Monday, September 29, 2014

Book Response 2: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

In the last reading response, Harry is mad at the world and everyone seems to be ignoring him or not telling him what is going on in the wizarding world. 


Harry has now gone back to school.  He, along with Ron and Hermione, is wondering where Haggard, the grounds keeper, has gone.The new Defense Against the Arts teacher is from the Ministry of Magic which is like the government of the wizard world. Her name is Professor Umbrigde. She is very by the book and does not think Who Most Not Be Named is back. The first week of school, Harry get s a week of detention from Umbrigde.  She has him write lines. But unlike normal lines the pen doesn't need ink. It writes in your own blood and makes scars on your hand of the lines you are writing. 

           While on their way back to school, Ron, Hermione, and Harry meet Luna Lovegood.  Luna is the same age as Ginny, Ron’s sister.  Luna is a little different than everyone else.  She believes in things that no one else believes in.  She also believes in things that are almost impossible to prove they are real. 



Luna’s father writes a magazine called the Quibbler.  It has random, weird articles in it. For example, Corruption in the Quidditch League: How the Tornadoes Are Taking Control is one of the articles in the copy of the Quibbler that Luna has on the train.  Hermione thinks her completely insane.  Luna does not really like Hermione telling her that she is crazy.


Harry seems to really like Luna. The first time Harry starts liking Luna is when Luna tells Harry that she believes that He Who Must Not Be Named is really back.  Luna is a very interesting character in this book.  She seems to be my favorite new character thus far in the book.  She seems to be very understanding and calm.  She can also see the animals that pull the carriages up to the school.  This year Harry can see them too. He is not sure if he is going crazy or if they are really there.


One of my favorite things that Luna says is, “Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”  She says this to Neville Longbottom after Ginny is introducing Luna to everyone.  This shows that Luna has crazy thoughts in her head. She doesn't really care what people think abut her. She is a one of a kind girl. I really enjoy her confusing but enjoyable comments.  She is going to be an exciting character in the book.  


      In the photo below is Luna Lovegood. This picture is the first time Harry and his friends meet her on the carriage ride to school. She is reading the Quibbler upside down.



               Order of phoenix luna lovegood evanna lynch wallpaper

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

     The book starts off with Harry at home waiting for news about He who must not be named. He wants to know all of the happenings in the wizarding world, but his uncle and aunt won't let him get any letters or news from his friends. Which really doesn't even matter because his friends aren't speaking to him and Harry doesn't know why. He is confused and angry at his friend, Voldemort, Dumbledore, his family, and at the general public. Harry says, "Well I'm glad he left. If he hadn't, I would still have done magic and Dumbledore would probably have left me at Privet Drive all summer (pg64)." You can hear the anger in Harry's voice. He is mad at Dumbledore for leaving him all alone. He is mad at his friends for not telling him anything over the summer. He is anger with the public because they don't believe that He who must not be named has come back like Harry said he was.

     The ministry of magic is trying to protect the public by making sure that He who most not be named is really back.When he finally sees his friends, they explain why they weren't sending him letters. His friends and lots of wizards he knows are in a secret group called the order of the phoenix. Dumbledore is in charge. Dumbledore has decided that he is going to ignore Harry which makes Harry even more upset with Dumbledore. Harry was brought to the Order of the Phoenix because he has broken the law. He has to go to court to see whether or not he can go back to Hogwarts. Harry goes to the trail and gets to go back to school because Dumbledore comes to his rescue just like most of the time.

     


                             

     

     

Monday, September 8, 2014

101 Things About Me!

1. I love food. I eat all the time.
2. I am not good at any type of sports.
3. I don't  like peanut butter, fish, nuts, bananas, sushi, apple sauce, cottage cheese, and jello.
4. I obsessed with Disney movies.
5. I can't fake emotion. People can read me like an open book.
6. The lake is my favorite place on Earth.
7. Music is my life. I am in band but I also listen to music all the time.
8. Musicals are the best type of theater performance out there.
9. I could watch movies all day long and never move.
10. I have a sister who is a year and two days younger than me. People say that she looks like the older one.
11. I always wanted to be a kindergarten teacher.
12. I like to lay on my bed in the dark under the covers and think.
13. I enjoy doing any type of Algebra.
14. I wish superheros were a real thing because I would be one.
15. I want a dog but my mommy won't let me have one.
16. I like to dress up, but I am too lazy to do it everyday.
17. I was supposed to be 5'7" but ended up being 5'5".