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Anna is a Ravenclaw and a graphic design major. She fell in love with the Harry Potter series after years of refusing to read the books because her image of Harry was a middle-aged man with a long beard...oops? She is the Chapter Organizer for her college's HPA chapter. Anna speaks almost-fluent French, having lived in Troyes, France for a year, and loves scrapbooking and photography!

Accio Books! Campaign Story

May 17, 2013 Leave a comment

So a while back, I told you guys about my chapter’s Accio Books! campaigning. At the end of the campaign, Allegheny College Dumbledore’s Army had collected 117 books for the Creating Landscapes Learning Center, a huge feat given that we had never done Accio Books! before. As a college campus chapter, it is difficult to [...]

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Weird Question Weekly: Summer Plans

April 29, 2013 2 Comments

Coming at you yet again, that time of the week where you can get to know your bloggers better through sometimes strange, sometimes bittersweet questions. This week’s question is a two-parter: What plans do you have for the summer? Anything interesting on your reading list?

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Reflections

April 27, 2013 Leave a comment

My HPA chapter hosted a screening of A Very Potter Senior Year this past evening, and as a senior in undergrad about to graduate in two short weeks, many of the songs and even lines had me crying and reminiscing about my time in college, and specifically with my wonderful HPA chapter family. I’ve been [...]

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The Story’s the Thing: “Hard Times” by Charles Dickens

April 10, 2013 1 Comment

One of the downsides to college classes is that you have little to no time of your own to read books, and instead must read those assigned to you in class. This is almost always surprising and fun to me, however, because I love being introduced to new books I would not have thought of [...]

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Accio Books! Chapter Spotlight: Allegheny College Dumbledore’s Army

April 5, 2013 Leave a comment

This is my first Accio Books! as the Chapter Organizer for Allegheny College, and it’s really exciting to finally be a part of this campaign. The past few years, we just hadn’t had the time or resources to be able to participate. This is also the perfect campaign to hand over the mantle of CO [...]

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Story’s the Thing: Elementary

March 6, 2013 Leave a comment

I’ve recently begun watching the TV show Elementary because I’m feeling deprived from the Sherlock hiatus. I’m about 6 or 7 episodes in, and have to say that I am very impressed with their take on this classic story, especially when we already have other current adaptations. In this version, Sherlock Holmes has just gotten out [...]

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Show Us the Report: A College Chapter Story

February 22, 2013 Leave a comment

  Oh, know the perils, read the signs, The warning history shows, For our Hogwarts is in danger From external, deadly foes And we must unite inside her Or we’ll crumble from within -The Sorting Hat, Order of the Phoenix   The past two weeks, my college’s HPA chapter has been tabling for signatures for [...]

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Story’s the Thing: Beka Cooper Trilogy

February 13, 2013 2 Comments

You know those times when you just can’t put a book down, even if you have homework, or need to walk somewhere or hang out with people? Even if you only have time to read one page, one paragraph, you’ll read it because you just can’t put the book down? Even though this is probably [...]

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Show Us The Report: When Our Heroes Fail

February 1, 2013 1 Comment

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.” – Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore In Lauren Bird’s vlog yesterday (Link!) she discussed the importance of standing up to your heroes, the ones you care about and love, when they [...]

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Story’s the Thing: Trickster’s Choice and Trickster’s Queen

January 9, 2013 1 Comment

Anyone who knows me knows that I love fantasy worlds. Magic, dealings with various Gods and Goddesses, sword fighting…but what I love even more, and what I have not been able to find since these two books, is spy novels set in fantasy worlds. (If you know of any others, leave their names in the [...]

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