Harry Potter Comes to Utrecht...

We knew that this summer wouldn’t be like our usual since Veronica would be starting work shortly after finishing her second school year (more on that later) and would only have three nights to stay with us in June. Ashlynn surprised her by skipping school and meeting her at the ferry. They then dropped Veronica’s stuff off and we all headed to Utrecht to go to the Harry Potter Exhibit. Yes, we were suckers and paid for the official photo.

Ashlynn volunteered to try the Sorting Hat, which placed her in Gryffindor, the same house as Harry, Ron and Hermione, although she thinks she might be better suited to Hufflepuff.

Compared to the Harry Potter Studios that we visited in 2012, this exhibit was quite small, but we still enjoyed seeing some of the props and costumes once again.

As you can see, Veronica took it very seriously when she had the chance to pull a mandrake out of a pot.

Not actually sure which movie used this creepy giant clown, but it was fitting with all the clown hype these days.

Our tall girls looked small in Hagrid’s chair.

Afterwards, we’d originally thought we’d wander around Utrecht, but instead we caught a train to The Hague to watch Wonder Woman in IMAX 3D. I’m not a big fan of super hero movies, but was intrigued after all the great reviews—we all loved it. Rest assured, we didn’t dine at Burger King but found the crowns.