Contest!!!

Yes! I am indeed doing a contest, as you most likely figured out from the title of this post.

As you may have noticed, I have my temporary blog button on the sidebar of my blog :P. It is temporary because this contest is to see...

WHO CAN CREATE THE BEST BLOG BUTTON FOR EVERYTHING HERMIONE!!!

I'm REALLY excited about this, and I hope to receive as many entries as possible! Here are the rules:

1. Your blog button must have my blog title on it.
2. Anyone can enter.
3. You are allowed to make up to 3 buttons per person.
4. You must send your blog button in to me by October 15th, but I might extend it to receive more entries.
5. Creativity counts!
6. Send your blog button to hermionegranger2121@gmail.com

But wait, there's more!

The grand prize is...

A FABULOUS GUEST POST!!!

Second and third place will have their blog buttons posted but not used, and will recieve an honorable mention on my blog xD.

Here are some things you should know about me:

• I love any shade of blue or purple.
• I love paint splatters xD.
• Any cool fonts are great.
• Adding a quote (specifically from Harry Potter or by J.K. Rowling) is AWESOME!
• I love fallen leaves of different colors.
• Music is my passion, so throwing in some notes around there is good.

Using those tips are optional. 

Any questions? Email me at hermionegranger2121@gmail.com, or comment below!

Good luck!

~Hermione

Feel Free to Hate Me as Much as You Would Like

I apologize for the delay in posts. If you would like to file a complaint, please wait until the program has ended. Thank you, and enjoy the post.
In my life, I have often wondered if--ahem, you in the third row? Yes, with the afro? Turn off that phone, please! Thank you.
Anyway, I have of--what did I just say about that phone?!
Ahem. Where was I? Ah, yes. In my--that's it! Security!
Hmph. Now that that's taken care of, I completely forgot what I was going to say. Darn that youth, with his pants to low and his hat on backwards.
Allright, well, I've seen this on several blogs, those of which belong to July, Lily, Seana, Hilda, and Emma, so I decided to give it a try as well.

If I were a gemstone, I'd be an aquamarine.

If I were a scent, I'd be the crisp smell of Autumn air...with a hint of peppermint :).

If I were a pair of shoes, I'd be a comfortable pair of sneakers.

If I were the weather, I'd be in the low sixties with a light breeze. 

If I were a facial expression, I'd be that innocent face you make when you're actually quite guilty.

If I were a car, I'd be a cherry red VW bug.

If I were a time of day, I'd be 10 pm.

If I were a month, I'd be October.

If I were a place, I'd be Hogwarts :).

If I were a liquid, I'd be water.

If I were a taste, I'd be flavorful and different, with a shocking after-taste...in a good way.

If I were a sea animal, I'd be a fuzzy wittle seal. 

If I were a food, I'd be a fruit salad.

If I were a colour, I'd be a dark, midnight blue, with silver swirls. Technically not a color, but what the heck :).

If I were a musical instrument, I'd be a piano.

If I were a flower, I'd be an orchid.

If I were a song,  I'd be the song "Status Quo" by Darren Criss. It's all about being different--that's me ;).

If I were a planet,  I'd be Neptune.

If I were an object, I'd be a book of music from all sorts of different musicals.

If I were a fruit,  I'd be a pomegranate 

If I were a sound, I'd be the sound of rain.

If I were a day of the week, I'd be Friday or Thursday.

Well that was fun! If any of you wish to do this, DO IT. JUST DO IT. I COMMAND YOU TO DO IT!
Erm...sorry about that. Next order of business: My foot hurts. Final order of business: I will be holding a blog button contest! The one to the on my sidebar is temporary, and I'd like something better. My next post will contain the information, so stay tuned!
Until then,
Hermione 

And the rain rain rain came down down down...

An Ode to The Rain

Rain

It's wet
That is all

Beautiful, wasn't it? My poetry is known to bring people to tears. Anyway, I LOVE it when it pours. Especially in the Fall. It's just...I love it. Every time it pours, I sing that Winnie the Pooh song: "And the rain rain rain came down down down in rushing, rising, riv'lets." *Sigh....* Good times, good times.
Anyway, as amazing as both Winnie the pooh and the rain are, that is not our subject for today. I have something serious I would like to discuss.
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I completely forgot what I was going to write. Darn. Anyway, if it was a serious topic, from me this would have been, "Purple Aliens landed in my yard demanding banana shaped balloons. What color do you think they'd like?" or something like that. Moving on, I would like to discuss my two favorite articles of clothing: hats and masks.
I mean, come on; they're are seriously awesome. Take a look at some pictures I found on Google Images. Some of theses are just so....amazing (I avoided ones with mannequins because, frankly, I find them disturbing):




And now for masks!

And, finally...

Sorry, could't resist.
Well, I really have to go, so...
I bid thee farewell!
Until we meet again!
Au revoir!
Goodbye!

Cryday Friday :'(

Yes, I know it's not Friday, but I had already done my Friday post, and yesterday I was typing up a guest post for Seana (her name's the link to her blog) that I still haven't finished :P. Sorry, Seana, I'll have it either today or tomorrow, I promise! 
Anyway, you're probably wondering why Friday was a cry day. if you are not wondering, then too bad, because I am going to tell you anyway.
I finished reading Marley and Me.
*Post contains spoilers*
A few years ago, this movie was playing on an airplane. I didn't watch it, but my dad did. And when I looked over at him, my dad was crying.
I can't believe I picked it up out of the library to read in study hall! But I did. I am so stupid.
Anyway, I loved---WHOA!!!!!!!!! STOP!!!!! STOP!!!!!!!!! RANDOM HARRY POTTER QUOTE THAT I DIDN'T THINK I REMEMBERED POPPED INTO MY HEAD!!! "Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and above all, those who live without love." --Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Sheesh, how did I remember that? I'll have to add it to my sidebar later. And now, back to the post.
As I was saying, before that thought rudely interrupted me, I loved this book. As much as Harry Potter? No. But I still loved it. The problem with reading it during study hall, though, was because I cried so hard when the put Marley to sleep :'(. And then, I cried even harder because it made me think of my 14 year old dog who, thank goodness, is still alive and pretty healthy.
Although this wasn't really supposed to be a book review, I'll tell you a little about it:
John Grogan had the perfect dog as a child. Shaun, the dog, was loyal, obediant, and had every quality you could ever want in a dog. Shaun had set the bar pretty high.
And then came Marley. With paws too big for his body and a knack for getting into trouble, Marley is not exactly the dream dog. He's so much more...
Rating: I'd give this book a 4.5 out of 5. I couldn't give it a 5 because it wasn't really perfect (especially when he talked about going through Marley's poop to get a necklace), but it was really good! I would recommend it to all you dog lovers out there. Even if you aren't a dog lover, I would still recommend it :D.
Before I sign off, I just want to let y'all know that I'm trying to get into the habit of a post at least every other day. I really want to post more, but I'm always forgetting, or I'm too busy :(. So, keep checking my blog for a new post!
~Hermione

Where in the World Have I Been?

Hey, guys! I'm so sorry I haven't been posting, so to make up for it, I'm not going to blab on and on about how was busy with this, or wasn't able to that...instead, I decided to do something a little different...mwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Haha.

I've prepared a new award for you all! I call it...

Oh, yeah. I made that. Pretty good, right? LOL, sorry, it's the first time I've ever made something like that, and I'm pretty proud of it :D. Anyway, here's how the award works:

Rules

1. This award, if you choose to accept it, must be awarded to all followers...and then whoever else you want!

2. You must answer all the questions!

3. That's about it!

Questions

1. If you could meet someone (a real person, mind you) from the past, present, or future, who would it be?

My answer is a little strange at first: myself. BUT I would like to see myself through someone else's eyes.

2. What do you want to be when you grow up?

A drama teacher.

3. If you were trapped inside your favorite TV show, what would you do?

Well, since my favorite TV show is the Twilight Zone...I guess I would run around screaming "HELP! HELP! I'M STUCK IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" With way to many exclamation points, too :P. 

4. You come across a unicorn an a koala. You can only keep one. Which would it be?

Although I'm slightly afraid of it, the unicorn! I'd just steal a koala from the zoo :D.

5. What would you do if you met your favorite actor/actress on the street?

I don't know...probably ask them for their autograph, take a picture, hug them and run away.

6. Which number is your favorite, and which is your least favorite?

My favorite number is 1998* (but only said nineteen ninety-eight-like the year), and my least favorite number is 4.

7. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

The world may never know...

8. If you could go back in time (past only) to any time period, which would it be, and why?

I would travel back t the year my parents were in high school, so could see them when they were kids.

9. Is there a certain follower you would like to thank?

Erm...this is hard because they're all so great, but probably July for being my first follower, and Hilda for always commenting! I love you guys!

10. I've decided to stop the questions here. Are you happy about this?

Yes, because now I don't have to come up with any more!

And now I would like to give this award to everyone who wants to do this! Have fun!

~Hermione

P.S. What do you think of my new blog look?

*1998 was the year the first Harry Potter book was published. It is also the year that the last book takes place. "I open at the close"...XD

The Invisible Hermione!

No, sadly, I have still not been able to concoct that invisibility potion I've so often dreamed of. Sigh...however, something else incredible did happen!
Hilda of http://hildald.blogspot.com (previously sophiadesk.blogspot.com), has--and this is awesome--gotten a book published! Congratulations to Hilda for that big accomplishment.
Her book, The Invisible Spy (get my post title now?), is about 14-year-old Sophia. On her birthday, she wishes to be able to spy on people without anybody noticing and, well, I think you can guess from the title what happens next! To learn more about The Invisible Spy, check out these links I stole from Hilda's blog:

1) Paperback book: 

~ To buy it directly from the publisher, click here.

~ To buy it from Amazon.com, click here.

~ If you live in Europe, click here.

~ To buy it from Barnes & Noble online, click here. (It's cheaper here.)

2) To buy the ebook, click here.

Congratulations to Hilda, and be sure to check out her book using the links above!


Onto my next subject: School. Yes, as of the 27th, I too am back at school. *Sigh...* You know, school wouldn't be so bad if they taught you the important things in life like...

• How to balance a banana on your nose while riding a unicycle
• How to cast spells or make potions
• How to survive the Hunger Games with only a feather pillow and a marker
• How to put your foot behind your head

But NO, they're all, stuff-that-helps-you-get-a-job-and-a-life-and-actually-support-a-family and whatnot.
Seriously, school, it's time to face the facts: you're pointless.
Sorry this was such a short post, but I'm running out of time right now and I have to go! I'll post more later!
~Hermione

Harry Potter Tag!

Hello, lovely people! As you know, I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan! So, I was tagged by July A. Emmance (link at the bottom of this post), to answer some questions! Let's do this.
Favorite Book? How do you expect me to choose? They're all so good!
Favorite Film? Deathly Hallows Part 2. Cried...so...hard...
Least Favorite Book? Again, they're all too good!
CAUTION: NEXT QUESTION CONTAINS SPOILERS!

Parts of the movies/books that made you cry? When Dumbledore dies, when Ron watches the locket, the beginning of the last book 'cause it was the last book, the end of the last book, the end of the last movie, when Sirius dies, when Hedwig dies, when the snakes tells Harry about when his parents died, when Fred dies, right before Remus and Tonks die in the movie, when Hagrid thinks Harry died, when Snape dies, and most of all, "The Prince's Tale" :'(.

YOU CAN READ NOW
If you could hook up with any Harry Potter Character, who would it be? DRACO MALFOY!!!!!!!!!
Favorite character? Can't choose...love 'em all...Umbridge was the only character I really hated, though...
Which of the Deathly Hallows would you choose? The invisibility cloak...durr...
Which house would you be in? SSSSSSSSSSSSSSLYTHERIN!!!!
If you could meet any member of the cast who would it be? Alan Rickman, with Tom Felton a close second.
Have you played any of the video games? Yes, at a neighbors house.
Which Quidditch position would you play? Seeker!!!
Were you happy with the ending? Heck yeah!
How much does Harry Potter mean to you? So much...I just...okay, this is going to sound really corny, but Harry Potter changed my life. I've always had a pretty big imagination, but when I started reading Harry Potter, it just opened up a new door to this world beyond the average person's imagination...but I guess you could say that Miss Joanne Kathleen Rowling isn't quite the average person. J.K. Rowling used her wild imagination to create a world that seemed like a reality for the longest time. And it still does.
And now, after that small speech, I am tagging Mars, a fellow Harry Potter fan.
July's blog: http://julyaemmance.blogspot.com
Mars' blog: http://inkdropperr.blogspot.com
Congrats, Mars, and thanks, July!