HARRY Potter fans descended on a skating rink to make potions and meet a range of reptiles.
Dovercourt Skating Rink, in Lower Marine Parade, held an enchanting event, complete a magician, potions classes and encounters with weird and wonderful reptiles on Saturday.
Guests also had the chance to meet with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows actor Mick Fryer-Kelsey.
He played a wizard extra in part one the film.
Chris Scutt, who runs Dovercourt Skating Rink, said: “The event went really well, despite the weather being so bad we had to move everything indoors.
“Mick Fryer-Kelsey was very popular and took time to talk to people about his career.
“Our magician was also well received and we will be running a evening of mystery very soon.
“Essex Reptile Encounters who arrived with the beasts brought a wide range from a giant frog to a chameleon to the rink.”
Chris said the event gained a lot of interest ahead of his reptile encounters event on August 29.
For that event, there will be slime and messy play workshops and the chance to hold creepy crawlies.
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