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Ron Weasley is a redhead

Snape is black

Harry Potter is white

At least one named character from the book has their race changed

An actor who acted in the movies returns for the show

Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s actors will all be British

Harry Potter doesn't cast a single spoken, working spell in the first episode

Dumbledore casts a spell (spoken or wordlessly)

Fred and George are twins irl

Hagrid is played by an actor who is under 6'4"

McGonagall performs an animagus transformation (human2cat or cat2human)

A History of Magic lesson is shown on screen

A character cut from the movies appears (ie Theodore Nott)

Premieres in 2026

The potion riddle guarding the Stone will be featured

Quirrel is wearing a head covering when Harry first meets him

Hermione’s parent(s) shown on screen

Ron Weasley doesn't cast a single, spoken, working spell in the first two episodes

Malfoy has white blonde hair

Arthur Weasley is shown on screen

Cornelius Fudge is shown on screen

Peeves is a reoccurring character

JK Rowling is credited as both an executive producer and original writer

There’s a scene set before Harry is born

Hagrid says "You’re a wizard, Harry"

Harry first sees Hogwarts castle in episode 2

Arabella Figg is mentioned by first or last name

A slur is uttered by any character

A wand is visibly placed into, or drawn from, a character's pocket/robes more times than a wand is set down on a table or desk

It's woke

A scene depicts Voldemort trying to kill baby Harry

mandrake root on screen

It will be torrentfreak.com's "Most Pirated" TV show for its year of release or the following year

80% or higher on rotten tomatoes

An Astronomy lesson is shown on screen

Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, or Cedric Diggory are mentioned by first or last name, or are in the credits

The total number of times the word 'Harry' is spoken across the season is strictly greater than 3.5 times the number of times the word 'Potter' is spoken

A house elf is shown on screen

Harry Potter is on-screen for at least 4 hours total

More Great Horned Owls appear than Barn Owls

A character who is named Dave or David appears in the show

At least one named character from the book has their gender swapped

Hagrid ties Vernon’s gun into a knot

The Quibbler is shown or mentioned

Homosexual interaction between some characters will be presented

The cumulative screen time of Neville Longbottom's toad, Trevor, is strictly greater than the cumulative screen time of Argus Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris

Season is nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the Emmys

Goblins are still represented as anti-semitic caricatures

The Flying Ford Anglia is seen.

The Weasley's Ford Anglia is seen flying

Harry is shown holding more than three different wands at Ollivander’s

Harry first sees Hogwarts castle in episode 3

Harry visits Platform 9 3/4 in episode 1

An actor who appeared in any of the Jackass films receives a credit on IMDB related to the show

VOLDEMORT HAS A NOSE

Hagrid presents a cake with writing on it to Harry and the writing has no misspellings

Harry visits Diagon Alley in episode 1

"Voldemort" has a silent "t"

Dobby makes an appearance

90% or higher on rotten tomatoes

Premieres on strongly symbolic date (like July 31, 21.12)

The intro theme song will have at least one obvious English word

At least one of the actors is transgender

It ends on a cliff hanger

Harry only reaches Hogwarts in the last 10 minutes of the first episode

Harry Potter doesn't cast a single, spoken, working spell in the first three episode

Any Harry Potter fanfic is referenced (either explicitly as judged by market creator, or confirmed by someone who works on the show)

actor in the show wins an Emmy for acting

Hermione is white

Hermione is Indian

Features an explicitly transgender character

We see a wizarding school other than Hogwarts

JK Rowling makes a cameo appearance

Quirrel shakes Harry’s hand during their first meeting

Premieres in 2027

Awkwafina is cast in the show

Hermione is black

Smartphone shown within Hogwarts

Hagrid is played by an actor with a cognitive disability

There will be seven CGI dwarves

Rita Skeeter will have an explicit trans identity

Keir Starmer is in it

set in the 2020s

set in 2025

Adolf Hitler is mentioned

Harry, Ron, and Hermione will all be transgender

We get AGI before it premieres

Voldemort is a woman

Hagrid is black

Yudkowsky makes an appearance

Fred and George have the same actor

HPMOR is referenced

Gandalf is black

One or more of Hermione, Ron, and Harry have their genders swapped.

Zendaya is cast in the show

2029 or beyond

2028

2027

2026

Already happened

YES

YES