Here are more photos from our Harry Potter party for Peanut. All the details of our Hogwarts Express and sorting ceremony follow the photos. Enjoy!
Our Hogwarts "Great Hall", complete with house banners and house points. We made the banners and purchased dollar store vases that we filled with colored popcorn for the house points. During the party, points were added to or taken away from the 4 houses... Professor Snape (Dear Husband) kept finding excuses to reward Slytherin and penalize everyone else. The girls loved teaming up against Snape!
Check out the sorting hat I made! I found the directions here:
I think her paper was thinner than mine and her sorting hat turned out more wrinkly, but I love the way mine turned out. I added a paper pocket (about halfway up, on the inside back) for my cell phone, so that the sorting hat could talk.
After the guests purchased their supplies in the shops on Diagon Alley (quill, notebook, wand and pet- see my prior post on this), they were instructed to go to platform 9 3/4 where the Hogwarts Express would be leaving shortly. They made a "train" line behind the conductor (You guessed it - Dear Husband again!) and wound around the house making train noises, periodically being interrupted with "Aaaanything from the trolley?". We made a "trolley cart" with a laundry cart, tablecloth and large tray. They could buy Licorice wands, chocolate frogs, lemon drops, jelly slugs and Bernie Botts Every Flavor Beans with their remaining wizard money.
Upon arriving at Hogwarts, the girls were taken to the great hall for the sorting ceremony. Dumbledore (Middle Child) greeted them and after a short welcoming speech, turned the floor over to Professor McGonagall (me!). One by one, the guests sat on a stool and had the sorting hat placed upon their heads. The sorting hat commented on their attributes (bravery, wisdom, dedication, ... or whatever) and called out their house.
[While the guests were on the train, I called Dear Husband's phone, put mine on speaker, then put it into the pocket in the hat. That way, he could sit in another room and be the voice of the sorting hat. We "sorted" the kids based on a short quiz that they took as they arrived at the party. There are many sorting quizzes online and we just modified one to work for the ages of our guests.]
After the sorting hat called their house, McGonagall fastened on their house tie (felt ties we made). We ended up with 2 Hufflepuff, 3 Gryffindor, 2 Ravenclaw and no Slytherin which worked out well. Peanut was thrilled to end up in Ravenclaw... she was so worried!
Once the sorting was done, Dumbledore announced the feast (pizza).
Stay tuned for part 3 - attending wizarding classes!
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