All aboard! Harry Potter fans are celebrating Harry Potter’s son Albus Severus boarding the Hogwarts Express to head to the famous wizarding school on September 1, 2017.
In the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, which takes place 19 years after the book ends, Harry and his wife, Ginny Weasley, bring their three kids — James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna — to King’s Cross station on this very date. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are also sending their children off to school, as well as Draco Malfoy and his wife.
J.K. Rowling took to Twitter to remind fans of today’s significance. “Today’s the day Albus Severus Potter boards the Hogwarts Express at King’s Cross for the first time #19yearslater,” she tweeted on Friday.
The author also made a joke after she accidentally tweeted about the milestone last year. “Hmm. It is strange to think that Albus has been boarding the train for a whole year in the West End, but that’s magic for you #CursedChild,” she wrote.
The Hogwarts Express scene also marks the very beginning of the stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which picks up right after the epilogue and follows Albus and his BFF Scorpius’ adventures at Hogwarts. The show premiered in London in July 2016, and the screenplay was turned into a book that was released around the same time. (Cursed Child will be coming to Broadway in Spring 2018.)
Harry Potter fans flooded the London train station at 11 a.m., the exact time the train departs, to celebrate the series’ ending. Many showed up in Hogwarts robes, cloaks, Gryffindor scarves and more to get a glimpse of Platform 9 and 3/4.
See pics of the scene below:
To those with us at King’s Cross, and those joining us from all over the world, we wish you a safe and happy journey #BackToHogwarts pic.twitter.com/wAo7B157Zj
— Pottermore (@pottermore) September 1, 2017
Special cake for a special day. The Hogwarts Express is about to depart at the Palace Theatre. #19YearsLater #BackToHogwarts #CursedChild pic.twitter.com/b4EtbW9cnL
— Cursed Child Play (@HPPlayLDN) September 1, 2017
11am at King’s Cross #19YearsLater #BackToHogwarts @HPPlayLDN @HPPlayFans pic.twitter.com/QHg9IrPvJE
— scuBBaclaire ? (@clairegallagher) September 1, 2017
Katie has a special message for you all to celebrate #BackToHogwarts pic.twitter.com/QI45F3t2nb
— Pottermore (@pottermore) September 1, 2017
Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Slytherin are ready to go #BacktoHogwarts! pic.twitter.com/1fMCxk2RQV
— Pottermore (@pottermore) September 1, 2017
Quickly, now! The Hogwarts Express waits for no witch or wizard. #BackToHogwarts pic.twitter.com/RvNk2JpuET
— Harry Potter Film (@HarryPotterFilm) September 1, 2017
Going #BackToHogwarts today via Kings Cross Station #Platform934 for some magical fun! #19YearsLater Wands & robes optional. #SwishAndFlick
— Warwick Davis (@WarwickADavis) September 1, 2017
Bugger, lost my train ticket!
— Oliver Phelps (@OliverPhelps) September 1, 2017
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