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「路摸思！」（Lumos）11 月 9 日星期一晚上，倫敦最熱鬧的購物街牛津街（Oxford Street）傳來數千人整齊的喊聲。這句《哈利波特》裡讓魔杖發光的照明咒語一喊完，整條街的聖誕燈跟著亮起，現場粉絲還一起拿下了金氏世界紀錄。
EN “Lumos!” On Monday night, November 9, thousands of voices shouted together on Oxford Street, London’s busiest shopping street. As soon as they finished this spell from Harry Potter that makes a wand light up, the Christmas lights along the whole street came on. The fans there also set a Guinness World Records title together.
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圖片來源：Oxford Street（攝影：Betty Zapata）
倫敦地方新聞網站 London Now 報導，今年牛津街的聖誕點燈和 HBO Max 新影集《哈利波特：神秘的魔法石》合作，現場挑戰「最多人同時施展魔法咒語」的金氏世界紀錄（Guinness World Records）。金氏認證員威爾・蒙福德（Will Munford）宣布：「我很高興確認，哈利波特的粉絲們正式成為了不起的人！」
EN The local news website London Now reported that this year’s Oxford Street Christmas lights were a partnership with HBO Max’s new series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The crowd tried to set the Guinness World Records title for the most people casting a magic spell at the same time. Adjudicator Will Munford announced, “I’m delighted to confirm that Harry Potter fans are now officially amazing!”
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海格和孚立維教授一起按下開關
當天由電台 DJ 主持，舞台秀長達兩個半小時，還有新影集搶先看片段、哈利波特知識問答和牛津街聖誕合唱團演出。晚上 6 點 45 分，在電影裡飾演海格的尼克・佛洛斯特（Nick Frost）和飾演孚立維教授的華威・戴維斯（Warwick Davis），和電視電台名人山姆・湯普森（Sam Thompson）一起點亮了燈飾，接著還有煙火秀。
EN The event was hosted by radio DJs, and the stage show lasted two and a half hours. It included early clips from the new series, a Harry Potter quiz, and a performance by the Oxford Street Christmas choir. At 6:45 p.m., Nick Frost, who plays Hagrid, and Warwick Davis, who played Professor Flitwick in the films, turned on the lights with TV and radio star Sam Thompson. A fireworks show followed.
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牛津街官網指出，這是 9 年來第一次在禁止車輛通行的街道上舉辦點燈。蒙福德說：「這是倫敦魔法般的一晚，看到數千名粉絲一起參與真的很不可思議，他們很多人現在也都是金氏世界紀錄保持人了。」戴維斯則說，新影集會讓大家「用很不一樣的方式看霍格華茲和魔法世界」。
EN The official Oxford Street website said this was the first lights switch-on held on a car-free street in nine years. Munford said, “It has been a magical night in London. It was incredible to see thousands of fans take part, and many of them are now Guinness World Records title holders too.” Davis said the new series will let people see Hogwarts and the wizarding world in a very different way.
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夏威夷新聞台 Hawaii News Now 在 YouTube 上分享了倫敦「施咒點燈」的畫面：
EN Hawaii News Now shared a video on YouTube of London’s spell-casting lights switch-on.
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※ 若影片沒有中文字幕，可點播放器右下角的齒輪 → 字幕 → 自動翻譯 → 中文（繁體）。
四大學院燈飾、漂浮蠟燭，還有會下雪的聖誕樹
今年的燈飾和牛津街經典的「滿天星」燈一起掛上，另外有 4 組各寬 16 公尺的燈飾，分別代表霍格華茲的葛來分多、赫夫帕夫、雷文克勞和史萊哲林，每組都有 30 根「漂浮蠟燭」，總共用了超過 7 萬 5 千顆 LED 燈，花了 3 個多月設計，是牛津街史上規模最大的聖誕燈主題。
EN This year’s displays hang together with Oxford Street’s classic “starry sky” lights. There are also four 16-meter-wide displays for the Hogwarts houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each one has 30 “floating candles.” In total, more than 75,000 LED lights were used. The design took over three months, making it the biggest Christmas lights theme in Oxford Street’s history.
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附近的漢諾威廣場（Hanover Square）還立起一棵以影集中大廳為靈感的聖誕樹，樹頂是分類帽，每到整點會有「下雪」表演，一直展示到 2027 年 1 月 5 日。英國最大的哈利波特官方旗艦店也剛在牛津街開幕。年底去倫敦的旅客，記得把這條街排進行程。
EN In nearby Hanover Square, there is also a Christmas tree inspired by the Great Hall in the series. The Sorting Hat sits on top, and “snow” falls every hour. It will be on display until January 5, 2027. The UK’s largest official Harry Potter flagship store has also just opened on Oxford Street. If you visit London at the end of the year, remember to add this street to your plans.
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精選單字
spell /spel/ 咒語
wand /wɑːnd/ 魔杖
adjudicator /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪtər/ 裁判；認證員
switch-on /ˈswɪtʃ ɑːn/ 點燈儀式；開啟
choir /ˈkwaɪər/ 合唱團
fireworks /ˈfaɪərwɜːrks/ 煙火
display /dɪˈspleɪ/ 展示；陳列
flagship /ˈflæɡʃɪp/ 旗艦（店）
資料來源：London Now、Oxford Street、PA Media、Hawaii News Now／YouTube
