Harry Potter Book Night

Clare County Library

February 5th

De Valera Library celebrates Harry Potter Book Night 2015

February 5th 2015 saw the first ever Harry Potter Book Night celebrated throughout the world and here at de Valera Library, Ennis the fun began early that day when 5th class pupils from Scoil Chriost Rí took part in the very first Harry Potter Quiz to celebrate the occasion.

Quizmaster and Ennis Librarys very own Severus Snape, along with Madame Trelawney and with a little help from Professor McGonagall, welcomed the school children and their teachers to the event designed to promote and re-kindle interest in J.K. Rowlings wonderful books. It is eighteen years since Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone captured the imaginations of children and adults for the first time.

The Sorting Hat divided the children of fifth class into the four Hogwarts house teams Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw and the quiz was closely contested by all four groups.

The winning team left with book token prizes and each child was presented with a Harry Potter themed certificate and a selection of Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans, chocolate mice and jelly snakes compliments of Clare County Library.

The prize for the best dressed Muggle went to class teacher Mr. Crehan!