So I didn’t get to do any fun writing yesterday–it was all work all day and who wants that? I did give myself a few minutes to do a quick thing from the following prompt: Teddy collects Chocolate Frog cards. What happens when he gets one with one of his parents? As always, let me know what you think and if you got a prompt you’re interested in, send it my way!
“I’m home!” Teddy shouted as he slammed the door shut and raced upstairs to his bedroom. He was only dimly aware of Ginny scolding him for making too much noise for the baby before he tossed his book bag to the floor and launched himself onto his bed, landing with a satisfying bounce.
“Oh, I’ve missed you so much,” he murmured, burying his head into his pillows. After several moments of doing nothing, he sat up. “Oh yeah!” he exclaimed, rolling off of the bed and hitting the floor with a thump.
He reached for his book bag, rummaging through all of the pockets before he finally found the packages of Chocolate Frog cards he’d traded for. “All of this for two signed Hermiones. Child’s play,” he gloated, greedily eyeing the sealed packages in his hand.
Back on his bed, he crossed his legs and ripped into the first one, nimbly catching the frog and shoving it into his mouth before it could get away. He quickly sorted through the cards, putting each witch or wizard in their own pile and ripped open the second pack, carelessly tossing the packaging to the floor of his room.
“Another Morgana—why is she so common? Oh, Marie Levau. Uncommon for sure,” he said, mentally thinking of what he could trade for the Voodoo priestess. The next pack yielded both a Harry and a Ron and he set those aside for signing, though a signed Harry Potter wasn’t exactly popular at school, mainly because Harry’s students had developed a bit of an aversion to his signature.
“Last one,” he said as he tore open the crinkly wrapper on the last package of cards. He ate the frog and looked at the first card. There, looking out at him was his mother.
The image of Nymphadora Tonks that had been chosen for the card must have been from shortly after she made full Auror. She stared out at the camera with a cheeky grin, her hair cycling through the colors of the rainbow. Teddy looked at the image for several seconds, his breath caught in his throat as he struggled for the smallest shred of memory of the woman who had birthed him.
The only thing that came was a small sigh as he set the card aside, quickly looking through and sorting the others. A moment later he gathered them up, setting them in a neat stack in front of him. Picking up his mother’s card once more, he turned it over and read the back, even though he had the words memorized.
Nymphadora (Tonks) Lupin was Britain’s only Metamorphmagus Auror. A member of Hufflepuff house at Hogwarts, she went on marry Remus Lupin, a known werewolf. Tragically killed at the Battle of Hogwarts with her husband, she is survived by her son, Edward Remus Lupin.
He got up off of the bed and went to his closet, reaching up to the old shoebox he had up on the top shelf. Opening it, he was greeted with dozens of Chocolate Frog cards, all with his mother’s or father’s pictures on them as he added the newest one. Quietly, almost reverently, he put the box back on the high shelf. One more for the collection.
Mint dark chocolate frog from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I wanted to post this a few weeks ago, but life happens .
My family and I went there a month ago for Spring Break. It was such a great trip. I got to try butter beer and rode the Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure (a mouthful name, but it’s a really cool roller coaster, if you’re wondering ).
This chocolate frog is delicious! But sadly it did not turn alive and hop away after I took this pic
Last week my friend and I took a vacation to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka (USJ). I had never been to a Universal park before so it was an exciting experience. We took a Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo to Osaka and checked into our hotel without any trouble. Train navigation in Japan is very easy as it is all in English as well as Japanese.
We stayed at the Universal Keihan Hotel at Universal City Walk. The room was pretty dated by its decor, but the bed was comfortable and everything was very clean.
While my friend and I were super excited to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter we had a two day park tickets so there was no need to rush. We took in everything the park had to offer, every ride, every show, and all of the food. With that being said our favorite ride of the entire trip was called Space Fantasy, and if you ever find yourself at USJ make sure you ride at least once (we rode it three times)
After hitting all of the major rides and shows in the main part of the park we ventured into the Wizarding World. My friend said that the Harry Potter area was an exact replica of the one in Universal Studios Florida. That was great for us since we were able to navigate the park easily without having to look at a map!
The Frozen Butter Beer, the Frog Choir, The Triwizard Show, and of course The Forbidden Journey are MUST SEE- MUST DO- at Wizarding World. We spent most of the second day at USJ doing these again… and again… before going back into the rest of the park. In addition we also hit Flight of the Hippogriff, Olivander’s Wand Shop, and all of the stores.
Other Great moments from our trip…
Getting to meet the cast of the stunt show, “Waterworld" We watched this show both days and absolutely LOVED it!
Buying Wizarding Snacks at Honeydukes
And Blowing a Kiss with Marylin !
all in all it was a blast! Universal Studios Japan would be a trip I wouldn’t mind doing again in the near future :) If you have any questions about the park, or are planning a trip and need any questions answered just let me know! Also if you want a few more pictures check out my instagram.
