Happy Birthday, Harry!

It’s that time again! The time you get a bunch of Harry Potter party pictures, because we are all celebrating The Boy Who Lived over here. We have formally detached ourselves from She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and taken the fandom for ourselves, because, first and foremost, we are the fandom, and we own it. Anyway, let’s start with some pictures from our local tea house:

We’ve only missed this annual tea in 2020, because the tea house was closed, but we’ve also drawn friends into this tradition with us, because everything’s better with friends. We also made three new friends while we were there!

My annual party is coming up and the theme is Hogwarts Goes Hawaiian, so while I was looking for inspiration for others, I came across a vintage kaftan with these amazing sleeves and decided it would be perfect for tea (I already have a different costume for my party) and giving summer witch vibes. I customized a plain witch hat with some summer florals, added an exotic bird wristlet and my look was complete.

Now, if you’ve been following me for a few years, you know that this tea is really involved. This year – as well as last – they have hired a Muggle magician to really bring the magic while waiting in between courses. In the past they’ve done tea leaf reading, which was also very fun. Every trick includes at least one volunteer, so you can feel magical, too.

There is a list of themed teas to choose from, because not all tea is created equal, and you can also order fancy adult Potter-themed drinks as well. Your tea selections are as follows:

• Pumpkin Spice
• Dementor Tea
• Honeydukes Secret Stash
• Bertie Botts Every Flavor Tea (it’s a surprise!)
• Knightbus Fog
• Luna’s Lost Pear
• Professor Slughorn’s Potion (a color-changing tea)

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