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Tiana Benjamin, who’s starred as Angelina Johnson in the Harry Potter series and Chelsea in EastEnders, kindly shares her thoughts with us about her favorite role she’s dressed up for, her plans for Halloween 2021, and advice on how to best get into character. Transcript Hey guys, this message is for cosplayers and costumers around the world. And it’s for Carbon Costume. And you’ve asked me some questions about character and costumes, you know, w…

…costume guides! Harry Potter How can we write about wands and not mention Harry Potter? Every character in the Harry Potter series, as well as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, has a wand — well, save for Muggles and fantastic beasts. After receiving their acceptance letter from Hogwarts, wizards select their wands from Ollivanders, a wand shop in Diagon Alley. The store’s motto: the wand chooses the wizard. In this universe, wands are cra…

…Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) was a Ministry of Magic bureaucrat until she is appointed as the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts. Don’t let her prim and pink appearance fool you, she’s a witch of the truest sense and will use whatever means necessary to enforce the rules….

…Nymphadora Tonks (referred to by everyone as just “Tonks”) is an auror and a member of The Order of the Phoenix. She is also a metamorphagus, which gives her the ability to alter her look at will, though she usually chooses her signature bubblegum pink or purple hair. Tonks is notoriously clumsy and is known for her quirky sense of style….

…Hermione, who is typically the brains of the group, gets her hands dirty by sticking it to the Ministry of Magic and releasing the sentenced Buckbeak. Her youthful pink attire contrasts with her strong and tough spirit, especially in the popular scene where she punches Draco Malfoy in the face….

…Rita Skeeter (Miranda Richardson) is a witch journalist whom Albus Dumbledore has described as “enchantingly nasty.” When she is not spying and eavesdropping for stories in her secret animagus form, the beetle, she can be identified by her bright blonde curls, her Quick Notes Quill, and her mischievous smile….

…Though Ron misses out on a chunk of the adventure due to an injury from the Whomping Willow and a mysterious dog, we do not miss out on seeing his maroon and orange getup that is impeccably ‘Weasley’….

Klaus Baudelaire (Louis Hynes) is one-third of the Baudelaire Orphans, the protagonists of the book series and its movie and TV show adaptations Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. When the Baudelaire parents are murdered in a mysterious fire, they are put under the care of the sinister Count Olaf, who is after their vast fortune. This causes a series of unfortunate events that leads the orphans on a neverending escape from Olaf’s cl…

…In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) is a powerful and infamous dark wizard who causes mass chaos and terror around the world, seeking a new Wizarding World Order based on his belief in wizarding superiority. After Grindelwald escapes a prison transfer, Newt Scamander and Tina Goldstein join forces with Albus Dumbledore to bring him in….

…le that you says you can’t mix them with your favorite characters from the Harry Potter series either, like Luna Lovegood, Snape, Sybill Trelawney, Bellatrix LeStrange, or Mad-Eye Moody. See all Fantastic Beasts costume guides… Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 was one of the biggest AAA game titles of the year, and would make a great get-up for your gang. RDR2 features outlaw Arthur Morgan, tough-as-nails widow Sadie Adler, b…