Top Ten Tuesday #42
Bookish People I’d Like to Meet
Today’s prompt nearly stumped me enough to skip this week’s Top Ten Tuesday post. However, since I haven’t joined in the fun since January, I decided to work through it. The original prompt is “Bookish People I’d Like to Meet.” I decided to put a spin on it and go with “Hogwarts Teachers I’d Like to Take Classes From.” Here are my top ten:
Albus Dumbledore
Any Subject
Minerva McGonagall
Transfiguration
Filius Flitwick
Charms
Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
Care of Magical Creatures
Rolanda Hooch
Flying
Horace Slughorn
Potions
Bathsheda Babbling
Ancient Runes
Aurora Sinistra
Astronomy
Septima Vector
Arithmancy
Remus Lupin
Defense Against the Dark Arts
I don’t really have an interest in Herbology or I would’ve had Professor Sprout on my list. If I had to take Divination, I’d take it from Firenze not Professor Trelawney so I’d actually learn something. Because I’ve been sorted into Slytherin, I may take potions from Snape but I’m a little iffy on that since he’s so moody. And, even though I love Hagrid and could learn a lot, I think Professor Grubbly-Plank would be safer, LOL.
What about you? Which bookish characters would you like to meet?
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Albus would be a wonderful teacher!
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Right?! He’s one of my favorite literary characters of all time. ๐
Fun topic! I bet a lot of people would love to join you for these classes.
Thanks! ๐ I’d love to be a witch, lol.
I want to take all those classes too, especially Lupin and McGonagall
I’d love to have Lupin as a teacher, I just don’t know about DADA, lol. That’s why he’s last on the list. ๐
Those crazy screaming things from Herbology scared me as an adult so there’s no way I would take that class!
Ha! Yeah, the mandrakes are pretty scary. I think if I were more into yard work and gardening, I’d love Herbology. As it stands, though, I’m not really into plants. ๐
I would definitely love to take Transfiguration, though I do think McGonagall would probably scare me a little in person. Charms too would be a fun class and of course flying. Lupin seems like a great teacher so I’d definitely take DADA from him, and I actually think I’d quite enjoy the potential carnage of one of Hagrid’s Care of Magical Creatures’ classes. I don’t think I’d particularly want to do Runes, Arithmancy or Astronomy. Such a fun take on this week’s topic!
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Ha ha! McGonagall would be scary. But, I think she’d be a great teacher. And, I love Lupin so much that I’d brave DADA. I’d love to lear about some of the creatures Hagrid would teach–hippogriffs and thestrals–but I’d probably be like Neville and get eaten by the textbook. LOL.
Now THIS is fun. My daughter’s totally into HP right now so I’ll have to show her this post, see what she thinks
That’s cool that your daughter’s really into HP right now. You should ask her which classes and teachers she’d like to have. ๐
She’s making lists ๐
Cool! ๐
Such a fun list! I’d love to take a class from McGonagall or Lupin or, of course, Dumbledore ๐
Thanks, Lindsey! ๐ Definitely my top three teachers. Lupin’s at the bottom, though, because I’m not sure about the subject, lol.
I skipped TTT this week because I was stumped. I might do it next week. I love how you twisted the topic this week. It’s perfect!
I understand. I could have done a list of authors I’d love to meet or spend quality time together with, but my list would only be of 5 or so authors. ๐ I love forward to seeing your list next week!
This is such a fun topic!! I want to join you for these classes!! ๐
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it! ๐
Fun!
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Such a fun list! I love it. I would take any class with Albus Dumbledore. He’s the first character that popped into my head when I saw this prompt ๐
Happy TTT!
Susan
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Thanks, Susan! ๐ Yeah, I adore Dumbledore. He’s one of my favorite literary characters–him and Atticus.
dumbledore would make the best teacher!
Right?! Hopefully, he would’ve be as cryptic with us as he was with Harry. LOL.
Fun way to twist the topic – and I read HP SO long ago, I don’t remember most of the teachers, but actually I think it would be fun to have a class with any of them. Thanks for stopping by.
Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
Thanks, Terrie! ๐ Agreed, just to learn magic. There are some classes I’d want to learn more than others, though.
I love you take on the topic this week. It would be so fascinating to listen to them talk. Just imagine the learning!
Thanks, Deanne! ๐ Right?! I’d so love to learn the type of magic they learn at Hogwarts. Too bad it’s not real.
I think I’d enjoy Transfiguration or Charms the most. I’d -want- to enjoy Herbology but I kill every plant I touch, so I’d probably hate it XD
Yes, Transfiguration and Charms would be my favorites, I think :D. And, your reason is exactly why I wouldn’t enjoy Herbology, lol.
Same! Hagrid’s class would be fun, but probably scary. Didn’t Dumbledore teach transfiguration?
Definitely! ๐ And, he did teach transfiguration before he became headmaster. However, since Dumbledore is one of the most powerful wizards, I’d love him to teach me any branch of magic. LOL.
I’m surprised at how many of these I don’t recognize. Then again, it’s been many years since I read the books. I always like McGonagall and Lupin.
I had to look up some of the teacher’s names. ๐ I knew I’d like the class so I looked up who the best teachers were. LOL.
This is a cool sounding list – all of the classes sounded good to me, and I just wish I could learn magic period!
Right?! I’d give anything to live in Harry’s world and be a witch. ๐
It doesn’t look like it stumped you for long. What a fun, creative twist to today’s prompt! Have a great week!
I was mostly stumped because it was 2am and I was tired. ๐ Now that my brain’s less exhausted, I could come up with a few other “bookish people I want to meet” lists. LOL.
Oh, this is fun! McGonagall is one I’d definitely love to take a class with, and I’m sure Dumbledore would be amazing too. I’d add Hagrid to my list in hopes of being able to ride Buckbeak, haha.
Thanks! ๐ I really enjoyed coming up with this list. Yes, Buckbeak. I’d love to see the hippogriffs and thestrals, but some of his other creatures are a little too scary, lol.
I love your twist! and fun list.
Karen @For What It’s Worth
Thanks, Karen! ๐ It was fun to do.
I love Harry Potter but I have to admit that I don’t remember Grubbly-Plank, Babbling, Sinistra, or Vector. My much-younger cousins used to look at me in horror when I admitted I didn’t remember something from the Wizarding World. ๐ Your schedule looks like a lot of fun though! Great twist!
Grubbly-Plank took over for Hagrid in the fifth book. She’s the one we see the most of in the books. The other teachers are mentioned in passing, but I looked up which ones were the best teachers of those subjects. LOL. ๐
What a fun topic! Well done!
Thanks, Marg! ๐
Firenze would be a super cool teacher, especially with the classroom transformation he does! I also vibe with his perspective of “we don’t know shit so mostly just don’t worry about it” ๐
Lol. I agree. I think it would be really fun and interesting to learn about the stars and divination from his perspective. ๐
Yes! I love this. Lupin would be my top choice. Fun twist this week!
Thanks! ๐ Lupin would be my near the top too IF he didn’t teach DADA, lol.