Cast A Harry Potter Spell! (BEST. TAG. EVER.)

Okay. I AM SERIOUSLY FREAKING OUT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THIS LOOKS SO AWESOME!!!!!!! Okay, I am calming down...
Anyways, even if you haven't read Harry Potter, do read this post.

I found out about this marvelous tag from Feed Me Books Now one of my favorite blogs. Do check it out! Anyways...

Reparo

Fixes damaged objects

A book that needs some serious fixing: The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens. It is true, that this book needs serious fixing. Why, you may ask. IT IS UNFINISHED!!!!!! So yeah, i need an ending...

Lumos

Creates a narrow beam of light

A book that deserves more attention: Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card. This novel was pure brilliance... and then I discovered that no one else had even heard of it -_-

Nox

Counters the effects of Lumos

An overhyped book: Um... I don't know... Ah ha! Eragon by Christopher Paolini. Don't get me long, I really liked the book, and definitely think the sequels deserve the hype... but everyone made this seem like a phenomenal mind-blowing book... and it really wasn't...

Accio

Summons an object from a significant distance

A book you’re anticipating: Visitors by Orson Scott Card. OH MY GREAT GATSBY, I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the third book in The Pathfinder Series and... I am so excited, I WILL PRE-ORDER THIS BOOK. And I never pre-order.

Alohomora

Opens unlocked doors, unless bewitched

A book you want to be more open about: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. This looks like  brain-hurting kind of book, and looks like it would be dreadfully dull, but it is a classic...

Expecto Patronum

Conjures an incarnation of positive feelings

A book that made you cry, or at least want to: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. Bloglings, I am getting teary eyed thinking about this book... It is so emotional and amazing and THE BEST BOOK EVER *cough* Yeah...

Morsmordre

Conjures the Dark Mark

A book you wish to mark as one of your favorites: *cough* TFIOS *cough*
Um, I'd say Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. Because it is genius and heart-breaking and well-written and did I say genius. And the author excepted my friend request on Goodreads! *claps hands*

Petrificus Totalus

Petrifies victim

A book you wish to keep forever: *cough* TFIOS *cough*
Erm... The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Beautiful writing, brilliant story, and ultimately unforgettable.

Riddikulus

Used against a boggart

A book with a deceiving synopsis: The Neverending Story  by Michael Ende. The synopsis makes it sound enchanting and surprising... it wasn't -_-

Lacarnum Inflamarae

Shoots fireballs

A book you wish to burn out of your mind completely: The Golden Acorn by Catherine Cooper. Ew. Ew. Ew. The one book which I have never finished, this was horribly written, filled with cliches, et cetera, et cetera,

Wingardium Leviosa

Levitates objects

A book you wish to reread: Again... The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. This book is Just. So. Amazing. Please. Please. Read. It.

Avada Kedavra

Causes instant death

Worst book EVER: So, um, I'm going to toss out a book out I haven't read so it's kinda mean for me to say this but... Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Um, yeah... explanation not necessary.

Stupefy

Puts victim in unconscious state

A book with a chapter you couldn’t seem to get over: *cough* TFIOS *cough*  No, but really,...
Allegiant by Veronica Roth. *shudders* *sobs* it hurt...

Confundo

Causes befuddlement or forgetfulness

A book that generally confused you: Ruins by Orson Scott Card. In a good way, though! Everything was just so complex.

Crucio

Inflicts unbearable pain

A book that was a pain to read: Modern Times by Paul Johnson. Oh yes, let's change this cursed thing to is a pain to read.

Episkey

Heals relatively minor injuries

A feel good book that you enjoyed: Um, I don't read feel-good books... unless Harry Potter counts... because HARRY POTTER IS THE BEST!!!!

Impedimenta

Impedes target’s progress

A book that kept you up all night reading: The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne... it also kept me up crying.

Silencio

Immediate silencing

A book that left you speechless after you read it: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken. Other than me softly crying, I was speechless at the awesomeness of this book.

Legilimens

Allows you to delve into someone’s mind

A book with well-developed characters: *hush, I have only copied 2 books from your answers so far* The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. It was so good, and so, so sad :( Manchee *sniff*

Levicorpus

A spell that turns you upside down

A book that changed your mind about a character from its prequel: Harry Potter 2 because, I went from disliking Vernon Dursley to despising Vernon Dursley.

Obliviate

Used to hide memories

A book with a story you can’t remember: The Princess and the Goblin by George Macdonald... something about goblins, an old lady and a dove and Curdie... um yeah, re-read...

Peskipiksi Pesternomi

Useless spell

A boring book that had absolutely no effect on you: The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin. Boring. And boring. And boring. That's about what I got from the book.

Reducto

Breaks through solid objects

A book that convinced you to reconsider a certain genre: Cinder  by Marissa Meyer. I now love fairy tale retellings!

Rictusempra

Tickling spell

A book that made you laugh: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. I am currently reading this one, and I thought it was plain hilarious... I don't really know why.

Sectusempra

Offensive spell that violently wounds the target

A book that may have scarred you for life: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. EMOTIONALLY TRAUMATIZED.

Tarantallegra

Makes you dance uncontrollably

A series finale that made you feel giddy: Harry Potter 7.  I don't even need an explanation here.

Bombarda Maxima

Causes an explosion that breaks through obstacles

A book that made you explode with the feels: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. I'm crying again.

Finite Incantatem

Nullifies other spells

A book you thought you’d dislike, but ended up loving: Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl. I don't really like non-fiction but this was one was super interesting :)




PHEW, THAT TOOK FOREVER!!!!
Now let me leave you with some photos I took recently:
Cute little mousie...

 Go Ruth!

 Ah, Pearl

 Nice expression there.

 Walking on the moon! ;)

Talk to you all later! Please do comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

~Layla

Random Updates

First of all, for those of you who haven't yet read the post I did yesterday, read it here.
Secondly, check out Jo's newest update on Josiah jolly Stuff here


And 1 picture...

*taken yesterday

Lastly, me and Josiah have accounts on MyShot.
A link to one of my photos is here When you get there, press on my username MerlinKingArthur to see my profile.
A link to one of Josiah's pictures is here When you get there, do the same as you did to mine to view Josiah's profile BuriedInBooks.

By, for now.

Some Pictures and Something To Reassure You (Layla's Post)

So, I'm going to start right off the bat with the promised pictures. They are AWESOME. So, here:

Totally epic, yes? You may admire my photo editing skills;)
but, i'm supposed to tell you who awarded me/us that i will do the awards soon. Promise. On another note, i recently finished David Copperfield by Charles Dickens and it was the new longest book I've ever read, coming in at 1001 pages exact!!!!!!!! And, it might be my new favorite Dickens book... but I'm not making any promises. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...  

Which pictures(s) are your favorites? If you've read Dickens, what was your favorite book by him? Least favorite? 

Over and out. ~Layla.  

P.S. Would you like if i started doing an occasional book review? 

A Whole Lot of Pictures and A Small Lot Of Cousins. Oh yeah, and something about Frodo Bennet & Eduard Manet.

So. First things first, I responded to all of you who commented on my last post, in case you want to check those out. Secondly,  I saw a deer in my yard! I didn't have time to catch many pictures, in that my camera was no where near me, yet i will show you a few that I did get.:

  Also, I got to see my cousins, Addison and Keaton. here are some pictures:

Keaton, the baby, was by far the most compliant to be photographed:)

also, thought I might show you this hilarious happening of our family.
Here comes the hilariousness, step by step.

1). I started reading Pride and Prejudice, which I have now decided it is an amazing piece of literature.:

2).  Josiah pointed out Elizabeth Bennet on the cover happened to look a lot like Frodo- we all readily agreed and had some good laughs.:

3). I finished the book and was looking at the back cover and happened to see something which caused me to fall into hysterics.:

  "Frodo Bennet" was painted by Edouard Manet, a portrait of another famous artist, Berthe Morisot.  

Hilarious, eh? So, I have a question for you. Do you think *cough cough* Frodo Bennet *cough cough*, er, Berthe Morisot looks like Frodo?   

So, me bloglings, what are you currently reading? would you recommend it to me? i am currently reading The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater and can tell that I am going to love it, even though I'm not very far. I am so thankful that the amazingly awesomely, totally awesomely, definitely awesomely, Megean, recommended it to me! Hope y'all you all have a great day!

P. S. What photo is your favorite?                                                                                                                                                          

A Post About Josiah, Aka, My Little Brother Who Posts on Here once In A Lifetime (and random pictures, but if you haven't began to guess those will be in every post then you are a blubbering bufoon)

Sorry about that blubbering buffoon part, I really like calling people that. So anyways...
This post is about Josiah, who turned nine on February 18th. Yeah, a birthday post never really happened...

First, is a poem I jokingly wrote about him, which took a lot of convincing for him to let me put it on here but anyways... Here it goes:

Poem About My Irritating Little Brother Jo

He get's in your face
And yells like a girl
He couldn't beat a five year-old in a race
And he laughs like a squirrel

He doesn't brush his teeth
(Or at least they're really yellow)
He hardly ever eat his meat
And doesn't know when it's time to be mellow

He's stubborn 'bout what he reads
And tells horrible jokes
His nose constantly bleeds
Steer clear of him, folks!

Did you like it?

Another incident which took a lot of convincing to let me post it on here I laughingly call "pig milk." Read on to understand...

Once me, Ian, Pater (father in Latin) and Josiah were speaking about what animals we, as people,  drink milk from.
"Cow milk."
"Goat milk!"
Which is when Josiah decides to contribute with his "witty" and humorous, "Pig ,milk!"
Hmmm... lets just say endless amounts of laughter followed. He insists that "I just thought that we were naming animals that had milk." I tend to think... he would dislike if I included it here;)

Alright here are some photos of him...

He insists that I tell you his hair is shorter now (aka, he got it shaved and it's not half as fun to take pictures of any more:))
Apparently, I have to put a link to Josiah Jolly Stuff so please go comment so he will stop bothering me about how it needs more comments:)

Also, random pictures...

Oh yeah, you should go over to A Pearl of Great Price and help Ireland reach 100 followers so she can have a huge giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By for now:)