Saturday, February 28, 2009

The Search for the Golden Snitch

As I, Professor MacGonagall, helped the kids clean up their potion stained hands and started Transfiguration class, Professor Dumbledore quickly hid the paper clues at the last minute so there was no chance a kid would notice them hidden in the bathroom or something before the search started.


Opening the scroll announcing the Golden Snitch is missing. It says Transfiguration class is cancelled so students can help aid in the recovery. A reward of 1 Galleon, 1 Sickle and 1 Knut will be paid to each student that helps. A suspicious person was spotted by Prof. Snape near the girls lavatory. That clue in the scroll starts the search.




Squeezing this many kids into our bathroom was quite a feat.


We hid a decoy clue in the bathroom just for fun.




The real clue behind Moaning Myrtle


Searching Diagon Alley.


Evie put it together and found the clue in the skull. She did not know any of the locations or clues. She wanted it all to be a surprise.




Craziness on the stairs. I think it was hardest for me in my full length skirt. I wanted to be right there to make sure nobody fell down the stairs.


Again cramped spaces made for a frenzied search.


We had to help them make the connection between the Golden Snitch and the Golden Book by asking "What color is the Golden Snitch?" Amazingly I found this book a few days before the party for sale at Safeway for $1 donation. (It's called Surgeon by Frank Slaughter. I wish I knew why they painted it gold.)




The clue inside the book leads us back down the stairs.


They know they are looking for a musical instrument.


It was easier to see in person.


They head back to where Fluffy was.


Evie plays the music and we unlock the basement door.


The clue under Fluffy's paw.


They slide through the Devil's Snare.




The big key "unlocks" the door.


Which is really a curtain with a paper lock Evie made.




The kids each take a turn looking into the mirror to see if their heart's desire will reveal the location of the missing Golden Snitch. After they've all had a turn they say "YOU do it."


I pretend to look hard into the mirror and then say "Ahhhhhhhh. I seeeeeeeee... it is....in a drawer nearby."


It is found!


The chest was slid pretty far back to make it a little harder to find.


What we were searching for. I bought the Golden Snitch from Alivan's for $3.59.

We headed upstairs to dole out the reward money.

2 comments:

  1. Greetings from Italy,good luck

    Hello,Marlow

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  2. Cool! I'm trying to do a HP Birthday for my girl turning 10. I really like the font you used on the clues. What was it?
    Thanks for sharing...

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