March 5: Characters I’d Like To Switch Places With
This week’s prompt was a bit of a challenge! Afterall, most of the characters in the books I read are going through some terrible trauma or about to watch all of their friends die.
Who did you pick this week?
A generic Hogwarts student
Ideally avoiding Dark Lords and Death Eaters, of course. And the Potter family drama in general. But who doesn’t want to visit magical places like Hogwarts, Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley? And you get actual magic too!
Queen Levana
I’m not saying she was a good person, but she really had it all for a while there, right?
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Kath Rutledge
This one’s a little more realistic I guess. Kath owns and runs a lovely little fiber art shop in idyllic Blum Plum. She gets to spend her days crafting, eating delicious food form the local Deli and solving the occasional murder (to keep my problem-solving skills up obviously!).
The Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries by Mollie MacRae
My reviews of Crewel and Unusual
Matilda
She can read so many books and move things with her mind!
Annabeth Chase
She’s smart, brave and gets to hang out at Camp Halfblood.
Percy Jackson and Olympians by Rick Riordan
Veralidaine Sarrasri
Not only can she talk to animals, she can transform into one and has an adoptive dragon.
awesome list! I love your disclaimer with the generic Hogwarts student (add in: avoid the DADA teacher who is evil or dangerous most years…avoid getting caught in the cross-fire of inter-house rivalry…) and Queen Levana is an ingenious suggestion because yah, she had a good run there for a long while! plus Daine and Matilda are two of my childhood faves ❤
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Great list! I haven’t read any Tamora Pierce and I really need to. I completely agree with you about being a generic Hogwarts student – fighting Voldemort would be terrifying, so if I could just have 7 amazing years at a magical boarding school instead that’d be great.
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Yep! XD
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The grass is NOT always greener so I didn’t want to change places with anyone on my list either. Come see my list of characters I could be friends with 😂
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Attending Hogwarts would be so much fun.
My Top Ten Tuesday post.
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I probably should’ve chosen a generic Hogwarts student as well instead of choosing Harry Potter himself for my list. Great choices!
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😂 Thanks !
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“A Generic Hogwarts Student” is interesting to imagine because. If you’re there when Harry was there. You’d trying to study for exams or something and just WAITING to see what happens to interrupt your plans. Giant snake? Escaped convicts? The actual dark lord?
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I always imagine the other students being really bemused by the trio. Like, “Oh look, Potter’s trailing blood through the Great Hall again. Sigh,” and going back to their homework.
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A random Hogwarts student is what I replied to someone too haha! the dream! And trading places with a character owning a little shop… that would be wonderful! I’m curious about this series now!
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I love how you went with a random Hogwarts student because TOTALLY YES. I mean, being one of the golden trio would be amazing, but just being able to attend Hogwarts would be a win.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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Ha ha yeah, it’s probably better to be a random Hogwarts student and not involved in all the Voldemort stuff.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2019/03/05/top-ten-tuesday-201/
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Your ‘generic Hogwarts student’ made me laugh out loud. That’s COMPLETELY the best way to get into JK Rowling’s world without all of the fighting-a-dark-lord issues! Great choice.
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Thanks! 😊
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Daine was my idol growing up, I think I wanted to be her more than anybody. Although generic Hogwarts student is a good choice too, I definitely daydreamed about having homework where I had to write about the ways to detect werewolves!
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Diane was my childhood idol too. It’s the one book series I’m just too scared to reread. It’d break my heart if she isn’t everything I remember.
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I used to pretend I was Matilda. Who doesn’t want a little telekenesis and endless book reading.
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Right!? 😁
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Great list! I had trouble coming up with a bunch of characters to switch places with this week too, so I did a Throwback TTT instead. 🙂
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It’s actually a pretty tricky prompt 😂 so many protagonists have awful lives.
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It’s true! I mean, there wouldn’t be conflict without the story, though. Maybe I’d swap places with some *after* the book is over.
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Epilogue swap!
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See, that would work!
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If I read Matilda, it was so long ago I don’t remember… but yes to reading lots of books!
I like the lines in “Tangled”
“And then I read a book or maybe two or three…”
and after lunch…
“Then I’ll reread the books if I have time to spare”
I want Rapunzel’s reading ability too!
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Definetly! She’d kill the Goodreads challenge. 😂
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This is a great list! I really like that you chose a generic Hogwarts student as opposed to one of the big main characters. I would definitely love to attend Hogwarts just as myself.
I’ve actually been wanting to try some cozy mysteries. Would The Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries be a good place to start for somebody that’s never read anything like that before or do you have another suggestion?
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I’d definitely recommend the Yarn Shop books! You get craftiness, tasty food descriptions, murder and a touch of paranormal all in one.
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That sounds exactly like what I’m looking for! Thanks so much!
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Yay! ❤
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I would totally love to be some random Ravenclaw student! Maybe a few years older than Harry so I’d have graduated before all the craziness starts!
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I’d like to be someone from Hogwarts! 😀 Fab list!
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A generic Hogwarts student would be perfect! All of the fun and none of the danger.
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Kath Rutledge’s life sounds pretty good, to be honest- I always love a good deli. Camp Half Blood too. Talking to animals would be awesome!
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Kath would be a fun person to swap with!
I haven’t read Matilda in ages….
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Oooh I didn’t think of Matilda! That is definitely a good one. Great list!
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I can’t believe I forgot about Annabeth! I’d definitely switch places with her!
My TTT post!
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Ooooh, Annabeth! You know what, she would be really fun to switch places with (or to hang out with, even). I would love to be one of the kids at Camp Half-Blood! As long as I didn’t have to go fight the Titans or anything. 😂 Great list!
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Yep! I don’t want to get squashed by giants or anything but the rest would be fun!
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Being some random Hogwarts student and Matilda would be so amazing ❤
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Annabeth is a great pic. Just not sure I’d want Percy along for the ride haha.
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Hah!
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I had such a hard time thinking of what to post for this, because like with you, most books I read are kinda dystopian. HP student would have been on my list, and if it had crossed my mind so would any character from Camp Half-Blood.
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Great post and great picks of charcters the only books that I read on your TTT list was the Harry Potter series and the Lunar Chronicles wich I absolutely love and adore both series. Thank you so much for stopping by my TTT post last week.
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😊❤
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I’ve heard *so* many crazy good things about the Lunar books, but as of yet, haven’t read any of them – or anything by Marissa for that matter. Someday I should remedy this. 😀
Thanks for the Finding Wonderland visit last week.
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Weirdly, I think the series as a whole is stinger than any individual part? But great fun and adventure!
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Oh the cozy series looks really good. I’ll have to check that out 🙂
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I hope you enjoy it! It’s my favourite cozy series 😊
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