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Recycling Idea of the Year: Harry Potter (A Last Chance for Wizards and Witches to Be Cool)

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If there ever is a time to make your old Hogwarts costume still relevant, it is now.

With the last installment of Harry Potter hitting the theaters, wizards and witches are likely to take a backseat to vampires, hobgoblins, were-monkeys, or whatever kids will obsessively spend their parent's money on next.  Before you let your wizard costume collect dust in the back of your costume closet, give it a last hurrah at the height of its popularity.

Harry giving his old costume a last hurrah

Cedric (or otherwise known as sparkly vampire Edward) recycling his old wizard costume

On that note, this year is not only the best time to recycle your old costume but also build a new one. I realize that, of all the years of this Harry Potter craze, I have never seen these guys on Halloween:

Oh antagonists, you are so unpopular

I know the Death Eaters are a crazy cult that praise a man that basically thinks he's going to be the first half human/half snake President of the world and, as normal people, we don't support cults.  Though, for a change, it would be nice to see the Dark Lord and my new favorite twitter personality out in the world of normals.

-_-

However, if you do decide to go for the challenge of being the snake-like President then know that there's a good chance that you'll be the only serpent king and that there are millions of Harry Potters for you to snack on. 


What you'll need:


For a Wizard (or Witch)


  • Old Harry Potter Costumes
OR
  • Wizard robe
  • A stick (or if you want to get fancy, a wand)
  • Magic words
For a Death Eater


  • A terrible haircut
  • Curvy wand
  • Snake-like features
  • Black robe
  • Lots of other black clothes


    Who this costume is for:


    • Anyone (wizards come in all shapes and sizes... and so do evil ones)
    • People who look like snakes
    • Cults
    • People who already own Harry Potter gear

    Rating: Tough (for a death eater) Easy (for a wizard)



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