Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
At least that was the case Tuesday night when Harry Potter fans dressed like their favorite characters to attend the screening of the year six film, "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince."
In this installment, Voldemort has returned in full force while Harry, Ron and Hermione return to new troubles at Hogwarts.
Harry begins taking private lessons from Dumbledore, while Ron dabbles in a new relationship creating a rift with Hermione.
Harry becomes suspicious of his school rival, Draco Malfoy, who Harry believes is up to something with the help of Snape.
"I have been a fan since the beginning of the novel and film series," said Mitchell Kilpatrick, sophomore in social science secondary education and costume constest winner. "People have always told me that I looked like Harry Potter, so I decided to dress like him for Halloween and I already had all the essentials to compete in the costume contest."
Kilpatrick was awarded a "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" poster and a UPC T-shirt.
Kilpatrick said the latest Harry Potter film was his second favorite aside from "The Order of the Pheonix."
Other fans in attendance enjoyed the film enough they saw it multiple times.
"I thought this was the funniest film in the series so far," said Amanda Pinto, junior in public relations and UPC council assistant director. "I dressed as Hermione for the midnight showing in theaters. My favorite scene is when Harry Potter drinks the Felix Felicis and he seems drunk off of luck."
Other fans at the screening were still disappointed by the film adaptation of the sixth installment in the series.
"I was a little disappointed by 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,'" said Syndney Stewart, sophomore in public relations. "I still thought it was a good movie overall. I have not read the books, but my friends who have thought it did the film did not do 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' justice."
The special thing about this dinner and a movie experience, is the 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' DVD is not set to release to the public until Dec. 7.
"We use a company that works with college campuses after the theatrical release," said Ryan Higginbotham, senior in industrial design and UPC director of films. "We chose 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' because it was a popular film with a good theme to decorate for."
Decorate they did, as members of the crowd were allowed to sit according to the four Hogwarts houses.
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