The Best Loved Harry Potter Costumes

Since the first Harry Potter book was released in 1997, children and adults alike have spell-bound by this boy wizard and his life at Hogwarts School. Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone and the subsequent six volumes  and associated movies have given us a world full of astonishing characters, a magical world of witchcraft and wizardry, plus a whole new game – quidditch.

What better way to spend Halloween than dressed up in a costume from Harry Potter and there are a great many to pick from. Let me present you with my five favorite costumes from the world of Harry Potter that you might find great for trick or treating.

1.    Dementors. This has to be one of the scariest costumes around as befits these foul soul-sucking creatures that guard the wizard prison of Azkaban. These creatures have a human shape, are at least ten feet tall and wear dark, hooded cloaks that reveal their horrible grey and decayed hands. They look very gruesome with holes where their mouths should be and no eyes. They are similar to vampires but in this case feed off people’s emotions rather than their blood. They suck out the soul of a person.

2.    Voldemort. Lord Voldemort is the arch-enemy of Harry Potter. He is the most vile and feared wizard. He totally lacks normal human emotions and responses and has no desire for friendship or love. His desire to secure immense power and immortality makes his extremely powerful and ruthless. Once upon a time Voldemort was described as very handsome but he was transformed into a monster. Now he has red eyes, no nose and a slit where his nostrils should be. He has no hair ahd his teeth are yellow. His fingernails are long and blue and he is thin and tall. He wears a long dark black robe and carries a wand that has a handle which appears to be made of bone.

3.   Death Eaters. The Death Eaters are a small group of witches and wizards who are followers of Voldemort, committing many evil crimes. They have a dark mark on their left forearms, a sign given to them by Voldemort and by which they recognize each other. Their attire is black robes with hoods and masks. In the movie Goblet of Fire they wore skull masks and pointed hats. However, in the Order of the Phoenix movie they wore metal masks and purple robes.

4.   The Gryffindor Robe. If you fancy joining Harry, Ron and Hermione in Gryffindor House then you have to wear the long black robe with attached hood and burgundy lining. The Gryffindor crest on the front is of a lion rampant in scarlet and gold which symbolizes the characteristics of the house – courage, bravery, daring and chivalry.

5.    The Quidditch Robe This is the robe worn by the players of Quidditch, a fictional sport created by J K Rowling. It’s a fast, exciting and dangerous games with two teams flying on broomsticks competing for points scored by throwing a ball, the Quaffle, through hoops and trying to capture the golden snitch. The Quidditch costume is a great crimson ankle length robe with yellow lining.

I hope you like my personal choice of the best Harry Potter costumes.