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  "id": 3081150,
  "title": "Kit Harington Replaces Nicholas Hoult as Harry Potter Series’ New Gilderoy Lockhart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kit-harington-replaces-nicholas-hoult-as-harry-potter-series-new",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:17:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/08/harry-potter-kit-harington-gilderoy-lockhart/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Harington already played the Hogwarts professor in the recent Harry Potter audio dramas. Kit Harington Replaces Nicholas Hoult as Harry Potter Series’ New Gilderoy Lockhart Liz Shannon Miller",
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      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Harry Potter Twist: Kit Harington To Play Gilderoy Lockhart, Replacing Nicholas Hoult In HBO Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/harry-potter-twist-kit-harington-to-play-gilderoy-lockhart-replacing",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:59:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}