According to the enormously successful books written by J.K. Rowling, the date marks the start of the school year for those boarding the steam train to return to the mythical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In reality, fans typically dress in costumes and pile into King's Cross station in London to await a public announcement that the Hogwarts Express train is ready to depart from the fictional platform 9 3/4.
But fans had been warned. A statement posted in July on Wizarding World, the official fan website partnership between Pottermore, a digital platform, and Warner Bros, which made the franchise's eight movies, said 'Back to Hogwarts' festivities in the United Kingdom would be moving online this year.
Such a letdown for the fans who were eagerly waiting at King's Cross,' one person wrote. 'It's a shame when sweet, lighthearted fun like this stops. The world needs more of it, not less.'
The statement said, 'Come 1st September, fans are strongly discouraged from attending Kings Cross Station this year, as there will be no event, departure board or countdown held at the station.'
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