October 2010
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Challenge Day 30!
List One - What affect has Harry Potter made on your life and how much does it mean to you?
I fell in love with the series from day one. My dad bought me the first book when I was in second grade and that night he read the first chapter to me as a bedtime story. Well, I couldn’t stop with just that. When he went to bed, I picked back up the book and read for hours. I had never before seen...
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My statistics teacher is one of those older men who thinks every thing he says is funny, so he repeats his lame jokes every other day. I started writing down some of the things he says because I thought some people might enjoy the absurdity of it.
“Would the shape of this sampling distribution be symmetrical? Well, the answerhas nothing to do with old people, but… depends.”
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Challenge Day 29
List One - Did you enjoy A Very Potter Musical?
I actually enjoyed it a lot. I tend to be very picky with my praise towards thing like this because I have a large background in vocal music and my brother is a theatre major, so I’ve been exposed to quite a lot of the technical things that are required to make a good show. A Very Potter Musical was fun and the lyrics were witty.
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Challenge Day 28
List One - Do you listen to Wizard Wrock, what do you think about it?
I’m not the biggest fan of some of the bands, but most of it is ingenious and I love the idea of it all together. Like most people, I was introduced in the genre by Harry and the Potters and just continued following it from there.
List Two - Have you been to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, if not do you plan on...
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Challenge Day 27
List One - Would you rather own the Invisibility Cloak, the Resurrection Stone, or the Elder Wand?
I suppose that just depends. If I didn’t have a wand already, then I guess having one would be my best decision. If I already had a perfectly good wand, then I would probably go for the cloak instead because it would be a very sensible thing to have. I have plenty of loved ones that have past away...
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Challenge Day 26
List One - If you could be able to cast one spell without a wand, what would it be?
I’m tempted say Reparo or Lumos because they would be the most practical, but I quite like the idea of being able to stun people with Stupefy. Any of these would be nice, but then again, beggars can’t be choosers. Any magic would be ideal.
List Two - Does it bother you that the movies differ from the...
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Challenge Day 25
List One - Nineteen years later. Are you happy with how it turned out, or do you wish something was different, i.e. Neville married Luna?
Honestly, it was everything I could have ever dreamed of. I just feel blessed that we even got an epilogue in the first place. It isn’t exactly a common thing for author to do, but this was absolutely the perfect way to complete the series.
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Challenge Day 24
List One - Is there any particular scene you wished had been in the movies, but it wasn’t?
Not that I can think of off the top of my head, but I sometimes wish that there was more time to add in some more back story to the movies. I remembered having to explain the past relationships between Harry’s parents, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin to my parents when they were first watching the...
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Challenge Day 23
List One - Did any part of the books/movies make you cry?
Are you kidding me? I am a strong individual when I need to be, but I am such a weepy little girl when it comes to things like this. I mourned every single death, I cried at the epilogue, I cried at the ends to most of the books, and I still get sentimental and cry just thinking about it all. Harry Potter has truly touched me in a way that...
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Challenge Day 22
List One - Harry Potter or Twilight?
…You’re kidding right? I did read Twilight so, I am allowed to bash it. Twilight is shallow and silly. Bella has no sense of self preservation and practically forces herself on a guy who doesn’t think they should be together at all. I see no love represented in their relationship at all, just teenage puppy love. The story falls flat and I got...
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So, I finally got my Internet back! It is crazy how much my life revolves around my laptop. I had hours with absolutely nothing to do. I missed it so much, but we are finally reunited…
I’m going to be playing catch up for the rest of the night and a little of tomorrow. I have 5 days of my Harry Potter challenge to update and anything else that might come to mind. Enjoy!
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The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy
So, I am leaving first thing tomorrow to visit my brother in Pensacola. He is currently going to college at UWF as a theatre major and we going to see his newest play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. I’m really excited about that, but today has just been a series of ups and downs. Here they are:
Good: I got to sleep in because I don’t have classes on Friday!
Bad: My kitten...
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Challenge Day 21
List One - Out of all the characters that died, if you could bring only one back, who would it be?
I would definitely bring back Fred Weasley if I could and I believe almost everyone would agree with me. Every other character had at least lived long and happy lives. Even though Lupin and Tonks were leaving behind their newborn child, that child still had loving family and a godfather to look...
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Challenge Day 20
List One - If you got to meet one member of the cast, who would you choose?
This one was actually hard. I truly can’t decide if I would rather meet Gary Oldman, Maggie Smith, or Alan Rickman. I have always been a huge fan of their work aside from just these films and I would adore a chance to meet each of them, but, alas, I probably will never get such a privilege.
List Two - What would a...
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The Greatest
I had forgotten just how much I enjoyed this movie until I stumbled across a trailer for it. The story is about the tragic love between two teenagers that results in the pregnancy of Carey Mulligan’s character. It also stars Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon as the grieving boys parents. The acting is absolutely superb and I really believe that it deserved more recognition. It is really...
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Challenge Day 19
List One - Do you prefer the books or the films?
Definitely the books! I was with the series from the very beginning, way before there was a movie deal. Although I adore it when a good adaptation of a book is made into a movie, my loyalties always lies with printed literature. Movies may give you a visual representation, but you never get as much depth and knowledge as you do with a book. I...
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Finally!
I have finally found a download of the song from the Deathly Hallows trailer. I have been waiting for this forever, but it is so worth it. This song just screams epic. For those of you who don’t know, it is called Glacial Supremacy by Pfeifer Broz. So excited!
I also get excited everytime something new is posted about the movie on Chamber of Secrets Forums. I followed it religiously with...
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Challenge Day 17
List One - Are you excited about the Deathly Hallows movies or scared that it won’t do the book justice?
I am super excited. David Yates already did a wonderful job directing the fifth and the sixth movie and I expect the same success with this one. I don’t even care if they add a few dramatic fight scenes in as long as it doesn’t counter the plot in anyway. Yates did just that...
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Challenge Day 16
List One - Who is your favorite Professor?
I absolutely adore Professor McGonagall. She is strict when she needs to be, but fiercely loyal to all the students. She is feisty too, such as being one of the only teachers to openly oppose Umbridge.
List Two - If you could ask your favorite character one thing, what would it be?
It depends on who is my favorite character that day. It seems that I...
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Challenge Day 15
List One - Who would be your best friends at Hogwarts? (Three only)
Despite the fact they may not all get along together, my three would be Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, and Luna Lovegood. Draco because he is damn sexy and I would attempt to seduce him at every turn, Harry because there is always adventure and excitement following him, and Luna because she is a feel spirit that would keep...
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Challenge Day 14
List One - Are you team Voldemort or team Harry?
Really? What kind of question is this? Team Kill-Everyone-Who-Opposes-You or Team Stop-The-Insane-Mass-Murdering-Racist? It’s a hard choice…
List Two - If you could work in any place in Hogsmeade, where would it be?
At first I thought about working at Honeydukes, but I decided that Zonko’s would be a lot more fun in the long...
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Challenge Day 13
List One - What is your least favorite movie?
This is definitely my least favorite movie and it doesn’t help that this is my least favorite book too. The movie was too campy for me. They purposely made fun of the characters by giving them stupid and corny dialogue to say, like making Ron say “Bloody Hell” every five minutes. Plus, who can forget the absolute worst line of them...
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Where are you Joyce Hook?
I happened to be in love with The Buried Life, an inspirational show on MTV. I am a sentimental sissy for those of you that were unaware and the plea in episode 2 of this new season really got to me.
A man named Bob that lives in Victoria, Canada who is searching for the woman he fell in love with in his youth. They spent a wonderful day together and when they had to part at the end of it, he...
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Challenge Day 12
List One - What is your favorite relationship?
I really enjoy reading fanfiction with James and Lily. There is no set way for their relationship to develop because it was never really written about in the books. All we truly know is that Lily disliked James, but he somehow made her fall in love with him. Therefore, you are allowed to make your own beautiful love story for them.
List Two - Who...
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Challenge Day 11
List One - What character can you relate to the most?
As I stated in an earlier post, I feel as if I can relate to Hermione the most out of all the characters. She is always aware of the things going on around her at Hogwarts, such as who is mad at who and why Cho Chang is crying all the time. She is a wonderfully observant individual, an avid bookworm, and an intellectual.
List Two - Is there a...
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Challenge Day 10
List One - Horcruxes or Hallows?
What is this question asking anyways? Which is cooler? Which is more effective in keeping you from dying? Because neither of them worked very well for Voldemort, did they? I suppose that I would pick the Deathly Hallows, because I was actually considering getting the symbol tattoo on me. Is that obsessive or awesome?
List Two - Would you choose the cloak, the...
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Challenge Day 9
List One - What is your least favorite male character?
Cornelius Fudge is my least favorite male character. He is a blundering idiot, paranoid, power hungry, and the worst sort of political figure. I hate politicians likes this who ignore the problems in hopes that it will just go away. He is a fool and all he is good at is inhibiting progress.
List Two - What would be your favorite class at...
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Challenge Day 8
List One - What do you think would be your favorite lesson at Hogwarts?
I always thought that I would rather enjoy taking Defense Against the Dark Arts and Charms. It seems like it would be a fun, yet very practical, class to take.
List Two - Is there anything about the epilogue that you change?
Absolutely not. I thought it was a lovely and fitting way for the series to end. I felt that it...
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Challenge Day 7
List One - What is your favorite female character and why?
As I mentioned in an early post, Hermione Granger is my favorite female character. I truly feel like I identify with her the most, except I think that I can let loose a bit more successfully than she can at time.
List Two - What is your favorite movie?
It is a big tie between the fifth and the sixth movie. They both had wonderful...
