Happy Return To Hogwarts Day!
The last few months have been pretty busy, getting ready for several Potter events and visiting Hogwarts while in Universal Hollywood. Now, I’m on to planning next year’s party and working on Yule Ball for our Fandom Forward chapter. So, let’s have a look back at my magical year that’s prepped me for Back to School time:
In June, we took a road trip to Los Angeles, since we didn’t get to go earlier in the year. We hit up Super Nintendo World (in Universal) for Eric’s early birthday, and I took a little time to savor a Butterbeer and then stroll through Hogwarts to take in Forbidden Journey.
I had to take a moment to visit one of my favorite characters, The Sorting Hat, then I went on a journey with Harry, browsed Filch’s Emporium, said hello to Buckbeak and then we took a turn through all our favorite shops.
July was a whirlwind of working on crafts for my annual party and planning Wizarding Weekend. Every year the non-profit I work with, PDXpelliarmus, works with a local hotel that used to be a school, we celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday with a 3-day event that includes costume contests, trivia, movies, a Horcrux hunt, themed food and drinks, and local magical vendors that make up Diagon Alley, Knockturn Alley, and Hogsmeade. All our profits go to charity and we collect school supplies. On Saturday I dressed as the Knight Bus conductor on vacay and Sunday I supported Ron’s fave Quidditch team. We made friends, we made memories, and most importantly we made a lot of money for Boys & Girls Aid, which helps foster kids in Portland get all the school supplies they need (and other necessities).
Generally, the next weekend is full of more Potter stuff, because that’s when I have my annual party, but we put it off a few weeks this year. Next up, we had our traditional Harry Potter tea at a local tea shop (Clockwork Rose) with friends. I scrambled the night before to put something together, because we always wear new outfits, and we showed up as employees from Honeydukes and Wiseacre’s. Tea was fabulous. The company was wonderful. The atmosphere was magical. You can read more about previous years here.
Throughout the party, I barked out love poems, as only a grumpy cupid dwarf can, and doled out points. At the beginning of each party everyone gets their own handmade wand that has a tag attached with a wood type, core, and properties. I make these myself with hot glue and dowels and paint, but they are all different. I put them handle down in a cauldron and people feel around for the wand that chooses them. After that we do Sorting. The hat is for show and people choose a pin from another cauldron (it’s a theme) and that’s the house they sit with. Every year it’s different, so you end up with new teammates. But we have plenty of mingle and food time before, during, and after, so everyone talks to each other.
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