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September 3, 2019
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Category: Events
Lumos wand installation – where to see it!
Photo fantasticbeasts.co.uk Planning a trip to the UK next year? Do you remember seeing photos of the Lumos Wand Installation in London, ahead of the release of The Crimes of Grindelwald? It looked quite magical illuminating the City of London near St. Paul’s Cathedral and it’s now on the move. Residents of the UK were invited to campaign and vote to determine the four regional cities the installation would visit in the lead up to the release of the third Fantastic Beasts film in November 2021. We can now reveal that the Wizarding World Wands supporting Lumos will light up: Hull,
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August 27, 2019
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Category: Events
Have you seen this organ?
Actually, it’s not really an organ: it’s an organ case. The organ it housed was decommissioned years ago. So, why are we writing about it? Well, it’s cool, it’s old and it’s the centrepiece of The Abbey which is where The Great Wizard’s Ball will be held this Saturday. The magnificent carved oak organ case is around 100 years old and said to be carved from 800-1000 year old oak timbers retrieved from shipwrecks and old manor houses. Until 1988 it stood in the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, in London. When the organ was decommissioned, the case was bought
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August 16, 2019
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Category: Events
The Great Wizard’s Ball – all your questions answered
WHAT SHOULD I WEAR? Dressing up is encouraged and almost anything goes! Wear a ball gown if you like, or your finest wizarding robes. You could come dressed as an elf or some other magical creature. Why not a dragon, a Niffler, a mandrake or even a piece of the Quidditch stadium! The best thing about Harry Potter is that you can come as your well-dressed good self and still be a Muggle! There will be a costume parade with awesome prizes, including a free wizard portrait session. You can also drop in to Quizzic Alley in Fyshwick because we
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August 14, 2019
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Categories: Events, NEW!
The Great Wizard’s Ball – you’ve been waiting for this!
Break out your wand and dust off that witches hat– The Great Wizard’s Ball is coming to Canberra. This is your chance to get dressed up to the 9¾ and live your wildest wizarding dreams. Quizzic Alley in Fyshwick is leaving no philosopher’s stone unturned to create a magical and immersive dining experience, complete with a three-course banquet fit for a dragon, live entertainment, a costume parade and more ravenclawesome photo opps than you can poke a wand at. Owner of the store, Nearly Legless Mick, promises it will be a great night, full of magic and wonder. “If you’ve
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August 9, 2019
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Category: Events
Break out your wand: The Great Wizard’s Ball is coming to Canberra
This is your chance to get dressed up to the 9¾ and live your wildest wizarding dreams. Quizzic Alley in Fyshwick is leaving no philosopher’s stone unturned to create a magical and immersive dining experience, complete with a three-course banquet fit for a dragon, live entertainment, a costume parade and more ravenclawesome photo opps than you can poke a wand at. Owner of the store, Nearly Legless Mick, promises it will be a great night, full of magic and wonder. “If you’ve been to Quizzic Alley, you will know what to expect of The Great Wizard’s Ball. I solemnly swear
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August 6, 2019
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Categories: NEW!, Shop news
Shop Quizzic Alley online!
The Quizzic Alley online store is finally up-and-running which should be good news to all our fellow Potterheads who live interstate. Shop away like you’re facing almost certain death in the Triwizard Tournament tomorrow but please be patient: there are still some Peeves-like bugs and gremlins we have yet to address. So, if you come across any issues with the products, the process or the payment, please let us know via Muggle email at magic@quizzicalley.com. Remember – shipping is free for orders of $75 or more. Thanks for your help! The Quizzic Alley Team
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August 6, 2019
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Category: Films and theatre
Super Harry Potter fans needed for video series
The producers of a brand new online video series are looking for passionate Potterheads to talk about what it means to be a Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw or Slytherin. UK based Twenty Twenty will conduct in-depth interviews about each fan’s personal story. This from the production company’s website: “We want to know when you felt like you belonged to a particular house, how you felt when you went through the Sorting Ceremony and the tales of new friends you’ve made or new experiences you’ve had as a result.” So, if you will be in London this month, are passionate about Harry
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July 31, 2019
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Categories: Events, NEW!
Happee Birthdae Harry!
Cake by craftmarmalade.blogspot.co.uk Break out the Butterbeer and the chocolate frogs. Hell, we should have us some vomit flavoured jelly beans too! Because the boy who lived, Harry James Potter, turns 39 today. He may be a totally fictional character but every year we celebrate his birthday and, thanks to the happy location of the International Dateline, we Australians get to mark this auspicious occasion before most of the rest of the world. The good people of New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji and Kiribati have no doubt already blown out the candles. Soon the rest of the world will wake up
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July 17, 2019
- Posted by: Michelle Brotohusodo
- Categories: Gaming, NEW!
SOS! The Ministry of Magic needs your help!
For Harry Potter fans around the world, the time has come. The Statute of Secrecy Taskforce has called on witches and wizards everywhere to save the wizarding world from ‘the Calamity’, by playing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. The new game by Niantic (makers of Pokémon Go) officially launched on 21 June, but—thanks to a dose of Felix Felicis—has been available to Australians and New Zealanders since early May. As the beta testers, aka the guinea pigs of the game, we enthusiastically accepted the challenge, muddling our way along and providing invaluable feedback to the developers. After two months of solid
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