‘Harry Potter’ to light up Empire State Building for 25th anniversary


Goodbye Hogwarts, hello New York City.

The Empire State Building will be lit up in Hogwarts house colors on Sept. 27 in honor of the 25th anniversary of the “Harry Potter” books being published.

Starting at sunset, onlookers can watch the tower lights shine red for Gryffindor, yellow for Hufflepuff, blue for Ravenclaw, and green for Slytherin.

New Yorkers can also put on a costume or wizard robe and enjoy a pop-up cart on the 86th Floor Observation Deck, where they can grab free copies of the book and bottles of Butterbeer.

Fans across the globe can also catch the light display on the Empire State’s live cam.

Author JK Rowling, 58, published the series’ first book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” in 1997.


Copies of the new “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” are pictured at the Amazon shipping facility July 11, 2005, in Fernley, Nevada.
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She would go on to write six more books in the original series — and an eighth story in 2016’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”

Her books also spawned an outrageously famous movie franchise starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.


‘Harry Potter’ to light up Empire State Building for 25th anniversary
JK Rowling arrives at Edinburgh Castle where she will read passages from the sixth magical children’s book “Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince” on July 15, 2005, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, and
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley in "Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince."
Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, and
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley in “Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince.”
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Muggles can even live out their wizardly fantasies at the Harry Potter World theme parks in Orlando, Florida, Hollywood, California and Japan and Beijing.



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