Thursday, December 10, 2009

chapter 13- Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw

Ok so this whole chapter is about the quidditch match and it's a very suspencful chapter.  This is the first time that Harry lays eyes on Cho Chang and he ends up crushing her with his Firebolt.  There was also a nasty trick put on by Malfoy and his friends.  They had pretened to be dementors to throw Harry off but it totally didn't work and Harry produced a impressive Patronus.  Malfoy's sooooooooo in first grade.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

chapter 12-the patronus

Alright so Harry has to learn how to produce a Patronus charm before his next Quidditch match to keep Dementors away, He's doing really good considering he's a third year but it's not quite the result that he wants.  He also gets his Firebolt back and there's nothing wrong with it.  It's in perfect condition!  I wish There were real magic brooms.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

chapter 11- The Firebolt

Ok so on Christmas morning Harry wakes up and he has this big package for him.  He opens it up and It's the latest and greatest broomstick in the entire wizarding world: The Firebolt.  However, there is no note, no card or message of any kind to say who its from.  Ron is amazed while Hermione is well...not.  She pops Harry's bubble and goes running to professor Mcgonagal about the broom.  She takes it form Harry and says that it will be stripped down to check for any jinxes.  Hermione thinks that Sirius Black sent Harry the broom.  And even if so, how could he? The whole ministry is after him!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

chapter 11- The Firebolt

So basically After Harry hears this conversation he makes it back to Hogwarts and into his dormitory.  The next morning Ron and Hermione tell him not to go looking for black and not to do anything stupid.  Harry would do something stupid too.  He's too stubborn.  So he demands to go to Hagrid's hut to talk to him about Sirius Black and everything but they come to find that Hagrid had already been crying because Buckbeak (His hippogriff) is supposed to be killed.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

chapter 10-the Marauder's map

Ok so this has been a long chapter but its almost over :) so Harry, Ron and Hermione decide to go to the Three Broomsticks for some Butterbeer and all of the sudden, all of these teachers come in and start talking about Sirius Black and how he's Harry's godfather.  Supposedly Sirius was the secret-keeper for the Potter family and he betrayed them.  I know thats not the truth though.

Monday, November 30, 2009

chapter 10-the Marauder's map

So Harry finds a way to sneak into Honeydukes and he finds Ron and Hermione and tells them about the map.  Of course Hermione is always the party pooper and doesn't think Harry should have the map because of Sirius Black but in all honesty I think Hermione just needs to relax nothing bad is going to happen.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

chapter 10-the Marauder's map

Ok so after Harr's mishap at the Qudditch game Harry goes to lupin and asks for help about how to fight off Dementors. Lupin explains how Dementors work and why they guard Azkaban.  I find it fascinating!

Monday, November 23, 2009

chapter 9-grim defeat

Basically in this chapter I understood the meaning of the name for the chapter.  In the Quidditch match Harry sees a giant black dog-like cloud and then notices that there are hundreds of Dementors around him and he falls off his broom.  I think I would be terrified to come across a Dementor myself.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

chapter 9-grim defeat

Alright so Harry and the rest of the school are in the great hall trying to stay clear of Sirius Black.  Mcgonoulgal takes Harry aside just to tell him what he already knows: that Sirius is after him.  I love that Harry is one step ahead of everybody! :)

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

chapter 9-grim defeat

So after the halloween feast all the Gryfindors come back to the common room and the fat lady won't let them in...thats because the fat lady isn't there.  Peeves tells Dumbledore that Sirius Black is in the castle and the fat lady wouldn't let him in.  I can't believe filch doesn't know ALL the secret passages to get in and out of Hogwarts!

Monday, November 9, 2009

chapter 5-Talons and Tea leaves

Harry, Ron and Hermione are in divinations class and they are asked to read tea leaves.  Harry gets the grim which is an omen of death which is funny because his godfather is an animaigus (he can change into an animal) I love harry potter because it all is one big puzzle that you have to put together.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

chapter 5-The Dementor

Harry finally gets to Hogwarts and as soon as he gets there, professor Mcgonagal asks to have a word with him and Hermione she asks him if he'd like to stay in the hospital wing for the night and he says no because he could stand Malfoy's torment in the morning.  I think Harry should just beat Malfoy up.  He totally deserves it, Malfoys just scum.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

chapter 5-The Dementor

Harry was on the Hogwarts express and he was just minding his own business and all of the sudden the train stops and they come across a Dementor.  Harry fainted and lupin apparently rescued them.  Of course I know that it effected Harry the most because he's experienced the worst stuff out of all of them.  

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

chapter 5-The Dementor

Ok so Harry over hears Mr. and Mrs. weasley talking about how crazy Sirius Black is and Harry understands perfectly well how capable he is.  Everybody thinks that Harry is going to go looking for black but he's soooooooooooo not...for now.  Oh the irony of it. 

Monday, November 2, 2009

chapter 4-the leaky cauldron

Alright so basically Ron, Harry and Hermione go into the magical creature shop so Hermione can buy an owl but she ends up with Crookshanks, a ginger colored cat.  Then they go back to the Leaky Cauldron and get ready for dinner. After that Harry is going down to the dining room to get stuff for Ron when he over hears mr. and mrs. weasley talking.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

chapter 4-the leaky cauldron

So after Harry gets off the Knight Bus he goes to the Leaky Cauldron where he is greeted by Cornilius Fudge. He tells Harry that he is NOT in trouble and that he is NOT expelled from Hogwarts.  Harry is shocked! He thought he was going to be sent to Azkaban!  He's not! But He doesn't know that Fudge is just keeping him out of trouble to keep him safe from Sirius Black.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

chapter 3-the knight bus

Ok so harry accidentally calls the knight bus, a large triple decker, purple bus, and it shows up.  Stan Shunpike greets him and starts talking about Sirius Black the crazy murderer from Azkaban thats on the loose.  What they both don't know is that Sirius is Harry's godfather. 

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

harry potter 3rd book

Harry needs his permission slip signed by the Dursleys so he blackmails his uncle into signing it because his aunt is coming over and she CAN'T know about Harry's abnormality.  As you've seen in the movies he blows her up and runs away. She totally deserved it she was horrible.  

Monday, October 26, 2009

harry potter and the prisoner of askaban!

Ok so I already finished the last Harry Potter book which means theres no more to read! :( I'll find another book sometime. I'm re-reading the 3rd book I love HP :) <3

Thursday, October 22, 2009

the hobbit

oh my gosh. This book is dreadfully, dreadfully boring.  You don't even know.  maybe you do. it's so boring.  I wonder what I'm going to do when I've finished the last harry potter book.  I'm never going to read twilight...EVER. I should read The Hobbit before I go to bed...it will probably help me fall asleep

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

the hobbit

I couldn't find the magicians nephew today! so instead I went back to the hobbit. Basically all that happens is Balin is expecting just Gandalf to show up for tea but instead he gets 13 more dwarves plus Gandalf. I personally think that that was really rude to just bring all those dwarves into his home without tell him!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

C.S. lewis the magicians nephew

This book will probably be my new book until I can get a hold of the 7th book of Harry Potter. I have read this book before so its kind of familiar but I forgot what happens. There's a little boy named Digory and a little girl named Polly. There friends and their apparently going on some kind of adventure. They're lucky! I never went on crazy adventures when i was little!

Thursday, October 15, 2009

the hobbit

Today I read the hobbit. I didn't get much out of it. It seems like it would be a very curl-up-in-a-ball-rainy-day book. It also seems very long and tedious :/ bleeeeeeh.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

chapter 10-the house of guant

Dumbledore Has his first lesson with Harry. He takes Harry into the pensive where they are seeing a memory of someone by the name of Bob Ogden.... Never heard of him before but this memory seems interesting. I really don't want to put down the book!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

chapter 9-half-blood prince

ok so Harrry is accompanied by snape up to the castle. he takes off like heckkkka points from gryffindor. .......snape sucks. I can't wait to find out what happens next. :)

Monday, October 12, 2009

an excess of phlegm

Ok so Harry is talking with Ron and Hermione and all of the sudden Ginny comes in really mad. Turns out that Fluer (the half veela from the 4th book) is getting married to one of Ron's older brothers. OMG thats crazy! and also Ron and Hermione are acting really strange its like there not telling Harry something.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

chapter 5-and excess of phlem

Harry gets to the Weasleys house and Mrs. Weasley fixes something for Harry to eat. The next morning he wakes up to Ron and Hermione greeting him. I'm really hungry right now so food sounds really good. thank god it's almost lunch!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

chapter 5-and excess of phlem

Basically Harry is just talking about things he has to do with Dumbledore over the course of the year. Safety precautions and stuff. I'm excited to see what's going to happen this year at Hogwarts. :)

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

chapter 4- horace slughorn

Ok so Harry and Dumbledore just got to the house that Slughorn was staying at. Its all beat up and what not. Basically Harry and Slughorn are having this conversation about the people that Slughorn knows. Slughorn seems to be a very interesting character and I love how the book differs from the movie in lots of ways. It's like you think you know what happens, but then you actually don't. It keeps it exciting.

Monday, October 5, 2009

the widow

Ok so basically its talking about how some family in maine was related to the death of her husband....i don't understand what's going on to be honest. You really have to follow along and remain focused and stuff for this book. I lied, this book isn't interesting

Thursday, October 1, 2009

the window

I read a book today called The Window. Its a bout this woman who lost her husband on her honeymoon. He got shot in the middle of the night. The part that I was reading was talking about how she was burning all her journals that she kept after he died. this book is so sad! but really interesting at the same time!

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

chapter 4- horace slughorn

Finally!! I found Harry Potter :) Ok so Dumbledore had just taken Harry from the Dursleys, and they were off. Harry had apparated with Dumbledore for the very first time in his life....crazy!!!!! hahaha and then Dumbledore started talking about death eaters and what if he was an imposter?! He's so silly that crazy old man! hahaha :)

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

beautiful swimmers

I still can't find Harry Potter!! Today I read a few pages out of this book called Beautiful Swimmers. It's pretty boring. I mean he's just talking about the bay and the land and what kind of fish and stuff there are. I still think it's a really beautiful poetic book though. I can tell.

Monday, September 28, 2009

robin hood

I forgot Harry Potter at home! :( so I read Robin Hood instead. the first part I read was just about how he became an outlaw. I guess he killed a man that said he wasn't an archer. He also killed a kings deer. It was funny because we were talking about robin hood last period. I love that movie but the book is hard to understand because its in old english.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

chapter 2- spinners end

ok so omg! after Snape revealed that he is a secret spy for the dark lord, narcissa tells him that the dark lord has chosen Draco for the big plan. Narcissa doesn't think that draco can do it....shes so right. anyways I can't believed Snape!!! how could he?!? he made the unbreakable vow to protect him!!!!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

chapter 1-the other minister

Alright so Fudge is with the Prime minister discussing everything thats been happening in the muggle world. It's basically all Voldemort's doing along with his noble and trusted death eaters. Towards the end of the chapter Fudge reveals that he is no longer Minister of Magic! I totally didn't see that one coming. Anyways I'm excited to find out who the new minister is.

Monday, September 21, 2009

chapter 1-the other minister

thank god i finally finished the 5th book! :) ok so i just started the 6th one....obviously.....and Fudge comes to the prime minister (of England) and tells him all about the magical community and the mishaps they've been having. This isn't the 1st time he's come to the prime minister. Fudge is really smart actually and thats saying something because I hate Fudge! Hahahaha I can't wait to read more :)

Thursday, September 17, 2009

chapter 34-department of mysteries

Ok so the story is definatly getting way more suspenceful! they get to the Ministry of Magic (by Thestrals) and get inside. On the way they see this crazy looking, huge tank of green water with brains swimming in it. They have to find Sirius so they keep going then they come across this big archway with a black veil in the middle of this big room with no wall. its just an archway. Harry has the sudden urge to walk through it but Hermione knows its dangerous she so smart :) anyways they get to the room they're looking for and its this big church sized room with little glass orbs on tons of shelves.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

chapter 31-O.W.L.s and chapter 32- Out of the fire

OH MY GOSH! Ok so Harry's getting ready to take his last test. He finishes and falls asleep. He has this dream...Or more like vision about Voldemort torturing Sirius. Its awful! They're in the department of mystries and there's these glass spheres all around them. Harry runs to tell Ron and Hermione and asks how they're going to get there.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Anne of Green Gables

So this book is a classic and all i found out that its about an old couple, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who need a strong young boy around the house to help with work. Instead they get a girl named Anne. This book seems really boring i have to stop forgetting to bring Harry Potter.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

house of sand and fog

So yesterday I took Harry Potter home and forgot to bring it back so today I read House of Sand and Fog. It seems kind of hard to follow. So far its about this Persian immigrant who used to be very very rich in his country. I'm not sure why he moved to California but he did. He's just basically talking about how he's working on the side of the highway picking up trash. I think its community service hours.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

chapter 28-snapes worst memory

George and Fred are planning to cause total mayhem for Umbridge. They really don't care about getting in trouble anymore considering this year they'll be leaving so in celebration of N.E.W.T.s they tell Ron, Harry and Hermione they have something very special planned. Right before lunch that day Filch takes Harry up to Umbridge's office. She asks him to have a drink and slips a truth serum in it. She asks him again and again where Dumbledore is and where Sirius Black is but Harry is smarter than her becuase hes only pretending to drink it.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

chapter 27-the centaur and the sneak and chapter 28-snapes worst memory

so everybody's in Dumbledores office and they're talking about Harry and the D.A. meetings. Dumbledore admits to plotting against the ministry of magic. Fudge is terrified and appoints Umbridge as the new Head Mistress of Hogwarts. As her first act of Head Mistress of Hogwats she hand picks certain students and make them something like prefects only they're allowed to dock off house points. she pretty much makes the whole slytherin house her goons.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

chapter 25- the beetle at bay and chapter 26- the seen and unforseen

By the end of the last chapter, Harry and Cho's date was a complete disaster considering she stormed off crying because harry didn't want to talk about cedric dying....again. he then met up with hermione at the three broomsticks. Rita Skeeter was with her and she proposed that Harry should publish his side of the story about the death eaters breaking out of Azkaban in The Quibbler.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

chapter 25- the beetle at bay

so harry is starting meetings again with the D.A. and avoiding umbridge at all cost. harry is waiting for hagrid or pr. trelawney to get fired and hes really nervous. on top of schoolwork, drama with cho, and not being able to play quittich, harrys mind seems to be getting weaker seeing as his scar is hurting a lot more

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

chapter 24- occlumency

so they get on the knight bus and the finally get 2 hogwarts. When they get to class everybody is asking harry when the next D.A. meeting is hoping it will be that night. nobody is supposed know that harry is taking occlumency so he tells them that he is taking remedial potions that night so he cant have the meeting. later he meets Cho in the halls and asks her to go to hogsmade with him on valentines day. she says yes :)

Monday, August 31, 2009

chapter 24- occlumency

ok so harry gets called down to the kitchen by mrs. weasley and he finds snape and sirius and he finds out that he has to take occlumency on mondays with snape. Occlumency is a type of magic that defends against external penetration. after he is informed snape and sirius get into a little argument and almost start dueling but then the weasleys walk in and stop the whole thing. aurthor is ok and has recovered from his snake bites and the next morning the leave on the night bus to hogwarts.