LONDON -- The phrase "Harry Potter fancy dress" would probably make most people think of a chunky pair of black glasses and a scar quickly drawn on someone's forehead with a black felt tip pen -- but the thing is, it can be so much more interesting than that.
To help you think outside the box, we've rounded up a few of the more creative examples of Harry Potter-themed fancy dress we found lurking around the Internet (okay, so most of them aren't exactly scary, but if anyone calls you up on that you can just hit them with an unforgivable curse or two and that should keep them quiet).
1. This well-known Azkaban fugitive.
2. This gigantic, papier-mâché Dobby.
3. This impressively detailed Luna Lovegood.
4. This creepy Lord Voldemort.
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The full makeup tutorial for that one is up on YouTube here.
5. This Uncle Vernon/baby Harry combination.
6. This absolute classic, which will never get old.
Best Halloween costume ever pic.twitter.com/xyGsT9UqC9— Harry Potter (@ArryPottah) October 24, 2013
7. This cheerful Quidditch player.
8. This genius Professor Quirrell outfit.
9. This Fred and George combination, which might be just a little too close to the bone.
10. This impressively creepy Bellatrix Lestrange.
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You can watch the full YouTube makeup tutorial for that one here.
11. This dedicated family.
12. This dedicated pug.
Ellie became Harry Potter for the day today for a Pug Halloween party!! (https://t.co/xPfFO6Y92X) pic.twitter.com/ZGIns4TkzL— DanTDM (@DiamondMinecart) October 25, 2015
13. And finally this cat, whose costume definitely deserves 10 points to Gryffindor.
