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I have seriously been too excited for this box. I am a massive Harry Potter fan - massive! - and so Harry Potter merchandise is everything I live for. This box is perfect for that. So let's see what was in this month's box.

Again, I chose to have a Slytherin themed box.

This box costs: £19.99 + £2.99 p&p

There are 9 items in this box

Let's first talk about the t-shirt in this month's box. It is actually amazing. It is a t-shirt that says 'I Solemnly Swear I Am Up To No Good'. You could get a grey or a purple one and I am so happy that I got the purple one (it's my favourite colour!). I can't wait to start wearing it!

The next item I am really excited about is the 'I Solemnly Swear I Am Up To No Good' travel mug. While it is only a plastic one and probably won't keep drinks warm for very long, it is perfect to keep drinks in while out and about. It is perfect for the coming winter months and will encourage me to drink more warm drinks during the day.

Next I pulled out a house 'Prefect' badge, which I thought was amazing-ly cool. Mine is green, for the Slytherin house. I have seen these around before and have always wanted one, and now I am glad to finally own one. I will probably wear this pin with every outfit.

Next are two posters which I am extremely pleased with. One is a house poster. Mine is green that says 'Keep Calm and Be A Slytherin'. I love this poster, and I have always wanted one. The other poster is one of the rules that Dolores Umbridge created during Harry's fifth year, which is one of the most awesome posters I have ever owned. I am so excited that they did this.

They also included some ribbon with the Hogwarts crest and all of the House crests. It looks cool, but I really don't see why they included it. I know I'll have no use for it.

Next is another AMAZING product. In the box, we got a 2017 illustrated calendar! I am not usually the sort of person to use a calendar as I usually forget to change it each month or to even use it in general. However, the illustrations on this calendar are so beautiful, so I know I will definitely be using this every day next year. I can't wait for it to be 2017 already!

Then there is a wall hanging of 'Platform 9 and 3/4' which is actually metallic, and so I feel would be greatly protected. This is really quite cool and I'm going to make sure to find somewhere to hang it in my bedroom, especially once I go to university.

The next and final item in the box is a double-sided print, which I have already put up on my wall. One side is another 'Platform 9 and 3/4' print, and on the other side has a picture of Hogwarts. Of course I chose the picture of Hogwarts to display on my wall. I love these prints that they put in these boxes. The illustrations are amazing and they're all such good quality.

Again, I absolutely loved this box and I really really cannot wait for next month's box. And apparently November's box will be their Christmas box which I am so excited about as Christmas is my favourite time of the year!

I'll be back on Tuesday with my monthly favourites for you all!

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Hello you beauties!

As you all may know, I used to subscribe to the 'My Little Box' beauty boxes, but I have swapped that box for an even cooler Harry Potter subscription box. While I know it's not beauty related, I thought I would still write my monthly reviews on it, as I know some of you may still be interested in it.

This box costs: £19.99 + £2.99 p&p

There are 8 items in this box

You get to choose the house you want for the box, or choose to have a mixture. Obviously I'm a Slytherin, and so as soon as I opened the box, I saw the green tissue paper showing my house colour, holding the surprises together with a lovely 'Dark Mark' sticker.

The first item that stood out in this month's box was a lovely t-shirt. The t-shirt was an Ollivander's t-shirt and I have worn it as much as I can already. I was unsure what size to choose so I went with a size bigger than I usually get, and it's huge on me, so it's a good job I love wearing baggy clothes. It feels and looks great though and I am extremely happy with this first product.

Next is another major product in the box - Voldemort's wand! When I went to 'The Making of Harry Potter' for the first time back in June, I bought Hermione Granger's wand then and have wanted to add to my miniscule collection of wands since then. Even though they're not of the same brand, I'm so happy to have another major wand in my collection and I hope there will be more to come in the future. 

The next item is a large-ish badge that says 'Proud to be a Slytherin' with the Slytherin snake on it. This is a lovely addition to the box, but because the badge is so big, I doubt I'll wear it out of the house. I'm just going to find a special place to display it in my house.

Then I pulled out a Hogwarts tea towel! The design of this product is really special - with 'Hogwarts written on it and part of the castle drawn around it. I doubt I will use this much now, I might save it for if I ever get to go to university but I do honestly believe this is a lovely addition to the box, and is a decent sized towel.

One product I was extremely excited to see was the Marauders Map! Both my brother and I have always always wanted one of these, and now I finally have one! The quality of it is great - whilst you can't actually see people walking around on it, the detail put into the actual map and outline of the castle is brilliant, and the feel of the product is great. It is made of extremely glossy paper which I feel will make it last a whole lot longer.

Next is a cardboard glossy Azkaban Poster, which I am actually very happy about. It is very cartoon like but also very detailed and a decent size too. I have a lot of posters on my wall already, so I will probably save this for when I go to university to decorate my room, but I am very happy with the inclusion of posters in this subscription box, and I feel like it will last for a very long time.

I must have actually screamed when I saw the Hogwarts Letters in the box this month. They're so detailed and look so life like, and they gave us two as well, so it's a great idea to send one to a friend! My brother loves Harry Potter just as much as I do, so I decided to 'send' one of these letters to him and he loved it. It's a great addition to my Harry Potter merchandise collection.

The final product in this box, and again a pretty amazing product, is a Deathly Hallows Necklace! I have honestly ALWAYS wanted one of these and now I finally have one! What more, the part of the Resurrection Stone can actually turn, which I find makes this even more unique. The chain is a decent length and the fact that it is silver makes it a brilliant item, and I cannot wait to wear it more in the future.

I cannot begin to describe how much I love this box. While I love my beauty subscription boxes for the makeup additions to my collection each month, this Harry Potter box gives me an acceptable excuse to 'geek out' once a month while getting great and decent quality products for such a low price each month. I already cannot wait for next month's box already, and I would definitely recommend that you all treat yourself to this box as well. But be quick! As you can imagine, this box sells out extremely quickly (usually within a couple of weeks).

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Hello you beauties!

Yes, I know, it's another tag. But it was my 19th birthday yesterday, so I thought it was fitting to write about the one thing that I love the most - other than fashion and makeup of course. Harry Potter.

1. What is your favourite book?
Definitely the Half Blood Prince. I feel like it is the most mature out of all the books while Harry is at school, and makes me feel less like I am reading a children's book, and more like I'm reading a YA book.

2. What is your favourite film?
Probably Deathly Hallows Part II. It is a very dark film, and very emotional. The actors are great at portraying the emotions correctly for this film. I cried a lot during this film. Honestly.

3. What is your least favourite book?
The Chamber of Secrets. I just found this to be the most boring of all of the stories.

4. What is your least favourite film?
Again, The Chamber of Secrets. I think I was just not that keen on the storyline as I was the others, and the character of Lockhart really annoyed me. A lot.

5. Parts of the books/films that made you cry?
Many of the deaths throughout the series. Especially Fred. And Cedric.
Draco basically being pressured into being a Death Eater to save his family
The fact that the Slytherins were always so horrible to Hermione about things that she couldn't help e.g. being Muggleborn, her looks

6. If you could hook up with any character, who would it be?

Definitely Draco. Always has been Draco since day one, and will be Draco for as long as I live. 

7. Who is your favourite character?

This is a hard one, as I love both Hermione and Draco. I would have to go with Draco in the end though. He is a more troubled boy, and I feel most sorry for him. 

8. Who is your least favourite character?

Oh, this one is easy. Definitely Umbridge. I don't know how she was even let near children. Or to teach them anything. She is just the worst human being going. 

Oh, and I disliked Lucius Malfoy a lot too. He always prioritised Voldemort over his own son and this really annoyed me. Family should come above everything else.

9. What is your favourite quote?

Mine is definitely a Weasley twin quote.

               "What are Fred and I? Next door neighbours?"

10. What is your least favourite quote?

When Lucius Malfoy says 

              "Now now, play nice Draco"

because I find it extremely patronising. Draco isn't a little kid, so why treat him like one!?

11. What would your Patronus be?

I have never actually thought about this. But the quizzes that I take usually say 'Otter' because apparently I'm smart. 

12. What would your Boggart be?

Probably a massive snake, or a great big Alsatian, both ready to attack. 

13. What would you rather have - the elder wand, the resurrection stone or the invisibility cloak?

Definitely the invisibility cloak. While I'm small and almost invisible anyway, but if I had an invisibility cloak it'd be so much fun sneaking up on people. I could attack them with snowballs - oh my, it'd be so much fun!

14. Which house would you be in?

Slytherin 100%!!!

15. If you were on the Quidditch team, which position would you play?

Probably Beater. I can get quite violent when I want to, so the other team had better watch out or else get knocked into another universe. 

16. Which class would be your favourite?

I would love History of Magic. I know in the books it says it is a very boring subject, but I just love history in general, whether that be Muggle or Magic.

17. If you could bring one character back to life, who would it be?

Cedric Diggory! He was way too young to die, and I would've loved to have seen his character develop. It is obvious that Rowling only bought him in for the Triwizard Tournament, so she'd have a character to kill off. Which is so sad. 

18. What would your job be in the magical world?

I would love to be a Healer or Mediwizard, and learn how to use magical and herbal remedies from minor injuries to more major illnesses. 

19. If you could meet any member of the cast, who would it be?

I would LOVE to meet Emma Watson. She seems like such a genuinely nice person and I feel like I'd get on with her very well. 

20. Were you happy with the ending?

Kind of. While the pairings seemed cute (yes, I do love Hermione and Ron being together) but I wish that Harry and Draco had become friends. Yes, I know the hatred wasn't as strong anymore, but after everything that went off in the Battle of Hogwarts, I genuinely thought they could be friends after that. 

21. How much does Harry Potter mean to you?

It means a lot to me. It is what I grew up with, and is the only wizarding and witchcraft story that I have read that doesn't make me cringe. It is my escape, whenever I'm feeling sad, I just pick up one of the books, or watch one of the films, or go onto one of the online communities and lose myself into the wondrous world of wizardry. 

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