Top Gifts for Harry Potter Fans

Even if you aren't a Harry Potter fan yourself, chances are there is at least one person on your holiday gift list who is. But what to get the Potter fanatic who has everything? Here are a few ideas that span all price ranges, talents, and tastes.

"Wands out!" - Give the gift of magic by presenting your favorite Muggle with their own wand. There are several wands available at Amazon.com that are suitable for children such as the one at http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000H3UHPS/104-4307559-3022338?SubscriptionId=19BAZMZQFZJ6G2QYGCG2 but there are also many wands available at Alivan's that are high-quality works of art and are certainly not meant to be used as toys. Check out Alivans.com for more information on these beautiful wands.

It'll keep you warmer than butterbeer - Regardless of their Hogwarts house affiliation - Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin - you can purchase house scarves for all the Harry Potter fans on your holiday gift list on Amazon.com. For the craftier gift giver, however, you can also knit your own Hogwarts house scarves with the pattern over at atypically.knit (http://knit.atypically.net/scarves/hogwarts/pattern.shtml). Keep in mind that there are several styles of pattern available as the scarves seem to change from movie to movie. There is also a new Official Hogwarts Scarf for 2006 available at Amazon.com that features all the house colors. This unique scarf is located at http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000HJVBDO/104-4307559-3022338?SubscriptionId=19BAZMZQFZJ6G2QYGCG2.

The Noble House of …- The gifts available at the Noble Collection's Harry Potter store are unique, breathtaking, and would please even the most sophisticated Harry Potter fan on your holiday gift list. At the Noble Collection you'll find the earrings Hermione wore to the Yule ball, time turners, Hogwarts house rings and other jewelry, a collection of coins from Gringotts, and even Godric Gryffindor's sword. Gifts range from under $20 to nearly $500 so there is something for quite literally every price range. http://www.noblecollection.com/catalog/catalog.cfm?catid=21

"A Weasley sweater too!" - Harry Potter fans tend to be notoriously crafty and take great delight in creating their own house scarves and other homemade items. Therefore, what better gift for the Potter fan in your life than their very own Weasley sweater, just like the Christmas sweaters Mrs. Weasley gives out every year? Instructions can be found at several online sources, including the blue blog at http://alison.knitsmiths.us/pattern_weasley.html. This simple and wonderfully tweedy sweater is easy to knit up and particularly quick to make in children sizes. Best of all, it can be easily customized with a different initials rather than the standard "R" that Ron always receives from his mother.

For all your official shopping needs - Who wouldn't want a messenger bag from Durmstrang's Institute of the Dark Arts or their own wizard chess set? WBshop.com features some of the most beautiful and unique gifts for Harry Potter fans out there, everything from your very own S.P.E.W. hoodie to the official Chudley Cannon's t-shirt. Gifts range from under $25 to nearly $200, so there's something for every price range. http://www.wbshop.com/cat/Harry-Potter/

"Mischief Managed!" - The No Good Café Press store offers the infamous lines "I solemnly swear I am up to no good" and "Mischief Managed!" printed on clothing that ranges from baby and toddler sizes to adult sweatshirts, t-shirts and even underwear. They even have available a baby's bib, magnets, throw pillows, and mugs so there is quite literally something for everybody. However, it should be noted that these items are not authorized by J.K. Rowling,
Bloomsbury
, Scholastic or Warner Brothers. http://www.cafepress.com/buy/no+good

"That's a Nimbus 2000!" - Buzz Shirts on Café Press offers many pieces of clothing emblazoned with "The Nimbus Broom Company" - everything from a thong to a hoodie. Again, these are not authorized by J.K. Rowling,
Bloomsbury
, Scholastic or Warner Brothers, but that doesn't mean something from their collection wouldn't make a Harry Potter fan very happy. http://www.cafepress.com/buzz_shirts/811675

Regardless of your price range, the time you want to put into your gift giving, or how picky the Harry Potter fan in your life may be, I'm sure you can find something that will delight them in this gift giving guide. If nothing else, they'll be temporarily distracted from thinking about how long it's going to take for book seven to come out. Happy shopping, you big Muggle!