The Quincy Community United Methodist Church will present a Harry Potter Celebration at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, 40 Beale St. The building will be transformed into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the day. This year there will be a representative from Ollivander’s Wands, a sorting ceremony, a great feast and Quidditch.There will be classes in potions and transfiguration.

Members and friends of the church will portray some of the characters of the books, including Hagrid, Professor Trelawney, Professor Sprout, Madame Maxime and Professor McGonagall.

For years, one of the dreams a HP fan could have was to go to Scotland to see the fascinating Hogwarts castle. But it seems that the residents in Utah got a tad bit more lucky; for them Hogwarts is in Utah's Uintah Highlands.

For eight years on every Halloween, the Hartman family have transformed their yard into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They had always been fanatic HP readers and eight years ago they decided that they should make something fun to celebrate the fabulous HP books. And indeed it is fun. Residents from Utah, their age varying from 10 to around 20, visit this yard every year, dressed up in a different character. This trip is so exciting that a 10 year old preferred to go to the Hartman's family transformed yard rather than Disneyland with his Grandma.

On October 17th, JK Rowling updated her site to wish Hogwart's Charms Professor and Ravenclaw's Head of House a fabulous birthday. Congratulations Flitwick!