It has been eight years since the last "Harry Potter" novel was released, but middle school teacher Stephanie Stephens is trying to keep the magic of the "Potter" series alive. Stephens themed her James L. Capps Middle School classroom in Oklahoma City completely around the world of "Harry Potter," and it looked fantastic!

When students returned from their summer vacation, they did not realize that they were actually boarding the Hogwarts Express! The sixth to eighth grade teacher took the world that "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling created and brought it to life for a sole purpose: to encourage her students to read, reported The Huffington Post. The teacher thought of the idea over the summer after her love of the series encouraged her adult friends to read the books. "It got me thinking that if I can get adults to be excited about reading using Harry Potter, I can get my students excited about reading as well," Stephens recalled.

Some highlights of the classroom included a door decorated to look like platform 9 3/4, a fireplace bulletin board, a three-headed-dog stuffed animal, a potions area and even a "prefect" desk. She even split up her students into the four houses at Hogwarts, according to ABC News. "Each class is a different house and they will earn house points for different positive behaviors in my classroom," Stephens said. "Once the house point's jar fills up they get a class reward."

The photos of Stephens' classroom were originally posted on Reddit by her husband. The post has since gotten more than 10,000 views on the site. "My students mean the world to me," she added, "and I hope my enthusiasm for reading will transfer to each and every one of my kids."