Harry Potter

(Mama Kelly & Lady Rose present the best ever Harry Potter Party)

“I went off and read the books after the audition
and I read all four books in one sitting –
you know — didn’t wash, didn’t eat,
drove around with them on the steering wheel like a lunatic.
I suddenly understood why my friends,
who I’d thought were slightly backward,
had been so addicted to these children’s books.
They’re like crack.”
actor Jason Issacs (Lucius Malfoy)
referring to the first 4 books in the Harry Potter series

We couldn’t agree more!!!

The Best Ever Harry Potter Party (home page)

Lady Rose’s party for her daughter’s (Angelgirl) 11th birthday (May 2007), all the details so you can plan your very own awesome Harry Potter Party. (Note: our party was held at a local firehouse - gave us lots of room to set up the various areas (Diagon Alley, Classroom, Wizard Tournment, and 3 Broomsticks Inn)

See photos online as a slide show - just click on view all images below to see the photos.

MORE party photos uploaded HERE (about 100) - second batch. (on Flickr).
First Glimpse of Party Photos (about 40 out of over 300) on Photobucket - more photos will up soon.

Our Other Harry Potter Pages:

Harry Potter Favorite Links, etc:  News, Current Events, Fan Sites, Online Party Info Resources, Etc.

Harry Potter Merchandise

The Best Ever Harry Potter Party Pages:

Lady Rose’s The Best Ever Harry Potter Party - HOME PAGE

Every thing you need to create your very own magical Harry Potter celebration or birthday party.

Invitation & Letter to Parents - these were copied on parchment paper with matching parchment envelopes. Return labels were ordered with the Gryffindor seal on them. To close the envelopes round seals with a caligraphy H in the center and the full name of the Hogwarts school around top and the school motto in Latin around bottom - ordered from a printer who makes similar seals for wedding invitations.

Entrance - I had all the guests wait outside until it was time for the party to start so everyone could experience the entrance at the same time.

Decorations, Hogwarts Museum, Various Signs, etc. - LOTS of stuff

Three Broomsticks Inn Beverages & Snacks (Menu with Recipes) - three volunteers staffed the bar to serve our students and visiting muggle parents when they first arrived. Muggle parents were allowed a quick tour and refreshments before leaving.

Welcome Speech - welcome the students, review of rules, explain how to earn house points, thank the staff (done in the beginning so didn’t forget later).

Sorting Hat & House Points - sorting was by using magic of course!

Diagon Alley Shops - long tables were set up in a big U shape to form an “alley”, most tables were covered with a dark blue material with stars and the rest with a black cloth. Misc. decorations for the shops were gathered over the previous year from yard sales, closets, etc.

The Daily Prophet - a special birthday edition with entries for four door prizes. (Note: the fonts and table used to create the paper in word do not translate well to the blog, but it is readable and will give you a good idea of what the paper was like.)

Hogwarts Classes - 9 classes with a variety of activities and handouts. Since there would be 23 students I focused on activities that could would be manageable and affordable. Oriental Trading Co. had a lot of items that worked really well. I had two involved projects, but the 3 Harry Potter kits I told the students to take them home and not open them, other activities were based on handouts or just demonstrated.

Wizard Tournament - four events indoors and one outside for house points.

Hogwarts Feast Menu with Recipes - lots food heated and served by volunteer house elves. Organized and mostly prepared by Teacherman (Angelgirl’s awesome dad)

Honeydukes - this shop was closed until 6 p.m. (after the feast) to keep students from getting too much sugar at the start of the party. It was also a nice way to end the party. Each student received a big bag of Harry Potter candy, plus a large unicorn lollipop and there were a variety of samples to try also, as well as 5 lbs. of treacle fudge to sample.

The Goodie Bags - Bag #1 with picture of a wizard on it saying “I shopped at Diagon Alley” to hold all the items from the shops. Bag #2 with the round Hogwarts seal on it to use as a school bag for all the crafts and handouts during the classes. Bag #3 from Honeydukes with a list of the all goodies enclosed.

Prizes & House Cup - Lots of fun things to win - Magical Basket Prizes, Daily Prophet Prizes, Find the Snitch, House Cup Trophies, Chocolate Golden Dragon Egg

Party Highlights - special moments and some of the wondeful memories.

Blog Posts After the Party.
Mama Kelly’s Review HERE.
Lady Rose’s Review HERE.

Sampling of Blog Posts Regarding Party Preparation. - Not all the details and plans made it into the final party, these are a few of the pre-party blog posts about the setting up, last minute problems the cropped up, months of planning and various details that may have been missed in the reviews and party summaries.
5/27/07 - Under 11 hours to go before the guests arrive for the BIG Harry Potter Party.
5/25/07 Only TWO Days to go before the HUGE Harry Potter Party (menu review).
5/24/07 Harry Potter HUGE Party Prep Update.
5/19/07 Harry Potter FEVER (overload, insanity and party update).
4/29/07 Harry Potter Party and other updates.
4/4/07 Harry Potter Party Planning - stuff, accessories, costumes, food.
4/2/07 Harry Potter Planning Ideas (even more ideas!).
3/26/07 Obsessing about Harry Potter Party Planning.
1/25/07 Harry Potter Party Update.
1/24/07 Harry Potter Party Plans Update.
1/23/07 Harry Potter Plans cont. - decorations (Diagon Alley).
1/19/07 OK I’m done, no really I am, honest! (no more shopping for the Harry Potter Party).
1/18/07 Temptations Galore - Harry Potter Party Update.
1/16/07 More Harry Potter Party Plans.
1/14/07 132 Days to the Harry Potter Party (so much to do!)
1/11/07 - Harry Potter Party Menu.
1/9/07 New Year Update and Harry Potter Party Plans.

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