HBO's Harry Potter Remake Is Making One Big Antagonist Change — That's A Mistake
Lyvie Scott
created: Feb. 11, 2026, 11 a.m. | updated: Feb. 14, 2026, 11:31 p.m.
So much of HBO’s upcoming reboot of Harry Potter touts a real “nobody asked for this” energy.
From the misguided casting of Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, to author J.K. Rowling’s continued involvement in the franchise, the new Harry Potter series already has the bearing of a massive mistake.
As a series-length adaptation of Rowling’s first novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first season of the Harry Potter series will have a much larger canvas on which to tell its story.
Warner Bros. PicturesAnyone who’s read the Harry Potter novels knows what these early scenes will likely foreshadow.
At this stage, it’s hard to know just how far Harry Potter will go with Draco’s characterization.
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