LAHORE, Dec 3 — It took more than a wave of a wand, but Pakistani university students transformed their 150-year-old campus into Hogwarts this week as they kicked off a festival celebrating the fictional young wizard Harry Potter.
“I can’t believe I’m in Hogwarts, while being in Lahore of all places,” said an excited Raziah Alam, taking part in the festival.Dressed in costumes from the “Potterverse” including wands and pointed witch and wizard hats, students welcomed visitors to their version of the Hogwarts “Great Hall”, decorated with broomsticks, bats, and even an area to brew potions.
“Most of these youngsters grew up at the time when JK Rowling’s work was being presented in the novels and then later on in the films,” Asghar Zaidi, the university’s vice chancellor and a “Potterhead” himself told AFP.
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