Kit Harington Replaces Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO’s Harry Potter Series

Kit Harington is heading from Westeros to Hogwarts. The Game of Thrones star has replaced Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season of HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter television series, marking a major casting change before the character makes his debut on screen. Harington will play the vain and self-promoting wizard in Season 2, which is expected to adapt Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Hoult was announced in the role earlier this month but left the project…