no. 95

"Harry Potter is all about confronting fears, finding inner strength, and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend."

— Stephen King

This quote may actually have been said by Andrew Futral.

no. 91

"What if Hufflepuff is actually the stoner house at Hogwarts?

I mean, Hufflepuff. HUFF le PUFF.

They’re mostly considered nice and peaceful.

They live right by the kitchen.

Their head of house teaches herbology.

“Badger” is exactly the kind of animal a stoner would come up with.

Slytherins obviously do cocaine.

This is a legitimate theory - You know Cedrick Diggory was high most of the time - I mean you had to have been high to think opening the egg in a bath was a legit idea."

(assembled at)

no. 73

Hermione is not Chosen. That’s the best thing about her. Hermione is a hero because she decides to be a hero; she’s brave, she’s principled, she works hard, and she never apologizes for the fact that her goal is to be very, extremely good at this whole “wizard” deal. Just as Hermione’s origins are nothing special, we’re left with the impression that her much-vaunted intelligence might not be anything special, on its own. But Hermione is never comfortable with relying on her “gifts” to get by. There’s no prophecy assuring her importance; the only way for Hermione to have the life she wants is to work for it. So Hermione Granger, generation-defining role model, works her adorable British ass off for seven straight books in a row. Although she deals with the slings and arrows of any coming-of-age tale — being told that she’s “bossy,” stuck-up, boring, “annoying,” etc — she’s too strong to let that stop her.

In praise of Joanne Rowling’s Hermione Granger series by Sady Doyle

no. 55

"I think it’s nice that Voldemort always waits until the end of the school year to try and kill Harry.

Despite his flaws, Voldemort really cares about Harry’s education."

Hannah