Happy Birthday Harry Potter

It doesn't take much for us to have a reason to party...especially if Harry Potter is involved!  We celebrated his 32nd Birthday on July 31st.  I have so much fun decorating and preparing new recipes and props.  I was really happy with how well my the sorting hat and brick wall turned out.

Preparing for the big day

Decorations for the party

What do you think?
Could I pass for Ginny Weasley?

Our littlest Potter



Our wizards are arriving...

Hermione Granger and Luna Lovegood!

Don't you just love her glasses!

Brady makes a good Draco Malfoy

The Slytherins...Professor Snape & Draco Malfoy....ooooh, aaaaah. 

(Actually they don't look very scary)

Potions: Hollow Stomp Soil, Blind Cat Eyes, Gillyweed, Hippogriff Gizzards,

Bloodworms, Dream Fluid, Dried Beetles, Bat Eyes and Truth Serum.

Here we have Ginny Weasley, Professor Trelawney and Mad Eye Moody at the Three Broomsticks.

Stacie (I mean Mad-Eye Moody) made the official Harry Potter cake originally done by Hagrid on his 11th birthday. Brady says you can't have a birthday party without cake!

Jaynee with a Cockroach Cluster and Brady with a Chocolate Frog.

Yummmm...Butterbeer!
(I found a different recipe and I liked it a lot better)

Our Grand Hall with the floating candles...compliments of Tara Rushton.

Sorting Hat Ceremony for the Tri-wizard Tournament!!!

The Slytherin House

The Gryffindor House

The Hufflepuff House

The Ravenclaw House

...and the Gryffindor House WINS!!!!

AZKABAN PRISONERS!!!

I was so happy with how everything turned out and so glad that the kids had so much fun!  They all looked so cute!  Thanks so much to everyone that helped out.  I think we just started a new tradition...if anyone wants to join in on the fun, let me know.