Happy Birthday Harry

Week in Review:  A Reflection of July 30 – August 5

The Knight Bus makes a stop at my house

My friends and I have been reading and watching the Harry Potter series since grade school. We even performed a skit I wrote and directed about the Harry Potter characters at the local bookstore for one of the book releases. The absence of any new books or movies this year, and for the foreseeable future, had us feeling pretty down. So, we decided to have a Harry Potter movie marathon party a few days after Harry Potter’s birthday.

Pumpkin Pasties

There are eight movies, so it really was a full weekend. By watching all of the films back-to-back, we were able to appreciate the story of Harry Potter as a whole rather than as individual adventures.

To keep with the theme of the weekend we made a few Harry Potter related foods and beverages. Pumpkin pasties are made with sugar cookie dough and pumpkin pie filling. We made butterbeer using cream soda, vanilla ice cream, and butterscotch. The recipe we used said to put in actual butter, but I don’t recommend it.

Dementors are sweet on the inside

We took some breaks from the movies by playing games. My friend brought a Spiderman piñata that we covered in a black cloth to serve as a dementor. Everybody who had Harry Potter LEGO sets brought them so we could combine them. We had a Quidditch pitch, Hogwarts, Gringotts, the Forbidden Forest and more.

Some day we plan to go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Florida. Until then we’ll just have to enjoy the story through the books and the movies.