Hundreds of Harry Potter fans dressed as the fictional wizard boy who gathered in the northern German city of Hamburg on Saturday successfully broke the world record for the most Harry Potters known to have gathered in one place.
A total of 1,748 impersonators met in downtown Hamburg, all dressed in black capes with round glasses and Potter's lightning bolt scar on their forehead. Their gathering surpassed the previous world record of 997 costumed Harry Potter fans.
German actor Rufus Beck, who narrates the audiobooks in German, as Steven Fry famously did in English, was a guest of honor at the event.
According to the regional broadcaster NDR, there were even more costumed fans who wanted to take part in the event. However, not all of them made it into the cordoned-off area in front of Hamburg City Hall. A total of more than 4,400 people came to the festival, police said.
