The Ghost

Unknown Author

I clutched my cell phone tightly ready to call 911. I was so terrified

lying there in my bed that I couldn't move. Previous nights while stay-

ing at my Grandma's house I had been scared, but nothing compared

to the fear that ran through my veins on this unforgettable night.

I remember how exciting the idea of living with my grandma and

being independent from my parents for a whole summer while our

new house was being built sounded to me. My grandma lives in a

house that is over 100 years old! I really don't believe it is haunted

or anything, but I definitely heard sounds in the night, some louder

and scarier than other nights. My dad used to tease me that it was

my Grandpa's ghost coming back for visits. My grandpa died in

January of 2001. I don't believe in ghosts, but my dad's suggestion

of Grandpa's soul coming back made me feel uneasy.

One particular night still haunts me and is one that I really wish I

could forget. I went to bed that night up at my Grandma's house

just like I did almost every night, a little apprehensive about what

I might hear............

I thought this passage was interesting for many reasons. One because a lot of people feel like they are being haunted by ghosts, when they are mainly being superstitious. Or I know from personal experience that old houses tend to be scary, but there are no ghosts.

So I like this passage because it kind of relates to me and how I live in 11o year old house, and how I hate being home alone.

Harry Potter

And The Deathly Hallows

J.K.Rowling

"None of the Order would have told Voldemort we were moving

tonight, " said Harry. The idea was dreadful to him, he could

not believe it of any of them. "Voldemort only caught up with me

toward the end, he didn't know which one I was in the beginning.

If he'd been in on the plan he'd have known from the start I was

the one with Hagrid."

"None of the girls would have told Alison we were having a sleep

over tonight," said Kara. The thought of someone inviting her was

terrible, and she couldn't think it of any of them to tell her." Alison

only came here towards the end of the movie, she didn't know when

the sleepover started. If she'd been in on the sleepover plans she would

have been here on time."

Again Harry Potter is a great series, and unfortunately I am on the last book.

Although I will be sad to finish the series, I will be glad to find out how the story

ends. And I have got to say J.K.Rowling's an amazing author, and you should really

take time to read the series.

Harry Potter

And The Half-Blood Prince

J.K.Rowling

They had drawn level with the only shop in Knockturn Alley

that Harry had ever visited, Borgin and Burkes, which sold a wide

variety of sinister objects. There the midst of the cases full of

skulls and old bottles stood Draco Malfoy with his back to them,

just visible beyond the very same large black cabinet in which

Harry had once hidden to avoid Malfoy and his father. Judging by

the movements of Malfoy's hands, he was talking animateldy. The

proprietor of the shop, Mr.Borgin, an oily-haired, stooping man,

stood facing Malfoy. He was wearing a curious expression of min-

gled resentment and fear.

In this paragraph the word visited is a past tense word, hidden is past tense, talking is past tense, facing is past tense.

So far this book is great, but is getting more mysterious as I read. But I love how the author ties in this whole series without making a mistake and following the plot of the book. These are great books and I hope you enjoy.