HARRY POTTER Reading-Diary #2

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Second entry: Pages 126-235

The sorting-hat scene was definitely one of my favourite. It was so interesting to see what the different houses stand for, and it made me curious, so I did the sorting hat quiz myself!
Here is the link to the quiz I did: http://www.gotoquiz.com/pottermore_sorting_hat_quiz_2

Here is my result:

Ravenclaw: 83%
“Congratulations! Welcome to RAVENCLAW HOUSE. Our emblem is the eagle, which soars where others cannot fly; our house colours are blue and bronze. We pride ourselves on intelligence, creativity, individuality, wit and learning, and our common room is found at the top of Ravenclaw tower, behind a door with an enchanted knocker.
Traits: Intelligence, wit, creativity, imaginative, curiosity, individuality and eccentricity.“

Gryffindor: 77%
Slytherin: 55%
Hufflepuff: 40%

Well, so I guess the question on which house I belong to is out of the way now.

But can we talk about the meal they have at Hogwarts the first day? I really want to be part of that. The floating candles would be amazing to see, I wish this would exist in real life.

Professor Snape was introduced in these chapters too. I know that Snape is loved by a lot of characters, but right now he is just annoying me. I do know a bit of his back-story, so I kind of know what’s going to happen, but he doesn’t have to treat Harry this way.

And let’s talk about Quidditch. Right now I can actually say that I know more about Quidditch than I know about soccer. And it’s just a much more interesting sport in general, isn’t it? I would give a lot to see one game live, honestly. Reading only this one chapter about Quidditch I already could feel the excitement the people in Hogwarts feel about their sport. I love it.

But I kind of felt like the two houses Gryffindor and Slytherin just get much more attention than the other ones. Will this stay that way? Because I would LOVE to have some focus on the other houses, especially on Ravenclaw, now that I know that this is the house I would belong to.

The characters already developed a bit in these chapters actually. I loved how the friendship on Harry, Ron and Hermione starts to grow now. I loved it when Hermione lied for Ron and Harry, and how it just brought them all closer. They are going to be an epic trio.
But also Draco seems to be a good “villain” as far as it seems.
But what’s up with that turban professor? Is it what I think it is?

The Christmas scene was just magical (yeah, I know, but it’s true!). When I imagine how Hogwarts must look like around Christmas time I just want to be there right now and stay there forever. The candles, the decoration, the meals, everything just seems perfect. And can we also talk about the presents? And how Ron is the best friend ever? His mother made a pullover for Harry, how much love and caring does this one gesture show? (Side note: I also want such a sweater. For me with an A on it, pretty please.) And the other presents were amazing too. The fact that also Hermione gave the boys something for Christmas just warms my heart. Really, right now I want nothing more than celebrating Christmas in Hogwarts pretty please.

The last scene was the mirror scene (it is called ERISED in English, right?) It was so sad to see Harry and his parents and family together and to learn that it shows you what your heart desires. It breaks my heart that Harry will probably never get his wish granted.
But can we talk about Dumbledore? His statement was hilarious. Just give this old man some socks, jeez.

HARRY POTTER Reading-Diary #1

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
First entry: Pages 1-125

If you despise the Dursleys as much as I do clap your hands. Honestly, what even? Yeah, I remember that they were bad, but not THAT bad. I know there will be much worse characters throughout the series, but these people just make me angry as hell. I don't even get their problem, and I hate people who just treat a person badly, although it’s not even that persons fault. No matter which reason you have, this is just wrong.  

But I loved the Hogwarts letters. You throw them away? Nah, we're just going to send you 1000 more then. And of course, Hagrid is here to save the day. I mean, who doesn't love Hagrid, right? He is awesome! His word choice is hilarious as well, I just love him already.

Seeing Harry and Hagrid buying all these magical things just gets me so excited as well. I want all these things. I want a Hogwarts uniform, I want a wand, I want everything. Can I just be a wizard please? That’d be great.

Another thing which is amazing, is meeting all the “new” charactersagain, or seeing how they meet Harry. Ron, Fred, George, Hermione, Draco, Neville, each and every one is so lovable already, I just can't handle it.

And can we talk about the Hogwarts Express? Where was mine on September 1st? How about I just imagine that the train which takes me to University every day is the Hogwarts Express? Yeah let's do that! And the treats they sold are amazing. Give me some of these chocolate frogs, please! I need to collect these cards.

These few 100 pages made me feel so fuzzy and warm, and although I never even read these books, it felt like home when they arrived at Hogwarts. It's strange, I know, but I love it so far. It's amazing.
And now please excuse me, I need some tea and some chocolate.

Bookshelf fall-decoration ideas

I am in no way really good at decorating or whatever, but this post should just inspire you. I looked everywhere to find bookshelf decoration ideas, but I didn’t find anything, so I decided to make it myself. As I said, do not expect a lot, I am no expert in decorating whatsoever ;)

 

1.   Leaves are falling

When someone mentions fall I always immediately think of the beautifully coloured leaves that are everywhere. And of course this is also a great way to decorate your shelf. I put up some fake leaves onto my shelf (as you can see on the picture), and it even looks like as if they were FALLing! (Get it? Yeah I know.)

2.   Light it up!

What fits fall better than fairy-lights? Right! Nothing. Non-coloured lights would fit fall better in my opinion, but I only have colourful ones, so I used these ones. Anyway, surrounding your shelf with lights just makes it look so much nicer.

3.   Use candles

Candles are perfect for every season, let’s be honest, but I especially love them in fall and winter. Of course you can use any candles you want, but for my bookshelf I prefer candles that actually work with battery and not with real flames. You can get these at any decoration store nowadays, and in my opinion they look just as good as normal ones.

4.   Decorative glasses

You can use such glasses for basically any season. For fall I just filled it with chestnuts, a few big and small leaves and a few fir cones. All the things fit fall perfectly, so I decided to put these things in. Putting this on your shelf, also on or between books, makes your shelf look just more fall-y.

5.   Owls

Same as candles, owls fit any occasion, right? But combined with some leaves you can even make your owls look more like fall. Of course you can use any Owl you want, I just found this one and thought it looked cute on my shelf.

6.   Other decoration ideas

The remaining thing do not really fit into a category, so I will just provide you some pictures, which should inspire you.
I have another tip though: I found out that it looks better when you combine thing, and do not just leave them on your shelf alone (same with the owl and the leaves). The decoration sticks out more this more, which is what we want, right?

I really hoped that some of these things inspired you to make your own bookshelf decoration. If you decorated your bookshelf too, please send me a picture!
See you next time!