For anyone who has read the Harry Potter books, they’ll know that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is very bit as magical as it is spooky. There are long, dark corridors that lead to secrets, hidden chambers, and all sorts of ghosts roaming the halls. Yet still, hardcore fans would love nothing more than to spend a weekend inside the castle.
Well now they actually can, all without a letter of acceptance by owl. Fans can officially spend a weekend at Hogwarts during the most wonderful time of year: Halloween.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London is holding their three-day Hogwarts After Dark event for the third year in a row, and it’s perfect for any hardcore Potterhead. Fans will be able to dine in the Great Hall among original props and costumes used in the films, and of course there will be floating pumpkins as seen in “Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone.”
The meal will include items such as smoked duck, pumpkin purée, goat cheese ravioli and roast lamb. For desert, fans will be treated to pumpkin brulée and dark chocolate mousse in the newly opened Forbidden Forest.
As part of the experience, attendees will also be able to interact with a variety of creatures including Buckbeak the Hippogriff and Aragog the Acromantula. But if that’s not enough of a cherry on top, then Death Eaters will be roaming the grounds dressed in the original costumes from the films.
After dinner and dessert, visitors can explore some of the films’ sets such as the Gryffindor common room and the Weasley’s kitchen from The Burrow. There is also an option to meet members of the prop-making department from the film and learn about thel secrets behind the ceiling full of floating pumpkins. Attendees can also learn wand combat moves from wand choreographer Paul Harris.
Attendees can conclude the night with a Butterbeer in the Backlot Café as visitors are invited to explore Diagon Alley, but they will have to be on the lookout as Death Eaters will be on the loose.
Hogwarts After Dark takes place Oct. 26 – 28 from 7:30 p.m. to midnight and is open to those 18 years of age and older.
By: Maytinee Kramer
