--- description: In preparation for his nuptials with a Harry Potter-obsessed bride, one man decided to make his wife-to-be a real-life Pensieve. title: Man Gives Harry Potter-Obsessed Wife a Perfect Wedding Gift image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Man Gives _Harry Potter_\-Obsessed Wife the Perfect Homemade Wedding Gift  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Oct 12, 2016 6:26 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Oct 12, 2016 6:26 PM CUT From [wands](http://time.com/4297525/j-k-rowling-harry-potter-play-wands/ "undefined") to flying broomsticks to the Mirror of Erised, the magical objects of [J.K. Rowling’s](http://time.com/4463272/jk-rowling-harry-potter-sketches/ "undefined") wizarding world all have their own unique allure. But none may be quite so intriguing as the Pensieve, the enchanted basin that allows its user to re-live memories — a power that one man realized happens to make it the perfect wedding gift. In preparation for his nuptials with a [Harry Potter-obsessed](http://time.com/4445149/harry-potter-cursed-child-jk-rowling/ "undefined") bride, Reddit user [duffmanszalotofthings](http://imgur.com/gallery/1luRI "undefined") decided to make his wife-to-be a real-life Pensieve. The end result — which he shared [photos of on Imgur](http://imgur.com/gallery/1luRI "undefined") — was a handmade bowl filled with small glass vials containing notes of memories from their time together. Oh, and he also glued magnets inside the bottom of every bottle so that her new wand (with a magnet tip) would be able to pull the memories out. Best present ever. See the full gallery of photos below. \[h/t [The Debrief](http://www.thedebrief.co.uk/news/real-life/man-made-his-wife-a-harry-potter-pensieve-20161065251 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4528064/harry-potter-wedding-gift/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4528064/harry-potter-wedding-gift/"},"headline":"Man Gives Harry Potter-Obsessed Wife the Perfect Homemade Wedding Gift","datePublished":"2016-10-12T18:26:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:33.709Z","description":"It's as magical as it sounds","url":"https://time.com/4528064/harry-potter-wedding-gift/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Books","Harry Potter","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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/4528064/harry-potter-wedding-gift/","name":"Man Gives Harry Potter-Obsessed Wife the Perfect Homemade Wedding Gift"}}]}] ```