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Owner of real Harry Potter house says droves of 'crying adults' are ruining his life

The owner of the real-life Harry Potter house says droves of 'crying adults' are ruining his life.

The house, in Berkshire, is used as Dursley’s fictional home in the popular series, written by Edinburgh author JK Rowling.

The fictional home is better known to fans as Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey, in the first film - Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

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Afterwards the street was recreated on a film stage, owing to logistical reasons.

The current owners bought the home in 2016 and since then have had a constant stream of adults and children coming to see it - some clad in Hogwarts’ black robes to recreate scenes outside, reports The Mirror.

They told the Sun fans are outside “all day, every day” and one person even brought their Ford Anglia to take its photo outside the iconic home.

The said: “We've had people in floods of tears. It's bizarre. The kids, you get it. But obviously the adults. They dress up sometimes in full gear and recreate scenes.

"People have travelled miles. From all over the world. People are sometimes really awkward. We are used to it, but not used to it in a way."

“Ten is the maximum we've had but people come in groups. People come in cars and it's all day and sometimes at night. The school holidays are the worst.”

Harry’s first bedroom in the cupboard under the stairs is still there and has been untouched since filming in 2001.

Last month a rare sealed Hogwarts acceptance letter used in the first film was put up for sale for £12,000.

The prop features in an iconic scene where the Dursleys' house is bombarded by owls dropping white envelopes down the chimney.

Most of the envelopes that flew out of the fireplace did not have the red wax Hogwarts seal on the back that this one does, making it very rare.

One of the film's producers donated it to a charity auction in 2002, where it was bought by the current vendor.

The unnamed Potter fan has now decided to sell the letter and sealed envelope with London-based Chiswick Auctions.

The seven-inch envelope is made with marbleised paper and addressed in green ink to 'Mr H Potter, the Cupboard under the Stairs, 4, Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey'.

On the back is a red wax seal with the letter H for Hogwarts.

Inside it is the untouched letter of introduction and list of requirements from Professor McGonagall.

The item is being sold with a separate copy of the letter so the buyer can keep the seal intact.

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