Harry Potter and the King's Cross(Over): How London's King's Cross Station Became a Platform for Wizarding Tourism

This critical anthropological assessment explores the concept of Harry Potter tourism, specifically at London's King's Cross station. This new-age form of tourism, solely based upon fans living through the Harry Potter fantasies (both in-text and in-person) is brought to life through an abundance of stimuli rewarded to the curious Potter tourist. This paper investigates how the famed Platform Nine and Three Quarters at King's Cross station became one of our globe's most sought after tourist destinations, and how the Harry Potter series allows fans of all ages and cultural backgrounds to live like a wizard for one day.