It doesn't take much in the way of blinders, I can assure you. Yes, a Potter fan who doesn't know would have had to work hard. But a lot of people who will see the movie aren't really Harry Potter fans. I know many people who have never touched the books, not gotten into the mass hysteria over them, and know only what they've seen in the movies.
As hard as it is to believe, people who didn't read the books didn't spend a lot of time paying attention to the people talking endlessly about the books.
Since this was a thread specifically about the movie and not the book I thought some care about spoilers might be warranted. Personally, I don't care, I spoiled myself a long time ago.
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