Harry Potter Read Aloud

Origins

Once, there were two amazing RAs in Wallach, Carolina and Steve. Friends since their first year, Carolina had made Steve promise that he would read the Harry Potter books by the time they graduated. By their senior year, Carolina decided to make it happen. They held a Harry Potter Read-Aloud night on ____; Carolina made warm chocolate chip cookies and Steve read the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It was so successful that they made it a weekly event, every Friday night, alternating between the lounges of Wallach 3 and Wallach 9. These nights (shifted to Saturdays after one semester) brought together Steve and Carolina's residents and other wholesome Harry Potter nerds. Near the end of the year, to coordinate getting them a gift, Kiera Allen made the group chat Dumbledore's Army. By the end of the 2017-2018 school year, Steve had read up to chapter 16 of The Prisoner of Azkaban aloud.

The return

Steve and Carolina graduated after that first year, and the future of the Harry Potter Read Aloud was uncertain. Mark and Johanna, who were now living on Wallach 4, decided to see if people were interested. The first day they tried to start it up, no one else came. But the next week, September 29th, Mark got Scott Helfrich to send out an email to the LLC and a good number of returners and new people showed up! And so the tradition continued, with Ruby baking delicious chocolate chip cookies and Mark and Johanna making/getting either cream soda (butterbeer), apple cider, and warm hot chocolate each week.

Halloween Feasts

In 2017, Carolina and Steve put on a Halloween party, which included a House competition, Wizarding Chess, House banner painting, trivia, Chocolate Frogs, ...

In 2018, they celebrated finishing book 3 and upcoming Halloween with a party watching the Prisoner of Azkaban and many snacks.

2019