At College of Wizardry at Czocha Castle in Poland,Katie Forster re-creates the magical world of Harry Potter – the unofficial version, that isI’ve just ordered a beer when we’re warned there’s a werewolf on the loose. A sweaty, and spiky-haired man in a black robe bursts through the tavern doors,waving his plastic wand. “Everyone to your common rooms!” he shrieks. The room empties.
My friends judge I’ve gone to a role-playing sex party. They’ve heard I’m spending the weekend at a Polish castle dressed as a schoolgirl wizard with more than 100 strangers. We’re going to put hexes on each other and sleep in mixed dormitories. I know how it sounds. But the College of Wizardry is a Larp, which stands for live-action role play. There are 140 “players” from 29 countries, and joining an unofficial re-creation of the magical world of Harry Potter.
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Source: theguardian.com