Lots of things make me laugh. Sometimes, the hardest thing is not to laugh when I want to but shouldn’t. Students can come up with the funniest things when they’re confused, but it wouldn’t help if I laughed at them. I usually manage to keep it contained, but it can be very difficult at times ( Read more... )

That’s easy, although I’m sure the questioner is expecting an answer like Shakespeare or Queen Victoria or Merlin. But the one person I would most love to have dinner with is my mother. I miss her ( Read more... )

To be perfectly honest, I spend far more money than I probably should on books. I love books ( Read more... )

Well, It was the night before I left Hogwarts. I won't mention the boy's name, because you all know him and he might not appreciate me sharing this personal moment with everyone. I do so love red hair, though.

Anyway, it was his first time, too. He was very sweet, and what could have been horrible and awkward turned out to be a nice memory...

( (NC-17)I snuck up the staircase to his dorm... )

Do I believe in love at first sight?

Honestly? I’m not sure. Lust, certainly. That’s easy. But love? That’s never easy.

I used to think it was, but that was before my heart was stomped into the ground by people I willingly gave it to. ( Read more... )

There’s something intimidating about a blank page in front of me, waiting for me to fill it up with promises for the New Year. I don’t usually do this, because I hate the idea of coming to the end of a year and realizing that I failed at something. So, in an effort to prove that I am at least as good at procrastination as some of my students, I ( Read more... )

Sometimes, even I can do things that are not expected of me. Like right now, I'm posting my introduction after I already answered this week's question. How wild and unconventional of me. (What is it people say online? LOL? I don't really spend a lot of time with Muggle things.)

( So, how to tell about myself so that I don't bore you all to pieces? I'm just an ordinary witch. )

Predetermined role in life? That's a tough one. You see, we can figure out a lot of things from the numbers around us: who we are, what we might become, and how people and things affect each other. Numbers don't lie, but they do change. They don't always seem to make sense on the surface, but you just have to know what to look for ( Read more... )