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 Image 1 of 43 Surbiton train station in the United Kingdom, as seen in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Surbiton train station in the United Kingdom, as seen in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures 
 
 Image 2 of 43 Samuel Goetsch of Houston proposed Jan. 4, 2015, to girlfriend Stephanie Dodd, a Harry Potter fan, at an England train station used in the Potter movie, "Half-Blood Prince." (Photo courtesy of Samuel Goetsch) Samuel Goetsch of Houston proposed Jan. 4, 2015, to girlfriend Stephanie Dodd, a Harry Potter fan, at an England train station used in the Potter movie, "Half-Blood Prince." (Photo courtesy of Samuel Goetsch) 
 
 Image 3 of 43 Samuel Goetsch of Houston proposed Jan. 4, 2015, to girlfriend Stephanie Dodd, a Harry Potter fan, at an England train station used in the Potter movie, "Half-Blood Prince." The plan nearly fell through when Goetsch learned the trains weren't running that day and had to get to the train station by bus. less Samuel Goetsch of Houston proposed Jan. 4, 2015, to girlfriend Stephanie Dodd, a Harry Potter fan, at an England train station used in the Potter movie, "Half-Blood Prince." The plan nearly fell through when ... more Photo: Courtesy Of Samuel Goetsch 
 
 Image 4 of 43 Samuel Goetsch of Houston proposed Jan. 4, 2015, to girlfriend Stephanie Dodd, a Harry Potter fan, at an England train station used in the Potter movie, "Half-Blood Prince." The plan nearly fell through when Goetsch learned the trains weren't running that day and had to get to the train station by bus. (Photo courtesy of Samuel Goetsch) less Samuel Goetsch of Houston proposed Jan. 4, 2015, to girlfriend Stephanie Dodd, a Harry Potter fan, at an England train station used in the Potter movie, "Half-Blood Prince." The plan nearly fell through when ... more 
 
 Image 5 of 43 Samuel Goetsch of Houston proposed Jan. 4, 2015, to girlfriend Stephanie Dodd, a Harry Potter fan, at an England train station used in the Potter movie, "Half-Blood Prince." The plan nearly fell through when Goetsch learned the trains weren't running that day and had to get to the train station by bus. (Photo courtesy of Samuel Goetsch) less Samuel Goetsch of Houston proposed Jan. 4, 2015, to girlfriend Stephanie Dodd, a Harry Potter fan, at an England train station used in the Potter movie, "Half-Blood Prince." The plan nearly fell through when ... more 
 
 Image 6 of 43 Actress Emma Watson arrives at the BAFTA Los Angeles Jaguar Britannia Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 30, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Actress Emma Watson arrives at the BAFTA Los Angeles Jaguar Britannia Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 30, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin, Getty Images 
 
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 A train station in suburbia might not be the most romantic scene for a proposal in most women's book. 
 
 But romantic Samuel Goetsch was certain that the platform at Surbiton, Surrey, would be just perfect for him to pop the question to Harry Potter-mad girlfriend Stephanie Dodd. 
 
 The station features in a pivotal scene in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Unfortunately, the 24-year-old from Houston, Texas, hadn't reckoned on the temperamental timings of the British rail network. 
 
 After flying his girlfriend 5,000 miles across the world to his father's house in Ashford, Surrey, he realised trains to the station were not running because of weekend cancellations by South West Trains. 
 
 Samuel Goetsch, from Houston, Texas, was certain that the platform at Surbiton would be just perfect for him to pop the question to Harry Potter mad girlfriend Stephanie Dodd - but struggled to get there thanks to train cancellations 
 
 Mr Goetsch, 24, had flown with Miss Dodd, 25, from Houston, Texas to propose in the station, backdrop to a poignant scene about new beginnings. 
 
 In the film Dumbledore encounters Harry at platform three of Surbiton station and spirits him away from the mundane world of muggles to Budleigh Babberton. 
 
 When realised the trains weren't running he had to think of a reason to get the bus to the station or risk his carefully planned surprise falling apart. 
 
 His father Stephen, who lives in Ashtead , Surrey, was at the proposal. 
 
 He said: 'My son wanted to ask Stephanie to marry him there because the scene in the movie is all about new beginnings. 
 
 The station features in a pivotal scene in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In the film Dumbledore encounters Harry at platform three of Surbiton station and spirits him away from the mundane world of muggles to Budleigh Babberton 
 
 'I don't think he thought it would be a problem getting to the station but it didn't go as smoothly as he thought. 
 
 'Stephanie had no idea so my son had to do some quick thinking working up a reason to get her to the station. 
 
 'He had to pretend he had some business in Surbiton and convince her to go with him.' 
 
 The couple met while they were both studying abroad in Japan in 2011 and headed back to Texas the day after the proposal. 
 
 After flying his girlfriend 5,000 miles across the world to his father's house in Ashford, Surrey, he realised trains to the station were not running because of weekend cancellations by South West Trains 
 
 Thankfully, he was able to take a bus to the station after developing an elaborate back story - and Miss Dodd was so impressed she said yes 
 
 Mr Goetsch said: 'They were actually in Japan at the time of the huge earthquake so I guess there are quite a few times in their relationship when things haven't gone as smoothly as possible. 
 
 'This was Stephanie's first visit to England and it's great that it's definitely one she will remember.' 
 
 Mr Goetsch brought a copy of the Harry Potter book with him to present to his fiancé along with the engagement ring. 
 
 Caroline Landu, who was working at the station, said: 'It's not something you see every day so I got them to pose for a photo with the book.
– In the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore finds Harry at Surbiton station in Surrey, England, and whisks him away to Budleigh Babberton—a scene meant to depict the promise of new beginnings. So when Samuel Goetsch of Houston took his Texan girlfriend of four years Stephanie Dodd to England over the holidays to meet his parents, he decided to pop the big question en route, at Surbiton station. "I had a plan to take the train to Surbiton and have my family waiting in the background to take pictures," he tells the Houston Chronicle. (It has a photo of the couple at the site.) Unfortunately for the romantic, logistics got in the way. The trains weren't running to Surbiton from London because of routine maintenance, so Goetsch had to resort to a two-hour bus ride instead of a quick train and come up with an excuse about having work to do in Surbiton. Fortunately, they made the trip, and station workers let the couple onto the platform, where Goetsch got down on bended knee and proposed. And yes, he had a copy of the book with him, reports the Daily Mail. A wedding is planned for late 2015 or spring 2016. (Meanwhile, JK Rowling can't put her pen down.)