Remaking a beloved movie or TV show is never easy. When the franchise being remade is as big as Harry Potter, then getting fans on side is almost an impossible task. Even ignoring the constant noise about author J.K. Rowling, there are many who see HBO Max’s upcoming Harry Potter TV show a pointless exercise in money-grabbing from Warner Bros. However, recent footage of filming on the show has been getting an increasingly positive response from fans, despite it involving a character whose recast is one of several that comes with the burden of taking over a role from an actor no longer with us.

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