--- ---  # Harry Potter Bar Opens in Toronto ## Video: J.K. Rowling Is Incredible At Keeping A Fandom Satisfied [Watch (HLS stream): J.K. Rowling Is Incredible At Keeping A Fandom Satisfied](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vsnwlvIt.m3u8) (1:46)  _Published 2015-08-22. Years after the end of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling keeps proving she's the best at keeping the fandom going._  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 14, 2023 2:23 AM UTCPublished: Sep 9, 2015 5:47 PM UTC  Warner Bros.  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 14, 2023 2:23 AM UTCPublished: Sep 9, 2015 5:47 PM UTC They don’t have Butterbeer yet, but now there’s a bar in Toronto that will let you drink to your Harry Potter fandom. The [Lockhart](http://www.thelockhart.ca/drinks.html) bar, named after the not-so-effective Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, has a corner decorated like an apothecary, a hidden Deathly Hallows symbol, and drinks named things like “The Shacklebolt” and “Befuddlement Brew.” It’s where would-be-wizards can come drink away their muggle sorrows. ### 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. They can’t offer Butterbeer (because the name is copyrighted), but they do have [drinks](http://www.thelockhart.ca/drinks.html) from other franchises, like “The Captain Picard.” They’re also planning on having Halloween parties and trivia nights. \[h/t [Now](https://nowtoronto.com/food-and-drink/food/toronto-gets-a-harry-potter-themed-bar/) Magazine\] Harry Potter Themed Bar Opens in Toronto ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4026882/harry-potter-bar/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4026882/harry-potter-bar/"},"headline":"Harry Potter Bar Opens in Toronto","datePublished":"2015-09-09T17:47:33.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-14T02:23:46.000Z","description":"Where would-be-wizards can drink away their Muggle woes","url":"https://time.com/4026882/harry-potter-bar/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food","Harry Potter","Toronto","entertainment"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5f7c036ed1540d2/698862c3524fc06bfddf46a3/harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5f7c036ed1540d2/698862c3524fc06bfddf46a3/harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Harry-Potter","caption":"Harry-Potter","creditText":"Warner Bros.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4026882/harry-potter-bar/","name":"Harry Potter Bar Opens in Toronto"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"J.K. Rowling Is Incredible At Keeping A Fandom Satisfied","description":"Years after the end of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling keeps proving she's the best at keeping the fandom going.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vsnwlvIt/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-08-22T13:48:59.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vsnwlvIt.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4026882/harry-potter-bar/","duration":"PT1M46S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4026882/harry-potter-bar/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```