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Harry Potter Trivia Night: It All Ends Here | July 1, 2011

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Hogwarts cup-winning-team, "Hallows Be Thy Name" From left: Faye Bi, Rebecca Marsh, Annie Stone, Catherine Wallace, & Olivia deLeon

For more pictures from the evening, visit the ECC’s Facebook album.

The ECC board welcomes you to Hogwarts! Back row, from left: Nicole Deming, Annie Ericsson, Maheneen Alam, Paula Sadler, Matthew Dinda Front row, from left: Mary Van Akin, Rachel Hoban

Fourteen years ago, J.K. Rowling published Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Now, 7 books, 8 movies, an amusement park, and an interactive reading experience website later, closure for The Boy Who Lived seems imminent. With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2) fans who grew up with Harry, Ron, and Hermione are preparing for extreme emotional catharsis tonight as they watch Harry’s on-screen journey reach its tear-inducing conclusion.

On Tuesday night, The Early Career Committee of The Children’s Book Council hosted a Harry Potter Trivia Night of epic proportions at the CBC office. The ECC board worked like house elves to pull together a magical evening of trivia, decorations, tasty treats, and a Grawp-sized Hogwarts Express for 60 witches, wizards, and muggles.

Paula Sadler (Editorial Assistant, Penguin) conjured up some of the event’s most memorable attractions–a lovingly patched, papier-mâché sorting hat, a flock of flying keys, and, of course, the Hogwarts Express–she even almost brought Moaning Myrtle herself back to life in the bathroom with a sound recording straight from the movie. Annie Ericsson (Design Assistant, Penguin) hand drew five stunning Hogwarts-themed crests and a portrait of Moaning Myrtle to reside over the toilet. Dobby (disguised as Mary Van Akin) hosted the evening.

Team “Hallows Be Thy Name” beat out the formidable competition to bring home the house cup. Team “That’s So Ravenclaw” won the prize for best team name while Ashley Fedor (Penguin), alter-ego Luna Lovegood, was rewarded for having the best costume of the evening. Tyler Infinger (HarperCollins) demonstrated her Potter prowess by winning the individual Rowena Ravenclaw Challenge.

Mischief Managed

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