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Harry Potter stars join Leeds fans at movie marathon
Stars of the hit Harry Potter films joined fans in fancy dress at a movie marathon in Leeds.
Matthew Lewis, who plays Neville Longbottom, and Chris Rankin, who plays Percy Weasley, were among the guests at the back-to-back screening at Hyde Park Picture House in Headingley.
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Four films were shown at the event, starting with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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The marathon, which formed part of the Leeds Young People's Film Festival, was rounded off by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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Chris, 26, told the YEP: "I've had a fantastic time and the costumes I've seen have been superb. The fans are so passionate and grandparents are here with their grandchildren, enjoying the films as a family, which is fantastic to see.
"The Hyde Park Picture House is a perfect location because it's like the cinema which time forgot. There's a real sense of magic here, which makes it a great place to watch something magical like Harry Potter."
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JK Rowling penned the best-selling Harry Potter books, which were made into a series of films with Daniel Radcliffe as the bespectacled hero; and Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as chums Ron Weasley and Hermione
Granger.
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The final two-part adventure, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will hit the big screen in November this year and June 2011.
Chris added: "I finish filming mid-May so there's not long to go. It will be strange and very sad to say goodbye."
The Leeds Young People's Film Festival is now in its 11th year and runs throughout the Easter holidays, ending on Friday.
Organised by Leeds City Council and young film fans' group MediaFish, all the films are being screened at Hyde Park Picture House. Programme director Martin Grund said: "The back-to-back screenings were very exciting and fans travelled some distance to be here.
"The aim of the festival is to encourage young people to watch films they wouldn't normally watch, so we show films from all over the world, including Japan, India, Scandinavia and France.
"We also want to encourage young people to come to the cinema and share the experience with other people."
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