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J.K. Rowling
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July 6 - July 7, 2015
Even worse than Peeves, if that was possible, was the caretaker, Argus Filch.
Filch intro
Filch owned a cat called Mrs Norris, a scrawny, dust-coloured creature with bulging, lamp-like eyes just like Filch’s.
And then, once you had managed to find them, there were the lessons themselves.
I guess thats why they don't really have PE. It's a workout just to get to class.
They had to study the night skies through their telescopes every Wednesday at midnight and learn the names of different stars and the movements of the planets.
Inagine being told to do your homework at midnight. Insanity.
Three times a week they went out to the greenhouses behind the castle to study Herbology, with a dumpy little witch called Professor Sprout,
Prof Sprout
Professor Binns had been very old indeed when he had fallen asleep in front of the staff-room fire and got up next morning to teach, leaving his body behind him.
Prof Binns
Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher, was a tiny little wizard who had to stand on a pile of books to see over his desk.
Prof Flitwick
they had noticed that a funny smell hung around the turban,
Confirmed: Voldemort stinks
down between the marmalade and the sugar bowl and dropped a note on to Harry’s plate. Harry tore it open at once.
😊💕💕💕
At the start-of-term banquet, Harry had got the idea that Professor Snape disliked him. By the end of the first Potions lesson, he knew he’d been wrong. Snape didn’t dislike Harry – he hated him.
‘As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic.
Cant help but read all of his lines in Alan Rickman's voice.
‘I don’t know,’ said Harry quietly. ‘I think Hermione does, though, why don’t you try her?’
THIS KID THIS FUCKING KID
‘Don’t push it,’ he muttered. ‘I’ve heard Snape can turn very nasty.’
Unless he likes you, then he's just straight scary.
Like Hagrid, Fang was clearly not as fierce as he looked.
Hagrid: *names his cute dog Fang*
Also Hagrid *names a dangerous 3 headed dog Fluffy*
The rock cakes almost broke their teeth, but Harry and Ron pretended to be enjoying them
He baked for them! ❤❤
Fang rested his head on Harry’s knee and drooled all over his robes.
I LOVE HIM
D’yeh know, every time I go up ter the school, she follows me everywhere? Can’t get rid of her – Filch puts her up to it.’
I hope he treads muddy footprints through the castle then.
‘Typical,’ said Harry darkly. ‘Just what I always wanted. To make a fool of myself on a broomstick in front of Malfoy.’
Same. I finally have something in common with Harry Potter.
Malfoy certainly did talk about flying a lot. He complained loudly about first-years never getting in the house Quidditch teams and told long, boastful stories which always seemed to end with him narrowly escaping Muggles in helicopters.
Can i be honest for a minute? I wish they had more of a healthy jock rivalry in this series. Like forget all the death eater stuff i wanna see the gay quidditch tension between these two.
Neville had never been on a broomstick in his life, because his grandmother had never let him near one.
But she'll let his relatives hang him out a window?
‘Come and get it, Potter!’ Harry grabbed his broom.
Okay, but can you imagine if J K Rowling actuly had a spine and these two were a thing? The potential! The tension!
Like, it would've been the greatest enemies to lovers story of all time! If they'd gotten together in bk 6? And that's why Draco didn't give him away in bk 7? The struggle! The redemption arc! Oh my god, we were ROBBED
‘Oh, yeah?’ said Malfoy, trying to sneer, but looking worried.
Sometimes i forget he's only a kid.
Wood? thought Harry, bewildered; was Wood a cane she was going to use on him?
OH MY GOD okay but for real how would she react is she knew that's what he was thinking at the time?
But Wood turned out to be a person, a burly fifth-year boy who came out of Flitwick’s class looking confused.
HELL YEAH OLIVER WOOD INTRO BB!
Then she suddenly smiled. ‘Your father would have been proud,’ she said. ‘He was an excellent Quidditch player himself.’
‘Anyway, we’ve got to go, Lee Jordan reckons he’s found a new secret passageway out of the school.’
‘I’d take you on any time on my own,’ said Malfoy. ‘Tonight, if you want. Wizard’s duel. Wands only – no contact. What’s the matter? Never heard of a wizard’s duel before, I suppose?’ ‘Of course he has,’ said Ron, wheeling round. ‘I’m his second, who’s yours?’
Oh my god yes a duel between 2 11 yr olds who cant even do any magic! 😂😂👌👌
‘Well, a second’s there to take over if you die,’ said Ron casually,
Oh my God
‘And what if I wave my wand and nothing happens?’ ‘Throw it away and punch him on the nose,’ Ron suggested.
I love him
‘Goodbye,’ said Ron.
Okay, but for real before they became friends, Ron was NOT very nice to Hermione.
‘If he tries to curse you, you’d better dodge it, because I can’t remember how to block them’.
Quality Ron advice 😂
A lamp flickered on. It was Hermione Granger, wearing a pink dressing-gown and a frown.
Full on mum friend mode omfg
Hermione opened her mouth, perhaps to tell Ron exactly how to use the Curse of the Bogies,
‘Sniff around, my sweet, they might be lurking in a corner.’
Well... that's... menacing
‘Oh, move over,’ Hermione snarled. She grabbed Harry’s wand, tapped the lock and whispered, ‘Alohomora!’
What would they do without her?
‘Didn’t you see what it was standing on?’ ‘The floor?’ Harry suggested.
Oliver Wood will meet you tonight on the Quidditch pitch at seven o’clock for your first training session.
They have some seriously late night lessons!
‘Yes, don’t stop now,’ said Ron, ‘it’s doing us so much good.’
Ron is so much wittier in the books.
‘I see what McGonagall meant … you really are a natural. I’m just going to teach you the rules this evening, then you’ll be joining team practice three times a week.’
Harry: *has been on a broom once for like 2 whole minutes*
Mcgonogal: you're on the team
He opened the crate. Inside were four different-sized balls.
Thats what she said
So – think you’ve got all that?’
Nope
the Golden Snitch,
Aka Draco in 5th year
‘You’re saying it wrong,’ Harry heard Hermione snap. ‘It’s Wing-gar-dium Levi-o-sa, make the “gar” nice and long.’
Ron snarled.
Ron comes across very aggressive but I've never really pictured him like that...
Ron was in a very bad temper by the end of the class.
Serves him right
‘So?’ said Ron, but he looked a bit uncomfortable. ‘She must’ve noticed she’s got no friends.’
I think if you're on Ron's bad side you're screwed but once you're his friend he'll be fiercely loyal (unless he's going through puberty, apparently) and he'll protect you with all he's got. So i much prefer the trio when they're all ftiends.
Percy was in his element.
This honestly makes me smile, good on him.
‘It’s the girls’ toilets!’ Harry gasped.
But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
