Harry Potter Week (original) (raw)

So… finally here I am.

I have had a bit of a ‘magical’ weekend and also been quite busy at work so that’s why I haven’t been able to post anything here yet about our meeting on Tuesday. My most sincere apologies.

In all fairness, there is not much I can see apart from the fact that the meeting was great in terms of seeing people’s faces and been hyped about this whole thing. There are about 12 of us right now and in the next few hours you will have another provisional and more serious timetable and I will put you all to work! Ha! What did you think…? That I wasn’t going to?

There were quite interesting suggestions coming from the meeting: a human chess – amongst them – and possibly a wizard puppet workshop. I came out with a great feeling of working together with a lot of people. Thanks again for everything to all who came and also to all that didn’t but would have liked to ;-)

I’ll be sending you the provisional timetable and the tasks I would like you to do later on today.

Keep me posted if your availability changes.
Pilar Alderete

(Phone: 0860694481)

2nd Provisional Timetable

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Harry Potter Week in Galway

13th – 20th July, 2006

All events are free

Organized by Tonks, the Galway Library Service and the Arts office in NUIG.

Maps and locations

Galway City Library

National University IG – Quad

Westside library

Potter name of these locations and key

Galway city library – Gringotts Bank

NUIG – Hogwarts castle

Westside Library – Hogsmeade

Maps and locations

Ballybaan library (castle park road)

Oranmore Library

Potter name of these locations and key

Ballybaan – ministry of magic

Oranmore – little hangleton

Wizards, muggles, halfbreeds and squibs! The magic within the Harry Potter books is about to end and we have decided to put together a magical week for people of all ages! These series of workshops and games will be conducted by magical volunteers who have put an enormous effort into this so hopefully you will enjoy them.

All events are free of charge. Donations are welcome for Comic Relief (www.comicrelief.org)

Friday 13th of July,

11 a.m – Meeting at Platform 9 & ¾ (Galway City Railway station) to gather and go to Gringotts.

11.30 – Gringotts – Sorting Ceremony. Followed by favourite moments in the Philosopher’s stone.

12.00 Questions for Maire Nic Mhaoláin, translator of Harry Potter agus an orloch, Irish version of the first book of the series.

12.45 Events on this date on the books and a quiz about them. Prize: Tickets for the film ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’

Saturday 14th of July

11. a.m. – Hogwarts. Meeting at the Quad
Chamber of Secrets.

11.30 Human chess, weather permitting.

11.30 Fanfic workshop – Diary entries + Fanart workshop (wizard puppets? Or wizard art)

12.45 Events on this date on the books and a quiz about them. (prize: a diary book or a quill with ink)

Sunday 15th of July

11. a.m. – Hogwarts. Meeting at the Quad. Animagus forms.
Prisoner of Azkaban

11.30 Treasure hunt with the marauder’s map around campus.

12.45 Events on this date on the books and a quiz about them. Prize: Gryffindor Scarf?

Monday 16th

11. a.m. – Hogwarts. Meeting at the Quad
The Goblet of Fire.

11.30 Triwizard Table Quizz for real Harry Potter nerds. Prizes? Ravenclaw scarf.

12.45 Events on this date on the books

Tuesday 17th

Meeting at Ballybaan library

11.00 The Order of the Phoenix. Storytelling workshop at Grimmauld place.

12.30 Comments on the film and events on this date on the books

Wednesday 18th
Hogwarts
Half blood prince

11.00 meeting in the quad

Potter murder mystery
Book your place – harrypotteringalway@yahoo.ie

Events on this date on the books

Thursday 19th
Oranmore

11.30 Yoga for everybody workshop – Defence against the dark arts. How to drive off dementors.
Bring your wand and a blanket.

Deadline for fanfic and fan art – Prizes and publications.

Events on this date on the books

Friday 20th
Westside –

11.30 -LARP or RPG or History of Magic Class.

12.30 Theory session and Prize giving.

Events on this date on the books

FANFIC AND FANART COMPETITION:

- All stories submitted need to be shorter than 3 pages and deal with the world of magic, harry potter or non-harry potter related.

- All art submitted need to be shorter than 3 pages and deal with the world of magic, harry potter or non-harry potter related.

- We encourage collaboration between artists and writers.

- Three categories:

• Prehogwarts students
• Hogwarts students
• Graduated witches and wizards.

- A small prize will be given to you and we will publish your art and writings on the web for everyone to enjoy them.
Sponsored by

Spanish Department and…

Task list at this stage

- Design the program. – deadline 6th June.
- Need help with looking for sponsor – deadline 5th of June.
- Second day – mel and Katie/ Claire and mairead
- Team for the treasure hunt – meeting on the 10th of July
- Fourth day: mel and iosac
- Alternatives for Monday and Wednesday
- Design of the treasure map
- Next meeting on the 6th of June at 7.00 p.m.