Overview

• Pottermore Publishing and Audible added ten high-profile actors, including Knightley as Umbridge, Harington as Lockhart and McAvoy as Mad-Eye Moody.
• New roles also include Iwan Rheon as Lupin, Ruth Wilson as Bellatrix, Ambika Mod as Tonks, Leo Woodall as Bill Weasley, Simon Pegg as Arthur Weasley, Gemma Whelan as Professor Sprout and Matt Berry as Sir Cadogan.
• They join previously announced voices Hugh Laurie (Dumbledore), Matthew Macfadyen (Voldemort), Riz Ahmed (Snape), Michelle Gomez (McGonagall) and narrator Cush Jumbo.
• Audible confirmed dual casting for the trio, with Frankie Treadaway, Max Lester and Arabella Stanton voicing books 1–3, then Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan and Nina Barker-Francis for books 4–7.
• Preorders are live, additional casting will be revealed this fall, and coverage notes social-media criticism tied to J. K. Rowling, with Gomez publicly reaffirming support for LGBTQ+ fans.