Harry Potter 15th anniversary August 27th

We will be throwing a Harry Potter party to put the Yule ball to shame.  When you enter, you will be transported straight into Diagon Alley. Our reference desk will be transformed into Gringotts, where you will receive your own vault filled with Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts, (made by our staff), that you can spend.  Our library has three rooms off our main area.  As you approach the first, there will be a sign welcoming you to Flourish and Blotts.  This room will be filled with spell books and other wizarding books made by us for you, so you can take them home and brush up on your muggle history or practice some spells.  In our second room, you can go into the sweet world of Honeydukes.  Our staff will have made Chocolate Frogs with Famous Witch and Wizard cards, Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans, and much more that you can enjoy.  Then stop by the Magical Menagerie where there will be cages with stuffed owls, cats, rats, or even a toad to take home.  Your last stop will be Ollivander’s, where Ollivander will help your wand pick you.   After you are done shopping you can head downstairs to the Three Broomsticks for a Butterbeer and a Harry Potter movie that we will be showing on our projection screen. Or you can head on down the hall and be sorted into your house.  We will have a staff member dressed as Professor McGonagall who will place the Sorting Hat on your head and spin a wheel to see which house badge you will receive.  Then it’s time for class!   Start off by going to Herbology, where we will have someone dressed as Professor Sprout to help you plant your own seed to take home.  In our story-time room, another staff member will be dressed as Professor Trelawney and will host our Harry Potter Jeopardy, where we will give away prizes.  Also stop by and make a Remembrall with your favorite Harry Potter memory.  Make sure you don’t forget to go by Potions class, where we will have a life-size Professor Snape cut-out with a lighted cauldron and fog machine. We are also going to have little Harry Potter touches throughout the library.   You might walk by Crookshanks about to leap on your head, or peruse the shelf and find books with magical covers but be careful to avoid the Restricted Section.   Of course, everyone attending will be invited to dress like their favorite Harry Potter character.  Every age is invited to come join us and celebrate 15 great years of Harry Potter.  The Festivities begin at 5:30 pm on August 27th use the closest portkey and we will see you there.