Most magical train journeys packed with young witches and wizards end up at Hogwarts, not Hindon. As a brisk dawn broke over the Dunedin Railway Station, hundreds of youngsters and their parents, wearing all manner of magical attire, packed the platform to board the special service. Complimentary copies of the Otago Daily Magical Times provided to all 345 passengers explained the real purpose of the journey - to re-home three Foulden Firejaw dragons from their current lair on the Taieri Plain to a new Ministry of Magical Affairs sanctuary. The journey under the hills and on to the Taieri Gorge Railway was an eventful one. The train ride was one of the main features of the inaugural Enchanted Dunedin Festival which is run by Allied Press and runs until July 21.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 16, 2019 16:30 UTC