I actually managed this exchange as a surprise for my daughter, who first read the Harry Potter books several years ago and has maintained a huge love of the series ever since.

Her Santa was very communicative, enthusiastic, and friendly from the get-go. They asked great questions. Very lovely.

This week we received the first hint of the fun. An awesome letter from Hogwarts personalized for her. She was very excited to receive it as this was the first hint that I had signed her up for this exchange.

Yesterday, we received two packages by Owl Post. The first contained the cutest coffee mug - which my daughter was very excited about - being a lover of all decaffeinated coffee. It has one of those first memorable Hermione quotes. Very fun.

The second parcel contained this great Gryffindor box. She was so excited to see this and was getting really impatient with me wanting to take photos of every little thing.

Upon opening the box, we found lots of great treasures. There is a handmade Yule Ball candle that smells absolutely amazing. Then we opened up these adorably wrapped little Harry Potter themed lip glosses - Butterbeer, Pumpkin Pasties, and a very special Kissing Concoction from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Everything smells ridiculously good!

Then we opened these sweet little individual bags that contained an amazing Hogwarts train themed watch/necklace. This gift is her favorite and she even wore it to school today. She was so excited. The next contained a beautiful little charm necklace with cute little Hogwarts themed charms on it. One of our cats tried to steal this repeatedly, as you can see in the photo.

There were also super cool little bookmarks - personalized with her name on them. Her favorite is the Hermione/Crookshanks one because she relates most to that character.

You're an amazing Santa! I really can't thank you enough for making this exchange such a special and thoughtful experience for her.