"Harry Potter" seems to have found its Professor Snape and is in negotiations with a potential Professor McGonagall. Here's everything we know.

The Harry Potter HBO series is in negotiations with Janet McTeer to play Minerva McGonagall and Paap Essiedu is near a deal to play Severus Snape.

As HBO puts together its cast for its high-profile series adaptation of the "Harry Potter" fantasy books, they have made a rather controversial casting decision regarding one of the main characters. According to a report from Deadline,

HBO executive Sarah Aubrey comments on whether the upcoming Harry Potter TV show is open to casting any actors from the original movies.

Harry Potter fans have voiced dismay at HBO 's rumoured first choice to play Severus Snape in the upcoming TV series, just days after a similar furore over an American actor being cast as Dumbledore.

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The casting of Paapa Essiedu as Snape has set off controversies from many different sides of Harry Potter fandom, or even outside of that, for multiple reasons.

As HBO finalizes its cast for the highly anticipated Harry Potter television series, reports indicate that Paapa Essiedu is in the final stages of negotiations to portray Professor Severus Snape, according to Deadline.

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The HBO-produced Harry Potter TV series has, unsurprisingly, sparked much debate. The idea of revisiting the material from J.K. Rowling's novels, which were already used for a highly successful