Located near the middle of the room, rather than at the front entrance so as not to deter the guests from delving into their pocketbooks for the jangling coins the school so desperately needed, the Donation Station is less crowded than the dance floor or food tables. There was a large, gold-in-appearance box with a small hole in the top for the coins to drop in, sitting on a round table covered in a pink tablecloth. It seems that even with the budget cuts and the fact that the event is hosted in a tent outdoors, the school still takes pride in its appearance.

Various members of the staff of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry* will be taking turns watching and taking your donations with pleasure and gratitude. Don't let the fear of being the only or first one to lend a helping hand in the form of a monetary donation keep you from approaching this area--every knut helps!

*donation station not sponsored by the Hogwarts Board of Governors.