Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone reread + Giveaway!!!


"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense."  - Chapter 1, page 1
Like I mentioned in my last post, it's been a long time since I reread Harry Potter - particularly the Sorcerer's Stone which might actually be the book I've reread the least. I actually forgot just how short this particular book was. Reading it again was like looking back at photo albums of when I was little. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (and Neville) are freaking adorable in their first year. By the way, did you ever notice that whenever Harry could he gave chocolate to people who were upset? He did this for Neville and Hagrid and this is pre-Professor Lupin and it's adorable.

(Side note which basically has nothing to do with anything: My copy of the Sorcerer's Stone - the same one I've had since I was eight - smells really good. That's weird, I know, and I'm not usually a book sniffer but for some unknown reason it smells like libraries with a hint of vanilla and coffee.)

Reading along with Pottermore was surprisingly more fun that I thought it would be. At first, the site basically confused me. I had no idea how to fill the progress bar at the bottom of every chapter and I could never find all the little hidden notes and clues in the pictures. They are seriously well hidden sometimes! Particularly in library scenes. But about a third of the way in, I got the hang of it and it became a lot of fun. I've earned a total or 74 house points for Ravenclaw just by following along and I collected a bunch of fun chocolate frog cards. I also learned a lot of random things about the series and characters that I didn't know before like the Sorting Hat originally belonged to Godric Gryffindor and is skilled at Legilimency (which makes sense, I just never put that together). Also, did you know that one of Professor Quirrell's hobbies (before he had Voldemort on the back of his head, of course) was pressing wild flowers? Like, what?! That was so random, it literally made me laugh out loud when I read it. Professor McGonagall's backstory was also really interesting to read about - sad, but really interesting. If you're an HP fan, I definitely suggest you fiddle around on Pottermore at some point. It's fun I promise.

 Now onto the fun stuff... like I promised in my last post:

I'm doing a giveaway!!

I'll be giving away one boxset of The Hogwarts Library Collection. It's the new(ish) boxset that includes the pretty, hardcover versions of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages and also The Tales of Beetle the Bard. So if you haven't had the chance to add these to your Harry Potter collection, now's your chance at doing so.

Unfortunately, I don't have the funds to cover international shipping so the giveaway is for US only

Good luck everyone!


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10 comments:

  1. LOL I love this. OMG the series is so good and it would be awesome to win that little set. I can't seem to find that in stores anywhere around me! My favorite HP character is obviously Hermione with her sass and just the fact that she's so omniscient.

    Alex @ The Book's Buzz

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    1. It definitely is!! It is hands down my favorite series ever =D Lol really? You need to stop by my BN, we have tons xD Yay!! I love Hermione though my favorite favorite character is Luna =)

      Good luck!

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  2. Ive only read the first Harry Potter book! ( :O IKR!) But I'm working on reading the rest of the series! Right now I don't really have a favorite character! LOL!

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    1. Lol no worries at least you've read the first one! Feel free to join my August reread (or first read xD ) if you want! There's no schedule I'm just reading all the books all through August =D

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  3. I read the books a very very long time ago so I know that I have forgotten a lot of what I've read. I read up until the third book I believe. I love Luna. She's one of my faves. I also love Hagrid. He's just plain old awesome.
    Definitely need to finish reading the series probably a reread of everything from the beginning. I've seen all of the movies multiple times but we all know the books are better. Thank you so much for this awesome giveaway. I'm glad that I went on good reads today and found this giveaway and your blog

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    1. Me too that's why I want to read them again! Haha yes Luna is my favorite too! And I agree Hagrid is all sorts of awesome. =D
      Yes! I love the movies but soo much is missing from them! Like Peeves! Peeves was crazy and awesome and they cut him out of the movies! And Teddy!! Poor Teddy... when I saw the last movie in theaters, he's what I was upset about.

      No problem! Good luck! And thanks for stopping by! =)

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  4. Like pretty much everyone else, I absolutely LOVED HP the first time around. But embarrassingly enough, I'm starting to forget some of the details, (so I definitely think it's time for a reread-through). Thanks for the giveaway! :)

    Julia Anne @ Peach Print

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    1. Haha yes that's why I wanted to do a reread! Though also because I'm mixing movie facts with book facts in my head sometimes and they don't always add up xD

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. First, I'm so in love with your blog i'm so glad I just found it! Secondly, I HAVE RE-READ THE HARRY POTTER SERIES SO MANY TIMES IT'S RIDICULOUS. I can't even re-read them anymore because I LITERALLY know what's going to happen next so I just get bored and that is NOT GOOD so I need a break before re-reading again!!
    It's also so cool how you learn something new about the world that you may have bypassed the first time!

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    1. Oh no!! There's no such thing as rereading HP too many times! xD Just kidding I totally get what you mean. I've gone four years without rereading them so I was due for a reread. =)

      Haha it is! I always find something new whenever I reread an old favorite no matter how many times I've read them!

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