![This week in Lehigh Valley history: Crayola Factory opens to fanfare in 1996; Boyd Theater closed for Harry Potter finale in 2011 (July 11-17) - lehighvalleylive.com This week in Lehigh Valley history: Crayola Factory opens to fanfare in 1996; Boyd Theater closed for Harry Potter finale in 2011 (July 11-17) - lehighvalleylive.com](https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/resizer/p0Gp0IfRw3sneOYHiCWB-_3bWiw=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/KMQFNKDYJZF6NMBXR6PYKGIKLQ.jpg)
This week in Lehigh Valley history: Crayola Factory opens to fanfare in 1996; Boyd Theater closed for Harry Potter finale in 2011 (July 11-17) - lehighvalleylive.com
![20 December 1996: Harry asks Luna to Slughorn's Christmas party. | Harry potter, Harry potter funny, Harry potter universal 20 December 1996: Harry asks Luna to Slughorn's Christmas party. | Harry potter, Harry potter funny, Harry potter universal](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f4/4e/e3/f44ee3729dc753da4f86497df215df56.png)
20 December 1996: Harry asks Luna to Slughorn's Christmas party. | Harry potter, Harry potter funny, Harry potter universal
![Harry Potter Universe on Twitter: "September 2, 1996: Harry stumbles across The Half-Blood Prince's book, and uses it to win a bottle of Felix Felicis. https://t.co/sQvkdgRmAO" / Twitter Harry Potter Universe on Twitter: "September 2, 1996: Harry stumbles across The Half-Blood Prince's book, and uses it to win a bottle of Felix Felicis. https://t.co/sQvkdgRmAO" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eg81pFPXcAYzZDI.jpg)
Harry Potter Universe on Twitter: "September 2, 1996: Harry stumbles across The Half-Blood Prince's book, and uses it to win a bottle of Felix Felicis. https://t.co/sQvkdgRmAO" / Twitter
![13 January 1996: Ten high-security prisoners escape from Azkaban Prison. | Harry potter newspaper, Harry potter printables, Harry potter poster 13 January 1996: Ten high-security prisoners escape from Azkaban Prison. | Harry potter newspaper, Harry potter printables, Harry potter poster](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3c/eb/c7/3cebc72130e7b88baf4830f6652c5e47.jpg)
13 January 1996: Ten high-security prisoners escape from Azkaban Prison. | Harry potter newspaper, Harry potter printables, Harry potter poster
![First Edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by J.K. Rowling Could Realize £60,000 | Barron's First Edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by J.K. Rowling Could Realize £60,000 | Barron's](https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/ON-CX916_books_P_20190326133129.jpg)
First Edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by J.K. Rowling Could Realize £60,000 | Barron's
![Harry Potter World on Twitter: "12 July 1996: Harry and Dumbledore visited Slughorn and persuaded him to return to Hogwarts. https://t.co/OHljevObhp" / Twitter Harry Potter World on Twitter: "12 July 1996: Harry and Dumbledore visited Slughorn and persuaded him to return to Hogwarts. https://t.co/OHljevObhp" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7fKFjvXkAEVnUt.png)
Harry Potter World on Twitter: "12 July 1996: Harry and Dumbledore visited Slughorn and persuaded him to return to Hogwarts. https://t.co/OHljevObhp" / Twitter
Society for the Promotion of a Harry Potter TV Series - On this day! #Potterverse 1996: Harry Potter receives a free copy of the March edition of the The Quibbler, which contained
![Harry Potter Stuff ⚯͛ on Twitter: "20th December 1996: Slughorn hosted a Christmas party in his office and Harry discovers Snape's Unbreakable Vow. https://t.co/gPlTcwoAjL" / Twitter Harry Potter Stuff ⚯͛ on Twitter: "20th December 1996: Slughorn hosted a Christmas party in his office and Harry discovers Snape's Unbreakable Vow. https://t.co/gPlTcwoAjL" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C0GMttwWQAARODH.jpg)
Harry Potter Stuff ⚯͛ on Twitter: "20th December 1996: Slughorn hosted a Christmas party in his office and Harry discovers Snape's Unbreakable Vow. https://t.co/gPlTcwoAjL" / Twitter
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You're a wizard 'arry!” (Me - a girl - circa 1996, rocking my mum's best haircut. I am VERY grateful Harry Potter wasn't yet a thing) : r/blunderyears
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