Art Notes

As snowflakes gently descend from a slate-gray sky, a hush falls over the magical grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Cloaked in a blanket of fresh snow, the castle glows with golden warmth, its windows flickering like candlelight against the chill of winter. Towering spires rise proudly above the frozen landscape, their snowy caps crowned by the evening mist that drifts down from the Forbidden Forest.

In the foreground, a breathtaking scene unfolds – a procession of elegant sleighs glides across the frozen Great Lake, each drawn by one of the majestic white horses from the Hogwarts horse bank. Their hooves cut softly through the snow-dusted ice, leaving delicate trails behind them as students huddle beneath cozy cloaks and scarves, laughing and marveling at the magical sight surrounding them. The sleighs are bound for Hogsmeade Station, carrying students to catch the Hogwarts Express home for the winter holidays, a beloved tradition steeped in magic and wonder.

The surrounding pine trees stand silent and watchful, their branches heavy with snow, while the distant mountains loom in quiet majesty. Every corner of this spellbinding scene invites the viewer into a world of nostalgia and enchantment – a moment frozen in time when the joy of the season and the mystery of Hogwarts blend into one.

Hogwarts™ Castle in Winter captures not just a location, but a feeling – the kind of wintry enchantment that warms the heart and stirs the imagination of every witch, wizard, and Muggle who has ever dreamed of receiving their Hogwarts letter.

Key Points

• This is the first painting in Scott Smith’s Harry Potter™ Series.
• Harry Potter, Ron and Hermoine are front and center taking a sleigh ride together across the lake.
• Hogwarts™ students are headed to Hogsmeade Station to go to their homes for the winter holidays.