When Harry sneaks into the restricted book section of Hogwarts Library under an invisible cloak – Duke Humfrey’s Library was the inspiration for this.įurther books will reveal more locations….if you dare…. Christ Church’s high-ceilinged dining hall was a model for the one seen throughout all films (with the floating candles). Further north –Ĭertain places of note in Oxford include Christ Church College which inspired the stone staircase at Hogwarts that leads into the Great Hall. (Platform 9 ¾ really does exist in Kings Cross now and many people queue for a picture beside the luggage cart that looks like it’s disappearing into the wall) It’s not easy as Harry discovers but once you’re through, the Hogwarts express awaits…. Hogwarts – the train to Hogwarts leaves from platform 9 3/4 and can only be accessed by running into a brick wall between two platforms. First stop on the magical mystery tour of Harry Potter!Ĭharing Cross Road – the dark and shabby pub on the Muggle Street is here and is the gateway between the wizard and non wizarding world. He visits Olliander’s magic shop where he buys his first wand. It’s invisible to Muggles (non – magical people) but anyone from the wizarding world can access it. The original screenplays of the Fantastic Beasts films are published too: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). Well it has already begun as Harry has been guided around London’s secret streets and passages with Hagrid as he visits the magic shops in Diagon Alley, the London he knows and the world he knows takes on a new and magical air.ĭiagon Alley can be reached on foot by passing through The Leaky Cauldron (a wizarding pub/inn). The script book of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two was published in 2016. Harry first finds out about his magical powers when he talks to a snake at London Zoo’s Reptile House in Regent’s Park.įrom the moment, Harry steps onto the train on platform 9 3/4, the magic begins. Little Whinging – Harry’s life starts here on Privet Drive and the film location is the town of Bracknell close to Heathrow.
Fictional or real? Muggles may never really know… Southern England
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