This weekend sees a coupla events for younger fans of Harry Potter (yes, we said younger fans - not the old-enough-to-know-better idiots you see making a big show of reading the books on the bus).

The hi-jinks kick off today (Friday) at Princesshay Square in Exeter from 11am to 3pm with a magic class. Kids will have a chance to learn spells and take part in the ‘School of Magic’ shows. 

Hogwarts will be teaching three sessions in the Princesshay shopping quarter at 12pm, 1.30pm and 3pm and stilt walking wizard Mad Dominic (not literally mad we hope) will also be there to arse about on sticks.

Mini muggles can join the team at Hogwarts at 3.30pm and enter the fancy dress competition to dress up as their favourite character from the books. There will be special prizes for the best look-alikes and most original outfits and props.

Then, tomorrow (that’ll be Saturday), why not go along to the first ever Saltram Wizard School? Lessons will be taught by Professor Wizzywozzy, who will demonstrate his advanced and entertaining wizarding skills.

Lessons will be taught down in the cellars and at the castle, and will include a variety of subjects including levitation, vanishing objects, mind reading and dragonology (you got an ology?!).

Younger children will get to create their very own special wand and an enchanted money box that looks empty even when it is full of gold. Yes, D+CFilm could do with one of those.

Turn up any time between 12pm and 4pm. Hang on a second, wasn’t the movie released last week?!

Posted by Thin White Duke

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