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In the center, Isaac Sarnoff, 14, sells Pumpkin Juice (a favorite drink in the Potter series) to Nina Cohen, right, as they wait for the start of the midnight showing of the final Harry Potter movie near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. Sarnoff also made Butter Beer, which he made by mixing root beer and butter. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Julia Smith, 14, wears eccentric and colorful socks in the style of the character Luna Lovegood, as she waits for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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From left, Afriti Bankwalla (dressed as Professor Dumbledore), 14, Laura Smith (dressed as Rose Weasley), 14, and Julia Smith (dressed as Luna Lovegood), 14, hang out and read the final Harry Potter book as they wait for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. "It's great to meet all these other Harry Potter fans," said Bankwalla. "There's never this many fans in one place." (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Friends raise a toast to Issac Sarnoff, 14, (center in black and yellow cloak) and Lila Weitzner, 13, (right of Sarnoff, in clear glasses) who made Harry Potter drinks Butter Beer and Pumpkin Juice, as they wait for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. They arrived at 11am and bought tickets for the show over two months ago. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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From left, Hannah Parkington, 12, Sadie Parkington, 14, and Sofia Roma, 14, all of the District, play cards to kill time as they wait for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. They arrived at 11am and bought tickets for the show over two months ago. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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With a Harry Potter scar painted on her forehead, Shanthi T. (did not want to reveal last name), 14, of Bethesda, laughs with her friends while they wait for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. Shanthi and her friends arrived near the theater at 11am, hoping to get good seats. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Camping out starting at 2 pm Wednesday, Maddy Feller, 18, left, and Shannon O'Reilly, 14, both of the District, were the first ones to get in line for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. "We really wanted to be first and we wanted the best seats," said O'Reilly. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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At left, Sofia Roma, 14, of the District, plays and sings "Goin' Back to Hogwarts," a song from "A Very Potter Musical," while her and her friends wait for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. "The best part of the waiting in line experience is meeting all the other fans," said Roma. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Sadie Parkington, 14, reenact a wand dueling scene as she and her friends wait for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Julia Smith, 14, sports her Luna Lovegood (character from the series) sunglasses and homemade earrings while she reads the seventh Harry Potter book as she waits for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Camping out starting at 2 pm Wednesday, Maddy Feller, 18, left, and Shannon O'Reilly, 14, both of the District, were the first ones to get in line for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. "We really wanted to be first and we wanted the best seats," said O'Reilly. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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From left, Maddy Raskulinecz and Claire Wernstedt-Lynch, both of Takoma Park, read the 7th Harry Potter book as they wait for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. "I've probably read the last book five or six times," said Raskulinecz. The friends got in line around 2pm to try to get good seats. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Afriti Bankwalla, dressed as Professor Dumbledore, 14, waits for the midnight start of the final Harry Potter movie, near the Uptown Theater along Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. "It's great to meet all these other Harry Potter fans," said Bankwalla. "There's never this many fans in one place." (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Takoma Park residents Maddy Raskulinecz (left) and Claire Wernstedt-Lynch read "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" while waiting Thursday to see the final "Harry Potter" movie at the Uptown Theater in the District. The friends got in line about 2 p.m. to try to get good seats for the midnight screening. "I've probably read the last book five or six times," Miss Raskulinecz said. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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A security guard keeps watch at News International in Wapping, London, on July 14, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe are all grown up in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2," the final movie in the wildly popular series about three young wizards who become fast friends in school at Hogwarts. (Warner Bros. Pictures via Associated Press)
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Actor Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort (Warner Bros. Pictures via Associated Press) ** FILE **
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**FILE** Harry Potter fans wait with umbrellas in the rain outside the cinema in Leicester Square in central London on July 7, 2011, for the world premiere of "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the last film in the series. (Associated Press)
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Michael C. Hall (right) portrays Dexter Morgan and Julia Stiles is Lumen in a scene from the Showtime series "Dexter," which was nominated for an Emmy for best drama series. Mr. Hall also was nominated for best actor in a drama series. (AP Photo/Showtime, Cliff Lipson)
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Indian police officers inspect debris covered by blue sheets in Mumbai, India, on July 14, 2011, at the Opera House, one of three sites where an explosion happened the day before. (Associated Press)
