Release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child round the world

Queues stretch around the corner of Eagle Place off Piccadilly from outside Waterstones bookshop on Piccadilly in central London on July 30 ahead of the midnight party to celebrate the publication of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II script book.PHOTO: AFP
A string quartet plays at an event to mark the release of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II script book at a bookstore in London, Britain, on July 30, 2016.PHOTO: REUTERS
Fans queue to receive a copy of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II script book at a bookstore in London, Britain on July 30, 2016.PHOTO: REUTERS
An owl is pictured next to people queueing up to purchase copies of British author J.K. Rowling’s latest book in the Potter series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, on July 31 at Lello, a Gothic Revival style bookstore in Porto, Northern Portugal shortly after worldwide sales of the seven-volume global blockbuster began. PHOTO: AFP
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An owl is pictured next to people queueing up to purchase copies of British author J.K. Rowling’s latest book in the Potter series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, on July 31 at Lello, a Gothic Revival style bookstore in Porto, Northern Portugal shortly after worldwide sales of the seven-volume global blockbuster began. PHOTO: AFP
Copies of the book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are displayed on the day of its release at a bookstore in Hong Kong on July 31, 2016.PHOTO: AFP
A customer reads a copy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on the day of its release at a bookstore in Hong Kong on July 31, 2016.PHOTO: AFP
A mother and her daughter pose dressed up as Harry Potter characters in front of a poster advertising the new book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on the day of its release at a bookstore in Hong Kong on July 31, 2016.PHOTO: AFP
The entrance to the Palace Theatre is seen ahead of the premiere of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play in London on July 30, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Published: Mon 1 Aug 2016, 2:27 PM

Last updated: Mon 1 Aug 2016, 4:37 PM

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