Thousands of fans attended the Magic Meeting, an event where they could buy the latest book and feel J.K Rowling Hogwarts students; costumes, tattoos, Quidditch practices and more, in an old school Eleven
In the midst of a crowd shouting “We Gryffindor”, people who see how to join the Argentina Association of Quidditch, and sellers do not cope replenish books at the counter, Matias Vera, 22, manages to concentrate fully on your Kindle enabled device. It is that each line that reads, what about finish today Harry Potter and Child Damn, the last book of J.K Rowling released just hours ago. A youth pass around in long black dresses and scarves of different colors, according to their home. In the middle of a large living room with dim light, passing Harry Potter, Hagrid with a butterbeer, Dumbledore with his new wand, and the prisoner of Azkaban. Are hundred people who decided to dress up to attend the Magic Meeting, an event held each year in Buenos Aires to live one day as a student at Hogwarts.
On July 31 is a special date for the world Potter because every year on the birthday of the writer, JK Rowling saga is celebrated, and his favorite character, Harry Potter. For this reason, Magic Meeting organizers had set this date to carry it out. However, they never imagined that would coincide with the launch of the new book by the author, Harry Potter and Child Cursed, leaving the public nine years after The Deathly Hallows.
“The coincidence of dates was a fluke. But what a lovely coincidence that fans have this event to celebrate the launch of the new book, “says Nicholas Peverell (fancy name), one of the organizers of the Magic Meeting.
a school of 1800, Hogwarts-style
Dressed in a gray suit and with a wand rigid pine, Nicholas is selling the tickets for the event at the school gate San Jose, located in Azcuenaga 100, in the neighborhood of Balvanera, in The city of Buenos Aires. The choice of location is not random, since it is an institution in 1858, so the stairs, columns, lounge with dim light and a large courtyard surrounded by windows simulate perfectly the life of Hogwarts, where he studied the world’s most famous magician. Even the weather is good, since it is a rainy day with gray sky, like a typical London day.
The event takes place one weekend a year, started in 2012, devised by a group of friends who created the Fancon, an organization of events that was born in 2008 with the aim of creating entertainment spaces and meeting fans of different themes.
according to Nicholas account at Quidditch matches, dueling magicians, the trivia books and Cosplay contests this year potions class, history of magic, spells and divination in the various classrooms were added. Last year, the Magic Meeting attended by 5,000 people, and this year we expect to exceed that number since the launch of the book.
Before entering the large hall, dozens of couples make rows to get the man of big glasses and white hair raises her arms and says, “I now pronounce you husband and wife in the magical world “. A magician is responsible for married people and put the rings on the ring finger.
Going up the broad marble staircase, is the great hall where are held in the trivia stage, wizard duels, music concerts and dance and Hobbies closing. On the right, is the most requested stand: Argentina SBS library exposes hundreds of copies of Harry Potter and the damn kid, at a price of $ 538, which may be paid in cash or with any type of card. While the shelf all the time has to be replenished by the book yellow top, there are several fans who want to wait for the release in Spanish, estimated, will be within a few months.
The last book, read in a day
This is not the case of Matthias Vera. English translation student, diving instructor and employee of a computer company, Matias combines that life with his fanaticism for Harry Potter. At age 7, his mother, who had read the book, recommended him to do, and from that moment, the world of magic occupies much of his life.
So much so that one Circuit organizers Readers Harry Potter. From the stand, read the latest book in digital format with its Kindle, which started at midnight yesterday and expected to be completed in a few hours. not yet encouraged to tell whether he liked it or not “.. I’ll just say it’s different from what I was reading Depending on how the story unfold I will evaluate whether I liked much more I will not say,” he says tHE NATION .
“we knew it was going to expand the story at some point, but we never expect the chronology was forward,” he says. It is that Harry Potter and Child Cursed started nineteen years after the last book, Harry Potter working with the Ministry of Magic with three children. One of them, Albus Severus, starts Hogwarts and friend of nothing more and nothing less than the son of Draco Malfoy, historic archenemy his dad is
. While with the relics of the JK Death Rowling he had promised to end the life of the magician and engage adult novels, the world order of the fans led her to write the eighth book. Like yesterday the play Harry Potter and Child Cursed premiered in London, avid readers who can not travel to buy the ticket there or 130 euros requested that the script be transformed into a book. And so it was.
“There is much talk of who will lead the work also to New York today because if you want tickets for London gets just by December 2017. My first trip abroad went to the US to Universal park, so now I hope to return to that country to see the play, “says Matthias, along with his companions. They plan to hold a meeting for fans on September so that everyone can read the book and that day to discuss it.
When leaving the great hall and down another flight of stairs, visitors to the Magic Meeting reach the courtyard, where a row of stalls pretend to be the center of Hogsmeade, where Harry Potter fans can buy all the merchandising. With the faces of the main characters or colors of the houses, pillows sell for $ 100, bags to $ 250, rowers to $ 160, blankets to $ 500, tunics to $ 550, gloves $ 200 and cups to $ 120 . the gastronomic part only has a magical element. the butterbeer, which is offered at $ 60
Tributes, Quidditch practice and tattoos eternal
In the courtyard there is a large screen projected a tribute to Alan Rickman, the actor who played Professor Severus Snape and died in early 2016. Under the rain, hundreds of people watching are silent. Some, down their umbrellas; others, not bothered drops, cold weather, and the black sky, that even resembles the typical British weather
When the rain stops, begin Quidditch practice. The match was suspended because the floor is wet, but people fail to practice and try to dunk the balls in the rings. Without participating in the sport, passing Professor Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody. Behind a latex mask that took a month is Jeremiah, 26, of Vicente Lopez. He epitomized his favorite character, because, says “is chapita like me.”
The most requested for pictures character is dear Professor Albus Dumbledore. Miguel Angel Marchesi is a craftsman and lives of his characters in thematic fairs. But squint and extend his arm, his long beard and glasses actually make magic. The boys ask desires and write with pen on his notepad.
On leaving the place, a woman takes her arm tucked up with a film role that covers a phrase written on his arm. Carolina is 39 years old and just get tattooed the phrase “Expecto Patronum” a spell in the book serves to scare the evil Dementors. He paid $ 600 because your design will look for “the protection of all external and internal demons that exist in life”. Fan since 1995, attended the event with friends, for your kids kids do not like Harry Potter. “I do not particularly like this subject, but the passion for imagination and magic are the same instilled” he says.
Just after 19, the event is coming to an end with the musical dance. From the 13, when it opened, every minute more people join. At the end, nobody cares about the crowd, rain or cold. After learning that Gryffindor is the winner of the Copa de las Casas, some not leave the place. Night falls, but the young wizards are still waiting to replenish the booth selling books to take home the latest and copy desired
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