headerphoto

Mad Lib!

This is the story to go along with the list of words from my last post. It's funny in places, but it's odd how boring some of my choices ended up being! Oh well, here it is anyway:

I have to tell you about the dreamy time I had in Diagon Alley last weekend! My friend Patonga Pinkstone and I decided that we really needed some new cable needles and had to get over to Diagon Alley immediately. Patonga put on her belt because it was bright and did not want to get a cold. I grabbed my notebook and we headed to the trains.

While waiting for our train to Diagon Alley, we chatted with Prendolyn the Weird and Victoria Pettigrew who were planning to visit Gringott’s. Victoria did not want to go alone because she was collecting a kitten that was very adequate and brought Pren along for her excellence in protecting spells.

The train arrived and off we went. Our seats were very comfortable and the train sped along towards Diagon Alley and we were there in a flash! Before heading to Yrsa’s Yarn Shoppe, we went into an armchair that sells slimy ice cream!!! As we neared the armchair, we noticed quite a lot of commotion! The armchair owner had set the ice cream-making machine and it had gotten stuck! Ice cream was descending everywhere! I ducked as a cream-filled ice cream came descending right at me and it exhausted into Professor Snape’s sock just as he walked through the door! A cinnamon ice cream did a nose dive and splattered all over the door most elaborately! We made it out of the store just as an ice cream frog and a kettle of Bertie Bott’s every flavor beans collided in a rainstorm of goo!

Since we were still vertical, we walked the thirteen blocks over to Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor! I decided on a cone with chocolate ice cream and Patonga got the hot fudge sundae with extra sour cream! Yummy! Professor Snape had made his way over here as well after the incident at the armchair shoppe and had chosen a lemonade float.

After that, we passed Gringott’s and headed to Yrsa’s Yarn Shoppe! I tried not to look at the beautiful skeins of silk and bamboo and wool and instead, headed toward the cable needles while Patonga stopped to meander the stitch markers. I found a buttery cable needle made out of steel and made my purchase. Patonga kept hedging between the cable needle she came for and a pattern for a blanket. She chose the blanket pattern and we walked back towards the train station just in time to make the 12:30 train.

After sitting down, we noticed Pren and Victoria were on the train as well. Victoria looked quite sweet to have the kitten with them. Pren however did not look sweet at all. While waiting to go into the vault, a baby goblin waiting in line with his Mommy had slept on Pren getting tacos all over her clean robes! The smell really was just horrendous! Apparently, Pren's protecting spells don’t work well against tacos!! We made our way to a less smelly compartment and talked about how we were going to explain missing Professor McGonagall’s lecture on the valuable ways hippogryffs are working with the Department of Mysteries in solving unsolvable iPods!

Ravenclaw Homework!

Obviously, we are doing Mad Libs this week. This could be funny!

1- An adjective: dreamy
2- A fellow Ravenclaw: Patonga Pinkstone
3- A knitting or crocheting item: cable needle
4- A clothing accessory: belt
5- An adjective: bright
6- Something you always have with you: notebook
7- A HSKS student1: Prendolyn the Weird
8- A HSKS student2: Victoria Pettigrew
9- A noun: kitten
10- An adjective: adequate
11- A noun: armchair
12- An adjective: slimy
13- A food: ice cream
14- An adjective ending in “ing”: descending
15- An adjective ending in “ed”: exhausted
16- A Professor at Hogwarts: Severus Snape
17- An article of clothing: sock
18- A food flavor: cinnamon
19- A part of a room: door
20- An adjective: vertical
21- A number: thirteen
22- A food flavor: chocolate
23- A food topping: sour cream
24- A drink: lemonade
25- A verb: meander
26- An adjective: buttery
27- Something you can knit or crochet: blanket
28- An adjective: sweet
29- A past tense verb: slept
30- A food or drink: taco
31- A Professor at Hogwarts: Minerva McGonagall
32- A magical creature in Harry Potter’s world: hippogryff
33- A noun: iPod

PS The third and final owl from Victoria Pettigrew has arrived! I need to take pictures, then I'll post all of it. Victoria, it's awesome! :D

Quidditch, Round 3

1. This “Harry Potter” character’s first name comes from Roman mythology. The mythological character’s twin brother is named Romulus. What is the Harry Potter character last name?

b. Lupin

2. Which “Harry Potter” character’s first name is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Goddess Athena?

c. McGonagall

3. In ‘Harry Potter’ World, this wizard has created the Philosopher’s Stone (called the Sorcerer Stone in the US). The historical figure from the 14th and 15th centuries was a scribe and a manuscript-seller who became famous as an alchemist. Who is this individual?

Nicholas Flamel

4. What is the first name of a character whose last name is the name of a Bulgarian leader from early 9th century who doubled the country’s territory?

c. Viktor

5. Which character’s name is the name of goddess in Indian mythology?

b. Patil

6. “Where the Wild Things Are” tells the story of Max, a young boy sent to bed without his supper for his wild antics. Who created this winner of the Caldecott Medal?

a. Maurice Sendak

7. What was NOT one of the unexpected defense mechanisms that Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Griphook encountered in their attempt to rob Gringotts?

d. The Geminio Curse

8. What was Snape aiming at when he cut off George’s ear?

c. Another Death Eater’s wand hand

9. How much older than James was Lily? (Referring to Harry’s parents, not children).

d. 2 months

10. Food is one of the five exceptions to what magical law?

b. Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration

Picture Hunt
George
McGonagall
Patil
Where the Wild Things Are

Owl #2 has arrived!

OMG!

I got another owl from Victoria this week, and you will not believe what she brought me! LOOK AT THIS!!

IMG_1782

It's a frog bag, and it is the most amazing, adorable thing EVER! Victoria, did you make this?? (I have a friend who wants to buy one, if you're interested...)

IMG_1784

And, as you can see, it also came full of goodies!

In this one, you can see the loot that was inside the frog:

IMG_1787

An amazing, completely unexpected frog bag FULL OF CHOCOLATE.

Wow. I am totally gobsmacked. Thank you, Victoria!

An owl brought me a present this week!

My spoiler, Victoria Pettigrew, sent me a little package that arrived this week. She plans to send me several little packages rather than one big one, which promises to be fun! This week's had a few, very cute items, including a Japanese flip-book and a couple of "matchstick gardens." The matchstick gardens promise that I can grow wildflowers and herbs from them! I can't wait to try them out!

Thanks, Victoria! I'm looking forward to the next installment. :D

Quidditch, Round 2

1. On which day did the Order of the Phoenix come to get Harry?

c. Saturday

2. During all this chaos with Voldemort and the Death Eaters, people still had lives to live and Ron's oldest brother, Bill decided to marry Fleur Delacour? Who were the uninvited guests at Bill and Fleur's wedding?

b. Death Eaters

3. Voldemort had seven Horcruxes hidden in different places. Six of them were hidden at the Gaunt shack, Hogwarts, a cave, inside Harry, inside his snake, Nagini and Tom Riddles Diary. Did Voldemort hide the last Horcrux inside the Malfoy's vault at Gringotts?

b. No

4. Why did the Dumbledore's move to Godric's Hollow?

c. The father went to Azkaban

5. Harry and Hermione read a part of "Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore," written by Rita Skeeter. Then they met Dumbledore's brother Aberforth and he told them the same story, just with a few details changed. Which of the following did Aberforth and Rita Skeeter agree on about Dumbledore's past?

b. That Dumbledore was friends with Grindelwald for a while.

6. When Harry and Hermione visit Godric's Hollow, they visit the graveyard to see Harry's parents' graves. Harry walks by a tombstone that we later learn belong to tone of "The Three Brothers." The brother buried there once owned what?

b. The cloak

7. The Trio finds out that Luna had been kidnapped by the Death Eaters , and that they won't give her back until they got Harry Potter. Why did they kidnap Luna?

a. Her father sided with Harry and Dumbledore

8. After Voldemort killed Snape, he left the room and Harry came out from under the cloak. Snape gave Harry some of his memories all the way from when he was a child to just months before. Harry dived into the Pensieve and which of the following did he not see?

c. Snape and Lily having fun in a potions class

9. On the search of the Lost Diadem, Harry finally gets to talk to the Gray Lady. Who was the Gray Lady when she was alive?

c. Helena Ravenclaw.

10. Which of these is not one of Harry or Ron's children?

d. Victoria

Picture Scavenger Hunt
These pictures must either be posted to your blog or linked to from your blog.
Lily
Ron
Snape
Luna
Godric's Hollow

weekly posting

Wow, this has been a crazy week. It's supposed to be my "quiet week," but it sure didn't turn out that way. Work was crazy and then I was totally beat afterward so I haven't even managed to do my homework! And I love writing stories! :(

I may try to do it tomorrow anyway--the start we were given is intriguing! Also, I need to remember to go read everyone else's take on it in their blogs. It'll be fun seeing the different directions people go.

Sorry this is such a short post; I'll try to do better next time. :)