article_snippet: Students and fans flock to Oxford's Christ Church College and Bodleian Library to see where several pivotal Harry Potter moments were filmed .
article_snippet: Christ Church's Great Hall dining room, which sees a huge amount of yearly visitors, was replicated in the film studios to create Hogwarts Hall .
article_snippet: Oxford University, Oxfordshire .
article_snippet: Students and Harry Potter fans alike flock to Oxford University's Christ Church College and the school's Bodleian Library where pivotal scenes from the franchise were filmed.
article_snippet: Perhaps most noteworthy in Oxford University's Christ Church College's Great Hall dining room, which was replicated in the film studios to create Hogwarts Hall, and the Grand Staircase, was used as the arrival scene for new Hogwarts students in the first two films.
article_snippet: And life imitated art once more in 2011 when then-university student Emma Watson, who played Hermione in the films, completed a study abroad year at Oxford University, Oxfordshire.
article_snippet: According to the BBC, thanks in large part to the Harry Potter films, Oxford University has seen tourist numbers rising steadily, particularly in 2012, when numbers were up by 50,000 guests from three years prior.