Strictly Come Dancing pros kicked off Saturday evening's show with an elaborate Harry Potter-inspired dance routine in honour of movies week - and the viewers LOVED it.

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The routine saw the pros don Hogwarts uniforms with some elaborate visual effects, which saw AJ Pritchard playing Quidditch and snatching a snitch.

Strictly/ Harry Potter fans took to social media to share their delight.

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1048627173056307202

"Honestly Strictly, seeing you dance to a Harry Potter theme is just what i needed this weekend," Twitter user @Missfisherist wrote.

@Chloee96x added: "That Strictly Harry Potter intro was amazing! Love that they had AJ catching the snitch at the end, incredible!"

Check out some of the best fan reactions on Twitter below.

https://twitter.com/missfisherhist/status/1048627282238169091

https://twitter.com/clemloves/status/1048628713590607872

https://twitter.com/janechiappino/status/1048627252659990528

https://twitter.com/libby_phelan/status/1048627360877166594

https://twitter.com/alsamps21/status/1048627360814309377

https://twitter.com/Amar___Jeet/status/1048627081272279041

https://twitter.com/Chloee96x/status/1048629356816486400

They were particularly enthused to see fan favourite pro Kevin Clifton rather fittingly playing Harry Potter. User @Fatherbananas even had an idea for a sequel: "Kevin Potter and the Paso Doble of Azkaban". We would tune in...

https://twitter.com/georgielondon7/status/1048627370784186368

https://twitter.com/RhosynMD/status/1048627241645760513

https://twitter.com/SurvivorKatie/status/1048627785395326977

https://twitter.com/fatherbananas/status/1048626987718332417

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