STONAR School pupil Lizzie Wright is still waiting to find out if she has made it on to the big screen in the hit movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

The 11-year-old will not know if she ended up on the cutting room floor until she sees the movie with her family on November 18, two days after it opens nationwide.

Lizzie, who lives at Waters Edge in Pewsham, was chosen as an extra for scenes shot at Lacock Abbey during the summer.

Her mother Sue said: "She appeared as a pupil in a class in Professor Snape's potion laboratory. She still doesn't know if she's actually in the film or not. We are all really looking forward to seeing it."

Lizzie, who has been at the Atworth school since January, was chosen after Chippenham Dance Academy, where she has been a member for three years, was approached by film makers Warner Brothers and invited to send children to be extras.

Mrs Wright said: "Lizzie was thrilled to be chosen. She filmed at Lacock Abbey for four days and said it was great fun."

Security was tight during the entire filming with photographers kept well away from the set and the stars shielded by huge umbrellas to avoid them being snapped.

Mrs Wright said: "We had to sign something saying that Lizzie wouldn't talk about it at all, she wasn't allowed to get any autographs and they weren't allowed any photographs. We asked if she could have some after the film came out, but they still said no. There was very tight security and they were chaperoned everywhere. We were allowed in to pick her up but that was it.

"The extras weren't sharing the same tent as the stars, but they did spend some time with them. Lizzie said filming with Alan Rickman was very scary."

Lacock residents will be among the first in the country to see the film, after they were treated to a special showing.

Around 200 villagers will see the movie at Chippenham's Astoria cinema, after the Friends of Lacock Church were given permission by Warner Brothers to screen it the day after it goes on general release.

Every seat has been sold and the money raised will go towards urgent repairs to the parish church, St Cyriac's.

Friends group chairman Richard Searight said: "We have had a massive response to this. The people of Lacock have really taken Harry Potter to their hearts and this is something great for the village."

He said the church urgently needed a new roof, and the showing would get the fundraising off to a great start.

He said: "At the moment we have buckets everywhere. The new roof is likely to cost around £80,000, and we're hoping we can raise £1,000 on the day."

Cinemas across the county are experiencing huge advance ticket sales, and say the film is the biggest thing to hit the screens since the last Star Wars movie.

Astoria manager Brenda Gingell said the Chippenham cinema does not take advance bookings, but huge queues were expected at the Marshfield Road moviehouse for this weekend's advance showings.

John Keil, manager of Swindon's UGC cinema, said: "It has been phenomenal, there's no other word for it. We have sold thousands of tickets and have taken many bookings for the first two weeks it is out."

Harry Potter merchandise has been selling fast.

Michelle Adams, manager of Woolworth's in Chippenham, said: "We have been doing really well on the Harry Potter toys.

"I know with the premiere this weekend we have been selling more than ever and people bought wizard costumes as part of their dressing up for Halloween."