WOULD YOU RATHER: Harry Potter / Fantastic Beasts Edition

So today I watched the new trailer for Fantastic Beasts and it got me right in the feels. I started to feel nostalgic of the good ol' Harry Potter days and thought I would do a would you rather. Now I know I did one of these not that long ago, but this will be different and it's just what I was in the mood for.


WOULD YOU RATHER... 

 1; Have Ron for a friend OR have Hermione as a friend? 

I would have to say Hermione. I love Ron but I feel like he isn't always as good as a friend as he could be. He lets his feelings and jealousy get in the way. Hermione is strong, smart, loyal and independent. Of course I would want to be friends with someone I admire.

 2; Fight the Basilisk OR fight a Dementor 

I mean obviously I wouldn't want to fight either. I'm not terrified of snakes, but I'd sure as hell be terrified of a giant one like that. A dementor is so scary with how it sucks out all your happiness, but I think I would prefer a dementor... and by that I mean I might stand more of a chance with one.

3; Spend a weekend with Dudley Dursley OR spend a weekend with Kreacher the house elf?

Neither of them are a bright ray of sunshine, but maybe Kreacher? 

 4; Be a Quidditch Keeper OR be a Quidditch Beater?

I'm not very athletic, so I would be terrible at both. However, I'd probably be a terrible Keeper and everyone would make up a new version of Weasley is Our King. At least with being a Beater, I could take out all of my frustrations.

  5; Be sorted into Ravenclaw OR be sorted into Hufflepuff?

Well seeing as I am a Ravenclaw..

6; Have an Invisibility Cloak OR have a Time-Turner?

I don't think I would be responsible nor careful enough to have a Time-Turner. So I'll say an Invisibility Cloak because that would just be amazing.

  7; Receive a Howler in front of your friends OR eat a vomit flavored Every Flavoured Bean?

Well I'd probably actually vomit eating a vomit flavoured bean. Have you ever had one of those? I have and they are nasty. A Howler would be embarrassing, but I'll take it.

8; Attend the Yule Ball OR attend the Quidditch World Cup?

The Yule Ball would be so beautiful and fun, but the Quidditch World Cup would be such a cool event to experience! As long as there's no Death Eaters though.


  9; Spend an afternoon in the Burrow with the Weasley's OR spend an afternoon in Diagon Alley? 

Diagon Alley. It's magical. (Literally and figuratively) 

10; Have Severus Snape as your father OR have Dolores Umbridge as your mother?

SNAPE. Listen, he may have been a complete jerk to Harry, but I understand. Umbridge is simply a terrible, terrible woman. Can you imagine having her as a mom?! The punishments would be so scary.

 11; Have a pet Hippogriff OR have a pet Phoenix?
 
I love both. But also, a Niffler.

  12; Have a flying broomstick OR have an enchanted flying car?

Broom.

 15; Spend a week lost in the Forbidden Forest OR spend a day in Azkaban?

Hmm. Hopefully nothing would kill me or try to eat in the forest. Also if I were in Azkaban would I be like Sirius and not be quite so affected because I know I'm not guilty of anything?

  16; Change the story so that Dumbledore does not get killed OR change the story so that Sirius does not get killed?

Unpopular opinion alert: I don't like Dumbledore. He's a good character, but later on when you learn of his plans for Harry, I can't help but to not like him. I loved Sirius and I loved the relationship between him and Harry. It would have been so nice to see more of that.

17; Spend an hour talking with J.K. Rowling OR spend an hour talking with Daniel Radcliffe?

Oh gosh. I don't even know! J.K Rowling is the mastermind behind all of this and would be so amazing to hear more details and her thought process. Dan Rad was Harry Potter though and he was my first celebrity crush. I was so obsessed with him and I would be the biggest fan girl ever.

18; Harry Potter OR Newt Scamander?

Sorry Newt, but my heart is with Harry.

19; Have a magical suitcase OR Apparate?

A suitcase is cool and everything, but what if I lose it? I mean I could Apparate anyways, but if I could only do one I'd still say Apparition.

20; Grindelwald or Voldemort?

What kind of question is this? I don't think I could say one is better/ worse than the other. I think that Voldemort was a terrible/amazing villain in the story and it turned out amazingly.
We don't really know much about Grindelwald yet. However, I'm interested to see the story he has in the movie compared to the little bit of information we know from the books. Already I don't think it will follow the book. I am eager to see the Grindelwald/Dumbledore dynamic in the movie. However. I don't like Johnny Depp as Grindelwald. He doesn't look right at all. And Jude Law needs a better British accent as Dumbledore.


Let me know what you would pick!
Are you excited for the new Fantastic Beasts movie or do you think it just shoudn't be a thing?

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see a Marauders era movie. That would be bloody brilliant.

Until next time,

Harry Potter Tag

In case you didn't know - I'm a HUGE Potterhead. I live and breathe Harry Potter. I occasionally dream that I'm helping defeat He Who Must Not Be Named with the others... in front of a grocery store. That's not the point. The point is that I was tagged to do this IN DECEMBER and I'm just doing it now. I'm ASHAMED of myself. Really. But as they say - it's better late than never; so, here we go. 


WHAT HOUSE ARE YOU IN?

I did this a couple of times on Pottermore and I got Ravenclaw both times. It took me a minute to accept it, but now I'm full of Ravenclaw pride!

WHAT IS YOUR PATRONUS?

That is a very good question. I stopped playing Pottermore when that came out and I want to know the official answer. I will go see. I have a feeling it will be something like a rabbit or a chipmunk or some other woodland creature.. I got a badger. Which I don't really find very fitting.

WHAT IS YOUR WAND?

Okay so it looks like my old Pottermore account doesn't exist anymore so I need to redo this. I believe before it was a holly wand. Apparently now it's Cypress wood with a dragon heartstring core, 11 ½" and slightly springy flexibility. The little paragraph about it says: "Cypress wands are associated with nobility. The great medieval wandmaker, Geraint Ollivander, wrote that he was always honoured to match a cypress wand, for he knew he was meeting a witch or wizard who would die a heroic death. Fortunately, in these less blood-thirsty times, the possessors of cypress wands are rarely called upon to lay down their lives, though doubtless many of them would do so if required. Wands of cypress find their soul mates among the brave, the bold and the self-sacrificing: those who are unafraid to confront the shadows in their own and others’ natures." I don't know if that's true about me or not. 

WHAT WOULD YOUR BOGGART BE?

I really don't know. I'm scared of a lot of things like grasshoppers, clowns, but I don't know about my greatest fear. Maybe I'd be like Mrs Weasley and it would be someone I care about dying.

WHAT POSITION WOULD YOU PLAY IN QUIDDITCH?

Oh geez. I'm not a very athletic person at all, so I don't think I'd make the team. Being a seeker would be super cool, but that's a whole of pressure. Either a Seeker or a Chaser - definitely not a Keeper. I'd be such a failure at that!

WOULD YOU BE A PURE BLOOD, HALF BLOOD OR MUGGLE BORN?

I would think that I'd be a Half-blood.

WHAT JOB WOULD YOU WANT AFTER GRADUATING HOGWARTS?

Definitely a Ministry job. Maybe not an Auror because I'm too wimpy, but something else in the law enforcement?

WHICH OF THE DEATHLY HALLOWS WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

I've actually thought about this a lot and I think I would go for the cloak. The stone would be amazing to see people I've lost, however, I think it would be very depressing. I'm not someone who's all about power and I'd be scared of someone trying to kill me for the wand, so definitely the cloak. You could do so much with it!

FAVOURITE BOOK?

Oooh that's tough - I love them all! HBP was really intense, as was the last one. I love the 3rd and the 4th because the plot really moves forward with those two.

LEAST FAVOURITE BOOK?

Again, tough. Maybe Chamber of Secrets? I'd say the first one, but that's very introductory. The second one wasn't as gripping.

FAVOURITE FILM?

Prisoner of Azkaban. Hands down. It's the film that I find it the closest to the novel.

LEAST FAVOURITE FILM?

Chamber of Secrets? The basilisk scared me so much when I was younger, that I'd be anxious to go to the washroom. Overall, it could have been done better? Again the first I didn't LOVE, but it was the first so I can't really say bad about it. There were some moments in all of the films that I wish were different (AKA VOLDY'S DEATH! I'M STILL RAGING)

FAVOURITE CHARACTER?

Call me cliche, but Harry. 

LEAST FAVOURITE CHARACTER?

Umbridge is nasty. I also don't fancy Dumbledore too much at all.

FAVOURITE TEACHER AT HOGWARTS?

Lupin because he was a very good teacher. I also admire McGonagall - while she was stern, she was also a very good teacher and very brave.

LEAST FAVOURITE TEACHER?

Umbridge, duh. Lockhart too, he was useless and a fraud.

DO YOU HAVE ANY UNPOPULAR OPINIONS ABOUT THE SERIES?

Of course. I don't think Harry and Ginny should've ended up together. Luna should have ended up with either Neville or Harry. And part of me wishes Hermione was with Viktor. 

IF YOU COULD SAVE ONE CHARACTER FROM THE FINAL BATTLE, WHO WOULD YOU SAVE?

That's hard. So many died. I would really love to save Lupin, but I think I would save Fred. His death hit me hard and I wish they had done it justice in the final film.

So, there you have it! I would love to know your answers to this tag!
I tag all you Potterheads reading this!

You guys can expect more HP content in the future from me!

Welcome to the Book Club

I love to read. I always have and probably always will. 
I love reading a book and immersing myself into a different world. It’s beautiful. It’s captivating. It’s magical.

I read when I’m bored, I read when to destress, I read to block out the annoying people on the bus and just to pass time. I read a lot. And it's a perfect to spend a chilly Autumn day curled up with a book - and a hot cup of tea :)I thought it would be fun to start this little “reading club” of sorts and just talk about books I’ve read or want to read. 

Today I’m going to talk about some of my favourite books, as well as briefly touch upon the books I’ve read recently.

HARRY POTTER

My one true love. You may not know this about me, but I am a HUGE Potterhead. Harry Potter is my number one and will be forever. I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve read this series. Even though I know very well what happens, it never ceases to gain my interest and amaze me. Every time, I get suckered into the magic. I don’t know if I could pick a favourite book out of the series. My least favourite might be the first and second book; purely because the story line really develops and is much more intense afterwards. I really do love them all though! Ps. I’m a Ravenclaw Pps. Expect more HP content in the future ;)

THE INFERNAL DEVICES

This trilogy is a prequel to the Mortal Instruments series. I love the whole Shadow Hunter world and I’ve read all the books – from all the different series in there. However, TID just seems to be my favourite. It takes place in early London and I just really like the characters. I think they have more depth and dimension to them than Clary and Jace. The dynamic of the main trio is very intriguing and the books are page turners. It really captivates your attention.

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC

I love Sophie Kinsella. I think she creates really fun characters and stories. This series (and her other books) are my go to novels for when I want something light to read. You don’t need to think too much and the story lines are easy going and not too intense. The characters are quirky and relatable and will make you laugh along with them. These books are a perfect comedy with some heart felt moments. I personally thing her books are underrated. Another one of my favourites from her is, I’ve Got Your Number. 

THE LOVERS DICTIONARY

This book is a piece of art. Although it barely takes a day to read because it’s so short – it is beautifully written. It’s fluid and makes me think of poetry. The story does not offer tons of details, but it still manages to be captivating. It’s raw and it’s real.

I've recently read:

Witch Fire (first book) and Witch Storm (the second) from a series called The Banned and Banished. I believe there are 5 books in the series. They were recommended to me from a lady at work. She gave me the first 2 novels to read and I'm waiting for the others to finish the series.
The series has almost every supernatural creature you can think of. It reminds me a bit of LOTR and HP mixed together. It took me a little bit to get into the story because the language is more sophisticated, I guess. Over all, it is a good read for any fantasy lover out there!

I just finished reading John Green's latest novel, Turtles all the Way Down.

I really enjoyed this book. I don't know if it's exactly on the same level as Looking for Alaska or TFIOS. It was good though. I liked how he described the characters anxiety and how it affected everyone in her life too. The plot wasn't something that captivated me and I wish we got into more depth with the other characters. As his other books, the characters did have some great lines that really make you think. I love what Davis would say about the sky. All in all, the book is definitely worth a read.

As of right now, I am almost finished reading Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickham (Sophie Kinsella).

If you're not familiar with her writing. Sophie Kinsella's more "mature" novels are written under the name Madeleine Wickham. This novel isn't bad. It's light with a touch of drama. I do tend to prefer her novels written under Sophie Kinsela because the books are more fun and the main characters are all same in the way that they're witty, stylish and a bit naive.
I would recommend this book if you enjoy that style of easy read novel. I can give more of an update once I'm finished it.

After this I'll be back off to Chapters to find some new books to read!
I would love for you guys to tell me what books you enjoy and give me some suggestions on what to read next.

Until next time,