Awards Difficulties

Well I did have a great big awards blog planned and I did post it but unfortunately the videos didn't embed like I had hoped they would. Nevertheless, here is a list of the winners and a link to all the videos as well as a playlist with most of the videos as well as a few more of my favorites. Happy Watching!

Tearjerkers

1. Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIN-5quOyA8&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A&lf=BFa
2. Somewhere only we know

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Onst_zRiw

3. All was well.
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr3TGsV_qV4&feature=related

Lolers

1. Rasie your glass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atcrRmLeyC8&list=PL59804D11A516416A&index=1
2. BOOM! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAigl_hsosc&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A
3. Boom Boom Pow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgkk493kr-M&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A&lf=BFa

Couples     

    Ron/Hermione

1. Just a Kiss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAhl6xp7Wq0&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A&lf=BFa
2. Lights will guide you home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wSvadXodV0&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A&lf=BFa
3. Teenage dream http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMHosbdqEpk&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A&lf=BFa

Harry/Ginny

1. Can't fight this feeling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UvytxY2ex8&feature=related
2. All this time… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F2ENToPb-4&feature=related
3. Sparks fly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmobmHJgl3Q&feature=related

Cho and Cedric- She fell in love in the first place- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rbXoHdM8R4&feature=related

 

Cannon couples

    Harry/Hermione-

1. Something worth living for- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsF2qgZY2Ic&list=PL59804D11A516416A&index=12
2. Back to December- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HsRKpxvxvo&feature=related
3. Only one- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsYlThwmIjc&feature=related

Snape/Lily

1. Always- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVlUmq-Utsw&feature=BFp&list=PL59804D11A516416A
2. Someone like you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysc9ZKUFYUk&feature=related
3. Because of you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CcSHewwAo8&feature=related

Hermione/ Draco-

1. Human- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cObRegKbHqc&feature=BFp&list=PL59804D11A516416A
2. I'm not perfect- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfFJtjm9DEo&feature=related
3. I won't tell anybody… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FndWwS9ZE_U&feature=related

Best quote in a video—

1. Hogwarts will always be there… / I've loved every minute- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z15VysiBjwY&list=PL59804D11A516416A&index=7
2. Has this all been happening inside my head? / courage is not…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnleII_7dM4&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A
3. Isn't that what a great story does? Makes you feel?-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH7Y7WYfP-0&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A&lf=BFa

Wrock Songs

1. Open at the Close OBatR-     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYGUxbGOL8c&list=PLBCCE5DF33F2CC081&index=12
2. End of an Era Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwfqEBwmbqE&feature=related
3. 12 days of wizard Cristmas- gred and froge- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB2Aqma1Enc&feature=related
4. 99 Death Eaters - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeeySNe1MmA&feature=related
5. The Hallows- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8YWAbhY2Ds&feature=related
6. One Last Goodbye-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p04PQ33P30I&feature=related
7. Mischeif Managed- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWdhpHioVqM&feature=related

Best Character videos

Harry- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha9Dw0h-kyU&feature=related

    Hermione- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzGMXxrKr4A&feature=related

    Ron- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MigRyeVrhU&feature=related

    

Snape- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBsg1urLN7I

Dumbledore- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6ck-zNfymQ

Best House video –

Gryffindor- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qirKlQaqNE&list=PL59804D11A516416A&index=22&feature=plpp_video

Hufflepuff- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc-mlKQ3FNU&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A&lf=plpp_video

Ravenclaw- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVdko2BvH_I&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A&lf=plpp_video

Slytherin- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD3Y_PjiK7c&feature=BFa&list=PL59804D11A516416A&lf=plpp_video

 

Playlist- http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL59804D11A516416A&feature=edit_ok

 

Harry Potter Video Awards!

So I decided that over the next few blog posts, I would be doing a Harry Potter video awards.

Choices will be made by overall feel, editing, music choice, video views, thumbs up vs. thumbs down and overall effect.

1. Best Tearjerker
2. Lolers
3. Best Couples
4. Cannon Couples
5. Best quote in a video
6. Best music choice
7. Best Editing
8. Best Character video
9. Best group video
10. Best House videos
11. Moments that made the movies.
12. Best wizard rock videos
13. Not another Harry Potter trailer

 

They will be posted in the next blog post all at once if I can manage it J . All video creators will be notified that their videos will be included.

 

Mischief is never managed, at least in the Pottermore World.

So, I admit. I got into Pottermore a long time ago. And I'm just now getting around to writing this. I'm sorry. I'm only human.

 

If you want to discover all the magic yourself, leave now. If you can't wait for find out everything and don't care how you figure out, read on fellow Potterheads.

First impressions

First off… I almost deleted the welcome email. My cousin slaved over the computer for hours for days to get the emails for us. I didn't even get in on my own accord. But hey, I got in. (Not that I don't appreciate what she did, all I'm saying is, I would have taken the easy way out and just waited till it opened to the public)

    So anyways, I cried when I got the email. It was almost like a real Hogwarts acceptance letter. It was wonderful. I quickly confirmed that I was a real person and waited again until I was told I could enter the site officially. I raced through the chapters, picking up little things along the way, and shopping at Diagon Alley to be given a wand… Here's the breakdown and meaning of mine:

Redwood (rare)

Phoenix feather core (also rare)

14 ½ inches

Solid

And you finally, FINALLY get sorted.

 

You answer a series of questions to determine your house. No random picking here, thankfully. I was hoping for my houses, Gryffindor or Hufflepuff (what the h377 is a hufflepuff? For those of you who followed the advice of my last post). I was sorted into Hufflepuff.

You get a letter from your head of house telling you about your house, background and various other things. Then, you are free to search the other chapters.

Throughout the chapters, you can do various activities such as creating potions and searching the scenes for extras on characters, items and chapters.

All in all, this is the next best feeling to reading a brand new Harry Potter book, watching a midnight premier of drinking a warm, frothy batch of Butterbeer- it makes you feel warm and whole inside.

The breakdown:

Pros:

1. Learning new and exciting extras about the Harry Potter world.
2. Getting your very own, personal wand
3. Being sorted by J.K. Rowling herself
4. Connecting with Potterheads across the world.

Cons:

1. A lot of people have complained that there is no back ground noise… Solution: play the soundtrack on itunes or YouTube
2. There are not a lot of things to do in most chapters/scenes
3. There are a few glitches
4. Some things are unclear as to how to do them/ how they work

Final thought:

All in all, Pottermore is just what us depressed Potterheads need- another Potter outlet. I understand that the glitches will be smoothed out and that everything will be wonderful for the grand opening in 2012.

A Very potter Musical...

This past week, my cousin snet me a link to something I think that changed my life. Not so much in the Harry Potter life changinf epicness, but close to that. A Very potter Muscial. Review. It was roll on the floor, peeing your pants, years rolling down your eyes, hiccups for the rest of your life funny. The great thing is, it poked fun at Harry Potter in a way that fans can appriciate. The best example? A Voldy-Quirrel-Belatrix love triangle. It's been written hundreds, if not thousands of times. And it worked. And Malfoy had a Crush on Hermione. Again, it's been written thousands of times. And the thing that gets me every time? Ron. Joey Richter was amazing. And so was the writng for Ron. He always had some sort of snack. And he was angsty. And was painted as the guy that's just always there, useless. And just.so.funny. There were power balads, jazz numbers, even a tap number by Joe Walker a.k.a Voldemort, who made Voldemort forever sexy in my mind. The musical had a rawness about it. It wasn't like any other show I've ever seen before. It was so much diffrent. And that's what makes it even better. And the singing. For any theater nerd like me, I rejoiced at the singing. Not only was it funny and well writtem but it was musically amazing. Let's call this play, A Very Potter Triple Threat. I haven't seen the sequel, but I plan to take a chunk out of my day to watch it all by myself, so I can revel in the Harry Potter epicness all over again. Bits and pieces. Stars: 5/5 Rating: PG-13 for sexual refrences, swearing and adult humor. Who should watch this? Everyone who is anyone. It has some spoilers for both the books an movies, so be wary if you don't want to ruin anything. Cast. HARRY – Darren Criss RON – Joey Richter HERMIONE – Bonnie Gruesen VOLDEMORT – Joe Walker QUIRREL – Brian Rosenthal DRACO – Lauren Lopez DUMBLEDORE – Dylan Saunders SNAPE – Joe Moses GINNY – Jamie-Lyn Beatty GOYLE/RUMBLEROAR – Jim Povolo NEVILLE – Richard Campbell CHO CHANG – Devin Lytle LAVENDER BROWN – Sango Tajima CRABBE – Julia Albain CEDRIC – Tyler Brunsman BELLATRIX – Britney Coleman MOLLY WEASLEY – Lily Marks

Best Harry Potter Memes.... OF ALL TIME...

Here are just a few of my favorite Harry Potter memes... all images found on Google..

Harry Potter in 99 Seconds... AMAZING

This guy is amazing!!!!! Almost two weeks later and I'm still nerding out like it was yesterday. I fear tis may go on for a while...

What Harry Potter taught me...

I grew up with Harry Potter. Literally. When the idea first poped into J.K. Rowling's head, I wasn't even born. When the first book came out, I was 2. When the first movie was being produced, I was 4. When I discovered the wonderful world of Harry Potter, I was 8 or 9. And by it's ending, I am now 14. Ten happy years later, here I am, celebrating one of the greatest franchises in the world. Harry Potter has taught me many important values and lessons and that is what I want to reflect on today.

1. There is no definate line of Good and Evil. People cannot be purely good or purely evil. They mush have both in order to be human. They may loose one side of them , but each of us has that decision.
2. Bravery may as well be one of the greatest traits in a person. If one is brave, so much more can result from that.
3. If you put your mind to something, you can achive it.
4. Anyone has the ability to become anything that they want.
5. There is always magic in the world, you just have to look for it.
6. If you surround yourself with good friends, you will be the happiest person alive.
7. Sometimes, things may not be clear, but in the end, it will all reveal itself to you.

So let's raise our Butterbeer mugs to a franchise that has raised a generation, taught values and given countless number of people something to hope for, a small white envelope adressed to them, giving them acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.