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Temple Terrace Residents Line Up For Midnight Premiere Of 'Harry Potter'
A crowd converged at MOSI for the sold-out first showing of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2."
Temple Terrace resident Maylyn Reslyn has attended the midnight showing of each “Harry Potter” movie, so you could bet she wasn’t going to miss the premiere of the final film.
“If you are a diehard Harry Potter fan, then you should come to the midnight showing,” she said. “It isn’t like you are just coming to see a movie. You get to dress up and experience a whole night of Harry Potter.”
Reslyn was one of several people who saw the sold-out premiere of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” at the ’s IMAX theater. It was the first time she had attended a premiere at MOSI.
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“I can’t believe I have never come to see Harry Potter here,” she said. “You cannot really watch a movie on a screen better than the IMAX one.”
MOSI exploded with Harry Potter fans July 14 before the movie began. Movie-goers dressed in Harry Potter garb began lining up as early as 8 p.m. to get a good seat. Some fans came early to watch a Quidditch Cup match hosted by . Others enjoyed butterbeer served in the concessions area.
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The overall consensus was that J.K. Rowling ended the Harry Potter series at the right time, although fans said they were disappointed to see the series end.
“Rowling has done such a great job with this series there is no way I could ever ask for more,” said Reslyn. “It’s sad that there won’t be any more movies or books but if it just kept going on and on, the series’ legacy might end up being ruined.”
But for other fans, the series will continue on.
“Even though there won’t be anymore movies or books, this isn’t the end,” said Temple Terrace resident Kyle Price. “I always re-read the books just to relive it all over again. I always learn something new each time I read them.”
This was Price’s first year attending a midnight premiere of Harry Potter.
“I usually have to work at this time, but I got really lucky this year,” he said. “This has been quite the night, and I am glad I decided to do this, especially since it is the last movie.”