we were ROBBED of bella having a real personality in those films and that’s one thing I’ll always be mad about!! This queen is sooooo funny

I just had a very fun night with a Literary Pub Quiz event at a local book shop. It was my first time participating in something like this and I really enjoyed it.

I went into it worried that I wouldn't know enough about books to answer, but I surprised myself, and I was lucky to end up in a team with a couple that knew the answers I didn't 😅

The prize was a book per person, but we didn't win 🥲 ended up in second place, though, so I'm proud of that!

Have y'all ever participated in events like this before? Have you liked it? Got any funny anecdotes? Tell me all about it

And if you haven't, would you like to participate in one? 👀

this man is either stupid or down bad (probably both)

Tané hasn’t had any peace in this book, feel for her!

ok ngl this middle bit is a bit tough to get through. so much talking omg and there’s just more and more names and places. beautifully written though, of course!

Idk how to feel about the ending, what did you all think?

You can get gold in the quest, just by reading women authors. An author I would love to highlight is Josephine Tey. Her books are a little unconventional and that’s why they are so much fun!
They are not murder mysteries but crime novels with unconventional angles and problems to solve.

I do feel just a little bit guilty (but not really) for this quest because of my background as an English lit PhD PLUS an English lit professor for 30 years - but . . . HEY! ;-)

I won't lie, the chapter called "The Prince's tale", in which Harry finds out the whole truth about Snape, brought me to tears. I wholeheartedly believe that Snape is one of the best characters in the series, because of his complex motives and interests. But let's face it: he never really went back to the good side. All he wanted was revenge for Lily's death. He was still friendly with the whole "pure-blood" superiority theories supported by the Death-Eaters and Voldemort himself. He may have grown fond of Dumbledore with the years but I don't think he was ever completely "on board" with the idea of destroying the dark arts. That doesn't make him "the bravest man" ever to me. His motives were actually really selfish. But I might be wrong... what do you think?