Hello all! I hope you've had a great weekend! My school has the day off today, so I decided I would work on a couple of posts for you guys!! Here is my Beginning of the week Update!
So, this weekend, I was able to finish Wicked by Gregory Macguire. It was not at all what I expected it to be. I will have a full discussion up on it either later today or tomorrow.
But, that's all I read. I had about 100 pages left. But, I am one step closer to finishing my goal of reading 10 adult books this year! Woo hoo!!!
I'm going to dive into Cinderella's Dress by Shonna Slayton next, because I already started it. It's actually pretty good, but I'm only about 50 pages in. I'll keep you updated!
Type at you later!
Shea
Monday, April 6, 2015
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Easter Haul!
Hello everybody and Happy Easter to all who celebrate it!
I was lucky enough to receive a few books for Easter from the Easter Bunny and my Aunt. I thought I would share the ones I got with you.
First off, from my Aunt I received two John Green books. I got Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns.
I was lucky enough to receive a few books for Easter from the Easter Bunny and my Aunt. I thought I would share the ones I got with you.
First off, from my Aunt I received two John Green books. I got Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns.
Then, from the Easter Bunny, I was lucky enough to get four books and a few makeup items.
The first book I got was the Maze Runner by James Dashner. I've heard mixed things about this, but I'm still excited to read it and to find out what the story is all about.
The next book that I got was Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman. I'm so excited to read this. I love the Netflix series and I can't wait for the show to come back on. I think I'm going to pick this up next, but I'm not sure.
The last book I got, I'm so super duper excited for. I got City of Glass by Cassandra Clare. And this means, I'VE FINALLY FINISHED THE SHADOW HUNTER CHRONICLES SERIES!!!!! I'm so excited. I want to marathon the entire series eventually, but I'm just excited I've gotten this book!
I got one more bookish item. I got a bookmark from Books A Million that says, "Let Go and Let God". This is one of my favorite quotes. I'm going to try to find a picture somewhere. But if I can't, I'll post a picture from my phone.
The last thing I got for Easter was some makeup from E.L.F. cosmetics. I got one of their new smudge pots in Ain't That Sweet, a lipstick in Flirty and Fabulous, and a new liquid eyeliner in Jet Black
. I love the E.L.F. cosmetics liquid eyeliner and I've had mine for quite a while and I needed a new one. So, I was excited to find one in my easter basket.
I hope you all had a great Easter if you celebrate and I'll have a beginning of the week update up tomorrow.
Type at you later!
Shea
Friday, April 3, 2015
End of the Week Update
Hello all!
This week, I didn't read as much as I was hoping to. I had so much to do between school and appointments. It was just a really long week for me. But, I was able to read some more of Wicked! I'm up to page 300 or so and the story is still really good. I'm hoping to be able to see the play on Broadway soon *crosses fingers*.
I also started Cinderella's Dress. I'm only about 20 pages in. But I'll keep you updated there as well!
How about you? What has your reading week been like?
Type at you later!
Shea
This week, I didn't read as much as I was hoping to. I had so much to do between school and appointments. It was just a really long week for me. But, I was able to read some more of Wicked! I'm up to page 300 or so and the story is still really good. I'm hoping to be able to see the play on Broadway soon *crosses fingers*.
I also started Cinderella's Dress. I'm only about 20 pages in. But I'll keep you updated there as well!
How about you? What has your reading week been like?
Type at you later!
Shea
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
My Reading Style AKA ULTIMATE BOOK TAG!
Hello all! I thought it would be fun for me to tell you guys a little bit more about my reading style. To fit this, I found the ULTIMATE BOOK TAG! (I found it on wattpad from the user DarkChickie). I hope you enjoy!
And now, onto the questions!!!!! :D
1. Do you get sick while reading in the car?
I don't really know. I did as a kid and haven't tried it in a while. But with that being said, I don't travel very far very often. The furthest I travel is about an hour, and that's really early in the morning and I sleep on the way there.
2. Which author's writing style is unique to you?
I really like the writing style of Ellen Hopkins. If you don't know, she writes all of her books in verse. I've read only one other book written in verse (I don't remember the name of it... Sorry). But there is a lot of tough stuff in her books. So, I would watch some reviews if you could be triggered by suicide and mental illness. (Note: I've only read Rumble by her, but own three more of her books and they are on my TBR to read soon!)
3. Harry Potter or Twilight? Give three reasons why.
Harry Potter, le duh! And my reasons are in the words of Mr. Stephen King...
"Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength, and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend."
4. Do you carry a book bag? If so, what (besides books) do you keep in it?
I currently don't carry a book bag as of right now. But when I attended traditional school, I carried a Jansport that was purple with polka dots on it. Inside I didn't really keep anything besides school books and pencils and paper.... I'm kinda boring.
5. Do you smell your books?
Okay, if this was any other community this would be a weird question. But I know that most of us out there in the reading community smell our new books. C'mon, don't lie. You know you love the smell of a new book! :D
6. Books with or without illustrations?
I guess not. I haven't gotten onto the graphic novel band wagon and the other books with pictures that I like are like photographs. Not illustrations.
7. What book did you love whilst reading it, but later discovered the writing wasn't all that good?
This question made me laugh out loud. When I was in middle school, I LOVED The Clique Series by Lisi Harrison. Now looking back, I don't know why I liked it. It was really crap writing and had no real plot line. Oh well, it's in the past now.
8. Do you have any funny stories about books from your childhood? Please share?
I asked this directly to my mother. She said she has no idea and to ask my aunt instead. Thanks, mom.
9. What is the thinnest book on your shelf?
No Jumping on the Bed by Tedd Arnold. And the best part? It's signed!
10. What is the thickest book on your shelf?
Hmmm...... The Host by Stephanie Meyer, I believe.
11. Do you write as well as read?
I used to. I kind of fell out of practice I guess. That, or I have a giant writer's block!
12. When did you get into reading?
I started reading when I was about 5. But I didn't really start reading proactively until about fourth grade.
13. What is your favorite classic novel?
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee and I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel!!!
14. In school, was your best subject English?
Of course!
15. If you were given a book as a present that you had already read and hated, what would you do?
Hmmm.... I don't know. Most of the books that I receive as presents, I picked out myself. So I've never had that kind of situation presented to me. I guess I would smile and say thank you. ;)
16. What is your favorite lesser known series?
The fairytale retellings by Alex Flinn. I don't know if that's considered a series or a set of companion novels, but they're awesome!
17. What is a bad habit (besides rambling) that you do while filming?
Filming? What is filming?
18. What is your favorite word?
I had to ask my mom for this one. And so she suggested to use a therapy technique. Oh mother...... :)
19. Are you a nerd, dork, or dweeb? Or all of the above?
ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!!!
20. Vampires or Faires?
Hmmm... I haven't read many books about fae, so I don't think I'll be able to answer this one truthfully. At least, not yet. :)
21. Shapeshifters or Angels?
Same as the last question. Haven't read many books on either subject. So, I don't really know.
22. Spirits or Wearwolves?
Spirits.
23. Zombies or Vampires?
Vampires!
24. Love Triangle or Forbidden Love?
Forbidden love! I love to find out how the lovers make their love work and how they stay together!
And FINALLY,
25. Romance or Action with romance sprinkled in?
I'm not a big Romance Girl, so Action! :)
I hope you guys enjoyed this! I'll have another post up soon!
Type at you later!
Shea
And now, onto the questions!!!!! :D
1. Do you get sick while reading in the car?
I don't really know. I did as a kid and haven't tried it in a while. But with that being said, I don't travel very far very often. The furthest I travel is about an hour, and that's really early in the morning and I sleep on the way there.
2. Which author's writing style is unique to you?
I really like the writing style of Ellen Hopkins. If you don't know, she writes all of her books in verse. I've read only one other book written in verse (I don't remember the name of it... Sorry). But there is a lot of tough stuff in her books. So, I would watch some reviews if you could be triggered by suicide and mental illness. (Note: I've only read Rumble by her, but own three more of her books and they are on my TBR to read soon!)
3. Harry Potter or Twilight? Give three reasons why.
Harry Potter, le duh! And my reasons are in the words of Mr. Stephen King...
"Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength, and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend."
4. Do you carry a book bag? If so, what (besides books) do you keep in it?
I currently don't carry a book bag as of right now. But when I attended traditional school, I carried a Jansport that was purple with polka dots on it. Inside I didn't really keep anything besides school books and pencils and paper.... I'm kinda boring.
5. Do you smell your books?
Okay, if this was any other community this would be a weird question. But I know that most of us out there in the reading community smell our new books. C'mon, don't lie. You know you love the smell of a new book! :D
6. Books with or without illustrations?
I guess not. I haven't gotten onto the graphic novel band wagon and the other books with pictures that I like are like photographs. Not illustrations.
7. What book did you love whilst reading it, but later discovered the writing wasn't all that good?
This question made me laugh out loud. When I was in middle school, I LOVED The Clique Series by Lisi Harrison. Now looking back, I don't know why I liked it. It was really crap writing and had no real plot line. Oh well, it's in the past now.
8. Do you have any funny stories about books from your childhood? Please share?
I asked this directly to my mother. She said she has no idea and to ask my aunt instead. Thanks, mom.
9. What is the thinnest book on your shelf?
No Jumping on the Bed by Tedd Arnold. And the best part? It's signed!
10. What is the thickest book on your shelf?
Hmmm...... The Host by Stephanie Meyer, I believe.
11. Do you write as well as read?
I used to. I kind of fell out of practice I guess. That, or I have a giant writer's block!
12. When did you get into reading?
I started reading when I was about 5. But I didn't really start reading proactively until about fourth grade.
13. What is your favorite classic novel?
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee and I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel!!!
14. In school, was your best subject English?
Of course!
15. If you were given a book as a present that you had already read and hated, what would you do?
Hmmm.... I don't know. Most of the books that I receive as presents, I picked out myself. So I've never had that kind of situation presented to me. I guess I would smile and say thank you. ;)
16. What is your favorite lesser known series?
The fairytale retellings by Alex Flinn. I don't know if that's considered a series or a set of companion novels, but they're awesome!
17. What is a bad habit (besides rambling) that you do while filming?
Filming? What is filming?
18. What is your favorite word?
I had to ask my mom for this one. And so she suggested to use a therapy technique. Oh mother...... :)
19. Are you a nerd, dork, or dweeb? Or all of the above?
ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!!!
20. Vampires or Faires?
Hmmm... I haven't read many books about fae, so I don't think I'll be able to answer this one truthfully. At least, not yet. :)
21. Shapeshifters or Angels?
Same as the last question. Haven't read many books on either subject. So, I don't really know.
22. Spirits or Wearwolves?
Spirits.
23. Zombies or Vampires?
Vampires!
24. Love Triangle or Forbidden Love?
Forbidden love! I love to find out how the lovers make their love work and how they stay together!
And FINALLY,
25. Romance or Action with romance sprinkled in?
I'm not a big Romance Girl, so Action! :)
I hope you guys enjoyed this! I'll have another post up soon!
Type at you later!
Shea
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Beginning of the Week Update/March Wrap Up/April TBR
Hello all! This post was meant to go up yesterday, but I had a whole lot of things to do that I couldn't miss and then when the day was over, I had to do homework. And then after that, I just wanted to sleep!
Anyway, here is my Beginning of the week reading update.
So, over the weekend, I didn't actually get much reading done. I've managed to get to about page 175 in Wicked. It's finally picking up speed a little bit. The beginning was so slow, and at this point, I'm not sure if we needed all of that background information. But, I still have a chunk of reading left to go, so we shall see.
Since this post is so short, I also wanted to include my March Wrap-Up. As you know, I read all seven of the Harry Potter books this past month. Let me just say that it was AWESOME! I had forgotten a bunch of the smaller details that they didn't include in the movies. It was great to see Peeves again and more of Dobby and Kreatcher. I really wish they had included Kreatcher in the movies. His character arc is one of the best of minor characters I think there is. He goes from practically hating Harry, Ron, and Hermione to thinking that they are okay people. He even manages to stop calling Hermione a "mudblood".
One of the biggest things I think I'd forgotten was Phineious Nigellous Black (I know that's not spelled correctly, but I'm too lazy to look it up! :P). Even though he was such a minor character, he was rather important in the final book. When Hermione took his portrait down and put it in the beaded bag and then blindfolded him, I realized how important this was to the story.
If you want, I can create a separate post for my feelings on each book.
And as for the end of the month, I started Wicked by Gregory Mcguire. As you can see from above, I've only read about 175 pages so far.
As for a TBR for April, I'm not really sure what I'm going to read. I don't have a "Spring Break" at my High School, but we do get an extended weekend for Easter, so I'm hoping to be able to finish at least Wicked if I haven't before then.
I was able to pick out the books I wanted in my Easter Basket so, I think I will read some of those (I will have a proper haul up when I actually receive the books, because I've forgotten what some of them are!).
One of the books was Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman, I know that for sure. I want to read that before the new season is released on Netflix in June, so that's on my TBR for this month. I'd also like to start the Throne of Glass series as well as finally get to Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick and Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox. And of course finish Wicked. I'll keep you posted through my weekly updates and end of the month wrap up.
I hope you guys are having a great start to your week. It's snowing here again......... So much for Spring.
But anyway,
I'll type at you later!
Shea
Anyway, here is my Beginning of the week reading update.
So, over the weekend, I didn't actually get much reading done. I've managed to get to about page 175 in Wicked. It's finally picking up speed a little bit. The beginning was so slow, and at this point, I'm not sure if we needed all of that background information. But, I still have a chunk of reading left to go, so we shall see.
Since this post is so short, I also wanted to include my March Wrap-Up. As you know, I read all seven of the Harry Potter books this past month. Let me just say that it was AWESOME! I had forgotten a bunch of the smaller details that they didn't include in the movies. It was great to see Peeves again and more of Dobby and Kreatcher. I really wish they had included Kreatcher in the movies. His character arc is one of the best of minor characters I think there is. He goes from practically hating Harry, Ron, and Hermione to thinking that they are okay people. He even manages to stop calling Hermione a "mudblood".
One of the biggest things I think I'd forgotten was Phineious Nigellous Black (I know that's not spelled correctly, but I'm too lazy to look it up! :P). Even though he was such a minor character, he was rather important in the final book. When Hermione took his portrait down and put it in the beaded bag and then blindfolded him, I realized how important this was to the story.
If you want, I can create a separate post for my feelings on each book.
And as for the end of the month, I started Wicked by Gregory Mcguire. As you can see from above, I've only read about 175 pages so far.
As for a TBR for April, I'm not really sure what I'm going to read. I don't have a "Spring Break" at my High School, but we do get an extended weekend for Easter, so I'm hoping to be able to finish at least Wicked if I haven't before then.
I was able to pick out the books I wanted in my Easter Basket so, I think I will read some of those (I will have a proper haul up when I actually receive the books, because I've forgotten what some of them are!).
One of the books was Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman, I know that for sure. I want to read that before the new season is released on Netflix in June, so that's on my TBR for this month. I'd also like to start the Throne of Glass series as well as finally get to Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick and Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox. And of course finish Wicked. I'll keep you posted through my weekly updates and end of the month wrap up.
I hope you guys are having a great start to your week. It's snowing here again......... So much for Spring.
But anyway,
I'll type at you later!
Shea
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Insurgent Review/End of the Week Update!
Hello all! Well, I've finally been to see Insurgent! I went to a showing today. I must say that it was really good, but there were a couple of things that bothered me. And correct me if I'm wrong here, it's been a while since I've read the books.
Okay, first off, I will always have a love-hate relationship with Ansel. How can the same person play Agustus Waters AND Caleb Pryor????? My aunt went with me to the movie and I told her that Caleb was only playing the nice guy. She was shocked to find out that he returns to Euridite and becomes Janine's left hand guy.... ish.
Next, isn't Johanna's face scarred? Don't get me wrong, Octavia Spencer is a beautiful woman, but I think Johanna's character needed the scars to show her strength.
Okay, this is one I'm a bit fuzzy on and may need to be corrected. But, doesn't Four's mom and the factionless come in in mostly the third book?
Also, I wish they showed a little bit more of FourTris' relationship because I ship them so hard.
Other than my discrepancies, I think the movie was pretty good. The sims were put together really well and Peter lived up to his character as always. It didn't match the books very well and I could go on and on and on about how I felt about that, but I won't. If it matched the book, it would have been a solid five out of five star movie. But since it wasn't, I give it a three/three and a half star rating.
Okay, now I'm going onto my end of the week reading update!
So this past week, I finished the Harry Potter series. You can see my responses to the Ultimate Harry Potter Tag in my previous post.
The day after I finished the Harry Potter series, I picked up Wicked by Gregory Mcquire. I haven't gotten very far in, and I seem to have misplaced the book somewhere in my bed............. But, it is a great story so far. So far, Elphaba is still a baby. I can't wait to see what happens as the story goes on.
I'll keep you updated!
Type at you later!
Shea
Okay, first off, I will always have a love-hate relationship with Ansel. How can the same person play Agustus Waters AND Caleb Pryor????? My aunt went with me to the movie and I told her that Caleb was only playing the nice guy. She was shocked to find out that he returns to Euridite and becomes Janine's left hand guy.... ish.
Next, isn't Johanna's face scarred? Don't get me wrong, Octavia Spencer is a beautiful woman, but I think Johanna's character needed the scars to show her strength.
Okay, this is one I'm a bit fuzzy on and may need to be corrected. But, doesn't Four's mom and the factionless come in in mostly the third book?
Also, I wish they showed a little bit more of FourTris' relationship because I ship them so hard.
Other than my discrepancies, I think the movie was pretty good. The sims were put together really well and Peter lived up to his character as always. It didn't match the books very well and I could go on and on and on about how I felt about that, but I won't. If it matched the book, it would have been a solid five out of five star movie. But since it wasn't, I give it a three/three and a half star rating.
Okay, now I'm going onto my end of the week reading update!
So this past week, I finished the Harry Potter series. You can see my responses to the Ultimate Harry Potter Tag in my previous post.
The day after I finished the Harry Potter series, I picked up Wicked by Gregory Mcquire. I haven't gotten very far in, and I seem to have misplaced the book somewhere in my bed............. But, it is a great story so far. So far, Elphaba is still a baby. I can't wait to see what happens as the story goes on.
I'll keep you updated!
Type at you later!
Shea
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The Ultimate Harry Potter Tag
Hello all! I just finished the Harry Potter series. It took me about three days to read the last one because I've fallen ill in the past few days so I've just spent my time reading. Anyway, I've found what claims to be the ULTIMATE Harry Potter Tag. And thus, I present it to you!
1. Favorite Book?
Hmmm.. toughie. I love them all so much. But my favorite one would have to be the Order of the Phoenix. I just find it packed with so much detail and foreshadowing for the books to come. But, if you were to ask me a few reads ago, this would have been different.
2. Least Favorite Book?
If I absolutely HAD to choose one I would go with the Deathly Hallows. I know, I know this is a lot of people's favorite book in the series. I guess for me that the reason this is my least favorite is because it's the end.
3. Favorite Movie?
Hands down Prisoner of Azkaban. I really love the way Sirius is portrayed in this movie. He's almost the way I picture him whilst reading.
4. Least Favorite Movie?
Whilst Order of the Phoenix is my favorite book, it is my least favorite movie. This is because they could have done so much with the details in the story and it just didn't meet my expectations.
5. Favorite Quote?
"His scar had not bothered him for nineteen years. All was well." :)
6. Favorite Weasley?
Ron. He's my fictional boyfriend! :D
7. Favorite Female Character?
Hermione. But, she's more than that. I don't know if its because in the movies she's portrayed by Emma Watson, but she's a sort of role model for me. I like to think that I am like her in school. I'm annoyingly smart.
8. Favorite Villain?
Hmmm... I guess I would have to pick Draco. You can see how much it pains him to be in the position he is in later in the book. And also, Lauren Lopez. That is all. ;)
9. Favorite Male Character?
The Weasley Twins. I can't pick between the two of them. As far as I'm aware, they're one entity. And they're just pure awesome!
10. Favorite Professor?
Professor Sprout. She's so down to earth with the students and there's not a lot of magic in her class other than the plants. Also, she's not afraid to get dirty. I've actually named a horse Sprout in her honor! :)
11. Would you rather A.) Wash Snape's hair or B.) Listen to Lockhart rave about himself for a full day?
I would have to pick wash Snape's hair. It wouldn't take as long as listening to Lockhart for an entire day.
12. Would you rather duel A.) An elated Bellatrix or B.) An enraged Molly?
Ooooo.... toughie. I would never want to cross Bellatrix, but Molly being angry? I'd probably pick an elated Bellatrix because she could possibly be distracted by how happy she is... Maybe?
13. Would you rather travel to Hogwarts by A.) Hogwarts Express or B.) Flying Car?
Hands down Hogwarts Express. I mean the Lunch cart alone makes me drool, but I think the chaos would be something rather entertaining to see!
14. Would you rather A.) Kiss Voldemort or B.) Give Umbridge a bubble bath?
Who comes up with these questions? I guess kiss Voldemort. It would be short and just picturing Umbridge naked gives me the chills.
15. Would you rather A.) Ride a Hippogriff or B.) Ride a Fireboat?
Firebolt. The speed would be awesome and I think it would be easier to control than a Hippogriff. Also, I fear that I am too clumsy and would easily fall off a Hippogriff.
16. Is there a character that you felt differently about in the movies?
Ginny. I think this is most everyone's answer to this question in our fandom. In the books she has so much more character and she's more out there in the books.
17. Is there a movie you preferred over the book?
Nope. All of the books were better than the movies. But that seems to always be the case.
18. Richard Harris or Michael Gambon as Dumbledore?
Richard Harris! He was much more like Dumbledore in the books. Also because of "'Did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire' he said calmly." v.s. "DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIYYYYRE?!"
19. Top thing in the books that wasn't in the movies?
Peeves. Especially in the Order of the Phoenix after the Twins leave Hogwarts.
20. If you could remake any of the movies, which would it be?
Probably the Half-Blood Prince. Whilst Order of the Phoenix was my least favorite, Half-Blood Prince was too far from the book and I would make it closer to the books. I would include more of the lessons between Harry and Dumbledore and put in more Quidditch.
21. Which house do you feel you'd be a part of?
Ravenclaw. I love learning (my mom always jokes that if higher education were free, I'd be a professional student! :P), and think I would be a great member of the house.
22. Which house were you actually sorted into on Pottermore?
Ravenclaw! :D
23. Which class do you feel would be your favorite?
Probably Charms. I feel that it would also be the most useful. I would say DADA if Lupin was a permanent teacher!
24. What spell do you feel would be most useful to learn?
In the thought of laziness, Accio. But in reality, probably Protego. I would be easily able to shield myself from most spells.
25. Which character do you feel you'd instantly become friends with?
Luna. We both a little bit outside of the realm of normalcy. ;P
26. If you could own one of the three Hallows, which would it be?
Probably the Cloak. It's the one I know most about from the books and I would be AWESOME at hide-and-seek! ;)
27. Is there any aspect of the books you'd want to change?
The fact that Lupin was not a werwolf and could have been DADA teacher for all of the books.
28. Favorite Maurader?
I like them all except Wormtail. But probably Padfoot. He makes a perfect dog and was probably the most mischievous of them all.
29. If you could bring one character back to life, who would it be?
Probably Fred. It's really hard to imagine George on his own. Even Molly didn't see that .
30. Hallows or Horcruxes?
Hallows. I couldn't kill to make a Horcrux, and the Hallows would be much more useful. I'd rather be master of death than immortal.
Well, I hope you guys liked learning more about my feelings toward Harry Potter. I must admit that I was part of the later age that read them. The first one came out when I was about two, so I can't say I was there for any of the book launches or anything like that. But, I was able to go to the last two midnight showings. :) But, I am still part of the Harry Potter generation!
Type at you later!
Shea
PS Found the tag on the blog fandomsontherun!
1. Favorite Book?
Hmmm.. toughie. I love them all so much. But my favorite one would have to be the Order of the Phoenix. I just find it packed with so much detail and foreshadowing for the books to come. But, if you were to ask me a few reads ago, this would have been different.
2. Least Favorite Book?
If I absolutely HAD to choose one I would go with the Deathly Hallows. I know, I know this is a lot of people's favorite book in the series. I guess for me that the reason this is my least favorite is because it's the end.
3. Favorite Movie?
Hands down Prisoner of Azkaban. I really love the way Sirius is portrayed in this movie. He's almost the way I picture him whilst reading.
4. Least Favorite Movie?
Whilst Order of the Phoenix is my favorite book, it is my least favorite movie. This is because they could have done so much with the details in the story and it just didn't meet my expectations.
5. Favorite Quote?
"His scar had not bothered him for nineteen years. All was well." :)
6. Favorite Weasley?
Ron. He's my fictional boyfriend! :D
7. Favorite Female Character?
Hermione. But, she's more than that. I don't know if its because in the movies she's portrayed by Emma Watson, but she's a sort of role model for me. I like to think that I am like her in school. I'm annoyingly smart.
8. Favorite Villain?
Hmmm... I guess I would have to pick Draco. You can see how much it pains him to be in the position he is in later in the book. And also, Lauren Lopez. That is all. ;)
9. Favorite Male Character?
The Weasley Twins. I can't pick between the two of them. As far as I'm aware, they're one entity. And they're just pure awesome!
10. Favorite Professor?
Professor Sprout. She's so down to earth with the students and there's not a lot of magic in her class other than the plants. Also, she's not afraid to get dirty. I've actually named a horse Sprout in her honor! :)
11. Would you rather A.) Wash Snape's hair or B.) Listen to Lockhart rave about himself for a full day?
I would have to pick wash Snape's hair. It wouldn't take as long as listening to Lockhart for an entire day.
12. Would you rather duel A.) An elated Bellatrix or B.) An enraged Molly?
Ooooo.... toughie. I would never want to cross Bellatrix, but Molly being angry? I'd probably pick an elated Bellatrix because she could possibly be distracted by how happy she is... Maybe?
13. Would you rather travel to Hogwarts by A.) Hogwarts Express or B.) Flying Car?
Hands down Hogwarts Express. I mean the Lunch cart alone makes me drool, but I think the chaos would be something rather entertaining to see!
14. Would you rather A.) Kiss Voldemort or B.) Give Umbridge a bubble bath?
Who comes up with these questions? I guess kiss Voldemort. It would be short and just picturing Umbridge naked gives me the chills.
15. Would you rather A.) Ride a Hippogriff or B.) Ride a Fireboat?
Firebolt. The speed would be awesome and I think it would be easier to control than a Hippogriff. Also, I fear that I am too clumsy and would easily fall off a Hippogriff.
16. Is there a character that you felt differently about in the movies?
Ginny. I think this is most everyone's answer to this question in our fandom. In the books she has so much more character and she's more out there in the books.
17. Is there a movie you preferred over the book?
Nope. All of the books were better than the movies. But that seems to always be the case.
18. Richard Harris or Michael Gambon as Dumbledore?
Richard Harris! He was much more like Dumbledore in the books. Also because of "'Did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire' he said calmly." v.s. "DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIYYYYRE?!"
19. Top thing in the books that wasn't in the movies?
Peeves. Especially in the Order of the Phoenix after the Twins leave Hogwarts.
20. If you could remake any of the movies, which would it be?
Probably the Half-Blood Prince. Whilst Order of the Phoenix was my least favorite, Half-Blood Prince was too far from the book and I would make it closer to the books. I would include more of the lessons between Harry and Dumbledore and put in more Quidditch.
21. Which house do you feel you'd be a part of?
Ravenclaw. I love learning (my mom always jokes that if higher education were free, I'd be a professional student! :P), and think I would be a great member of the house.
22. Which house were you actually sorted into on Pottermore?
Ravenclaw! :D
23. Which class do you feel would be your favorite?
Probably Charms. I feel that it would also be the most useful. I would say DADA if Lupin was a permanent teacher!
24. What spell do you feel would be most useful to learn?
In the thought of laziness, Accio. But in reality, probably Protego. I would be easily able to shield myself from most spells.
25. Which character do you feel you'd instantly become friends with?
Luna. We both a little bit outside of the realm of normalcy. ;P
26. If you could own one of the three Hallows, which would it be?
Probably the Cloak. It's the one I know most about from the books and I would be AWESOME at hide-and-seek! ;)
27. Is there any aspect of the books you'd want to change?
The fact that Lupin was not a werwolf and could have been DADA teacher for all of the books.
28. Favorite Maurader?
I like them all except Wormtail. But probably Padfoot. He makes a perfect dog and was probably the most mischievous of them all.
29. If you could bring one character back to life, who would it be?
Probably Fred. It's really hard to imagine George on his own. Even Molly didn't see that .
30. Hallows or Horcruxes?
Hallows. I couldn't kill to make a Horcrux, and the Hallows would be much more useful. I'd rather be master of death than immortal.
Well, I hope you guys liked learning more about my feelings toward Harry Potter. I must admit that I was part of the later age that read them. The first one came out when I was about two, so I can't say I was there for any of the book launches or anything like that. But, I was able to go to the last two midnight showings. :) But, I am still part of the Harry Potter generation!
Type at you later!
Shea
PS Found the tag on the blog fandomsontherun!
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