Thousands of fans braved heavy rain as they waited in London's Leicester Square for the launch of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, many camping overnight in order to get a good spot.
The depot of the historic Darsena trams provided a delightful venue for the Tod's show, attended by global brand ambassador Xiao Zhan, who drew the biggest horde of screaming fans despite the pouring rain.
What everybody echoes or in silence passes by as true today may turn out to be falsehood tomorrow, mere smoke of opinion, which some had trusted for a cloud that would sprinkle fertilizing rain on their fields.