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  "id": 3501225,
  "title": "Kit Harington joins HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series as Gilderoy Lockhart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kit-harington-joins-hbos-harry-potter-series-as-gilderoy-lockhart",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:00:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Toronto Sun",
    "slug": "toronto-sun",
    "url": "https://torontosun.com/entertainment/television/kit-harington-harry-potter-tv-gilderoy-lockhart"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Game of Thrones star will be replacing Nicholas Hoult, who had to bow out",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Kit Harington joins HBO's Harry Potter series as Gilderoy Lockhart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kit-harington-joins-hbos-harry-potter-series-as-gilderoy-lockhart",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:58:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Winter is over: Kit Harington heads to Hogwarts as Lockhart in Harry Potter Season 2, Nicholas Hoult bows out",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/winter-is-over-kit-harington-heads-to-hogwarts-as-lockhart-in-harry",
        "published": "2026-08-25T04:44:11.000Z"
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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."
}