Such a witch casts a long shadow, one her daughter Helena found it difficult to escape from. Rowena Ravenclaw was the greatest witch of her time a figure famed for her intelligence and wit and that was before she wore her enchanted diadem, which was said to enhance the wisdom of the wearer. Near Bath Tragedy Also Followed Rowena Ravenclaw En route there, the Knight Bus squeezes between Muggle buses on Lambeth Bridge. In The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Leaky Cauldron’s exterior was shot on rough-looking Stoney Street, at the southeast edge of Borough Market, near The Market Porter pub. Expect a 30-minute wait for a photo with the cart. Harry finds his way to the magical platform 9¾ with some help, but these days it’s well-signed, with a luggage cart that looks like it’s disappearing into the wall, and a cleverly located gift shop. Inside the glass-roofed train station, on a pedestrian sky bridge over the tracks, Hagrid gives Harry a train ticket. Harry catches the Hogwarts Express train at King’s Cross Station. When Hagrid takes Harry shopping for school supplies, they enter the glass-roofed Leadenhall Market and approach the storefront at 42 Bull’s Head Passage the entrance to The Leaky Cauldron pub. Harry first realizes his wizard powers in The Sorcerer’s Stone when talking with a snake at the London Zoo’s Reptile House.
But plenty of locations are worth visiting for their own sake these are my top picks.
Many of the real-life filming sites are closed to visitors, far out of the way for most travelers, or an unmagical disappointment in person for all but the most committed fan. Other settings, like Diagon Alley, exist only at Leavesden Film Studios. Harry Potter’s story is set in a magical, largely fictional Britain, but the film series used many real locations as evocative backdrops.
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