"It's wonderful. Epic and heartbreaking and just as grand as it needs to be." (New York Daily News), I doubt many of Harry's fans will be disappointed, and will most likely see it more than once.
But how do you prepare for your trip to see the conclusion of an 8-Part epic (Part 7 was split into two halves.)? Harter House presents: How to prepare for the finale of Harry Potter!
1. Don't drink anything the day of your viewing. The movie is 2 hours and 10 minutes long. With trailers and commercials, you are looking at 2 and a half hours of your day spent capturing the epic grandeur of Harry Potter. You certainly don't not want have to get up and leave for the restroom missing an important or moving moment within the film. Plus, the theater will be crowded (to capacity) filled with 14 and 15 year olds who have no problem speaking their overly-opinionated mind.
2. Watch the trailer. Trailers today leave very little to the imagination and will pretty much give you the entire movie in short snippets (check out Transformer 3's trailer for proof, and then thank yourself that you don't actually have to go see it.) However, the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 feels as epic as the movie, and will definitely get you in the spirit. I would recommend watching the entire series again, but that would take all day Saturday and Sunday to complete, leaving you no time to actually see the new film.
3. Make snacks. Not that $100 for an ounce of popcorn isn't reasonable, but this is a movie about magic. You need something extra special for this occasion. Try the following recipes and think of ingenious ways to sneak them in....not that we condone that sort of thing.
Adapted from The Leaky Cauldron
12 lollipops (I recommend using sour ones—these are acid pops!)
3-4 packages pop rocks (any flavor of your choosing)
1/4 cup honey
Unwrap the lollipops. Place the pop rocks into a shallow bowl.
Place the honey in a small bowl and heat in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. The hotter the honey is, the thinner the consistency of the honey will become (and we want thin honey!). Coat the lollipops in the honey and roll in the pop rocks. If the honey thickens, heat it up again. Set the lollipops on wax paper until dry.
Assemble these as closely as possible to the serving time as the pop rocks will absorb some of the moisture in the honey and lose some of their "pop."
Yields 12 clusters
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup butterscotch chips
1 1/2 cup dry chow mein noodles
Heat up the chocolate and butterscotch chips in a double boiler (or microwave) and stir until smooth. Mix in the dry chow mein noodles until evenly coated.
On a baking sheet covered in wax paper, drop a spoonful of noodles to form small clusters. Let cool completely and store clusters in an airtight container at room temperature.
Adapted from Betty Crocker
6 ounces vanilla-flavored candy coating (or white chocolate)
24 licorice twists (any flavor)
Sprinkles
Melt the candy coating in a small bowl. Coat 1/3 to 1/2 of the licorice twists in the candy coating (I filled a tall, 2 ounce shot glass with the candy coating which made it much easier to dip the licorice twists and get a clean edge). Sprinkle with sprinkles and place licorice twists onto wax paper to dry for at least 1 hour to set the coating.
Tempered chocolate, melted
Frog chocolate mold
Fill an ungreased chocolate mold with melted chocolate. Hit mold against hard surface several times to level out the chocolate and rid the chocolates of air bubbles. Freeze chocolate for 3-5 minutes (if you leave them in longer, the chocolate will lose its glossy sheen). Remove from freezer, flip over mold, and hit it against a clean surface until chocolates fall out.
Good luck with sneaking chocolate into a theater with temperatures reaching over a hundred this weekend. (tip: do not put them in your pocket)
However you decide to spend your weekend, make sure to stop by your local Harter House to pick up what you need for whatever you have planned. We have Quarter Pound Ground Chuck Patties 10 Count for $6.99 that would be perfect for any barbeques you might have after you are forced by your children to take them to Harry Potter.
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