Trunk or Treat!

We've been working on our Halloween costumes for months, ever since Potteritis first infected our house. A friend taught me to crochet 2 months ago,  and my first projects were the boys' Gryffindor scarves. The second was Luke's owl hat. He loves that hat! He calls it his "Hooo Hat," because owls say "Hooo!"  Jared made his own glasses out of pipe cleaners. I helped Zach with his. I enjoy making things out of practically nothing, so it was fun to make Luke's costume from scratch. Without a pattern, even. That got a bit iffy, but it ended up okay in the end. And we carved our magic wands from wooden spoons.

Jared wasn't real happy about photos today, but Zach had some fun, casting spells on me.

 

 Everyone at the church Trunk Or Treat instantly recognized Jared and Zach as two Harry Potters, of course, and most recognized the little white owl toddling behind them. My costume is a bit harder to recognize, but I got several hits. One lady thought I was Lady Gaga, which would be another fun costume.

But no, I was going for Tonks, the combat-boot and funky trench-coat wearing, pink-haired auror (they hunt down dark wizards) who married a werewolf. If you haven't read the Harry Potter books, you just can't understand how awesome Tonks really is. It was fun to dress as her, and I plan on being her for a few years more, with some improvements.