyman is..He produced ALL 8 of the original films. I’ve taken the liberty of listening to the full interview, and I wanted to share some of my findings as Heyman reveals quite a lot about the upcoming show.

Topics Covered / Questions Answered:

What did David Heyman reveal about the new Harry Potter HBO series?

How long will Season 1 of Harry Potter be?

How much more Quidditch will the HBO series include?

How will the new Hogwarts differ from the films?

How much bigger will Diagon Alley be?

How is Peeves being changed for the new series?

Will S.P.E.W. finally appear in the Harry Potter adaptation?

How will Harry, Ron and Hermione receive more character development?

What does David Heyman mean by **“novels-plus”** material?

Will the HBO series show events that were never depicted in the books?

Will we see Dumbledore investigating events behind the scenes?

How much will adult characters like Dumbledore and Snape be expanded?

Will the series include new scenes outside of Harry’s perspective?

How will knowing the full Harry Potter story change the adaptation?

Will Season 1 foreshadow events from later books and seasons?

How could Snape’s story be handled differently this time?

How faithful will the HBO Harry Potter series actually be?

Why does “faithful” not necessarily mean a word-for-word adaptation?

How is the new series deliberately separating itself from the Harry Potter films?

Will the show rely on practical sets and effects or CGI?

Is Harry Potter Season 2 already in development?

Is a new Harry Potter HBO trailer about to drop?

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Topics Covered / Questions Answered:

Why didn’t Dumbledore kill Voldemort?

Could Dumbledore have killed Tom Riddle before he became Voldemort?

Did Dumbledore know Tom Riddle would become evil?

Why did Dumbledore allow Voldemort to live?

Could Dumbledore have prevented the First and Second Wizarding Wars?

Was Dumbledore powerful enough to defeat Voldemort?

Why didn’t Dumbledore kill Voldemort during their Ministry duel?

Did Voldemort’s Horcruxes make killing him pointless?

What was Dumbledore’s actual plan for defeating Voldemort?

Why did Harry have to be the one to defeat Voldemort?

Did Dumbledore’s morals stop him from killing?

Was Dumbledore partly responsible for Voldemort’s rise?

Dumbledore vs Voldemort explained

Tom Riddle’s transformation into Lord Voldemort

Harry Potter theories and unanswered questions

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