A little girl clutches her father's arm, her eyes wide with fear, as a green-cloaked Voldemort slinks past her chair. Luckily for her, she's seated at table Slytherin.
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"Don't worry, I'm on your side," the Dark Lord tells her, before moving on to terrify the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff guests.
It was another immersive, so-real-it's-scary experience for Harry Potter fans when Leanne Senn and volunteers transformed Mount Keira Scout Camp into Hogwarts for its annual Enchanted Dinners fundraiser.
All the big-name characters were there - Dumbledore, Hagrid, Professor McGonagall, Professor Sprout, Lupin, Sirius Black and Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody - to help make the dinners fun and raise money to cover the scout camp's maintenance costs.
With the Harry Potter-themed nights almost done and dusted, Mrs Senn will next turn her attention to the camp's first ever Game of Thrones-inspired event. Adults only, of course.
"I've already bought some props - dragons floating around the place, custom photo walls," she said.
"It will be like a medieval town - the Red Wedding, but without the death."
Keep an eye on Mount Keira Scout Camp Events page on Facebook for details.
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