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What I Learned from Exploring Lily Potter’s Death from Her Perspective

Over on MuggleNet we’re doing a series where we take scenes from Harry Potter and rewrite them in a different character’s POV. My contribution, “Why Did Lily Potter Let Herself Die? — Her Death from Her Point of View,” takes Lily and James’s death scene as Harry experiences it in Voldemort’s mind and flips the POV to Lily.

Why did I choose this morbid scene?

I’m about to be a momand feel a strong…

Which Hogwarts House Would the Apostle Peter Have Landed In?

So I thought it might be fun to sort Biblical figures into Hogwarts Houses one by one (in a series of short posts). Granted this is all based on my opinion and not actual Sorting results. Here goes nothing.

Peter “Simon” = Gryffindor

“You might belong in Gryffindor, Where dwell the brave at heart, Their daring, nerve, and chivalry Set Gryffindors apart” ~ Sorcerer’s Stone

Source

My reasons:

From…

Harry Potter According to the Gospel of Matthew

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward! 3 But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left…

Why You Should Apply Newt Scamander’s Advice to 2017!

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Newt stands behind Jacob, fastening the breastplate over him. Jacob: Okay. Newt: Now, there’s absolutely nothing for you to worry about. Jacob: Tell me—has anyone ever believed you when you told them not to worry? Newt: My philosophy is that worrying means you suffer twice. Jacob digests Newt’s “wisdom.”   ~ Fantastic Beasts Original…

Was Newt Scamander a Seeker?

In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, these lines are shared after Newt unknowingly stumbles upon a Second Salemers’ rally:

NEWT: Oh…I was just—passing…

MARY LOU: Are you a seeker? A seeker after truth?

A beat.

NEWT: I’m more of a chaser, really.

~ pp. 12 – 13

First off, I loved this play on words by Jo that pulls in Quidditchpositions. Did Newt ever play Quidditch?…

Harry Potter Christmas Quotes!

Since it’s Christmas week, I thought we’d let our hair down a bit and enjoy some fun Potter Christmas quotes!

“Come one, cheer up, it’s nearly Christmas.” ~ Hagrid, Sorcerer’s Stone

“And you’re not sitting with the prefects today, either,” said George. “Christmas is a time for family.” ~ George, Sorcerer’s Stone

“One can never have enough socks,” said Dumbledore. “Another Christmas has come and…

Cursed Child: Delphi & Albus, their Father’s Children

DELPHI (to Albus): … your weakness was the same as your father’s: friendship.

  Albus

Okay, one of the things I couldn’t stand about Albus in Cursed Child is that he acted like a spoiled brat. That was never Harry’s M.O. After living with the Dursley’s, he wouldn’t know where to begin being spoiled. However, if Harry grew up in a loving home provided by Lilyand James, whose to say he might not…

Cursed Child: Professor McGonagall on Stupidity

PROFESSOR McGONAGALL: Your intentions to save Cedric were honorable, if misguided. And it does sound as if you were brave, Scorpius, and you, Albus, but the lesson even your father sometimes failed to heed is that bravery doesn’t forgive stupidity. Always think. Think what’s possible.

Bravery is an honorable trait. McGonagallshould know, she is a Gryffindor after all. However, bravely running to…

Cursed Child: Snape and Dumbledore More Alike Than We Thought?

SNAPE: Strange, isn’t it? What comes from within. You need to run. I will keep them at bay for as long as I can. SCORPIUS: Thank you for being my light in the darkness. SNAPE: Tell Albus — tell Albus Severus — I’m proud he carries my name. Now go. Go.

In one of the alternate realities Scorpius travels to in Cursed Child, Snape sacrifices himself to the Dementor’sKiss in order to save Scorpius.…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Scorpius’s Wise & Humble Truth

SCORPIUS: The world changes and we change with it. I am better off in this world. But the world is not better. And I don’t want that.

Scorpius and Albus try to fix the death of Cedric Diggory by turning back time. Only every change to the world doesn’t work out how they expect it. In the above quote, Scorpius has found himself in a world where his life is everything he’s ever dreamed. Only the…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Snape’s Cost Analysis

SNAPE: Sometimes costs are made to be born. I didn’t just quote Dumbledore, did I?

  Snape the Time-Turner version and the actualversion knows what he’s talking about. He bore a major cost. He sacrificed over a decade of his life to fighting the Dark Lord he once served. He sacrificed his desire to overthrow the Muggles, all his long-held beliefs, and gave his life to protect and ultimately die…

Sooooo, I have some super exciting news! We’re pregnant for the first time, which is why I’ve been absent from this blog for a while. Let’s just say the first trimester raised my level of respect for mothers and pregnant women 100 fold. I never knew pregnancy could be that difficult. But now I’m in the second trimester and feeling much, much better.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Draco’s Light

DRACO: You know what I loved most about your mother? She could always help me find light in the darkness. She made the world — my world, anyway — less — what was the word you used — “murky.”

As much as there are parts of Cursed Child that irk the core of my Potterness, I really love who Dracobecomes. He has been forever transformed by love, and he’s become quite the source of wisdom. What Draco…

I’ve “Discovered” My Patronus

Yesterday, Pottermore finally released the much-anticipated Patronus test written by JKR herself. Some fans love their Patronus, some hate it. I’m of the “love” category. Why?

My Patronus is a Chow Dog. While I didn’t specifically envision a Chow Chow (I’m a Shitzu owner), I always knew my Patronus would be a pup of some sort. As a proud Hufflepuff, I deeply value loyalty and dogs are known for…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Albus’s Opinion of Voldemort’s Child is SO Wrong

ALBUS: …I don’t think Voldemort is capable of having a kind son — and you’re kind, Scorpius. To the depths of your belly, to the tips of your fingers. I truly believe Voldemort — Voldemort couldn’t have a child like you.

In this sweet moment, Albus reassures his best friend — only friend — that he couldn’t be Voldemort’s child. Why? Because Voldemort chose a loveless life, therefore, there is no…