30-day Harry Potter Writing Challenge - Day 9: Your favourite thing about Hogwarts.

My favourite thing about Hogwarts?.. It's magical.

“Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.”

― Albus Dumbledore (J.K. Rowling), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Hogwarts is where I spent most of my childhood summer... I always dreamed to walk on its grounds... To discover all the rooms.. To eat in the Great Hall that is magically filled with foods, can you just imagine how heaven-like it would smell inside during meal time? I want to hangout in all of the common rooms and sleep in each house's dormitories. I want to be able to experience climbing the moving staircases, meet the ghosts and the portraits and of course play on the Quidditch pitch, or just watch... Because I'm not actually a sporty person. Anyways, that's basically everything I like about Hogwarts.

“Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.” 

― J.K. Rowling

30-day Harry Potter Writing Challenge - Day 7: Your least favorite book.

Not so much though... But still.

Least but still favourite... Yeah well, I think it's the 5th one: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.





As to why?... Well, it's just that I need to chose one. Haha!! Kidding aside, I think it's just where my least liked scenes mostly happened: Sirius' death, Harry's first kiss (I don't like it, mainly because Harry Potter has grown up and I just, can't. Okay, the truth? I don't want to see Dan kissing someone on the big screen!!! What? I was young then.. Hahaha!), Dolores Umbridge was introduced, worst DADA class ever...

Basically that's it. Although there are some cool and exciting things and events here in this book as well.

30-day Harry Potter Writing Challenge - Day 5: List down your top 3most painful/unacceptable deaths in the books.

WARNING!!!

This post contains major spoilers!

READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

Woah... Every death is painful. Yes. Even in a fictional story. What more to a story that honed your childhood (I don't consider Harry Potter fiction.. Is that even a surprise?)? To a story that brought you to a new dimension? To a story that introduced you to such characters that you ended up being best friends with, to characters that you love to love and to hate? Every major death in the Harry Potter series, has been heart shattering, well not really. 

Anyways... Here are my top 3 most PAINFUL deaths in the books: 

I have long accepted the unacceptable, death is inevitable... Since I've already read The Cursed Child playbook, a deeper understanding of accepting what happened in the past is prominent. As Snape had said in some sick, twisted reality: "Sometimes, costs are made to be borne." (Rowling, Tiffany and Thorne)



















3. Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody

Except for Professor Lupin, Professor Moody is the next best thing that happened to Hogwarts DADA class in Harry's time... But then that wasn't even the real him. His death was painful for me because... I think Harry and him didn't had an actual interaction and it was such a waste.

2. Fred Weasley

It was the greatest heart break for George and everyone else in the fandom.. Even Jo felt sorry for killing him off. And I have to stop here.. Because I'm in a public place and cannot afford to cry.

1. Sirius Black

He was introduced in my favorite book... And he was killed of on the 5th one... I loved Sirius because he was such a bad ass character. All the pain that Harry felt when he fell in the veil... Radiated out of the pages and into my heart.

Rowling, J., Tiffany, J., & Thorne, J. (2016). Harry Potter and the cursed child: Parts one and two (Special rehearsal ed.) [Ebook]. Pottermore Limited. ISBN 9978-1-78110-704-1

[Sirius Black]. (n.d.). Retrieved August 6, 2016, from http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Walburga_Black 

[Alastor Moody]. (n.d.). Retrieved August 6, 2016, from http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Alastor_Moody 

[Fred Weasley]. (n.d.). Retrieved August 6, 2016, from http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Fred_Weasley 

30-day Harry Potter Writing Challenge - Day 2: What is your most favourite book?

Whenever I'm asked this question (generally), my answer is and always will be: HARRY POTTER SERIES! And now I have to chose the best among the best (obviously: IMOHO) I'm finding it quite hard...

In Sorcerer's Stone, the introduction to the Wizarding World begun. I went with Harry, every step of the way and unravel a world that is way too different from the usual that we grown into.

Chamber of Secrets, basically a school adventure at its finest, we went deciphering the secrets and all that not very usual stuffs.

Prisoner of Azkaban... The start of darker adventures... And adolescence. :P This was the part of the unfolding story that Harry (together with the readers) discovers more about the Wizarding World. It's also the book where the past starts to visually collide with the present.

Goblet of Fire, I always thought that Jo must've titled this 4th book wrongly... I thought it should have been: Harry Potter and the Triwizard Tournament (Is it just me? Ok. Haha!). In this book, we were introduced to two other Witchcraft and Wizardry schools; I think this is a sneak peek of the glamorous and cultural world of different wizarding communities.

Order of the Pheonix... Ugh! Prolly my least favourite one! This is the most tragic book for me... I dunno, It's getting darker every step of the way...

Half-blood Prince, the twists are remarkable. And as to who the Half-blood Prince is/was.. Well, confusions, doubts arises... Resulting to the true test of loyalty and alliances.

Deathly Hallows. The supposed to be last year in Hogwarts. Gaah! Why am I having ghost bumps?.. This was the most emotional book.. The book that made all Potterheads cried literally before even reading the first word of the first chapter. Jo, you are just the best!

Cursed Child. Well, this is indeed included in the choices. The anticipation for this one is massive. We have waited for 9 years!!! Well, I don't want to spoil any part of this one here.. One thing that I can say: Jo owns the Wizardig World, and I'm always glad to drop by and walk inside through her words.

So my favourite book in the series... Is the..... *drum roll* .......

HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

There's just far too much in this book... Start of teenage years... Transitioning. Growing up.. Revelations of secrets as well as informations that will be very useful as the saga continues. 

Harry Potter: Common Room Community | Scholastic. (n.d.). Retrieved August 03, 2016, from http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/community/art.htm#

30-day Harry Potter Writing Challenge - Day 1: Discuss the start ofyour journey to the Wizarding World.

Ah! I love this. I can't believe I'm actually doing this... And I have to start before I ran out of words...

We'll go down memory lane... Ready? Here goes...

Year 2001, when I fell in love with an 11-year-old Daniel Radcliffe on the big screen. Boy, I was smitten to say the least! Well, this should be a different topic; but that's when my journey to the Wizarding World started, at the end of the first movie adaptation, I was in awe... It's like a whole new world! Magical, enchanting and promising.

I've loved the Sorcerer's Stone not just because of the story and young Dan, but also because it's the best movie (that sticks) that I've watched with my mama, my papa and little brother. I can still remember how my mama was so amazed with the moving staircases at Hogwarts! It was priceless. At the end credits of the movie, I can still remember how my papa was pulling me out of the cinema already and yet my eyes are still glued on the screen. I knew I found the boy I want to marry (yes, it's Dan.. Just my Dan). Anyways, when I got home that day, I've found myself agitatedly wishing for next year to pass by quickly so that I can watch the 2nd film!

Waiting... Was not my thing.. So, I busied myself with the Harry Potter books that my Ninong sent me. It has been in my grandmother's house years before I see the Sorcerer's Stone in the movie house. I'm not a keen reader as a child, little did my young mind knows that it can take me to different places, dimensions even, a different world, sometimes my own and introduce me to different people and creatures. If only I've known, I would've start early on. Although, I don't think I'm late... I did grew up with Harry; and I think it was just the right timing.

See, I was NEVER a fan of reading. Harry Potter made me read, and life has never been the same. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first ever book that I read from pages to pages; and then, the rest followed suit. Of course, every Potterhead in the world would agree with me on this, once is never enough; I've read it countless of times already. And I'm planning to read it again. It used to be a yearly tradition but... Adult life interferes. SMH.

Yay! So that's it. That's the start of my journey to the Wizarding World. It continues until now of course, and I won't end it. If Harry Potter made me read as a child, it made me write as an adult. I've been battling with writer's block for almost two years now; but the Cursed Child was released and here I am... Doing my passion (writing), for the love of all that's Harry Potter-ey.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. (n.d.). Retrieved August 02, 2016, from http://www.warnerbros.com/harry-potter-and-sorcerers-stone