Can I have twins named Fred and George?

The last Harry Potter movie came out last week. It was exciting and happy and really sad and amazing and bittersweet and I cried and laughed and.... should I keep going?

I have read all the books and seen all the movies and I knew if I wasn't at the midnight showing I would regret it. So not only did I go at midnight (technically I was in the 12:07 showing) but I made the entire day an epic Harry Potter Extravaganza.

Step 1: Watch as many Harry Potter movies as possible.

So starting Wednesday night I watched 1, 2, 3, 5, most of 6, & some of 7 (not to mention I had watched 7 twice in the previous two weeks).

Step 2: Make awesomely amazing t-shirts to wear to the premier.

I found this cool tutorial online here. Then I came up with an awesome idea. And this was my end result:

I will add that this took forever to make. It took hours to trace and then cut out the stencil. My hand was literally about to fall off. But I was so excited that it came out so well.

(and just in case you were wondering.... I found a Harry Potter font online, then typed out what I wanted to be on my shirt and printed it, and then traced that. I did NOT free hand the words. I am not that talented.)

Step 3: Make Butterbeer cupcakes.

I also found this recipe for butterbeer cupcakes. I had to try them for my Harry Potter Extravaganza even if I had no clue what they would taste like.

Can I just tell you that they were AMAZING. I will without a doubt make these again. (The cupcake is like a cream/vanilla-y flavored cupcake with a butterscotch ganache and frosting... way good)


Step 4: Go to premier.

We had such perfect timing. We showed up just when they were letting people in. The line for our theater wasn't long at all. And we played a fun game until the movie started.

I got back home a little before 3 A.M. with plenty of time to sleep before class in the morning.