Especially since we don't get to see much of their dynamic beyond Harry's perspective. It seems to be fair to see how they feel for each other, especially Hermione. It would make their relationship dynamic more nuanced when we get to see their silent treatments in HBP and DH.

I won't mind if we get a few scenes to themselves alone, especially like as prefects in OoTP or at Shell cottage.

I think we will always have the books and recent audiobooks (which are great) to enjoy the original story, and I really find the idea of expanding on the content is intriguing. The books have some flaws that have always bothered me. For example, I don't like that we know absolutely nothing about Hermione's parents and we never get any conversations with them even at the train station. They don't even have names! This is why it is exciting to see the that we might get more of them in the show. Hermione's decision to modify their memory will be much more meaningful this way. What do you all think? What scenes could possibly be improved or expanded on?

Wow! I know this was a big book but they really had to leave out a ton of details. I mean I'm rewatching the movie (it's playing in the background) and for the most part, they kept things the same as the book but EXTREMELY condensed...they had to really remove a lot to cram into a 2.5 hour movie. I wish we got Winky! She was a HUGE part of the plot. This makes me even more excited to see the show now. We probably won't get this book until 2031-2032 timeframe so it's going to be awhile. But the intro of the movie actually pissed me off because it's like wham bam thank you ma'am and I'm like holy shit what? LOL. I also want more of
- the Quidditch World Cup
- More Rita Skeeker
- Dobby

- More exploration of the 3rd task

Also, as I begin to read the books for the first time (don't judge me LOL)...while I LOVE the actor who plays Albus Dumbledore...I feel like in the books, he is more...whimsical and light hearted. The movies made him very serious...or at least the actor made the decision to treat him as such.

What are you looking forward to seeing in the show that the movie didn't get to cover?

It’s so quintessentially Harry Potter to me. It’s in the DNA of the show. Will they allude to those famous tunes? Pretty big shoes to fill, John Williams’.

What do you think? Will they be able to invent another score that will be completely different?

Edit: is Hans Zimmer confirmed for the HBO series? I had no idea, sorry for not following more closely. I did a quick search on the sub to see if there were recent posts out there so I wouldn’t be redundant.

I see where all of you are coming from, but a big part of me would be surprised if the new score was something that didn’t allude to the whimsy of John Williams’ work. I deeply admire all of your dedication to getting something new. I suppose this is just something I’ll have to work on. Thank you for commenting!

Edit 2: I mistakenly used the word “score” instead when I was thinking more of “theme”. Like the recurring “Headwig’s Theme” mentioned in some of the comments. My mistake!

The crew discovered that several pumpkins, spell books, wands and even fake food had gone missing from Hogwarts' Great Hall during the filming of the famous Halloween feast scene.

And in a bid to prevent any more sticky fingers, posters are said to have been put up all around Warner Bros Studios, warning the cast and crew that props have been fitted with microchips so they can be tracked down.

One such poster can be seen to have been mocked up like a classic Harry Potter notice, with a drawing of a tagged broomstick and the words: 'Props on this production have been microchipped.'

It continues underneath: 'For inventory and security purposes props are being tracked daily and movement of props will be logged.