Having younger actors embody characters like Snape makes sense ... If this is the case, then McGonagall will be plenty intimidating. Harry Potter is HBO's remake of the iconic Wizarding World ...

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Snape, the Hogwarts Potions ... Maggie Smith, who played McGonagall. Dame Maggie Smith, the Oscar-winning actor who starred in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey," has died at 89, her family ...