Ten Extreme Expressions of Potter-Love

Potter-Mania

Harry Potter love has no bounds. No sport is too weird, no line too long for fans of the fastest-selling books in history. As Muggles eagerly await the final installment of the film series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, we review some of the most outrageous ways to show affection for this multibillion-dollar franchise.

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1. Try to find your way through Tom Pearsy’s Potter Maize Maze.

To say farewell to the world’s favorite young wizard, farmer and maze creator Tom Percy cut two portraits of Harry Potter in his crop of maize plants. The result is the world’s largest spot-the-difference competition and a fun summer challenge for anyone willing to travel to York, England.
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2. Wear an “Authentic Replica Adult Invisibility Cloak,” $329.95.

Part of Warner Bros.’ line of official replica merchandise, the invisibility cloak is designed to look exactly like the one Dumbledore gives to Harry in the first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. For several hundred dollars you will not actually become invisible, but you will get some serious Potter-cred.
Courtesy of www.WBShop.com, the official online store of Warner Bros. Studios.
3. Take a Harry Potter cruise, Wizards at Sea, $889-$1,489.

If after visiting Universal Studios’ Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando you still haven’t gotten your fill of magic and broomsticks, you can apparate your way onto a week-long Potter-themed cruise. The Wizards at Sea Harry Potter convention, operated by Cruises Cruises Cruises in the Caribbean, includes magic classes and an evening ball filled with professional look-alikes.
www.wizardsatsea.com.
4. Hop on an official broomstick, $35-$476.

Quidditch, the game inspired by J.K. Rowling’s books, has become a serious sport, played by more than 300 teams across the nation. Like any serious sport it requires good equipment. Any old kitchen broom just won’t do. So why not treat yourself to one of the winners from Alivan’s Broom Closet? Or you can show everyone up by bidding on a prop replica broomstick. The starting price on eBay is $476.
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5. Get Officially Accepted by Hogwarts, $18.71.

A replica of the letters sent to incoming Hogwarts students in the films, the personalized acceptance-letter Chromaluxe panel comes with a stand and features the official Hogwarts crest.
Courtesy of CREDIT: www.WBShop.com.
6. Buy an acrylic Harry Potter painting, $1,500.

The Harry Potter franchise has inspired a vast array of creations—fan fiction, odd recipes, costumes. But only a true aficionado would be bold enough to fill that empty space on the dining room wall with this original acrylic, available at etsy.com.
Courtesy of lovepeoplelovelife via etsy.com.
7. Rock Harry Potter’s glasses, $4-$60.

What’s remarkable about these circular glasses, modeled after the ones worn by the young wizard, is just how many outlets sell them. Warner Bros., Party City, and Amazon are just a few places where a dedicated Potter-head can select between thick-rimmed or thin, cheapo or fancy.
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8. Knit a Hogwarts Bunch blanket, free

If you are an avid knitter who happens to find Harry Potter equally as thrilling, than take a look at this pattern available at ravelry.com, which helps turn Harry Potter characters into a plush blanket.
Courtesy of totallee via www.ravelry.com.
9. Warm your face with a Dumbledore wizard-beard scarf, $98.

This multipurpose scarf, advertised on etsy.com as a “great gift for the man who has everything or for the lady who complains of a cold face,” ends the need to choose between function and fashion on Halloween.
Courtesy of foamywader via CREDIT: www.etsy.com.
10. Buy the domain HarryPotterHotel.com, $99,000.

Always wanted to own a hotel, but unsure what direction to take it? For just under $100K you can buy yourself the domain name HarryPotterHotel.com, the first step toward running your own Harry Potter-themed resort. You will have some competition from Warner Bros., which is investing millions in a hotel on the property where the movies were filmed outside London. Still, if you can get past copyright challenges, there are plenty of Potter-obsessed fans to go around.
Courtesy designaname/www.ebay.com.