Harry Potter is such a cultural touchstone for children and adults the world over, that it's easy to forget that the characters and the world they live in doesn't actually exist.
In Improv Everywhere's latest video, the viral prank group suspended reality for a few employees and travelers in New York City's Penn Station when a real-life Harry Potter lookalike strolled through the station in search of his train to Hogwarts.
The young Potter doppelgänger — complete with the character's signature monogrammed trunks and a would-be Hedwig perched in his cage — makes his way through Penn Station, asking transportation employees and fellow travelers for directions to the infamous Platform 9 3/4.
In one clip, the boy expresses frustration when he pushes his cart into the column between platforms 9 and 10 and, of course, fails to make it through to 9 3/4.
Check out the reactions from passersby in the video.
