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(e)Book – Love and friendship

  (e) Book –  Love and friendship Full title :  Love and friendship and other early works Author : Jane Austen Score : /10 Year : 1790 (original) ; 2012 (this edition) Publisher : Duke Classics   ISBN  978-1-62012-155-9  // 9781620121559  (ebook)  Pages :  Language: English Jane Austen is best known for her 6 novels, which all have been adapted into tv movies - but after having read Virginia Woolf's short fiction in chronological order, I decided to apply the same for Austen's publications, to better appreciate her growth and evolution in narrative style. So, before reading her novels which were released from 1811 to 1817, in the following order :  Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma,  Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, I decided to go back to her teenage years, reading Love and Friendships, and other early works.

The harry potter tag





I saw this tag on Nicole's blog, whoa, over 2 years ago, and had totally forgotten to finish filling in my answers, so here goes, I just completed and include the questions alone at the bottom, if you wish to do it as well. 



1) Favourite book? book 4
2) Least favourite book? book 5
3) Favourite movie? movie 1 
4) Least favourite movie? 5, for deviating from the book the most ; some silly music when it should've been dramatic. 
5) Favourite quote? 
"I am what I am, an' I'm not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,' my ol' dad used ter say, 'there's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth botherin' with.'" (Hagrid, Goblet of Fire). 

6) Favourite Weasley? Molly, a kickass mother! 
Molly, she's a kick-ass mother who wants to protects her family
7) Favourite female character?  Hermione Granger, bookish, spunky and for her commitment to SPEW. Without her, Harry wouldn't have gone far.
8) Favourite villain.  Lucius Malfoy 
9) Favourite male character? Albus Dumbledore 
10) Favourite professor?  McGonagal
11) Would you rather A) wash Snape’s hair or B) spend a day listening to Lockhart rant about himself?
If I cannot have a C, i'll choose B, I can always wonder off in my mind listening to Lockhart, but cannot pretend am not washing Snape's greasy hair.
12) Would you rather duel A) an elated Bellatrix or B) and angry Molly? 

Defo B, Molly, because she'd listen after an initial bout of spell, whereas Bellatrix would Crucio me too fast
13) Would you rather travel to Hogwarts via A) Hogwarts Express or B) Flying Car?  car, if it worked well and didn't bump into the wrong trees! but trains are ok, too 
14) Would you rather A) Kiss Voldemort or B) give Umbridge a bubble bath? I'll drown Umbridge in the bath, she's too evil! 
15) Would you rather A) ride a Hippogriff or B) ride a Firebolt? a Firebolt, don't have to feed it. 


16) Is there a character you felt differently about in the movies? Hermione is lessened in the movies, in comparison to the books. 
17) Is there a movie you preferred to the book? there are differences in each, book vs movie, that I prefer some portions from a movie to the book, but usually rather prefer the book. 
18) Richard Harris or Michael Gambon as Dumbledore? I prefer Gambon, who shows more of D's old age and wisdom, but Harris does a good job, though I needed time to get used to the change. 
19) Your top thing (person or event) that wasn’t in the movie that you wanted there the most? The SPEW arc. 
20) If you could remake any of the Harry Potter movies which would it be?

Since each of them streamlined the book into a main narrative, changing many parts, I'd need a full remake series to be both more faithful, and yet, wish for some things not to appear on screen (see question 27 for ex).


21 Which house was your first gut feeling you’d be a part of? I felt a mix of Hufflepuff an maybe Ravenclaw 
22) Which house were you actually sorted into on Pottermore? Hufflepuff 
23) Which class would be your favourite? Herbology 
24) Which spell do you think would be most useful to learn? I constantly need ACCIO when am lazy... 
25) Which character do you think you’d instantly become friends with? Hermione, we'd chat books all the time, lol 


26) If you could own one of the three Hallows, which would it be? the wand is pretty powerful, but as a Hufflepuff, I'd choose the cloak to roam about invisible 
27) Is there any aspect of the books you’d want to change? All the emet triggers, they don't make me laugh at all. 
28) Favourite Marauder? Sirius 
29) If you could bring one character back to life, which would it be? several names come to mind and some that are alive that I wish weren't, too... 
30) Hallows or Horcruxes? Hallows, the Horcruxes are so messy! 



To help my readers copy paste, here are the questions without my answers. 

1) Favourite book?
2) Least favourite book?
3) Favourite movie?
4) Least favourite movie?
5) Favourite quote?
6) Favourite Weasley?
7) Favourite female character?
8) Favourite villain.
9) Favourite male character?
10) Favourite professor?
11) Would you rather A) wash Snape’s hair or B) spend a day listening to Lockhart rant about himself?
12) Would you rather duel A) an elated Bellatrix or B) and angry Molly?
13) Would you rather travel to Hogwarts via A) Hogwarts Express or B) Flying Car?
14) Would you rather A) Kiss Voldemort or B) give Umbridge a bubble bath?
15) Would you rather A) ride a Hippogriff or B) ride a Firebolt?
16) Is there a character you felt differently about in the movies?
17) Is there a movie you preferred to the book?
18) Richard Harris or Michael Gambon as Dumbledore?
19) Your top thing (person or event) that wasn’t in the movie that you wanted there the most?
20) If you could remake any of the Harry Potter movies which would it be?21 Which house was your first gut feeling you’d be a part of?
22) Which house were you actually sorted into on Pottermore?
23) Which class would be your favourite?
24) Which spell do you think would be most useful to learn?
25) Which character do you think you’d instantly become friends with?
26) If you could own one of the three Hallows, which would it be?
27) Is there any aspect of the books you’d want to change?
28) Favourite Marauder?
29) If you could bring one character back to life, which would it be?
30) Hallows or Horcruxes?

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