Books: Snape has “sallow skin” (PS, ch. 7). Series: he is played by Paapa Essiedu, a Black British actor.
Season 1, episode 3
Episode 3 of season 1, Philosopher’s Stone. HBO has not announced its air date yet.
| Season | Season 1 |
| Episode | 3 of 8 |
| Title | Not yet announced |
| Air date | Not yet announced |
| Likely to cover | chapters 6–7 of the book (our estimate) |
What it is likely to cover
This is our own estimate, not information from HBO. It splits the book’s 17 chapters across the eight episodes by story and length. The series may cover more, less, or reorder events.
- Chapter 6: The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
- Chapter 7: The Sorting Hat
In the book
- Platform nine and three-quarters, the Weasleys, and meeting Ron and Hermione on the Hogwarts Express (ch. 6).
- The arrival at Hogwarts, the Sorting Hat, and the first feast, where Harry first sees Snape at the staff table (ch. 7).
“Not Slytherin, eh?”— The Sorting Hat, PS, ch. 7
What we have already seen
Differences from these chapters already seen in the trailers and official images:
Images © HBO. More in official images.
When the episode airs, this page will be updated with the chapters it actually adapts and every difference from the book.
