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All Harry Potter fans know that wizards are banned from meddling in the lives of ordinary people - or Muggles as they are called in JK Rowling's books.

But that golden rule appears to have been broken with the closure of a busy London Underground station.

Westminster Tube station was closed on Sunday to allow shooting for a yet-to-be-released instalment of the young wizard's big screen adventures.

It is likely the location was being used for filming of Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, the fifth film in the series due for release next year.

In the book Harry, accompanied by Arthur Weasley, uses the Underground to attend a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry of Magic.

Rowling describes how the young wizard - played by Daniel Radcliffe in the films - is whisked into central London by a Tube full of grumpy commuters.

Unfortunately, tourists and other passengers arriving at Westminster station, which lies opposite Big Ben, were not allowed a peek at the filming.

Instead they were asked to find alternative routes for their journey, and none were offered broomsticks.

A Transport for London spokeswoman said: "Planned closures are timed to cause minimum disruption to passengers and commercial requests such as this are subject to an agreed fee.

"There has been advanced publicity in the area to warn passengers of any potential disruption to their journey."