By Kristen Shalbinski
Muggles from around the world had the privilege of watching the London world premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" today, thanks to a livestream of the event. The excitement from Leicester Square seemed to seep through the computer screen, and now has us even more anxious for the release of the film next Friday (November 19).
The square was decorated with "Deathly Hallows" posters and banners, and an archway was built to the entrance of the Odeon Theater with the 'Deathly Hallows' symbol shining above it. But the thing that made watching the premiere truly amazing was seeing just how many fans were in attendance. Almost every nation was represented in this crowd. There were fans from Mexico, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, the United States and Canada, just to name a few. And some of them were camped out in Leicester Square for two days prior to the premiere. In the crowd you could see signs made that read, "Weasley Is Our King!" and "Accio Grint," and there was a certain sign that drove home just how important Harry Potter is to some fans: "You Made Our Childhood Magical."
The entire cast of the "Harry Potter" film attended the premiere, including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, James and Oliver Phelps, Jason Isaacs, Helena Bonham Carter (who's hair would make Bellatrix proud), Bonnie Wright and the creator herself, J.K. Rowling. Jamie Campbell-Bower, who plays Grindelwald, was also there and he had an interesting accessory to go with his outfit: crutches. In an interview at the event he said he had broken his ankle while shooting a television pilot. Too bad there wasn't any "Skele-Gro" around to help with that.
In a classy move showing just how appreciative all of the actors and Jo Rowling are of their fan base, the moment they stepped out of their cars they made a beeline to the fans to sign autographs and take pictures. The livestream lasted a little over two hours, and about 90% of the time the cast was with the fans.
This Monday some of the "Potter" cast will make the jump over the Pond to attend the NYC premiere of "Deathly Hallows" at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall -- and MTV will be there to LIVESTREAM the event beginning at 6 p.m. (ET)! If today's London premiere was any indication, Monday's livestream will be downright magical, and something you most definitely do not want to miss. Now say it with me: Accio, Harry Potter!
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