Seven Reasons to Stay at Harry’s Hangout on Your Next Trip to Universal
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Ever wanted to stay in a Harry Potter-themed space while visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Orlando? We have just the space for you at Harry’s Hangout. This short-term rental is a fully immersive magical experience that will leave you feeling like you’re part of the wizarding world. “Harry’s Hangout is as warm and homey as if Ginny and Hermione themselves designed the place,” the owner, Jen, tells us. “We wanted the space to feel homemade and like a real house that someone could easily live in.”
Jen took her love of Harry Potter and all things wizarding world and decided to create a space for other fans of the books and films. She also kept her kids in mind when they created Harry’s Hangout — they wanted to make sure it would be somewhere kids would find just as magical as the adults did. With all of this in mind, we have compiled our top seven reasons why you should visit Harry’s Hangout.
This magical rental has a room for every Hogwarts House, providing a space for everyone in your family. Each bedroom is equipped with themed bedspreads, wall decor, and fun-themed artifacts to make you feel a part of the magical world of Hogwarts. As for your un-Sorted friends and family members, Harry’s Hangout has other themed bedrooms. From a Hogwarts-inspired escape to Beauxbatons Academy elegance to a Durmstrang Institute getaway, you’ll find the perfect spot for everyone.
Fun for the Whole Family
Harry’s Hangout provides fun for the whole family with a room dedicated to family fun. This room has thoughtfully been named after the Room of Requirement and has a play gym as well as a Roku and oversized couch. The fun doesn’t stop there; the guest book has a scavenger hunt included inside with both a kids’ easy version and a more difficult one for adults. Solving the scavenger hunt will open up a special treasure with some magical wizard swag inside.
Magical Bathrooms
Even the bathrooms are immersive, including an Umbridge theme and themes to match the other rooms. You will also spot some fun wall decor that may look familiar.
Cool Off from the Park
The private pool and jacuzzi area will leave you feeling refreshed from a day in the park and rejuvenate you to hit the ground running the next day. Harry’s Hangout provides enough magic and comfort even for those days off from the park.
The themed bedrooms aren’t all this magical escape provides. With other themes such as Durmstrang and a Hogwarts master bedroom, this house never ceases to amaze. “This house is not trying to replicate Universal’s Wizarding World. It is a complement to it and moreover meant to be a home away from home for wizards and witches at heart,” the owners state. Harry’s Hangout also has a common room for a more quiet space to read, write, and relax, as well as a Great Hall-themed dining area and a Weasley-inspired kitchen.
Never the Same Visit Twice
The greatest thing about Harry’s Hangout is that it is always changing and being updated. “With repeated visits to Harry’s Hangout, guests will discover something new as we keep adding more to the home,” the owners said. So even if you stay there every time you visit the parks, you will always find something new in every magical trip.
Close to the Parks
With the front door being a nine-minute drive from Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and 20 minutes from Universal Studios Orlando, you are always within a convenient distance from the parks. You can make a couple of trips to the parks throughout the day without feeling like you’re in the car more than in the actual parks.
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A patronus, Harry tells Hermione, is acing a test and the warmth of a butterbeer between your hands. It is your friends holding you when you fall, and Ron’s sparkling eyes when you whisper hi. And there’s an otter, swimming, and Hermione is blushing.
A patronus, Harry tells Ron, is Ginny’s shaky smile lighting up the world at the end of second year. It is winning the Quidditch World Cup, unwrapping yet another knitted jumper, and your startled surprise at the sight of Hermione punching Draco in the face. And there’s a dog, chasing the otter, and Ron is laughing.
A patronus, Harry tells Luna, is the feeling of starlight on your skin and grass between your bare toes. It is snow melting through your fingers, the magic your mother used to make, something singing in your heart when you stare at the impossible. And there’s a hare, jumping, and Luna is shining.
A patronus, Harry tells Cho, is Marietta shouting the lyrics of her favourite song, dancing in the rain during a storm. It is the look on Cedric’s face when he saw you at the Yule Ball, his hand holding yours and never letting go. And there’s a swan, sliding, and Cho is crying.
A patronus, Harry tells Seamus, is Dean’s funny expression when he is about to burst into laughter and the sound of a explosion that turns out right. It is the fireworks, bright flowers blossoming in the night sky; and the fire burning in your lungs as you fly. And there’s a fox, running, and Seamus is smirking.
A patronus, Harry tells Ginny, is the world expanding underneath you and the wind playing with your hair. It is dancing and laughing until there are tears on your cheeks, Molly’s disapproving voice and Arthur’s amused eyes after one of the twins’ pranks. And there’s a horse, flying, and Ginny is grinning.
A patronus, Harry thinks, is that weird feeling that lives in his chest when the Room of Requirement glows silver, speaking of times when the world was golden.
The fifth of seven brand new Drarry fics inspired by the seven heavenly virtues.
Interpreting our fifth virtue, Prudence, @drarrymadhatterstuff — the main cause for this collab’s existence — invites us all to a festive five-year reunion, only to trap us in the Room of Requirement together with a reluctant assortment of Hogwarts alumni…
Hogwarts is having a five-year reunion, and everyone’s invited. Draco is overwhelmed and anxious, while Harry is resigned. When Harry sees Draco sneak out of the reunion, he knows there’s something wrong and follows him to the Room of Requirement. When the situation combusts, Hogwarts decides it’s had quite enough of their bickering to last a lifetime.
Prudence — the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason, cautiousness and judgement.
This week, we’ll post one fic per day for seven days, each one inspired by one of the traditional seven heavenly virtues —Courage,Justice,Charity,Hope,Prudence,TemperanceandFaith. Each story is a stand-alone work, but together they make up the anthology we call Seven Shades of Virtue.
Over 7 days, we’ll give you 7 fics — plus an accompanying Spotify playlist containing 7x7 songs.
We — the Seven Shades of Drarry — are a group of Drarry fanfiction writers of different backgrounds, ages, and nationalities who work together in a rare collaboration. Seven different writing styles, seven different strengths, seven different weaknesses, all united in one project, working together to create unified themed collections based around the number seven. Each theme has seven threads, each writer assigned a thread to inspire their story, and all combined to create The Seven Shades of Drarry.
Slytherin room
Ravenclaw room
Gryffindor room
Hufflepuff room
Headmaster room
Molly’s kitchen
The Great Hall
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