On Christmas morning, I opened a box and found this magical book inside.
It's absolutely great. The pictures are amazing and the things that you can open up or take out are stunning.
On the first page, you get an introduction in a howler. But, don't you muggles fret, it doesn't come alive or anything. It wouldn't, at least, not infront of muggles.
Throughout the book, on each page, there are one or two flaps to open or something to take out. There's a flap that opens up, on Diagon Alley, and it's Hedwig in her cage. There's another that shows the Weasley Wizard Wheezes.
The book is a wonderful collector's item or a fantastic book for fans or kids. It's just really great.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Calendar Updates (January 5)
1992: The Hogwarts Express returns to Hogsmeade Station bringing back the students who went home for Christmas.
1935: David Ryall the actor who portrays Elphias Doge in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is born.
1974: The actress Daisy Bates, who portrayed a brunette lady in a moving painting in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is born.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Neville Longbottom
(Don't worry, Hermione fans, I'm working on the Let's Talk About Hermione Granger)
As I have probably mentioned before, Neville Longbottom, or BAMFbottom to some fans on the internet, is my favourite character.
Why?
I loved the character from the very beginning. He was this clumsy, silly little boy with a strict gran and a lack of confidence. Early on in the story, he didn't really come off as much of a Gryffindor. He didn't do well in school either. Even before he got to school, he had already messed up a bit by losing Trevor, his toad.
It didn't really help that people, like Snape and Malfoy, were mean to him, and others, like his gran and Professor McGonagall, were rather strict.
His gran had such high expectations of him, and she was dissapointed when he wasn't living up to his father. She even thought he was a squib. (She does love him, she just wants him to do well.)
He does, however, prove that he is a Gryffindor at the end of first year. This is what solidified my love for him. He stood up to his friends and earned ten points for his house, leading to Gryffindor's win of the House Cup.
His past is usually overlooked by his peers, even though it is a tragic one. People usually don't pay much attention to him, unless he messes up (like when he let Sirius Black into their dorm by losing the passwords) and he doesn't really open up, since he is rather shy. It isn't until the fourth book that we find out about his parents. Harry finds out that his parents were tortured to insanity, which is why Nev lives with his gran.
His improvement over the years is astounding. In Order of the Phoenix, my favourite of the series, Neville's improvement is super-awesome. He disarms someone! Dumbledore's Army helps build his confidence and his magical abilities improve.
He stands up to Bellatrix Lestrange, the witch responsible for his parents. He goes to the Yule Ball with Ginny. He DANCES. He reforms Dumbledore's Army. He gets beat up by the Carrows, and he doesn't care! He fights death eaters. He is wicked awesome at Herbology. He gets rid of the final Horcrux that helps Harry defeat Voldie.
Neville just has such an amazing story and he is an extremely well written character.
Since, I don't really want to go into it much further, I'll end with this:
I love Neville from the LongBottom of my heart. (Credits to Miss Bamfbottomweasley, a tumblr user that came up with this)
As I have probably mentioned before, Neville Longbottom, or BAMFbottom to some fans on the internet, is my favourite character.
Why?
It didn't really help that people, like Snape and Malfoy, were mean to him, and others, like his gran and Professor McGonagall, were rather strict.
His gran had such high expectations of him, and she was dissapointed when he wasn't living up to his father. She even thought he was a squib. (She does love him, she just wants him to do well.)
He does, however, prove that he is a Gryffindor at the end of first year. This is what solidified my love for him. He stood up to his friends and earned ten points for his house, leading to Gryffindor's win of the House Cup.
His past is usually overlooked by his peers, even though it is a tragic one. People usually don't pay much attention to him, unless he messes up (like when he let Sirius Black into their dorm by losing the passwords) and he doesn't really open up, since he is rather shy. It isn't until the fourth book that we find out about his parents. Harry finds out that his parents were tortured to insanity, which is why Nev lives with his gran.
He stands up to Bellatrix Lestrange, the witch responsible for his parents. He goes to the Yule Ball with Ginny. He DANCES. He reforms Dumbledore's Army. He gets beat up by the Carrows, and he doesn't care! He fights death eaters. He is wicked awesome at Herbology. He gets rid of the final Horcrux that helps Harry defeat Voldie.
Neville just has such an amazing story and he is an extremely well written character.
Since, I don't really want to go into it much further, I'll end with this:
I love Neville from the LongBottom of my heart. (Credits to Miss Bamfbottomweasley, a tumblr user that came up with this)
Calendar Update! (January 4)
January 4
1995: The second term of the 1994–1995 school year at Hogwarts begins. Rita Skeeter's article about Rubeus Hagrid is published in the Daily Prophet. Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank teaches the Fourth years about Unicorns in Care of Magical Creatures class.
1938: Jim Norton, who played Mr. Mason in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is born.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Calendar Updates! (December 14 - January 2)
I hope everyone had an excellent holiday. Now, back to the updates. (This post is really long...)
December 14
1992: Hermione Granger continues brewing Polyjuice Potion in the Second-floor girls' lavatory.
December 15
1992: Hermione Granger continues brewing Polyjuice Potion in the Second-floor girls' lavatory.
1969: Ralph Ineson, the actor who plays Amycus Carrow, is born.
December 16
1775: Jane Austen, the muggle author who wrote Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility, is born.
1992: Hermione Granger continues brewing Polyjuice Potion in the Second-floor girls' lavatory.
1975: Tony Christian, the British actor who plays a Slytherin Beater in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
December 17
1992: Harry Potter attends the Duelling Club, where it is revealed that he can speak Parseltongue, rendering him suspicious in the eyes of some Hogwarts students.
1997: Harry Potter and Hermione Granger decide to visit Godric’s Hollow.
December 18
December 19
December 14
1992: Hermione Granger continues brewing Polyjuice Potion in the Second-floor girls' lavatory.
December 15
1992: Hermione Granger continues brewing Polyjuice Potion in the Second-floor girls' lavatory.
1969: Ralph Ineson, the actor who plays Amycus Carrow, is born.
December 16
1775: Jane Austen, the muggle author who wrote Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility, is born.
1992: Hermione Granger continues brewing Polyjuice Potion in the Second-floor girls' lavatory.
1975: Tony Christian, the British actor who plays a Slytherin Beater in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
December 17
1992: Harry Potter attends the Duelling Club, where it is revealed that he can speak Parseltongue, rendering him suspicious in the eyes of some Hogwarts students.
1997: Harry Potter and Hermione Granger decide to visit Godric’s Hollow.
December 18
1991: The Gryffindor first year students have an Astronomy Class at midnight, on the top of the Astronomy Tower.
1992: A blizzard covers the school, causing the last Herbology lesson of the term to be cancelled. Justin Finch-Fletchley and Nearly Headless Nick are petrified by Slytherin's Basilisk. Fawkes the Phoenix has a Burning Day.
1993: A trip to Hogsmeade village takes place. Fred and George Weasley give Harry Potter the Marauder's Map, in order to allow the latter to sneak into Hogsmeade. At the Three Broomsticks, Harry overhears Cornelius Fudge, Filius Flitwick, Minerva McGonagall, Rubeus Hagrid, and Madam Rosmerta discussing Sirius Black's supposed double-cross.
1994: Severus Snape gives a test on antidotes to his Fourth year students. Harry Potter asks Cho Chang and Ron Weasley asks Fleur Delacour to the Yule Ball; both were unsucessful.
1995: Harry Potter and Cho Chang share a kiss under the mistletoe after the last Dumbledore's Army meeting of the term. That night, Harry has a dream about Arthur Weasley being attacked by Nagini at the Department of Mysteries. Harry Potter and the Weasley children are sent to 12 Grimmauld Place by Portkey from Dumbledore's office.
1993: End of the term; the Hogwarts Express takes some students to London. Harry Potter receives a note from Rubeus Hagrid, informing him that Buckbeak's hearing is scheduled for 20 April.
1995: Harry Potter and the Weasleys visit Arthur Weasley at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. There, Ron Weasley and Harry Potter meet Neville and Augusta Longbottom who are visiting Alice and Frank Longbottom.
1996: Harry Potter and Hermione Granger are kicked out of the Hogwarts Library by Irma Pince after being caught in conversation. Once back at the Gryffindor Tower, Romilda Vane tries to slip Harry a Love Potion.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone!
I hope yours are filled with Weasley jumpers, treacle tarts, and family.
Happy Holidays!
I hope yours are filled with Weasley jumpers, treacle tarts, and family.
Happy Holidays!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Let's Talk About Hermione Granger: Part 2 - Years 1 and 2
Hermione is a really smart, talented witch. She learned all that she could before going to school. She was sorted into Gryffindor, though Terry Boot wonder why she wasn't a Ravenclaw. At Hogwarts, she shares a dorm with Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown.
She has a bit of a rough start in the beginning. She meets Ron and Harry on the train while looking for Trevor, Neville's toad. Harry and Ron a really seem to be extremely annoyed with her after having a few classes with her and other small interactions. Well, she was a bit annoying. I was re-reading Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone, and there was a line where Harry says that he was thankful that she was ignoring them, after the Fluffy incident, since she was a bossy know-it-all. This helpful bossiness made it hard for her to make friends, which Ron so nicely pointed out, causing her to run off crying. This lead to the Golden Trio birth. After the troll, the three became good friends, even though the boys still get annoyed with her. She helped them a lot in First Year. She set Snape's robes on fire, saved a dragon, and helped protect the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone.
In second year, things weren't really any better, save the fact that she had friends now. Malfoy called her a mudblood and she faced some prejudice for being a muggleborn. She had a crush on Gilderoy Lockhart. She had brewed Polyjuice potion, which is really difficult, even for an adult wizard. The potion turned her into a cat...After she was petrified by the "great, dirty snake", she still managed to help the boys with her research.
She has a bit of a rough start in the beginning. She meets Ron and Harry on the train while looking for Trevor, Neville's toad. Harry and Ron a really seem to be extremely annoyed with her after having a few classes with her and other small interactions. Well, she was a bit annoying. I was re-reading Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone, and there was a line where Harry says that he was thankful that she was ignoring them, after the Fluffy incident, since she was a bossy know-it-all. This helpful bossiness made it hard for her to make friends, which Ron so nicely pointed out, causing her to run off crying. This lead to the Golden Trio birth. After the troll, the three became good friends, even though the boys still get annoyed with her. She helped them a lot in First Year. She set Snape's robes on fire, saved a dragon, and helped protect the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone.
In second year, things weren't really any better, save the fact that she had friends now. Malfoy called her a mudblood and she faced some prejudice for being a muggleborn. She had a crush on Gilderoy Lockhart. She had brewed Polyjuice potion, which is really difficult, even for an adult wizard. The potion turned her into a cat...After she was petrified by the "great, dirty snake", she still managed to help the boys with her research.
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