Today marks a very special date among fans of the Harry Potter franchise.
Hundreds of Potterheads have gathered in Kings Cross Station, London, to mark the date the Boy Who Lived waved his youngest son, Albus Severus Potter, off to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the first time.
Fans cheered, many with wands in the air, as the clocks struck 11am; which is the exact time the Hogwarts Express would depart for the school.
11am at King's Cross #19YearsLater #BackToHogwarts @HPPlayLDN @HPPlayFans pic.twitter.com/QHg9IrPvJE
— Claire Gallagher (@clairegallagher) September 1, 2017
The “Nineteen Years Later” epilogue was the last chapter in the seventh and final book in the series, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. It was set today (September 1, 2017).
In the books, with the Battle of Hogwarts long behind them, Harry and his wife Ginny Weasley arrive at Platform Nine and Three Quarters to see their three children onto the Hogwarts Express.
He is joined by best friends Hermione Grainger and Ron Weasley and their two children, Hugo and Rose.
Author JK Rowling is among those to honour the date.
Today's the day Albus Severus Potter boards the Hogwarts Express at King's Cross for the first time #19yearslater ⚡️
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 1, 2017
At Kings Cross itself Harry Potter star Warwick Davies joined fans to mark the occasion earlier today.
"The train leaves at exactly 11 o'clock!" Share your #BackToHogwarts moments with us! #19YearsLater pic.twitter.com/K4AzFlZ84h
— WB Tour London (@wbtourlondon) September 1, 2017
wands up #BackToHogwarts pic.twitter.com/gppwMOpAR8
— Lex Croucher (@lexcanroar) September 1, 2017
