Accio Butterbeer

I've had a great time in London so far, but today was the day. Harry Potter Day. This was my number one thing I was looking forward to seeing while I was here. Castles and churches are nice, but I prefer a combination of children's books and film memorabilia. I still can't believe I was on the actual sets where the iconic series was filmed.

The experience starts off with a film narrated by the trinity, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, telling us about the 10 years of production and filming and all of the thousands of props, sets, and costumes that went along with it.  The tour itself featured all of the original sets decorated with props and costumes from the film. It was almost overwhelming to see my movies come to life.

One of my favorite features was the green screen room. They got you all dressed up in a cloak and you got to climb up on a broom and take pictures or even video of yourself flying through the air above the castle, or on the quidditch pitch. Did I care that most of the people partaking were children? NO. This is my day and I'll ride my broom if I want to.

And of course I finished off the tour of a lifetime with a nice frothy glass of butterbeer....yum.

"Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground." -Albus Dumbledor