Lawyers Cancel Harry Potter Dinner

As children around the world build wizard costumes for Halloween, a British woman canceled her Harry Potter themed-party after receiving a disproving letter from Warner Brothers’ lawyers.

According to the Telegraph, a woman (who goes by the pseudonym Ms. Marmite Lover in the article), has hosted a few themed dinner parties at her home. While planning a party about J.K. Rowling‘s famous wizard, complete with talking paintings and pumpkin soup, the hostess received this letter from legal and business department: “While we are delighted you are such a fan of the Harry Potter series, unfortunately your proposed use of the Harry Potter properties… without our consent would amount to an infringement of Warner’s rights.”

The party will continued, now dubbed “Generic Wizard Night.” In a London Evening Standard interview, the host explained her dinner series: “The night is totally a fan’s tribute and is a one-off. It’s not like I’m running a permanent Harry Potter restaurant…It is basically dinner parties that are paid for. I’m the cook and hostess. Each dinner takes four days of work and I make very little money from it.”

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