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Everyone is losing their minds over the new Harry Potter clip because students chant "Dumbledore" before the feast.

Yes, that specific chant was never in the book. But while the internet is busy complaining about a 5-second addition, almost everyone missed what HBO actually got right for the first time.

In the 2001 movie, the food magically appears out of thin air on top of the tables.

In the new clip, John Lithgow’s Dumbledore snaps his fingers and the food rises straight up through the plates, which is actually how J.K. Rowling wrote it in the book. Plus, we finally get a quiet, book-accurate conversation between Dumbledore and McGonagall about Harry’s future.

It exposes the biggest trap of this entire reboot. If HBO changes one tiny detail, fans scream that they ruined the source material. If they copy the 2001 movies shot for shot, people ask why the show even exists.

Honestly, are fans actually going to give this show a fair chance on Christmas Day, or has the internet already decided to hate it?

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@TribalShaman After watching the original movies give all of Ron’s best lines to Hermione for ten years, watching Ron finally steal one line from Percy feels like karmic payback

[bobaika @bobaika03]

Everyone is losing their minds over the new Harry Potter clip because students chant "Dumbledore" before the feast.

Yes, that specific chant was never in the book. But while the internet is busy complaining about a 5-second addition, almost everyone missed what HBO actually got right for the first time.

In the 2001 movie, the food magically appears out of thin air on top of the tables.

In the new clip, John Lithgow’s Dumbledore snaps his fingers and the food rises straight up through the plates, which is actually how J.K. Rowling wrote it in the book. Plus, we finally get a quiet, book-accurate conversation between Dumbledore and McGonagall about Harry’s future.

It exposes the biggest trap of this entire reboot. If HBO changes one tiny detail, fans scream that they ruined the source material. If they copy the 2001 movies shot for shot, people ask why the show even exists.

Honestly, are fans actually going to give this show a fair chance on Christmas Day, or has the internet already decided to hate it?

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@Vuwee4 Leaving a reply literally tells the algorithm to put ten more Harry Potter posts in your feed tomorrow lol

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@LDSchurchtrue Seeing all those early chapters properly fleshed out before the Great Hall doors even open is what makes the TV format so exciting

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A lot of people in the replies are complaining that the lighting and colors in this clip look too cold and dull compared to the 2001 movie.

There is actually a huge reason for that.

Cinematographer Adriano Goldman revealed that Hogwarts doesn't even appear until the very end of Episode 1.

The entire first hour is shot in cold, washed-out colors inside the Muggle world with the Dursleys, so when the doors finally open to the Great Hall, the warm glow hits ten times harder.

Instead of rushing straight to the magic like a two-hour movie had to do, HBO is making the audience earn that first look at Hogwarts.

Would you actually watch a full hour of the Dursleys before seeing Hogwarts?

[bobaika @bobaika03]

Everyone is losing their minds over the new Harry Potter clip because students chant "Dumbledore" before the feast.

Yes, that specific chant was never in the book. But while the internet is busy complaining about a 5-second addition, almost everyone missed what HBO actually got right for the first time.

In the 2001 movie, the food magically appears out of thin air on top of the tables.

In the new clip, John Lithgow’s Dumbledore snaps his fingers and the food rises straight up through the plates, which is actually how J.K. Rowling wrote it in the book. Plus, we finally get a quiet, book-accurate conversation between Dumbledore and McGonagall about Harry’s future.

It exposes the biggest trap of this entire reboot. If HBO changes one tiny detail, fans scream that they ruined the source material. If they copy the 2001 movies shot for shot, people ask why the show even exists.

Honestly, are fans actually going to give this show a fair chance on Christmas Day, or has the internet already decided to hate it?

[bobaika @bobaika03]

@Kelphumin The house-elves downstairs clearly put a little too much power into that dinner service

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@Mighty_Ninyn Watching the clip without reading Twitter comments first makes it ten times more enjoyable. It honestly looks vibrant and fun

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@FCBarcelonismo8 Modern streaming shows really do struggle with warm, cozy lighting compared to early 2000s movies, so that reaction makes total sense

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@2di3kawaii More people in this fandom need that exact attitude

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@SPhantoms9000 Two completely separate interpretations of the exact same books can easily coexist

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@burton_chad Best mindset in the entire thread

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@HBKanzler Glad someone else sees the humor in all this

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@laser_rv The doors literally just swung open from a pitch-black hallway, so the lighting is supposed to ramp up as they walk in. Hopefully the full scene warms up once everyone sits down

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@m_macedo13 Parents who grew up reading the books getting to watch this with their own kids for the first time is going to make this show unstoppable

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@Neko4636 Taking away the floating candles definitely stripped out that instant wow factor from the original room

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@ColaEuphoria Hard to argue that the chant felt a bit cheesy, let’s just hope the rest of the season earns its emotional moments naturally

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@Olorin1987 Book receipts always win the argument

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@MessVioleteyes Once you notice how much empty space is between the plates, it is really hard to unsee

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@FrankHenryCoufa If you only saw the movies, the show is going to feel like a completely new story since half the subplots and backstories from the books never made it into theaters

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@HeidiBriones Using a little imagination is apparently too much to ask from half the internet right now

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@_brivnii Comparing Hogwarts to a Dark Souls dungeon is hilarious, though modern TV shows definitely have a bad habit of making every single scene way too dark

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@Qwertyuiopslad Ninety seconds of footage is apparently all Twitter needs to write a full season review