2023-12-23 09:20:00
The Harry Potter saga, by award-winning author JK Rowling, has been successful for over 20 years and continues to reach more and more generations with its captivating stories. Among the best things about the films are the surprising settings. Find out more about the recording locations and where iconic scenes from the franchise were filmed below.
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Almost real scenarios
Some people believed that only studios or virtual set production technologies recorded Harry Potter scenes. However, the author herself, JK Rowling, revealed that, to set the scene and bring the public closer to the universe of the famous little wizard, the eight films in the saga used different locations. In addition to the Warner Bros. studios, recording took place in locations across the United Kingdom, including England, Scotland and Wales.
Platform 9 ¾
To portray Platform 9 ¾ of the Hogwarts Express, described in the books with realism, they chose King’s Cross station, in London, as the setting during the recording of Harry Potter. They used part of the station wall, approximately between platforms 4 and 5, to film the scenes in which Harry and his group magically crossed the brick barrier to get to the Hogwarts Express.
Today, at the filming location, there is a luggage cart that appears to magically disappear into a wall beneath a Platform 9 ¾ sign.
The place has actually become a kind of sanctuary for fans of the series, who visit to take photos as souvenirs. Image: cowardlion / Shutterstock
The train to Hogwarts
One of the famous scenes in the saga shows the Hogwarts train passing over a viaduct. The Glenfinnan Viaduct, completed in 1901 in Inverness-shire, in the Scottish Highlands, was chosen to bring the necessary realism to the film.
The viaduct, located around 30 meters above the water, crosses the River Finnan and provides an impressive journey for passengers.
The viaduct seen during the Harry saga films actually exists. Image: Lukas Bischoff Photograph / Shutterstock
Dursley House
The Dursley house, famous mainly in the books and throughout the Harry Potter saga, is located at 4 Privet Drive in fiction, but in reality it is a residence built at 12 Picket Post Close, in the city of Bracknell.
In the story, the little wizard lived in this place, inside a closet, with his uncle Vernon, his aunt Petunia and his cousin Dudley Dursley, before leaving for Hogwarts.
The set where the Dursleys’ house was in the film had to be rebuilt by Warner Bros as a way to facilitate fans’ access to the set. Image: Jeff Whyte / Shutterstock
It is interesting to highlight that after filming, Warner Bros decided to build a replica of the house in a studio.
The Leaky Caldeirão tavern
The entrance to the famous Leaky Cauldron tavern is actually the door of a business on Bull’s Head Passage, in London’s Leadenhall Market. In the film, the pub is in Diagon Alley, the then-popular shopping street where wizards buy their spells and potions.
The tavern with the leaky bucket is actually a business front in Bull’s Head Passage. Image: Juraj Kamenicky / Shutterstock
The broomstick flight
One of the moments that marked generations was when Harry performed the famous broomstick flight. In fact, the setting chosen for this little wizard scene was Alnwick Castle, in Northumberland, in the north of England, which appears in the first film as the stage for Madame Hooch’s class on how to fly on a broomstick.
Currently, the place is used to hold events and features exhibitions related to the Harry Potter saga.
The place is used today to show films linked to Harry’s saga. Image: Craig Duncanson / Shutterstock
Gryffindor house
Gloucester Cathedral, located in the south of England, has more than 1300 years of history and has made several appearances in cinema. The Harry Potter saga recorded scenes that took place in Gryffindor House in its corridors.
Gloucester Cathedral has more than 1,300 years of history and includes several film appearances. Images: PJ photography / Shutterstocl
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