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Hogsmeade Station is the closest train stop to Hogwarts; the Hogwarts Express stops here after travelling from King's Cross. Scenes involving Hogsmeade Station in the Harry Potter films were shot at Goathland railway station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, built in 1865 and virtually unchanged, that serves the village of Goathland in the North York Moors. [43] The village occupies the floor of a valley, bounded by steep hills, not far from the larger settlement of Great Hangleton. Above the village on one side of the valley are a church, a cemetery and the Riddle House, the former estate of the aristocratic Riddle family and at one time the finest house in the village. It first appears in the opening of Goblet of Fire as the location of Frank Bryce's murder; and at this point in the chronology of the Harry Potter series, it is decrepit and covered in vines. It is believed to be held by a "rich man" for tax purposes, although this is in reality to keep it from being sold or torn down. Little Whinging is a fictitious town in Surrey, England, located to the south of London. Alison Lurie noted in the New York Review of Books that Little Whinging's name is "a joke that American readers may not get: we [Americans] would call the place Little Whining". [10] A Harry Potter–themed store is also located in the station near the plaque. [49] Filming locations [ edit ]

Horton, Glyn (2007). Horton's guide to Britain's railways in feature films. Kettering: Silver Link. p.78. ISBN 978-1-85794-287-3. Lurie, Alison (16 December 1999). "Not for Muggles". New York Review of Books . Retrieved 21 October 2009. I used my Me and My Peeps rubber stamps from Therm-O-Web to create little characters of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. They came out super cute. Eeylops' Owl Emporium is a store specializing in owls and supplies for them, which of course serve both as pets and as as a means of communications in the Wizarding world. In the first book, Harry receives an owl from Hagrid as a birthday present; this owl, Hedwig, remains Harry's companion through much of the series. Alternatively, if you’re heading in from the RAMM Museum, you can turn the corner of Upper Paul Street to find Gandy Street. Or, besides the RAMM Museum entrance by the Exeter Pheonix Theatre.Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop sells a range of wizarding stationery like quills, ink, parchment, envelopes, seals, etc. Ollivander: " Curious ... curious ..." Harry Potter: " Sorry, but what's curious?" Ollivander: " I remember every wand I've ever sold, Mr Potter. Every single wand. It so happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand, gave another feather — just one other. It is very curious indeed that you should be destined for this wand when its brother — why, its brother gave you that scar." — Ollivander on Harry Potter's wand [src]

The ride on the Hogwarts Express starts from King's Cross railway station platform 9 + 3⁄ 4, which is hidden from view, and reached by walking through the barrier between platforms9 and 10.The Magical Congress of the United States of America (shortened MACUSA) is the magical body in charge of governing the wizarding population of the United States of America. It is led by the President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America. Unlike the No-Maj United States Congress, which is divided into a House of Representatives and a Senate, the MACUSA is unicameral. The MACUSA is located within the Woolworth Building in downtown New York City and spans hundreds of stories. This is it — the Leaky Cauldron. It's a famous place." — Rubeus Hagrid introducing the Leaky Cauldron [src] The Shell Cottage scenes were filmed on Freshwater West beach in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales. [18] Spinner's End [ edit ]

Owner of Harry Potter house reveals what is really kept in the cupboard under the stairs". Get Reading . Retrieved 2 November 2020. Though Muggles are unable to view the Leaky Cauldron and thus reach the entrance to Diagon Alley, Hermione Granger's parents accompanied her on her trip in her second year. It is possible special arrangements are available for such cases, such as a temporary connection to the Floo Network, or family members being charmed to allow them to see the pub.This was difficult because the wood was so rough and it was hard to get a crisp pencil line. I ran into the same problem when trying to go over the pencil with acrylic paint. It ended up looking a bit rough, which thankfully works for this sign. And there you have it, the enormous Harry Potter directional sign! I love how it turned out! It looked amazing at the wedding reception with all of the other Harry Potter details my friends had created for their wedding.

While the pub was, from the first, a place for witches and wizards to congregate — whether Londoners or out-of-towners up for the day to shop for the latest magical ingredients or devicesn— Muggles were not turned away or made to feel unwelcome, even though some of the conversations, not to mention pets, caused many an unwary Muggle to leave without finishing his or her mead. [1] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 ( Diagon Alley) - “a few old women[…] sitting in a corner, drinking tiny glasses of sherry,”But –’ Harry thought hard. The only times he’d ever managed to speak Parseltongue were when he’d been faced with a real snake. He stared hard at the tiny engraving, trying to imagine it was real.