LOL INORITE. Well... I mean... I'd said before that I was hesitant to get into them because so many people I adore (cough cough) were into them and what if I read it and didn't feel the same way, what does that say about me as a person (and other normal thoughts), but my need for escapist fare and my curiosity won the fuck out.
I'd heard many of the valid criticisms (lack of diversity, racial stereotypes) that had been leveled and I have to say after reading the first book I thought in the movie Hermione should've been Black (wasn't there a post that an artist made awhile ago of book!Hermione versus movie!Hermione and book!Hermione was depicted as Black and JK Rowling liked and favorited that artist's work so people kinda confirmed it as cannon?). As someone pointed out (and what's always a good reminder in these situations), a book can be well-written and still have really problematic elements that are worth noting/criticizing.
LOL, I'm in a difficult situation with this since I actually have a wand (when I bought from the occult bookstore that went out, sob sob, at the time my mother told me about the scene in the book) and although I don't use it often (not as often as my broom or my athame) it does kinda look like the ones of the series. I should take a picture.
I took several quizzes and apparently I'm either Hufflepuff or Gryffindor (I'm leaning towards Hufflepuff because anything that tells you you belong with the main characters I'm skeptical).
PS: I don't know why I haven't mentioned this, but for Christmas I was stumped on what to get my mother until I thought maybe she'd like her own letter from Hogwarts. Of course there are oodles of great templates available and I fact checked everything to make sure it was correct. After I finished it, though, I realized my graduation owl that I'd been going to use I couldn't find, so at the last minute I threw together a little stuffed owl from some flocked felt and some beads I had (with cotton balls and some other beads inside to give it some weight). It actually came out really well! Of course when researching I had to find all these people's awesome-looking Harry Potter parties (including weddings and birthdays) complete with ridiculously awesome looking feasts.
sorry for writing an essayrehimeMarch 9 2015, 07:57:47 UTC
Can't say about others, but I wouldn't be offended by you not liking something I liked. IT'S OUR DIFFERENCES THAT UNITE US, MAN *takes a huff*
I have been wondering what Wiccan aspects J.K. Rowling used in making the world, and I'm hoping you don't run into anything completely and totally misused. Picture of your wand please (HEH).
I took several quizzes and apparently I'm either Hufflepuff or Gryffindor (I'm leaning towards Hufflepuff because anything that tells you you belong with the main characters I'm skeptical).
My guilty please during Pottermore's debut was reading and seeing videos of people freaking the fuck out that they weren't sorted into Gryffindor, Harry's house obviously, or just not sorted into the House they wanted and pretty much dismissing Pottermore altogether because of it. It's a terrible past time for a terrible human being like me.
For some reason that escapes me I never really considered what House I would be in, but knew damn sure I wasn't no Gryffindor. Was very nice to be Sorted into Ravenclaw by Pottermore, though. You strike me as a Ravenclaw with your wit but I have so many Hufflepuff-Sorted friends so you're in good company! Or you can be lion. It's a cat, after all.
If/when you finish the books, I recommend Pottermore. The site is a little sparse, but you can get your own wand, pet, get "officially" Sorted, but what keeps me around is the extra information about the world and essays from J.K. Rowling herself about topics she wanted to expand on. The art is cool too. You can see my little write up about Pottermore on my ancient LJ.
If your mom doesn't like that present then there is no saving her, because that is SO cool.
NEVER BE SORRY FOR WRITING AN ESSAY!alivemagdoleneMarch 9 2015, 08:19:24 UTC
Nor I, you, which is what ultimately made me pull my head out of my ass. I mean, I have stuff that means shitloads to me that I know is not for everybody (one of my "feel-good" movies involves actual shit-eating, after all, but I still maintain that's one of the less appalling of the appalling things in Pink Flamingos).
I have to say, I was extremely relieved so far (one book and half of the second) in, that the magic is generally highly fictionalized and not Pagan/real Witchcraft (although just for shits and giggles, my Witches' Datebook marks the day that the first movie opened, as well as the premier of BeWitched). which is one of the reasons this series threw me (although I still mostly enjoyed it).
I joined Pottermore! Mostly it was because I was curious about to which house I belonged, but I've heard such nice things. And I don't think that's terrible or that you're a terrible person, because if someone is that genre-unsavvy, fuck them. :^D I mean seriously. Now I'm uber curious to take the actual Pottermore sorting (the sorting tests I used were just random ones; I recognized the name Pottermore and realized it could be "trusted" more than say Buzzfeed's). I forget if I've mentioned this, but an animal patronus/power animal for which I feel a great affinity is the lion! I talk about it here, along with some other Witch stuff.
Thank you! ^_^ She was actually thrilled, much to my relief (not that I thought she'd hate it, but... I dunno).
RANDOM MEMORY: I'd forgotten about this, but rewatching the first movie reminded me. My high priestess in the coven read/wrote Potter fanfic, and she once linked to one she'd read because it was so good. I was slightly inexperienced at the time in reading actual fanfic (this was before I joined/belonged to any "official" communities) but goddamn, it was aged-up Harry/Snape and it was really hot. The memory of it all these years later makes me blush, particularly since Alan Rickman is kinda hot (and I love his appearance on King of the Hill and the weirdness of him being stunt-cast as Ronald fucking Reagan in The Butler).
Re: NEVER BE SORRY FOR WRITING AN ESSAY!alivemagdoleneMarch 11 2015, 04:23:42 UTC
I've yet to do much with my account yet. I do wanna sort myself and I'm looking into getting a (Pottermore) wand! I'm only just finished the second book, so I'm afraid of spoilerizing anything.
Re: NEVER BE SORRY FOR WRITING AN ESSAY!rehimeMarch 13 2015, 07:26:06 UTC
Since the Sorting and wand buying are in the first book, I think you'll be fine. Just don't click on the "extra" info because they might possibly have spoilers.
I'd heard many of the valid criticisms (lack of diversity, racial stereotypes) that had been leveled and I have to say after reading the first book I thought in the movie Hermione should've been Black (wasn't there a post that an artist made awhile ago of book!Hermione versus movie!Hermione and book!Hermione was depicted as Black and JK Rowling liked and favorited that artist's work so people kinda confirmed it as cannon?). As someone pointed out (and what's always a good reminder in these situations), a book can be well-written and still have really problematic elements that are worth noting/criticizing.
LOL, I'm in a difficult situation with this since I actually have a wand (when I bought from the occult bookstore that went out, sob sob, at the time my mother told me about the scene in the book) and although I don't use it often (not as often as my broom or my athame) it does kinda look like the ones of the series. I should take a picture.
I took several quizzes and apparently I'm either Hufflepuff or Gryffindor (I'm leaning towards Hufflepuff because anything that tells you you belong with the main characters I'm skeptical).
I WOULD LOVE AN OWL AND A CAT.
PS: I don't know why I haven't mentioned this, but for Christmas I was stumped on what to get my mother until I thought maybe she'd like her own letter from Hogwarts. Of course there are oodles of great templates available and I fact checked everything to make sure it was correct. After I finished it, though, I realized my graduation owl that I'd been going to use I couldn't find, so at the last minute I threw together a little stuffed owl from some flocked felt and some beads I had (with cotton balls and some other beads inside to give it some weight). It actually came out really well! Of course when researching I had to find all these people's awesome-looking Harry Potter parties (including weddings and birthdays) complete with ridiculously awesome looking feasts.
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I have been wondering what Wiccan aspects J.K. Rowling used in making the world, and I'm hoping you don't run into anything completely and totally misused. Picture of your wand please (HEH).
I took several quizzes and apparently I'm either Hufflepuff or Gryffindor (I'm leaning towards Hufflepuff because anything that tells you you belong with the main characters I'm skeptical).
My guilty please during Pottermore's debut was reading and seeing videos of people freaking the fuck out that they weren't sorted into Gryffindor, Harry's house obviously, or just not sorted into the House they wanted and pretty much dismissing Pottermore altogether because of it. It's a terrible past time for a terrible human being like me.
For some reason that escapes me I never really considered what House I would be in, but knew damn sure I wasn't no Gryffindor. Was very nice to be Sorted into Ravenclaw by Pottermore, though. You strike me as a Ravenclaw with your wit but I have so many Hufflepuff-Sorted friends so you're in good company! Or you can be lion. It's a cat, after all.
If/when you finish the books, I recommend Pottermore. The site is a little sparse, but you can get your own wand, pet, get "officially" Sorted, but what keeps me around is the extra information about the world and essays from J.K. Rowling herself about topics she wanted to expand on. The art is cool too. You can see my little write up about Pottermore on my ancient LJ.
If your mom doesn't like that present then there is no saving her, because that is SO cool.
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I have to say, I was extremely relieved so far (one book and half of the second) in, that the magic is generally highly fictionalized and not Pagan/real Witchcraft (although just for shits and giggles, my Witches' Datebook marks the day that the first movie opened, as well as the premier of BeWitched). which is one of the reasons this series threw me (although I still mostly enjoyed it).
I joined Pottermore! Mostly it was because I was curious about to which house I belonged, but I've heard such nice things. And I don't think that's terrible or that you're a terrible person, because if someone is that genre-unsavvy, fuck them. :^D
I mean seriously.
Now I'm uber curious to take the actual Pottermore sorting (the sorting tests I used were just random ones; I recognized the name Pottermore and realized it could be "trusted" more than say Buzzfeed's).
I forget if I've mentioned this, but an animal patronus/power animal for which I feel a great affinity is the lion! I talk about it here, along with some other Witch stuff.
Thank you! ^_^ She was actually thrilled, much to my relief (not that I thought she'd hate it, but... I dunno).
RANDOM MEMORY: I'd forgotten about this, but rewatching the first movie reminded me. My high priestess in the coven read/wrote Potter fanfic, and she once linked to one she'd read because it was so good. I was slightly inexperienced at the time in reading actual fanfic (this was before I joined/belonged to any "official" communities) but goddamn, it was aged-up Harry/Snape and it was really hot. The memory of it all these years later makes me blush, particularly since Alan Rickman is kinda hot (and I love his appearance on King of the Hill and the weirdness of him being stunt-cast as Ronald fucking Reagan in The Butler).
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Sort yourself Sort yourself! Takes screencappies too! Did you get your wand yet?
OMG THAT FIC. YOU WITCHES WILL BRING DOWN CIVILIZED SOCIETY WITH YOU
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I'm only just finished the second book, so I'm afraid of spoilerizing anything.
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