Sunday, October 23, 2016

At the moment in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry is looking at Snape's memories about his mother and his dealings with Dumbledore in the Pensieve. I find it intriguing how Snape loved Lily to the point where he would do everything he could to keep her son safe from Voldemort whenever he returned. Snape regularly put his life at risk by being Dumbledore's man on the inside of Voldemort's regime. He even took Dumbledore's life and gave his own to keep Harry safe. He also dealt with Harry being extraordinarily mad at him for all the things he had done which ultimately kept Harry safe.
I still do not understand why Lily married James. Whenever we hear her speak about him, it was not positive. I would like to know what happened to change their relationship. It might have something to do with the fact that they both were going to fighting Voldemort. This situation is confusing to me.

Human Nature

I think human nature is a compelling, broad topic. One topic in it is about the idea if humans are naturally good or bad. I think humans are naturally good but certain things can tempt them to do bad things. One thing is curiosity. Humans are curious; we like to know things. Sometimes those things we want to know lead us to wrong things. 
My beliefs come from my religion. I think God has made everyone equal on this earth. He has not made anyone inherently good or bad compared to someone else. On the other hand, people can become bad from temptations from evil things around us. I believe it is people's curiosity and the fact that we are easily tempted that can make a person bad.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Tiger Stadium

It is loud, unique, and exciting. It is where opponent's dreams disappear. It is Halloween night and  Cannon blasts. It is the Cathedral of College Football. It is where the chance of rain is Never. It is Death Valley. It is Tiger Stadium.
Tiger Stadium is one of my favorite places on earth. I always love the intense videos they play on the video boards to get the crowd pumped up. These videos they show always send chills down my back. It has always interested me how someone can make something that can captivate another person. I hope one day to meet the person or people who make these videos so I can thank them for starting me off for a fantastic time.

Reading Response #7

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry, Ron, and Hermione have just reentered Hogwarts with the help of Aberforth and are talking to Neville, Seamus, and the others. I found it interesting how Aberforth was able to get the Death Eaters off of their tails so easily. He argued so well and convincingly it impressed me. I cannot imagine what would have happened if his patronus did not somewhat resemble a stag.
I also found it interesting how Aberforth told the three of them everything about Ariana and her past. I would have thought it would have been hard for him to talk about to them. He told the story as if he was reliving it all. Also, when Harry talked about when he and Dumbledore went to get the Horcrux and Dumbledore had to drink the potion I do not know how Harry was so sure that what Dumbledore was saying afterwards was him reliving Grindelwald torturing Ariana.