King's Cross Station: Platform 9 3/4
We had an amazing time at King's Cross. First stop, the gift shop. We could not possibly take our pictures without our wands. Caleb chose the Elder Wand and Brooke chose Ginny's wand. Brooke identifies with Ginny. She explained this to me before we left for London and has done quite the character analysis on her. I was so glad that they had Ginny's wand.
The shop was amazing. It had a wall for Olivander's and then a book store. I was tempted to buy a ton of books. They had a few that I haven't seen in the US. Magical creatures and where to find them, Quidditch through the ages, and the book about Dumbledore. We had spent enough though on the the wands, so I didn't.
Time to wait in line for our turn at the Platform. There were some people there that were VERY into it. One guy was dressed as Dobby. Complete with tea towel. :) Nothing risqué but quite short.
Wands at the ready.
Our turn at the Platform. My three little Gryffindors.
King's cross station from the outside. It honestly doesn't look much like the movies. It is more train staitiony. The movies make it look majestic, but really it is just a nasty old train station with tons of people going about their business. That doesn't make it any less cool, I promise.
Since our trip, our wands have been required for most trips out of our hotel/apt. The children are listening to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow's again (of their choosing) and are so excited when they hear a place that they have been or realize something new.
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