Hundreds gathered outside Cinemark at the Colony Square Mall in Zanesville, for the final Harry Potter premiere.

Fans started arriving as soon as the mall opened to get in line for the second half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and last part of the series. People had laptops, cards, cell phones, and guitars to help pass the time. To some fans, however, the series has a deeper meaning.

"I started reading the series when I was 7, and I haven't stopped...