Owl Post

Did a little exploring in Hogsmeade yesterday, the end of a dismal rainy day that turned out rather nice by the time I made the drive. If your not a Harry Potter fan, Hogsmeade is the fictional wizard village of shops. This was really my first time to explore Hogsmeade on the Adventure Island side of Universal Studios Theme Park.

Hogsmeade street of shops

Rather liked the storefront design of the Owl Post Post Office

The Owl Post is the method of mail delivery by the wizards using, you guessed it, owls. You can buy stationary, cards, journals etc. in this store. It's a neat feature that you can mail your letters here and get the official Owl Post postmark. From what I learned though, you better bring a stamp because a sheet of ten of the official Harry Potter stamps are $15.

All the roof tops and businesses are covered with snow and ice  per the book

If you just want the Owl Post postmark though, to the right of the storefront is a cart where you can buy a postcard or whatever paper good you want and they will stamp it with the post mark for you.

I pilfered this photo from the internet, mine wasn't quite this clear

Thought it would have been a nice touch to have the owls animated in the window but they were just stuffed owls

Really have to appreciate how they made everything old looking, note the water stained ceiling. At least I think that is an intentional detail and not an actual water leak...

Owl Perches. Those boxes on the left are wands. There are lots and lots of wands in Hogsmeade. 

Self explanatory

Maybe I will post a few other images of Hogsmeade , Hogwarts, and Diagon Alley in the next few weeks before the weather gets to hot and the Universal Studio's crowds get bigger. I thought the Owl Post and getting the postmark was sort of a hidden gem for the HP fan that you might not otherwise pay attention to.