Of course, it’ll look better once the far side is enclosed as well; I’m not working on that courtyard side yet. Go behind the scenes of the Harry Potter film series with this compendium of stunning blueprints depicting magical wizarding world locations from all eight films.

I’d been worried about how to tackle the surrounding landscape if my computer couldn’t handle that many blades of grass, but this has me more optimistic. Spanning 287 extra-large pages — at 10” x 13”, it’s larger than many laptops — this book features over 350 technical drawings from the sets of the Harry Potter movies, including the iconic locations and even some intricately-designed props.

As I said, I have less progress to share because of my ergonomic issues, not to mention the simple fact that this is a tricky structure to figure out. Welcome to r/HarryPotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the Harry Potter universe! In her first foray into the Wizarding World, she edited and contributed to The New York Times best sellers Harry Potter: Film Wizardry and Harry Potter: Page to Screen. In her first foray into the Wizarding World, she edited and contributed to the New York Times best sellers Harry Potter: Film Wizardry and Harry Potter: Page to Screen.

I’m sure that would have doubled the size of the book, given the detail that’s displayed for every design. I wanted to match the miniature as closely as I could, so I started by adding placeholders for the bell towers at the other end of the Long Gallery to help me lock in my spacing: The stand-ins are shorter than the talent, and their faces are kinda blank, but hey, what are you gonna do.

The word “castle” is used to describe Hogwarts, but it’s evident from the descriptions that its features don’t always line up with what one would find in a real Scottish castle from the time period. There's "Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to Hogwarts" and "Diagon Alley: A Pop Up Guide" (both paper-engineered by Matthew Reinhart), "A Hogwarts Christmas Pop-Up," "The Art of Wand Work" for the limited edition "Harry Potter: The Wand Collection," "The Broom Collection," "Exploring Hogwarts," and "Exploring Diagon Alley. Moving from the castle’s ground floor to its highest peaks, I started playing around with tower size and placement, since these will greatly impact the overall look and layout of the castle. The areas closest to the entrance hall and Great Hall (GH on the right) were already feeling fairly locked in, but as you move further and further away, things get less and less certain.