- [Brizzy] Hello, Harry.
- Luna.
(laughing)
(buzzy music)
- [Harry] I'm Harry. Harry Potter.
- Hey, guys. Tessa here.
Back with part two of my
Harry Potter Things to do in Scotland Series.
Sponsored by Visit Scotland.
Part one was about all the Harry Potter things
that you can do when you visit Edinburgh
and if you haven't watched it yet,
the link is in my description box below.
But for today's video, I'm going to tell you
all the Harry Potter things you should do
on the Hogwarts Express.
That's right, I'm showing you
the real live Hogwarts Express
that you can go on if you visit Scotland.
It's called the Jacobite Steam Train and
this is the train that they used for all the external shots
of the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter movies.
So this is it.
This is the Hogwarts Express.
Brizzy and I drove up from Edinburgh to Fort Williams,
stayed overnight in a hotel,
and then we took the train roundtrip
from Fort William to Malek and back.
All aboard.
We're going on the train.
Now, before I start this video,
if you want to ride this train, while you are in Scotland,
book your tickets in advance.
I will link the website for tickets, in my description box,
if you are interested in going on the train.
And yeah, okay. Let's do the video.
Join me and Brizzy.
Grab a fellow Potterhead and let's get started.
While you're driving to Fort Williams,
keep an eye out for Snape's Patronus.
- [Brizzy] Expecto Patronum.
- [Tessa] Hello. Oh.
- [Brizzy] Oh, my goodness.
- [Tessa] Are you going to lead us
to the sword of Gryffindor?
While walking to the train platform,
you will pass a very Godrich's Hollow looking cemetery.
- [Brizzy] Took a slight detour into Godrich's Hollow.
- Once you get to the platform,
run to the front of the train and take a picture.
This is the Hogwarts Express.
- [Brizzy] The train.
- [Tessa] Look at it.
- [Brizzy] It's so beautiful.
- Guys, it's the Hogwarts Express.
Ask around if anyone knows how to get on Platform 9 3/4.
'Scuse me. 'Scuse me, Sir.
Can you tell me where I might find Platform 9 3/4?
I'm looking for the Hogwarts Express.
Have you seen it?
Have you, oh.
There it is.
- ♪ Oh, the bus don't go to Hogwarts ♪
♪ You gots to take the train ♪
Sing some Harry and the Potters or some Starkiss.
- ♪ Gotta get back to Hogwarts ♪
♪ Gotta get back to school ♪
♪ Gotta get ourselves to Hogwarts ♪
Before you get on the train, play around in the steam
and pretend there's a Dementor.
- We have to be on alert.
I think there's dementors.
(gasping)
(screaming)
I'm fainting.
(laughing)
Mom, Mom, I love you.
Then scream Expecto Patronum.
Expecto Patronum.
When the trolley lady comes around,
say "we'll take the lot."
- Would you like anything from the trolley?
- We'll take the lot.
(laughing)
But instead of buying everything,
because food and drink are expensive,
pack a picnic lunch and eat it on the train
or as much candy as you can fit in your bag.
That's what we did.
Think we got enough candy?
- [Brizzy] We've taken the lot.
- We've taken the lot.
And definitely make sure you take some chocolate to eat,
in case a dementor comes on the train.
- [Brizzy] Would Lupin approve?
- Lupin would definitely approve.
I'm glad that we have just some classic chocolate
in case dementors come, you know.
Because you never know on the train.
- [Brizzy] Yeah.
- Why are we stopping?
A dementor comes and you're like--
(laughing)
Stay back, stay back.
If you forgot to bring your Harry Potter candy, don't worry.
They sell chocolate frogs, Bertie Bot's Every Flavor Beans,
and jelly slugs, on the train.
- [Brizzy] We have our candy.
We have some chocolate frogs,
Bertie Bot's Beans, Jelly Slugs.
- Here's the chocolate frog. Oh.
- [Brizzy] Oh, my gosh.
- We got one who could jump.
Off with his head.
- [Brizzy] Oh, my gosh.
- Be Lavender Brown and draw a heart for Ron
in the train's window.
- [Brizzy] One, one.
- [Tessa] I need to focus.
(laughing)
Bring a Harry Potter book, so you can read
Jo's writing while you're on the train.
(Harry Potter music)
And then get ready to pass the Glenfinnan Viaduct,
the famous bridge where Harry and Ron
flew the Ford Anglia in front of the Hogwarts Express,
in the Chamber of Secrets movie.
So iconic.
It was the coolest thing ever.
(Harry Potter music)
Finally, once you've stopped
and everyone's gotten off the train,
act out a train scene from one of the Harry Potter movies.
- [Brizzy] Hello, Harry.
- Luna.
(laughing)
And dance around the empty train car
before you take the train back again.
Da, da, da, da, da, da.
- [Brizzy] ♪ Open up a restaurant in Hogsmead ♪
- ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
(laughing)
When do you get an empty Hogwarts Express?
Thank you guys so much for watching this video.
And a huge thank you to Visit Scotland
for bringing Brizzy and I on this
once in a lifetime Harry Potter inspired trip.
We got to go on the Hogwarts Express.
Go follow Visit Scotland
and if you want to be completely surrounded by
J.K. Rowling's inspiration for the Harry Potter series,
take a trip to Scotland.
Do it.
Honestly, just sitting on the train,
listening to the chugging, reading Harry Potter,
eating a chocolate frog,
you can't get more magical than that, you guys.
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And don't let the muggles get you down.
Bagel Starfish, bye.
Scotland will always be there to welcome you home.
- [Brizzy] Feels strange to be going home, doesn't it?
- I'm not going home. Not really.
(laughing)
- [Dumbledore] But you know,
happiness can grow, even in the darkest times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light.
- [Harry] Expecto Patronum.