Hahahahhahhahahaha no.
I would have preferred an encyclopedia, but the features I *do* enjoy on Pottermore include actually going through the Hogwarts "experience" yourself.
I went and was able to get a wand at Ollivanders, one specially catered to me, which was pretty darn awesome if I do say so.
There it is!! My wand. My very own, fake and electronic magical wand. It's Beech with a unicorn core, and it's thirteen and 3/4 inches, and it's brittle.
I don't remember exactly what they said about the beech wood that was used, but I remember that I liked it and that I felt like it suited my personality.
I don't remember exactly what they said about the beech wood that was used, but I remember that I liked it and that I felt like it suited my personality.
Then you can also be sorted.
Now. I have always identified with Hufflepuff. I have never truly felt any other affiliation with other houses - I just thought that Hufflepuff was where I would belong. Recently every test I have taken has placed me in Gryffindor, which is disconcerting because I don't feel like I belong there. If any other house, I would probably say Slytherin just because of how bluntly honest and unintentionally bitchy I can be. It never occurred to me that just because I was in Hufflepuff that I could feel these type of things.
Now. I have always identified with Hufflepuff. I have never truly felt any other affiliation with other houses - I just thought that Hufflepuff was where I would belong. Recently every test I have taken has placed me in Gryffindor, which is disconcerting because I don't feel like I belong there. If any other house, I would probably say Slytherin just because of how bluntly honest and unintentionally bitchy I can be. It never occurred to me that just because I was in Hufflepuff that I could feel these type of things.
On Pottermore, I was sorted into Ravenclaw.
Want to talk about a house I don't feel connected to??????? OH WOW HERE WE GO.
I always got the assumption that Ravenclaws were just very intelligent, bookish people. Where there's nothing wrong with that, I was a terrible student all through high school, while Ravenclaws excelled at everything that had to do with academics (I mean, come on, Hermione turned down Ravenclaw to be in Gryffindor and she was the best in her year).
I could always identify with Luna Lovegood, my favorite Ravenclaw of the bunch. I see so much of myself in Luna and she is the one character that I have felt such a connection with. I figured she was the exception to the rule about Ravenclaws: Luna always had her head in the clouds while the rest of her house stayed with their feet rooted to the earth.
I always got the assumption that Ravenclaws were just very intelligent, bookish people. Where there's nothing wrong with that, I was a terrible student all through high school, while Ravenclaws excelled at everything that had to do with academics (I mean, come on, Hermione turned down Ravenclaw to be in Gryffindor and she was the best in her year).
I could always identify with Luna Lovegood, my favorite Ravenclaw of the bunch. I see so much of myself in Luna and she is the one character that I have felt such a connection with. I figured she was the exception to the rule about Ravenclaws: Luna always had her head in the clouds while the rest of her house stayed with their feet rooted to the earth.
I read the Welcome Message written by JKR and honestly, it helped me come to terms with something that felt like an identity crisis.
It said that Ravenclaws were sometimes eccentrics, and sometimes they were very quirky. Those are two words that I have been able to describe myself as practically my entire life, so just by using those words, I felt at home. The message also said that Hufflepuffs were the closest friends to the Ravenclaws, and that Ravenclaws enjoyed getting to know people before making judgement on them (Slytherin house).
The Ravenclaw house was also told about one of their alumni who was Minister of Magic when Harry Potter defeated Voldemort, Millicent Bagnold. Upon everyone complaining about all of the parties and such that could give them away, Minister Bagnold said:
It said that Ravenclaws were sometimes eccentrics, and sometimes they were very quirky. Those are two words that I have been able to describe myself as practically my entire life, so just by using those words, I felt at home. The message also said that Hufflepuffs were the closest friends to the Ravenclaws, and that Ravenclaws enjoyed getting to know people before making judgement on them (Slytherin house).
The Ravenclaw house was also told about one of their alumni who was Minister of Magic when Harry Potter defeated Voldemort, Millicent Bagnold. Upon everyone complaining about all of the parties and such that could give them away, Minister Bagnold said:
"I assert our inalienable right to party."
Millicent Bagnold seems like my type of lady.
One of my favorite things about Harry Potter is how in depth their fans can be with things. I have always enjoyed taking House tests and such, and a while back I discovered Harry Potter Astrology. It's my favorite.
I am an Aquarius, and according to Pottermore (so basically by JKR herself) I am a Ravenclaw.
The stereotypical geeks of the magical world, Ravenclaw Aquarians are noted mostly for their genius. They are gifted theorists and inventors, and highly talented students. Most wind up doing pure research after graduating from Hogwarts. Their noses are always in books of esoteric lore. Some people may laugh at them, either for their unconventional lifestyles or (more commonly) because they are obvious nerds, but they don't care. While they can have sharp tempers, especially when they encounter ignorance or stupidity, these wizards generally mean well, and have a "live and let live" philosophy. Their wit is legendary; not everybody gets the Ravenclaw Aquarian's jokes, but those who are subtle and intelligent enough find conversation with an Aquarian Ravenclaw to be quite funny, in a satirical and ironic and irreverent sort of way.This could be me. I could be this person.
I am this person. I just need to find her within myself. I don't think of it as changing who I am to fit my new mold or whatever. This is the mold I have had forever, I just need to embrace it for the first time in my life.
I am slowly but surely trying to identify myself with my new House. One AM on a Monday morning when I have class in eight and a half hours may not be the best time to try and figure it out, but I have the rest of my life to try and live up to where I was placed.
My name is Alyce, my middle name is Elizabeth, and I am a Ravenclaw.
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