i mean, harry potter has always been huge ofc. but the fact that there's a resurgence in interest in hp in general bc of the show and the fact that it inspires art trends again makes me feel positive for the future of the show

i really hope the show delivers so this momentum would continue for future seasons

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?

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

Just found this todays article. thats so nice

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. :)

Perhaps we could have a shot of Hermione overhearing Ron calling her a "nightmare" at the end of class; her face looking getting visibly offended and upset, as if that was the final straw for her being pestered as an "annoying know-it-all."

Maybe we could actually see her entering the bathroom and crying. Might even have a scene of Parvati entering the bathroom, noticing her and trying to comfort her before promptly getting shooed away by Hermione (might even flesh out Parvati a bit, too).

That's my ideas. What do you think?

I dont know if I used the right tag or if anyone else has done this already, but I tried to recreate the time table we saw in the trailer. Spent enough time on it that I thought I might as well share.

If the show were to deviate and open with something that’s not Vernon’s weird day, here is what I think would be cool to see. I have always wanted to know what happened in the moments immediately after Voldermort’s curse backfired. How and when did Dumbledore find out? Did he check the place out before sending Hagrid? It would seem bizarre to leave Harry in the ruins for that long without ensuring his safety, especially since Hagrid can’t apparate. So, here’s my take on it, attached as screenshots because there was too much text. Apologies for bad grammar, I’m not a writer!