It was announced on Friday that Dame Maggie Smith had passed away at the age of 89 after a seven decade career

Harry Potter fans gathered outside the Hogwarts replica in Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, to pay their respects to the legendary late actress Dame Maggie Smith, who played Minerva McGonagall in

B eloved British actor Maggie Smith, who stole hearts in her portrayal of Downton Abbey ’s Violet Crawley and Harry Potter ’s Professor Minerva McGonagall, died on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27, at the age of 89.

Harry Potter fans raised their wands outside the Hogwarts Castle replica in Florida in a tribute to Maggie Smith, who died at age 89. | TAG24

Harry Potter fans raise wands outside Hogwarts in tribute to Dame Maggie Smith - Mourners gathered at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Studios in Orlando.

"I feel incredibly lucky to have shared a set with her and particularly lucky to have shared a dance." Rupert Grint is grieving the loss of Dame Maggie Smith but remembering her fondly. In an Instagram post Saturday,

Tributes quickly began to pour in after the death of "Downton Abbey" and "Harry Potter" actress Maggie Smith. Smith died "peacefully" in her sleep Friday.

Radcliffe, for instance, remembers working with Smith before being cast in Harry Potter, having met her on the set of the BBC’s adaptation of David Copperfield when he was all of 9. Here’s his extended statement about her,

In a touching tribute, people gathered in front of Hogwarts Castle at the theme park and raised replica wands in a moment of silence for Smith, emulating the symbolic mourning gesture seen in the Harry Potter films.