Harry Potter Halloween Costumes are All the Rage

Everybody who has read the books has a favorite character, making Harry Potter Halloween costumes a natural choice for so many kids of all ages.

Fortunately, costume manufacturers anticipated the continued popularity of Harry Potter costumes, and there are lots to choose from this year.

There are Harry Potter costumes for the Boy-Who-Lived himself, as well as of many of the children who attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Whether it’s for Halloween, or another occasion, Harry Potter costumes are lots of fun for your child. Of course, the kids don’t get to have all the fun.

There are also adult Harry Potter Halloween costumes readily available for both the children characters, and the adults.

Witch and Wizard professors from the school, and other characters that make the series as great as it is all have their own Harry Potter costumes for you to wear at your next Halloween or costume party.

The costumes do require certain basics.

For one thing, every Harry Potter costume – whether witch or wizard – begins with a robe. It should be black, and made out of a heavy material.

Preferably, your cloak should also have a hood, though it should not be warn on your head. Next, you will need a wand.

It can either be a straight wand, or a more gnarled one – depending on your Harry Potter Halloween costume’s character.

If you are one of the children from the school, you’ll want to wear a colored, button down shirt and tie under the cloak, with black pants.

The color will depend on your house – Gryffindor (scarlet and gold), Slytherin (Green and Silver), Hufflepuff (Yellow and Black), and Ravenclaw (Blue and Bronze).

Do not forget that each Hogwarts house has a scarf in its colors, so it should be a part of your Harry Potter costume if you are one of the students.

And, of course, if you are dressing up in a Harry Potter costume, and you are the boy himself, you can never forget your lightning bolt-shaped scar on the right side of your forehead, and your round-framed glasses.

By Bruce A Brown

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