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Grand Hall

Bought
Flagstone poly vinyl wall covering - Shindigz
Black table cloth rolls - Michaels
Hurricane lamps - Walmart
Firefly Lamp oil - Amazon
Firefly Lamp oil dye - Amazon
Marauder's Map - Noble Collection
​Sorting Hat - Amazon
Stuffed animal owls - Great Horned owl, Barn owl, Snowy owl
​LED Candles - Dollar Tree (Only available during Halloween or Christmas time)
Hogwarts House Banners - Local store
​Black Cloth
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I didn't want to spend a lot of money on decorations for the table and after going back and forth on what to do, I decided to keep it simple. I had 4 hurricane lamps that I dyed the oil the house colors and put 2 on each table. For the teachers table I used smaller oil lamps that I had found years ago at a thrift shop. My sister and niece had the amazing idea of using the Daily Prophets as placemats! 
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There are tutorials out there for making your own marauder's map, but I really wanted the real one to keep and didn't have the time (or patience) to make one. 
I purchased the one from the Noble Collection and it was worth it! It was the perfect centerpiece for the mantle.

I purchased the house banners from a local store, you can find them on Amazon also. I wanted them to be much bigger, so I bought black fabric and sewed the smaller banner onto the cloth. 
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Floating Candles

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Bought
LED Candles - Dollar Tree - Only available during Halloween and Christmas time
10 Lb Fishing line
60 Lb Fishing line
AA Batteries
​I used a small hand drill to drill a hole in the tip of each of the candles. I then strung the 10Lb fishing line through the hole and tied it off.  I left about 1 foot of extra fishing line to attach to the main line.
I cut the bottom off of the candles using a dremel and glued a small circle of cardstock over the bottom with Elmers glue stick. 

We used the 60Lb fishing line as the main line to hang the candles. ​
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Sorting Hat Ceremony

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I bought a Sorting Hat from Amazon. The hat was amazing except that it didn't stand up, which was not acceptable. So I stuffed the inside with newspaper so it would stand up. I then pinned the eyebrows and cheek areas so it looked more like the sorting hat. I used laundry starch on it, making sure it was completely coated. I sprayed it over a period of a few weeks, letting it dry completely in between coats. I did this until it stood on it's own, then I sprayed it again.  I bought cheap dark eye makeup from the dollar store and used that to add depth to the mouth and eyes. ​

​When people RSVP'ed, I had them tell me what house they were sorted into. I had a small speaker that we used to call out the houses using a Sorting Hat soundboard. The hat kept it's shape the whole time and the kids loved it!

Divination Table

Bought
Crystall Ball - Ebay
​Tea Cup - Thrift shop
Tea light holder - Thrift shop
Dagger - Thrift shop
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Books
I found the Unfogging the Future book covers online. I printed them off then glued them to construction paper, creating a book cover. I used my hardback Harry Potter books as the book. 
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​Tea Cup
I used a black sharpie to create The Grim in the bottom of the cup. 

Horcrux Table

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Tom Riddle's Diary - Dollar Tree black journal. I used a large drill bit (by hand) to create the hole in the center. My husband did the name with a gold ink pen. 

Ring - Bought from Ebay

Locket - Bought from Ebay

Hufflepuff Cup - Bought from Noble Collection

Diadem - Bought from Ebay

Snake - Bought snake from Amazon and used black fabric spray paint. 

Harry - I printed off a picture I found on the internet on photo paper.

Rare Dragon Eggs

I've been working and reworking these eggs for a few years now. I'm finally really happy but unfortunately I did not take pictures throughout the creation, so all I have are the supplies I used.  I also created descriptions for each egg and printed those on silver cardstock. I bought self-laminating pouches and used a grommet with leather string to attach them to the basket. ​
Bought
Emu and Ostrich egg
Acrylic Paint
Feathers
​Glitter
​Craft sealant
Wicker basket - Thrift shop
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Potions Bottles

I've collected bottles over many years for our halloween display. I created different potion shops and labels for each bottle. I filled the bottles with colored water, colored mineral oil, corn syrup, hand sanitizer, spices, herbs, glitter, halloween insects, colored sand, anything I could find that worked!  
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