The Boy That Might Not Have Been

Hello Dear Readers,

It’s been a while since my last posting (Amanda) and I apologise for that, as you may have gathered from the other posts I am a little lazy. Having said that, I had to share a thought Emily and I had a few weeks ago. Is CG real?

I now imagine you all sitting there and sighing, oh dear, not the "boy obsession" again, but really, maybe he didn’t really exist. A figment of our imagination, the boredom of lectures getting to our head, the lack of males in a Psychology degree, so the deprived Lakes, who share a brain (rumours have it) made up a creature so beautiful and amusing that we felt content and if so, reality came crashing back too soon :(

CG isn’t here anymore, our damned brains lost their power of concieving the beautiful being, and I think we may have caused him to fail the course (woops, sorry CG.)

The flaws in our creature started appearing when he arrived 12 minutes late to each lecture, surely that cannot be possible? but denial hit too soon and we quickly let that thought pass thinking he might live 12 minutes from campus and always left on time, the same attitude kept up with CG not having very many friends, again, maybe he was shy? or liked to keep to himself. The second flaw was when CG stopped coming to some lectures, especially near exam season, again denial didn’t let reality crack through as who knows, maybe he was revising and thought lectures were a waste of him? It's possible. The breakthrough came when CG did not attend any exams (well, one). That is when we seriously doubted his existence, a guy, who comes from Greece to the UK to study, pays almost double the tuition fees as we do, gets into his second year and then suddenly does not appear to most lectures and more importantly exams. Makes no sense, not to mention he has now suddenly disappeared.

Its time to wake up from our wonderful dream of an almost perfect boy. Which is a real shame because at the moment The Lake's are suffering from CG deprivation, and surprisingly Emily is more so than me. Who'd know? But I assume that’s because Emm did try to befriend him.

So The Lake's are having a bit of a glum time at the moment, CG is no longer here, workload is increasing and placement applying comes soon too. On the bright side however, we get Friday's off, wohoo! :D

" I have a very firm grasp on reality! I can reach out and strangle it any time!" Author Unknown

So readers, till next time, farewell, take care and stay safe!

Amanda xx

Because there is nothing called "too much harry potter"

So I've finally been blessed with the viewing of deathly hallows part 2. It happened on a fine day of September. Yes you heard me right (or read me right ). That's 2 months after the film was released in cinemas but the astonishing thing is not that I have seen it so late in time ( it definitely is)  but that it's still on in the cinemas. May be it was all worth the wait as I watched the movie on the IMAX 3D screen. I don't think i could have been more closer to Hogwarts than this. I felt like I could actually touch Snape's face when he turns around in the starting scene. It was real, like we all always wanted it to be. However I am not here to promote IMAX cinemas, I am sure everyone has had the opportunity of paying a ridiculously high amount for watching a movie. I would have thrown a tantrum if I had to pay so much for a movie but not this one, because this was harry potter.
I don't think I've had goosebumps for more than 5 minutes at a time and how long was DH2 ? 2.5 hours ? I had goosebumps for 2.5 hours! No kidding !. I cried at few of the scenes, the part where Snape dies, Snape's and lily's scenes, the scenes with the resurrection stone, when harry goes to the forbidden forest and when the statues come alive. So yeah, almost the whole movie. I am sure I can go on and on about the movie forever but that would only appeal to "potter heads" as some might call us.

I don't think the casting directors could have chosen a better cast than this one. I sometimes feel that they are actually muggle alias's of the actual characters. I am sure they fell the same. I must add that I've never had a favourite villain before but that vacancy has now been taken by Bellatrix lestrange. I feel that no one could have done a better job being her than Helena Bohman carter.

On a more general note I'll like to add that it was an emotional experience for many of us as characters they've come to know, love and care about make their final ever exits. As much as we would hate to admit but this was the finish of an enchanting series. Even though the books have no comparison with the movies, harry potter movies aren't just movies, they are the most vivid visual illustrations of the books. I think it was a perfect conclusion to a decade long magical experience. But the magic isn't over, its far from over. We have seen them grow up in front of our very eyes while we grew up ourselves. I guess its safe to say that we owe the magic in our lives to J.K Rowling's for providing our feeble minds with a story so far beyond our imaginations. In many way Harry potter is not just a story, its a lesson about love, friendship, bravery, loyalty and chasing your dreams. You don't read Harry Potter to escape, you read Harry Potter to find your way. Even the quietest parts of the movie were highly captivating.
Even though I cried my heart out when Dumbledore died, when Sirius died, Fred died, dobby died, Remus and tonks died, I still admire Rowling's bravery  for killing off character's so close to our hearts. After all this is the truth, all can't be survivors. You lose some to gain some more. I see this as a sign of marvellous writing because perfect endings are not always happy endings. I guess this was more of a review about the deathly hallows book than the movie but the point is that the movie was everything we would have wanted it to be or maybe more. I am sure J.K would agree with that.

In the first book Mr Olivander tells harry potter that "we can expect great things from you " and through the course of the series he has been proved rightly so.

I hope that when we die, we can create our ideal world. I am sure I'll be in Hogwarts because I want to be magical more than anything
This quotes isn't from Harry potter but I think it settles here nicely
"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."   Roald Dahl

I dread the day someone is hit with the idea of harry potter remakes
Much Love
Potter head Emily

P.s : I find it so awesome that the word "hogwarts" is part of MS word dictionary

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Ok, so I realise that I’ve been slacking in my blogging duties recently, and you have my sincerest apologies for that, but you’ll be happy to hear that I’m back, at least temporarily. It’s really not my fault that nothing remotely exciting ever happens in my life. If you’d like me to tell you about the many, many hours I spend playing Sims 3, or how I’m being stalked by a fruit fly, then just leave a comment and I’ll be more than happy to get right to work on those posts. For now, however, I’d like to tell you about the highlight of my whole year. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Just a warning: if you don’t like Harry Potter, then this probably (definitely) isn’t the post for you and I give you my permission to leave. No hard feelings, I promise.

If you’re still with me, then I can assume that you love Harry Potter as much as I do. I’ve read all the books and seen all the movies several times over, and I know in my heart that I will never get bored of them or outgrow them. This is not just a series of books and movies, this was my whole childhood. I started reading the books when I was 10, and 11 years later they’re still as magical, still as fantastic as they were the first time I read them. Any ‘children’s’ book that can make me, a fully grown adult of sound mind, wish that Hogwarts was real, make me convinced, 10 years too late, that I was supposed to go to Hogwarts and that my letter just got lost, must have something special. To all the haters and critics, I don’t care what you say. I don’t care if the writing isn’t up to the standard of Tolkien or C.S. Lewis, I don’t care if you think they’re childish; I defy anyone to read them, and not get caught up even the tiniest bit in the fantasy and magic and wish even once that they could be a part of that world.

So, as soon as the tickets went on sale for DH2, nearly a month ago, I booked my cinema ticket to make sure that I didn’t miss out. The first showing was at 00:01 on Thursday night/Friday morning. Seeing as I was going with my mum however, I didn’t think she’d be up for that (she’s normally asleep by 10pm), so we went at 3:45 pm on Friday. All Thursday night I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve, not able to sleep with the sheer excitement of what was coming the next day. Every time I saw a HP advert on the TV, I had a mini panic-attack, started grinning to myself and clapping my hands like a demented seal. I think if I’d been any more excited, I probably would have started bouncing off the walls.

I think this is a good way to explain my level of excitement: I’ve been on a diet for 2 and a half weeks now, and sweet things are my major downfall, my kryptonite. I got a strawberry lollipop on the way to the cinema, knowing that it would do far less damage fat-wise than a big bucket of sweet popcorn. Because I was so determined not to miss even one second of the experience, we got to the cinema at 3:15. I can assure you that other like-minded individuals were there just as early, so I’m not completely insane. So for the 30 minutes before the trailers, and during the 20-30 minutes of trailers, I was surrounded by people with popcorn, ice cream and sweets, and it was hell. The rustling, the smells, I was almost ready to mug someone for their loot. Ok, it wasn’t quite that bad, but it was close! Close, I tell you! As soon as the film started, however, all these people and these smells just disappeared. Even my lollipop got neglected for minutes at a time, as I was too engaged in the film to move, or even blink. It eventually took me about an hour to eat the whole thing.

Now I appreciate that some people may not have seen the film yet, including my own dear Emily, so I’m not going to really talk about the film, other than to say: OMG. It was awesome. Funny. Sad. Epic. The perfect ending to the perfect film series. As soon as it finished, I wanted to watch it again, and I’m planning to go and see it again this Wednesday. You can’t get too much of a good thing, right? Besides, I had severe ear ache during the film last time, and had to take strong painkillers, which made me feel a bit sleepy and ill. I’m debating whether to see it in 2D again, or if I should risk 3D. Usually, I’m opposed to 3D films; I don’t think, just because you can make 3D films, that every film should be in 3D. Sometimes it doesn’t even make any difference. But how many more times in my life will I get to say that I saw a HP movie in 3D? None, this is my last chance, so should I do it before it’s too late? Decisions, decisions. Life is so tough. The other reason for going to see it again, and more importantly: I love Alan Rickman. His voice sends shivers down my spine and I would pay money to hear him reading a dictionary for a couple of hours. But that’s our little secret; don’t tell anyone. Having such a talented actor playing the best character in the Harry Potter universe is just…perfection. He deserves an Oscar for his performance in this film, and should be proud that he ended the series on such a powerful note.

Professor Severus Snape, may he Rest In Peace

Love, Lalita xxx