--- title: Harry Potter Classroom Decorations description: An Oklahoma teacher decorated her classroom like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone canonical: https://time.com/4009685/harry-potter-classroom/ author: ashley Ross article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-25T16:49:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:48.206Z og:title: This Harry Potter-Themed Classroom Will Turn Any Muggle Into a Wizard og:description: All the points for Hufflepuff og:url: https://time.com/4009685/harry-potter-classroom/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Harry Potter-Themed Classroom Will Turn Any Muggle Into a Wizard twitter:description: All the points for Hufflepuff twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production video:duration: 01:21 video:published: 2015-06-26 section: entertainment topics: Harry Potter, stage play, J.K. Rowling, prequel, Pottermore, Fantastic Beasts, screenwriting, franchise box office genre: news, entertainment reporting tones: informative, upbeat, curious emotions: excitement (medium), curiosity (medium), nostalgia (low) sentiment: positive audience: Harry Potter fans, theater enthusiasts, film and entertainment readers, pop culture followers people: J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, Lily Potter, James Potter, Professor Snape, Lord Voldemort, Eddie Redmayne organizations: Wall Street Journal, Palace Theater products: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Pottermore content_suitability: death [00:26-00:35] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable --- # This Harry Potter-Themed Classroom Will Turn Any Muggle Into a Wizard > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with Ally. 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Rowling has been working on a new stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, set to debut in London in 2016 at the Palace Theater. The play is said to explore the backstory of Harry's parents' death at the hands of Lord Voldemort, though Rowling reportedly says it is not a prequel. The segment also covers Rowling's Pottermore content about Lily and James Potter and her screenwriting debut on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It closes by noting the Harry Potter films' global gross. ## Key points - Rowling tweeted that she has been working on a new play called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, set to debut in London in 2016. (00:08) - The play's website says it will explore the backstory leading up to Harry's parents' untimely death at the hands of Lord Voldemort. (00:26) - Rowling tweeted that the play isn't a prequel, despite sounding like one. (00:35) - The series began with Harry's parents dying, so fans did not meet Lily and James Potter until book five, when Harry viewed an old memory of Professor Snape's. (00:41) - Rowling has released more information about Lily and James on Pottermore, combining it with never-before-released content. (00:52) - Rowling did not write the play but is making her screenwriting debut on the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. (01:01) - The Wall Street Journal reports the Harry Potter series grossed over $7.7 billion globally across its eight films. (01:10) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:26] Rowling's new Harry Potter play announced. Rowling reveals the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, its London debut, and its focus on Harry's parents' backstory. - [00:26 to 00:41] Play's focus and prequel question. The play's subject matter is described, and Rowling is said to deny that it is a prequel. - [00:41 to 01:01] Lily and James Potter's story. The video explains how Lily and James were introduced in the series and how Rowling has expanded their story on Pottermore. - [01:01 to 01:21] Screenwriting work and franchise earnings. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts screenwriting debut is noted alongside the Harry Potter franchise's global box office gross. ## Key quotes - [00:08] narrator: "Rowling tweeted she's been working on a new play called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" - [00:35] narrator: "Despite sounding a lot like prequel to her Harry Potter series, Rowling tweeted that the play isn't one" - [01:01] narrator: "While Rowling didn't write this play, she has been busy making her screenwriting debut for the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" ## Questions this video answers - What is the new Harry Potter project J.K. Rowling is working on? [00:08] - Where and when will Harry Potter and the Cursed Child debut? [00:13] - What will the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child explore? [00:26] - Is the new play a prequel to the Harry Potter series? [00:35] - Why didn't fans meet Lily and James Potter until book five? [00:41] - What is Rowling's role in the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? [01:01] ## Content suitability - death [00:26-00:35]: References Harry's parents' untimely death at the hands of Lord Voldemort, which the play will explore. by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Aug 25, 2015 4:49 PM UTC by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Aug 25, 2015 4:49 PM UTC If you never received your owl inviting you to Hogwarts, there’s still hope. And it’s in Oklahoma. Enter Stephanie Stephens of James L. Capps Middle School in Oklahoma City, a self-sorted Hufflepuff who transformed her classroom into a Harry Potter extravaganza. The door to her classroom is set to look like Platform 9 3/4, the infamous entrance to the Hogwarts Express. Inside, there’s a giant board with Harry’s signature lightning bolt scar and glasses, plus the Dursley fireplace with letters addressed to Harry flying out of it. Even the font on her organizational labels is similar to one associated with the storied series. There’s also an area where students — who will earn “house points” for good behavior — can get sorted into Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Slytherin or Ravenclaw. There’s even a section with winged keys hanging from the ceiling, a nod to the flying keys in _Sorcerer’s Stone_, and a collection of “potions” like Amortentia, Flesh-Eating Slug Repellant and Veritaserum. Quotes from the books line the walls, and the reading area has a sign that reads: “Books turn Muggles into Wizards.” Stephens’ husband posted the images on [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/harrypotter/comments/3holki/my%5Fwife%5Fmade%5Fher%5Fclassroom%5Fbased%5Foff%5Fof%5Fharry/), where he told commenters that she teaches 6th through 8th grade special education. “My students mean the world to me,” she told [_Good Morning America_](https://gma.yahoo.com/teachers-harry-potter-themed-classroom-gets-kids-off-154229137--abc-news-BackToSchool.html)_._ “And I hope my enthusiasm for reading will transfer to each and every one of my kids.” Sounds like she’s taken a note or two from [Dumbledore](http://time.com/3974157/jk-rowling-harry-potter-lessons/) on the importance of her students. See the magical classroom photos below. ### Harry Potter Illustrated Edition Illustrations  Harry Potter Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hermione Granger Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Ron Weasley Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Draco Malfoy Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Rubeus Hagrid Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hogwarts Grand Hall Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Dragon Alley Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hagrid Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Harry Potter Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  An owl Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  The Golden Snitch Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. _Read next:_ [_This_ ](http://time.com/4011456/harry-potter-as-villain/?iid=time%5Freadnext)[Harry Potter _Video Will Either Haunt Your Dreams or Make You Laugh_](http://time.com/4011456/harry-potter-as-villain/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day_](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ## Transcript [00:00] While it may have seemed like Harry Potter's journey [00:02] ended with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly [00:04] Hallows in 2007, author JK Rowling is proving the story [00:08] about the boy who lived is far from over. Rowling tweeted [00:11] she's been working on a new play called Harry Potter and [00:13] the Cursed Child, which will debut in London in 2016. She [00:17] ended up announcing the news on June 26. The same day [00:20] the UK version of her first novel, Harry Potter and the [00:23] Philosopher's Stone was released in 1997. The play will [00:26] run at the Palace Theater. Its website says Harry Potter and [00:29] the Cursed Child will explore the backstory leading up to [00:32] Harry's parents untimely death at the hands of Lord [00:35] Voldemort. Despite sounding a lot like prequel to her Harry [00:38] Potter series, Rowling tweeted that the play isn't one [00:41] Because the series started with Harry's parents dying, [00:44] Potter fans didn't really get to even meet Lily and James [00:46] Potter until book five when Harry was sucked into an old [00:49] memory of Professor Snape's. Since the completion of the [00:52] book series, Rowling has released more tidbits about Lily [00:54] and James on Pottermore A website dedicated to a [00:57] retelling of the story, combined with never- before released [01:00] content from Rowling. While Rowling didn't write this play, [01:01] she has been busy making her screenwriting debut for the [01:06] upcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [01:07] starring Eddy Redman. The film is being built as a [01:10] counterpart to the Harry Potter series, which the Wall Street [01:13] Journal reports grossed over $ 7. 7 billion globally over it's [01:16] eight films. 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