Down With The Dark Lord

Today we celebrate the first time You-Know-Who was sent away but a little boy that saved us all.  And for that we all cheer.

That is why I wore my robes out in public.

Muggles be damned, today is a day to celebrate.  Just like on that day all those years ago, witches and wizards everywhere wore their cloaks and robes into the streets of Muggle cities.  And I was among them.  I wore my Slytherin tie and my robes.  I, however, was respectful and wore my black robes in respect for Lily and James.

Rest In Peace James And Lily

October 31st will be covered in many parts.  We will be starting off sad.  Today we remember the brave sacrifice that James and Lily made, a sacrifice that saved not just the Wizard Community, but the whole planet.

We will never forget how you gave your lives to save Harry.  And there is no one who thinks your sacrifice was in vain.  Your house in Godric's Hallow stands in ruins to remind us of what you did.  You two made a choice that no one will ever forget.

Your deaths led to the toppling of one of the worst wizards the world has ever seen.

And your son has become the most well know wizard since Merlin himself.  But even that has not gone to his head.  Every day he inspires witches and wizards to fight the dark side in your honor.   

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOLLY WEASLEY

I need to post this before it officially becomes tomorrow in NYC so I am writing this now.  Today is Molly Weasley's birthday.  I made this my status on Facebook and tweeted it but still, I need to post it.

Everyone knows Molly is amazing.  She is the mother of some of the best people and the mother-in-law for  quite a few other awesome people.

We often forget how powerful a mother's love is, and how important a mother can be in our lives.  Molly, you are one of the best mothers out there.  We raise a bottle of butterbeer to you!  Happy birthday from the whole wizarding community.

And to quote your most quoted (for good reason) line:  "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!"

You are truly a show of how great a mother can be.

Tea Is Company

Yes, I know that the title of this post is lame, but it is what I would have or will call my tea shop.

I love tea.  Tea is one of my favorite things.  My favorite teas are in this order: chamomile, english breakfast and peppermint.  I know it is strange and a little ridiculous to write an entire post on tea, but I love it and I don;t have much else to write about as of now (next will be Halloween).  There will be some posts coming soon about NYCC but not right now.

So back to tea.  My record for most cups of tea in a day was 6 or 7 cups of chamomile tea from the time I got home from school to the time I went to bed.  Like I said, I love tea.  I started drinking a crazy amount of tea after the Doctor Who episode "The God Complex".  It started out as a way to cope with the events of that episode (I won't spoil for all of you who haven't seen it) and then it spiraled into a full blown addiction (in the best way possible).

As I said to my friend Marcie yesterday, tea is the drink of life.  So have a cup.  I am in fact making some tea right now.  Actually I have to go because my tea is almost ready.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE WEATHER?

This is just INSANE!  Earlier this week kids in my class were wearing shorts, I mean that isn't saying much because teenage boys have no sense of temperature, but still.  And now it is SNOWING!  This is just messed up.  That isn't to say I am complaining, because as kid born on Christmas Eve I love winter and especially snow, it reminds me of my birthday and Hanukkah (yes, I was born on Christmas Eve and I am Jewish, you would be surprised how often this comes up).

I am pretty excited about the snow, because Winter is one of my favorite seasons and I am pretty excited to wear my new coat, but I feel a little like we skipped over Autumn, which is a season that I adore in terms of fashion.  I love jackets, and now we have skipped straight to coats, but I am ok with that because my coat is super cool.  The only problem is that now I can't wear my Hogwarts robes when I wander around the city.

As insane as this weather switch is, I am pretty sure that it will switch back at some point, but who knows.  I am really sorry this post is about weather.  I will try not to do too many more of these.  I was just looking out my window and I saw this, so I had to write about it.

Pre-Halloween Post

Ok, so there will be more about my Halloween this year soon, but first I want to tell you about Halloween in my life in general.

First off, I LOVE Halloween.  Not just for the candy, I mean candy is great and all, but my favorite part is dressing up.  If I could I would always wear my Hogwarts robes and Slytherin tie but Muggles get suspicious (I actually do wear my robes quite a bit, because Lorm and I wear our robes when we walk around our neighborhood on Saturdays).

Let us go over some of the costumes I have worn in the past, they won't be in any order, but if I remember when I wore it I will let you know.  The ones I have made myself will be marked HM for home made.

• Wonder Woman (yes, as a dedicated Marvel fan I regret this but I was in preschool or something)
• A paige (yes, tis right, I chose not to go as a knight, I am just so hipster that I could never go as something as main stream as a knight) HM
• A dalmatian (this costume was worn by my sister as well but at a different time)
• A pirate (two times, I am not all that proud of this because it was a bit of a cheap and cliche costume, but I guess I was following my sister and she dressed up as a pirate before me so what was I to do)
• Bubbles the Power Puff Girl (both my mom and I think this happened but I was in preschool so I am not entirely sure)
• Pebbles (yeah I was super awesome with the bone in my hair) HM
• The devil (I joked around with my friends that it wasn't much of costume because I am already just too evil) HM
• A soccer player (I wore this to a school fair because I had soccer practice after, I am actually quite proud of this clever solution)
• Jedi (yes, I was one of the two female Jedi in existence ever.  That was really fun, quite a few of my friends wore costumes just like mine.  I still use my two blue lightsabers)
• Shadowcat (SO PROUD of this one, I even had a Lockheed on my shoulder and one claw as Kitty can be seen with in X-Men Forever.  And three of my friends wore Magma, Pixie and Magik costumes, we looked really snazzy) HM
• Hermione (this just shows me what a cool child I was.  Be sure to keep this one in mind it will be important later, hint: this has to do with me and Lorm and Fabrizio)

There are definitely more but I just can't remember them right now, I am sure I can think of more at some point.  If I remember any there will be a mini post about them.

I Really Hate Doing This

I really don't want to do this, but I am going to do the whole self promotion thing.  If you read my blog please subscribe, I promise it is not about wanting a lot of subscribers, it is more that I would like to know who you are.  I know that some of you I know in person, but I think that some of you are from outside of the U.S.A. and so I doubt I know you.  And even if you are in the U.S.A. it is quite possible that I don't know you.  If you have found my blog because you were googling pictures of Marvel characters you may be turned off from reading this because of all the Harry Potter stuff I am posting now, but I promise there will be more Marvel stuff to come (hint: I will be talking a little about what I heard at the X-Men: Regenesis panel I heard at NYCC).  And for those of you who like Doctor Who or music or anything else, there will be a lot more random stuff to come.  And if you are here from You're A Tulle this isn't really fashion-y but feel free to see if you like this.  So follow me or at least let me know what you want to hear about.
I also have a twitter account, BatBogeyQueen, so feel free to check on that!  I don't use it a huge amount, but it does give some insight in to me, and sometimes some cool stuff.
I will really try not to do any more self promotion any time soon.  This is honestly so I know who you are and what you want hear about.  Please comment.  And as a last act of self indulgence, share this with people you think will be interested!

What I Bought

I would like to state that I turn 15 in under two months.  The reason I am saying this is because after nearly two years I have finally spent the Amazon gift card I got for my Bat Mitzvah.  This post will be about what I bought.  And yes, even though you probably don't care, this will be keeping with the Harry Potter theme.
I bought three things (well one of them was for my friend Lorm as a birthday present and didn't actually come out of the gift card but it was still part of the same order so it counts).
The first thing I got was a pair of Quidditch goggles as seen below:

These are super comfy and just amazing.  I really really like wearing them.  They are a great purchase.  I told Lorm that whenever I put them on I feel like I should swoop around and snatch the Snitch.  The little Snitches on the side are cute little replicas that look exactly like the real Snitches used in the movie.  I mostly wear them around my neck or on my head because I find eye ware weird.

The next thing I got was Lorm's birthday gift (it was a REALLY early gift as I gave it to her in early October and her birthday is November 4th).  She is a massive Luna Lovegood fan and is actually JUST like her which is amazing.  For her birthday I got her Luna's wand.  This wand is amazingly beautiful.  It is swooshy and really nicely carved.  Lorm likes it a lot. It is resin so it is heavier then one would first think, but it is perfect for dueling (at least for her).  Here is a picture of what the wand looks like:

 The wand is amazing.  It is not my type of wand, it is too swishy and little too short for me, but Lorm really loves it.

The last thing I got, which is my personal favorite, is my wand.  It is an exact replica of Ginny's wand and it is beautiful.  When I first picked it up I thought it was too heavy when I first picked it up but after a day I realized it is PERFECT.  I love it.  It is the right length, about 14 inches, and is the perfect wand for martial dueling.  I don't like swishing wands, they feel weak to me.  My wand is tough, unbending and unyielding.  It has started to feel absolutely perfect, almost like an extension of my arm.  The grip is perfect, it has a handle that fits my fist exactly.  Here is a picture:

   It is black so it is the exact opposite in terms of color of my wand on Pottermore which is Aspen (Aspen wood is white).  But still, I love it beyond belief!  I will be posting about how it is for dueling soon, because dueling is awesome (a lot more about that because I know it sounds a little ridiculous.

Tell me about your wand.  Or if you could have the wand of any Harry Potter character which one would it be?  Also, what Harry Potter prop or replica do you really want?

House Pride

I am going to be posting about Harry Potter for a while (a lot of Potter has happened).  First we are going to talk about Pottermore.  After a long wait for my letter, and then an even longer wait so that I could actually play, my lovely account HexSword126 was accepted.  POTTERMORE IS AMAZING.  As I was going through I got my super lovely wand which is Aspen 12 3/4 inches Phoenix feather core.  That only left one more quiz, Sorting.  After a long and very stressful quiz I was Sorted.  And the Hat said...

SLYTHERIN!

Perfect!

Here is a few lines from the welcome letter Slytherin prefect Gemma Farley shared with us blessed Serpents

Let's talk about what we are, which is the coolest and edgiest house in this school.  We play to win, because we care about the honour and traditions of Slytherin... We're like our emblem, the snake: sleek, powerful, and frequently misunderstood...you'll be glad you've got the Serpents on your side... As far as we're concerned, once you've become a snake, you're one of ours - one of the elite... Because you know what Salazar Slytherin looked for in his chosen students? The seeds of greatness. You've been chosen by this house because you've got the potential to be great, in the true sense of the word.

SLYTHERIN PRIDE!

There will be more Potter to come.

Feel free to send me a friend request and tell me about your House and why you love it!

I Haven't Posted In Forever

I am really sorry about that, well actually I am sure no one really cares and this is more a matter of writing from time to time but still... Well I have been very preoccupied.  It has been school, homework, guitar lessons, weekends are spent practicing dueling with Lorm (there will be more on this later), and a week ago last Thursday to Sunday was NYCC (New York Comic Con) so I was super busy, and next week is All Hallow's Eve so that will be hectic as well but I will be trying to post about all of that (well, not homework and probably not school) and more (I am partaking in NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month which starts in November so that will be posted about but will be massively time consuming) but I will be sure to try to start posting again.
Thanks for putting up with this!
also check out my friend Fabrizio and vote for her in the Club Monaco contest (details on her blog)
I will post more soon (I hope)
I also want to point out that I will probably be abusing (these) even more, they are a mini obsesion