Geek Gifts is all about getting away. Channel Harry Potter and receive your own Hogwarts acceptance letter, or grab a Doctor Who charm bracelet inspired by River Song.
Geek Gifts is a weekly feature article written by Donya Abramo and Karen Rought. With every installment, the duo picks out a fandom-related item they’ve recently come across and describes it in loving detail. There are no product placements here. We only talk about items we’re excited to share with the rest of the world.
Your Geek Gifts come in a variety of ways, be it jewelry, clothing, games, or something else entirely. We strive to remain unbiased, and we plan on constantly expanding our own horizons as we search for new and interesting pieces. The only requirement is that it must give us the burning need to open our wallets and throw money at its creator.
It’s September once again. You know what that means?
Term time has officially begun at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. And while the castle halls may be decidedly quieter now that Harry Potter is no longer a student — less mortal peril, more quidditch! — that doesn’t mean it’s any less exciting to don your robes once more, and run at the wall at Platform 9 and 3/4 in anticipation for the new school year. The Hogwarts Express is waiting for you.
Whether you’re Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, there’s nothing that makes your heart stick in your throat more than the anticipation of your first letter. So, what better way to celebrate that than by getting your own commemorative and personal Hogwarts letter with accompanying Hogwarts Express ticket. This set is lovingly recreated from the books and the movie, giving you a little piece of magic that’s all your own.
Tuck it away in your desk or frame it, but this item will remind you that you were at Hogwarts with Harry the whole time. Remember your time there fondly, as you read and re-read those awe-inspiring words from McGonagall once more. And so what if it happened inside our heads? It was still real to us.
Disappointed that I didn’t get my own Hogwarts acceptance letter, I’ve decided to wait around for the madman in the blue box. As long as he doesn’t get distracted by some interesting alien race on a far-off planet, he should be here…eventually.
In honor of River Song coming back to Doctor Who, I found this amazing charm bracelet for the fun-loving and enigmatic character. It features the perfect charms for River: the TARDIS key, a pair of lips, a Weeping Angel, a gun, an astronaut, a musical note, and her diary.
The charms are silver, while the chain is steel. It’s lead and nickel free and hypoallergenic for the sensitive folk out there.
Would you go for the ‘Harry Potter’ Hogwarts acceptance letter or the ‘Doctor Who’ River Song bracelet?
Check out last week’s Geek Gifts: A Beauty and the Beast hair bow and a Teen Wolf necklace.
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