As the guests fly out of one of the Observatory's arches, the ride smoothly switches to a wrap-around projection screen and they follow Harry Potter and Ron Weasley around Hogwarts' buildings and towers to their Quidditch match. The guests then come out of the Astronomy Tower's fireplace into a set of the Observatory itself, where they look out through the open arches to the hills and lake right outside of Hogwarts' bounds. The ride begins with a dousing of Floo Powder from Hermione, who asks the guests to say "Observatory" in order to successfully transport them to their desired location, and the enchanted bench flies off through the Floo Network to the Astronomy Tower. Before continuing on, the Sorting Hat and several portraits in the next two rooms give visitors safety reminders. Ron tries to perform a magic trick which goes wrong, and one of several special effects, such as falling snow, is triggered. Later Harry, Ron, and Hermione convince the visiting Muggles to skip the lecture and follow them to the Quidditch pitch. At the Headmaster's Office, Albus Dumbledore extends a warm welcome to the Muggles before telling about Binns' lecture. The queue for the ride enters through the base of Hogwarts castle, where guests learn through projected films that Muggles are being allowed in to the castle in order to attend a lecture on History of Magic by Professor Binns.
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