this hogwarts express essentials guide might be a little bit early for back to school but
if you're like me and like planning things months in advance then this video is for you
items included in this box have been selected by me so are available individually I wanted to
combine a haul video with an unboxing video with a few surprises so let's go
so the first item in this hogwarts essentials guide is of course a hogwarts trunk because you
can enjoy the hogwarts and live that aesthetic if you haven't got a hogwarts trunk now this
is the wooden like version that is there by from official wizarding world
purchased this like quite some time ago and there was some videos that I did actually dressed
as harry and king's cross walking um with this trunk on a trolley I was living my magical life
and people were like looking at me but I did it and that was fun but yeah the trunk is really
cool I do have a mini version of this as well that was kindly gifted by wizarding world but this one
I purchased and I actually went for the initials of harry potter because I wanted one that was like
you know I want to live my harry potter life so that's why I got this one but you can get
it personalized to your own letters the little one that I have um does actually have my own personal
letters I think I've scuffed this at one point but you can polish that away and it's got this
beautiful logo on the front that is pretty these are I think these are all faux leather
I hope they're faux leather but yeah that's the thing um and then it does have the
the satisfying clasp on the side and these press studs on the side to keep it too now I won't show
you a sneak peek of what's in the box yet well actually let's open it because that's where the
next items are going to be in but it's a little bit hard to balance on my lap I'm just going to
pop this down here and then we can get the first item out which well following the first item
which is the trunk the second item is of course the hogwarts express ticket I love this so much
because this is a very inexpensive item but it's a prop replica everything I love and it's available
from the harry potter shop at platform 9 3/4 and it's if you hopefully you can see it's shiny
it's gold it's just like the one that harry has and they sell it there and fun fact on the
first september like for years before the world went crazy they actually did versions that were in
different colours so there was like a rose gold one I think there was like a silver one I did collect
them all and I've stored them away because it's so pretty and it's just they're so amazing
there's like a bigger version that's available as well like in plastic but that's not the screen
accurate one and this is the one that I like so pretty and it's so perfect and I actually should probably
frame this actually I think I might do that because that's it's so great and you can buy
multiple versions of this I love it so much so iconic it's your ticket to the magic basically
and yeah it's very important to stick to your ticket so that is the first item from the trunk
for this hogwarts express essentials a guide now the next item if you're going to be going to
a magical school then you're going to need a wand so that is the next item that is essential
for the hogwarts express because of course you can start practicing your spells like Hermione did
like Ron did obviously Harry was a bit like maybe hesitant to start waving around the wand following
the experience he had in ollivanders but you can of course start practicing your spells because
you're on the way to hogwarts which technically shouldn't really be allowed but I don't know I
guess they I guess they let it happen as long as as long as if you're on the hogwarts express
you can do it but if you get off again back in the muggle world then that's a no I've
never really showcased this one in detail before and this is actually a real wooden wand it's one
of the first wands that I did purchase many many years ago and I actually forgot who it was by and
it was like a magical story so I was walking down london it was like down the side road and it was
like there's this bookstore that's now magically vanished well probably not magically vanished it's
probably just sadly closed but in that they sold wands and I went in to go and have a look and
they got them out of this dusty shelf and pulled it it was such an ollivanders experience
it was so magical and yeah I couldn't resist buying this and I finally found the box that
it came in and it was this one so it's by the magic wand shop purveyors of fine enchantments since
a 1485 magico maximus the wizards wand charmed with a feather of a phoenix like can you even
believe like little Rodney like walking around and get this wand I was like oh I'm so excited
and yeah beautiful one of the first wand boxes I had so pretty done and even was lined on the
inside with this beautiful lining so this is how it was how it came and it even had this little
uh little tag like tied to it so the same sort of thing um so it's themagicwandshop.co.uk
I'm not sure if they are still avail are still around this is many years ago it does say warning
magic wand handle care do not turn people into frogs bring the dead back to life not possible
and transform base metals into gold also not possible with a wand but I'll I'll let
that slide manufactured in the uk produced by lucky star in sheffield so that's amazing so
hopefully they're still available I will have a look as soon as I finish this video to see if I
can tag them etc because this wand has brought me a lot of joy over the years of pretending
my magical life and tying the little led lights the end of this and walking around house before
like light up wands were available so I have a lot of fond memories attached to this wand in it
and that's why I use it in a lot of my videos just because it's a real wooden wand just the
feel of it and the craftsmanship that went into that is just I love it I love it a lot so that's
obviously a wand whatever wand you may have is the next hogwarts express essential that you need
now I always felt bad when I saw that the pets were kind of like just given to the conductors
and stuff to like pack away with the luggage because like I just got an amazing magical pet
that I got to take with me to school I would be obsessed with this pet so therefore I would take
my pet with me into the carriage and like put the store up there I wouldn't just like
cast it aside obviously this was for a film but so the next item would be the cage that my
owl sits in now this is a little plushy owl that I was gifted by wizarding world but I
kept it because it's so cute and I can use it and like things with this this is just a cage
that I actually purchased I think from hobbycraft and then sprayed it gold because finding vintagey
kind of cages that look hogwartsy it's actually surprisingly difficult and also very expensive
um so yeah whoever has any tips on that please leave comments down below if you are a cage maker
and have affordable cages that we can use to live our hogwarts wizards lives and please leave
comments down below we can help everyone have our magical lives but yes this is the little like I
actually did put this on the trolley when I was playing Harry the time I went to king's cross and
put this on and I was walking around with a trunk it was so embarrassing but I did also have fun
at the same time so that wasn't it wasn't that bad but yes so hedwig is another essential well an owl your
magical whatever I mean you may not have gone for an owl you may have gone for a cat yes or
other magical I mean like looking at it they had ferrets and all different things so it seems like any
almost any magical creature is allowed in hogwarts nowadays so yeah but anyway I will take my owl on
the next item of course isn't essential wherever you go because when you're on the hogwarts express
and then the trolley witch comes down there's going to be an amazing amount of sweets and treats
that one would want to try but they're not free you have to pay for them so of course that would
be wizard money that that we would need to take on as an essential so I mean it's probably not
like a galleon that you need that's probably quite a lot actually depends on how much you want to get
or how hungry you are you could be like Ron and just bring your sandwiches that your mum's made
in some cling film which is a surprising fact that you know wizards use cling film
more than that later if we money would be the item that you would need in order to purchase
now depending on how much you want to buy that's how much you would we get this is from noble
collection they come with a little display case that is so pretty it's so shiny again a real item
that's straight out of the wizarding world that we get to like hold in our hands and enjoy and live
ridiculous experiences with the money I love the the hogwarts um the wizard money I think that
it is so cool and definitely a great item to have as part of your collection so yes money is the
next item if you're able to take some wizard money with you onto the hogwarts express then of course
you would go crazy like I would with buying treats from the trolley witch uh predominantly
I would have got pumpkin pasties I've always wanted to try pumpkin pasties from the hogwarts express
you know two pumpkin pasties will be I don't think one would be enough you would definitely need to
get two, Cho was right on that 100% now if you're not able to get on the hogwarts express anytime soon
and purchase some pumpkin pasties then I thought that I would make my own and these are my own
creation that I've made and they are vegan but you don't need to be vegan to enjoy them
they've got pumpkin they've got sweetness inside of them imagine like pumpkin pie in a little tasty
bite that looks like a pumpkin I tried to make them as screen accurate as possible so this is
what they look like I was super pleased with them they are actually one of my favourites even if I
do say so myself and I would like to give to you the recipe in order to make this so if you'd like
to grab the download link for these vegan pumpkin pasties then check the description box below and
pop your details in and that will be sent over to you and the final items
from this trunk would be of course now you can't go into hogwarts in your muggle clothes like
looking like this you'd have to change into your hogwarts robes now if you haven't been sorted yet
then what an ideal chance to change into your sorting ropes this is a robe that I purchased from
amazon and just had some of these little uh claspy things created um my mum and my aunt helped and we
put them all together and sewed them on I found a grey v-neck jumper I think I actually purchased
this from uniqlo yes and then this is is the sorting ceremony tie that you see all
the students wearing this is actually from Lochaven and yeah paired with some black trousers
you too can you know walk yourself into the great hall and pop that sorting hat on your head
and be sorted to enjoy your experience at Hogwarts I am in Hufflepuff if you didn't already know
let me know in the comment section below what house you are in it's always lovely to hear
that's it for this hogwarts express essentials guide I really hope you've enjoyed seeing all those items
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