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How to create a Harry Potter-inspired Hallowe’en at home

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## Get decorating… with bats 

The Great Hall might have live bats fluttering about at Hallowe’en but we’ve got the next best thing. In this video, we teach you how to make bats that you can place around your home. You’ll be sure to create a Hallowe’en in the Great Hall atmosphere with these creepy critters hanging around…   

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## Get crafting… with cauldron bowls 

The Hallowe’en feast at Hogwarts has golden plates and goblets, and plenty to eat – unless you’re Nearly Headless Nick – and it’s no different outside of the wizarding world. With all the tasty food and treats around on 31st October, you’ll be needing something to keep it all in easy reach! With this brilliant video you can learn how to make cauldron bowls. Will yours be Standard Size 2 or will you go bigger? We can’t think of a better place to keep all your Hallowe’en treats!  

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## Get creepy… and make your own Aragog 

We don’t know about you, but one of the scariest moments of the Harry Potter series was in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when Harry and Ron were faced with Acromantula, Aragog. How about having a go at making this paper mache giant spider to decorate your home at Hallowe’en. Hide him in the corner and no doubt it’ll give someone a fright! Watch this video to learn how to make Hagrid’s eight-legged friend…  

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## Get creative… with house bracelet treats  
Traditionally, the treat part of trick or treat is all about the chocolate, sweets, candy… But how about making something for your household as a treat that would last longer than a toffee apple? These friendship bracelets are easy to make, and you can choose the correct colours for the Hogwarts house each person belongs to… Watch this video and learn how to make them below: 

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The “Siriusly” Spooky Harry Potter Quiz

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How Quidditch made me realise my own sporting potential  

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 

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As a noughties teen obsessed with sport, I often felt adrift in what felt like a sea of girls who were more interested in ‘inside’ activities. I was the first one on the hockey pitch, the last person to leave the netball courts. I cut up oranges for half time matches, collected bibs from the store cupboard and taped pictures of my favourite football players to the inside of my locker.

Back in the early 2000s, there was no Emma Radacanu, Sky Brown or Simone Biles to look up to – and in the UK, women’s football was far less visible than it is now. Without social media or TV coverage, we had to wait for the Olympics to roll around once every four years to find new sporting heroes – especially women. The message in the UK seemed to be: Girls don’t play sport. They’re not interested in watching it and probably, they don’t understand it. I knew that wasn’t true and treasured every crumb of evidence to prove otherwise. I rented the DVD of *Sisterhood the Travelling Pants* and watched Bridget fall in love with Eric on the soccer pitch, I went to the cinema three times for *Bend it Like Beckham* and watched gleefully as girls (!) in London (!) played football (!). Sure, the stars of the film were as interested in their love lives as they were in scoring goals on the pitch and sure, Keira Knightly somehow managed to maintain a post-game glow rather than melt into a ketchup-coloured heap, but seeing young women passionate about sport, learning how to curl free kicks and launch themselves into sliding tackles was inspirational.

But it still felt limiting. The early noughties were crying out for something more for girls. Something that didn’t hinge on romantic peril to make the story work. And then I found Quidditch. I opened *Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone* and discovered that Harry would be joining not just the boys on the Quidditch pitch but would be flying alongside girls who were as quick, agile and strong as any their male teammates. Angelina Johnson was keen to remind Captain of the Gryffindor team, Oliver Wood that it was women as well as men in his pre-match team talk, and then strode out onto the pitch ready to destroy the opposition. The Hogwarts’ flying coach and referee, Madam Hooch was a powerful female leader. She had the fortitude to decide the outcome of a game with one sharp shriek on her whistle and could make or break a house team’s title challenge. Watching her take charge of that first flying lesson showed me that I had finally found a home for my sporty little heart. 

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Whilst some teams (Slytherin, we’re looking at you) were a less exciting all-male affair in Harry’s first year, Gryffindor showed that having girls on the team wasn’t a compromise. In the first match of the season, Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet brought speed and agility as Chasers. It was up to newcomer Harry to secure the victory over the Slytherin team - but even he had a little help from Hermione, who magically assisted from the stands as Harry’s broom started to behave erratically… 

As the stories progressed, so did the girls’ impact on the sport. From Cho Chang to Katie Bell, some of the finest Quidditch players Hogwarts saw were female. Ginny Weasley was the one, however, to prove that Quidditch could be more than a hobby. As a young girl, her older brothers dismissed her ambitions to be a Quidditch player, but Ginny was undeterred and borrowed her brothers’ broomsticks to practice without their knowledge. This paid off once she arrived at Hogwarts and was selected for the Gryffindor team. A star Chaser and Seeker, she went on to become a professional player for the all-female Holyhead Harpies before retiring as the senior Quidditch correspondent for the Daily Prophet. Ginny’s determination, ambition and physicality were the qualities she needed to take her passion to the next level and into professionalism.

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As a keen keep-fit person myself, I might never literally leave the ground, but Harry Potter proved to me that with the right attitude and the right environment I could fly as a sportswoman. And so, I strove harder to score goals, win games and take home gold.

But Quidditch was more than just about trophies. The Hogwarts students discovered that friendship, teamwork and loyalty were at the heart of success, not only for the players, but the supporters as well. From Luna’s home-made lion hat to the cheering fans in the rain to McGonagall’s generous rule breaking in allowing Harry to even try out for the team as a lowly first year, the Harry Potter stories made it clear, that excelling at sport was something to be celebrated and encouraged as a community.

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This was a message that I took to heart. Even when the support at my hockey matches had dwindled to the janitor and his spaniel, even when I was travelling solo to the outskirts of Uxbridge just to play hockey on a Wednesday night, even when the girls’ football team were relegated to using the netball posts for goals, even when we were losing games into the double digits, I thought of the Gryffindor team flying in every weather and the way that Quidditch bonded them. From then on, I knew it would all be worth it in the long run. Or in the Quidditch players case, the long flight! 

There are many heroes in Harry Potter – but the wizarding world’s sporting heroes were just as inspirational – writes Becca Langton 

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Celebrate 20 years of the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore to be released globally 15th April 2022  

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Mark the date in your calendars... A new chapter of Newt Scamander’s adventures is coming soon, with *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* to be released in cinemas globally 15th April 2022, and 8th April in the UK and Ireland, with a few other markets potentially also going a tad bit earlier. 

The film was expected to be released in July of next year, but today we can exclusively reveal fans will be able to enjoy the third film a few months earlier than planned!

And here’s a glimpse of the plot to expect....

__Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world.  Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers.  But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?__

We can also reveal the film’s new logo, celebrating the title and Dumbledore’s inclusion with flashes of shiny, embellished silver. Look carefully and you’ll see a wand carefully cut into the ‘D’ of Dumbledore too. 

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Many of the characters you know and love from the first two Fantastic Beasts films will return, such as Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander and Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore along with Ezra Miller (Credence/Aurelius Dumbledore), Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein), Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski) and Katherine Waterston (Tina Goldstein). Comedian and actor Jessica Williams, who had a brief appearance in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, will return as Ilvermorny professor Eulalie 'Lally' Hicks, while Mads Mikkelsen will debut as Gellert Grindelwald. 

The film will once again be directed by David Yates and will reunite producers David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves, Lionel Wigram and Tim Lewis, along with executive producers Neil Blair, Danny Cohen, Josh Berger and Courtenay Valenti. The screenplay is written by J.K. Rowling and Steve Kloves.

That’s all there is to tell for now – but be sure to keep checking back for more updates about *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* when we have them.

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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery introduces new Clubs Secret Rooms feature

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## Clubs Secret Rooms 

Do you fancy yourself as a bit of an interior designer in your spare time? Channel that energy into this new feature where you can decorate and furnish with exclusive decorations earned through events and challenges. All three clubs have access to the rooms, which can be customized with a number of cute accessories, such as spellbooks, squishy armchairs or mysterious artefacts. The feature is available in your game right now!

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## 20th anniversary celebrations

This year, we are celebrating 20 years of movie magic, as the first Harry Potter film celebrates a huge milestone. As you’ll have spotted, we’re looking deeper at 20 memorable moments from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone that really stood out. One of those moments is the London Zoo scene where Harry encounters a rather talkative snake. To commemorate this particular sequence, the makers of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery have put together this charming guide on magical creatures in the wizarding world, and how they resemble animals in our regular old Muggle world. Educate yourself!


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## Watch out for new (spooky) surprises to come...

Keep an eye out for more goodies coming to the game very soon, as the nights draw in and we get ready for Hallowe’en. You can count on some spooky features to be added to the game to get in the mood! 

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*Portkey Games is the games label dedicated to creating new Wizarding World mobile and video game experiences that place the player at the centre of their own adventure, inspired by J.K. Rowling’s original stories.*

Learn more about [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery here.](https://www.wizardingworld.com/discover/portkey-games/harry-potter-hogwarts-mystery)

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London announces its festive season and special Philosopher’s Stone screenings 

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Get into the Christmas spirit early as Warner Bros. Studio Tour London launch their much-loved Hogwarts in the Snow feature, more lavish dinners in the Great Hall and some special screenings of *Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone* for the 20th anniversary.

## Hogwarts in the Snow 

This snowy favourite has been enchanting visitors for years at the Studio Tour, and from 13th November 2021 to 16th January 2022, you can come to see Hogwarts dressed in all its festive glory. And it’s not just Hogwarts that has been covered in snow – new for 2021, the trees and woodland of the Forbidden Forest have also been blanketed in filmmaking snow, as well as Diagon Alley and Hagrid’s Hut! Expect festive wreathes, Christmas trees and a seasonal feast in the Great Hall too.

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## Dinner in the Great Hall 

From 13th – 15th December, a lavish feast awaits you in the Studio Tour’s Great Hall. Ticket-holders to this popular event are invited to get their glad rags on (or finest robes, perhaps?) and enjoy a two-course seated dinner, as if you were Hogwarts students yourself. A roam through the Studio Tour after hours then follows - with dessert and Butterbeer on offer too. After that, you’ll be invited to blow off some steam at a special Hogwarts Express disco. And once the night is over? Guests even get to take home their own wand as a souvenir. What a night!

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## Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone screenings

From Friday 19th to 22nd November, fans can gather at the Great Hall set to enjoy a Hogwarts-themed party and a screening of the film that started it all, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. These special evenings will allow you to roam the Studio Tour after-hours, enjoy some Honeydukes snacks and watch the film on a cosy house-themed beanbag. If you remember where you were when you first saw Hogwarts on the screen 20 years ago, this could be the perfect way to commemorate this huge milestone. 

Please note that a special Monday screening will be adapted for visitors on the autism spectrum and for those with other sensory needs.

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So, grab some tinsel and some fairy lights – Christmas truly feels like it has come early!

Learn more about [Warner Bros. Studio Tour London’s official website.](https://www.wizardingworld.com/discover/experiences/warner-bros-studio-tour-london-the-making-of-harry-potter)