Happy Birthday Harry!

Today is Harry's birthday! Yay! We are going to make a birthday cake for him in the shape of Hogwarts. Tell me some things you are doing for Harry's birthday. See ya!
*Alissa

Breaking Dawn

Breaking Dawn comes out August 3rd. The Twilight books aren't the greatest in my opinion, but they are okay. I think all the characters are a bit dramatic and poorly formed, but it is still okay. On a scale of one to ten, it gets a seven. Then again, I am not a huge romance fan. Vampires and werewolves aren't really my thing. My friend thinks vampires are the "most beautiful things in the world." Well, I will read the fourth book and tell you how it is. Harry Potter, who will turn eighteen tomorrow. We are making a birthday cake in the shape of Hogwarts for him. Well, see ya!
*Alissa

Could Someone Tell Me a Good Title for this Post?

Hola! It is summer! Ya! I have been swimming a lot at the beach. That is basically it. Someone tell me of a good book I could read please! I have been studying a lot for the battle. Oh, the next Twilight book is coming out soon. It is not as good as Harry Potter, which is the best. The title of this new book is Breaking Dawn which is the worst title I can think of. It sounds a little to much like breaking wind. Well I guess that is it. Bye!
*Alissa

The Books

Okay, I told you about the battle, now I will tell you about the books. The first one we read was the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. It is about Percy Jackson, who finds out that the Greek gods are real, and one of them is his father. Percy goes through a huge adventure with his new friends, Annabeth Chase, Athena's intelligent daughter, and Grover, a satyr with big dreams. This is probably the best Battle book.
The next one we read was The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. This book is about a odd little mouse, a kind princess, a misunderstood rat, and a unwanted girl who all come together in a story that lightens the heart and warms the soul. Another really good book.
Next was Dairy Queen, a book about cows, romance and football.
The next book is Birdwing, about Ardwin who has remnants of a curse and blessing leaving him with one goose wing. Pretty good.
Next was Drums, Girl, and Dangerous Pie which is about Steven's little (and annoying) brother suddenly getting cancer. It is a really good book. The author, Jordan Sonnenblick, seemed to want to tell the readers how horrible and sad cancer is, but didn't want his book to be a tearjerker. In fact it could be downright funny at times. Sonnenblick still manages to get his point across.
The final book is called Here Lies the Librarian, which mostly has to do with cars. It was okay, but not my favorite.
The books (in order from my favorite to least) are again The Lightning Thief; Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie; The Tale of Despereaux; BIrdwing; Here Lies the Librarian; and Dairy Queen.
I hope this has given you good summer reading books. Join the Battle next year! It is nine days until Harry's birthday!
*Alissa

The Battle of the Books

If you don't know about the Battle of the Books, it is where we throw heavy, hard covered books at each other. Just kidding! It is where children sign up at libraries to do it, and then they read the required book for that week, and go to a weekly meeting where they compete against other students that have signed up for the Battle in pay Battles to see how well they know the book. Then there is a real battle where your library competes against other libraries to see how well they know they books. This year the books are The Lightning Thief; The Tale of Desperaoux; Dairy Queen; Birdwing (the author will be at the real battle); Drums, Girls, ad Dangerous Pie; and Here Lies the Librarian. It is a lot of fun, and you should do it next year.
*Alissa

Summer!

Yeah! It is finally summer! No more waking up at 6:00 in the morning! It is warm and you can go to the beach and swim! Yeah! Oh, happy belated fourth of July!Plus it is Harry's birthday in 24 days (unless my math is mistaken).Best thing yet- No more final exams! Yeah! Well I guess that is it. Bye!
*Alissa

Interesting Stuff

I was getting bored so I looked up interesting stuff about Harry Potter. Here it is. Bill and Fluer's 3 kids are Victorie, Dominique, and Louis. Charlie never married. Percy married someone named Audrey. They had 2 kids, Molly and Lucy. Fred died (in the Battle of Hogwarts) in 1997. George married Angelina Johnson and had 2 kids, Fred and Roxanne. Ron married Hermione and their kid are Rose and Hugo. Ginny and Harry married having James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna. Luna married Rolf (the grandson of Newt Scamander) and had twins, Lorcan and Lysander. Neville married Hannah Abbot. Malfoy married Astria Greengrass and had Scorpius Hyperion. Cho Chang married an unknown muggle. Hermione's birthday is September 19, 1980. Fred and George's birthday is April 1, 1978. Fred died in 1997. Harry's birthday is July 31, 1980. Ron's birthday is March 1, 1980. Percy was born in 1976. Ginny and Luna's birthday is 1981. James Sirius' birthday is in 2004. Albus Severus and Rose's birthday is in 2005. Lily Luna and Hugo's birthday is in 2007. At the very end of book 7 the year is 2016, at which Teddy Lupin is 19 years old (birthday in 1997). Hagrid is 87 years old at the end of the book (born in 1929). When Voldemort dies he is 72 years old (born in 1925). Errol is a great gray owl and Pigweodon is a scops owl. The last thing I found is that the core of the elder wand is a thestral hair. Well, I think that is it.

Can't Think of a Good Title

I don't have much going on- except that I just finished Queste by Angie Sage. It was pretty good. Anyone have good book titles- I don't have any books to read since I finished Queste well I guess that is it. Do you ever realize that teachers never give you any projects, and then they suddenly give you a billion all at the same time? Well, bye!

Happy May First!

Yeah, it's May! You know what that means? School will be done in a few months. Huzzzah! I am going to be getting a new book I have been wanting to read. Queste. Well, I guess that is it. Got to fly!

Bored

I do a lot of stuff, I go to school, take drum lessons, come home, eat, sleep, read, do homework, and all that junk. I feel like I am walking in a rut that grows deeper the more I tread it. GRRR! I want summer! Sorry about telling you about all my woes, but i guess I should not complain, my life could be a lot worse! At least I have my family.

Places to Visit

Go to Niagara Falls, it is a lot of fun. Go to the Falls, that includes the Horseshoe Falls people! Go to the Hershey's store to. The ceiling is chocolate! YYYYYUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMM!!! The Rainforest Cafe is a treat too, there are animals that move and there are well, rainforesty stuff. Well I am thinking about it, save the trees and do not do your homework:) (I am joking, you would probably get skinned, resurrected, and skinned again. Well, got to fly! I hope I've given you some ideas of what to do someday.

Spring has Sprung!

Finally! Spring is here! It has actually reached almost 66 degrees. Wow. It was funny today... Lucy's ball went down into the ravine and she chased after it- looking like a total spaz. We just finished another science project. I was doing the Skeletal and Muscular System, and did good on it (sorry I'm not being humble, I was just nervous about doing bad). We have some really pretty crocuses blooming, and I am getting bored to death in math. Zzzzzz...... Well I guess that is it. Oh yeah I nearly forgot... The sun will blow up in a month on May 5 at 7:03a.m (make sure you read on). And now if you believed that please don't mind me saying "Ha". I'm sorry, but I really do not think the sun will be blowing up anytime soon. Please don't come after me now with pitchforks and torches. (Ahhhhhhhhh........ I am so scared.)

Snow..... Again

The snow is so pretty here. It is collecting on the trees making there branches sag. We have to duck every time we go outside. I was really hoping today would be a snow day but alas, no. Sigh.... I don't have anything going on, since the science fair finished. I am happy about that. My project was about keeping your bouquets alive with different solutions like using sugar, lemon juice, lemon lime soda, Listerine mouthwash, tap water, and plant food. The best is tap water and, well, just don't use mouthwash, the flower's stems snap after a week. Well I guess that is it. Bye!

Hi!

Hoppy Easter everyone! I got tons of chocolate! A big solid chocolate bunny! Mmmmmmm.... Lucy is doing fine- although we are having a little trouble potty training her. She is soo cute! Like a little furball. She has already grown since we got her.

Flying

I don't have anything going on- so I will tell a story of my own.-
She felt like she was flying. Higher than the sun and clouds, faster than the speed of light. Everything was changing. Faster than spring. But suddenly she was falling. Colors flying around her- going so fast she felt sick. This wasn't right. It was supposed to be good. Everything was going wrong. She knew it. The world knew it. It all stopped. She could hardly see. She walked through the eerie mist. Slowly at first, then at a run. There were wings on her heels. She was soaring again, though not as fast nor as high as before. Finally she reached the place she had been aiming for- the land of stories and fantasies. It was so real so perfect yet... There was darkness looming around the corner, searching for her. Always. She would be safe if she kept her head and worked. The whole world would have to help her. Dragons, vampires, werewolves, fairies, nixies, pixies, nymphs, mermaids, and thousands of other creatures. Yet she had no idea of what this danger was. But she could be safe. With all her imagination and friends. Safe.-
I feel that this story means that you have your up and down days but with a little help and imagination, you can have a good day. I think an even better title for this story is Life.

Lucie!

We got our puppy! Huzzah! Her name is Lucie (that is how I spell it~ Dad is firmly trying to stick to Lucy). She has already had countless accidents. I'll get pictures soon~ don't worry.

I Don't Know of a Good Title

I guys! Sorry I haven't talked in a while. Try this new website (you can link to it through my blog). It is after the really good Warrior series. It is a lot of fun. We saw the puppies- they are so cute! We are going to name her Lucy almost for sure. We are getting her really soon. Well, try the website, along with all my other ones under Favorite Links and Blogs. That includes looking at the other blogs. Well, talk to you later! Go (or try) skiing. It is a lot of fun.

My Daemon

My Daemon

Have you read The Golden Compass? The first book was good, but not the other two. I took the quiz to see what my daemon was, it was a fox. It's name is Sergius. It said that I am modest, inquisitive, proud, spontaneus, and responsible. I am not sure that I am too proud, but it is just a quiz. I didn't do what would really be me, but a fox is my favorite animal. I did Dad's daemon and it was a spider, which I wasn't too keen on putting on my blog.


Mom's Daemon

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, and Keep on Snowing

It is snowing pretty hard here. I can't wait to go skiing! We just got to go outside yesterday at school!:) My friend, Rainah was sick though so she couldn't enjoy it.:( It was very windy and the snow was right in our faces. I've been waiting for it though, so I don't mind. I am more excited for the Golden Retriever pup we might be getting. It will probably be female. I like Lilly the best, but Dad not so much. So far we are leaning towards Lucy. Tell me if you have any other names! Not a lot of people seem too excited. That includes you Muser! One of my friends dislikes all of the names we have thought of. "You can't name a dog a people name!" I pointed out that one of her own dog's name is Lady which could be a person name like a Lord or Lady. Her other dog's name is Simba, which I forgot to tell her means lion in Sawhili or some place like that. She also told me that if the dog is big, name it Tiny and if it is small, name it huge. I feel bad for whatever dog falls into her hands! I told her that I might as well name it Estupido (Spanish for stupid), and she thought that was a great name! I got kind of annoyed, so I asked if she had any better ideas. "What about Abilabi?" I just felt dumbstruck, so I changed the subject to the instruments we play, since Rainah had just started the French Horn. I play the drums and my friend plays the viola. She said drums were easy! You just bang on it. She doesn't even know how to hold a stick, play a five stroke roll, or even do a flam! She can't even twirl a stick, even though for months I tried to show her. Finally, she said that I couldn't play the viola- who cares? So I changed the subject to books, which everyone fell asleep in. Well, I hope that everyone is happy and well, and doesn't have friends who abuses your instruments.

Gifts, Gifts, and More Gifts

Christmas is over (boo who) but it was fun. Emily is singing terribly with her new i-pod, Caroline is annoying us with a singing Hannah Montana doll, Mom accidently got Dad a classic i-pod instead of a touch, and I gave Mom a charm with the Chinese symbol of love. I got a lot of things. The prominant of the few is a really cool remote control car, a Harry Potter desk calender, books, a fairy named Mayflower (or just May), and a fairy named Autumn. Well, I hope you had a nice Christmas, Happy New Year!!!!!

Christmas Eve

I won't sleep tonight, it is Christmas Eve and Santa is coming. We should also never forget the main reason of Christmas- Jesus' birthday. Happy Birthday Jesus! ( I'll be too busy tomorrow to write on my blog).Think of Sugar Plum Fairies tonight! I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited! I will see my whole (very large) family tomorrow. My friend told me that tonight Mars and the Moon will line up. It shall be very bright (unless she is confused with last night). Well, I guess that is it for today (except for making cookies and fudge today) except I would like to say this with total dignity: Merry Christmas 'arry, Ron, and 'ermione! Merry Christmas to everyone else! Have a wonderful holiday!

The Eve of Christmas Eve

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (Beat that Rachel!) Two more days until Christmas! I can't wait! I have all my gifts bought, wrapped, and under the tree. I have a fairy doll very excited to be at the top of the tree (she is also part angel). We will have a white Christmas too! (Unless there is some sort of catastrophic meltdown.) I can't wait! Tomorrow night I will ask dad to show me how to use the computer in my bedroom so when I wake up two hours early I can watch a movie on it. I don't have much to say. I want to post again to show some pictures from October (we forgot the camera at my grandparents house). Oh yeah! I got a couple of links under the Favorite Links and Blogs that are Christmasy. One is HILARIOUS. You can turn yourself into an elf- highly recommended. The only flaw is that you can only make elfs til about January second (I think). The other website is one where you can make snowflakes- some people get really neat ones. Well if I don't write to you before then- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blizzard

There is supposed to be a snow storm today. It hasn't been too bad, but I am hoping there will be a snow day tomorrow. I told you that I would tell you about Saint Nicolas Day. Saint Nicolas is said to come from Spain. He travels with slaves that are now his friends. If you are bad, he will hit you with sticks. If you are really bad, he will put you in a bag and take you to Spain, while if you are good and leave your shoe by the fireplace with some hay and carrots for his horse, he will leave you some toys in your shoe. I got a snowman charm from him this year. While, I guess there isn't anything else to tell you- except that the play got cancelled.

Nine More Days 'til Christmas!

We have this really cute advent calender. It has little fairies and animals on it. Today was my turn to open it,and I got a little wagon with a teddy bear and present in it. In a few days it will be my older sister's, Emily, sweet sixteen. She likes the Mary Poppins movie so I decided to get her the book. For Christmas I got her the female Shrek baby because she likes Shrek.I haven't gotten Caroline's gift (but I am thinking of going in on a mini i-dog with Emily.) I have mom's gift, but she may look at this so I can't say. I got Dad what he wanted, socks. It was nearly impossible to find socks in his size, he wears a sixteen, so he will have to make do with a fifteen. Hmmmm? is there anything else I should be telling to the very few (probably only my friends and mom who feel bad for me) people? I guess not. I am going to see the Best Christmas Paegent today. Well, if I can not write sooner, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!(Oh man, I forgot to talk about Saint Nicholas Day! Maybe next time..............................................................)

Great Reads

It is impossible to get my blog posted all the time, because of school. I have read some really good books that you are sure to like. There is Eclipse by Stephenie Meyers. It is the third in the series about a girl who falls in love with a vampire, and is best friends with a werewolf. There is the Redwall series by Brian Jacquas. It is a good series about animals who have to protect theirselves, and the ones they love. There is also the Mistmantle Chronicles by M.I. McAllister. It is about animals caught between good and evil. Another good series is The Guardians of Ga'hoole by Kathryn Lasky about owls and their battles to keep a historic place safe. There is also the Pendragon books by D.J. Machale about people who can travel through different worlds. There is also, of course, Harry Potter by Joanne Kathleen Rowling about young wizards at a school of magic where some of the deadliest surprises lay just around the corner. I hope that gives you some ideas of something to read. If you like magic, you are probably going to like them.

So Much

There is so much to tell you.My little sister Caroline's birthday is coming up VERY soon. So is Thanksgiving, my older sister Emily's birthday, St. Nicholas Day, and Christmas. All the stuff hits at once, doesn't it? Sheesh my birthday is in May (the best month there is) but the only holiday is Queen Elizabeth's birthday (I think) but I don't live in England, so that doesn't really count. No one likes May. I only need to get gifts for Caroline. I can tell you what I got for everyone else, but they might read this. I'll tell you after Christmas, one of the best holidays, besides Hermione's birthday (September 19). Another reasonably good holiday is Fred and George's birthday, April Fools Day. I have done some VERY interesting things, that you are not aloud to know until my parents get around to getting the AWESOME pictures. You can guess but not know. (Ominous music.)

The Broom is Done!

The broom is done! Hooray! We want to change the name to the Rising Phoenix in spanish, Phoenix Creciente.Sounds good, doesn't it. Dad did a great job on it. The Quidditch World Cup will be favoring this to the Firebolt. It has speed, light weight, brake, grip, comfort, parachute, and thousands of other charms placed on the Phoenix Creciente. It'll be for the small price (for such a good broom) of 300 galleons. This doesn't include shipping and handling. The broom is breath taking, isn't it?

Coming Up To Halloween

It's 6 days to Halloween! Last year I got to go to school in my costume as Hermione. This year, they aren't letting us dress up! I wanted to show everyone my add - ons. I've decided to just wear all most everything, except my robes and my Hermione bag. Last year, one boy dressed up as a kissing booth - which is funny, even though he didn't get any kisses. Another boy dressed up as an ostrich rider. I could go on all day talking about what people wore,but those were just the prominant two. We already got our pumpkins, but they are almost all thrown out from rotting. We have to get more. I suggest watching It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, which is really cute. I'll try writing again soon, but until then, Happy Halloween!

Sorry!

Sorry I haven't written in a while. I've been busy between school, friends, family, homework, and drums. I'll have even less time when I start up jazz band. I can't believe that it's September 30 already. For Halloween, I'm going to be Hermione for the forth year running. Today I'm going to see High School Musical. Not my first play choice, but it will be nice to get out. I've just recently been to Peek 'n' Peek for the family's annual golf tournament. Dad messed up my aunt's swing by yelling four when she was about to hit the ball. We went swimming in their indoor and outdoor pool and hot tub. They also have a waterslide there! We played pool and foosball. We pretended that we were quidditch teams like the New York Nifflers. There was this cool putt putt golf course complete with waterfalls. We stayed up until midnight on one of those singing games which was a ton of fun. I definetly suggest going to Peek 'n' Peek.

Make Way For Ducklings!

In Boston we saw Make Way For Ducklings. The ducklings were so cute! I read in a book called Going to Boston: The Freedom Trail Mystery that two of the ducks had been stolen. They remade them. One duck was found by BU. Authorites thought that college students stole it as some sort of joke. It's leg was too mangled to put back in the Common, so they put it in a children's hospital for the kids delight. I don't remember what happened to the other one, except they had to remake it. We had a nice time in the Common. We rode the swan boats. Caroline and Emily liked the swans best, although I liked the beauty of the ride, the ducks, and the many weeping willows, which are my favorite kind of tree. I think that was mom and dad's favorite part too. We also saw this cool tree which I believe is called a weeping oak.

Where in the World was Alissa?

Louisa May Alcott's House: Orchard House


Hello! I've just been in Boston and Concord Massachusetts. We saw Louisa May Alcott's house, the aquarium, Boston's huge Borders, Make Way for Ducklings, the old North Church, and many other things. We also visited our friends Aunt Julie, Uncle Bos, Brennan, Caroline, Charolotte, and Martha. The best thing in Concord was Louisa May Alcott's house. In Boston it was the aquarium and the swan boats.



My favorite fish were the sea horses and dragons. The runners up are the crystal jellyfish and the blue lobster.



Runners Up: Crysyal Jellyfish and Blue Lobster





GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Merchandise

Borders has some new Harry Potter merchandise, like the house banners, chess boards, and lunchboxes. They also have Timeturners, Golden Snitches, and crystal balls. Emily also gave me a really cool top that we say is a Sneakerscope.

Finally!

I finally got pictures! Yeah! The broomstick handle still needs some more work, but so far it's pretty good.



This is my favorite wand so far. I also made some for my cousins, my sisters, and my friends. This is my wand. It is red maple, slightly springy, phoenix, and 17 and a quarter inches.

Nothing To Write

I actually have stuff to write, but I need a camera to post pictures, which is hard to do when you need new batteries for the camera. I still need to get a picture of the broom I started (which still needs to be sanded and get the twigs on the end of it), the robes (I haven't started them but that's not entirely my fault since I couldn't get to a fabric store), and the wands (Rainah give yours back so I can get a picture of it!). I'm going to try to make the Invisibility Cloak (once I've finished my first cloak of course), the Resurrection Stone, and the Elder Wand, the Deathstick, or what ever you want to call it. I for one prefer the Cloak. I'm itching to post pictures. (I'm literally itching. My swimsuit is a bit on the itchy side.) Well, I'll try (I can't promise) to post pictures tomorrow!

Known Ravenclaws: Rowena Ravenclaw, Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, Professor Flitwick, Roger Davies.

Good points: Intelligent and wise. Library is your domain. Never get labeled as "the dumb kids". Reading Hogwarts, A History is considered a good thing. Eagles are generally cool. It's the focus of this site and my fic.

Bad points: Considered nerdy. Get no recognition of note until Book Three. Never even sorted/seen in the movie.

I got into Ravenclaw! It's my second favorite house after Gryffindor. I think after Ravenclaw ,on the quiz, it was just about a tie between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. Yeah! The hat also takes your decison into account so I think I would be in Gryffindor or maybe Ravenclaw. To take the quiz go to Sort Me! on the side of the page. Tell me which house you're in!

Creating

Dad has been helping me make a broomstick. It's a maple from the backyard. We haven't gotten too far yet. But once I'm finished I'll post pictures immediately. We're going to call it the Rising Phoenix 5000. Dad was all for Bob though. Mom also found a book of wizard parties that teaches you to make robes which mom will help me with. Mom's helping me with them since my old ones are too small and made of the uncomfy polyester. I'm also making wands with the pocket knife from mom. Pictures coming soon!

The Wedding

Mom's sister, Chris FINALLY got married. Her wedding was nice. She married a man named Wayne. He seems nice, but I don't know much about him though. The wedding was fun. Aunt Chris invited a few friends and family. They played some of my favorite songs like Brown Eyed Girl. I actually got a blister on my foot. I've never gotten one before. I also got Emily on the dance floor. It was a lot of fun dancing with her even if she put me in knots. I hope they have a successful marriage.

Books

Hey, these are pretty cool

Story Spoiler

Anyone wanting to read this, it is a story spoiler of the 7th Harry Potter. You've been warned. First I'd like to say this story gets 2 thumbs up. Rowling has done it again. I just wish that they said more on the veil Sirius went through. Oh well. Rowling made a mistake though. She said that the D.A. communicated with the coins. But Oliver Wood left school before the D.A. so how could he have the magical coins? Dad said Rowling knew all the characters she wanted to kill. But she did a 2 for 1 deal and killed Lupin and Tonks instead of Mr.Weasley. He also said that she had Hagrid carry Harry's supposedly lifeless body to make it seem Hagrid was carrying Harry out of the wizarding world he brought him into. That's all for today exept let's bow our heads in memory of Hedwig, Dobby, Tonks, Ted, Lupin, Fred, and Colin.