The new year 7 children from Queens’ School in Watford had their first assembly of the school year in the Great Hall, on the set of Harry Potter film studios in Watford. It is the first time a school assembly has taken place there.
An important lesson: teachers from Queen's School, Watford, take the morning assembly in Hogwarts' Great Hall (Picture by Glenn Copus ©)A total of 270 children aged 11 and 12 were given the chance to sit at the long banquet tables where cast members including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint shot many of their famous scenes.
Trainee wizards: pupils from Queens' School in Watford soak in the surroundings of the Grand Hall (Picture by Glenn Copus ©)They then had a glass of butterbeer, made to a secret recipe, and went back to school for their normal lessons.
A spokeswoman for the Studio Tour said: “They were so excited, it was incredible. They could not believe they were sitting somewhere Daniel Radcliffe might have sat.”
Role models: Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in 2001's Harry Potter And The Philosopher's StoneThe studio invited the local children in to mark the start of their latest back to school activities, in which visitors can have a glimpse behind the scenes and learn the art of film making.
