HARRY POTTER---THE BOY WHO LIVED!

Just a quick note to say that the newest Deathly Hallows trailer is up on the internet---you can watch it on mugglenet, or watch it on the leaky cauldron. 

I was SILENTLY SCREAMING while it played.

Also, BLAISE ZAMBINI was with Crabbe and Malfoy in the scene which was probably in the Room of Requirement???  I mean, I know the actor who played Goyle was ousted, but ZAMBINI instead???  I read that Crabbe was going to take over Goyle's part!  So does this mean that Zambini's going to die???  But if they've added Zambini, it probably means that they could have changed that bit too. 

And Voldemort killing Harry? 

And then Snape crouching away from what is hypothetically Voldemort?

And Hermione running with Ron?

And when Hermione's polyjuicepotioned as Bellatrix???  "Bellatrix" is SO showing perfect Hermione expressions!!!

...I could gush over this for hours, can you tell??? 

zachary and cass say hi

...not the greatest ever of my work, but at least somewhat accurate representations of what these particular characters look like.  For the record, Cassie's skin should be the same shade as Peter's, but then, every painting turns out a little different.

And doesn't Zach look just almost too smug to live?

Real vamps (part 2)

Definitely not Twilight-esque, but so so cute!  

After all, vampires are just undead humans.

THINGS I WISH I'D DONE BEFORE I QUIT HOMESCHOOLING

1.  Not shown up the day before halloween wearing a totally lame witch costume
2.  Primped in the morning instead of plowing through even more homework before leaving for school
3.  Not burst into tears when I thought my english teacher was going to kill me
4.  Remembered assignment to avoid aforesaid problem
5.  Stood up in study hall and screamed out that I loved Harry Potter and didn't care who knew it  (okay, not really)
6.  Taken those stealth shots of, well, everyone, before I left
7.  Then posted them on facebook to see who killed me
8.  Found out who was Team Edward and who was Team Jacob
9.  Found out who was Team Jacob before New Moon: The Movie
10.  Majorly broke the dress code at least once
11.  Actually did something with people when they asked me to
12.  Made everyone read "Stargirl"
13.  Brought up the subject of Harry Potter just to hear people gasp in horror
14.  Tried to explain how absolutely wonderful cross country is to everyone
15.  Worn something nicer than tees and jean cutoffs more than a dozen times
16.  Talked to a certain crush
17.  Convinced my brother to bring a boombox to school and dance to "Do the Hippogriff" with me.  During lunch.  On the field.  And then watched people's jaws drop. 
19.  Remembered to actually wear lipgloss
20.  Spent more time flashing my perfect nails in people's faces
21.  Totally bugged the people who might come to the same Real School as me next year
22.  Quoted Harry Potter, Jane Eyre, or Shakespeare as much as possible
23.  Worn my acidic green converse at least once
24.  Made and worn a "HARRY POTTER RULZ" tee
25.  Tried to use the 'logic' from the 'logic class' in my freshman year
26.  Flaunted my second-semester inklings A+ grade 
27.  Not totally gummed up my spanish oral report
28.  Not nearly barfed while chopping up The Frog in biology
29.  Not woke up every morning at six to a truly awful JB alarm (via my cellphone)
30.  Not shoved everyone away because, really, they didn't deserve that

Jasp and Em

still learning stuff

It may be summer, but I am still totally learning stuff.

Today I learned that most books have a book trailer on youtube. 

I have to make/commission a book trailer?!

Maybe the publisher I don't have yet will do it for me. 

HL revealed

finally summer

SUMMER. 

And I am NOT a HSM fan, but whatever. 

the fake kind of prophecies

 

You probably know who the kid is---Harry Potter, year five, age 15.  Of course, he's in the Hall of Prophecy in the Department of Mysteries, trying to find Sirius (but getting distracted).  Naturally, he picks up the glowing ball with his name on it, which was exactly what Voldemort wanted him to do.  But anyway, this scene is poignant enough that most viewers of the movie will remember the moment:

 

(from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, via Mugglenet) 

...and here's ned, when we tried to repeat it... bad lighting.  Ah, well. 
 

hey, I was at the Department of Mysteries last night, too!

crayon

No, you're not going to 'get' the title until you read the second book, but anyway. 

The general response to this bit of artwork is "hey, that's her kid brother and not her midget boyfriend, right?"   

Duh, it's obviously her kid brother...

And the girl?  You know you've seen her before. 

fanart, really?

 

If you follow the blog, you may know from earlier posts that I'm a rather large fan of the Mother-Daughter Book Club series by Heather Vogel-Frederick.   

But fan art?  You're probably going "really, casey?"

  But then, Cassidy IS my favorite character, and she's in my favorite scene of the series, and it was totally hilarious...

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can't you just already tell that this scene is bound to be laugh-out-loud funny?

   

...besides, now I have a new bookmark.

 

there!  Now go read the series and giggle yourself silly on page 330! 

real vamps

What a Real Vampire looks like.  Or, at least to me. 

One more week of school

...and then I'll be free.

and done with homeschooling for, hypothetically, the rest of my life.

and on to Regular School next year, my junior year.  Whoooooooooooooooa. 

scenes of epic proportions

 

  

 

 

Yeah, epic scene in the book.  Which, of course, I unfortunately cannot tell anyone about until the book is published, which may not even HAPPEN.  Whereinthen I'll have someone publish it posthumously.  Anyway.  Leah has the same position as Draco Malfoy on the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince promotional theater posters, and it's driving me crazy, along with the fact that Alexa's head is ultra-enormous.  Augh.  At least it gives some feel for the situation...