Thousands of fans braved heavy rain as as they tried to catch a glimpse of the stars of the new Harry Potter film at its world premiere in Leicester Square.
Stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint got soaked at the London launch of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - the franchise's sixth instalment.
Potter author JK Rowling signed autographs for fans, some of whom had camped overnight to get a good spot.
(CNN) -- It's been 10 years since Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint first hopped on the Hogwarts Express, and the three have done little else since. Now that the ride will soon come to an end.
Back at the turn of the millennium, they were just a bunch of kids - some with a bit of professional acting experience, most completely raw - that were fortunate and talented enough to be cast in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Red-carpet movie premieres are a time for glitz and glamour, haute couture and hair-sprayed up-dos, strutting and posing for all to see. Usually. At Tuesday night's London.
He was one wet wizard at Tuesday's world premiere of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” in London, where the torrential downpours and thunder drenched series star Daniel Radcliffe. "I'm feeling a bit guilty.
LONDON - A teenage member of the Harry Potter film cast was charged on Tuesday with illegally growing 10 cannabis plants, Scotland Yard said. Jamie Waylett, 19, who plays school bully Vincent Crabbe.
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