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If you're a fan of the Harry Potter books, you'll know that the whole series begins with a chapter from Vernon Dursley's perspective. He moves through the streets of London as he goes to and from work, trying his best to ignore the crowds of strange people, which are actually witches and wizards celebrating Voldemort's downfall. At one point, he actually bumps into a wizard and is aghast at his flamboyant outfit and cheerful demeanor despite having been knocked over. This scene didn't make it to the movies, but it does seem to be making its way to the HBO series.
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Fans are speculating that the above image might be a wizard celebrating and throwing magic from the rooftops.
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The Dursleys and Harry
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In the movies, the chaos cuts quickly from Hogwarts letters bursting through the house and Dudley’s classic, “Daddy’s gone mad, hasn’t he?” to the Dursleys hiding out on a stormy island. But in the books, we get the whole unhinged road trip — Vernon dragging the family all over the country in a desperate attempt to escape the letters before finally giving in.
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Uncle Dursley
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Behind-the-Scenes Photos from HBO's Harry Potter Series Show Scenes from the Books the Movies Never Got Around To Filming
The upcoming Harry Potter series on HBO has been making waves of magic ever since it wasannounced, but not all of them have been calm. So many fans are deeply attached to the original films, and it seems like every casting reveal and leaked set photo has sparked fierce debates online. But for all of the controversy, there's one things all of us Potterheads can agree on: the show's promise to stay closer to the books has real potential.
Recently-released behind-the-scenes photos seem to prove it. Instead of just rehashing what we've already seen on screen, the series is diving into the little details that the films just never had the time for with their movie runtime constraints. Below, you'll see wizards cheerfully celebrating in the streets after Voldemort's downfall as depicted in the very first chapter as well as the Dursley's chaotic cross-country escape from Privet Drive before their stormy island hideaway. These moments, small as they may seem, are the kind of rich worldbuilding that made the books special and that the movies sorely lacked.
If these first glimpses are any indication, HBO Harry Potter might finally give the fans the full, faithful adaptation we've all been waiting for.
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