Harry Potter HBO Trailer: Does It Really Show James, Lily AND Voldemort?
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Harry Potter HBO Trailer: Does It Really Show James, Lily AND Voldemort?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 4, 202612 min
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Breaking down more mysteries from HBO's new Harry Potter trailer. QUESTIONS ANSWERED: Who are the two mysterious wizards in the new Harry Potter HBO trailer? Are the two figures actually James and Lily Potter? Could the mysterious pair instead be witches and wizards celebrating Voldemort’s downfall? Does the trailer show Voldemort approaching the Potter cottage in Godric’s Hollow? Is the hooded figure actually Lord Voldemort? Could the hooded figure instead be Professor Quirrell? Is HBO expanding the night James and Lily Potter were killed? Will the series show more of the wiza...

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First of all, who are these two wizards celebrating and lighting up the bridge?

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And lastly, what is Dumbledore referring to when he says,

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Alright, so I've already broken down the new HBO Harry Potter trailer and even spotted 25 Easter eggs. But there are still three things from the trailer I don't fully understand. First of all, who are these two wizards celebrating and lighting up the bridge? Second of all, who is that hooded figure walking toward the cottage near the end?

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And lastly, what is Dumbledore referring to when he says, I can't protect them, I can only prepare them. Obviously none of these have been confirmed yet, but thankfully this is a theory channel, Theory Channel, and trust me, I've got plenty of those.

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Interestingly, even the official Harry Potter website is acknowledged that there are a couple of shots in this trailer and they're deliberately not explaining it, which obviously makes me even more suspicious. So in today's video, I want to take a look at what I think are the three biggest mysteries

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