Every year in London on the 1st of September, a huge amount of muggles gather at King’s Cross railway station for ‘Back to Hogwarts’ day. This year, as we await Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, a young Professor Dumbledore (Jude Law) and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) hurried to make the 11:00am Hogwarts Express due to depart from Platform 9¾.
Yep, young daddy Dumbledore and Redmayne surprised a boatload of fans turning what is already an exciting day into a full-blown fanfare.
Cute.
Imagine the line to grab a pic with these two.
Everyone got involved with the magic for the day including the London North Eastern Railway Twitter account who announced: “Due to International Statute of Secrecy, we’re unable to confirm if the 11:00 #Kingscross to #Edinburgh is the Hogwarts Express, but we would advise all muggles to stay away from Platform 9¾.
Due to International Statute of Secrecy, we’re unable to confirm if the 11:00 #KingsCross to #Edinburgh is the Hogwarts Express, but we would advise all muggles to stay away from Platform 9¾. 🧙♂️ pic.twitter.com/wP6rCUUyES
— London North Eastern Railway (@LNER) September 1, 2018
You gotta admit, this is very cool:
Back to Hogwarts day for any Harry Potter heads. @PatrickHolland_ is down at Kings Cross for the festivities! And has sent us an exclusive picture of the goings on! #HarryPotterWeekend #harrypotterday #BackToHogwarts #hogwartsexpress pic.twitter.com/BSTI3sPoO9
— After All This Time, Always (@aattapod) September 1, 2018
Official announcements were also made over the loudspeaker accompanied by Harry Potter‘s iconic theme song. As you’ll see from the video, fans rocked up to King’s Cross in costume and equipped with their wands.
This is what happens when you are walking through kings cross on the 1st of September at 11am. 💚❤️💛💙 #backtohogwarts pic.twitter.com/nGVuxS5c2y
— Karen Reyburn (@karenlreyburn) September 1, 2018
Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law surprise fans at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters #BackToHogwarts pic.twitter.com/EWC7bq6Agk
— Wizarding World (@wizardingworld) September 1, 2018
While only Law and Redmayne visited King’s Cross, other cast members took part in a video message for ‘Back to Hogwarts’ day including Ezra Miller and his insane jawline.
For a snapshot of the special day, check out the below.
Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law visited platform 9 ¾ just in time to go #BackToHogwarts! #FantasticBeasts pic.twitter.com/r8k5SlgBJU
— Fantastic Beasts (@FantasticBeasts) September 1, 2018
Tag yourself, I’m the crying girl.
Directed by David Yates and based on a script by J.K. Rowling, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has young Dumbledore and Scamander team up to defeat Gellert Grindelwald before he empowers a group of magical witches and wizards to rule over all non-magical folk.
Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Zoe Kravitz, Claudia Kim, Ezra Miller, and Callum Turner also star in the film.
Crimes of Grindelwald will hit Aussie cinemas, November 15.
