So I didn't tell you guys this, but on Friday I saw Catching Fire with some friends. And.....
OH. MY. GOSH. THE FEELS.
Half the time I wanted to sob my eyes out (I didn't, because the only movie I cry in is Les Mis and aaaalmost the last Harry Potter movie) and I was hugging myself and whispering to myself "Kill it, Peeta, kill it" and then at the end I was just glaring at the screen. SO. MANY. FEELS.
And I was being horrendous and distraught afterward, but my parents were going on a date and I think to make me feel better and distracted from the troubling universe of a Hunger Games fangirl my mom said she would rent Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters for me to watch while they were gone.
That helped. :)
It was more like the book than the first movie was. They're getting more accurate every time. Maybe by The Last Olympian we'll have a super good movie. The worst part was Clarisse. Not only did she not look like Clarisse except for the hair, but her character really didn't seem that much like the way she is in the book. She was still mean to Percy, but it was different. And okay, the fact that they're already sixteen is crazy. Don't they know anything about demigods? Getting to sixteen is hard enough. You're just psychotic if you think they'll be able to survive to twenty. That's seriously just weird. But I mean, I still loved it 'cause it was part of my fandom and it was still one of my stories and it was good :)
Monday, January 6, 2014
Friday, January 3, 2014
Sweetest Fandom Moments
Daaaaaaang, do the fandoms give us feels. Even more than regular books, which can tend to also give us feels. But here are the sweetest fandom moments that just make me want to vomit. (You know, in a good way.) (Slight spoilers for Harry Potter, Hunger Games and The Sea of Monsters.)
When Neville stands up for himself. Throughout the first book everyone's constantly telling Neville that he shouldn't let everyone step on him. And eventually, Neville does. Throughout the books Neville gets a little braver, and it starts with him telling Malfoy that he's worth ten of him and ends with him killing a Horcrux. Dang, Neville. You're awesome. But I seriously a few seconds ago realized something. I think that's why Neville became a Gryffindor. In the beginning Neville was really timid, but the Sorting Hat saw the potential Neville had to be brave and saw that it was something he had in him, it just needed to come out. Neville, you're the true definition of a Gryffindor.
When Peeta gives Katniss the lamb stew. Okay, so basically everything it Katniss and Peeta's relationship. 'Cause there's the first book where he's all shy at first but then they're in love then he's all sad because she doesn't love him, then in Catching Fire he tells her they should try just being friends, and now I'm going to talk about Mockingjay. Because guys, he's a mutt. And yet he does all these things for Katniss, because he's Peeta. And somehow he still loves her even though he thinks she's horrible and the worst thing that ever happened to the world and that she's a mutt. But for example, this lamb stew part. They've broken into a house in the Capitol and there's some canned food, so they're going to eat. Katniss is about to eat some cod chowder. But Peeta gives her a can. What does it say? Lamb stew. Ahh! He remembers! He remembers, everybody! The real Peeta is overcoming the mutt Peeta! Ahh! The fangirls are going crazy! Well, at least I am. Guys, seriously. Reread Mockingjay. That is the true definition of love right there.
When Percy tells Tyson, "You're my brother. No doubt about it." They've just been on this crazy adventure together, and at first Percy was ashamed and couldn't wrap his mind around the fact that this kid was a powerful Cyclops. And now Percy's finally admitted that Tyson is his brother. Tyson is about to go to the Forges of the Cyclopes, and when they're saying goodbye, Tyson says to Percy, "Brothers help each other." What does Percy say back? Well, I kind of already said, but I'll say it again. "You're my brother. No doubt about it." And I just want to die of feels.
When Neville stands up for himself. Throughout the first book everyone's constantly telling Neville that he shouldn't let everyone step on him. And eventually, Neville does. Throughout the books Neville gets a little braver, and it starts with him telling Malfoy that he's worth ten of him and ends with him killing a Horcrux. Dang, Neville. You're awesome. But I seriously a few seconds ago realized something. I think that's why Neville became a Gryffindor. In the beginning Neville was really timid, but the Sorting Hat saw the potential Neville had to be brave and saw that it was something he had in him, it just needed to come out. Neville, you're the true definition of a Gryffindor.
When Peeta gives Katniss the lamb stew. Okay, so basically everything it Katniss and Peeta's relationship. 'Cause there's the first book where he's all shy at first but then they're in love then he's all sad because she doesn't love him, then in Catching Fire he tells her they should try just being friends, and now I'm going to talk about Mockingjay. Because guys, he's a mutt. And yet he does all these things for Katniss, because he's Peeta. And somehow he still loves her even though he thinks she's horrible and the worst thing that ever happened to the world and that she's a mutt. But for example, this lamb stew part. They've broken into a house in the Capitol and there's some canned food, so they're going to eat. Katniss is about to eat some cod chowder. But Peeta gives her a can. What does it say? Lamb stew. Ahh! He remembers! He remembers, everybody! The real Peeta is overcoming the mutt Peeta! Ahh! The fangirls are going crazy! Well, at least I am. Guys, seriously. Reread Mockingjay. That is the true definition of love right there.
When Percy tells Tyson, "You're my brother. No doubt about it." They've just been on this crazy adventure together, and at first Percy was ashamed and couldn't wrap his mind around the fact that this kid was a powerful Cyclops. And now Percy's finally admitted that Tyson is his brother. Tyson is about to go to the Forges of the Cyclopes, and when they're saying goodbye, Tyson says to Percy, "Brothers help each other." What does Percy say back? Well, I kind of already said, but I'll say it again. "You're my brother. No doubt about it." And I just want to die of feels.
Mysteries of the Fandoms
There are probably countless mysteries of the fandoms, but these are two I noticed/remembered. These are things we will be wondering for years. We probably will never find out. And that, my friends, is really depressing. But here they are. Don't read on if you haven't read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows or Mockingjay.
What did Aunt Petunia want to say to Harry? Guys, on page forty-two of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it says, "She stopped and looked back. For a moment Harry had the strangest feeling that she wanted to say something to him: She gave him an odd, tremulous look and seemed to teeter on the edge of speech, but then, with a little jerk of her head, she bustled out of the room after her husband and son." And that's the end of the chapter. That's the last time we see Aunt Petunia ever, in fact. And we could just follow all our characters for the rest of their lives, but writers know that you write enough to get the story told and that's it, and once the story is told, it's told, and the story is done. So sadly, we don't know if Harry ever saw Aunt Petunia again. And obviously mysteries like that that are not shown to us are endless and we could wonder about them day and night, but that's not the point right now. What did Aunt Petunia want to say to Harry? Could it be along the lines of the deleted scene from the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One movie? I don't think so, because Petunia really didn't miss her sister, I don't think. I don't know. It's complicated. Read "Vernon & Petunia Dursley" on Pottermore in "The Cupboard Under the Stairs" in the first book. It kind of shows how that doesn't really seem likely. I don't know what she wanted to say. Maybe she really did love him all this time? It could be. It could be anything. What did she want to say? Ugh.
What are the names of Finnick and Annie's and Peeta and Katniss's children? Dang, doesn't this one just kill you? All the fangirls of both Hunger Games and Harry Potter are sitting here saying, "J.K. Rowling gave us their children's names. Come on, Suzanne Collins. It was the least you could do." Some of us don't think she went into enough detail of how things happened at the end of Mockingjay at all. There's so much she didn't tell us. She just told us that Katniss and her fellow victors learn to live again and she and Peeta end up together and have a family. That's all? Of course, the fangirls will always want more, but we need to know their names. Finnick and Annie's was a boy, so I thought they might name it after Mags until I remembered they had a son. As for Katniss and Peeta, I thought maybe they would want to name their daughter after Prim. I've heard some people say that maybe they named their son after Katniss's father. Or maybe they all came up with original names. But that's the thing. We don't know. And we'll be wondering about it for the rest of our lives.
Thanks, though, Rick Riordan. You're still giving us more. Heck, you're writing a whole other series for us with one book still to come. Thanks, Rick. We owe you one.
Do you have any leads on these mysteries? Any personal theories? Any other mysteries that drive you crazy? Comment! I would love to know!
What did Aunt Petunia want to say to Harry? Guys, on page forty-two of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it says, "She stopped and looked back. For a moment Harry had the strangest feeling that she wanted to say something to him: She gave him an odd, tremulous look and seemed to teeter on the edge of speech, but then, with a little jerk of her head, she bustled out of the room after her husband and son." And that's the end of the chapter. That's the last time we see Aunt Petunia ever, in fact. And we could just follow all our characters for the rest of their lives, but writers know that you write enough to get the story told and that's it, and once the story is told, it's told, and the story is done. So sadly, we don't know if Harry ever saw Aunt Petunia again. And obviously mysteries like that that are not shown to us are endless and we could wonder about them day and night, but that's not the point right now. What did Aunt Petunia want to say to Harry? Could it be along the lines of the deleted scene from the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One movie? I don't think so, because Petunia really didn't miss her sister, I don't think. I don't know. It's complicated. Read "Vernon & Petunia Dursley" on Pottermore in "The Cupboard Under the Stairs" in the first book. It kind of shows how that doesn't really seem likely. I don't know what she wanted to say. Maybe she really did love him all this time? It could be. It could be anything. What did she want to say? Ugh.
What are the names of Finnick and Annie's and Peeta and Katniss's children? Dang, doesn't this one just kill you? All the fangirls of both Hunger Games and Harry Potter are sitting here saying, "J.K. Rowling gave us their children's names. Come on, Suzanne Collins. It was the least you could do." Some of us don't think she went into enough detail of how things happened at the end of Mockingjay at all. There's so much she didn't tell us. She just told us that Katniss and her fellow victors learn to live again and she and Peeta end up together and have a family. That's all? Of course, the fangirls will always want more, but we need to know their names. Finnick and Annie's was a boy, so I thought they might name it after Mags until I remembered they had a son. As for Katniss and Peeta, I thought maybe they would want to name their daughter after Prim. I've heard some people say that maybe they named their son after Katniss's father. Or maybe they all came up with original names. But that's the thing. We don't know. And we'll be wondering about it for the rest of our lives.
Thanks, though, Rick Riordan. You're still giving us more. Heck, you're writing a whole other series for us with one book still to come. Thanks, Rick. We owe you one.
Do you have any leads on these mysteries? Any personal theories? Any other mysteries that drive you crazy? Comment! I would love to know!
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Big News Big News Demigods!
Guys, I was just frolicking around on Facebook.... And guess what I saw posted by a dear page I like to call Percy Jackson? Well it was a picture of the cover of The Blood of Olympus (Well, you know what I mean.... I can't wait for them to release the cover!!!) and Percy Jackson's Greek Gods.... Well what was on that cover of Blood of Olympus? ONLY THE DAY IT COMES OUT 10/7/13 OH MY GOSH GUYS ARE YOU SO EXCITED?!?! My friends want me to read The Mark of Athena and The House of Hades really badly, but I told them give me ten months. I have to wait for all the books to come out before I read the whole series.
So if you're wondering why I read the first two but not the other two... well, I wanted to read the Heroes of Olympus series, right? So I read The Lost Hero. Then I read The Son of Neptune. So that was all really great, right? Then I get to the end of the book and it says that Mark of Athena was coming out fall 2012. What? They weren't all out yet? Yeah, I stressed out about that for a few days. I didn't know what I was going to do. You see, I have a booklist; I've written out a list of books that I want to read. I had gotten to Heroes of Olympus, but I hadn't really finished it so I couldn't mark it off. But I couldn't just keep going either and read the others one by one until I had read them all. I just can't. It keeps me sane. (My sister says it keeps me insane, but she's wrong.) Luckily, there were favorite books I wanted to reread and seri that had other books in them that I had gotten, like some Nancy Drew or A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron, or ones that I didn't know existed, like the last three books in the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter. So I decided to reread those while waiting for the rest of my precious series. That's why I was rereading Harry Potter, and I'm reading Nancy Drew right now. (Well that's on hold because of school, but whatever.)
But back to the point. Celebrate, demigods! The wait is... well, really, it's not almost over. But, I mean, reread Percy Jackson and eat some blue cake! It's still on its way!
So if you're wondering why I read the first two but not the other two... well, I wanted to read the Heroes of Olympus series, right? So I read The Lost Hero. Then I read The Son of Neptune. So that was all really great, right? Then I get to the end of the book and it says that Mark of Athena was coming out fall 2012. What? They weren't all out yet? Yeah, I stressed out about that for a few days. I didn't know what I was going to do. You see, I have a booklist; I've written out a list of books that I want to read. I had gotten to Heroes of Olympus, but I hadn't really finished it so I couldn't mark it off. But I couldn't just keep going either and read the others one by one until I had read them all. I just can't. It keeps me sane. (My sister says it keeps me insane, but she's wrong.) Luckily, there were favorite books I wanted to reread and seri that had other books in them that I had gotten, like some Nancy Drew or A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron, or ones that I didn't know existed, like the last three books in the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter. So I decided to reread those while waiting for the rest of my precious series. That's why I was rereading Harry Potter, and I'm reading Nancy Drew right now. (Well that's on hold because of school, but whatever.)
But back to the point. Celebrate, demigods! The wait is... well, really, it's not almost over. But, I mean, reread Percy Jackson and eat some blue cake! It's still on its way!
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Disney Movies are Generally Based Off of Stories
Okay, so most movies are. But unlike most book-based movies, Disney changes it to the point it's barely recognizable and actually can make it better. (Is it the fact that they usually have songs? It's probably because they have songs.) Most of these you probably knew. But you'd have to be paying attention to catch a few of these. Here are a few.
1. Almost all of the princess movies. So, besides Brave, Mulan, and Pocahontas, yeah, the princess stories were not thought up by Disney, but were still remarkable just the same. "Snow White" was a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, as well as "The Frog Prince" (which is where we get The Princess and the Frog) and "Rapunzel" (which is where we get Tangled). "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella" were by Charles Perrault and the Brothers' Grimm, obviously there are a million versions of all these fairy tales but I'm giving you the originals, given to me by my trusty information source Wikipedia. :) "The Little Mermaid" was by Hans Christian Anderson. Although, I would like to say that Beauty and the Beast, commonly thought to be a fairy tale, is actually its own individual book. (Wikipedia thinks otherwise, but come on, Wikipedia! I have the book on my Kindle! That's kind of as individual bookish as it gets.) Well, if Wikipedia is right, go look up who wrote it, but my Kindle says that it is by... oh. Awkward. I think that it is a fairy tale, considering that every page is 2-3% of the entire thing. Okay, this is really awkward for me. I'm sorry about that. So it is a fairy tale, Wikipedia says its most common version is by the person who wrote my version, Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont. Sorry about that whole thing.
2. Peter Pan. Peter Pan was a novel by J.M. Barrie. (Weird use of the past tense. I say it like it isn't still a novel.) I've read part of an abridged version, I think I want to read the full version someday. According to my friend Wikipedia, who I hope is not offended by me thinking that it was wrong about "Beauty and the Beast", Peter Pan was the most famous thing J.M. Barrie wrote.
3. The Chronicles of Narnia!!! Fangirl fangirl fangirl!!! Thank you, Disney, for making one of the serieseseses (What the heck is the plural for series? I'm going to go with seri. You know, like octopi and cacti.) into movies! Although they only made three of the seven, they probably did the best three. Dang, I should just watch those movies. Like, as soon as possible.
4. The Jungle Book. Whaaaaat? I just found out that The Jungle Book is a collection of stories in a book, not just a book! Thank you, Wikipedia ;) Well yeah, it's a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, and my family has an abridged version of that one too. But I don't know, I've never really been into it, I guess. I've never even seen the whole Jungle Book movie.
5. Mary Poppins. Okay, maybe you guys didn't know about this one awhile ago, but surely you know about it now that SAVING MR. BANKS HAS COME OUT OH MY GOSH I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT I JUST ASLDKFJ;ALKSJDF;KJ. The book series was by P.L. Travers, who, in Saving Mr. Banks, is portrayed by Emma Thompson, who our loyal Potterheads may know as Professor Trelawney. So yeah, now that I'm done fangirling about that one I can't wait to share this one with you, because I didn't know it was a story until my mom read a review that said so on our way to see it, also if you were paying attention to the credits it was in there too.
6. Frozen. Yeah, it really is, it really is! Frozen was based off of "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen. But you know what's funny? (And this I learned while looking at the Disney Wiki) For those of you who have read the fairy tale, Anna was based off of Gerda (as well as Rapunzel from Tangled), which makes enough sense. And of course Elsa was based off of the snow queen herself. (It didn't say this and they probably weren't thinking this, but I also saw Elsa similar to Kay. You know, how she and Anna who is like Gerda were close as little kids, and then she disappears and her dear friend goes on a quest to find her? I think it fits.) But Kristoff? He was based off of the little robber girl! I know! I didn't really think that at all, but seriously! If my friend Disney Wiki is correct, the little robber girl inspired his character. I don't know. I guess so. I would also like to say that right now I have "Love is an Open Door" stuck in my head. And I shall leave you with this: "Let it go! Let it go, and I'll rise like the break of dawn!"
1. Almost all of the princess movies. So, besides Brave, Mulan, and Pocahontas, yeah, the princess stories were not thought up by Disney, but were still remarkable just the same. "Snow White" was a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, as well as "The Frog Prince" (which is where we get The Princess and the Frog) and "Rapunzel" (which is where we get Tangled). "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella" were by Charles Perrault and the Brothers' Grimm, obviously there are a million versions of all these fairy tales but I'm giving you the originals, given to me by my trusty information source Wikipedia. :) "The Little Mermaid" was by Hans Christian Anderson. Although, I would like to say that Beauty and the Beast, commonly thought to be a fairy tale, is actually its own individual book. (Wikipedia thinks otherwise, but come on, Wikipedia! I have the book on my Kindle! That's kind of as individual bookish as it gets.) Well, if Wikipedia is right, go look up who wrote it, but my Kindle says that it is by... oh. Awkward. I think that it is a fairy tale, considering that every page is 2-3% of the entire thing. Okay, this is really awkward for me. I'm sorry about that. So it is a fairy tale, Wikipedia says its most common version is by the person who wrote my version, Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont. Sorry about that whole thing.
2. Peter Pan. Peter Pan was a novel by J.M. Barrie. (Weird use of the past tense. I say it like it isn't still a novel.) I've read part of an abridged version, I think I want to read the full version someday. According to my friend Wikipedia, who I hope is not offended by me thinking that it was wrong about "Beauty and the Beast", Peter Pan was the most famous thing J.M. Barrie wrote.
3. The Chronicles of Narnia!!! Fangirl fangirl fangirl!!! Thank you, Disney, for making one of the serieseseses (What the heck is the plural for series? I'm going to go with seri. You know, like octopi and cacti.) into movies! Although they only made three of the seven, they probably did the best three. Dang, I should just watch those movies. Like, as soon as possible.
4. The Jungle Book. Whaaaaat? I just found out that The Jungle Book is a collection of stories in a book, not just a book! Thank you, Wikipedia ;) Well yeah, it's a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, and my family has an abridged version of that one too. But I don't know, I've never really been into it, I guess. I've never even seen the whole Jungle Book movie.
5. Mary Poppins. Okay, maybe you guys didn't know about this one awhile ago, but surely you know about it now that SAVING MR. BANKS HAS COME OUT OH MY GOSH I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT I JUST ASLDKFJ;ALKSJDF;KJ. The book series was by P.L. Travers, who, in Saving Mr. Banks, is portrayed by Emma Thompson, who our loyal Potterheads may know as Professor Trelawney. So yeah, now that I'm done fangirling about that one I can't wait to share this one with you, because I didn't know it was a story until my mom read a review that said so on our way to see it, also if you were paying attention to the credits it was in there too.
6. Frozen. Yeah, it really is, it really is! Frozen was based off of "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen. But you know what's funny? (And this I learned while looking at the Disney Wiki) For those of you who have read the fairy tale, Anna was based off of Gerda (as well as Rapunzel from Tangled), which makes enough sense. And of course Elsa was based off of the snow queen herself. (It didn't say this and they probably weren't thinking this, but I also saw Elsa similar to Kay. You know, how she and Anna who is like Gerda were close as little kids, and then she disappears and her dear friend goes on a quest to find her? I think it fits.) But Kristoff? He was based off of the little robber girl! I know! I didn't really think that at all, but seriously! If my friend Disney Wiki is correct, the little robber girl inspired his character. I don't know. I guess so. I would also like to say that right now I have "Love is an Open Door" stuck in my head. And I shall leave you with this: "Let it go! Let it go, and I'll rise like the break of dawn!"
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas everybody! Well I have been thinking about this, and I have a few things I want to share with you guys.
Firstly, I would like to say that if you don't have any plans for Christmas, The Titan's Curse takes place during the winter :) Wintery reading! I know, I'm lame. But YAAAAAAAAAAAAY! It's Christmas!!! So... yeah.
Do you remember in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe how they had Christmas in Narnia? And they got the weapons, I think? Right? If it's the same way it is in the movie, that's what I can remember, it's been a while since I've read it. But yeah, that's pretty cool. But that's how Queen Jadis knew she was in trouble, right? Because Christmas was never supposed to come? Sorry if I'm totally making things up at this point. :/
But guess what guess what guess what??? I got a few books, may I tell you about them??? Well the first one I got was YAY!!! The House of Hades!!! Rick Riordan, thank you for that lovely dedication :) For those of you who didn't read that, it went a little something like this: "To my wonderful readers: Sorry about that last cliff-hanger. Well, no, not really. HAHAHAHA. But seriously, I love you guys." Still haven't read The Mark of Athena yet, so I won't be reading it yet :/ I'm not breaking down until The Blood of Olympus comes out!!! I also got two books called Lost & Found by Jacqueline Sheehan and La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith. I got a Culinary Mystery, Blackberry Crumble, by Josi S. Kilpack. And, lastly, The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe, the book I'm reading for my next school book project. :)
Friends, you know, when I think about books and Christmas, besides getting some new ones of course, I think of Christmas at Hogwarts. They always talk about how magical Christmas is at Hogwarts. (Although I guess Hogwarts is always magical, haha.) Harry's first Christmas at Hogwarts, Fred and George pelted Professor Quirrel in the back of the head with snowballs, little did they know that all those snowballs were also hitting Voldemort in the face ;) Then second Christmas they got themselves into a little trouble by sneaking into the Slytherin common room! And Hermione got turned into a cat :) His third Christmas he got a bunch of gifts from Ron and Hermione from all their Hogsmeade visits, I believe it was also that winter that Fred and George give Harry the Marauder's Map! His fourth Christmas at Hogwarts was the Yule Ball, which was pretty sad because Cho was going with Cedric instead of him, Parvati and Padma were expecting him and Ron to do a little more than sit there, and then Ron and Hermione were very upset with each other by the end of the night. And yeah, the next Christmas he spent at St. Mungo's because Mr. Weasley got a rather deadly snake bite, his friends found out about Neville's parents, and they saw what had become of their friend Gildaroy Lockhart, and I can't remember what he finds out, but he overhears something that wasn't exactly fun to know. Our sixth Christmas with Harry is all right, though. He gets to go to the Burrow, and what isn't great about the Burrow? But, sorry to end it on a sad note, the last Christmas we get to spend with Harry, he decides to go to Godric's Hollow, his and Dumbledore's old home, finds his parents' graves and found Bathilda Bagshot who turns out to be dead and, instead of finding out about Dumbledore or anything else important, gets attacked by Nagini and barely escapes Voldemort, and then his wand breaks, so as far as bad Christmases go, that one's probably one of the worst.
Bye! I love you!
Firstly, I would like to say that if you don't have any plans for Christmas, The Titan's Curse takes place during the winter :) Wintery reading! I know, I'm lame. But YAAAAAAAAAAAAY! It's Christmas!!! So... yeah.
Do you remember in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe how they had Christmas in Narnia? And they got the weapons, I think? Right? If it's the same way it is in the movie, that's what I can remember, it's been a while since I've read it. But yeah, that's pretty cool. But that's how Queen Jadis knew she was in trouble, right? Because Christmas was never supposed to come? Sorry if I'm totally making things up at this point. :/
But guess what guess what guess what??? I got a few books, may I tell you about them??? Well the first one I got was YAY!!! The House of Hades!!! Rick Riordan, thank you for that lovely dedication :) For those of you who didn't read that, it went a little something like this: "To my wonderful readers: Sorry about that last cliff-hanger. Well, no, not really. HAHAHAHA. But seriously, I love you guys." Still haven't read The Mark of Athena yet, so I won't be reading it yet :/ I'm not breaking down until The Blood of Olympus comes out!!! I also got two books called Lost & Found by Jacqueline Sheehan and La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith. I got a Culinary Mystery, Blackberry Crumble, by Josi S. Kilpack. And, lastly, The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe, the book I'm reading for my next school book project. :)
Friends, you know, when I think about books and Christmas, besides getting some new ones of course, I think of Christmas at Hogwarts. They always talk about how magical Christmas is at Hogwarts. (Although I guess Hogwarts is always magical, haha.) Harry's first Christmas at Hogwarts, Fred and George pelted Professor Quirrel in the back of the head with snowballs, little did they know that all those snowballs were also hitting Voldemort in the face ;) Then second Christmas they got themselves into a little trouble by sneaking into the Slytherin common room! And Hermione got turned into a cat :) His third Christmas he got a bunch of gifts from Ron and Hermione from all their Hogsmeade visits, I believe it was also that winter that Fred and George give Harry the Marauder's Map! His fourth Christmas at Hogwarts was the Yule Ball, which was pretty sad because Cho was going with Cedric instead of him, Parvati and Padma were expecting him and Ron to do a little more than sit there, and then Ron and Hermione were very upset with each other by the end of the night. And yeah, the next Christmas he spent at St. Mungo's because Mr. Weasley got a rather deadly snake bite, his friends found out about Neville's parents, and they saw what had become of their friend Gildaroy Lockhart, and I can't remember what he finds out, but he overhears something that wasn't exactly fun to know. Our sixth Christmas with Harry is all right, though. He gets to go to the Burrow, and what isn't great about the Burrow? But, sorry to end it on a sad note, the last Christmas we get to spend with Harry, he decides to go to Godric's Hollow, his and Dumbledore's old home, finds his parents' graves and found Bathilda Bagshot who turns out to be dead and, instead of finding out about Dumbledore or anything else important, gets attacked by Nagini and barely escapes Voldemort, and then his wand breaks, so as far as bad Christmases go, that one's probably one of the worst.
Bye! I love you!
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