The new Harry Potter series will premiere on HBO on December 25

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The series "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" will air on HBO every Sunday, and its first episode will be released on December 25. Before the series goes on air, a new clip was published showing Harry Potter's first feast at the school of witchcraft and wizardry.

The clip shows Dumbledore, McGonagall and Ron Weasley alongside Harry, with several amusing exchanges between them. It is a first look at the crowded dining table at Hogwarts.

Despite fans' anticipation of a return to Hogwarts, the first images and clips from the series have stirred a storm online. Fans are criticizing the posters, the lighting and the drab look of the school, and the dining hall clip is drawing comparisons to the original films, with some expressing nostalgia for the old version.