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Season 1, episode 7

Episode 7 of season 1, Philosopher’s Stone. HBO has not announced its air date yet.

SeasonSeason 1
Episode7 of 8
TitleNot yet announced
Air dateNot yet announced
Likely to coverchapters 14–15 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 14: Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
  • Chapter 15: The Forbidden Forest

In the book

  • Hagrid hatches a dragon, and Harry and Hermione are caught out of bed after sending it away (ch. 14).
  • Detention in the Forbidden Forest, where Harry sees something drinking unicorn blood and meets the centaurs (ch. 15).
“Bless him, look, he knows his mummy!”— Hagrid, PS, ch. 14

What we have already seen

Nothing from these chapters has been shown in the trailers or official images yet.

When the episode airs, this page will be updated with the chapters it actually adapts and every difference from the book.

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Premiere

25 Decon HBO Max

Books vs Series

Difference 001 of 15

Snape’s skin colour

Books: Snape has “sallow skin” (PS, ch. 7).

Series: he is played by Paapa Essiedu, a Black British actor.

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Posters

Harry character poster, HBO's Harry Potter
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Latest updates

13 November 2026
New pages: a page for each actor, the ages of the cast, new scenes not in the book, houses and uniforms, magical creatures and music. More »

13 November 2026
New page: sets and filming locations, from the new Hogwarts at Leavesden to London Zoo, King’s Cross and the Cornish coast. More »

13 November 2026
Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout, the new Harry, Hermione and Ron, talked to Scholastic News about the auditions, getting the parts and filming. More »

10 November 2026
Snape actor Paapa Essiedu told Vanity Fair he still doesn’t really know what happens in Deathly Hallows, and was baffled by Dumbledore’s death. More »

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