My family celebrated Christmas today and, predictably, I added to my Harry Potter Christmas Tree. I added Weasley’s Wizarding Wheezes to my miniature village underneath. But the big new thing this year is the Hogwarts Castle Tree Topper, with interactive ornaments. I now have the castle and the Ron and Harry talking ornaments; the Hermione is supposedly waiting for me under the tree at my mom’s house. It was quite an engineering feat getting it assembled, but fortunately, I had my son’s help. It is a bit top-heavy for my miniature tree, but I think it still looks pretty cool. Even if we know that a truly authentic Hogwarts saga tree topper would be a petrified gnome dressed as an angel. Note the remote controller is also an ornament, shaped like the Hogwarts seal.
If you want to see and hear part of the interactive “show,” see Castle and Train dialogue.
In addition to the theme music and train meeting from the Sorcerer’s Stone movie, the audio includes the Sorting, the chess battle, and Voldemort demanding the stone from Harry. And that is without the Hermione clips included, yet. With 4-5 other ports available on the “Keepsake Power Cord” for future ornaments, I predicting there are Hagrid, Dumbledore, Voldemort and possibly Draco or McGonagall still to come. You may someday be able to hear the entire movie audio on your Christmas tree.
The ornaments were not my only Potter gifts. In addition to the Wizarding Wheezes, I got a new Marauder’s Map planner, that has not only a full year calendar, but lots of cool stickers. For instance, I was able to mark the days my son and I go back to school with Platform 9 3/4 labels. I also opened presents while sipping coffee from the Harry Potter Christmas mug my daughter gave me last year.
I’m looking forward to blogging more during the holidays and a new year of full of exciting Harry Potter, Cormoran Strike and perhaps even some more Veronica Roth in 2020. I have her recently published short stories for part of my vacation reading. In the meantime, Happy (Gregorian) Christmas to those who celebrate and to all a good night and a merry holiday season.
A gentle reminder to readers that I am continuing to raise funds for the children’s center in Guayaquil, Ecuador and for my volunteer work with autistic children. Please consider a gift. Mention that you saw the link on Hogwarts Professor and I will send you a handcrafted Harry Potter thank-you gift. Funds are also being raise through Do With Not For shirt sales.
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