How better to celebrate 11-11-11 then with Harry Potter? I will just warn you now this will be a long post. I may or may not be slightly very obsessed with Harry Potter. Me and HP go back to 3rd grade when my mother first started reading the books to me and Carson. I remember there was a lot of worrying about the books and the whole witch craft stuff, so when Carson went to read them my mom wouldn't let him read them by himself. And so began a new obsession. At first they were just good books, and then when I reached the 5th one and started reading them on my own they became more interesting. Theorizing with friends began, believing (Spoiler alert) that Dumbledore was not dead, waiting till midnight at Smiths for the 7th book and staying up way to late reading it. Then the books were over. I continued to read them over and over again, and wait for the movies to come out, and then I heard about "The wizarding world of Harry Potter" in Orlando Florida. A year ago tomorrow I had the chance to go there, lets just say thats when my major obsession of HP started. There the books were brought to life, I was standing in Hogwarts, in Hogsmead, surrounded by the shops I had so often read of. I was thrilled! After I came home I had a mere 8 months till the final HP movie would come out. Me and the rest of the class of 2011 were on the count down. by June there were movie count downs playing at multiple houses and I was preparing for the midnight premiere. I carved my own wand (don't make fun of me, you know you are jealous!) and me and my friends made t-shirts for the premiere. I also started in the first week of june re-reading all 7 books. I finished at 11:45, fifteen mintues before the movie started. I like to cut things close. :) Most of the Layton theaters were filled with Layton High graduates who were there to celebrate the end of HP as we ended our so called childhood. Then the movie was over, though I did see it 3 times that first week... But fear not I would not let Harry die with the movie! So I joined the beta testers in "Pottermore" lets just say its pretty darn cool. I was sorted into Slythering, (strange I know but I have taken a new liking to snakes and the color green) and in my art classes I have created Harry Potter projects. I totally go to college. Harry Potter was there for me all while I grew up, and I guess its just the one thing I don't want to let go. My niece is reading the books now, and it thrills me and I can't wait for the day when my kids will read them. (Okay I can wait for the kids part) I once read a thing that said "We are the Potter generation" and I will always be apart of that. Always. |
| I made Hogwarts from the 7th movie when its burning for my 2-d design class, all out of paper except the sky in watercolor. |
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| It all ends here, with the dealthy hallows symbol, back of my t-shirt. |
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| Who wants to be team Edward or Jacob? Or even team harry? Team Voldy all the way! |
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| My wand, sorry not the best picture. |
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| Death eater tatoo's for the premiere, thanks to my awesome friend for drawing them on us. Look my snake is smiling :) |
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| My lastest art project, I drew a snake around my wand for my drawing class. It was a hit. |
