Harry Potter struggles with his spells, wears the sorting hat and tries his hand at Quidditch in brand new trailer for anticipated TV series set to air at Christmas

The second trailer for the much-anticipated Harry Potter TV series has been released, and offers a glimpse at the boy wizard's turbulent first weeks at Hogwarts.The HBO adaptation will see young Scottish actor Dominic McLaughlin take on the role of The Boy Who Lived, and is set to release its first series this Christmas.Since it was announced in 2023, the Harry Potter series has sparked controversy from anti-JK Rowling activists, with Nicholas Hoult even backing out of the project last week.Harry Potter author 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 new trailer shows the iconic moment that Harry, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger enter Hogwarts' Great Hall for the first time, before coming face-to-face with the sorting hat. The second trailer for HBO's Harry Potter TV series has been released, and offers a glimpse at the boy wizard's turbulent first weeks at Hogwarts (Dominic McLaughlin pictured as Harry) The HBO adaptation is set to begin this Christmas, and will see Harry, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger begin their wizarding journey (Arabella Stanton pictured as Hermione)Harry pleads with the hat to sort him into any house aside from Slytherin, and he is then placed in Gryffindor, to the delight of his peers.John Lithgow also appears in the trailer as Albus Dumbledore, welcoming the new students to Hogwarts, with Janet McTeer also taking centre stage as the no-nonsense Professor McGonagall. Nick Frost is also playing the role of Rubeus Hagrid.The preview also shows Harry trying his hand at Quidditch before beginning to learn magic spells, but even he appears to doubt his talents, admitting: 'Everyone thinks I'm this great wizard, but I don't really know anything.'But it ends by teasing the dark forces that are hiding within Hogwarts' walls, with Harry uncovering the story of The Philosopher's Stone. Filming for the second season of Harry Potter is expected to start this autumn, while the first season will come out on HBO and HBO Max on Christmas Day.The HBO reboot of Harry Potter will see 12-year-old Dominic play Harry. The role was first portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, now 37. Alastair Stout will star as Ron Weasley, previously played by Rupert Grint, 38, and Arabella Stanton will complete the trio as Hermione Granger, who was played by Emma Watson, 36, in the iconic 2000s films.Speaking recently about landing the titular role, McLaughlin told the BBC: 'I was always a huge Harry Potter fan when I was younger. And it was like the dream role, of course.' Since it was announced in 2023, the Harry Potter series has sparked controversy from anti-JK Rowling activists (John Lithgow pictured as Albus Dumbledore) The new trailer shows the iconic moment that Harry, Ron and Hermione enter Hogwarts' Great Hall It also reveals the moment Ron learns he's been admitted to Hogwarts, following in the footsteps of his parents and brothers Alastair Stout will star as Ron Weasley, previously played by Rupert Grint The series has been plagued by scandals during its production, with Paapa Essiedu (pictured) saying he has even faced death threats since being cast as Severus SnapeHe also called it a 'bit surreal', adding: 'I'm thrilled to be able to be doing it.'Details about the new show have been kept tightly under wraps. However, Rowling said in a post on X in June last year that she had read the scripts of the first two episodes – calling them 'SO, SO, SO GOOD'.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 under four months 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.