DIY Hermione Granger Halloween Costume

Portray brains, beauty and magic, with a Hermione Granger Halloween costume. A Hermione costume is a great way to show what a huge Harry Potter fan you are. Follow these simple tips to put together your own inexpensive Hermione Halloween costume.

Hermione Granger Halloween Costume: Hair
Hermione has bushy light brown hair. If your hair is not brown, consider buying a wig. The hair length should be around your shoulder blades. The most important hair detail for a Hermione costume, is to have slightly curly hair. You can achieve this with a curling iron or hot rollers. Make sure the curl is loose. Part your hair to the side or pull it half back. Fasten with bobby pins or a barrette. If you have the hair right, your Hermione Granger costume is half done.

Hermione Granger Halloween Costume: Makeup
For a Hermione Granger Halloween costume, do not wear very much make-up. Hermione is somewhat of a tomboy and typically has a natural look. Light mascara and a pink lip stain should be all the makeup you need for a Hermione costume.

Hermione Granger Halloween Costume: Clothes
Start your Hermione Granger costume off with a white collared shirt. Then go with either a v-neck sweater or a cardigan, in dark gray. Pair this with a gray or black knee-length skirt. Grey knee socks and black Mary Jane shoes will add authenticity to your Hermione costume.

If you do not want to bother with the separate clothing pieces, just wear a black 'wizard' robe. This can be a bathrobe, graduation gown or choir robe. Just be sure to top both versions of Hermione Halloween costumes off with a tie. The tie should be striped in Griffindor colors; red and gold.

Hermione Granger Halloween Costume: Accessories
Accessories are the fun part of a Hermione Halloween costume. You probably won't be able to find a wand made of vine wood and dragon heart-string, like Hermione's. A fairly straight and tapered stick will work as a wand.

If you want your Hermione costume to play up her smarts, carry a book or two. Use a paper bag to cover a book and write "History of Magic" on it. The History of Magic is a book that Hermione brings up and refers to, throughout the Harry Potter series.

If you want your Hermione Granger costume to be more original, carry a stuffed otter. The otter is Hermione's Patronus animal.