Outside The Uptown Theater in Cleveland Park around 9 PM on the night of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in 3D Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Foggy Bottom resident Jeremy Fogelman was born in the same year as Harry Potter in 1980 Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
(From left to right) Mary Otoo, Jane Lindahl, and Araba Koomson outside the Uptown Theatre just after 9 PM Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Kensington resident Lizzie Cooke enjoys a lollipop and sits with Kevin Riklin from Bethesda Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Potomac resident Afriti Bankwalla (left) and Julia Smith from Chevy Chase, both 14 years old, arrived at the Uptown Theatre just before 3 PM Thursday afternoon Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Emma Cameron, Tracy Koczela, and Balbine Jourdan were part of a group that was first in line for the midnight showing. They arrived at the Uptown Theater 1 PM on Wednesday afternoon, trading shifts and surviving a thunderstorm Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
The girls protected their seats in the Uptown Theatre balcony with a homemade poster Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Fairfax resident Diego Molleda catches a nap while Christine Hurst from Arlington listens to music. The pair arrived to the Uptown around 5:30, about an hour before they started letting people into the theater Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Ally Mutnick wears a hat depicting “Fluffy,” a giant three-headed dog from the Harry Potter series Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Lauren Parks hides for a nap while her roommate, Andrea Lemieux, reads to kill time before the midnight showing. They’re sitting next to the Colella’s seats Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Baltimore resident Robinson Gold is recovering from surgery Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
A stray mask Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Hillary Meeker acquired her magic wand from a street vendor while waiting in line for last year’s Harry Potter premiere at the Uptown Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Kensington residents Mike and Sue Colella have been to the opening of every Harry Potter movie shown at the Uptown theater, arriving today at 4 PM for the midnight showing. They made their costumes ten years ago for an Oscar Party Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
At slightly past 10 PM, Erika Tidwell from Silver Spring lounges outside on the sidewalk with friends. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
Zora Chalkley came all the way from Western Maryland to be with friends and catch the midnight showing. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
A view from the Uptown Theatre balcony. Patrons, some of whom were waiting outside since 1 PM on Wednesday, were allowed in at 6:30 PM on Thursday. Which left over five hours for people to lounge around, play cards, and protect their seats. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn
