My name is Abbey Rozanski. I am majoring in either Finance or Accounting, but my true passion lies with Harry Potter. Being in London, there are so many Harry Potter sites to visit that I honestly don't know when I will be able to see them all. However, I got my start yesterday when Dr. Mee, our Statistics 207 professor, took our entire class to King's Cross Station where the infamous Platform 9 3/4 resides.
We arrived at the station, and there was quite a long line of people waiting to take their picture at the platform. Eventually it was my turn to walk up to the trolley that a little stuffed-animal Hedwig inside. With a Gryffindor scarf wrapped around my neck and Hermione's wand in my hand, I started to tear up when I realized one of my childhood dreams was coming true. My entire class was cheering me on, and just as I was about to pull myself together, the photographer told me to hold on one second. He pulled something out of his pocket and said, "Now Abbey, you can't get to Hogwarts without your ticket."
He handed me a ticket to Platform 9 3/4. My lifelong dream just came true. I was so overcome with happiness, excitement, and all other kinds of emotions that I couldn't stop crying. Even though I will always be a muggle, in that moment I was a little wizard kid just making my way to Hogwarts for the first time.
London has been absolutely wonderful thus far, and I can't wait to make more memories. Make sure to stay tuned for more stories about me crying at Harry Potter sites.
This is probably my favorite post so far! :) I am so glad you had such a good experience at King's Cross! It seems like the Harry Potter excursions are favorites each year for the GLSers! Look forward to reading about your other visits this spring to HP sites!
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