What will be true of season 1 of the new Harry Potter reboot series?
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Ron Weasley is a redhead
- YES: 99¢
- NO: 1¢
Harry Potter is white
- YES: 98¢
- NO: 2¢
At least one named character from the book has their race changed
- YES: 97¢
- NO: 3¢
Snape is black
- YES: 97¢
- NO: 3¢
An actor who acted in the movies returns for the show
- YES: 95¢
- NO: 5¢
Dumbledore casts a spell (spoken or wordlessly)
- YES: 95¢
- NO: 5¢
Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s actors will all be British
- YES: 95¢
- NO: 5¢
Hermione’s parent(s) shown on screen
- YES: 94¢
- NO: 6¢
Hagrid is played by an actor who is under 6'4"
- YES: 94¢
- NO: 6¢
McGonagall performs an animagus transformation (human2cat or cat2human)
- YES: 94¢
- NO: 6¢
Fred and George are twins irl
- YES: 94¢
- NO: 6¢
Harry Potter doesn't cast a single spoken, working spell in the first episode
- YES: 94¢
- NO: 6¢
A History of Magic lesson is shown on screen
- YES: 93¢
- NO: 7¢
A character cut from the movies appears (ie Theodore Nott)
- YES: 91¢
- NO: 9¢
Premieres in 2026
- YES: 90¢
- NO: 10¢
Cornelius Fudge is shown on screen
- YES: 90¢
- NO: 10¢
Ron Weasley doesn't cast a single, spoken, working spell in the first two episodes
- YES: 87¢
- NO: 13¢
Quirrel is wearing a head covering when Harry first meets him
- YES: 87¢
- NO: 13¢
The potion riddle guarding the Stone will be featured
- YES: 84¢
- NO: 16¢
Malfoy has white blonde hair
- YES: 84¢
- NO: 16¢
Arthur Weasley is shown on screen
- YES: 83¢
- NO: 17¢
There’s a scene set before Harry is born
- YES: 81¢
- NO: 19¢
Peeves is a reoccurring character
- YES: 79¢
- NO: 21¢
JK Rowling is credited as both an executive producer and original writer
- YES: 78¢
- NO: 22¢
It's woke
- YES: 70¢
- NO: 30¢
Hagrid says "You’re a wizard, Harry"
- YES: 69¢
- NO: 31¢
Harry first sees Hogwarts castle in episode 2
- YES: 68¢
- NO: 32¢
A scene depicts Voldemort trying to kill baby Harry
- YES: 66¢
- NO: 34¢
mandrake root on screen
- YES: 65¢
- NO: 35¢
80% or higher on rotten tomatoes
- YES: 64¢
- NO: 36¢
It will be torrentfreak.com's "Most Pirated" TV show for its year of release or the following year
- YES: 63¢
- NO: 37¢
Arabella Figg is mentioned by first or last name
- YES: 61¢
- NO: 39¢
An Astronomy lesson is shown on screen
- YES: 59¢
- NO: 41¢
A house elf is shown on screen
- YES: 57¢
- NO: 43¢
Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, or Cedric Diggory are mentioned by first or last name, or are in the credits
- YES: 57¢
- NO: 43¢
Homosexual interaction between some characters will be presented
- YES: 52¢
- NO: 48¢
The Quibbler is shown or mentioned
- YES: 45¢
- NO: 55¢
At least one named character from the book has their gender swapped
- YES: 42¢
- NO: 58¢
Hagrid ties Vernon’s gun into a knot
- YES: 42¢
- NO: 58¢
Premieres on strongly symbolic date (like July 31, 21.12)
- YES: 35¢
- NO: 65¢
An actor who appeared in any of the Jackass films receives a credit on IMDB related to the show
- YES: 35¢
- NO: 65¢
Goblins are still represented as anti-semitic caricatures
- YES: 34¢
- NO: 66¢
The Weasley's Ford Anglia is seen flying
- YES: 32¢
- NO: 68¢
Harry is shown holding more than three different wands at Ollivander’s
- YES: 30¢
- NO: 70¢
"Voldemort" has a silent "t"
- YES: 30¢
- NO: 70¢
The Flying Ford Anglia is seen.
- YES: 30¢
- NO: 70¢
Harry first sees Hogwarts castle in episode 3
- YES: 29¢
- NO: 71¢
Hagrid presents a cake with writing on it to Harry and the writing has no misspellings
- YES: 27¢
- NO: 73¢
Harry visits Diagon Alley in episode 1
- YES: 27¢
- NO: 73¢
VOLDEMORT HAS A NOSE
- YES: 25¢
- NO: 75¢
Harry visits Platform 9 3/4 in episode 1
- YES: 23¢
- NO: 77¢
It ends on a cliff hanger
- YES: 23¢
- NO: 77¢
Dobby makes an appearance
- YES: 23¢
- NO: 77¢
The intro theme song will have at least one obvious English word
- YES: 23¢
- NO: 77¢
90% or higher on rotten tomatoes
- YES: 22¢
- NO: 78¢
At least one of the actors is transgender
- YES: 22¢
- NO: 78¢
Harry only reaches Hogwarts in the last 10 minutes of the first episode
- YES: 22¢
- NO: 78¢
Quirrel shakes Harry’s hand during their first meeting
- YES: 21¢
- NO: 79¢
Any Harry Potter fanfic is referenced (either explicitly as judged by market creator, or confirmed by someone who works on the show)
- YES: 18¢
- NO: 82¢
Harry Potter doesn't cast a single, spoken, working spell in the first three episode
- YES: 15¢
- NO: 85¢
We see a wizarding school other than Hogwarts
- YES: 14¢
- NO: 86¢
Hermione is Indian
- YES: 14¢
- NO: 86¢
Features an explicitly transgender character
- YES: 13¢
- NO: 87¢
Hermione is white
- YES: 12¢
- NO: 88¢
JK Rowling makes a cameo appearance
- YES: 12¢
- NO: 88¢
actor in the show wins an Emmy for acting
- YES: 11¢
- NO: 89¢
Premieres in 2027
- YES: 10¢
- NO: 90¢
Zendaya is cast in the show
- YES: 9¢
- NO: 91¢
Awkwafina is cast in the show
- YES: 8¢
- NO: 92¢
Smartphone shown within Hogwarts
- YES: 8¢
- NO: 92¢
Hermione is black
- YES: 6¢
- NO: 94¢
There will be seven CGI dwarves
- YES: 6¢
- NO: 94¢
Hagrid is played by an actor with a cognitive disability
- YES: 6¢
- NO: 94¢
Voldemort is a woman
- YES: 6¢
- NO: 94¢
set in 2025
- YES: 5¢
- NO: 95¢
set in the 2020s
- YES: 5¢
- NO: 95¢
Keir Starmer is in it
- YES: 5¢
- NO: 95¢
Rita Skeeter will have an explicit trans identity
- YES: 5¢
- NO: 95¢
Adolf Hitler is mentioned
- YES: 3¢
- NO: 97¢
Yudkowsky makes an appearance
- YES: 3¢
- NO: 97¢
Hagrid is black
- YES: 3¢
- NO: 97¢
Harry, Ron, and Hermione will all be transgender
- YES: 3¢
- NO: 97¢
We get AGI before it premieres
- YES: 3¢
- NO: 97¢
Gandalf is black
- YES: 3¢
- NO: 97¢
HPMOR is referenced
- YES: 3¢
- NO: 97¢
Fred and George have the same actor
- YES: 2¢
- NO: 98¢
One or more of Hermione, Ron, and Harry have their genders swapped.
- YES: 1¢
- NO: 99¢