On the platform hundreds of Potter fans wait for the arrival of the Hogwarts Express from Center City.
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Harry Potter and fellow characters are welcomed by hundreds as they arrive at Hogsmeade Station (formally know as Chestnut Hill West), to attend the sixth annual Harry Potter Fan Festival, on Saturday, October 17, 2015.
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Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and the other characters are played by students with the Theatre Department of Chestnut Hill College.
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Many came to the event donning vibrant costumes.
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For siblings Henry, 6, and Isabella Godin, 9, of Plymouth Meeting it was the first time they have attended the annual Harry Potter Festival in Chestnut Hill.
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Many young Harrys attended the event.
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An actor in his role as Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore speaks to the crowds gathered at the opening ceremony of the sixth annual Harry Potter Festival, in Chestnut Hill, on Saturday, October 17, 2015.
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With Potter characters collectively waving wands, the festival is officially opened.
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Hand-crafted wands are for sale at retailers along the avenue, for instance here at Chestnut Hill Staples, aka Wm. A. Killian WandShope.
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This view south on Germantown Avenue gives an impression of the crowds that came to the sixth Harry Porter Fan Festival on Saturday, October 17, 2015.
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Outside McNally's Tavern, Kaihly Brouhard of New Jersey and Kathrine Gallagher of Pittsburgh hold up their butterbeers.
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During most of the festival, lines were found outside many of the bars offering the special brew.
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On Saturday during the sixth annual Harry Potter Fan Festival thousands flooded retail and restaurants along Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill.
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View of Philly's own version of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry aka Chestnut Hill College.
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At the Annual Philadelphia Brotherly Cup! Quidditch tournament eight mid-Atlantic teams compete for the "Love Cup."
