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Harry Potter legends reunite to mark special movie anniversary 25 years on

The Weasley family actors from Harry Potter's Philosopher's Stone have reunited at Warner Bros Studio Tour London to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the beloved film

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Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone marks 25 years since its first release

This year officially marks 25 since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone graced cinema screens and it's been celebrated with a very special moment.

To commemorate this milestone, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London The Making of Harry Potter welcomes fans to journey back to where the enchantment started with a brand-new summer exhibition: First Year at Hogwarts Where the Filmmaking Magic Began.

Prior to the launch of the new exhibition, James and Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright and Mark Williams (who portrayed Fred and George, Ginny and Arthur Weasley respectively) gathered at the tour to return to the magical film sets where everything commenced and reflected on their experience as part of the spellbinding film series, exploring Platform 9 34 where Harry initially encountered the Weasleys.

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The Weasley family are back together

Running from May 7 to September 7, the new exhibition transports guests back to Harry's inaugural year at Hogwarts and honours the legendary sets, props and filmmaking methods that launched one of the globe's most cherished film franchises.

Fans can see a Great Hall transformation, featuring Gryffindor house banners suspended above the tables and levitating hats - recreating the scene where first-year pupils hurl them skyward in celebration of Neville securing Gryffindor the House Cup.

Quidditch filmmaking mysteries unveiled at the demonstration area, displaying the original polearm apparatus that established how the sport was realised on screen.

Hermione Granger casting the Petrificus Totalus spell on Neville Longbottom in the Gryffindor common room A Wizard's Chess photo opportunity, featuring moving pieces and the original knight from the climactic chessboard scene

A newly expanded Activity Passport, guiding visitors through Diagon Alley as they shop for first-year essentials

Reflecting on the reunion, Mark Williams said: "I love coming back to the wizarding world, and the new summer feature is a real delight. It was an enormous part of our experience filming The Harry Potter film series to be involved with the amazing work of the design department. To be reminded of that has made my day."

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Oliver Phelps added: "Being back on the set reunited with Bonnie and Mark has been absolutely superb - it's like coming into a time warp, like no time has passed at all since we were last together."

The family get-together at the Studio Tour couldn't have come at a better moment, as new research shows that when asked to rank their top three favourite scenes, fans chose Harry Potter meeting the Weasleys on the way to Platform 9 34 on average as their third most-beloved moment from the film (29%).

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