Julie fell in love with the Harry Potter series when she was handed the first book on a high school band bus. She is a proud Hufflepuff and avid HP trivia buff. Her husband, Ryan, proposed with a handmade wand based on her Pottermore specifics, and her friends, Anna and Ryan, later performed an Unbreakable Vow ceremony at their wedding. They continue to enjoy Harry Potter debates and games of a Hogwarts Battle with their friends.