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{{Quote|He stopped a passing guard, but didn't dare mention platform nine and three-quarters. The guard had never heard of Hogwarts and when Harry couldn't even tell him what part of the country it was in, he started to get annoyed, as though Harry was being stupid on purpose. Getting desperate, Harry asked for the train that left at eleven o'clock, but the guard said there wasn't one. In the end the guard strode away, muttering about time wasters.|[[Harry Potter]] struggling to communicate with this Muggle station guard in 1991|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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This unnamed '''Station Guard''' was employed at [[King's Cross Station]], [[London]], during at least the [[1990s]] through the [[Between 2010 and 2017|2010s]].
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This [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] '''station guard''' was employed at [[King's Cross Station]], [[London]],<ref name="PS6">{{PS|B|6}}</ref> during at least the [[1990s]],<ref name="PS6"/> through the [[2010s]].<ref name="DHF2"/>
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
 
===1991===
  
===1991===
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[[File:Station guard 1.jpg|100px|thumb|left|The station guard in 1991]]
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{{Dialogue a-b|Harry Potter|Excuse me sir. Can you tell me where I might find Platform 9¾?|Station guard|9¾? Think you're being funny do you?|Harry, searching for Platform 9¾|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)}}
  
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[[Harry Potter]] first met the station guard on [[1 September]] [[1991]], while trying to find his way to [[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters]]. Not knowing how to access the platform, he did not dare to mention the Platform to the guard, but he told him he was trying to reach [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]; this was unsuccessful, as the Muggle guard had of course never heard of the school, and when Harry simply asked him what train was leaving at eleven o'clock, he told him there wasn't one, and then stopped talking to Harry, muttering under his breath that he was a "time waster". Thankfully for Harry, he quickly met the [[Wizardkind|wizarding]] [[Weasley family]] who showed him how to access the platform.<ref name="PS6"/>
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[[Harry Potter]] first met the station guard in [[1991]], while trying to find his way to [[King's Cross Station#Platform 9¾|Platform 9¾]]. When Harry mentioned the name of the platform, the guard thought Harry was mocking him, because, not being a wizard, he did not know it existed. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''</ref>
  
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[[File:Station_guard_1.jpg|thumb|250px|The station guard in 1991]]
  
   
 
===1992===
  
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{{Dialogue a-b|Station guard|What d'you two think you're doing?|Harry Potter|Sorry. Lost... lost control of the trolley|The guard's reaction to [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]]'s collision with a wall.|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
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{{Dialogue a-b|Station guard|What in blazes d'you think you're doing?|Harry Potter|Lost control of the trolley.|The guard's reaction to [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]]'s collision with a wall|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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On [[1 September]] [[1992]], Harry and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] tried entering Platform 9¾,<ref name="COS5"/> but were prevented from doing so,<ref name="COS5"/> as the entrance had been [[Blocked Barrier|magically blocked]] by the [[house-elf]] [[Dobby]].<ref name="COS10">{{COS|B|10}}</ref> The station guard saw the two boys running into the wall and angrily asked them what they were doing. Harry got up, telling him that the two lost control of their trolleys.<ref name="COS5">{{COS|B|5}}</ref>
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In [[1992]], Harry and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] tried entering Platform 9¾, but were prevented from doing so as the entrance had been magically blocked by the [[House-elf]] [[Dobby]]. The station guard saw the two boys running into the wall and asked them what they were doing. Harry got away, telling him that the two lost control of their trolleys. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''</ref>
  
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[[File:Statios.jpg|thumb|170px|In 2017.]]
  
   
 
===2017===
  
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[[File:Statios.jpg|100px|thumb|right|The guard in 2017]]
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In [[2017]], this individual was still employed at [[King's Cross Station|King's Cross]].
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In [[2017]], this individual was still employed at [[King's Cross Station|King's Cross]].<ref name="DHF2">{{DH|F2}}</ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
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*The station guard was portrayed by [[Harry Taylor]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''.
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*The station guard was portrayed by [[Harry Taylor]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' and {{DH|F2}}.
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*In {{COS}}, it isn't exactly specified if the station guard who is alarmed by Harry and Ron crashing into the barrier is the same guard who talks to Harry in {{PS}}, but as the same actor ([[Harry Taylor]]) plays this character in their film adaptations, this [[canon]]ically makes this guard present in both novels.
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*He originally appeared in the Epilogue scene at King's Cross station, but he was cut from the second shoot of the scene.
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*He originally appeared in the epilogue scene at King's Cross station in {{DH|F2}}, but he was cut from the second shoot of the scene.
 
*The guard is also a playable character in the consoles versions of the LEGO video games.
  
*The guard is also a playable character in the consoles versions of the LEGO video games.
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*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'', despite being a [[Muggle]] he appears in [[Platform Nine and Three Quarters]] and in the [[Hogsmeade Station]].
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*In {{LEGO|Y2}}, despite being a [[Non-magic people|Muggle]], he appears in [[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters]] and in the [[Hogsmeade station]].
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==Appearances==
  
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==Notes and references==
  
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 21 December 2023

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"He stopped a passing guard, but didn't dare mention platform nine and three-quarters. The guard had never heard of Hogwarts and when Harry couldn't even tell him what part of the country it was in, he started to get annoyed, as though Harry was being stupid on purpose. Getting desperate, Harry asked for the train that left at eleven o'clock, but the guard said there wasn't one. In the end the guard strode away, muttering about time wasters."
— Harry Potter struggling to communicate with this Muggle station guard in 1991[src]

This Muggle station guard was employed at King's Cross Station, London,[1] during at least the 1990s,[1] through the 2010s.[2]

Biography

1991

Station guard 1

The station guard in 1991

Harry Potter first met the station guard on 1 September 1991, while trying to find his way to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. Not knowing how to access the platform, he did not dare to mention the Platform to the guard, but he told him he was trying to reach Hogwarts; this was unsuccessful, as the Muggle guard had of course never heard of the school, and when Harry simply asked him what train was leaving at eleven o'clock, he told him there wasn't one, and then stopped talking to Harry, muttering under his breath that he was a "time waster". Thankfully for Harry, he quickly met the wizarding Weasley family who showed him how to access the platform.[1]

1992

Station guard: "What in blazes d'you think you're doing?"
Harry Potter: "Lost control of the trolley."
— The guard's reaction to Harry and Ron's collision with a wall[src]

On 1 September 1992, Harry and Ron Weasley tried entering Platform 9¾,[3] but were prevented from doing so,[3] as the entrance had been magically blocked by the house-elf Dobby.[4] The station guard saw the two boys running into the wall and angrily asked them what they were doing. Harry got up, telling him that the two lost control of their trolleys.[3]

2017

Statios

The guard in 2017

In 2017, this individual was still employed at King's Cross.[2]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 5 (The Whomping Willow)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
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