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This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. In a development that surely ranks among the greatest tragedies of our time—right up there with, say, running out of butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks—Harry Potter fans were left heartbroken when London’s King’s Cross railway station failed to honour the time-honoured tradition of announcing the departure of the fictional Hogwarts Express from platform 9 ¾.
But this year? Nada. Zip. Nothing. No Hogwarts Express on the departure board. Instead, the expectant crowd—who had undoubtedly circled this date in their calendars months in advance—was met with the cold, harsh reality that the world does, in fact, move on. But this disappointment didn't exactly come out of the blue. Warner Bros Discovery, the overlords of the Harry Potter franchise, had actually issued a statement back in July advising fans not to descend on King’s Cross this year. Instead, they offered a consolation prize: an online program hosted by Sam Thompson, the I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! winner and proud Hufflepuff.
While Warner Bros and Network Rail probably thought they were doing everyone a favour—perhaps preventing mass chaos and ensuring commuters could actually catch their trains without being accosted by a wand-wielding crowd—fans weren’t exactly placated. But don’t worry, folks, you can always rewatch Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for the 375th time and dream of what might have been. For those still mourning the absence of that 11am departure, there’s always next year.
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