ARRIVING AT HOGWARTS

HOW DOES ONE GET TO HOGWARTS???

WHY YOU TAKE THE HOGWARTS EXPRESS OF COURSE !!!

ALTHOUGH THE HOGWARTS EXPRESS IS NOT A RIDE, THE BOYS WERE ABLE TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE TRAIN.

ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT THE BOYS ENJOYED WAS THE FORD AGLIA FROM THE SECOND HARRY POTTER MOVIE: THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. THE ONLY NOTABLE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT AT THE THEME PARK WAS THE PURPLE KNIGHT BUS. :(

NEXT STOP ..... HOGWARTS CASTLE OF COURSE.

THE CASTLE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND ALMOST UNREAL.

FRONT GATES VIEW...

SOME MORE VIEWS OF THE CASTLE

AND NOW..... ENTERING THE CASTLE



WALKING THROUGH IT IS VISUALLY BREATH TAKING.

HERE IS THE MIRROR OF ERISED


THE PICTURES DO NOT DO THE PLACE ANY JUSTICE, WE DEFINITELY NEED A NEW CAMERA.

THE REST OF THE LINE MOVES OUT TO THE HERBOLOGY AREA.







MATT WAS SO EXCITED TO BE IMMERSED IN THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER AND STILL COULD NOT BELIEVE WE WERE REALLY THERE.



RONAN TOUCHING SOME DEVILS SNARE.

....AND NOW WE RE-ENTER THE CASTLE.

HOUSE POINTS.

ARE YOU READY FOR DUMBLEDORES OFFICE ???

MOM...HURRY LOOK AT THE PENSIEVE.



THIS IS DUMBLEDORE TALKING TO EVERYBODY, FROM THE BALCONY BEHIND THE DESK, AND WELCOMING ALL THE MUGGLE VISITORS TO THE HOGWARTS CASTLE. HE IS A HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE SO IT DOES NOT PHOTOGRAPH VERY WELL.

ON TO THE DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS CLASSROOM.

HARRY, RON, & HERMIONE MAKE AN APPEARANCE IN THE CLASSROOM VIA HOLOGRAPH , BUT THE PICTURES DID NOT COME OUT AT ALL :(

DO YOU REMEMBER THIS WINDOW FROM GOBLET OF FIRE???



AND NOW ENTERING THE GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM.

THE FAT LADY PORTRAIT

THE PICTURE WAS HOLOGRAPHIC AS WELL AND OF COURSE DOES NOT PHOTOGRAPH WELL AT ALL.

THE SORTING HAT JUST BEFORE YOU GET ON THE RIDE.

SADLY RONAN & MARCEL WERE TOO SMALL TO RIDE SO WE SAT IN THE CHILD SWAP AREA AND WATCHED HARRY POTTER MOVIES OF COURSE...

THEY WERE SHOWING THE SORCERERS STONE....AWESOMENESS.