Tag: J.K. Rowling
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Exploring Edinburgh, Scotland | Holly Goes Abroad
The time has finally come to share my Big Big Trip adventures (AKA the two-week trip my friend from Wheaton and I took around Europe during our spring break). After spending a few days in London, our next stop on the trip was exploring Edinburgh, Scotland, where my friend was studying abroad for the semester.…
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I visited Platform 9 3/4!! | Holly Goes Abroad
It’s happened, folks. I’ve become a wizard, which means I’ve officially peaked. While my mom was visiting me in Oxford for a week during my spring break we decided to spend two days scurrying around London, trying to fit in as much as possible. When she asked me what I wanted to do during those…
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5 Reasons Why Molly Weasley is the Ultimate Mom
Happy Mother’s Day!! When I thought about making a Mother’s Day post about fictional moms, one woman immediately popped into my head: Molly Weasley. Every year this red-headed witch tops countless lists of fictional mothers… but why? In an attempt to answer this age-old question, here are 5 reasons why Mrs. Weasley is the ultimate…
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne| Review
This review is a difficult one to write. From the day I first learned about this eighth installment in the Harry Potter series I’ve had very conflicted feelings about reading it. Prior to its release day I had convinced myself that reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child would be a mistake, that the risk of being…
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QUOTE: J.K. Rowling
“Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.” ~J.K. Rowling Isn’t J.K. Rowling the best? She puts things so eloquently and accurately into words. I love this quote, mostly because it’s completely true. We eat junk food, do dangerous things, and act without thinking even though we know the…
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