Random Harry Potter Sorting Quiz Result

Just took a Harry Potter Sorting Quiz, mostly out of curiosity. Beyond happy right now!

Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into?

The Best of Severus Snape (A Tribute to Alan Rickman)

The best of Severus Snape

Alan Rickman, who died of cancer last Thursday, is one of the most phenomenal actors anyone can watch. He has played a variety of roles, ranging from a hero to a bad guy in various multi-genre movies, but he will always be best remembered for bringing to life one of the most ambiguous antiheroes that, up until the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007, everyone hated and whose loyalty had always remained in question: Severus Snape.

To honor Alan Rickman, the actor that brought this character to life in a way no one else could accomplish, the following are 15 of the best Severus Snape moments from the Harry Potter movies:

1. Saving Harry during his first Quidditch match.

Having done that, maybe it should’ve been obvious that there was more to Snape than meets the eye. (Plus, it was kind of hilarious that he got set on fire – c’mon, admit it, you laughed.)

              

2. He was the one that taught Harry his signature spell, Expelliarmus.

And knocked Gilderoy Lockhart off his high-and-mighty chair, a big plus.

  

3. Protecting the Golden Trio during the infamous werewolf-Remus and Padfoot-Sirius fight in Prisoner of Azkaban.

I didn’t notice this until I was older. And it only confused me more about whether he was really a bad guy.

 4. The infamous Boggart scene.

Need I explain?

5. Getting Ron and Harry to study.

His role in Goblet of Fire wasn’t as prominent as in most of the other movies but this was still pretty funny.

6. Off-screen, alerting the Order of the Phoenix about Sirius in danger.

They hated each other but c’mon, we all know Snape still tried helping.

7. Snape’s memories being revealed while teaching Harry Occlumency.

The only thing that would’ve made this better was if they had included Harry’s mom like in the book.

8. Doing the Unbreakable Vow to ensure Draco’s safety.

If nothing else, Snape is committed.

9. Killing Dumbledore.

Before Deathly Hallows, we hated him for this. After Deathly Hallows, we saw this as it truly was: an act of mercy for an already-dying man.

 

10. His big reveal.

He is Severus Snape, the Half-Blood Prince.

11. Acting as Voldemort’s right-hand man.

Ah, the life of a spy.

 12. Snape’s Patronus appearing to Harry, leading him to the Sword of Gryffindor.

This remains one of the most beautiful scenes in this movie.

 

13. His stand-off with McGonagall in which he knocks out the two Death Eaters – AND NO ONE NOTICES!

I mean, really, how did you not notice that?!

 14. Snape’s demise.

You wouldn’t think that you’d cry for him after everything he’s done. David Yates proved us wrong.

15. Snape’s memories.

Possibly one of the most tragic chapters to read in Deathly Hallows – and considering all the deaths, that’s saying something!

Snape was certainly a very complicated man with a tragic backstory that would make most heartless people weep, and only a superb actor like Alan Rickman could bring that to the big screen.

Long before Deathly Hallows was even published, J.K. Rowling had confirmed that she told Alan Rickman the reason behind Snape’s hatred for Harry. She had responded in a tweet that she told Alan Rickman about the meaning behind the word, “always” – a one-word quote that’s become one of Snape’s most remembered lines. Rickman used that knowledge in his portrayal of Snape, something that none of the actors or directors could understand until after Deathly Hallows was published.

Alan Rickman will be remembered by many people as a variety of other characters in many other movies, but there is no doubt that his portrayal as Hogwart’s Potion Master will remain one of the most memorable. When years have passed, and people continue reading Harry Potter or watching the movies, they’ll remember Severus Snape, the bravest man Harry ever knew. And they’ll remember Alan Rickman, the person who gave him life, the only person who could.

Always.

The 5th Wave Book Review (Spoilers)

The 5^th Wave Book Review 

(SPOILERS ALERT!)

AUTHOR: Rick Yancey

RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2013

SERIES: The 5^th Wave Series (Book 1)

PAGES: Approx. 496 pages

RATING: 5/5 STARS

I’ve never been much of a science-fiction/adventure fan when it came to novels. Possibly because there are few books in the YA section that actually take place in outer space or feature extraterrestrial creatures and unknown planets. If there were any novels in the past 3 years that featured any of it, I wouldn’t know, because science-fiction novels rarely achieve mainstream popularity, especially when most readers are prone to fantasy, horror, action/adventure and romance. It’s kind of depressing because science-fiction/adventure is one of my favorite TV and movie genres to watch: I love seeing all kinds of aliens, planets, spaceships and how ordinary people react to the extraordinary, seeing their reactions when they face a variety of aliens that they never would’ve thought existed and most certainly weren’t like E.T the Extraterrestrial.

That being said, when I received a paperback version of The 5^th Wave as a Christmas gift, my happiness would’ve registered a 10 on the Richter scale because I have been dying to read this novel since I’ve first learned about it on YouTube and seen the movie trailers. In fact, once the Christmas season was over and I no longer fretted over wrapping overdue presents or spending time with friends and family, I sat down with a hot mug of cocoa and started reading.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters Book Review

The Sea of Monsters Book Review

AUTHOR: Rick Riordan

RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2006

SERIES: Percy Jackson & the Olympians (Book 2)

PAGES: Approx. 279 pages

RATING: 5/5 STARS

If I wasn’t already beginning to fall in love with the world of Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan has sealed the deal in this epic follow-up to The Lightning Thief. I picked up this book and was immediately sitting at the edge of my seat, watching as disaster forces Percy away from his ordinary school back to the safety of Camp Half-blood.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Book Review

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Book Review

 

AUTHOR: Rick Riordan

RELEASE DATE: July 1, 2005

SERIES: Percy Jackson & The Olympians (Book 1)

PAGES: Approx. 377

RATING: 5/5 STARS

Admittedly, I’m as late to jumping onto this bandwagon as a person can get.

I mean, the first book was published in 2005 and it’s only now, over a decade later, that I finally found the time to buy myself the complete book boxset and start reading them. Talk about lazy, huh?

When I first heard about this series all those years ago, I can remember the first and only thing people kept on telling me whenever they recommended the books to me: “It’s just like Harry Potter, I swear to god, it’s just like the Harry Potter series!”

Being practically obsessed with everything Harry Potter, to the point where I scare off potential friends with my fanaticism, I found this comment intriguing and had immediately put Percy Jackson at the top of my To-Be-Read List. How I managed to not pick up these books sooner is due entirely to the fact that I had over a thousand other books to read long before this series first started and even now, almost eleven years later, that list still hasn’t gotten any shorter.

However, I am a person who sets out to finish what she starts, no matter how long ago those tasks were set, and it was earlier this month that I picked up the first book, The Lightning Thief, and started into the world of Percy Jackson and his entry to Camp Half-Blood.