Hogwarts Correspondence School

For school the next few months we are doing Hogwarts School! Letters came from the staff, and we are enjoying classes like Defense Against the Dark Arts (scripture study and journal), Divination (studying prophecies from our prophets), Arithmancy (math), Herbology (growing plants and taking care of seeds), Magical Me (personal history), and Quidditch (swimming). We are having a blast. All I've had to do is "Potter-ize" our school system and write fun letters to come by owl post. We can use the Floo Network (internet searches) and o-mail to share with Dad. We've carved magical wands (cool to see the kids do chores with them!) and made quills. The kids were sorted into houses (Jonas and Evelyn are in Ravenclaw, Leslie and Micah are in Hufflepuff, and Owen and Troy are in Gryffindor). I found a corresponding scripture for each child and used that as the explanation for their sorting.

Here are some pictures of our fantastic first week!

Each week we'll have a Hogwarts Question... This week our answers were serious and hilarious.

What would I see in the Mirror of Erised?

J: I would see lots of things. First off, I would see my dad with his arm around me. We would both be smiling. You would be able to see the love in our faces. We would be talking and joking and laughing. He would be proud of me. Then we would hug and the image would fade, and then be replaced by my mom, hugging me and helping me, smiling and listening. Then that image would fade and then I would see all three of us, together, forever. I love my parents.

L: If I could see in the mirror of Erised, I would see myself on the back of a horse. I want that because my favorite animal is a horse and I would like to have one. It would be fun to have and ride! My favorite animal is a horse because they are graceful, yet fast. I really love horses!

O: I would see myself in heaven. I would be playing with David. I would also be with my family. That is what I would see in the mirror of Erised.

T: I wish for Dad to be here. I like to be with Dad. He is fun. I love my dad. My dad is my hero.

M: The Incredible Hulk.

E: A pink tail.