The fifth installment of the Harry Potter films finds the wizarding world divided over the tragic events surrounding the close of the previous school year. Starting to shiver, I set off for part two of my tour towards King's Cross, and the real-life location which many Harry Potter experts believe inspired JK Rowling's 12 Grimmauld Place.“Harry Potter a Fénixov rád,” “Harry Potter a Fénixův řád,” “Harry Potter dhe Urdhri i Feniksit,” “Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fénix,” “Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix,” “Harry Potter e l'Ordine della Fenice,” “Harry Potter en de orde van de Feniks,” “Harry Potter és a Főnix rendje,” “Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix,” “Harry Potter i l'orde del Fènix,” “Harry Potter i Red feniksa,” “Harry Potter i Zakon Feniksa,” “Harry Potter in Feniksov red,” “Harry Potter ja Feeniksin kilta,” “Harry Potter ja Fööniksi ordu,” “Harry Potter och Fenixorden,” “Harry Potter og Føniksordenen,” “Harry Potter og Fønixordenen,” “Harry Potter și Ordinul Phoenix,” “Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix,” “Harry Potter và Hội Phượng Hoàng,” “Harry Potter va Mahfel e Ghoghnoos,” “Harry Potter ve Zümrüdüanka Yoldaşlığı,” “Harry Potter y la Orden del Fénix,” “Harry Potter y la orden del Phoenix,” “O Harry Potter kai to Tagma tou Foinika,” “Ο Χάρι Πότερ και το τάγμα του Φοίνικα,” “Гарри Поттер и орден Феникса,” “Гаррі Поттер та Орден Фенікса,” “Хари Потер и Ред феникса,” “Хари Потер и Редот на фениксот,” “Хари Потър и орденът на феникса,” “ハリー・ポッターと不死鳥の騎士団,” “哈利波特：鳳凰會的密令”
Luckily, my Order of the Phoenix adventure didn't end there, and the real magic was yet to come. Unsurprisingly the house looked pretty innocuous, and the bright red SUV parked outside wasn't helping none of the bricks started moving to reveal a hidden entrance, and no foul-mouthed house elf appeared to insult me.
The cat watched as I stood outside Number 12, waiting stupidly for something to happen. The only other visible sign of life was a singular cat (not Crookshanks) perched in one of the windows, peering out at me. There was definitely something about the extreme weather conditions as I arrived in Claremont Square which felt quite other-worldy - with the street all deserted and the hammering rain creating a mist-like layer over the road. READ MORE: Where lesser known stars from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban are now, from MMA boxing to jail to Hollywood fameįrom the obvious platform nine and three quarters where students board the Hogwarts Express at King's Cross Station, to the more obscure Ministry of Magic (FYI, it's Scotland Yard), London has been the backdrop for countless iconic Potter scenes.Īs ITV have now reached the fifth film in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, it seemed only fitting to hunt down the real Order HQ for a visit.Īs it happened, Sirius Black's gloomy family home at 12 Grimmauld Place - actually Claremont Square, tucked away in a corner of Islington just a 20 minute walk from King's Cross - was just a 12 minute cycle ride from my own East London flat.Ī solitary cat peering from a window ledge was the only other sign of life in the square (Image: Anna Highfield) With ITV currently pulling their annual trick of re-running all the Harry Potter movies on successive weekends, Pottermania is gloriously rife right now.Ī lifelong fan, I only moved to London this year - so this was my first opportunity to fully immerse myself in the plethora of Potter-related treats the capital has to offer.įor me, one of the most exciting parts of living in London is stumbling across the various locations throughout the city which have been used as film sets for the wizarding world.
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