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I'm not particularly interested in this Harry Potter HBO series, mainly because there are so many stories that you can tell in that world and the fact that they are just rinsing and repeating feels very lazy and uninspired to me. Just because Fantastic Beasts didn't work doesn't mean nothing else will (as was proven by Hogwarts Legacy).

The only thing that kind of interests me is that they are going to include characters and subplots from the books that didn't make it into the movies. One thing from the books that I was always disappointed didn't make it into the movies is that during the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament, instead of the maze being alive and attacking the champions, they have to face all kinds of magical creatures and obstacles. At one point, Harry encounters a sphinx and has to solve her riddle in order to get past her, so I'm really curious to see if she is included in this series.

This is snapes description from the books thin, pale-faced man with greasy black hair, shoulder-length, sallow skin, and a large, hooked nose and uneven teeth. so explain to me how the guy they got matches at all to the book description this is not going to be a faithful adaptation of the books since they didn't cast snape right for this harry potter show that no one asked for nor wants

Making a series that has already been adapted incredibly faithfully seems unnecessary to me. As greater good pointed out, the only reason I can think of is to flesh out aspects that the movies didn't have time to cover. Still, the Harry Potter movies continue to be the most faithful adaptation I have ever seen in my entire life, to the point where the dedication to the source material gets in the way of pacing in a couple movies. There really isn't much need for this.

I am 100% okay with admitting that Snape being played by an black guy feels really weird. Maybe it's just bias because of how well Alan Rickman played the character, but even before I saw the movies I always imagined Snape as an oily, greasy dude with a pale complexion due to his description in the books. Yes, Paapa Essiedu is closer in age to Snape then Alan Rickman was, but age and appearance are two very different conversations. I admire HBO's dedication to colorblindness, but I think this is an example of going too far. Snape, of all people, should have been cast to match the description of the books as closely as possible.

It would be like Dumbledore without a beard, or a gender-swapped McGonagall. Sure, the character would be the same, but it just wouldn't feel right, especially because we all know what the character looked like in the books.

There is in my opinion absolutely no reason to make this harry potter series that nobody's gonna watch if I wanna watch harry potter I'll just watch the movies which are good adaptations of the novels and also just good movies in general

The guy they got for snape would've been a good Kingsley Shackelbolt but not a good choice for snape whoever they were gonna cast were gonna have bjg shoes to fill to many people myself including think Alan Rickman is snape regardless of his age

There's another thing from the books that was left out of the movie's which I wonder if it will be included in this show. In Half Blood Prince when Dumbledore is showing Harry memories in the Pensieve that are relevant to Voldemort's past to explain the significance of the Horcruxes, we learn about the history of Voldemort's maternal family and it's very dark. Not only were Voldemort's mother and uncle born from incest due to fanaticism over blood purity, but Voldemort himself was born from rape. They never use the word "rape" in the books, but that's clearly what it is and it's his mother who is the rapist, not his father.

This backstory wasn't in the movies, which I'd say was mainly for pacing reasons since it brings the narrative to a halt, but I've always wondered if it was also because Warner Bros. considered it too grim for a movie that was primarily aimed at children.

Assuming they do take the faithful to the books route, I'm sure they'll include that, since a TV show format is much better suited for a subplot like that. Similar to what the books did, I'm sure the show will insinuate the darker aspects without making it obvious for the children watching.

As long as the integrity of the character is intact, I really don't care about race-changing.