Saturday, September 7, 2013
Read This Whole Title! Harry Potter Readers (But Not Only for Harry Potter Readers, This One's For Everybody)
You know, here's a real lesson on attitudes, everyone. People who are Harry Potter haters walk into their reading experience thinking it's not going to be good and then stop after the first few books because it's boring. But the Potterheads walk on into the fandom with hopes of reading a good book and find out that they chose the best fictional book in the world. So, just saying, guys: attitude is everything. And I guess on a Harry Potter-related note, if you stopped after the first few books, let me just say: try again. And go into it thinking of the fandom that you could join. Just saying. Everyone should read this.
Friday, September 6, 2013
If Les Miserables Characters Were in my Fandoms
Hello everybody! First I would like to say, wow, seems It's an Adventure is getting pretty popular! And I must say, that running the blog and the Harry Potter Facebook page has shown me, it's pretty hard to make it. So hey, if you really like reading It's an Adventure, if you would follow me that would be pretty great. (And hey, if you're curious about the Facebook page, it's called I Love Harry Potter and me and my fellow admin would love it if you liked us :)) Support is a good thing! Hopefully I start thinking about that myself :)
But anyway, now that I'm done with my philosophical speech for today, I'm going to say that I am a musical theater fan. I know, Les Miserables is a book too, but I haven't read it yet. So I know the characters the way they are in the musical. I was just thinking one day, what if the Les Miserables characters were in my fandoms, like they went to Camp Half-Blood and Hogwarts and stuff? So here we are, and we are going to discuss that right now. Let me just say that all these characters have a little Gryffindor in them. So we're all going to go into this with that knowledge. Not every brave person gets sorted into Gryffindor. (Take Dumbledore's Army, for example. Not all of them were Gryffindors, but they were certainly all brave.) All right! Let's get started!
(And sorry if lists aren't your thing. I guess they're mine.) :/
Oh well! Let's start with.....
Jean Valjean: Something me and my sister were talking about one day, Jean Valjean is never just "Jean". He's Jean Valjean. And if he's not Jean Valjean, he's Valjean. Interesting how that works. But that's not important. Jean Valjean is kind and will take in anyone. Which means, if he were a Camp Half-Blood camper he would probably be in the Hermes cabin. And, since he is such a patient and merciful guy, he probably belongs in Hufflepuff. As my friend, a dedicated Potterhead, once said while we were watching the Les Miserables 25th anniversary concert, "He is a good man."
Javert: You know, Javert's actually not such a bad guy. He thinks he's doing the right thing when he's not. That happens to people all the time. But where would he be in Camp Half-Blood? Not quite as easy as Jean Valjean, is he? Well, he wouldn't be in the Hermes cabin. Probably not Apollo, Dionysus, Demeter.... Yeah, none of it really fits. Could he be in the Hades cabin? Let's go with Hades. At least we know with surety that Javert was not a demigod.
But as for his Hogwarts house, not Hufflepuff.... Ravenclaw fits a little, but not very much, and Gryffindor a little, but it seems that Slytherin is the best fit for Javert.
Fantine: Oh, Fantine. They don't get any more kind and caring than that. Definitely Hermes cabin. But I think her Hogwarts house would probably be Gryffindor. I mean, she went through a lot to save her daughter. That was pretty brave.
Cosette: I just love Cosette! I know that not many people think that way, but I just always liked her, not even totally sure why. My friend says she doesn't like Cosette as much as everyone else because Cosette didn't have any huge hardships, but that doesn't bother me. But I've always had a tendency to like the person who wins in the love triangle. (However, Les Miserables is more like a love tricycle. Cosette and Marius are in love and happy and stuff and Eponine is in all senses of the word except for the literal one the third wheel.) I sometimes think that Cosette could fit in the Demeter cabin because she has her pretty little garden. But hey, Cosette must've been pretty for Marius to fall in love with her so fast, so it could be Aphrodite. And you Eponine fans are all going, "Aphrodite! Aphrodite! Aphrodite is a useless cabin and Cosette is a useless person! It's Aphrodite!" But hey, Cosette is not a useless person, she ties all the characters together and she is a very nice girl. And the Aphrodite cabin is not a useless cabin. Two words: Silena Beauregard.
But, I mean, Cosette wasn't really any special talent, so I guess that she might not be in the Demeter cabin. Do I even know if she grew those plants herself? Let's settle on... Aphrodite. That's a good solid cabin for a person like Cosette. And as for her Hogwarts house, no matter what the anti-Cosette people think I think Cosette was pretty brave. The love of her life and her father went into battle and she had no idea whether they were alive or not the whole time and she had to be pretty strong for that. You may be arguing that if Eponine can go into battle than Cosette should be able to do that too except for Cosette's weak she could never do that. But really, if Marius didn't want Eponine to go into battle than how would he feel about Cosette going into battle? And Jean Valjean would never let her do that. And besides, Cosette was just not raised to want to do that or even think that she could. Eponine was raised on the bottom. She had nothing. She knew how unfair it was out in the world and she wanted to do something about that. Cosette didn't know that sort of life. She had it all. If she needed it, it was hers. She knew that the world was unfair, but she never experienced it, and she probably didn't know she could do anything about it anyway. So it's not totally her fault.
However, you can all relax because I don't think Cosette should go into Gryffindor. There is something that Cosette is a lot more than she is brave, and that is patient. Cosette was very patient with Marius when he was healing after the battle. So Hufflepuff it is, Cosette. (And if any of you are celebrating Cosette going into Hufflepuff, don't even think about it. It's a good house and she's a good person.)
Eponine: The one you guys are all excited about! Eponine is no idiot, but her knowledge isn't Hermione-like knowledge, it's more Annabeth-like knowledge. (Sure, Annabeth is smart in the Hermione way too, but not just that way.) Eponine can tell you where to go, how to get there, who to talk to and who to ignore. She could be an Athena camper. And we all know where Eponine the brave deserves to be at Hogwarts: Gryffindor.
Marius: I would say that Marius should be in the Athena cabin as well, but I mean, he's not the same type of smart as the Athena campers. He's more of the book smart person. So where does Marius belong? Marius is probably Big Three material. And the vibe I am getting from him is Zeus. So join Thalia in the Zeus cabin, Marius.
As for his Hogwarts house, not just anyone could handle going into battle, watching his best friend die, and then having all the rest of his friends die in battle too. He's a Gryffindor, no question.
Enjolras: I mean, seriously? The kid was born for battle. Ares cabin.
And as for his Hogwarts house, they don't get much braver than Enjolras. He gave his life for his country. Gryffindor it is.
The Thenardiers: And everyone in the room goes, "Ugh! No! Go home!" But hey, they are Les Miserables characters too and exceptional villains. (And hey, every good story needs those.) They love them some riches, but they never could get enough of them, so Hades cabin doesn't fit. Ugh! I used to have the perfect idea in my head! Oh, I got it. Hermes cabin for these two. Those kids in that cabin are always playing tricks, and I know it's not the same thing, but these guys get an A+ in the trickery department. Plus, god of thieves? Heck yes.
And, um, these guys are as greedy as they come? Slytherin it is.
And now, for my favorite..... (Or one of them, at least.....)
Gavroche!: Ugh, he's just the cutest little thing, isn't he? I'm so naming my son after him. But whatever. So Gavroche is quite as clever, if not even more so, okay so he's definitely smarter than our friend Eponine. (Oh, by the way, guess what guys?! Gavroche is Eponine's brother! Thought you guys might want to know... and yes you all just thought of Professor Quirrel) But he's also a tricky mischievous little guy. Hermes cabin for Gavroche.
And, we don't need to talk about this. Gryffindor it is for Gavroche.
All right, well, I hope you all enjoyed that! Happy reading everybody! :)
But anyway, now that I'm done with my philosophical speech for today, I'm going to say that I am a musical theater fan. I know, Les Miserables is a book too, but I haven't read it yet. So I know the characters the way they are in the musical. I was just thinking one day, what if the Les Miserables characters were in my fandoms, like they went to Camp Half-Blood and Hogwarts and stuff? So here we are, and we are going to discuss that right now. Let me just say that all these characters have a little Gryffindor in them. So we're all going to go into this with that knowledge. Not every brave person gets sorted into Gryffindor. (Take Dumbledore's Army, for example. Not all of them were Gryffindors, but they were certainly all brave.) All right! Let's get started!
(And sorry if lists aren't your thing. I guess they're mine.) :/
Oh well! Let's start with.....
Jean Valjean: Something me and my sister were talking about one day, Jean Valjean is never just "Jean". He's Jean Valjean. And if he's not Jean Valjean, he's Valjean. Interesting how that works. But that's not important. Jean Valjean is kind and will take in anyone. Which means, if he were a Camp Half-Blood camper he would probably be in the Hermes cabin. And, since he is such a patient and merciful guy, he probably belongs in Hufflepuff. As my friend, a dedicated Potterhead, once said while we were watching the Les Miserables 25th anniversary concert, "He is a good man."
Javert: You know, Javert's actually not such a bad guy. He thinks he's doing the right thing when he's not. That happens to people all the time. But where would he be in Camp Half-Blood? Not quite as easy as Jean Valjean, is he? Well, he wouldn't be in the Hermes cabin. Probably not Apollo, Dionysus, Demeter.... Yeah, none of it really fits. Could he be in the Hades cabin? Let's go with Hades. At least we know with surety that Javert was not a demigod.
But as for his Hogwarts house, not Hufflepuff.... Ravenclaw fits a little, but not very much, and Gryffindor a little, but it seems that Slytherin is the best fit for Javert.
Fantine: Oh, Fantine. They don't get any more kind and caring than that. Definitely Hermes cabin. But I think her Hogwarts house would probably be Gryffindor. I mean, she went through a lot to save her daughter. That was pretty brave.
Cosette: I just love Cosette! I know that not many people think that way, but I just always liked her, not even totally sure why. My friend says she doesn't like Cosette as much as everyone else because Cosette didn't have any huge hardships, but that doesn't bother me. But I've always had a tendency to like the person who wins in the love triangle. (However, Les Miserables is more like a love tricycle. Cosette and Marius are in love and happy and stuff and Eponine is in all senses of the word except for the literal one the third wheel.) I sometimes think that Cosette could fit in the Demeter cabin because she has her pretty little garden. But hey, Cosette must've been pretty for Marius to fall in love with her so fast, so it could be Aphrodite. And you Eponine fans are all going, "Aphrodite! Aphrodite! Aphrodite is a useless cabin and Cosette is a useless person! It's Aphrodite!" But hey, Cosette is not a useless person, she ties all the characters together and she is a very nice girl. And the Aphrodite cabin is not a useless cabin. Two words: Silena Beauregard.
But, I mean, Cosette wasn't really any special talent, so I guess that she might not be in the Demeter cabin. Do I even know if she grew those plants herself? Let's settle on... Aphrodite. That's a good solid cabin for a person like Cosette. And as for her Hogwarts house, no matter what the anti-Cosette people think I think Cosette was pretty brave. The love of her life and her father went into battle and she had no idea whether they were alive or not the whole time and she had to be pretty strong for that. You may be arguing that if Eponine can go into battle than Cosette should be able to do that too except for Cosette's weak she could never do that. But really, if Marius didn't want Eponine to go into battle than how would he feel about Cosette going into battle? And Jean Valjean would never let her do that. And besides, Cosette was just not raised to want to do that or even think that she could. Eponine was raised on the bottom. She had nothing. She knew how unfair it was out in the world and she wanted to do something about that. Cosette didn't know that sort of life. She had it all. If she needed it, it was hers. She knew that the world was unfair, but she never experienced it, and she probably didn't know she could do anything about it anyway. So it's not totally her fault.
However, you can all relax because I don't think Cosette should go into Gryffindor. There is something that Cosette is a lot more than she is brave, and that is patient. Cosette was very patient with Marius when he was healing after the battle. So Hufflepuff it is, Cosette. (And if any of you are celebrating Cosette going into Hufflepuff, don't even think about it. It's a good house and she's a good person.)
Eponine: The one you guys are all excited about! Eponine is no idiot, but her knowledge isn't Hermione-like knowledge, it's more Annabeth-like knowledge. (Sure, Annabeth is smart in the Hermione way too, but not just that way.) Eponine can tell you where to go, how to get there, who to talk to and who to ignore. She could be an Athena camper. And we all know where Eponine the brave deserves to be at Hogwarts: Gryffindor.
Marius: I would say that Marius should be in the Athena cabin as well, but I mean, he's not the same type of smart as the Athena campers. He's more of the book smart person. So where does Marius belong? Marius is probably Big Three material. And the vibe I am getting from him is Zeus. So join Thalia in the Zeus cabin, Marius.
As for his Hogwarts house, not just anyone could handle going into battle, watching his best friend die, and then having all the rest of his friends die in battle too. He's a Gryffindor, no question.
Enjolras: I mean, seriously? The kid was born for battle. Ares cabin.
And as for his Hogwarts house, they don't get much braver than Enjolras. He gave his life for his country. Gryffindor it is.
The Thenardiers: And everyone in the room goes, "Ugh! No! Go home!" But hey, they are Les Miserables characters too and exceptional villains. (And hey, every good story needs those.) They love them some riches, but they never could get enough of them, so Hades cabin doesn't fit. Ugh! I used to have the perfect idea in my head! Oh, I got it. Hermes cabin for these two. Those kids in that cabin are always playing tricks, and I know it's not the same thing, but these guys get an A+ in the trickery department. Plus, god of thieves? Heck yes.
And, um, these guys are as greedy as they come? Slytherin it is.
And now, for my favorite..... (Or one of them, at least.....)
Gavroche!: Ugh, he's just the cutest little thing, isn't he? I'm so naming my son after him. But whatever. So Gavroche is quite as clever, if not even more so, okay so he's definitely smarter than our friend Eponine. (Oh, by the way, guess what guys?! Gavroche is Eponine's brother! Thought you guys might want to know... and yes you all just thought of Professor Quirrel) But he's also a tricky mischievous little guy. Hermes cabin for Gavroche.
And, we don't need to talk about this. Gryffindor it is for Gavroche.
All right, well, I hope you all enjoyed that! Happy reading everybody! :)
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Slytherin
You know, this is something that people are realizing more and more often, but Slytherin really isn't such a bad house. It's the second best house, in fact, in my opinion. They're just ambitious. That's all. Like, Voldemort was ambitious. I mean, sure, his life's dream was to take over the wizarding world, but it was still a dream. Ambitious isn't always good. But they are what they are.
I have a friend who is a Slytherin, she's really sweet, and now that I think about it, Slytherin really fits for her. She dreams big. Not take-over-the-world big, but more sing-on-Broadway big. See? Ambitious can be good.
I have a friend who is a Slytherin, she's really sweet, and now that I think about it, Slytherin really fits for her. She dreams big. Not take-over-the-world big, but more sing-on-Broadway big. See? Ambitious can be good.
Books Everyone Should Read
Hey guys! Was looking through my comments, realized that someone asked me to give some recommendations. Well, here are the books everyone should read. Hope you enjoy them! (And, if you've already read them, well done. You have good taste in literature.)
Harry Potter: I mean, seriously? This is the basis of all fiction literature. It's so realistic and... ugh. Enough said. Just read it.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: So good, so funny, so beautiful, always. I love these books! They're so addictive. You will love them. (After these, you can also read the Heroes of Olympus series. It's kind of like a continuation of the Percy Jackson stories.)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Just perfect and beautiful. The fabulousness of old books. Read it. You will love it.
And hey, if you want to see what I think of other books, I am on a dandy little website called Goodreads. If you don't have an account on Goodreads you should, it is perfect for any bookworm. So basically, what I am saying is, go ahead and follow my reviews.
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9977792-elizabeth-day
Harry Potter: I mean, seriously? This is the basis of all fiction literature. It's so realistic and... ugh. Enough said. Just read it.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: So good, so funny, so beautiful, always. I love these books! They're so addictive. You will love them. (After these, you can also read the Heroes of Olympus series. It's kind of like a continuation of the Percy Jackson stories.)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Just perfect and beautiful. The fabulousness of old books. Read it. You will love it.
And hey, if you want to see what I think of other books, I am on a dandy little website called Goodreads. If you don't have an account on Goodreads you should, it is perfect for any bookworm. So basically, what I am saying is, go ahead and follow my reviews.
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9977792-elizabeth-day
Dreams
A few words about Harry Potter and dreams for you, everybody.
But before I begin, I must say: Harry has weird dreams, Percy (and all the other demigods) have weird dreams, Katniss has weird dreams.... May I just say that important people seem to have weird dreams? But hey, heroes get half their information from dreams. (Except for Katniss. Her nightmares are just weird.) So the day I start consistently having dreams that are important to my life, not just once or twice, then I'll know I have an ultra life-changing calling in the world.
Well, firstly, when I read the Harry Potter series the second time, I would doze off and dream I was reading Harry Potter. The dreams didn't make sense. All I saw was the page of a book. The storyline didn't make sense at all. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Hagrid just had conversations that didn't make sense. But those are some of the best dreams I've ever had.
The third time reading it I wanted this to happen again. And it didn't.... Except I started having real, totally-asleep dreams, and they weren't the same thing every time like last time (unless that happened once or twice), it was different. I remember Voldemort being in one. That's about it, but does this ever happen to you guys? I might sound insane right now, but firstly, hey, I'm a writer, all writers are insane, and secondly, you guys haven't gotten to enjoy this? Is that what you're saying? Unless you've experienced this sort of thing. At least all readers are crazy. I can take comfort in that much.
But... ah! The dream diaries in Harry Potter! So funny! Love how Harry and Ron just make up stories, using each other to form them and stuff.... Although they should be more organized about it though, Harry had himself drown twice, and probably die even more than that. But I always say: Divination would probably be fun if you did it the way Harry and Ron did it. It would be more like a creative writing class :)
But before I begin, I must say: Harry has weird dreams, Percy (and all the other demigods) have weird dreams, Katniss has weird dreams.... May I just say that important people seem to have weird dreams? But hey, heroes get half their information from dreams. (Except for Katniss. Her nightmares are just weird.) So the day I start consistently having dreams that are important to my life, not just once or twice, then I'll know I have an ultra life-changing calling in the world.
Well, firstly, when I read the Harry Potter series the second time, I would doze off and dream I was reading Harry Potter. The dreams didn't make sense. All I saw was the page of a book. The storyline didn't make sense at all. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Hagrid just had conversations that didn't make sense. But those are some of the best dreams I've ever had.
The third time reading it I wanted this to happen again. And it didn't.... Except I started having real, totally-asleep dreams, and they weren't the same thing every time like last time (unless that happened once or twice), it was different. I remember Voldemort being in one. That's about it, but does this ever happen to you guys? I might sound insane right now, but firstly, hey, I'm a writer, all writers are insane, and secondly, you guys haven't gotten to enjoy this? Is that what you're saying? Unless you've experienced this sort of thing. At least all readers are crazy. I can take comfort in that much.
But... ah! The dream diaries in Harry Potter! So funny! Love how Harry and Ron just make up stories, using each other to form them and stuff.... Although they should be more organized about it though, Harry had himself drown twice, and probably die even more than that. But I always say: Divination would probably be fun if you did it the way Harry and Ron did it. It would be more like a creative writing class :)
Hufflepuff
I would like to say that I was not inspired to write this because of my post last night where I defended the badgers against all possible Hufflepuff haters. This was a post I thought to write a long time ago.
For those of you who don't know, I am a Hufflepuff. You may have assumed from me defending it all the time. Well, I don't know about you guys, but when I help someone out, I feel pretty great. I think that's kind of what makes a Hufflepuff a Hufflepuff. They don't feel important when they do something really noble, or they show off their intelligence to others, or when their goal is accomplished. They feel important when they help someone else.
That is all. Hopefully you guys enjoyed a short post today :)
For those of you who don't know, I am a Hufflepuff. You may have assumed from me defending it all the time. Well, I don't know about you guys, but when I help someone out, I feel pretty great. I think that's kind of what makes a Hufflepuff a Hufflepuff. They don't feel important when they do something really noble, or they show off their intelligence to others, or when their goal is accomplished. They feel important when they help someone else.
That is all. Hopefully you guys enjoyed a short post today :)
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