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🗓️ 4 September 2024
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September 1st marks Back to Hogwarts Day- an annual event celebrated by Harry Potter fans which holds significance because it's the day that students in the Harry Potter series return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the new school year. The event often includes fan gatherings, online celebrations, and special activities hosted by various Harry Potter communities and platforms.
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0:11.0 | September 1st marks back to Hogwarts Day, an annual event celebrated by Harry Potter fans, which holds significance because it's the day that students in the Harry Potter series |
0:21.2 | returned to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the new school year. |
0:26.0 | The event often includes fan gatherings, online celebrations, and special activities hosted |
0:31.9 | by various Harry Potter communities and platforms. |
0:35.7 | In the Wizarding World, September 1st is marked by the departure |
0:39.2 | of the Hawkeworts Express from Kings Cross Station, specifically from Platform 9 and |
0:44.2 | 3 quarters, which takes the students to school. Fans around the world use this day to immerse |
0:49.9 | themselves in the magic of the series, often rereading the books, watching the films, |
0:55.0 | or participating in themed events. Because of this, there is an annual back-to-Hawgarts |
1:00.6 | event at King's Cross Station, which is usually quite a significant gathering for fans of the |
1:06.3 | series. Fans attending the event, often engage in cosplaying, participating in magical trunk displays, |
1:13.6 | and sometimes even enjoy special appearances. |
1:16.6 | It's safe to say that the atmosphere at Kings Cross Station during the event is festive and filled with the magical enthusiasm of Harry Potter fans coming together to celebrate their love for the wizarding world. |
1:28.0 | However, this year was a little bit different. |
1:31.3 | On September 1st, 2024, large numbers of disappointed Harry Potter fans booed after the annual |
1:37.4 | announcement at London's Kings Cross railway station did not happen. |
1:41.9 | People gathered at the station hoping to hear a message on the public address |
1:45.2 | system that the fictional Hogwarts Express would depart from Platform 9 and 3 quarters at 11 a.m. |
1:51.5 | As happens in J.K. Rowling's books. The back to Hogwarts tradition has previously also involved |
1:57.2 | the train service being displayed on departure boards, with hundreds of fans attending |
2:01.8 | the 2023 event. But Kings Cross did not mark the occasion on Sunday. A video posted on X shows an |
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