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Vehicles The Knight Bus- This was an excellent example. A special, magic bus, it could leap whole oceans at a time. The Weasley Car- It WAS a normal car… until Mr. Weasley bewitched it to fly. Eventually, it escaped and ran wild in the forest. The Beauxbatons Carriage- The one in the Goblet of Fire... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of the third book in the series, the Prisoner of Azkaban, Rowling introduced Harry, as usual. Then Ron, who didn’t know how to use a phone, tried to give Harry a call, and the results were funny. He actually reminds me of myself, for I was always bad at using a phone.... Continue Reading →
I was a delayed reader, but I finally learned how to read the Harry Potter books. I re-read the first one, then I completed the second one. Flushed with success and an increased vocabulary, I longed to proceed to the third one. I was eleven years old. My dad, however, had other ideas. “There’s too... Continue Reading →
I, like Hermione, have always been a very rule-abiding person. When I was little, I went so far as to turn myself in for punishment if I thought I did something wrong, then the teacher would say, “No, you’re fine. No, you don’t need a time out. No, you’re not going to be punished. Get... Continue Reading →
I know I said I wasn’t going to give any advice about this trouble, but this post sounds a lot like advice, doesn’t it? Yes, but I didn’t make up this advice. This is advice I’ve been given from books, parents, and an interesting video linked below. Since I found all this info interesting in... Continue Reading →
I first heard that a new Harry Potter book was coming out from a friend, and I was excited. After all, I had read all the books many times, and was eager for more information. So, when I found a copy at Half-Price Books, I began to read right where I stood. I was shocked-... Continue Reading →
When you pull a prank, you say, "Mischief managed."You've made your own butterbeer.You've organized a quidditch team at your school.You know the Hogwarts school song.You wish London actually had a Leaky Caldron.
As established in the last book and reiterated in the Chamber of Secrets, Harry is famous. It isn’t his fault, it isn’t because of something he did- it’s just because he survived a horrific piece of dark magic as an enfant. Harry is kind of shy but with a fiery spark, a perfect blend of... Continue Reading →
I think back to the concept of the Stone, and I consider what it represented. From the very beginning, humans have been afraid of death. In the beginning, Adam and Eve ate from the Fruit of Life, and did not die. They existed in paradise. But they fell through eating the Fruit of Pride. Since... Continue Reading →
So at the end of the first year of our Hogwarts adventure, Harry has another run-in with Lord Voldemort, his greatest enemy, and temporarily defeats him. How does he do this? There is a simple way- humility. Humility has a bad rep in society. People often associate it with words and phrases like “play dead”... Continue Reading →
The Opportune Owl 