HBO’s “Harry Potter” series has released another trailer, giving a peek into the new take on the Wizarding World as it makes its way to TV.
\n\nNewcomer Dominic McLaughlin stars as Harry Potter, the 11-year old wizard previously brought to life by Daniel Radcliffe. Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton play his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, as they enroll at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
\n\nThe trailer shows Harry, Ron and Hermione arriving at Hogwarts and going through the sorting ceremony, where they’re all placed in Gryffindor together. Harry meets the Hogwarts staff, including Dumbledore, Snape, McGonagall and Hagrid, while attending his magical classes, like herbology and potions, and trying out the high-flying sport of Quidditch. There’s also the mystery of the Philosopher’s Stone (aka the Sorcerer’s Stone if you’re American) that Harry, Ron and Hermione investigate. They find themselves face to face with the infamous mountain troll in the Hogwarts bathroom, playing a high-pressure game of chess and trying out the Invisibility Cloak and Mirror of Erised.
\n\nThe new show is a massive undertaking by HBO, which is adapting all seven of author J.K. Rowling’s books into seven seasons of TV. The first eight-episode season takes…
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