For this issue of the SerpenTimes, I decided to embark on a mission. This mission was to read three books in a genre I rarely read from. While I love books based around suspense, I find myself not often reading books specifically categorized as mystery books. [READ MORE]
The Very Confusing Dark Tower Maxim Trevelyan
As a longtime fan of Stephen King, it is quite peculiar that I never had the chance to read his Dark Tower series. I much preferred his one-time stories and books, and by the time I was old enough to read said series, I became somewhat disinterested in it. I saw The Dark Tower movie as a sort of a preview into the book series, to see if they are worth the read. I loved the trailers they put out, but the purpose of the trailers is to sell the movie, and trailers are often misleading. [READ MORE]
Food for Halloween Gail Allen
Halloween is just around the corner and many people like to celebrate by having people over. And that means that at one point or another you will likely want to eat something. But of course, since it's Halloween, the food can't just be normal food. It must be fit for zombies, ghosts, ghouls and all kinds of creatures that come out on this last day of October. [READ MORE]
Game Review: Fantastic Beasts Shiloh Adlar
A while back, I discovered a game in the app store of my phone that piqued my interest. I must have been searching for Harry Potter related items because this strange app came up in the search called Fantastic Beasts. I noticed it was under the game tab, so I clicked on it and downloaded it out of pure curiosity, and I instantly fell in love. [READ MORE]
Underwater Hockey Maxim Trevelyan
When I look back on sports that I have covered, I find the list is quite lacking in aquatic, or rather, purely aquatic ones. So, to even the playing field a little bit, I decided to cover Underwater Hockey, in some parts of the world also known as Octopush. It is quite similar to ice or grass hockey, except all game is played purely underwater. [READ MORE]
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That time I got to high five Cedric Diggory Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis
There are times when I forget to take advantage of my vicinity to New York City. But being close enough to the city makes a "Let's go see Puffs!" whim become reality without too much planning.
Although I was the one who suggested going to see Puffs, I honestly did not know much about the play. All I really knew was that it involved Hufflepuffs. [READ MORE]
The Department of Mysteries Sirius Fudge
I've always been fascinated by the Department of Mysteries. Curious minds usually look for these kind of places where I have nothing but admiration for the passionate Unspeakables working there. This is why a great wave of joy flowed all over my body when the graduating club decided to give us a tour of the department. At last, I can now have an idea of what happens, or does not happen, inside. [READ MORE]