London, England - Warner Brothers Studios Harry Potter Tour - August 2024

The last of our activities on London day 3 was to finish the rest of the tour of the Harry Potter sets and such at Warner Brothers Studios in Leavesden. When A was little, she and I read the Harry Potter books. While we've largely moved on, and JK Rowling is obviously problematic, it was definitely nostalgic and fascinating.

Sirius and Harry's costumes from Prisoner of Azkaban.

A and I reflected in the Mirror of Erised, looking exactly as we are. That's prescient.

Dumbledore's office set, including his costume and Fawkes.

The Forbidden Forest

The Chamber of Secrets lay beyond, but nobody in our group spoke Parseltongue.

This is the actual Hogwarts Express. We got to walk through it; each car depicted a scene on the Express from a different movie.

A on the bridge set from the front of Hogwarts.

The set, costume, and several props from the Herbology classroom.

The actual #4 Privet Drive! We got to walk through.

In the living room of 4 Privet Drive - I didn't try to smuggle any of Harry's letters.

A trying to repot a mandrake. They were super-creepy.

Several of the goblins on the reconstructed set from Gringotts

This set was the actual Diagon Alley. We got to peer in each of the windows.

There wasn't a full-size Hogwarts ever built; this miniature was used for all of the castle shots. It took up most of a good-sized room, so it was plenty large.