

During their visit they are also planning to go to the Harry Potter Studio Tour in Leavesden. YouTubers Gwen, 31, and Marine, 24, had come to London from France specifically for Back to Hogwarts. She said she had been a fan for “a really long time” and was also excited about the upcoming TV adaptation of the books. “We love Harry Potter and we love dressing up so we wanted to come here and see what it was all about,” Caitlin, who was wearing Hufflepuff robes, told Variety. They had travelled down from Norwich, approximately a three-hour drive away. Discovery)ġ9-year-old Caitlin and Paige, 15, were among those who arrived in Hogwarts gear to celebrate the event. Harry Potter cosplayers at Back to Hogwarts Day in London (courtesy of Warner Bros. Coming here is like coming home, I absolutely love it.” “It’s meant so much to me since I can really remember,” Thompson, who boasts three Harry Potter tattoos, told Variety of his love for the franchise. Inside, “Made in Chelsea” star and self-professed Potterhead Sam Thompson was tasked with hosting proceedings from a specially-erected platform in the middle of the station. (outside Kings Cross a small picket line manned by members of train drivers union Aslef quickly found itself engulfed by wannabe wizards).

Despite a nationwide strike that meant most other rail services had been cancelled, the departures board showed a train bound for Hogsmeade scheduled for 11 a.m.

Travelling from across the country and even beyond, Potterheads arrived on the concourse clad in Hogwarts-branded robes, scarves and ties. on Friday to celebrate the biggest ever Back to Hogwarts Day, held annually on Sept. Thousands of Harry Potter fans gathered at Kings Cross train station in London, U.K.
