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Re: Future event locations
Board: State: Michigan
Reply to: #934068 by Spartanfans
Sep 1, 2016 9:34am
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I would definitely make a trip to MI for a Hogwarts event.
Re: Future event locations
Board: State: Michigan
Reply to: #934068 by Spartanfans
Sep 1, 2016 11:28am
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That is the hardest part for me in planning an event...picking the location.
If you plan it tbey will come.

~Aurora
Re: Future event locations
Board: State: Michigan
Reply to: #934068 by Spartanfans
Sep 1, 2016 2:20pm
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One of the main reasons I went, other than being a huge Harry Potter fan and Bee hosting the event (she has become a good friend of mine and is one of the nicest people ever), was that she has been talking about it for two years! We were letterboxing in October or November of 2014 when she was talking about this event. Right at the end of the NC We Didn't Start the Fire event in October of last year, she sat down a small group of us to help her tackle the event. So, I was pretty excited for this event for two years!

One of the things that I knew early on about this was she was looking for the perfect spot to have it. She is originally from Tucson, and there is a girl scout camp out there with four perfect buildings that could serve as houses. That is where she is planning to have it next. I slightly joked that I might go to that one since I missed one of the stamps. Also, I have told her that she may get a few extra stamps from me, but that is up in the air. I realized there were a few characters missing, (but not many). Some of the stamps are leaving and some will be added. For the first year, she kept looking for a private camp that had four houses or even areas.

She rented a private group camp at a Umstead State Park that had tons of buildings. They had four areas and a cabin at each served as a house (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin). They served for the buildings in the stories, too. There were a few cabins used for us boxers. A few we camped in doubled for divination class or Privet Drive. She used the perfect building for Hagrid's Hut. It was down a tiny hill into the forest which was next to the Quidditch clearing. It seemed like his home! Plus, she had a pumpkin patch with it!

The other detail she told me early on is that the boxes are mainly HIPS boxes. There were props made that people had to find. You need to know your Harry Potter or be very observant/do internet searches on the phone. One box had to be found by revealing a question. Then you gave Bee the answer. She was very thorough in the Harry Potter characters/creatures/things. It wasn't just movie related items, but stuff that only appeared in the books. She gets ten points for her house just for including S.P.E.W. which was never in the films. Then there was stuff I did not remember. I forgot what pet Ginny Weasley had.

It was a wonderful event. There were only a few issues at the event, but they were pretty much out of Bee's control. One was that Raleigh was under an extreme heat advisory. Everyone would pause right in front of the large fan at the Great Hall/library. It was only a mile from one side of the camp to the other and we had plenty of water, so it wasn't too bad. Plus, a few of us did drive to locations just for the air conditioning in vehicles. Sleeping was rather uncomfortable. However, still, it was pretty worth it.

I was going to share/post more pictures to Facebook more so for noxers/muggle HP fans. Super Hedge Hoggie, the carver of a majority of stamps there, gave me permission to share some of her images on FB. I will try to give a warning on that stamp part for those who do not like spoilers. I will get on that soon hopefully.

If you have any more questions, just ask!

Again, Bee, if you are reading this, it was a spectacular event! Loved it! Thank you for including me in the inner workings of it.
Re: Future event locations
Board: State: Michigan
Reply to: #934093 by koalacat
Sep 1, 2016 3:44pm
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Thanks for all of this information!! I did hear back that it would be a few years until she thinks the boxes would make their way to me, (lots of people requested ahead of me) so I have plenty of time to search for the perfect location. I looked at the list of stamps she sent and it seems there were so many. She could probably cut them in 1/2 and send to multiple places.
I hope we get the chance to see these stamps from one of my families favorite series!!