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Replying to @wizardingworld:We're getting quite personal on the feed today. But we want to know, what would the Amortentia potion smell like to you? pic.twitter.com/vTWsqnhsTc
— Wizarding World (@wizardingworld) February 15, 2022
To me, Amortentia potion will smell of jet fuel, inside of an airplane cabin, pizza, hot chocolate, pages of new books, new leather seats in a car.
lopFavorite Wizarding World couples: Lupin and Tonks, Molly and Arthur Weasley https://t.co/AMl4B0OoOa
— The Abbie (@theabbies) February 15, 2022
Winter is magic. And Winter for Potterheads is a special kind of a magical spell. There's something about watching snow covered Hogwarts grounds, Gryffindor (or your own house) scarves and mufflers on robes, warm Butterbeer, and snowy Hogsmeade in the Harry Potter films.
HARRY POTTER MOVIE MARATHON
We are having a movie marathon and are currently watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
"The Boy Who Lived, come to die" - Voldemort.
The movies are pretty dark towards the end and they have somehow synchronized with the winter low feels to cast a dreary spell. But, but, but, but ... I am casting all the right spells to wave it off. There are always the themes of love, friendship, courage, and belief that good will prevail, that keep the heart going.
MAGICAL WIZARDRY DESK WINTER SCENE
Let's zoom in on the Hogwarts winter scene I have put together on the Magical Wizardry Desk for the season. (I am getting Lockhart, love potions, and hearty heart feels coming for another makeover for February and March, but let's put those aside and talk about this first). Of course, the Wizarding World's iconic snowman plush is the star of the show. Also starring Hagrid in his tree hauling pose. I have actually hid the birthday cake the Hagrid Funko is holding, and used cotton balls to make some snow at the base of the tree. The Hogwarts castle Funko has got to be my most beautiful find of the castle yet! It is big! I love the details! I considered using cotton to cover some turrets and roofs but then decided against it because the castle is too gorgeous to mess with. Also check out the stockings and wreath I have displayed around the Room of Requirements for the festive season. It's passing now, so I am beginning to pack those away in time for Spring. I feel the wreath became too cluttered as I rushed to make it in time. But that is me. Chaos and clutter. I will; however, do something different next year God Willing!
4:51PM, January 12, 2022
This is a rare, radio silence kind of a spot in time where I have just returned from a grocery/shopping/chiropractic therapy appointment of a family member and am sipping a piping hot cup of Chai. It's a dropping 6 degrees centigrade outside and every bone is frozen from bringing the groceries and the recycling bin inside trips up and down the driveway. I am in line for a hot shower and am waiting at my desk (a long cloth covering the seat as I am still in my outside clothes and we're taking protective measures during the deadly disease scare). Amidst the mad run, I get these silent moments when there is nothing, not even white noise, and I can just let each nerve cell in my body relax before the next jolt.
Trust me, 2022 has taken a busy start but it is the good kind of busy where I am not a case of nerves. There's overwhelming work and mountains to deal with. But things appear manageable. The only proactivity I am indulging in is the stuffs that need to get done for filing taxes! This time I am not taking that mammoth task to April because dear God we have Ramadan (the fasting season) starting in April. Nobody can file taxes on an empty stomach. The hunger makes you see things. Haha.
Chai courtesy: @saraallie the outstanding maker of fine Chai
π Brink of 35: Opening the Cage of Chaos! π§¨
“I must ask you not to scream.” ✨
I have been waiting to let this out for SO long! It’s a scripted fart of ridiculous magnitude! I, Abbie Dragonblood of Abbiesville, am turning 35 glorious years old on November 19th! *bzzt bzzt* (electric power play of a limited edition woman short circuiting the minds of social critics). “Did she just say that?” “Out loud?”
My Mid 30s train is leaving the platform. It’s an unexpected adventure full of a fresh load of chaos, dysfunction, and evernew haunts and horrors. Having become quite the Van Helsing of the trade, I’m not worried. Good stuff’s also on board: new Potterhead Chronicles, more shenanigans with my sister and partner in mischief (the Sara), and well … whatever happy we can create to make the ride worthwhile. Otherwise, we’d all jump right off on the tracks, right?
We’ve done well for ourselves, Precious, haven’t we? Academic excellence (an MBA with a 4.0 GPA hellowwww!), sound mental and physical health (mental department has breakers tripping but we can always reset!), financial stability, self-sufficiency, and the superpower to create a class act out of a crass act situation (with my partner in mischief @saraallie ). MashaAllah! God Almighty has always kept me gifted with the creme de la creme of everything amidst the storms and sinkholes.
I am an antithesis of the norms of the social jungle around me. My thoughts are in contradiction to the narrow minded modus operandi. And, my lifestyle is a unique freakshow. And yet, I am no rowdy hooligan, not an irresponsible brat, neither a nuisance, nor a power hungry female. I don’t play aggressive, I play defensive, in silence. I choose to use the shield of self esteem, emotional intelligence, and creative expression to ward off the negative bombardments!
But I have contained the chaos for too long. “Opening the Cage of Chaos!” That’s the tagline for 35. I figured my chaos helps people make sense of their own hot messes.
“Let’s see what you make of them me now!”
To commemorate Back to Hogwarts this month (September 2021), I am participating in the #BackToHogwartsMagic Instagram Photo Challenge (2021) by Dani @mandrakesandmischief. There's no better way to celebrate than to connect with a enthusiastic Potterhead lot and share photos and talk about experiences. I love it. There's always a share of memories from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the parks in Orlando (much needed during pandemic times when vacations are far from thought for me). I have not been to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London yet (it's on Abbie's Life's Bucket List), so I enjoy shares from Potterheads there. There's lots of merch that's showcased and often I get acquainted with crafty people that make and sell HP merch on Etsy or other platforms.
30 #BackToHogwartsMagic Photos
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