Animal Crossing’s Harry Potter Island Is A Magical Experience

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has recreated the world of Harry Potter on her island, and it’s the next best thing to receiving a real Hogwarts letter. It’s apparent a lot of time has been carefully been spent creating details on this island, and the end result is something all Harry Potter fans need to experience.

Players have recreated all kinds of amazing themed Animal Crossing islands, from Avatar: The Last Airbender to The Legend of Zelda. There’s also been quite a few really well-done Harry Potter-themed Animal Crossing islands, but this one takes the cauldron cake. Complete with Platform 9¾, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, and more — players are sure to find themselves thinking, “Merlin’s Beard!” as they explore this exceptionally stunning island.

Thanks to latest New Horizons update, players are finally able to share their dream addresses so others have the opportunity to explore their islands without the host needing to be present. Twitter user BACONN recently shared her dream address 4889-9959-1231 for her Hogwarts island after receiving a lot of praise and attention when visited by a popular YouTube streamer. Upon reaching Hogwarts via dreaming, players will also have access to the creator’s many custom Harry Potter design codes available at the Able Sister’s kiosk in the Nook Plaza.

Harry Potter’s Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, & More In New Horizons

If players visit by DoDo code, they begin the island tour at the airport which leads into Platform 9¾. The clever use of brick simple panels, Rover’s briefcases, train tracks, and even a brick oven puffing out smoke in lieu of a train engine really makes a visitor feel like they’re about to start their Hogwarts journey. Players can enter a narrow gap in the brick wall to access Diagon Alley, filled with all kinds of stalls, shops, and supplies necessary for any young witch or wizard. Scattered newspapers that read “HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WIZARD?” fill the stalls and litter the streets. By adding new accounts to an island, players can have multiple houses to decorate and store items. Hogwarts Island has 7 different houses to explore. Near the airport entrance, some of these houses have been turned into Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes, Ollivanders wand shop, and Gringotts Wizarding Bank.   

Progressing further throughout the island, players can stumble upon Hagrid’s hut with his pumpkin garden, the Forbidden Forest, and the pond where Harry sees his own Patronus — cleverly made with the Illuminated Reindeer DIY. A giant chess set composed mostly of Redd’s statues makes for a great photo-op. There is also a hedge maze representing the Triwizard Tournament that contains the Sphinx acquired from Gulliver and an Aquarius Urn to symbolize the Triwizard Cup trophy. A few Hogwarts classrooms have also been recreated. Players can visit Herbology, Divination, Potions, and Transfiguration classes. Additionally, users can explore The Great Hall, house common rooms, and the Hogwarts Library (Restricted Section included). There is much to be discovered — even a section that represents the tower of Azkaban guarded by spectral Dementors, as well as a touching homage to the house-elf Dobby.

The island feels HUGE, and there are many creative areas that could be easily missed, so players should take their time exploring the magical island of Hogwarts for maximum enjoyment. As words can’t fully do this island justice, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Harry Potter fans alike should type in DA-4889-9959-1231 while dreaming to experience Hogwarts in its entirety.

Source: Twitter/BACONN

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