Below you will read a detailed guide explaining how to get a Harry Potter Acceptance Letter to Hogwarts based on my personal experience and additional research.
Is your child about to turn 11 and expecting their Hogwarts Acceptance Letter? It’s a special time to get a Hogwarts letter to the school and if you want to ensure you get it in time for their 11th birthday, you best check out the facts in our article to make sure you get the right one and get it at the right time!
Harry Potter Hogwarts acceptance letter
When my son turned 11 he was sure that we was going to get a letter to invite him to go to Hogwarts! He has been a Harry Potter fan for the last 3 years. And he is into all things magical, spells, quidditch, Hogwarts houses (he says he is a Hufflepuff) and more. He has a bunch of Harry Potter themed toys and games and had a Harry Potter themed birthday party.
So when he started getting excited that he would be receiving his Hogwarts Acceptance Letter soon, I needed to figure out how I was going to make that happen. Below I’ve written an article to help you get your child a Harry Potter Hogwarts letter too!
The Acceptance to Hogwarts letter for 11 year olds
The Hogwarts letter is a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry sent to wizards and witches prior to their first year at Hogwarts. A special quill exists which writes down the name of every magical child at the time of their birth.
This allows Hogwarts letters to be sent to all magical children at the appropriate time, even those who are Muggle-born. The Hogwarts letter consists of a note of acceptance from the Deputy Headmaster or Headmistress of Hogwarts and a list of required textbooks and materials for the school year.
How the Hogwarts letter is delivered?
The letter is written on parchment paper and delivered to the recipient by owl, except in the case of Muggle-borns, where the acceptance letter is delivered in person by a member of the Hogwarts faculty, a special messenger, who explains everything to the student and parents.
In the movie, Harry Potter’s initial acceptance letter was delivered by regular Muggle post, as Vernon and Petunia Dursley were aware of the existence of the wizarding world and Hogwarts. My son fully expected an owl to deliver his letter…
Hogwarts is able to magically tell whether or not a child has read his or her Hogwarts letter, as evidenced by the bombardment of 4 Privet Drive with letters, despite at least one of them having been opened and read by Vernon and Petunia Dursley.
How to get a Hogwarts acceptance letter
There are multiple websites that offer this service. So I googled and have compiled some of the ones that will deliver to Australia.
These places will ship to Australia:
- Legendary Letters – Find it here
- The Harry Potter Shop – Find it here
- Amazon has them – you can see it here
- … and other Harry Potter/Hogwarts items here
I would suggest checking all the links above to see which one best suits your needs!
What is inside a Hogwarts acceptance letter
If you use the links above, the items in your personalised envelope might vary slightly. In our personalized Hogwarts Letter envelope (addressed to my son’s bedroom address) we had:
- List of Requirements
- Runic spell chart
- List of Spells
- Platform 9 3/4 Ticket
- Knight Bus Ticket
Timing of getting your Hogwarts letter
Master 11 told me that kids are supposed to get their Harry Potter letter the week before their 11th birthday. His letter arrived exactly a week AFTER his birthday, so take my advice… order it at least a MONTH before their 11th birthday if you want to make sure they get it in time. You then will have the pleasure of stashing it and figuring out how they will ‘find’ it. (Full disclosure: he saw the postman delivering his, but he was surprisingly OK with it!)
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Harry Potter Shop in Samford
If you’ve not yet been to the Harry Potter shop in Samford, you can check it out here.
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Where are other Harry Potter tourist spots?
For the die hard Harry Potter fans, we recommend a trip to the UK to visit the Warner Brothers Studio Tour where the movies were actually made!
I really would like to have a letter from Hogwarts
Omg thanks so much!!
I really want toget a hogwarts letter, but I ant my brother Seb to as well!
But Iam 12 so can I still get it?
i WILL BE GUTTED IF I CAN NOT GO
Yayyyy excited my brithfay may 19 2011
Lol
Thank You! This is so very helpful
this is so great my daughter lena have bin dreaming to go for a long long time she will be so exited her 11 birth day is in march and she has already plannend what to pack and she practised her british accent for it
Thanks
when will I ger my Hogwarts letter
Sir I want full way how to write the letter to Hogwarts
thank you! very helpful
Thank you for including us in your list of places to get a Hogwarts letter! 🙂