The Return of Harry Potter Table

Halloween is in full swing again 

here at Purple Chocolat Home 

and we decided to have another 

Harry Potter feast in the 

Great Hall.  I changed it up a bit 

this year and put the tables on an 

angle. 

To get us all a seat, with 31 of us, 

I used 2 eight foot tables and 

one 6 foot table with adjustable 

legs so the little ones can sit at 

it on my children sized Chiavari 

chairs. 

Removing the furniture from the room 

helps to accommodate the crowd.  

All tables were draped with black

tablecloths and then the color of the 

runner determined which house 

was represented.  This one is blue 

for Ravenclaw.  

This one is green for Slytherin.  

And this one is read for Gryffindor.  

The Hogwart's banner flies at 

the end of the room. 

And at the other end of the 

Great Hall we have the letters 

to Harry flying out of the fireplace. 

Napkins for each house were set at 

each placesetting.  I used copper 

chargers and gold flatware on all 

of the tables, except the little table, 

where I used plastic for the little 

Slytherins. 

I had a mixture of mugs.  These 

particular mugs are from 

Universal Studios. 

Here is another mug I made using 

stickers.  The tables have a scattering 

of Harry Potter memorabilia, like the 

authentic Pumpkin Juice bottle,

the Golden Snitch and candy boxes.

I had fun with creating pages 

from the Daily Prophet which had 

the photos of each guest and a story 

headline for each. 

Here is another authentic mug 

from Universal Studios 

Wizarding World of Harry Potter. 

I created the Weasley's clock a 

few years ago.  

I also created this Harry Potter 

tree a few years ago.  It rests down 

in the TV room in the basement which 

is decorated with all of my 

Harry Potter items. 

Some items were purchased 

online and some were purchased 

at Universal Studios.  I had a 

lot of fun putting this tree together, 

so it sits decorated down in the 

TV room. 

For character photos I purchased 

three backdrops, one the library, 

one of Honeydukes, and one of 

the Hogwarts Castle.  I hung those 

and had all of the families take 

family photos.  

We loved this photo of the 

little people at their table 

with Honeyduke's window 

in the background. 

Of course we had to have 

Harry's birthday cake made by 

Hagrid.  We were celebrating 

5 October birthdays.  

Every family was asked to bring 

a Harry Potter inspired dish, 

so our menu consisted of 

Toad in the Hole (pictured above)

Fire-breathing Dragon meat, 

Hagrid's Vegetable Hash, 

Professor Sprout's rolls, 

First Year Broom Cookies, 

and of course birthday cake. 

The feast was overseen by 

Professor McGonagal

and Snape.  

Thanks for visiting our 

Wizarding World of Harry Potter 

Halloween Party.

I will be posting this with 

Tablescapes Thursday

Harry Potter Tree and Mantle

I saved my favorite new Harry Potter

decoration for last - my new Harry Potter Tree!!

Hubby went on a backpacking trip and left

Beaulah and me to our own devices, so

we had a lot of fun creating a Harry Potter

Tree for the living room.

I already had a lot of collectibles,

but I purchased quite a few more,

all off Amazon to complete the tree.

There are so many fun collectibles out there,

of course we had to have a Dobby and a

quaffle.

I already had a sorting hat from a visit to

The Wizarding Worlds of Harry Potter,

both in Orlando and California.

I got this Monster Book of Monsters a 

few years ago at Barnes and Noble.

Hedwig is new because our old Hedwig

had been loved a few too many times.

I found a great pair of socks for

Dobby and glued this one to his hand.

Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem was new this year.

As was this Gringott's bank that

lights up.

I ordered a kit and it had Dumbledore's Army,

a Marauder's Map, a ticket to Quidditch World Cup Finals,

and a letter from Lily Potter to Severus.

The cup was also purchased years ago at The 

Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

This Wizard Chess piece talks when you

press a button.

The skeleton of a dragon was one of

my old Halloween items, above it is the Quidditch

Finals ticket.

This Honeydukes store lights up also.

Of course I needed a Golden Snitch.

And of course we can't forget Nagini, as she is

critical to the end of the story.

I also decorated my Mantle this year with

a Harry Potter theme with a banner I had

from a previous party, letters to Harry from a

previous party, and new Harry Potter themed

dolls.

Now what are we going to do with all of this

Harry Potter stuff you ask?  Beaulah and I

asked ourselves the same thing.  We came up

with a brilliant plan - when my daughter gets all 

of her furniture for her new house out of my

basement, I am going to turn my TV area into

a Harry Potter themed area, that way I have

room for the tree and the cauldrons!

I will be posting this with 

Metamorphosis Monday.