Harry Potter train rolls into Paris

The cast of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince have arrived in France on-board a very special train to promote the new film. Actors and animals from the movie will tour the country on the Harry Potter train, which will stop at 11 towns across the country, until June 21. In addition to the human stars - including Tom Felton who plays Drago Malefoy, Bonnie Wright who plays Ginny Weasley, and Oliver and James Phelps who play the Weasley twins - Harry's owl Hedwig and Hagrid's dog Crockdur are also taking the tour. The train which pulled into Paris' Gare du Nord station is decorated in the style of the new film and contain costumes and artefacts used by the schoolboy magician and his friends. Wright said: "I guess they have reconstructed different sets from the film, to make people feel like they living the experience of the set, so that they feel they are at Hogwarts or they are in Dumbledore's office, or different things, so it will be good - some people's dreams will come alive by stepping on the set," she said. Felton said Potter fans had a lot to be excited about in the new film. "I think it is definitely maturing every year, all the characters are maturing and the stories are maturing, romance is in the air in Harry Potter, the darker side are getting darker and the good side are getting better" he said. The new movie hits cinema screens in the UK on July 7. French fans can see it just over a week later on July 15.

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ITN | June 9, 2009

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