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  • Pumpkin Pasties Hero
    Magical Flavors

    A Magical Recipe for Harry Potter-Inspired Pumpkin Pasties

    July 1, 2020 /

    Among the many foods I wish were more common in America, pasties are high on the list. When I was growing up, my Croatian grandma and her sisters would often make pasties when we visited; these big pastries were filled with meat and potatoes, and I loved drowning mine in ketchup when I was small. On my first trip to England in 2011, I was delighted to discover that pasties are more common there – I bought a Cornish pasty from a window shop. I might have been one of the few kids reading Harry Potter to know what pasties are for these reasons – but I had never had…

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    A Sweet, Easy English Trifle Recipe Inspired by Harry Potter

    December 16, 2020
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    A Magical Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe for Harry Potter Fans

    August 26, 2020
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    How to Make Treacle Tart: Harry Potter’s Favorite Dessert!

    July 22, 2020
  • Harry Potter Bachelorette Party Hero
    Magical Experiences

    How to Plan a Bewitching Harry Potter Bachelorette Party

    June 24, 2020 /

    Whether you’re the maid of honor, a bridesmaid, or the bride herself, you don’t need Veritaserum to know one truth about the bachelorette party you’re planning: it has to be Harry Potter themed! Everything about weddings can be magical, and that includes the bachelorette party where the bride shares a fun night or weekend away with her closest friends for a final night of freedom before she makes her Unbreakable Vow. I’m personally planning my own wedding right now, and have officially decided I need to have a Harry Potter bachelorette party – time to send this post to my Maid of Honor so she has everything she needs to…

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    12 Magical Harry Potter Walking Tours in London

    May 6, 2020
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    How to Take a 360-degree Tour of the Wizarding World in Hollywood

    April 8, 2020
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    The Ultimate Guide for Visiting Platform 9¾

    April 6, 2020
  • Draught of Peace Hero
    Magical Flavors

    How to Make the Draught of Peace

    June 17, 2020 /

    If there’s one thing we can all agree on when talking about the year 2020, it’s that the world seems so uncertain and stressful right now. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could use some of the magic in the world of Harry Potter to help us stay calm and relaxed as we face the challenges before us? It turns out that is possible! Easily overlooked in favor of other more popular potions, the Draught of Peace is a potion that produces the exact sense of relaxation and calm we all need a little more in our lives. While the potion in the magical world is incredibly complex...

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    Trifle Hero

    A Sweet, Easy English Trifle Recipe Inspired by Harry Potter

    December 16, 2020
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    How to Make Butterbeer in 21 Recipes

    April 10, 2020
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    How to Make a Harry Potter-Inspired Unicorn Blood Drink

    November 11, 2020
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    Magical Flavors

    How to Make Ogden’s Old Firewhisky (Only for Adult Witches & Wizards!)

    June 3, 2020 /

    Say what you will about Butterbeer: it’s delicious, easy to make, and everyone loves it. Sometimes though, you just need something a little stronger. Luckily, there’s an option from the magical world that compounds the effects of Muggle alcohol with a little extra enchantment. Whether you’re toasting an occasion or need to calm your nerves, Ogden’s Old Firewhisky is the go-to for most adult wizards and witches. I’ve always wondered what Ogden’s Old Firewhisky tastes like, so I decided to try my wand-work at making some of my own. This magical potion – I mean Muggle recipe – is super easy to make, but it takes almost as long as…

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    How to Make Polyjuice Potion for Muggles (No Toenails or Hair Required!)

    October 21, 2020
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    How to Make Felix Felicis (Liquid Luck!)

    May 13, 2020
    Trifle Hero

    A Sweet, Easy English Trifle Recipe Inspired by Harry Potter

    December 16, 2020
  • Magical Equipment

    The 11 Best Harry Potter Travel Accessories: Enchanting Trunks, Bags & More

    May 27, 2020 /

    Planes, trains, and automobiles – it doesn’t matter how you travel, there’s something enchanting about exploring a new place. I love travel – it’s my favorite hobby and even a main part of my Muggle career. But I don’t love how travel can be exhausting and uncomfortable, so I’m always looking for great travel gear to make my life easier. To that end, I’ve scoured to find the best Harry Potter travel accessories that both make travel less unpleasant and rep my love of Harry Potter. From trunks and suitcases to carry-on items like water bottles and travel journals, there are a lot of Harry Potter travel accessories out there.…

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    How to Design the Ultimate Harry Potter Office

    October 28, 2020
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    The Ultimate Hogwarts Supply List for the Muggle World

    April 4, 2020
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    50+ Gifts Clever Ravenclaws Will Love [Ravenclaw Gift Guide]

    December 2, 2020
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    Magical Journeys

    12 Wizarding World of Harry Potter Tips for a Magical Trip

    May 20, 2020 /

    Planning a trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter? It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been to Orlando, Hollywood, or Osaka – or are about to take your first trip on the Hogwarts Express: there’s something truly magical about Harry Potter world at Universal Studios. As you plan your trip, you might wonder what you need to know to have the best, most magical time possible. That’s where I’m here to help: these Wizarding World of Harry Potter tips are ones I learned first-hand on my first trip (and all the ones that have followed!). Read on for pro-tips and rest assured you’ll have an experience that you won’t forget…

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    The 7 Best Things to Do at the Wizarding World in Hollywood

    April 15, 2020
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    15 Magical, Must-See Harry Potter Film Locations in London

    December 23, 2020
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    The 10 Best Things to Do at the Wizarding World in Orlando

    April 5, 2020
  • Felix Felicis Hero
    Magical Flavors

    How to Make Felix Felicis (Liquid Luck!)

    May 13, 2020 /

    If you could have one potion from the magical world right now, what would it be? You probably know immediately – it’s gotta be Felix Felicis, also known as ā€œliquid luck.ā€ I mean, who wouldn’t want a potion that makes ā€œall your endeavors tend to succeed… at least until the effects wear off.ā€ (HBP, Ch. 9) If you want to know how to make Liquid Luck, read on for my Felix Felicis recipe. Potions wasn’t my strongest class at Ilvermorny, and it isn’t easy to make Felix Felicis – but it’s much more complicated in the magical world than in the Muggle one. I’ve scoured the sources and reviewed other…

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    How to Make a Beautification Potion
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    January 6, 2021
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    How to Make Treacle Tart: Harry Potter’s Favorite Dessert!

    July 22, 2020
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    A Magical Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe for Harry Potter Fans

    August 26, 2020
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    Magical Experiences

    12 Magical Harry Potter Walking Tours in London

    May 6, 2020 /

    In some ways, London is the epicenter for magical experiences in the Muggle world. In London, you can visit the Harry Potter studio tour from London, plus see other sights and sites from the books (like Platform 9¾) and films on Harry Potter walking tours. There are even a number of places in London that inspired J.K. Rowling as she created the magical world – though they never appeared on the page or silver screen. That’s why I have an entire Harry Potter Bucket List for London! There’s so much to do that you can spend a lifetime doing them all. You might remember that list includes ā€œGo on a…

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    How to Take a 360-degree Tour of the Wizarding World in Hollywood

    April 8, 2020
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    How to Plan a Bewitching Harry Potter Bachelorette Party

    June 24, 2020
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    How to Plan the Ultimate Harry Potter Movie Night

    September 2, 2020
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    Magical Equipment

    The 10 Most Magical Harry Potter Birthday Gifts Muggles

    April 22, 2020 /

    Once a year, we each get to wake up on the most magical day of our lives – our birthday! And on that day, we are often showered with gifts and love from family and friends. It’s actually my birthday this week – my birthday falls between Emma Watson’s (Hermione Granger) on April 15th and Horace Slughorn’s on April 28th. This seems pretty much fitting if you know me IRL ? Because every witch, wizard, and even muggle deserves to have a magical birthday, I’ve scoured my own wishlists and the rest of the muggle internet to find the most magical and best Harry Potter birthday gifts...

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    55+ Gifts Daring Gryffindors Will Love [Gryffindor Gift Guide]

    August 19, 2020
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    50+ Gifts Clever Ravenclaws Will Love [Ravenclaw Gift Guide]

    December 2, 2020
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    The 11 Best Harry Potter Ornaments for Your Christmas Tree This Year

    December 9, 2020
  • Harry Potter World Hollywood Hero
    Magical Journeys

    The 7 Best Things to Do at the Wizarding World in Hollywood

    April 15, 2020 /

    ā€œSorry to interrupt, but where did you get your jacket?,ā€ asked the young wizard at the Wizarding World at Universal Studios in Hollywood. ā€œIt’s just, I’ve seen the jacket before with Slytherin on the front, but never ā€˜Seeker’ on the back,ā€ he explained.ā€œThis jacket is actually really old,ā€ I replied. ā€œI bought it about 15 years ago at Hot Topic. I had to dig it out of a storage bin for this trip!ā€ After all – it was a special trip: to celebrate my 30th birthday. I was 19 years past when I should have received my Hogwarts acceptance letter, when I made my first trip to the Wizarding World…

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    April 2, 2020
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Hi, my name is Valerie, and I'm still salty I never got my Hogwarts acceptance letter (22 years later!).

I started Follow the Butterflies to share my love of Harry Potter and exploring the Magical World – both Harry's and our own! We'll follow the spiders if we have to, but hopefully not...

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