no longer foreigners...: The Harry Potter World Premiere!

Today was an amazing adventure in London! Spencer and I took a bus from Canterbury to London right after our morning class to try and get a look at the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 World Premiere in Leicester Square. Knowing that this would be one of the biggest premieres London has seen, I had no idea what to expect, especially since some people had been camping out there since the night before. As we arrived that afternoon, they were still setting the red carpet up and forming the walkways, so no one really knew where to go. After being moved around several times by the venue security as they were doing work, we miraculously found ourselves at the railing of the red carpet just before the theater entrance. We were amazed at how close we were! There were thousands of people there, and we got a spot at the theater entrance! Even though it was extremely cramped and difficult to get pictures, we managed to snatch some photos of some of the cast as they walked by. Spencer and I both even got James Phelps, who played Fred Weasley (one of the twins) to sign our copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows books.

Signed by James Phelps (Fred Weasley)

It was truly a day of epic proportions. I know some of my pictures aren't too clear, but when they would come over to autograph, we were close enough for conversation (sadly there wasn't much time for that). Thank you God for this amazing day!