Off to Hogwarts! - London, England

H&M denim shirt (similar here and here)

Acne jeans (and here)

Nike Free sneakers 

Photography by Miguel Marino

The last city of our European honeymoon was London, and the Harry Potter dork in me had to pay a visit to King's Cross Station. To be honest, I had a huge smile on my face the entire train ride there. Even though Platform 9 3/4 had a long line of tourists, the moment I gripped on to Harry's luggage cart, I felt a silly but very real hope to be whisked away to Hogwarts. (When will Floo Powder be real and put all the airlines out of business??) I started reading the Harry Potter series when I was the same age as the characters, and beyond the magic, I was captivated by J.K. Rowling's ability to create a world through words that could be sensorily experienced. I think that's why I so appreciate the arts...for its ability to transport us from our life to another...

Longwinded way to say, I love HP! Anyway, this visit to King's Cross was special for another reason. When husband and I started dating, our first trip together was to Orlando, Florida. I accompanied him on a business trip and we spent a couple days at Disney World and Harry Potter World. He had never read or watched any HP, but that didn't stop me from rapidly explaining the characters and storyline while we waited in line for butterbeer. He probably should have just thought I was crazy, but instead, he later told me, he loved how passionate I would get about everything. (He's a keeper!) So in the middle of the bustling King's Cross Station, in London, on our honeymoon, through nine European cities, I felt so blessed...as a little girl, reading HP, I would have never thought that one day I'd be halfway across the world, adventuring through life with husband.