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Celebrating Hogwarts Day with House Mood Boards

Last updated on 3 January 2025

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We all know September 1st to be the day the students go back to Hogwarts, right? But did we also know that it’s this day, 1st September 2017 that Harry and Ginny, Ron and Hermione (and Draco) wave goodbye to their kids on Platform 9 3/4 in ‘19 Years later‘? Crazy, right? I, for one, feel ancient.

How do we know this? A little math, a little magic, and a little thanks to Harry Potter Wiki. While some of the second-generation kids started in previous years (Teddy Lupin, Victoire Weasley, and James Potter are all older than the leading kids in The Cursed Child), Albus Potter, Rose Weasley, and Scorpius Malfoy all begin their Hogwarts journey in 2017. Today. At Kings Cross Station, London.

Last year we celebrated Hogwarts Day with Harry Potter Cross Stitch and Embroidery Patterns, a post that went down incredibly well. This year I thought I’d mix it up a little (mostly due to the fact that I kept seeing wonderful photos on Unsplash that made me want to board the Hogwarts Express all over again), and create a Gryffindor, Ravenclaw Hufflepuff and Slytherin mood board to celebrate.

All the photos are from the wonderful photographers at Unsplash, their names credited below each board. Feel free to Pin them for later!

Back to Hogwarts House Mood Boards

Gryffindor

Gryffindor Mood Board for Harry Potter back to Hogwarts September 1st

Photographers On Unsplash: Adrian Spiegelt, Gemma Evans, Allef Vinicius, Rucksack Magazine, chuttersnap, Toa Heftiba, Jack Cain, Simon Mumenthaler, Igor Ovsyannykov


Hufflepuff

Hufflepuff Mood Board for Harry Potter back to Hogwarts September 1st

Photographers On Unsplash: Jorge Fernández, Filipa Campos, Andreas P., chuttersnap, Simon Mumenthaler, Thomas Kelley, Federica Diliberto, Giulia Bertelli


Ravenclaw

Ravenclaw Mood Board for Harry Potter back to Hogwarts September 1st

Photographers On Unsplash: Nick Karvounis, Mervyn Chan, Adrien Ledoux, Troy Jarrell, Dawn Armfield, Daniel Olah, Yury Orlov, Andrew Neel


Slytherin

Slytherin Mood Board for Harry Potter back to Hogwarts September 1st

Photographers On Unsplash: Thomas Hafeneth, Joel Peel,  Brianna Fairhurst,  Jeremy Bishop, Yoann Boyer, Jonathan Bean, Josh Boot, Cristina Gottardi

Anjali Kay is an Aotearoa New Zealand-based blogger and book lover sharing travel inspiration, bookish posts, the occasional creative project, and a lot of practical blogging tips here at This Splendid Shambles. Based in Auckland, she's been writing book reviews and travel posts, sharing creative projects and blogging tips since she started her first blog in 2009. When she's not working on her own blog, Anjali also offers blog coaching and support for bloggers who want real guidance from someone who's actually done the work, and is a few chapters ahead of them.