Harry Potter Movie Marathon

Dear Applicant:

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted as a visiting student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Your accelerated course, “Muggle Fiction/Wizarding Fact: A Cinematic Review of Modern Magical History as Recounted by Non-Wizards,” will be held on March 30 and 31 at our newly commissioned satellite campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

A course viewing schedule and additional information is enclosed for your reference. While partial credit may be awarded, attendance for the entirety of the course is strongly encouraged.

We await your e-owl by no later than March 23.

Yours sincerely,

Brett W. Murphy

Adjunct Professor, Muggle Studies

Harry Potter Movie Marathon Weekend was AMAZING. I don't care if y'all judge me for having a whole weekend dedicated to watching "children's" movies. 1) You're an idiot if you think the HP series is only for kids, and b) Haters gonna hate.

Invitees received their official acceptance into the course via post owl a few weeks prior to the event, despite them already knowing exactly when the event would take place and me already knowing that all of them would come. It was a packed weekend, but we managed to fit all eight movies over a day and half. Throughout the screenings, I ensured that guests were appropriately well fed. We had...

Chocolate Frogs

Pumpkin Juice

Lemon Drops

Knickerbocker Glory

Treacle Tart

Mini Meat Pies à la Slughorn's Slug Club

Pumpkin Pasties

and of course...

BUTTERBEER!

Everything was pretty darn delicious, if I do say so myself. And although I spent a lot of time in the kitchen, it was well worth it (besides, when your kitchen is basically the same room as your living room, you don't miss out on much). I loved hosting such close friends for an unsurpassed Harry Potter experience. Now I just have to figure out what to do with my chocolate frog mold... in the meantime, who's up for another round of butterbeer?