Day 62
So as much as I'd love to give copious amounts of detail for this particular post, I'm writing it exactly one month in retrospect. To say I have a bit of catching up to do would be an understatement, but I'll do my best. Day 62 was the last day of Aunt Stephanie's visit, but her flight wasn't until the afternoon, so we got to spend the morning back at Universal Studios with her! My roommate Lisa also had the day off, and she splurged on the Preferred Annual Pass like I did, so she didn't have to deal with blackout dates and was able to join us around noon! The four of us spend a little time in Hogsmead before catching the express over to King's Cross Station. Once we got there, we squeezed in a ride at Gringotts before going to Florean Fortescue's for Aunt Stephanie's last ice cream cone.
I believe this was when I finally got to the try the clotted cream ice cream with meringue bits, and while it was quite good, it mostly tasted like sweet sour cream. After taking a few bites, Aunt Steph had to make her escape. It was so wonderful having her there to visit, and so bittersweet to say goodbye in the middle of Diagon Alley, where we had just been having the most magical day together about four days before that. Whenever you read this, thank you for visiting! It was everything I ever could've hoped for.
While we finished our ice cream, we decided to sit on some steps under the big covered area, and came to find it was actually a stage. An acting troupe came up and played out a story about three witches and a knight who went on a quest to find a magical well. They told the story with marionettes that reminded me so much of the animated telling of the Deathly Hallows, and although the photos didn't turn out exactly perfect, we had a great view!
Then we came back an hour later and saw Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees performing! Their show is so well done, and toward the end Celestina always picks a gentleman to sing a love song to and to join her kickline. This guy was so funny, getting so into the performance and throwing the boa over his shoulders.
After a photo opportunity with Hagrid's bike, we caught the train back over to Hogsmeade.
We got in more rides on the dragon, in the castle, in Gringotts, and on pretty much all of our other favorite rides. We drank copious amounts of butterbeer, feasted at The Three Broomsticks, and grabbed a very pink cupcake at the candy shop in Hogsmeade.
When the evening had come to a close, Lisa drove me and Caitlin back to their resort where I was forced to say another very unwilling goodbye, as Caitlin's flight was leaving in the wee hours of the morning. Caitlin, thank you for one of the best birthday presents I have ever received. I for one will be forever grateful you came.
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