Thousands of fans flocked to the magical night Lello Bookstore for the global launch of the work of J. K. Rowling. double feast day, with the bookstore to appear renewed and avid readers to discover the new book of the collection
He entered the bookstore just before midnight Saturday, when thousands still They expected between screams and selfies in the line that snaked to the door and forced to cut some streets in downtown Porto; He walked up the front steps of the famous staircase that inspired the school of Hogwarts and then posed with the desired book. Before the microphones and the flash the cameras began to smile, but after a few moments the tears have you ran face down.
Patricia Jones, Lisbon 17, wept with joy . He waited 35 hours to the historic bookstore door Lello & amp; Brother, venue in Portugal for the world premiere of the work, to be the first person in the country to buy Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts I & amp; II , the last of the eight books of the saga begun 19 years ago by JK Rowling -.. British writer who lived in the Port in the 1990s
“I will not be able to read the book tonight I even to rest. I slept maybe an hour last night. I was 35 hours here at the door, but it was worth it. I love Harry Potter and could not miss this opportunity. It’s a fantastic feeling to be the first, I never get it. Tomorrow I’m taking the book and maybe read all at once, “he said this student of 12 years who wants to follow the course of Geology.
like her, the first ten had the right to offer an illustrated version Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. However, the most desired object was even the new book that tells the story of Albus Severus Potter, son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, a work developed by JK Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany and portraying the 19 years that followed after the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -. Part 2
Patricia Jones came with her sister and some friends, but spent the night alone at the bookstore door during the long wait – between Friday afternoon and midnight Saturday – to have the desired work of a saga that comes from childhood. “I have not read the first book because when it was released I was not yet born. But as early as 2 or 3 years I got to know the characters and of the story. Since then, I have read all the books several times and seen and reviewed the film as well. I am in love with the story, “says DN young, who came dressed to perfection, with the cover and all the costume with the coat of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Cosplay at Hogwarts style
It was not the only one. Far from it. A bustle of fans, particularly young people, crossed the red carpet to the bookstore entrance wearing capes, hats, magic wands, scarves and sweaters Hogwarts … As Sofia Ramos, 15, who came with Beatriz cousins, 14 and João Martins, 10, improvising in uniform. “We’ll get the facts. A cover was my grandmother’s, another college was my mother … My cousin wore the blazer and brings teddy representing the snake Voldemort”, counted. Few steps to the side, Sara Ferreira, 17, another fan of the saga, also explained his enthusiasm for fashion Cosplay (dress according to characters): “The shirt I was that did it. yesterday Estampei the coat. the wand also and the cover is one of those kids when they are finalists in the school. “
in turn, Anais da Silva and Joana Lobo were even more daring. They took a piece of fabric from a curtain, created two original covers and try to convince other fans who attend a kind of Portuguese competitor to Hogwarts. “We created the school of Guardians of Pegasus magic. We tell people it’s a Portuguese school and has few subscribers yet … But we do the same spells than in Hogwarts,” jokes Anaïs, to then point out that “ cosplay is the most fun parts “of such concentrations.
and there were thousands who on Saturday night and by Sunday morning rushed to Lello, tourism and cultural icon of Porto whose renovation of the facade and stained glass was opened precisely on that day to coincide with the worldwide release of the latest Harry Potter book.
According to the organization, the books Quarter, literary and urban animation project of Porto, sustained on figures provided unofficially by police, have flocked to the vicinity of Lello “about 15 thousand people” on the night of the launch. It followed a rigorous logistics operation. Two hours before the opening of the bookstore, at midnight, began the activities with the Mite theater company to play characters of the saga, climbers on the facade of the bookstore, wizards, magic potions, soundtrack and lots of memorabilia of Harry Potter.
“We have here more than 50 people to carry out this organization: all our staff made extra hours, about 20 volunteers, people from the publisher … and a total of 5800 books for sale at the bookstore” explained to the DN Pedro Pinto, director of Lello, on Saturday night.
yesterday, according to the organization, it was possible to know the number of books sold at launch was around three thousand, but could even have been overcome, as revealed to DN MINES Castanheira, of the Books Neighborhood “. It was humanly impossible to keep all the team working at dawn”
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