Erin Denton, freshman in chemical engineering, talks with her friends while waiting for their turn to get food from the buffet at the Harry Potter back to school dinner in the Great Room in Hale Library on Saturday.

Sarah Merwin, junior studying public relations, grins in anticipation as Katie Harrison, sophomore studying secondary education in English, places the sorting hat on her head at the Harry Potter back to school dinner in the Great Room in Hale Library on Saturday.

Katie Harrison, sophomore studying secondary education in English, takes a picture on Hannah Abell, sophomore in elementary education, with the sorting hat on her head.

A few of the many desserts at the Harry Potter back to school dinner in the Great Room in Hale Library on Saturday.

Philip Nel, professor of English, gives a speech at the Harry Potter back to school dinner in the Great Room in Hale Library on Saturday.

Philip Nel, professor of English, mimics Dolores Umbridge's high voice while reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the Harry Potter back to school dinner in the Great Room in Hale Library on Saturday.

Philip Nel, professor of English, promotes the Hallows and Horcruxes Ball on last time during his speech at the Harry Potter back to school dinner in the Great Room in Hale Library on Saturday.

Maureen Barry, sophomore in economics, plays the part of a Slytherin during the first improvization game in which the sorting hat must guess which Hogwarts house the students belong to at the Harry Potter back to school dinner in the Great Room in Hale Library on Saturday.

Michael Lee, sophomore in animal science, signals to Sophie Trombetta, junior in biology, to continue the story of "Harry Potter and the Unicorn Gardens" from where another member of the On the Spot Improv Troupe left off at the Harry Potter back to school dinner in the Great Room in the Hale Library on Saturday.

Playing Ginny Weasley, Maureen Barry, sophomore in economics, expresses her love for Harry to a small audience member at the Harry Potter dinner in the Great Room in Hale Library on Saturday.

Dean of K-State Libraries, Lori Goetsch, gathers the attention of the four houses and announces that the feast may begin from atop of the Great Room balcony. Yesterday's Back to School Harry Potter Feast was on of the few times the decorative balcony has been used.

The desserts of the Back to School Harry Potter Feast, inlcuding the event favorite "Rock Cakes." Yesterday's event in the great room also featured polyjuice potion, butterbeer, and rotisserie chicken.

A view from the sorting hat stool from last night's Back to School Harry Potter Feast in the Great Room. The sorting hat was one of the most popular and memorable options of last night's feast.

Maile Widman, Junior in Journalism, smiles as she receives good news about her future from the Divination expert, Proffesor Trelawney. Lyndi Stucky, or Professor Trelawney read peoples fortunes and even predicted that one of the members of the feast will die within the month during last night's Back to School Harry Potter Event in the Great Room.

Courtney Liebl, Junior in Journalism, smiles as she receives her winning lottery numbers from the Divination expert, Proffesor Trelawney. Lyndi Stucky, or Professor Trelawney read peoples fortunes and even predicted that one of the members of the feast will die within the month during last night's Back to School Harry Potter Event in the Great Room.

University English professor, Dr. Nel, reads a passage from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in the Great Room of Hale Library last night as part of the Back to School Harry Potter Feast. Dr. Nel displayed spot-on voice imitations and related the passage to the audience to make his speech a memorable part of the night.

During the improv group, "On the Spot's" second session, one of the members pointed his wand at a person who was to talk next, creating a piecewise story of an audience chosen theme titled, "Harry Potter and the Valley of the Unicorns." Closing out the night, the improv performance was a favorite for many who attended yesterday's Back to School Feast in the Great Room of Hale Library.