Students swapped Gators gear for wizard robes and magic wands as Hume Hall transformed into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on Sunday.
About 100 students attended the Student Honors Organization’s Harry Potter Day, playing Quidditch with the UF Quidditch team and joining in tea leaf readings sponsored by the Gator Tea Society.
They made wands, participated in palm and tarot card readings and played wizard chess.
Free popcorn and snow cones were also available for hungry witches and wizards, and Theatre Strike Force performed an improv show in front of Hume Commons at 7:30 p.m.
Before students could participate, they had to sign a liability waiver and take a personality quiz so they could be put into one of the four houses: Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.
Sierra Seaman, the president of the Student Honors Organization, said the rain led some events to be canceled, but the event still had a good turnout.
“There were no wizard duels or broom races due to the rain,” Seaman said.
The Student Honors Organization executive board had one main goal for putting together the Harry Potter Day.
“We just wanted to entertain our residents and the entire honors community,” Seaman said.
