Hi everyone. It's was my birthday on the 12th, and my husband took me to WB's The Making of Harry Potter Tour. I'm not ashamed to say that I'm a huge Harry Potter fan! My husband also took me to Hever castle (the childhood home of Anne Boleyn) - I love British history and am a massive Tudor fan, so it was a wonderful birthday surprise!
There are hardly any pics of me in this post. Had really bad insomnia and only had 1 hours worth of sleep the night before! So basically, I look terrible! I also must warn you that there are a lot of Harry Potter references, so apologies to those who aren't Harry Potter fans!
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The Great Hall.
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Props from the Yule Ball (The Goblet of Fire).
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Harry Potter's bed!
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I love this - all the key wands, framed.
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The Gryffindor Common Room.
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Some nice pendulum. I can't for the life of me place where this is supposed to be. Most probably somewhere in Hogwarts.
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The class I would love most to participate in has to be Potions with Professor Snape,
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Umbridge's office at The Ministry of Magic
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Death Eater costumes. Including my favorite character - Bellatrix Lestrange. In fact I dressed up as her once for Halloween. I've managed to locate a couple of pictures of this event. I must warn you - it is a poor effort on my behalf. It took me 10 minutes to put together using an old dress and belt, some stockings and a garbage bag.
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Not sure who the guy next to me is meant to be. All in all, everyone put in minimal effort. Must try harder in the future!
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However, I managed to locate a couple of girls dressed as Harry potter and Hedwig (the Hedwig costume was great!). Here is our 'duel' using twigs from a branch, with Hedwig caught in the middle.
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The Weasley's kitchen
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Can anyone help me place where this door features in the films? I read the sign next to it, but forgot what it says.
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The Broomsticks. The highlight of our day was we got to ride on one of them! With fake wind blowing in our hair, and a green screen behind us, we were transformed onto film flying over The Black Lake and Hogwarts.
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Another highlight was sampling Butterbeer! Doesn't quite look the same as it does on screen, but tastes really good. Quite sweet like ice cream soda with a bit of a butterscotch taste.
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The Potter's House in Godric's Hollow.
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The Hogwart's Bridge
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Goblin Masks.
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Diagon Alley.
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The tour also included detailed sketches and great artwork.
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Massive model of Hogwarts. Incredibly detailed and highly impressive.
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I highly recommend the tour. It was really well done and great value for money. A must for Harry Potter fans.
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TIP: We went on a Friday to avoid hoards of children. There were a handful of kids, but the crowds were mostly adult Harry Potter fans. We even saw quite a few old age pensioners.
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My husband baked me a birthday cake last year. It didn't turn out so well, so he bought me one this year. Love the cute candles he got me.
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Me at Hever Castle.
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As I mentioned earlier, I love Tudor History - I probably have well over 10 books on the subject!