Gandalf and Professor McGonagall had a magical time at Wimbledon

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Gandalf and Professor McGonagall had a magical time at Wimbledon
Literally the most magical of friendships. Credit: Javier Garcia/BPI/Shuttersto/REX/Shutterstock

It really doesn't get much more magical than Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Ian McKellen hanging out together.

Everyone's favourite witch and wizard pairing visited Wimbledon on Wednesday to take in some of that sweet tennis action.

And from the looks of it, they had an awesome time.

Here are some more action shots of them together:

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Action. Credit: Javier Garcia/BPI/Shuttersto/REX/Shutterstock
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Action! Credit: Javier Garcia/BPI/Shuttersto/REX/Shutterstock
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ACTION! Credit: Javier Garcia/BPI/Shuttersto/REX/Shutterstock

The really got into the spirit of things:

And just the sight of them there together was enough to cheer everyone up:

Tennis is not Quidditch, of course. But for a muggle sport we guess it's not too bad.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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