'Harry Potter' Season 2 Casting News: HBO Series Recasts Ginny, Finds Dobby & Tom Riddle | Just Jared

Three more stars have joined the cast of HBO’s Harry Potter series!

Ahead of the Christmas Day premiere of season one – which will follow the events of the first book, The Philosopher’s Stone – HBO has already renewed the series for a second season, which will be focused on book two, The Chamber of Secrets.

While filming for season two is scheduled to begin this fall, it has been announced that three new stars have been cast in the series.

The Wrap reports that Bonnie Hill will be taking over the role of Ginny Weasley. The Ginny recasting comes after Gracie Cochrane, who will play the character in the first season, exited future seasons due to “unforeseen circumstances.”

Also joining the cast for season two are Lenny Rush, who will be bringing Dobby to life, and Billy Barratt, who will be playing a Tom Riddle (aka the Hogwarts who later changes his name to Lord Voldemort).

The new cast news comes after it was announced that Kit Harington has signed on to play Professor Gilderoy Lockhart in season two. Originally, Nicholas Hoult was tapped to play Lockhart, but he exited the project due to schedule conflicts.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone premieres on Christmas Day on HBO. Watch the new trailer here!

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