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VIDEO: 'Harry Potter' Fans Line Up for Midnight Premiere

Hardcore fans arrived early for Thursday's midnight premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at Galaxy Theatre.

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Hundreds of hardcore Harry Potter fans flocked to Thursday for the midnight premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

By 10 p.m., the line had wrapped around all the way behind Silver Soleil in the Uptown Gig Harbor with eager fans waiting for the sold-out showing of the eighth and final installment of the film series.

One of the first fans in line said they camped out for more than 27 hours to see the epic finale. Watch the video to find out what fans did and said before the film.

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