So Millie and Ruby finished the Harry Potter series this past school year and around our house it has been nothing but Harry, Hermoine, Ron, Voldemort, and "Expectus Patronus"! One highlight of the trip (for us all), was visiting Hogsmeade Village and Hogswarts School of Magic at Universal Studios. It was a wet and rainy day, but the butterbeer and pumpkin juice kept us cozy and the rides took our breath away.
The Adventure Begins!
Now entering Hogsmeade
All aboard! The Hogswart Express is pulling out of the station. Please meet your train at Platform 9 3/4!
Chocolate frogs from Honeydukes - they really just wanted the "wizard trading card" from the box. I have been tasked with eating the chocolate (whoa is me)!
Hogsmeade Village
The Notorious Sirius Black!
Hogswarts School of Magic
Hagrid's House and Roller Coaster
The only beer she can legally drink!
Got Butterbeer?
Pumpkin Juice was kind of like apple pie with caramel sauce in a bottle! Heavenly!
Lunch at the Three Broomsticks!
The Hogswart Choir - with singing Toads
Watch it "He Who Must Not Be Named" - there are some pretty tricky new wizards in town! We took the girls to a special presentation at Ollivader's (the wand maker) to see how wands pick their wizards. Both Millie and Ruby were chosen to be a part of the show. Ollivander helped them find just the right wand for them! It was very COOL!
Join the club - we have matching shirts! Team Gryffindor is on the job. Protecting Muggles and Wizards the world over, while getting in a few Quidditch matches when we can.
P.S. I apologize for the less than professional film quality. As we were standing in line for the bus I realized the battery on the camera was dead! A quick trip to the gift shop provided a throw-away camera. Better than nothing I guess!
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