“Harry Potter” book and movie premieres have long brought out the crazy in our generation, and this is no exception for University students. Tonight, The Boy Who Lived is exploding onto our theater screens for the second-to-last time in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," bringing a month’s worth of parties and events to a close.

The Michigan Muggles kicked off the adventure two weeks ago with a “Harry Potter” Trivia Night at Buffalo Wild Wings on State Street in Ann Arbor. People signed up in groups of four to participate, and proceeds went to fund a children’s literacy program.

“That was a good way to get warmed up,” said LSA sophomore Kristin Harden.

Just last year, the Muggles were formed by a small group of students passionate about the “Harry Potter” books and movies, but the club has expanded significantly in the past few months.

“We filled B-Dubs,” Harden said. “I think there are a lot of people that are very open about their obsession with ‘Harry Potter.’ ”

The club also holds occasional book talks, in which members discuss what reading “Harry Potter” meant to them as a child and how they got so involved in it.

“I started reading ‘Harry Potter’ when I was in the fourth grade,” reminisced LSA senior Kelci Parker. “When I was younger, I didn’t really like reading for fun. It was like the first book I could just casually read and enjoy, and after reading books one, two (and) three really quickly, I was hooked.”

“Also, the seventh book came out right after I graduated high school,” she added. “Seventh year was like (Harry’s) last year of high school and me and all my friends … were like, 'It’s for our class. It’s for us.'

“And it’s our senior year right now, and Harry’s graduating too — the first half is coming out now in my senior year, and the second half — that’s when all the ‘Harry Potter’ movies are over and I’m done with college. It feels very symbolic.”

Harden and Parker are both planning on attending the midnight showing of the film tonight.

“The week of ‘Harry Potter’ I’m also planning on watching all the movies,” Harden said. “We’ll probably split it between a few days since there’s so many — I did that for the last movie where (my friends) sat and watched all of the movies in a day.”

Harden plans on dressing up as a Hufflepuff student and already has her costume ready.

“(I) made it with my best friend for the last movie,” she said. “I have a blue blazer, and my friend actually drew the Hufflepuff crest, and so I sewed that to the blazer. I have a skirt, a white shirt and I’ll probably wear stockings or something.”

“My best friend is going as a Gryffindor Quidditch player,” she added. “She drew out the Gryffindor crest, and she has a cape, which has her last name on it and the number seven. And she has a broom and she even made a little golden Snitch.”

Harden’s passion for “Harry Potter” extends past mere enjoyment of the books and movies — for her, there’s also sentimental value in the series.

“It was actually my mom that got me into reading them,” she said. “She would read them to me every night before we went to bed, so I fell in love with them through that. Then my mom actually passed away when I was 11, and I just kept on reading them.”

For those without transportation to Quality 16 or Rave, fear not — most of the residence halls are taking students by university bus to the Saturday showing at varying times during the day.

“We’re going to have half-off concessions, and we’re paying for some of the ticket, so it should (be) really nice,” said LSA senior and Markley resident advisor Matthew Duprie.

Markley’s 45 RAs have also divided up the residence hall’s four wings into the four houses of Hogwarts, with Lillian Madrigal and Brandon Ebenhoeh, both LSA seniors, acting as Head Girl and Head Boy, respectively.