Harry Potter: Harry Potter: The ExhibitionThe Exhibition

By: LyndseyBy: Lyndsey

The Sorting HatThe Sorting Hat

Upon entering the exhibit, two lucky people Upon entering the exhibit, two lucky people were picked to “be sorted”. I was one of were picked to “be sorted”. I was one of them! I stepped onto the stool, placed the hat them! I stepped onto the stool, placed the hat onto my head, and it told me I was a …….. onto my head, and it told me I was a …….. GRYFFINDOR!!! GRYFFINDOR!!!

Touring the ExhibitTouring the Exhibit

We saw lots of clothes, props, and settings We saw lots of clothes, props, and settings from the actual movie. We saw Harry’s, from the actual movie. We saw Harry’s, Hermione’s, and Ron’s dress robes and casual Hermione’s, and Ron’s dress robes and casual clothes, as well as the robes of all the teachers clothes, as well as the robes of all the teachers and their classrooms. My favorite was and their classrooms. My favorite was Hermione’s casual outfit from the 3Hermione’s casual outfit from the 3rdrd movie. movie.

Interactive DisplaysInteractive Displays

There were many interactive displays, too. I There were many interactive displays, too. I got to pull a crying mandrake from the ground. got to pull a crying mandrake from the ground. It really screeched! I also got to throw a It really screeched! I also got to throw a quaffle through the goal post. Another fun quaffle through the goal post. Another fun thing to look at was the pictures on the wall. thing to look at was the pictures on the wall. They looked like regular pictures at first, but They looked like regular pictures at first, but then the people in them started to move! I then the people in them started to move! I even got to meet The Fat Lady and enter the even got to meet The Fat Lady and enter the Gryffindor Common Room!Gryffindor Common Room!

Themed RoomsThemed Rooms

There were lots of themed rooms that were There were lots of themed rooms that were created to look like parts of Hogwarts. For created to look like parts of Hogwarts. For example, there was the Forbidden Forest with example, there was the Forbidden Forest with Voldemort, Death Eaters, Lucius, and Draco Voldemort, Death Eaters, Lucius, and Draco (scary!!); there was Hagrid’s Hut, which had (scary!!); there was Hagrid’s Hut, which had Buckbeak and a hatching Norwegian Buckbeak and a hatching Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon Egg; and last, but NOT Ridgeback Dragon Egg; and last, but NOT least, was the Great Hall complete with a least, was the Great Hall complete with a holiday feast and all the candy and treats from holiday feast and all the candy and treats from Hogsmeade! Yum!Hogsmeade! Yum!

Gift ShopGift Shop

When exiting the exhibit, there was an entire gift When exiting the exhibit, there was an entire gift shop with exclusively Harry Potter items! It was shop with exclusively Harry Potter items! It was like a dream come true! I spent a lot of time there, like a dream come true! I spent a lot of time there, and it was hard to choose what to buy. Finally, my and it was hard to choose what to buy. Finally, my decision was…decision was…

1.1. A Gryffindor scarfA Gryffindor scarf2.2. A mini sticker bookA mini sticker book3.3. Hermione’s time-turnerHermione’s time-turner4.4. A bookmarkA bookmark5.5. A golden snitchA golden snitch

Good-Bye Harry Potter!Good-Bye Harry Potter!

All in all, the trip was spectacular! I wish I All in all, the trip was spectacular! I wish I could live in the exhibit! I hope you get to go, could live in the exhibit! I hope you get to go, too…….too…….