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At the event, which will take place on Dec. 3, guests will be served at tables of 10\. Your ticket includes a wand (yes!) and two courses of a Christmas dinner “with all the trimmings” on the authentic set. The Hogwarts dining room and studio, including the Gryffindor common room, will be decorated for the holidays just as they were in the films. Guests can also expect flaming Christmas puddings and hams studded with cherries, festive dessert bowls on Platform 9 3/4, Butterbeer, music and dancing. > [](https://twitter.com/wbtourlondon/status/648776735010328576) So get your Weasley Christmas sweaters ready, and remember you’re not alone if you’re not celebrating the holiday for religious reasons. J.K. Rowling confirmed that [all religions](http://time.com/3637201/j-k-rowling-jewish-wizards-anthony-goldstein/) are represented at Hogwarts. ### 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. ## Transcript It's a magical mistake that stopped Harry Potter fans in their tracks. Petrificus Totalus. [ MUSIC ] Juniper Books released this new set of Hogwarts house theme book covers for $ 275. Each house repping it's colors and mascots. Red and gold for Grifeendoor. Green and black from Slitheren. A badger for Hufflepuff, and a raven for Ravenclaw. Despite it's name the correct bird that officially represents Ravenclaw is an Eagle And Harry Potter fans worldwide treated the misrepresented book cover exactly like a horcrux. This time I cannot hope to destroy it alone. As a united front, these wanna- be wizards sought to destroy the cover. But since they couldn't take a basilisk fang to this Colorado- based publisher, Time reports the publisher received enough complaints from fans That they're gonna change the cover. The new cover now features a soaring eagle that would make any raven claw proud, so well done all you Hogwarts hopefuls. Your acceptance letter may not have come this year, but consider applying it [ UNKNOWN ]. 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