Pick-up Lines

These are incredibly cheesy and lame but also amusing, so I decided to share some Harry Potter based pick-up lines.

• If you were a Dementor, I'd become a criminal just to get your kiss.
• I know we're not in Professor Flitwick's class, but you still are charming.
• My love for you burns like a dying phoenix.
• Being without you is like being afflicted with the Cruciatus Curse.
• If I were to look into the Mirror of Erised, I'd see the two of us together.
• Did you survive the Avada Kedavra curse? Because you're drop dead gorgeous.
• Your smile is like Expelliarmus. Simple but disarming.
• You must be magical, because I've fallen under your spell.
• Are you using the Confundus charm or are you just naturally mind blowing?
• You can have the portkey to my heart.

These make me gag slightly...

The movies

         I was looking around for some more stuff to blog about, and I found someone who seemed to strongly dislike what Warner Brothers did with the movies. The more I read of it, the madder I got. I don't know about you, but I tend to get extremely defensive over anything bad said about anything Harry Potter related. He went through and pretty much said that the movies were horrible and didn't capture any aspects that were in the book. I think that is the most untrue thing that has ever been stated! The movies are, in my opinion, the best movies that are about books. I mean you can only fit so much in a two hour movie, and I think that with that limit they do a wonderful job of capturing the essence of the world of Harry Potter. For those who have read the series, it is great to have to stories brought to life. And I'm glad that those who don't read get to experience them as well. My family and I'm sure millions of others have grown up watching them with their families. I know I was rushing to the theaters once the movie came out, and I have every movie and DVD. Yes, there are some things that aren't perfect, but I wouldn't change any of it.

Some of my favorite pictures

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

This Summer I am going Universal Studios in Florida to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!!!! I am so unbelievable excited! It is a theme park based on the world of Harry Potter. You can go to the Three Broomsticks to sip on some butterbeer, or take a ride on the Dragon Challenge, the Flight of the Hippogriff, or Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. If you are in need of a sneakoscope or a snitch, you can shop at Dervish and Banges. You can peek inside Filch's Emporium of Confiscated Goods to see authentic movie props and buy souvenirs. Of course you must go to Honeydukes! The name speaks for itself; it is stocked full of all the sweets you have and have not heard of. I'm definitely going to Olivander's to choose my perfect wand or should I say let the wand choose me, and when I get tired, I can take a break in the Owl Post. Here, you are given many benches to sit on while you enjoy sights and sounds of peaceful owls surrounding you. When you're done resting and are ready for a laugh, be sure to venture into Zonko's for some novelty items such as extendable ears. This sounds like the greatest place in the world!

How do you like the book covers?

For those of you don't like change, this might upset you. Scholastic is releasing brand new book covers for the Harry Potter series. Here is the first one. I'm not quite sure how I feel about them...

Coincidences...I think not

I found out a cool fact while re-reading the Chamber of Secrets and this is probably old news to most, but I didn't realize it. It's amazing how much thought and detail went into these books and how everything ties together later on.

        In the Chamber of Secrets, Harry got called into Filch's office and Peeves dropped something large and it distracts Filch. As it turns out, Peeves dropped the Vanishing Cabinet, which we find out more about in the Half-Blood Prince. That is the reason why it is broken in the sixth book.

For other interesting readings on the coincidences in Harry Potter, go to this site:
      http://www.mugglenet.com/books/oddities.shtml

Crazy Fans

To my knowledge, there has never been a book/movie series that has stirred as many crazy fanatics as Harry Potter. Here are a few looney cases:
 
1. A fan offers to adopt Tom Felton, the actor who plays Draco Malfoy.
 
2. The Snowy Owl, which is the species of Harry's owl Hedwig, has become endangered because of fans wanting to have a real "Hedwig" in their home, and toys just won't do it for them.
 
3. There is now a type of music called Wizard Rock, and it is music that revolves around the world of Harry Potter. I am assuming it is much like the band who played at the Yule Ball in the fourth Harry Potter movie. Some of the names of these bands include: The Sirius Black Attack, The Butterbeer Experience, The Azkaban Work-Release Program, The Band Who Must Not Be Named, and many more.

4. A boy in France didn't want to wait for the translation of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, so he translated the first three chapters word for word. Now this is illegal to do in France.
 
5. And of course, the tattoos:










I call myself a Harry Potter Fan, but I wouldn't go so far as to tattoo myself with something Harry Potter related.