Daily Prophet [Edition Two]
Jan 22, 2015 17:26:32 GMT
Post by Barnabas Cuffe on Jan 22, 2015 17:26:32 GMT
22 January 2015
This is already our second edition of the Daily Prophet. We are really glad to see that so many of you decided to submit columns, suggestions and stories. Although we might not use all of them, we are very delighted you took the time to write us. We want to encourage you to keep sending in everything you think is worth looking at. We like to improve ourselves, so don't be shy and share your thoughts. We hope you enjoy this week's Daily Prophet!
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Column
This weeks column is written by Quies. She describes the importance of reading and especially reading of Harry Potter books, an experience that almost all of us can probably relate to.
I started reading the Harry Potter books when I was about eleven years old. They were available in the school library and every time during reading hour I would take one of these books from the shelf. I let myself be absorbed into the stories, they intrigued me almost immediately.
Back then I was a shy, little girl with little to no friends and the books helped me to escape reality. They gave me another dimension, a dimension where magic existed and where I would feel free, happy, not disturbed by the situations from the real world. I would fantasize for hours about how it would be if Hogwarts was real and I possessed magic. It would make life a whole lot easier, that’s for sure. But I was old enough to realize it was just fantasy, it wasn’t real, although it felt like it was real to me.
During that one school year I read book one till book five, I sympathized with the characters, I felt a part of the magic world but then it stopped; book six and seven weren’t yet published then; and the agonizing time of waiting began. I would write and read fanfictions to lessen the burden of the wait and to be able to return to the magic world I had grown to love. And then, finally, book six came out. When I flipped open that book and let my eyes slid over the black letters I imagined myself being in Hogwarts again, I felt home again. I sympathized with the characters, felt their pain, their joy, their love. Only one day I needed to read it till the end. I was devastated when Dumbledore died and I wished I could transport myself into the story to kill Snape with my bare hands. But that was impossible. A year later, the seventh and final book came out, I was shocked to find out Snape was a good guy after all. That Dumbledore had been right to trust him. J.K. Rowling made a wonderful plot twist with that one!
The Harry Potter books were the first books I read were main characters died and although I fully knew the characters weren’t real, that they were made up, I still felt grief when they died.
Books always have the ability to play with your emotions, to make you cry about things that didn’t even happen (or at least not in real life), to make you feel happy although you had a really bad day. They have the ability to brighten you up, to lessen the burden that reality sometimes is. They have the ability to make people feel alive again when they feel like crap. Books are more than just paper and black letters. Books hold stories that will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions.
Reading is much more than just comprehend the meaning of the black letters, it’s letting you be overwhelmed by the story, letting you be sucked in by it, shutting out reality.
Reading is a form of escape, and the Harry Potter books were one of the most beautiful escapes I’ve ever read.
Back then I was a shy, little girl with little to no friends and the books helped me to escape reality. They gave me another dimension, a dimension where magic existed and where I would feel free, happy, not disturbed by the situations from the real world. I would fantasize for hours about how it would be if Hogwarts was real and I possessed magic. It would make life a whole lot easier, that’s for sure. But I was old enough to realize it was just fantasy, it wasn’t real, although it felt like it was real to me.
During that one school year I read book one till book five, I sympathized with the characters, I felt a part of the magic world but then it stopped; book six and seven weren’t yet published then; and the agonizing time of waiting began. I would write and read fanfictions to lessen the burden of the wait and to be able to return to the magic world I had grown to love. And then, finally, book six came out. When I flipped open that book and let my eyes slid over the black letters I imagined myself being in Hogwarts again, I felt home again. I sympathized with the characters, felt their pain, their joy, their love. Only one day I needed to read it till the end. I was devastated when Dumbledore died and I wished I could transport myself into the story to kill Snape with my bare hands. But that was impossible. A year later, the seventh and final book came out, I was shocked to find out Snape was a good guy after all. That Dumbledore had been right to trust him. J.K. Rowling made a wonderful plot twist with that one!
The Harry Potter books were the first books I read were main characters died and although I fully knew the characters weren’t real, that they were made up, I still felt grief when they died.
Books always have the ability to play with your emotions, to make you cry about things that didn’t even happen (or at least not in real life), to make you feel happy although you had a really bad day. They have the ability to brighten you up, to lessen the burden that reality sometimes is. They have the ability to make people feel alive again when they feel like crap. Books are more than just paper and black letters. Books hold stories that will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions.
Reading is much more than just comprehend the meaning of the black letters, it’s letting you be overwhelmed by the story, letting you be sucked in by it, shutting out reality.
Reading is a form of escape, and the Harry Potter books were one of the most beautiful escapes I’ve ever read.
Question & Answer
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Member of the week
The member of the week is Sempre, because of her enthousiasm, her activity in the shoutbox and on the forum. Please let us know who's the member of the week in your opinion!
Professor of the week
This week's top professor is Weasley. The first lesson Defence Against the Dark Arts was a great succes. Thanks for your effort, we all appreciate it! Who should be next week's professor? Tell us!
Ghost of the week
This week there is a tie between two ghosts. Peeves and the Fat Friar are sharing in the honors this week. Thanks for making us laugh (Peeves) and for being the friendly ghost (The Fat Friar). What is your meaning about the Ghost of the Week?
Fanart
Our own headmaster has made a dazzling drawing of the gorgeous Sirius Black.
Interesting facts
Always wanted to know when Arthur Weasley was born, but forgot to look it up? Here is the link to a long list of birthdays: including bookcharacters and actors. Surprise your friends with your growing knowledge of Harry Potter Trivia.
This was it for this week's Daily Prophet! Don't forget to send in all your stories and ideas.
