Easter Adventures - Part 2

The long-awaited sequel to the first Easter Adventures post is finally here! Sorry it took so long. So here's what happened during the rest of the holiday...

Oh my goodness.

*Insert excited squee here*
We did it. We actually went.

Want to know where I've been?

Only the Harry Potter Studio Tour!!!! :D

Me and my parents had such a fantastic time down in Leavesden (near London)! I won't spoil the beginning bit, because that's just too fun :3 but we spotted many awesome things that were in the Harry Potter movies - Dumbledore's office, some of the costumes, the MAHOOSIVE pendulum, Buckbeak, Aragog (I tried not to look at that one... *shudders*) - and of course, the amazing model of Hogwarts Castle!!

Here's a few of the pics we took whilst we were there...

 

 The Great Hall!

 Some of the Professors' costumes...

 



 The Yule Ball "drinks dispenser thingy"...

 

 The 'chocolate delight' dessert set (The chocolate phoenix cake is REAL and has survived for SEVEN years!!!)

 

 All the characters' wands

 

 The Gryffindor Boys' dormitories

 

 The tribute left by Warner Bros. Studios to the amazing Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley), who sadly passed away this year

 

 The Gryffindor Common Room

 

 The MAHOOSIVE pendulum

 

 Stephen Fry!! (Sleeping)

 

 Dumbledore's Office (with hidden Richard Harris costume at the top of the stairs)
 

 Various props, including: Slughorn's Hourglass, the Golden Snitch, the Philosopher's Stone, Sirius' prison number, the Deluminator, the Rememberall, Rita Skeeter's quill/notepad and the time-turner amongst others!
 

 "I am Snape, the Potions Master..."

 

 I found out that as Umbridge's power increased, her outfits turned pinker...

 

 *Chug chug chug*

 

 Dad seemed to like the butterbeer...

 

 Mum wasn't too sure! (Sorry Mum) 

 

 The Knight Bus!

 

 The bridge! (See the bottom of the post for a special video surprise!)

 

 Fawkes the Phoenix!

 

 Buckbeak! This actually moved along with the behind-the-scenes video behind it. Very clever! :)

 

 Diagon Alley!

 

And now, possibly the best part of the whole tour...

 



 Hogwarts Castle!!!

 

 This massive model actually switched from day to night! (And back again :P)

 

 Ground floor shot of the castle...

 

 My amazing Mum and Dad in front of Hogwarts!

 

 "Has the letter come through the post yet?"

 

 On our way out of the tour, we went through a room which had all of the handmade wand boxes fixed together. They had all the names of the cast and crew on them - and I happened to find one (near Rupert Grint's) with my name on it! Sure it was spelt with a 'K' and not a 'C', but wow! What are the chances?! :D

 

 Me trying on a Gryffindor robe. I couldn't resist :P

 

 

So there we have it, one of the best Easter holidays I've ever had! I wonder what I'm going to do in the Summer holidays to top that?

Well, whatever happens, I tell July and August this...

 

Bring it. :P

 

 

(Link to the surprise video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYR6xqQ6BlE&feature=youtu.be)

 

 

Thanks for sticking with me through the post delays, peeps! I really appreciate it! There'll be a new blog post soon; in the meantime, don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel to get your dose of Pink, Purple and Dinky vlogs!

 

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See you soon, peeps! :3 x


Edit: Sorry, it's Richard HARRIS, not Attenborough! >.<

It's been a while...

Hi Peeps!

You may be wondering why I haven't posted in yonks. I've been so busy with uni work that I haven't had enough time to sit down and post any entries! And that's frustrating.

Plus, when you're writing tons of assignments, it kinda takes the joy out of writing, so I haven't had any enthusiasm lately either.

However, the good news is that I've finished all my assignments for the year (I hope! No retakes please!) so all I have to do now are session plans for placement and teaching the lessons I plan. So look forward to more blog posts in the future!

I've also had the opportunity to load all of my Easter pictures onto my computer, so the next post will be a roundup of what happened over the rest of the Easter holiday. I was going to split it into two and I think I will, only one will be part 2 of the Easter Adventures series and the other will be of a different name.

Don't forget that you can follow my twitter (@Katylizzie1804) and join my facebook group (Pink, Purple and Dinky - The Official Group) so you can keep updated even if I don't post here. I also have a YouTube channel (Katylizzie1804) which I am going to update very soon, so keep an eye out!

Apologies again for the lack of posting peeps. Normal service shall resume shortly... :)