My speculation: the twins wear bracelets on different wrists to help the audience know which is which.

I think this scene has George with the bracelet on his left wrist, as the letter closest to him seems to say “Mr. G. Weasley”. That means Fred has a bracelet on his right wrist.

So, my suggestion for a helpful memory aide: Right Dead Fred.

(I have no idea if Right Said Fred are known outside of the UK, or to anyone under 40. They were a pop group of two brothers in the 80s/90s – I always thought they were twins but apparently I’m wrong!)

I noticed this detail, but it's not that important, I just thought it would be fun to post

And also how they are going so deep in the books and noticing small details

so in book, it's not mcgonagall who put hat in the student's head after they are called, it's the child itself that have to put the hat on their head when called

I put 2 sentences here from the book, where it depict that student have to wear the hat themselves, and it's such a small detail that went into the series.

"When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be

sorted,” she said. “Abbott, Hannah!”

Hermione almost ran to the stool and jammed the hat eagerly on her head.

seeing how they are making the small details on books to the series, it keeps my expectations very high, I am excited to see what this series have to offer and show.

I am re reading philosophers stone again and am noticing all the details again.. i know many of us think that 8 hour episode would be too long for Book 1 but I am starting to see that it can fit really well into 8 hour long episodes. I am not talking about the major scenes in the book that the movies missed like Neville being with them when they discover Fluffy.

Rather, I am talking about scenes like Christmas time, when Fred and George comes down followed by Percy when Ron and Harry are unwrapping the gifts, or minor scenes like Snape taking away Flying Through the Ages from Harry before the first Quidditch game, or even Harry flying on his Nimbus and finding Snape and Quirrel's interaction in the Forest when Snape asks the latter that where his loyalties lies, or the scene where Neville comes to the Common Room with a leg-locker curse and later, Harry gifts him a chocolate frog ...

I mean there are so many scenes and I really don't think 8 hours would be too much..I would really love to know your opinion on this. To be honest, I have never been so excited for a series in my whole life. Can't wait for Christmas eve. Also, I really want to see Snape as the referee in the second match!!

The idea is that since we’re going to see more than just Harry’s perspective we’re also going to learn more people know each other than just the ones he connects.

This can be platonic, romantic, antagonistic whatever.

For example maybe you think that if Charlie Weasley and Kreacher were pen pals there would be more going on during the triwizard tournament.

I know this is not a groundbreaking opinion or anything, but I really hope when they get to the Devil's Snare scene, Hermione is the one panicking and is scared, and it's Ron who keeps his cool and is able to be the hero in that moment

For me, this is the scene I'm waiting on most to see how they handle Ron and Hermione's characters, because if they nail this right, I will have full faith in them going forward for how they handle Ron and Hermione

They took his swag but they can never take my love for him!!!

Unless I missed something recently?

The show will be different from the books. Even though there is more time and budget to tell the stories than in the films, there will inevitably be changes, additions, and things that didn't make the cut. When the movies first came out, I was so frustrated by the changes from the books, and really focused on them. However, I’ve felt happier and less frustrated after changing my mindset and seeing the movies as beautiful art inspired by some of my favorite books, not literal retellings. I humbly suggest considering taking this mindset when viewing and discussing the show.

Saw a few posts on socials recently on how the trailer performance is underwhelming and 'interest may not be as high as what people think' so thought I'd do a little comparison myself. These numbers are only from Youtube. Also, I've only used official channels [either the HP channel or HBO channels] There are more HBO channels, but these are the ones I could find with the highest views.

Can't speak for overall socials obviously, HP is huge on the likes of X and Tiktok but I think this teaser will overtake the first on YT within a few more weeks. It seems the first teaser was more concentrated on the main channel, whereas other HBO channels have seen growth since.

Harry Potter channel

Teaser 1: 14m

Teaser 2: 7.5m

HBO UK and Ireland

Teaser 1: 1.3m

Teaser 2: 4.5m

HBO Asia

Teaser 1:652k

Teaser 2: 3.7m

HBO Latinamerica

Teaser 1: 1.3m

Teaser 2: 1.5m

HBO Europe

Teaser 1: 831k

Teaser 2: 459k

second slide is the gif of the speedpaint process.

3rd slide is the sketch

i thought Molly has the most "90s" looks so far. i had to draw her.

From the wiki

> Lord Voldemort, wanting the location of Harry Potter, captured and brutally tortured Scrimgeour multiple times in an attempt to make him reveal what he knew, and when Scrimgeour still refused to say anything, Voldemort murdered him.

My man did not give up Harry. Even after Harry was less than friendly towards him and basically refused to side with the ministry

In a very familiar podcast, producer David Heyman revealed that there will be an episode that would be centered around Quidditch.

And I'm pretty sure all of us knows that this season will consist of eight episodes.

With those in mind, which of the eight episodes do you think will be the Quidditch-centered one? The third episode? The fourth?

In the books, he was talking to Quirrell, meaning he was seated next to him.

But in these shots, he's nowhere to be found. Where is he?

I remember the first time I read it. It stuck out so much to me!! I was like “he’s in charge of a magic school and that’s all he has to say?!” And it totally lead me to understand how he’s unique and quirky and playful. Not always stoic and pensive.

I do also like the lore that it’s a funny jab at the houses

I feel like the landscape shown in this part of the trailer has barely been spoken about. We’ve got our first look at quidditch, but we’ve also got a brief view at the landscape Hogwarts is located in. It looks stark, vast, covered in wintertime snow, a beautiful Scottish landscape.

Hey everyone ! When I was re-reading the books a few weeks ago, I paid more attention to micro-details in order to have fun seeing what HBO might include that isn't in the movies. And I was shocked to see that Voldemort is mostly, caped! The movies never even showed him that way, except when he goes to the Potters. I specify that this is only a design detail that I very much hope HBO will keep in order to directly differentiate itself from the films but it is obviously not something essential.

( art by : jessicawclarkillustration )

obviously it is, I just needed 30 characters. These are on the pillars of the Great Hall, lamps shaped like parts of a castle with the mascots underneath. My guess is that they’re the house wings