In My Mailbox (24)

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi of The Story Siren and inspired by one of her friends, Alea of Pop Culture Junkie where we get to post about the books we receive each week through publishers/authors, our own purchases, contests won, and libraries.

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VALA: DAY 4

 Full of books, birds, and biscuits.


LINKS!
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
You Do the Dishes
Biscoff








Disclaimer: I have NOT been paid or contacted to endorse ANY of the things talked about or linked to in this blog/vlog post.  These are all my own opinions.

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Harry Potter Extravanganza: Day 11!

FIVE DAYS!!!  FIIIIIVVVVVVEEEE DAAAAAAYS!!!!!

Let us now look back at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1!

ARE YOU EXCITED?!!!!  AHHHHH!

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Harry Potter Extravanganza: Day 10 Part 1!

Today is arts and crafts day at Hogwarts.  

So have your wands at the ready because we're telling fortunes!

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Harry Potter Extravanganza: Day 9 Part 1!

If you guys can think ALL the way back to Sunday July 3, you'll remember I posted an awesome post (in my humble opinion...yeah humble) all about an AWESOME wrock band, The Ministry of Magic.  In the world of wrock, however, these guys are youngins.  If you look back at the history of wrock there is one band which is the granddaddy of all: Harry and the Potters.

Harry and the Potters were the first wrock and that I listened to, and from there I discovered others, like The Ministry of Magic.  Because this is such a growing phenomenon, it has caught the eye of popular culture.  In the following documentary, We Are Wizards (directed by Josh Koury) follows big names in the Harry Potter wrock scene and fandom, giving people an interesting perspective on the start and acceptance of the fan world of Harry Potter .

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Harry Potter Extravanganza: Day 8!

ONE WEEK!

ONE FREAKING WEEK UNTIL THE END!

Due to all this emotion in me from watching the premiere, I am bringing you some Harry Potter Parodies.  Please enjoy, while I sop up my face.

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Harry Potter Extravaganza: Day 7 Part 2!

One thing EVERY Harry Potter Fan must know is the house they belong too.
I, myself, am a proud Hufflepuff.

To help you all find out your house so you are in appropriate house colors for the big premiere, I present the Hogwarts House Sorting Quiz.

I think it's pretty accurate, and it isn't one of those pages upon pages quizzes or the ones which ask, "What's your favorite color?"  And remember, if you think you're a Ravenclaw and you get Gryfinndor it is ultimately up to you to choose where you're meant to be.  Harry Potter did it, and so can you!

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Harry Potter Extravaganza: Day 7 Part 1!

Ever wonder what the cast of Harry Potter sound like with an American accent?  Well it's your lucky day because I've got for you an interview with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton giving us their very best American accents!  Enjoy!

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Harry Potter Extravaganza: Day 6 Part 2!

Did you know....

• ...that Arabella Figg makes her living by breeding Kneazles?
• ...that Fabius Watkins, legendary Captain and Chaser of the Montrose Magpies, died in a freak collision with a helicopter?
• ...that many recipes traditionally served at Hogwarts feasts originated from Helga Hufflepuff?
• ...that Daisy Dodderidge (1467-1555) was the first landlady of the Leaky Cauldron?
• ...that Hogsmeade was founded by a medieval wizard named Hengist of Woodcroft when he was fleeing persecution by Muggles?
• ...that Lucius Malfoy attempted to have the story The Fountain of Fair Fortune censored at Hogwarts because it depicted the marriage between a witch and a Muggle?

(Factoids courtesy of the Harry Potter Wiki)

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Harry Potter Extravaganza: Day 6 Part 1!

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Harry Potter Extravanganza: Day Four!

Is Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter? OR is Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe?

You decide.

I Am Harry Potter from Daniel Radcliffe

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Harry Potter Extravanganza: Day Three!

I know that there are tons and tons of Harry Potter fans out there.  Fans who are so into Harry Pottet that they've made him an important part of their life!  Well today I'm going to be sharing a super awesome part of that intense fandom: Wizard Rock!

Wizard Rock, also known as wrock (pronounced rock), is a genre of music based on the Harry Potter series started by Harry and the Potters, Joe and Paul DeGeorge of Boston, Massachusetts, in 2002.  They were joined by Draco and the Malfoys in 2004, when Harry and the Potters were invited by Matt Maggiacomo, who later became The Whomping Williows, to a house show in Matt's apartment.

Wrock is really awesome, and all the bands are super inventive.  Most of the bands take on the persona stated in their names.  For instance Harry and the Potters often take the viewpoint of Harry Potter (go figure).  I love most of the bands but there is one band in particular that I really love:

Ministry of Magic

  

  

( Not shown in correct release date...sorry)

The Ministry of Magic is a headed by Luke Conard, Jason Munday, Aaron Nordyke, Ryan Seiler, Mark Jennings, and Jeremy Jennings.  They make some of (in my opinon) best wrock songs out there!

Below I've posted some of my favorites!  If you guys like what you hear be sure to go support the guys! You can buy each of the albums on iTunes, just click the cover and you'll pop over to the site.  

Check back everyday for more Harry Potter Extravaganza!!  

I might even post more than once so keep your eyes peeled!!!

(P.S. I have in NO way been asked by Ministry of Magic to promote them.  I just really like them!!)

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In My Mailbox (19)

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi of The Story Siren and inspired by one of her friends, Alea of Pop Culture Junkie where we get to post about the books we receive each week through publishers/authors, our own purchases, contests won, and libraries.

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Harry Potter Extravanganza: Day Two!

Did you know....

• ...that when Alfonso Cuarón became director for Prisoner of Azkaban, in order to acquaint himself with the three leads, he asked each of them to write an essay about their characters from a first-person perspective. True to character, Emma Watson (Hermione) wrote a 16-page essay, Daniel Radcliffe (Harry) wrote a simple one-page summary, and Rupert Grint (Ron) never turned his in.
• ...that Alan Rickman was the only Harry Potter cast member to find out their character's fate before the release of Deathly Hallows?
• ...that Neville Longbottom's wife, Hannah Abbott, became the landlady of the Leaky Cauldron?
• ...that Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore both see the same thing when looking into the Mirror of Erised; themselves happily reunited with their family?
• ...that when Fred and George Weasley bewitched snowballs to bounce off the back of Professor Quirrell's turban in the winter of the 1991–1992 school year, they were unknowingly hitting Voldemort in the face?

(Factoids courtesy of the Harry Potter Wiki)

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HARRY POTTER EXTRAVAGANZA COUNTDOWN!!!

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
PART II COMES OUT IN 15 DAYS!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!!

Come back each day for more Harry Potter stuff!!  YAY!

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Things That Make Me Smile (02)

• Getting a great review and a raise at work!  Yay for hard work paying off!
• My sister buying me a cheer-up book.  This has been in my TBR pile for a while! 

• This awesome article on Adults and YA Fiction! If you want some good facts/opinions to use when people look down on you for reading YA fiction, this article will help! Thanks to Mundie Moms for sharing!
• The new Harry Potter Trailer!!  IT LOOKS SO AWESOME AND I'M SO EXCITED BUT AT THE SAME TIME MY CHILDHOOD IS ENDING!!!!!!!!!!!
  
• Learn Something Everyday.  Such a cool site, and a great web time-waster.
• OMG! JUST OMG!!
  
  
  
  
• Finally, if you want to listen to something heart-wrenching but amazing as we count down to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 then here is the song for you.

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Manic Monday (02)

Here's another Manic Monday for you!

This time I'm featuring an AWESOME song by the Wizard Rock group Ministry of Magic!!

A little history of WROCK if you don't know what it is:

Wizard rock is rock music  that evolved after the famous Harry Potter books, with the movement starting in 2002. The genre is known for bands performing songs about Harry Potter series, focusing on the characters and world in the books . Wizard rock (also known as Wrock) was conceived and cultivated in Massachusetts by a group named  “HARRY AND THE POTTERS”.  The band caught on and now is emulated world wide.  Wizard rock embraces a self-directed ethic; most bands self-produce their music and use social networks channels for distribution.  There are a ton of Wrock bands, fitting everyone's musical tastes.

My favorite song is from MoM's new album, Magic is Might.  It is called House Song and it's AWESOME x 10!!!  Check out the music video below!  Link to their YouTube: Ministry of Magic Check them out!  So good!

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

For my birthday, my sister Melissa and I, along with our mum, went to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It was fantastic (for the most part, but I'm not reviewing it so whatever). my sister, being the cool person that she is, made me a slide show of all our pictures. Now some aren't the best quality, but I love it. I thought I'd share it with all of you, so please enjoy!

PS. SORRY IT'S SO SMALL...I don't know how to fix that.

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