recent eBay purchases ♡

Hello there!! So recently I've ordered a few things from eBay so I thought I would share with you what I've bought, it's mostly Harry Potter related I will warn you now..

1. Time Turner - £2.65

I actually bought a time turner keyring at the Harry Potter Studio Tour (you can read my blogpost about this here) and I was going to buy a chain so I could wear it but I saw this on eBay for under £3 and thought I might as well just buy this, seeming as this actually has the engraving on it and the one from the tour didn't. You can't actually buy this specific one from eBay anymore because that deal has finished but there are others which are under £4, and if you get it from China it can be as cheap as 99p but I didn't want to do that in case it broke on the way and I had to send it back. It also came really quickly, I ordered it on a Monday and it came by the Thursday!!

2. Hogwarts Library (inc. Quidditch Through the Ages, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard) - £16.75

I wanted to buy this a while ago when I did a little Harry Potter Haul with my friends (you can read my blogspot on this here) but the only shop that had it was Waterstones and it was £25, I knew they had them at WHSmith but they didn't have them in stock at the time so I went onto eBay on that day and found it for £16.75 which is the best I've ever seen it. You can buy this here and now I see that it's even cheaper (that's a bit annoying) but yes, I haven't read any of it yet but I knew a true Potterhead should have read them so I will read them eventually and maybe do a review on here :)

3. Totoro Purse - 99p

I know I said before that I wouldn't want to order from China but I saw this purse and really couldn't resist, I love Studio Ghibli so much - in fact I'm watching a new Studio Ghibli film every week until my exams end. The quality isn't great, I won't lie, there are a few loose threads and you can see there's a bit of a dent at the top but I really like it and I haven't really changed my purse in years. It is 11cm x 11cm so it's bigger than it looks, I doubt it will fit my cards in too but it's really good :) you can actually buy this here and it's still 99p if you want to buy it, there are lots of designs you can get and they're all really cute but I wanted this one the most. It took a couple of weeks to deliver but it's from China so what can you expect??

Thanks for reading!!

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why being a fangirl sucks // youtube video ♡

Hello there readers!! I've not been blogging so much recently but I filmed a youtube video today so feel free to watch that, it is called 'why being a fangirl sucks' and it's basically me complaining about being obsessive over things (like Harry Potter) so feel free to watch!!!!

Music Monday #2

Hello there! So I've only done one music Monday post before, and I was going to make it a weekly thing for me but I didn't because I usually listen to the same songs for ages and then get into some new songs gradually but it's gotten to the point where I have completely new tracks that I'm listening to :)

1. Boy's Don't Cry - The Cure

This is a 'mainstream' song by The Cure, and I hadn't really listened to them before but I really love this song and I'm ashamed I didn't get into them sooner. The guitar part is reminiscent of The Smiths for me and the song in general sounds a bit like The Smiths (at least I think so) but it's a great song.

2.Wild World - Cat Stevens

I had heard this song ages ago but I've been listening to it basically on repeat at the moment, it reminds me a lot of skins (generation 1 if you don't know but you probably do) and I like watching the skins version too but the Cat Stevens one has a lot more heart, it was at this point I realised my music taste is basically the same as my parents (I'm a cool kid I know)

3. Hard out Here - Lily Allen

A while ago, Isabella and I did a vlog where we were featured singing this song. Lily Allen has made a comeback and I am so happy. She is so satirical and funny and that's why I like the song because it's done ironically, I am looking forward to hear more music from her because I missed her when she left the music scene.

4. Royals - Lorde

Okay another mainstream song, so let the hipsters shoot me. I like Lorde's style, it reminds me a bit of Lana Del Rey and this song is just a bit of fun. Also, my philosophy teacher recommended this song to our class and I don't recall anyone in my philosophy class really paying much attention but then she became really famous, my philosophy teachers are amazing just saying.

5. Howl's Moving Castle Theme

I don't know if it's a bit unorthodox to put in film music in a Music Monday post but I have been listening to this non-stop, and I've printed off the sheet music and I've been learning it on the piano because it's that beautiful. I absolutely love studio ghibli, and this film is so lovely. I'm slowly building up my studio ghibli DVD collection (cough cough Santa) but the music in all of the studio ghibli films is really lovely to be honest.

Thanks for reading, I didn't feel I should mention this but I've also been loving the Harry Potter soundtrack after doing the tours and watching the films :)