Adults and children have a great fascination for the character Harry Potter created by J.K. Rowling. Most of them would have read the books, seen the movies many times and would identify with the characters. Such characters would be ideal for Halloween costumes.

Most children and adults would like to wear the costume of Harry Potter, who is the main character. This will mainly be attractive to boys who will want to identify with the character of Harry Potter. So, this is a great Halloween costume idea for boys. It is quite easy to make the dress at home. You can make it with the material available at home.

1. The main thing necessary would be a dark coat or a robe. It should be such that it is long enough to reach the mid-calf. If you cannot find a dark robe at home, you can easily stitch it.

2. The next thing that you will need is the hood, which can be red in color and some cloth to match the robe. Cut a rectangular piece - 1foot by 2 feet. Stitch the edges, fold into half and stitch the open end together so that the colored side is outside. This can be stitched to the hood.

3. You need a white shirt, a red tie and a sweater. You also need black trousers.

4. Then take two branches from a tree outside your house. The bigger one will be for the broom and the smaller on for the wand. Polish the wood and tie some straw to the longer branch to make a broom. Take a print of the Harry Potter insignia and attach it to the left front of the robe.

5. The striking feature of Harry Potter's face is his glasses. You can black wire-rim glasses and wear it. The hairstyle of Harry Potter is also unique. It should be parted to the left and the hair should fall in front on to the forehead. With an eyebrow pencil you can make the mark of the lightning bolt scar above the right eye.

All these will make the costume of Harry Potter realistic. This can be worn by adults and kids. Boys would love to wear Harry Potter Halloween costumes.

Costumes of other characters in the Harry Potter series such as Hermoine and Ron can also be worn. Girls can wear Hermoine's costume and boys can dress up as Ron. Adults and kids can also dress up as Hedgewig the owl. Professor McGonagall with her hat is another idea that can be tried out by women interested Halloween costumes. Dresses of Gryffindor, Slytherin, Voldemort and Death Eater who are characters in Harry Potter books and movies can be tried out by men, women, boys and girls.

There are many other characters in the Harry Potter series. Adults and kids might want to try out new ideas for Halloween costumes for the parties. It is best to make the dress with the available material at home.

The striking features of the character Harry Potter are his hair, his spectacles, his wand, his broom, his scar, his robe and his hood. All these are important and care should be taken to see that all the aspects of the costume are made correctly without any error in the dress that is stitched. The accessories add to the effect of the costume. So, choose the accessories carefully to complement the costume.

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