ALTON – When you are the subject of a series of remarkably successful books, movies, plays and now theme park attractions, one can be very busy. But Harry Potter is finding time to visit the Riverbender Community Center.
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Join Harry Potter and many of his favorite wizards, witches and muggles at the Harry Potter Halloween event Sunday, October 19 from 12 to 2 p.m. Enjoy special snacks, butterbeer, charming crafts, a game of Quidditch and make special memories among several of the series’ favorite characters.
The event is geared towards children ages 4-10 and tickets are $15 for children and parents. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Tickets may be purchased online at https://riverbendercommunitycenter.org/events/harry-potter/
Prior to partaking of the special treats and craft-making, children will enjoy a themed skit presented by the Edwardsville High School drama department.
The central character in the series is Harry Potter, a boy who lives in the fictional town of Little Whinging, Surrey with his aunt, uncle, and cousin – the Dursleys – and discovers, at the age of eleven that he is a wizard, though he lives in the ordinary world of non-magical people known as Muggles. The wizarding world exists parallel to the Muggle world, albeit hidden and in secrecy. His magical ability is inborn, and children with such abilities are invited to attend exclusive magic schools that teach the necessary skills to succeed in the wizarding world.
Harry becomes a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a wizarding academy in Scotland, and it is here where most of the events in the series take place. As Harry develops through his adolescence, he learns to overcome the problems that face him: magical, social, and emotional, including ordinary teenage challenges such as friendships, infatuation, romantic relationships, schoolwork and exams, anxiety, depression, stress, and the greater test of preparing himself for the confrontation that lies ahead in wizarding Britain's increasingly-violent second wizarding war.
The original seven books were adapted into an eight-part namesake film series by Warner Bros. Pictures, which is the third highest-grossing film series of all time. The total value of the Harry Potter franchise was estimated at more than $25 billion, making Harry Potter one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
The success of the books and films has allowed the Harry Potter franchise to expand with numerous derivative works, a travelling exhibition that premiered in Chicago, a studio tour in London, a digital platform on which J.K. Rowling updates the series with new information and insight, and a pentalogy of spin-off films. Most recently, themed attractions, collectively known as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, have been built at several Universal Parks & Resorts amusement parks around the world.
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