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Harry Potter movie marathon – live blog

12 July 2011 at 11:06 pm

To celebrate the release of the last of the epic eight-part series, Yahoo! Singapore will be blogging live from the Golden Village Harry Potter Movie Marathon! Watch this space for blow-by-blow updates on what's happening as we sit through all eight films in succession. Wish us luck!

11:17am

We'll be back after the Sorcerer's Stone is over! Look out for more updates in about two hours...

10:53am

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone has just started! First line in the Harry Potter series: "I should have known you would be here... Professor McGonagall." :D

10:45am

The emcee is quizzing fans on Harry Potter trivia. Some of the questions: What's Harry Potter's middle name, and what are the five values of the Gryffindor House? Also, which is the shortest Harry Potter movie?

10:40am

There are people from the U.S. and Brazil here!

10:35am

Three fans decked out in rented Potter garb! (Yahoo! photo/ Jeanette Tan)

First three fans we've spotted in Potter garb--they said they've rented the robes specially for the occasion!

10:30am

People are pouring into GVMax, Vivocity's largest theatre. (Yahoo! photo/Jeanette Tan)

We're here in the theatre, and people are pouring in!

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