So...if you haven't guessed already, this is my tribute to James and Lily Potter, who were killed 30 years ago today. (sniff) They were so cute together! (double sniff) I wrote a little scene today at school about them, and it's the hardest one I've written so far. (starts bawling) I have a love-hate relationship with that sheet of paper. I love it because it's really, really tragic (have I ever mentioned tat I love tradgedy?) but I hate it because I like these characters! I mean, I genuinley like them, and they feel more and more real the more I write about them. And I do feel responsible for their deaths, because I was the one who wrote Voldemort's dialouge. Well, actually, that was J.K. Rowling, and I borrowed it, but still. I wrote it down. (No copyright infringment intended!)
And that brings me to another thing that grinds my gears. On Facebook, there's an app called Pieces of Flair (If you haven't tried it, check it out) and it's basically these pictures on virtual buttons. And of course, they have Harry Potter ones. And I get SO ANNOYED when I go and try to find James and Lily flair, because it always shows these Lily and Severus flairs instead! Now, I've got nothing against Sev, but honestly! Just because Snape loves Lily doesn't mean Lily loves him back! She married JAMES, for christ's sake! Her son's name is Harry JAMES POTTER, not Harry Severus Snape! (And I'd feel bad for any kid who had to go around with the name Harry Severus Snape.) I can se friends, but I think Lily and James are SEVERLY underrepresented here. And some people would argue that Snape risked his life to save Lily's. Oh yeah? Well, James DIED for Lily, so that she could escape. And if you noticed, Lily didn't accept Voldemort's offer, who had been persuaded by Snape to spare Lily. See, that's the thing; I believe that all three of the Potters are far more noble and brave than Snape. Snape did what he did ONLY because of Lily, but the Potters died for what they believed in, and to help make the world a better place.
They could be considered experts on how to save the world. They did a pretty good job of it (especially Lily and Harry)
And here is my quote for the week. It is actually an excerpt from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, when Harry and Hermione are visiting Godric's Hollow.
"Lily, take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off---"...
"Not Harry, not Harry, please not Harry!""Stand aside you silly girl … stand aside now."
"Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead ----- "
"Not Harry! Please … have mercy … have mercy… "
Lily Potter, James Potter, and Voldemort before the consequential destruction of their bodies.
October 31st, 1981.
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
-Jenni
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
High School...it begins....
You know, I was really getting bored. So, one day, I decided to update this.
Because saying "It All Ends" on such and such a date is really depressing. (*coughthepeoplewhomadethelastHarryPottermoviepostercough*)
Speaking of Harry Potter, I would like to say that I'm hooked again. Yes. Again. I reread all of the books for the second time this year over the summer (not a very good thing to do with summer reading :/) but it was worth it. And now it's almost time for the final movie to come out on DVD... -.- I feel like my childhood is evaporating before my eyes. Ten years. That's how long it has been. Ten years since Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring came out, too. Deary me, I feel old.
I don't like it.
In other news, I (think) I am a Gryffindor. Pottermore opens tomorrow (EEK!!! SO EXCITED!!!) and I can't WAIT!!!!!!!!!!! I'm even getting up early. :)))))))))))))
Well, this summer I finished THE LORD OF THE RINGS (it was AMAZING) and I have to say, The Return of the King is by far the best part of the three. I didn't even mind the hobbits!
Eowyn and Faramir are so cute together. They're my LotR power couple.
Also over the summer- excuse me, over the month of August- I read A Wizard of Earthsea. Not enough to measure up to LotR or HP, but hey! It's only 200 pages, and it moves a lot faster than Emma. Which you will hear me rant about later. So if you need a book to read and you have about three days, look no further. The font's pretty big, too. Not to mention decent spaces in between chapters.
This brings me to a nonfiction book that I read, Eat, Pray, Love. Um, no comment. It was just weird. And I'm not completely sold on it, but it was good for nonfiction. I guess.
And now, for Emma. So we had to read a challenge book as the last part of our summer reading, and I chose this monstrosity by Jane Austen. What it really needs is not more refinement, not a movie, but a serial killer. Yes. A serial killer.
See, if there was actually an element of danger and tradgedy in the thing, it would be decent. And the serial killer could off the characters I don't like (in other words, most of them). Maybe they'd have something to talk about- I mean, honestly! I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR BLOODY SISTER THAT HAS A BAROUCHE LANDAU, OR WHATEVER IT IS, MRS. ELTON!!!
Unfortunately, I can't slap the characters. I am siriusly disappointed.
This school year, after the horror that is Emma (you'll be hearing more about how much I hate it as time goes on), I had the pleasure of reading "A Great and Terrible Beauty" and "Rebel Angels" by Libba Bray. Another wonderful series, I'd reccomend it to all of my friends. It was effortless to get into and is NOT your typical Victorian-era novel. Ms. Bray even pulls a good one on the "normal" books fo that time period.
I love the protagonist, Gemma. She's witty and doesn't really care about being a lady, and she is really loyal to her friends. Not to mention next-to-impossible to beat. And she's got that red-hair+strikingly-green-eyes combo that I love. *See the link farther down for more on my redhead-greeneyes obsession*
If you get the time, check out my very first Harry Potter fan fiction piece by clicking here. I have two Harry Potter power couples:
-Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks
-James Potter and Lily Evans
This story is about James and Lily, and of course Remus is in it too, but there's really nothing about him and Tonks.
MAKE SURE TO REVIEW!!!!!!
My quote for this week (which is long overdue):
"Harry, you are so loved. Mama loves you. Dada loves you. Harry, be safe. Be strong. Harry, be safe...be strong." - Lily Potter, talking to her son moments before her death, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011). What always gets me about this one is that she knows that James she knows that she's going to die, and that James is already dead, that Peter betrayed them, and that she is going to protect Harry no matter what, even more so now that James isn't there. And then Voldemort comes...and you know how it ends. And I'm crying the whole time, because, to be perfectly honest, they were so cute together. I hate myself for having to kill them in the end of my fanfic.
"'Will you stay with me?'
'Until the very end,'"
Harry and James Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (1st U.S. Hardcover Edition), The Forest Again.
It gets me every time *sniff* They shouldn't have died. DARN YOU, VOLDEMORT!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(
Until the very end,
Jenni (G)
Because saying "It All Ends" on such and such a date is really depressing. (*coughthepeoplewhomadethelastHarryPottermoviepostercough*)
Speaking of Harry Potter, I would like to say that I'm hooked again. Yes. Again. I reread all of the books for the second time this year over the summer (not a very good thing to do with summer reading :/) but it was worth it. And now it's almost time for the final movie to come out on DVD... -.- I feel like my childhood is evaporating before my eyes. Ten years. That's how long it has been. Ten years since Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring came out, too. Deary me, I feel old.
I don't like it.
In other news, I (think) I am a Gryffindor. Pottermore opens tomorrow (EEK!!! SO EXCITED!!!) and I can't WAIT!!!!!!!!!!! I'm even getting up early. :)))))))))))))
Well, this summer I finished THE LORD OF THE RINGS (it was AMAZING) and I have to say, The Return of the King is by far the best part of the three. I didn't even mind the hobbits!
Eowyn and Faramir are so cute together. They're my LotR power couple.
Also over the summer- excuse me, over the month of August- I read A Wizard of Earthsea. Not enough to measure up to LotR or HP, but hey! It's only 200 pages, and it moves a lot faster than Emma. Which you will hear me rant about later. So if you need a book to read and you have about three days, look no further. The font's pretty big, too. Not to mention decent spaces in between chapters.
This brings me to a nonfiction book that I read, Eat, Pray, Love. Um, no comment. It was just weird. And I'm not completely sold on it, but it was good for nonfiction. I guess.
And now, for Emma. So we had to read a challenge book as the last part of our summer reading, and I chose this monstrosity by Jane Austen. What it really needs is not more refinement, not a movie, but a serial killer. Yes. A serial killer.
See, if there was actually an element of danger and tradgedy in the thing, it would be decent. And the serial killer could off the characters I don't like (in other words, most of them). Maybe they'd have something to talk about- I mean, honestly! I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR BLOODY SISTER THAT HAS A BAROUCHE LANDAU, OR WHATEVER IT IS, MRS. ELTON!!!
Unfortunately, I can't slap the characters. I am siriusly disappointed.
This school year, after the horror that is Emma (you'll be hearing more about how much I hate it as time goes on), I had the pleasure of reading "A Great and Terrible Beauty" and "Rebel Angels" by Libba Bray. Another wonderful series, I'd reccomend it to all of my friends. It was effortless to get into and is NOT your typical Victorian-era novel. Ms. Bray even pulls a good one on the "normal" books fo that time period.
I love the protagonist, Gemma. She's witty and doesn't really care about being a lady, and she is really loyal to her friends. Not to mention next-to-impossible to beat. And she's got that red-hair+strikingly-green-eyes combo that I love. *See the link farther down for more on my redhead-greeneyes obsession*
If you get the time, check out my very first Harry Potter fan fiction piece by clicking here. I have two Harry Potter power couples:
-Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks
-James Potter and Lily Evans
This story is about James and Lily, and of course Remus is in it too, but there's really nothing about him and Tonks.
MAKE SURE TO REVIEW!!!!!!
My quote for this week (which is long overdue):
"Harry, you are so loved. Mama loves you. Dada loves you. Harry, be safe. Be strong. Harry, be safe...be strong." - Lily Potter, talking to her son moments before her death, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011). What always gets me about this one is that she knows that James she knows that she's going to die, and that James is already dead, that Peter betrayed them, and that she is going to protect Harry no matter what, even more so now that James isn't there. And then Voldemort comes...and you know how it ends. And I'm crying the whole time, because, to be perfectly honest, they were so cute together. I hate myself for having to kill them in the end of my fanfic.
"'Will you stay with me?'
'Until the very end,'"
Harry and James Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (1st U.S. Hardcover Edition), The Forest Again.
It gets me every time *sniff* They shouldn't have died. DARN YOU, VOLDEMORT!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(
Until the very end,
Jenni (G)
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