I’ve been more unwell than usual lately, so I’ve missed out on a couple of fun day trips with friends. Paul was kind enough to take along a Universal Aunt for me each time, so they could have a little fun on my behalf.
Their first trip was to the Harry Potter studio tour! The Aunt was very, very excited by this scale model of Hogwarts – it’s just her size! She was very sad to find out that muggles aren’t allowed to stay.
She made lots of new friends, including this owl…
…and she didn’t seem too nervous about meeting Aragog!
Slightly worryingly, her favourite part of the tour was Umbridge’s office – all that pink! And kittens! She was extremely tempted by these cups and saucers in the gift shop. I do hope that her taste in crockery is the only thing she has in common with Dolores Umbridge!
And here she is at the end of the tour, looking extremely happy with a Butterbeer that’s almost as big as she is! I don’t think she drank the whole thing, although reports say that she may have been snoring a little on the car journey home…
I’ve been posting quite a few pictures of the Aunts doing things, over on Instagram, using the hashtag #universalaunts. I’m very much hoping that as the Aunts all head off to their new homes, lots of people will start to post pictures of their adventures!