The Magic That Is Harry Potter

It’s been 20 years since Harry Potter first walked into our lives, but it still continues to work it’s magic on me, every single time, always! 😊

I am currently in the middle of my nth Harry Potter Marathon and I’m still as awed as I was when I first read it.

They say that Harry Potter walked into Joanne Kathleen Rowling’s mind when she was struck on a train in 1990. She spent the next five years constructing the plot for the seven books.

Interestingly, nobody wanted to publish the first book as they didn’t believe “magic” to be a substantial topic. Finally, Bloomsbury agreed to publish the series and on June 26, 1997 the first book was published.

And after that, we were all surrounded by magic 😍

I decided  to do a quick Harry Potter tag, the questions for which I nicked over from the net😜

Favourite book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 🔥

This is my copy of the book which was a present from Dad on my 16th birthday 😊

Favourite movie: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 😁

Bcoz that’s the only HP movie I saw in a multiplex!!

Favorite quote: Always!! 😊 The simplicity and the deep feelings behind this beautiful quote always makes me smile

Favourite professor: Lupin!!

He was undoubtedly the best Defense against the dark arts professor they had!

Which house would u like to be sorted into?

Gryffindor!…. Though I would also like to be in Ravenclaw😜

Which class would be ur favorite?

Charms😊 Professor Flitwick’s classes always sounded like light hearted fun and oh, I would love to try the charm, ‘Win-gar-dium-levi-o-sa’ 😁😊

Which spell would be the most useful to learn? 
Accio 😀 Everything would literally come to you

What would your patronus be? 
I would love for it to be a wolf!

If u were an Animagus, which animal would u transform into?
A cat!! Quick, light and speedy 😸

If u could own one of the Deathly Hallows, which could it be?
The Invisibility Cloak – I could sneak around anywhere with it😁

If u could bring one character back to life, which would it be?
Dobby!! I loved that character and I was really touched by the way he died by saving Harry’s life.

If u could have one thing from the wizarding world, which would it be and why? 
Butterbeer 🍻

Always wanted to taste this drink😋

The Tag of Eights

​I was tagged by Carol boredppl.wordpress.com for this post. Flygirl, u finally did this post 😁 and thanks for tagging me as I had no new ideas on what to blog. Stage 1 of writer’s block cured.

So , here we go, to the Power of 8🤘

I

8 TV shows I enjoy watching:

1) Vampire Diaries – How I wish Damon was a real vampire😍

2) Castle – Castle and Beckett are my all time favourite pair

3) Friends – Can make me smile no matter what mood I am in

4) The Flash – Barry , u should have stayed away from the timeline

5) Originals

6) Boys over Flowers 

7) Game of Thrones

8) Koffee with Karan – if u can count it as a TV show
II

8 favourite places to eat: 

1. Home

2. Maushi’s Home

3. Mami’s Home

4. Friends Home – all my friends have moms who are master chefs

5. Ramesh – fish thali 😀

6. Along the beach – esp Shwarma 

7. Ktc bus stand stalls- corn in the rains and shevpuri otherwise

8. Huh, long time since I liked any one restaurant in particular. So, last for all in general
III

8 things I look forward to: 

1) A peaceful night’s sleep – Bcoz me n sleep are in an on/off relationship

2) Pune!!! – To meet my friends

3) Meeting my old friends

4) Weekends away from home

5) Change from job would be most welcome

6) Coloring my hair – when will I do it then otherwise?😏

7) My favourite cousin’s wedding and my close friend’s wedding – Bcoz i want to dance at thier wedding and bcoz i have been soo looking forward to it and bcoz I get an excuse to shop😁😁

8) And always the most important thing on my mind – I wish everything would be all right
IV

8 things I am passionate about:

1. Books

2. Movies

3. Friends – Outings with my besties

4. Family – Drama fying at home

5. Good food

6. My cats😊

7. Bollywood gossip and TV show speculations

8. Chitter Chatter 
V

8 words or phrases I use often: 

1) I say okay in different ways – Okay, ok, k, okayyy, Ohkay, ohkkk – depends on my mood

2) Oh my God!!!

3) Why, why, why???!!!!

4) Ehhh….Nooooo

5) Beyy – Nili, u put me onto this😜

6) Huh – more like Huh?! 🙄

7) Kiteyyy

8) And when m in chatty mood my long texts go like – I was like, She was like, He’s like 😂 and I say ‘I know’ a lot too

VI

8 things I learnt from the past:

1. People won’t do for u as u do for them.

2. Dont get ur hopes up. Better to be surprised pleasantly than to be disappointed.

3. If it’s meant to happen, it will.

4. No use stressing over things not in ur control

5. Not everyone is actually interested in ur  well being. Some are just leeching on for gossip.

6. Do not let one bad incident destroy all the good that u have known the person for.

7. Not everyone will stay forever with you. Learn to let go.

8. Just a sorry isnt enough. Change ur behavior too. U can’t just keep repeating the same thing and come back and say sorry.
VII

8 places I would love to go, visit or see:

1) Australia – Just the name fills me up with sunshine

2) Paris – An evening in Paris sounds romantic☺

3) Venice

4) Greece – Something about the pyramids excites me

5) Taj Mahal

6) London

7) Malaysia

8) Just after thought – Spain – sounds tangy😜
VIII

8 blogs/bloggers I would suggest fellow bloggers to visit

1. Flygirl’s blog – boredppl.wordpress.com

For regular ramblings from yours truly

2. Jai –

metroandlife.wordpress.com and moonstruckscribblings.wordpress.com

3. Arvind –

artofarvind.com

4. Riddhi Sharma – scriptedsheet.wordpress.com

5. Savio –

theextraaamile.wordpress.com

6. Unsaid words –

anamikaablog.wordpress.com

7. Young & Twenty –

http://www.youngandtwenty.com

8. Idle Muser

aditisharma37.wordpress.com

The A to Z List!

Firstly, thanks flygirl for nominating me 😀 Wouldn’t be doing this list, if it wasn’t for u 🙂

Chalo, Let’s start :

A- Age: 24 slowwwlyyy inching towards twenty-freaking-five!!!  

B- Biggest fear: The fear of losing loved ones.

C- Current time: 7.23.17 post meridiem

D- Drink you last had: A very pleasant looking drink called “Pick Me Up”  

E- Every day starts with: Cat Alarm!!! My cats make sure I get up in time and give them breakfast… after that I can bugger off 

F- Favorite Song: Keeps on Changing…

G- Ghosts, are they real?: I am open to the possibility…  as I always feel something or someone is behind me when I read alone in my room at night.. 😛 But for the record, never came across any “unusual activity”

H- Hometown: Born & brought up in Margao!

I- In love with: Shahid Kapoor ❤ Virat Kohli ❤  Damon ❤ and rest is a secret 

J- Jealous of: People who steal my thunder 

K- Killed someone: In my mind yes,  killed many and many times , in many ways

L- Last time you cried: Stop it!! I don’t wanna cry thinking about why I cried 

M- Middle name: A Girl Has No Middle Name.

N- Number of siblings: Elder Sister, Younger Brother. I’m the Sandwich Sibling 😀

O- One wish: Living in my dream flat!!! 

P- Person you last called: Dad.

Q- Question you’re always asked: “Oh! You are the second daughter ? We didn’t know your parents had another girl!!” 

R- Reason to smile: If someone smiles I automatically smile… 🙂

S- Sounds that annoy you: Scrapping of furniture along floor, any sounds made during eating or drinking 

T- Time you woke up: Just half an hour before I had to catch my bus 

U – Umbrella Color: Since it’s the rainy season.. I changed this question 😛 It’s purple, with a flowery pattern 😀 

V- Vacation destination: Australia!!!  Paris!!! 

W- Worst habit: U tell me

X- X-Rays you’ve had: None… though my brother sometimes says I should X-Ray and check if there is something in my brain 😐 😛 

Y- Your favourite food: I dont have favourites… anything that tastes yumm 😀

Z- Zodiac sign: Scorpio…  We forgive but we never forget 😎