Sometimes, there comes a day when the Muggles get you down. And when that day comes, you need a Harry Potter Movie Marathon to escape from your non-magical reality. But why just watch it? Really get into it with my top 10 things you need for a Harry Potter marathon!
1.Food: This one’s a given, but make sure you have sustenance for your 19 hour, 38 minute journey. (21 hour, 51 minutes if you include Fantastic Beasts.) Whether you make your own chocolate frogs, Bertie Botts beans, Licorice wands, or just order a pizza, make sure you eat or else be sure to have a witch or wizard around you to Ennervate your weak and hungry body.
2.Drinking Games: You don’t need alcohol to have fun with this one. Make your own butterbeer recipe or another non alcoholic drink of choice, find your favorite Harry Potter drinking game, and go wild. Take a sip every time Malfoy says “Pottah!” or Dumbledore breaks the rules for Harry. Take two sips when Hagrid says or does something he shouldn’t have, but whatever you do, don’t drink at all whenever Ron says “bloody hell” or risk death.
3.Memes: Get your favorite Harry Potter memes ready and be sure to whip them out for maximum enjoyment of the experience and maximum irritation of your friends. Use them as conversation starters and await fireworks.
4.The Books: Make sure to have your books handy so you can rip them open, dramatically point to a change from the book to the movie, and wail in despair.
5.Wizard Rock: While taking quick breaks to make snacks and stretch blare some wizard rock. Listen to Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, and the Moaning Myrtles. Sing along badly and traumatize your neighbors.
6.Occasional Quidditch stretches: To avoid numb body parts from sitting for so long, get up every once in a while to do some stretches. Really get into it with your best Quidditch moves. Leap around like you’re flying with a broom between your legs. Ignore any witnesses laughing at you.
7.A wand: You don’t need to buy one of the fancy expensive ones from the theme park or online. You can follow a tutorial on how to make them, or simply grab a chopstick or twig. Yell “Wingardium Leviosa!” with Ron and wish desperately you could be friends with him, Harry, and Hermione.
8.Costumes or dolls to act out scenes: Get in the spirit of things with a costume or dolls to act out the scenes. Bonus points if you can find a suitable fake Fawkes to grab and scream “it’s just like magic!”
9.Occasional cat naps: Do your best McGonagall or Catmione impression and take occasional naps to sustain yourself for the next round of movies.
10.A friend or other outlet to let out all of your feelings with: Crying over Dobby’s death for the sixtieth time? Need to punch the air in satisfaction when Hermione clocks Malfoy? Do you absolutely need to tell someone that Harry should have green eyes? Bring a friend or let out your feelings online or in a journal. Give yourself another chocolate frog if the journal is Tom Riddle’s diary, but for Merlin’s sake don’t write in it if the ink disappears.
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