{"id":1286,"date":"2025-09-01T08:25:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2025-09-01T08:25:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:25:51","slug":"back-to-hogwarts-celebration-showcase-breakdown-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/?p=1286","title":{"rendered":"Back to Hogwarts Celebration Showcase Breakdown 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It\u2019s Back to Hogwarts day, and that means new Harry Potter announcements! The official Harry Potter YouTube channel just wrapped up its 2025 stream, boarding the Hogwarts Express. Did you catch the train this morning? Don\u2019t worry, we&#8217;ve got you covered. Just meet us at the blue Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (All announcements are from the Harry Potter Back to Hogwarts stream and clips found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@harrypotter\/videos\">Harry Potter YouTube channel<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; More casting has been announced for HBO\u2019s Harry Potter series, premiering in 2027. New casting includes young actors Elijah Oshin, Finn Stephens, and William Nash. Oshin joins as Gryffindor Quidditch player, Dean Thomas. Slytherin adds two new members, with Stevens playing Vincent Crabbe and Nash as Gregory Goyle. Brid Brennan, Richard Durden, Sirine Saba, and Leigh Gill will play Madam Poppy Pomfrey, Professor Cuthbert Binns, Professor Pomona Sprout, and Griphook, respectively. Rejoining the Harry Potter crew is the one and only Warwick Davis as Professor Filius Flitwick!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png 450w, https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><sub>Source: Harry Potter on YouTube<br>New Harry Potter Series Casting<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Check out our coverage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/?category_name=shows\">Harry Potter Series for more casting<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mischief Managed? Join James and Oliver Phelps for season two of Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking. More sweets, more displays, and more magic will be hitting your screens this holiday season. No specific release date was announced. Like season one, the series will air on both the Food Network and HBO Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1.png 450w, https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><sub>Source: Harry Potter on YouTube<br>Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking Season 2<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A brand-new Harry Potter Podcast will release next year. No details were released with the announcement, only that it will celebrate the 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the movie series by revisiting the films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As we <a href=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/?p=641\">previously covered<\/a>, Tom Felton is returning to the Wizarding World this year on Broadway. Felton is reprising his role as Draco Malfoy for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Tom Felton\u2019s tour will run from November 11<sup>th<\/sup> through May 10<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2.png 450w, https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><sub>Source: Harry Potter on YouTube<br>Tom Felton Preparing for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Take a look at Audible\u2019s Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Edition, releasing on November 4<sup>th<\/sup>. The new audiobooks will have a staggered release schedule, with a new book coming out each month, starting with November\u2019s Sorcerer\u2019s Stone and ending with the Deathly Hallows on May 12<sup>th<\/sup>. New cast members include Mark Addy as Rubeus Hagrid, Daniel Mays as Dobby, and Alex Hassell as Lucius Malfoy. The Patil sisters, Parvati and Padma, will be voiced by Avni and Sara Deshmukh, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3.png 450w, https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><sub>Source: Harry Potter on YouTube<br>Arabella Stanton recording for Audible Harry Potter<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/?p=1091\">the full release schedule and pricing details, please refer to our previous article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flip through the latest edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with Scholastic\u2019s interactive book coming October 14<sup>th<\/sup>. The book is available for pre-order now at $49.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4.png 450w, https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><sub>Source: Harry Potter on YouTube<br>New Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Interactive Edition<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Other new books include the Pocket Potters series. The first three books in the Pocket Potters series will officially be released tomorrow, September 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, including books for Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. Early next year will see the release of Dumbledore and Luna\u2019s Pocket Potters books, and later in the year, the newly announced Hagrid and Dobby Pocket Potters will be published. Yes, during the Back to Hogwarts celebration, two more Pocket Potters were announced to arrive in August of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-5.png 450w, https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-5-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><sub>Source: Harry Potter on YouTube<br>Harry Potter Pocket Potters<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more <a href=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/?p=828\">books and details, check out our previous coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Celebrate Back to Hogwarts with new features and giveaways for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery and Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery includes Dark Arts events and Goblet of Fire outfit giveaways through September 15<sup>th<\/sup>. Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells will host the Battle of Hogwarts club event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-6.png 450w, https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-6-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><sub>Source: Harry Potter on YouTube<br>Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Dark Arts Event<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Merchandise and Experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deck out in new Harry Potter Shop merch dropping today! Despite this announcement, merchandise does not appear to be available online just yet. Stay updated with us for details on the online release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-7.png 450w, https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-7-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><sub>Source: Harry Potter on YouTube<br>New Harry Potter Shop Merchandise<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Harry Potter: A Hogwarts Express Adventure also released a sneak peek for its event coming in 2026. The adventure will include butterbeer, a competitive train ride, and pre-boarding experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-8.png 450w, https:\/\/potterspotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-8-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><sub>Source: Harry Potter on YouTube<br>Harry Potter: A Hogwarts Express Adventure<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Stay tuned for more Harry Potter updates and details!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It\u2019s Back to Hogwarts day, and that means new Harry Potter announcements! 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