You’re a blizzard, Harry!
A coven of Harry Potter fans will converge on Prospect Park’s LeFrak Center to ice-skate in costume on Jan. 25. The event is organized by a 1,700-strong Meetup group known as the Group That Shall Not Be Named, which has moved its annual attired ice-capade from the distant island of Manhattan to Brooklyn’s backyard this year because of popular demand, according to an organizer.
“We have a lot of members in Brooklyn and they’re always complaining that we don’t do more events here,” said Deanna Georges, an assistant organizer. “Plus it’s new, pretty, and wonderful.”
The event is open to all — even Slytherins — and whether you take the call for costumes Sirius-ly or think dressing up is a bunch of Hogwarts, Georges said the important thing is to come and meet other Potter-heads and have some fun.
“There’s a sense of magic, fun, and play you can’t find anywhere else,” she said. “The group has really become a social circle of friendship and magic.”
Georges did add that costumes help Snape things even more fun — if only for the reaction it gets out of nearby muggles.
“It’s really cool to see a bunch of Hogwarts students skating around in robes,” she said. “People love it. Though a lot of the kids just think we’re all Harry Potter.”
Harry Potter costumed ice skate at LeFrak Center at Lakeside (South end of Prospect Park, www.meetup.com/tgtsnbn). Jan. 25 at 2 pm. $8 admission, $6 skate rentals.
