Hello Gryffindors. Here's a little fun quiz for you. Hope you enjoy it!
Who is your favorite member of the Order of the Phoenix?
Probably Mad-Eye. He and I have a lot in common.
Favorite person at Hogwarts?
Hagrid. Wait, he's also in the Order of the Phoenix! Well, since Mad-Eye is not at Hogwarts, we will let them each take one and no one's feelings get hurt.
Favorite spell or charm to use?
Does Apparating count?
Best and worst classes at Hogwarts?
Best is History of Magic. Worst is Potions.
Favorite flower?
Iris
What is your beverage of choice? Coffee, tea, latte, soda/pop?
Recently, Seltzer
Favorite muggle music?
Not one favorite kind. I like Gregorian Chant, I like Led Zeppelin, I like singing old Civil War Songs... I am not much into hipping and hopping, though.
How many family members do you have?
Family of Origin had five before people started getting married. Family where I am the mother has four.
What do you do on your summer vacation?
Well, I'm not in school so it is not really a summer vacation. I keep on doing what I usually do, and then here or there we may go away for a few days. We like to go to County fairs, and last year we went to Lancaster PA and Gettysburg. Once we went to Cooperstown, and that was SOOO cool because it is not just baseball.
What is your Favorite vacation ever taken?
Probably my honeymoon. We stayed at West Point and at the Mohonk Mountain house.
What is your favorite subject at Hogwarts? Why?
I like History of Magic because I already understand how to understand History. All the others are very difficult for me. Potions is darned near impossible.
How many pairs of shoes (footwear)do you have?
I have not counted recently, and I am not going to go count now, because I do not want to know.
Which are your favorite pair? Right now probably the strappy red high heeled sandals.
How many projects do you have OTN (on the needles)?
I have needles with projects on them since 1991. Do you really want me to go count them all?????
I am actively working or thinking of working on at least 3 pair of socks, a shawl, a blanket square, and probably a few other things I am not registering in my mind at the moment.
What is the oldest project you're working on and when did you cast it on?
An Avocado green sweater I cast on After I was married, but Before my son was born. That was probably around 1990 or 1991.
Favorite food(s)?
Rare Roast beef, my mom's salad with blue cheese and walnuts, my mom's veal marsala, peaches, string beans, certain varieties of apples, chocolate croissants, cranberry and orange muffins like they used to have at Balducci's in the 80's, real thin Italian pizza, Brooklyn Pizza (no, these are not exactly the same) dark chocolate, I could go on for days and days and years....
This assignment is due by Monday night 9pm ET. AND thanks Ophelia B for coming up with much of it!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Quidditch!
1. At the beginning of the year feast, who is the only person who rudely interrupts Dumbledore during his speech?
b. Professor Umbridge (and everyone is SHOCKED, as no one EVER interrupts Dumbledore!)
2. Off what street is the alley where Harry first met Sirius?
c. Magnolia Crescent
3. Tonks’ mother had two sisters, both pure-bloods, and both left on the Black Family Tree. What are their names?
c. Narcissa and Bellatrix
4. What spell are the students studying in McGonalgall’s class when Umbrdige is doing her inspection?
d. The Vanishing Spell
5. Who comes to warn Harry and the rest of Dumbledore’s Army that Umbridge and her group of followers are coming to break up their meeting?
Answer: __Dobby_____________________ (five letters)
6. Who are the members of the Order that met Harry Potter in the Dursely’s house during the summer before his fifth year?
c. Alastor Moody, Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Elphias Doge, Dedalus Diggle, Remus Lupin, Emmeline Vance, Sturgis Podmore, Hestia Jones
7. Moody used the Disillusionment Charm on Harry.
a. Yes
8. Which of these Death Eaters is Sirius related to?
d. All of these (And many others. All the pure Bloods seem to be related to some degree - it is just a matter of what degree...)
9. At what age did Sirius leave his home?
Answer: ________16. ___________ (Number)(he stayed with the Potters until he came of age, at which point money from his Uncle Alphard was available and he got a place of his own.
10. How many of the original Order members were killed (don’t include those who disappeared)?
b. 8
This includes members in the picture Moody showed Harry, but did not include their family members. Caradoc Dearborn is the one they never found.
Picture Scavenger
Post these pictures to your blog. They must either be posted or linked to from your blog in order to receive points.
Kingsley Shacklebolt
Bellatrix Lestrange
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Nymphadora Tonks (with Movie!Moody. I could not resist. Even though he does not look like MY Moody, still...)
Remus Lupin
b. Professor Umbridge (and everyone is SHOCKED, as no one EVER interrupts Dumbledore!)
2. Off what street is the alley where Harry first met Sirius?
c. Magnolia Crescent
3. Tonks’ mother had two sisters, both pure-bloods, and both left on the Black Family Tree. What are their names?
c. Narcissa and Bellatrix
4. What spell are the students studying in McGonalgall’s class when Umbrdige is doing her inspection?
d. The Vanishing Spell
5. Who comes to warn Harry and the rest of Dumbledore’s Army that Umbridge and her group of followers are coming to break up their meeting?
Answer: __Dobby_____________________ (five letters)
6. Who are the members of the Order that met Harry Potter in the Dursely’s house during the summer before his fifth year?
c. Alastor Moody, Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Elphias Doge, Dedalus Diggle, Remus Lupin, Emmeline Vance, Sturgis Podmore, Hestia Jones
7. Moody used the Disillusionment Charm on Harry.
a. Yes
8. Which of these Death Eaters is Sirius related to?
d. All of these (And many others. All the pure Bloods seem to be related to some degree - it is just a matter of what degree...)
9. At what age did Sirius leave his home?
Answer: ________16. ___________ (Number)(he stayed with the Potters until he came of age, at which point money from his Uncle Alphard was available and he got a place of his own.
10. How many of the original Order members were killed (don’t include those who disappeared)?
b. 8
This includes members in the picture Moody showed Harry, but did not include their family members. Caradoc Dearborn is the one they never found.
Picture Scavenger
Post these pictures to your blog. They must either be posted or linked to from your blog in order to receive points.
Kingsley Shacklebolt
Bellatrix Lestrange
.jpg)
Nymphadora Tonks (with Movie!Moody. I could not resist. Even though he does not look like MY Moody, still...)
Remus Lupin
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Socks you may want to see.
I thought I'd post all my Potter Socks for people in the current swap to see. They still are not up on Ravelry.
This first sock was knitted for a Hufflepuff, and is inspired by the three challenges in Goblet of Fire. The top is false flame stitch, for dragons; the middle is bubble stitch, for the lake, and the foot is the maze pattern, a mosaic. I designed this sock.
This next sock was knitted for a Gryffindor whose favorite character was Hermione. I also designed this one. The ribbing is hourglass ribbing - for her time turner, and for the points she was always getting for the Gryffindor points hourglass. The first colored section at the top depicts the canaries she sicced on Ron... The middle section represents both the coins she charmed for the DA and the SPEW badges. The foot is as close as I could get to little beaded handbags. You do need a bit of imagination there, but now that you know it, can't you see it?
I did NOT design this sock, which is called "King's Cross" after the station, but I felt King's Cross did fit the Potterverse so well. I got the pattern from the blog of a Raveler called "wollehun" although I am probably spelling that incorrectly. I will try to edit with a direct link tomorrow - I love this pattern so much I have already knit it twice and will be doing it again.
I would love comments. I am writing up the patterns for the two I designed and wonder what people think.
This first sock was knitted for a Hufflepuff, and is inspired by the three challenges in Goblet of Fire. The top is false flame stitch, for dragons; the middle is bubble stitch, for the lake, and the foot is the maze pattern, a mosaic. I designed this sock.
This next sock was knitted for a Gryffindor whose favorite character was Hermione. I also designed this one. The ribbing is hourglass ribbing - for her time turner, and for the points she was always getting for the Gryffindor points hourglass. The first colored section at the top depicts the canaries she sicced on Ron... The middle section represents both the coins she charmed for the DA and the SPEW badges. The foot is as close as I could get to little beaded handbags. You do need a bit of imagination there, but now that you know it, can't you see it?
I did NOT design this sock, which is called "King's Cross" after the station, but I felt King's Cross did fit the Potterverse so well. I got the pattern from the blog of a Raveler called "wollehun" although I am probably spelling that incorrectly. I will try to edit with a direct link tomorrow - I love this pattern so much I have already knit it twice and will be doing it again.
I would love comments. I am writing up the patterns for the two I designed and wonder what people think.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Second Gryffindor Quiz
1. onihexp__phoenix______________
2. nro____ron____________
3. mayr__army______________
4. seelway___weasley_____________
5. hrigda__hagrid______________
6. ifdynrrgof___gryffindor_____________
7. dawn___wand_____________
8. oshawrgt___hogwarts_____________
9. busnim___nimbus_____________
10. bdulodeerm__dumbledore______________
11. bydob____dobby____________
12. bugmrdie___umbridge_____________
13. emionehr___hermione_____________
14. rhayr___harry_____________
15. arkreech__kreacher______________
16. riissu___sirius_____________
17. dootvlemr___voldemort_____________
18. ptrote____potter____________
19. hwgedi__hedwig______________
20. ebtahlkclso____shacklebolt____________
Obviously most of these are proper names and would normally be capitalized, but I kept it to exactly what we were given.
2. nro____ron____________
3. mayr__army______________
4. seelway___weasley_____________
5. hrigda__hagrid______________
6. ifdynrrgof___gryffindor_____________
7. dawn___wand_____________
8. oshawrgt___hogwarts_____________
9. busnim___nimbus_____________
10. bdulodeerm__dumbledore______________
11. bydob____dobby____________
12. bugmrdie___umbridge_____________
13. emionehr___hermione_____________
14. rhayr___harry_____________
15. arkreech__kreacher______________
16. riissu___sirius_____________
17. dootvlemr___voldemort_____________
18. ptrote____potter____________
19. hwgedi__hedwig______________
20. ebtahlkclso____shacklebolt____________
Obviously most of these are proper names and would normally be capitalized, but I kept it to exactly what we were given.
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