Harry Potter reboot drops first full clip showing Hogwarts banquet

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By BETHAN EDWARDS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER 15:53 15 Nov 2026, updated 16:08 15 Nov 2026

HBO has dropped the first full clip of the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone reboot, sharing a glimpse into the Hogwarts banquet.

The surprise 90-second clip from the upcoming TV series, which is set to drop on December 25, showed the Hogwarts students tucking into their start-of-term feast.

After the new arrivals were sorted into their houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin, they take their seats in The Great Hall.

The students chant, ‘Dumbledore! Dumbledore!’ while hitting their hands on the empty tables before the headmaster is seen laughing.

The scene features Harry Potter (Dominic McLaughlin) asking whether Albus Dumbledore (John Lithgow) is ‘a bit mad’.

New friend Ron Weasley (Alastair Stout) replies: ‘Yep, totally off his rocker.’

Dumbledore then clicks his fingers, and the extravagant banquet appears with an endless supply of roast beef, yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes and chicken wings appearing.

Harry tucks into a chicken wing and looks delighted by the taste before going in for a second but as he reaches to the centre of the table the food magically disappears.

He looks disappointed but the plates are quickly replaced by a delicious array of desserts from meringues, eclairs, profiteroles, trifle, donuts, a number of pies and cakes.

Sat at the top table, the headmaster turns to Minerva McGonagall (Janet McTeer) to ask whether she is pleased that Harry is in her house, Gryffindor.

‘The cat that got the cream?’ he enquires. ‘Admit it, you’re pleased that he’s in your house.’

McGonagall responds: ‘Well, he is the spit of James [Potter]. I can’t believe it. It’s uncanny.’

‘Looks can be deceiving, Minerva. His nature is entirely his own,’ Dumbledore adds.

The scene also features Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger.

The new sneak peek comes after Daniel Radcliffe took a swipe at the upcoming spin-off as he said he has no plans to watch it.

The actor, 37, found fame aged 11 as he played the titular boy wizard from 2001 to 2011 in the eight films, alongside Rupert Grint, 38, and Emma Watson, 36, as Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

Daniel said he has ‘been in a lot of Harry Potter already’ and he has a list of other shows to watch before the HBO remake.

Speaking to Associated Press, he said: ‘I don’t know if I will [watch], honestly. I’ve been in a lot of Harry Potter already… and also I don’t watch any TV.

‘I haven’t seen Breaking Bad. I haven’t seen Mad Men. I haven’t seen some of the like the real classics. So, you know, eight hours is a lot of anything to watch.’

Daniel explained that while he, Rupert and Emma hadn’t had ‘a ton of communication about the show specifically’, they all were experiencing the same feelings of nostalgia and protectiveness towards the new young cast.

It comes after he recently begged Harry Potter fans not to put pressure on the child actors in the new TV series by making comparisons to the original cast.

The actor said he doesn’t want to be a ‘weird spectral phantom’ in the children’s lives.

Daniel said that he’s sure ‘Dominic is going to be better than me’ and urged fans to let the new stars ‘get on with it’ as he answered concerns about fame at a young age.

He said: ‘In some ways I think getting famous when you are young is almost easier because then all the weird things about fame are so intertwined with your life that they don’t feel weird when you come up against them.

‘There was a whole thing when these kids got cast like, ‘We have to look after them.’ If you mean that, one of the things people can do is not ask about us.’

Speaking to Screen Rant, Daniel added: ‘I would like not to be weird spectral phantoms in these children’s lives and just let them get on with it.’

He continued: ‘It’s going to be a new thing, a different thing and they’re going to be better than me, I’m sure Dominic is going to be better than me.

‘I learned as I went. I look back at what I did now with a lot more kindness and I find it less embarrassing now that I’m older.’

Offering some advice, the actor continued: ‘I would say, have the best time and lean on the crew. Everyone has an image of how we were all raised on the set by the best British actors, but Maggie Smith wasn’t coming in and giving me advice on how to grow up. That’s not their job.

‘The people that we were really close to were the crew. The crew were some of my best friends, they are still the people who I am really close to.’

Additional cast on the HBO series sees Rory Wilmot set to play Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey as Madam Rolanda Hooch, and Anton Lesser – best known for his role as Qyburn in Game Of Thrones – as Garrick Ollivander.

Bel Powley and Daniel Rigby were announced as Mr and Mrs Dursley earlier this year.

While rising star Paapa Essiedu takes on the darker, more complicated role of Severus Snape – a part made famous by the late Alan Rickman.

Since it was announced in 2023, the Harry Potter series has sparked controversy from anti-Rowling activists, with Nicholas Hoult backing out of the project this year.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling is a fierce defender of women’s rights but has been labelled transphobic by some campaigners.

Many of the actors taking up roles in the new series have faced the wrath of her critics, who believe any remakes of her work should be boycotted. Rowling serves as an executive producer on HBO’s show.

The TV show comes a decade and a half after the original films based on Rowling’s best-selling books came to an end, and it is reported to be a more faithful adaptation than the original cinematic incarnations.

However, while HBO and many Harry Potter fans are excited for the upcoming remake, the show has been plagued with controversy from the get-go.

Dubbed the ‘streaming event of the decade’, many former Potterheads have vowed to boycott the programme because of the ongoing controversy surrounding Rowling’s comments about transgender people.

However, with big stars on board, bosses are clearly hoping the love for the magic will overcome the controversy.

With a month until the show is scheduled for release on Christmas Day, several scandals have already hit the show.

In May, it was revealed that the actor supposed to be playing Ginny Weasley had to drop out of the project.

There were also reports of thefts in the prop room, and the series doesn’t even have the backing of the original Harry Potter director Chris Columbus.

In an extreme turn of events, Paapa Essiedu has said he has even faced death threats since being cast as Severus Snape in the new TV series.

Opening up about the racist abuse he has had to endure, he explained how the trolls believe a black man should not play a fictional wizard and have told him: ‘Quit or I’ll murder you.’ The role was previously taken on by Alan Rickman in the films.

The upcoming show has also been hit with ‘alarming’ accusations of bullying and claims two 12-year-old extras were spotted fighting on set.

According to reports in March, bosses at Warner Brothers were forced to step in and issue warnings to both adults and children, as well as the threats of being booted from the show no matter how famous they may be.

A source said: ‘There are a lot of youngsters on set at any one time, and the reality is that not everyone is going to get on. It’s an alarming problem and bosses want to get rid of any bad eggs among the cast and crew.

‘Bosses have issued warnings about behaviour. The bullying accusations have involved adults and children. It has been made clear that anyone reported for bullying will be immediately axed, no matter how famous they may be.’

HBO’s Harry Potter series is set to premiere on Christmas Day on HBO Max.

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