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Looking Back on 2022
Even with the issue of Covid-19 being scaled back (though far from eliminated), 2022 has been a tough year all around: the cost of living going up, the war in Ukraine, extreme weather, disruptive strikes, and the sad passing of … Continue reading
Posted in My Thoughts, Out and About
Tagged 2022, favourite books, favourite films, Harry Potter, running
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Film review – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
The Fantastic Beasts film series has not exactly been a success, at least as far as critical reception goes. The first film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, was merely mediocre; the second, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Harry Potter
Tagged Fantastic Beasts, film review, Harry Potter, The Secrets of Dumbledore
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In Edinburgh: Snakes in the City and Harry Potter
My mum and I are both fans of the Nat Geo Wild series Snakes In The City, which follows snake-catchers Simon Keys and Siouxsie Gillett as they carry out their work in Durban, South Africa. Their job is to catch … Continue reading
Posted in Out and About
Tagged Edinburgh, Gorgie City Farm, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Simon Keys, Siouxsie Gillett, snakes, Snakes in the City
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Talking Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
“We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read.” – Anton Ego, Ratatouille Last night, myself, Rachel Wagner and Hayden Wilder got together to discuss Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. None of us cared for … Continue reading
Film review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
(Note: this review does not contain explicit spoilers for The Crimes of Grindelwald. It does, however, contain spoilers for the first Fantastic Beasts film, plus Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.) JK Rowling gave the world a series of magical … Continue reading
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Tagged Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, film review, Harry Potter
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What’s All The Fuss About Nagini?
When re-reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, I couldn’t help but wonder exactly what kind of snake Voldemort’s companion, Nagini, was supposed to be. Like the deadly swamp adder in the Sherlock Holmes story ‘The Adventure of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Claudia Kim, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Harry Potter, Nagini
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In London Again: The Natural History Museum (and King’s Cross)
London is one of my favourite places in the world, and one of my favourite places in London is the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. I hadn’t been to London since my Keeper for a Day experience at London … Continue reading
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Tagged dinosaurs, Harry Potter, King's Cross, London, Natural History Museum, Platform Nine and Three Quarters, venom, whales
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Ranking the Harry Potter Movies
Tonight, me, Rachel, Jeremy and Abby got together one more time, to bring our Harry Potter film discussion to a close by giving our own rankings of the nine films (the eight in the Harry Potter series, plus Fantastic Beasts … Continue reading
Re-Reading Harry Potter: Final Thoughts
I’ve re-read all the Harry Potter books and re-watched all the films, and participated in a series of podcasts to discuss the latter. I’ve read the script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to … Continue reading
Talking Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
Today, Rachel Wagner and I finally got round to what our Harry Potter re-watches were building towards: discussing Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. Unfortunately Jeremy and Abby were unavailable this week, and it looked like it might be … Continue reading
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