Harry Potter Studio And London

My sister Rachael is visiting and so is her friend Krystle. They arrived last Friday and will be here until this coming Sunday. Their second day here we decided to go to London and do the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour. I love Harry Potter and so do Rachael and Krystle, so it was perfect. Simon isn't a huge fan and the entry fee is kind of hefty so he gladly stayed home. We met my friend Carmen there as well because she is also a Harry Potter nerd. It was amazing to see all of the detail that goes into a film. It is kind of crazy actually when you see all the things they have to think about and bring together. I definitely have a greater appreciation for film makers in general. I took a million pictures, so sorry if you get bored scrolling through! Oh and Butterbeer is delicious. I thought it would be gross, but it wasn't. Enjoy the photos!

Rach and Krystle on the early train to London (bright eyed and bushy tailed)

The front of the studio

Krystle on Hermione's hands, Rach on Harry's, and Carm on Ron's

Inside the entrance of the studio they had awesomely huge pictures of the cast

The cupboard under the stairs, Harry's room

The Great Hall

Gryffindor section 

Dumbledore's get up

Yule Ball- Movie 4

Ron's dress robes- genius

Dorm room, HP's bed

Mirror of Erised

Rach and I in front of the clock at Hogwarts

Dumbledore's office

Trinkets from the movies

Potions class with Snape

Rach and I in front of the Chamber of Secrets door

Quidditch

Rach by Hagrid's hut

Paintings from the films

Weasley's home, knife chopping the carrot and the dishes washing themselves

Professor Umbridge's office

Newspapers from the movies

Marauders Map

Lord Voldemort and Death Eaters

Krystle and Carmen learning spells

Krystle and Rach in Hagrid's motorcycle

Me and Carm

Tom Riddle's grave

The Knight Bus

Privet Drive

The bridge

Back of the Knight Bus

Butterbeer!

So scrummy

Rach and I getting a little crazy

Rach drinking and driving, tsk tsk

The massive chess pieces

Goblin faces

Hagrid

Lord Voldemort

The designs they had to draw before creating anything- amazing

Concept Art- also amazing

Model Hogwarts Castle

Wand shop (every member of the movie got a wand box, I am pointing to JK Rowlings)

The studio was amazing and I would recommend it to anyone who loves Harry Potter and happens to be in London. After the studio tour we went and saw a few sites in London before we had to head back. Here are a few more pictures:

A close up of the London Eye

Big Ben during the day

Churchill 

Rach and I in front of the Tower Bridge