Yesterday, at Harry Potter Day held, at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, I promised the spell-writing children that I would create a spell poem from the unique ingredients they conjured up. Here it is in all it’s glory;
A Muggle Spell
by Nicola Hulme
A muddle of magical muggles,
A sensational spectacular scene,
Wizarding costumes everywhere
An incredible Hogwarts dream.
Unique ingredients invented,
Imaginations running wild
Spells cast on the unwitting
By a most innocent looking child.
Heads were filled with potions,
Hands quilled beautiful lines.
It warmed the heart to see their smiles
Though mischief was on their mind …
Here’s a list; a bizarre selection
of the ingredients captured that day,
a spell written to bond and bind them
for good or evil, who can say?
Into the cauldron
Into the cauldron dark and deep
Add a snore from a big sleep.
Add the wing from a hippogriff
This will make the mixture stiff!
Two purple ants, two Muggle eyes
Fan the flames until bubbles rise.
Killer’s blood, just a drop,
Add a teaspoon of troll snot!
Spider eyes and Hagrid’s beard
For a potion wild and weird.
A feather from a phoenix wing
Spit from snake, keep stirring!
Nails from a dragon’s toes
(You might want to hold your nose)
Finally a giggle of newt’s laughter
To give us the spell that we are after….
Ingredients provided by the children of Hogwarts Stockport
on Harry Potter Day 11th February, 2018
Nicola Hulme Author 