I flew down to London to spend Christmas with my friend Jye and his mate James. It was such a wonderful Christmas, despite the fact that it was the first Christmas any of us had spent away from our families. Jye worked Xmas Eve, so James and I shopped for food, decorations and decked out Jye's flat with cheap tacky snowmen and mini trees with flashing lights. It was also the first Christmas for Ugly Christmas Jumpers! YES. I have two, one with flashing christmas lights and the other of Santa Claus riding a velociraptor. I also purchased a Will Ferrell Elf t-shirt for the occasion incase it was too hot for woolly jumpers all day.

It was also our first time cooking a Christmas dinner. We had chicken instead of turkey, we bought stuffing and gravy but still managed to cook a mini feast resembling a christmas dinner. Sure the broccoli was overcooked, potatoes were still hard and looked a little unappetising, but I think we did a pretty solid job. Not to mention we were all drunk and dancing to Beyonce the majority of the day so major props to us.

Also it was our first European winter and not a single drop of snow. Disappointing UK, disappointing.

As a full blown Potter nerd for the past 15 years I was counting down the days, hours then minutes until we got to the Warner Bros Studio for The Making Of Harry Potter tour. What an awesome experience to see complete movie sets, wigs, costumes and props from the filming of the Harry Potter movies. I won’t lie, I might have teared up a wee bit while in the Great Hall I WAS THAT EXCITED. It was like stepping into a Potter dream with all the Wizarding World around me!
I spent a good 3 hours wandering around the studios, taking in all the sets from the Cupboard Under the Stairs, to Potions Class and the Gryffindor Common Room and the incredible life-size Diagon Alley.
Going through the art department was a treat, seeing the technology behind the creatures and how the sets were planned. Some of my favourite pieces were the scale replicas of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade made of paper.
I was a little sad to leave the magical world behind and enter the real world but thankfully there is a massive gift shop at the end where I spent all my pounds on Ravenclaw goodies.