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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

Iran and Israel both sign (or publicly accept) a written cease-fire or peace agreement, and no lethal exchange of fire between their regular forces occurs for the following 30 consecutive days

Autonomous lethal drones (no human on the kill-decision loop) are acknowledged by any state to have been used in combat

A cease-fire or peace deal is violated by Israel

Min Aung Hlaing ceases to serve as either (a) Chairman of the State Administration Council or (b) Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigns

Government official from Mexico attends the 2025 BRICS Summit

Iran - Israel War ends in 2025 (ceasefire last at least 90 days (September 22, 2025) or peace deal is signed)

A new non-majority Muslim (according to CIA Factbook) state becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

≥ 25 fatalities in Cambodia-Thailand border clashes

DRC & Rwanda sign USA-brokered peace agreement

≥ 1,500 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid hubs

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash ends in ceasefire in 2025

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash ends in ceasefire before October 1, 2025

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash ceasefire is broken

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash reignites (fighting resumes)

Indonesia becomes a member of BRICS

World leader of 20m+ population country is assassinated

United States government arrests president Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela

At any point more than 5,000 USA National Guard Troops domestically deployed

Saudi Arabia prices oil exports to China in Yuan (CNY)

India's 2026-2027 Defence Budget exceeds ₹7.5 lakh crore

A new cease-fire between Iran and United States OR Israel is declared post Feb 28, 2026

United States troops enter Iran

Donald Trump and Iran work out a "deal" to cease hostilities (even temporarily)

Benjamin Netanyahu alive as of April 30, 2026

Russia remains a permanent member of UN Security Council

Donald Trump remains President of USA

Xi Jinping remains General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

USA and Iran agree to a new cease fire post April 10, 2026

Vladimir Putin remains President of Russia

Claudia Sheinbaum remains President of Mexico

Russian-Ukraine War continues through end of 2026 with no Cease-fire or Peace Agreement

Kim Jong Un remains General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (or equivalent title)

A new ceasefire between Israel and Gaza is announced by Donald Trump

Iran and Israel agree to a Cease Fire

Ukraine - Russia War halted by Ceasefire

Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains President of Ukraine

Confirmed overflight of US Military aircraft over Cuba

A cease-fire or peace deal is violated by Iran

Iran-Israel War continues through end of 2026 with no Cease-fire or Peace Agreement

1+ deaths attributed to a rogue AI

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A country declares war on Israel

The U.S. suffers ≥50 combat fatalities in a single new overseas operation—defined as a country where no U.S. combat deaths occurred in 2024

An armed non-state group captures and holds the capital city of a UN-recognised state for ≥72 hours

A drone attacks a head of state (hits or lands within 30 meters)

Algeria becomes a member of BRICS

Nigeria becomes a member of BRICS

A cyber-attack officially attributed to a foreign state actor causes ≥US $1 billion in insured losses to a single country

A 5th-generation fighter jet is confirmed to have been destroyed in air/shot down (not including being damaged from an airfield bombing)

Azerbaijan becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Russia sells or scraps it's only aircraft carrier; the Admiral Kuznetsov

North Korea conducts a nuclear weapons test

China declares an air- or maritime-exclusion zone covering any part of Taiwan’s territorial sea or airspace

Hostile military action by United States against Cuba

At least 5,000 uniformed personnel belonging to a UN-Security-Council-authorized security or peace-keeping mission are physically deployed in Haiti

Trump, Putin, & Zelensky meet together in the same room

A peace treaty ending the Ethiopia–Tigray conflict is signed and remains unbroken for 90 days

Saudi Arabia becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Russian armed forces intentionally attack uniformed personnel or sovereign assets of any NATO member state, or vice-versa

North Korea provides missile(s) to Iran

Any EU member invokes Article 42 (7) of the Treaty on European Union in response to an armed attack

Ukraine - Russia War ends with a peace treaty

Kazakhstan becomes a member of BRICS

Iran loses territory

Oil prices reach $150 USD a barrel

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in Europe

Non-PSUV candidate inaugurated as next President of Venezuela

A state shoot-down of a spacecraft or satellite in orbit is publicly confirmed

Any signatory of the CTBT tests a nuclear weapon

A nation officially announces AGI has been achieved

At least three sovereign states outside NATO, EU, ANZUS, or the Quad sign a formal mutual-defence treaty deposited with the UN Treaty Series

A vessel larger than 50,000 deadweight tons is damaged or sunk by a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz

Turkey invokes NATO Article 4 consultations

160 UN Nations simultaneously officially regonize Palestine's statehood.

A head of state from a G20 country is assassinated

Uniformed armed forces in any G20 member state attempt to seize executive power from the constitutional head of government

United Kingdom formally states intention to begin process to reverse "Brexit"

Vladimir Putin is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

USA performs military action (troops/special forces deployed or airstrike/missile strike) in Mexico resulting in confirmed deaths

An armed clash between India and Pakistan results in ≥100 military fatalities in a 7-day period

Japan launches a domestically-built intermediate-range ballistic missile (>3 000 km advertised range) test

Bangladesh becomes a member of BRICS

An armed clash in the Shaksgam Valley between India & China resulting in ≥10 fatalities in a 7-day period

Syria becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

The IAEA publicly reports that Iran possesses uranium enriched to ≥90 % U-235

Iran undergoes a regime change

Sudanese Civil War ends

Mexico becomes a member of BRICS

Benjamin Netanyahu is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Any hostile military forces are deployed on Israeli soil

Any NATO country formally declares war on another country

United Nations Security Council adopts (i.e., passes without veto) a formal resolution that explicitly condemns Israel’s use of lethal force against civilians seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza or demands Israel cease such force

Palestine is granted full United Nations Membership

Iraq becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Azerbaijani troops enter Iran

North Korea - South Korea results in any civilian deaths

Egypt formally declares war on another country

Israel loses territory

Benjamin Netanyahu remains Prime Minister of Israel

Libya becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

China invades Taiwan

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in United States

Any country leaves NATO

Venezuela becomes a member of BRICS

India's Prime Minister Modi steps down or announces a successor

China formally declares war on another country

Lebanon becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

A country announces magnetic-fusion net-positive energy

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in Canada

Bashar Al-Assad is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Successful military coup in Venezuela

The Government of Denmark publicly acknowledges receipt of a formal written offer from Donald J. Trump or his officially empowered representatives to transfer sovereignty over Greenland to the United States

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia signs a written, mutual-defence pact with China or Russia

The Arctic Council is formally suspended or dissolved by unanimous vote

Argentina becomes a member of BRICS

United States formally declares war on another country

Any current G-20 member state ceases to be listed as a United Nations Member State

Jordan becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Major News sources consistently identify a conflict as WWIII

USA leaves NATO

Qatar becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

China becomes militarily involved in Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash

World Health Organization (WHO) declares a Chikungunya virus pandemic

United States formally declares war on Iran

Burj Khalifa destroyed via hostile action

Iranian troops enter Israel

Donald Trump is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

A country declares war on United States

Ukraine ceases to exist as a sovereign state

Iran becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Israel conducts military operation in Cyprus

United States Military personnel deaths greater than or equal to 15 in Israel borders during 2026

At least one nuclear explosive device is detonated with the intent to harm a state’s armed forces or civilian population

Israel annexes 100% of Gaza

Kim Jong Un is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Iran ceases to exist as a sovereign nation

Ukraine becomes a formal NATO member

Armenia undergoes a regime change as the result of a military coup

Any United States of America state formally states intent to begin process to secede

Two states engage in a nuclear exchange (both attempt to deliver a nuclear device within the borders of the other)

Alberta begins process of becoming a USA state

Extraterrestrials making contact with earth is widely acknowledged

Whole of Greenland becomes USA territory

Any Canadian territory becomes part of US territory

Any US territory comes under Canadian administration

Israel annexes any portion of Iran

A leader of a country is tried and executed by a UN recognized state.

Israel ceases to exist as a sovereign nation

Humans will extinct

Yahya Sinwar is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

YES

Is a man

Is under 30 years old

Has military background

Was acting alone

Is charged with murder before 2026

Is alive on 12/31/2025

Is cited by Trump administration as a reason for deploying more troops to any city by 12/31/2025

Is white and not hispanic

Is used as a pretext to restrict immigration

Has ties to extremist groups

Has ever been diagnosed with a mental health condition

Has the death penalty sought against him by the prosecution

Accepts a plea deal instead of going to trial

Is convicted in relation to these crimes by 1/1/2027

Has been awarded for services to the United States

Was motivated by political ideology

Has been convicted of a felony

Was intoxicated at the time of the shooting

Is a U.S. citizen

Had the firearm used in the crime legally

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES