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Whimsical Wednesday

24 Wednesday Jan 2018

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, J.K. Rowling, Whimsical Wednesday

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Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say 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.

J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Whimsical Wednesday ~ Election Edition

13 Wednesday Dec 2017

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Alabama Senate Race, J.K. Rowling, Oprah Winfrey, Roy Moore, Whimsical Wednesday

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After losing the Alabama Senate race last night to Doug Jones, the ever gracious Roy Moore refused to concede, telling his supporters:

Realize when the vote is this close—that it’s not over. We also know that God is always in control.

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And it wasn’t long before J.K. Rowling, who was clearly thrilled at the results like so many of us, tweeted this gem:

Narrator’s voice: Roy was right. God was in control. What he didn’t realize was, She’s black.

OOH BURN!

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International Children’s Book Day

02 Sunday Apr 2017

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Inspirational quotes, International Children's Book Day, J.K. Rowling

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It’s books you read when you’re young, that stay with you always.

~ J.K. Rowling ~

Trump’s Views On Heroes

17 Tuesday Jan 2017

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Donald Trump, Heroes, J.K. Rowling

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I’m trying to refrain from doing too many posts about Trump, because let’s face it, we’re stuck with him for at least four years. When I saw the interview he gave to Michael Gove of the Times of London over the weekend though, I knew I had to share this part of it. img_0436

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Wait…What? I immediately wanted to go to the nearest wall and start banging my head against it.  How do you even form a rational response to this? Well thankfully, J.K. Rowling tweeted out a perfect one this morning.

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J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling)

Heroes? Me. Because I’m innately awesome, and you can’t learn this, but a bit my dad, who must have been kinda okay, cos he made me.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Donald”

23 Saturday Jul 2016

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Donald Trump, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Social Effect of Reading

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A new study written by Professor Diana Mutz reports that American fans of the Harry Potter series not only have a lower opinion of Trump, but also finds that the books the participants read, the greater the effect. Even when factoring in political party affiliation, gender, education level, religion, and social class–all factors that are known to predict how Americans view the Republican nominee–the Harry Potter effect remained the same. When you think about it, it’s not really shocking, as Trump’s values and political views are the the antithesis of the themes of love, tolerance, and opposition to authoritarianism that are so prevalent in the books. Sadly, despite this fascinating study, in the end it’s doubtful that getting Trump supporters to read Rowling’s series would miraculously change their minds and convince them to vote for Hillary Clinton, but one can always dream!

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Words of Wisdom

17 Tuesday May 2016

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Donald Trump, Freedom of Speech, Humor, J.K. Rowling, Quotations

giphy While almost every day brings some new, cringe-worthy utterance from He Who Must Not Be Named, I thought J.K. Rowling said something that bears worth repeating during her speech last night at the 2016 PEN Literary Award Gala in NYC. Making a plea for tolerance she said: 

His freedom to speak protects my freedom to call him a bigot. His freedom guarantees mine.

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So, while many of us find his words repugnant and morally reprehensible, it’s important that he continues to have the right to say them. That said, we have the right not to listen.

Tweet of the Day!

08 Tuesday Dec 2015

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Donald Trump, J.K. Rowling, Voldemort

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“How horrible. Voldemort was nowhere as bad.”

J. K. Rowling – @jk_rowling, in response to Donald Trump and his latest hateful rhetoric.

*Photograph courtesy of sfgate.com*

Attention All Muggles!!!

24 Friday Oct 2014

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Dolores Umbridge, Halloween, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Pottermore

Dolores_Umbridge  Next Friday, Oct. 31 if you go on Pottermore.com there will be a 1,700 word backstory featuring our favorite evil Witch with a fondness for the color pink, cute cuddly kittens, and torturing children. Just be warned though. When Jo released her last short story this past July which featured Harry, Ron, and Hermione attending a World Quidditch Cup match, so many people logged on to the site that it crashed. So be patient. 

Here’s a great illustration of me right now:

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