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"Hogwarts at Hamilton"
A hit among Clinton kids and students
by Emily Anderson '13Features Writer
October 30, 2009
For two nights this past weekend, Hamilton students donned their robes and wands to recreate Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Bundy Dining Hall. The show contained several different rooms in which Hamilton students acted the parts of wizards, professors and creatures from the Harry Potter series.
As viewers entered the show, they were divided into the "houses" of Hogwarts (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw) to tour the rooms with their house. The show included both the Gryffindor and the Slytherin common rooms, where characters from both houses entertained audiences.
Several rooms were also decorated as Hogwarts classrooms, including Charms, Potions, Herbology and Study of Magical Creatures. Here, audience members watched as students played the part of their favorite characters, and misbehaved as the night went on.
In the earlier hours of the evening, shows were put on for the children of Clinton and the surrounding area. According to Stephanie Ingraham '13 (aka Hermione Granger) the kids were extremely enthusiastic. Many of the children came bearing "wands and Gryffindor scarves and Harry Potter glasses" to the event.
The show was so good that Ingraham remembers, "One little boy was even afraid of the Slytherins when they sang the death-eater song." As the night went on, the shows only became "crazier and crazier." Despite the rain, Hamilton students poured in to watch Harry and Malfoy duke it out and take advantage of the free cookies.
The students who put on the show might have enjoyed the weekend most of all. Ingraham reports that Hogwarts at Hamilton is "basically a bunch of people who are obsessed with Harry Potter." They have read the books countless times and watch the movies religiously. These students unashamedly know every little detail of the Harry Potter series, including the names of really minor characters spells, and even potions.
Although the night is intended to entertain kids from the area and fellow Hamilton students, the real fun is for the Harry Potter fanatics at Hamilton who either get to play the part of a favorite character, or attend Hogwarts for a weekend.