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I’m ready for Hogwarts!
This year for Halloween I decided that I wasn’t going to play a scary character, I wasn’t going to be a villain, or a monster from the Hades.
This year, evil is already around us. Inside us.
It’s much scarier than a simple dementor.
And I want to face it. Fight it.
We’re all in the Forbidden Forest and anyone we meet, in the shadows, could be a Death Eater, Aragog could come out of any ravine, and there is no certain safety until we’re out.
Care must be taken.
Help will always be given at Hogwarts but only to those who’ll stay inside the castle.
Only if we remember to use the protection spells.
Only if we stay hidden for a while.
These are dark times, there is no denying.
But you see: happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
So: Lumos Maxima!
You have to choose which side to take.
There is no need for protests, complaints, fears.
Just stay in the light and in restrictions for the common good.
We’ll win.
Are you ready to fight to defeat You-Know-What?
ITALIANO
Sono pronta per Hogwarts!
Quest’anno per Halloween ho deciso che non avrei impersonato un personaggio spaventoso, non sarei stata una cattiva, o un mostro dall’Ade.
Quest’anno il male è già intorno a noi. Dentro noi.
Fa molta più paura di un semplice Dissennatore.
E io voglio affrontarlo. Combatterlo.
Siamo tutti nella Foresta Proibita e chiunque incontriamo, nell’ombra, potrebbe essere un Mangiamorte, da qualsiasi anfratto potrebbe uscire Aragog, e non c’è una salvezza certa fin quando siamo fuori.
Bisogna fare attenzione.
Un aiuto verrà sempre dato a Hogwarts, ma solo a chi resterà nel castello.
Solo se ci ricordiamo di usare gli incantesimi di protezione.
Solo se per un po’ restiamo nascosti.
Questi sono tempi bui, non si può negare.
Ma vedete: la felicità la si può trovare anche negli attimi più tenebrosi, se solo uno si ricorda di accendere la luce.
E allora: Lumos Maxima!
Bisogna scegliere da che parte stare.
Non servono proteste, lamentele, paure.
Basta restare nella luce e nelle restrizioni per il bene comune.
Ne usciremo.
Siete pronti a lottare per sconfiggere Voi-Sapete-Cosa?
AT HOGWARTS

ENGLISH
Here at Hogwarts we are continuing to learn important lessons.
Sorting Hat urged us all to be brave and strong in these troubled times.
And above all, safe in our dorms: mind you, I check you on the Marauder’s Map, and Hedwig flies to patrol the areas outside the map!
This’s the best time to practice with the wand,
reread the Tales of Beedle the Bard,
leave scarf and gloves aside for a while,
warm up with Butterbeer,
start journaling in a diary (better no Tom Riddle’s),
throwing thoughts away in an ampoule without too much indulging: we’ll relive them with greater maturity in a few months, immersing ourselves in the Pensieve from a more objective point of view.
Now we’re too involved, too emotional, we don’t have to demand from ourselves.
It’s okay to pause projects, to feel sad, to stop sometimes.
Let’s start over from the basics and the simplest spells, to feel satisfied with little, to levitate more lightly on the events of this period.
Come on, together:
Wingardium Leviósa, not Leviosàr.
What spell – excuse, distraction, trick – are you using to lighten heaviness a little?
ITALIANO
Qui ad Hogwarts stiamo continuando ad apprendere importanti lezioni.
Il Cappello Parlante ci vuole forti e coraggiosi in questi tempi cupi.
E soprattutto al sicuro nei nostri dormitori: badate bene che vi controllo sulla Mappa del Malandrino, ed Edvige vola in perlustrazione delle zone esterne alla mappa!
È il momento migliore per fare pratica con la bacchetta,
rileggere le fiabe di Beda il Bardo,
lasciare sciarpa e guanti da parte per un po’,
riscaldarsi con della Burrobirra,
iniziare a scrivere un diario (meglio se non quello di Tom Riddle),
mettere via i pensieri in una ampolla senza troppo indulgere: li rivivremo con maggiore maturità tra qualche mese, immergendoci nel Pensatoio da un punto di vista più oggettivo.
Adesso siamo troppo coinvolti, troppo emotivi, non dobbiamo pretendere da noi stessi.
Va bene mettere in pausa i progetti, sentirsi tristi, fermarsi qualche volta.
Ricominciamo dalle basi e dagli incantesimi più semplici, per sentirci soddisfatti con poco, per levitare con più leggerezza sugli avvenimenti di questo periodo.
Forza, insieme:
Wingardium Leviósa, non Leviosà.
Quale incantesimo – scusa, distrazione, trucchetto – state usando per alleggerire la pesantezza?
INSIDE THE FORBIDDEN FOREST

ENGLISH
Today it’s Halloween.
Perhaps the scariest in many years.
But there is one thing I learned while walking in the Forbidden Forest: fear is a mind’s brainchild.
Fear distorts vision.
Fear clouds thoughts.
Fear changes people.
Fear becomes real. It materializes.
If you’re afraid of meeting a Dementor, you’ll seem to see him in every shadow and you’ll attract him, cause they perceive fear and feed on happy memories, leaving you with only your pain.
That’s how it works in life.
But if we stop focusing on worries, and look at the little big joys, the daily gratitude, the life that gives us another day, the good that exists and persists…
if we could always do it, there would be no Dementor capable of kissing us.
We could evoke a happy memory at any moment to shield ourselves from any evil.
It’s the most important spell to learn.
Let’s close our eyes and focus on a happy memory, it has to be strong and powerful, it has to be capable of overcoming any fear. Do you have it?
Expecto Patronum!
My Patronus is a beluga, it rapresents what protects me: sweetness, looking for the good in every situation. But with the strength of a 1.000 kg animal.
I don’t want to ask you for your happiest memory. It’s too personal.
But what would your Patronus be?
xx Dasynka
ITALIANO
Oggi è Halloween.
Forse quello più spaventoso in molti anni.
Ma ho imparato una cosa girando nella Foresta Proibita: la paura è frutto della mente.
La paura distorce la vista.
La paura annebbia i pensieri.
La paura cambia le persone.
La paura diventa reale. Si materializza.
Se temi di incontrare un Dissennatore, ti sembrerà di scorgerlo in ogni ombra e lo attirerai, perché loro percepiscono la paura e si nutrono di ricordi felici, lasciandoti con solo il tuo dolore.
Funziona così nella vita.
Ma se smettiamo di concentrarci sulle preoccupazioni, e guardiamo alle piccole grandi gioie, alla gratitudine quotidiana, alla vita che dona un giorno ancora, al bene che esiste e persiste… se riuscissimo a farlo sempre, non ci sarebbe Dissennatore capace di baciarci.
Potremmo evocare in ogni momento un ricordo felice per farci scudo da qualsiasi male.
È l’incantesimo più importante da imparare.
Chiudiamo gli occhi e concentriamoci su un ricordo felice, che sia forte e potente, che sia capace di sovrastare qualunque paura. Ce l’avete?
Expecto Patronum!
Il mio Patronus è un beluga, rappresenta ciò che mi protegge: dolcezza, cercare il buono di ogni situazione. Ma con la forza di un animale di 1.000 kg.
Non vi chiedo il vostro ricordo più felice. È troppo personale.
Ma quale sarebbe il vostro Patronus?
xx Dasynka
54 commenti
You have shared a great post. I haven’t read the books but watched a couple of the films. You have shared great photographs. Thank you for sharing.
Lauren
Thank you, Lauren! I can only suggest you to see all the movies and then move to the books, they are something else from everything ever done ♥ xx
Beautiful cosplay and photos.
I agree with you that out fears have a way of manifesting.
Yes, as everything we think: we attract fears and dreams equally, the more we believe in them (bad or good) the more we manifest them.
Thanks, xx
Love the magic in these images!
Thank you very much 🙂 xx
Wow! I’ve never read any Harry Potter books or seen any of the movies, but you really brought it to life, Dasynka! Your pictures are so magical with the transitions. Spectacular photo shoot and you look beautiful!
Omg you need to give them a try, they are different from any other fantasy story I promise! And thank you for your compliments 🙂 xx
I’m a big fan of Harry Potter and I absolutely love this look. You nailed it!
Valerie
Thank you very much! I’m blag you loved it 🙂 xx
It is interesting that you bring up that there is evil inside us. I agree with that. We all have our inner demons. Love your costume. I just don’t want anymore protests. They are way too violent and that is how the message gets lost. Your photoshoot is on point!!
Nancy ✨
I wish we could just cope the current situation, the covid and everything else with grace. We need less violence and more changes.
Thank you Nancy 🙂 xx
I love your edits, they’re so magical! I didn’t have many clothes to choose from this time round, so I just went like Wednesday, because I already had everything for that, it was simple and effective 🙂
I think it’s the most representative for Hallowe’en: I watched the Addams family on 31th for the first time 🙂 thank you! xx
Love the magic in these images! Got me to escape reality for a couple of minutes <3
I’m glad for this 🙂 xx
These Harry Potter shots are amazing! So well done!
-Ashley
Thank you very much, xx
Great costume, perfect photos ❤
Thanks! xx
This is amazing!
I love the attention to detail. You are so talented.
Beautiful pictures, beautiful costume and set and beautiful writing!
xxxx
Thank you very very much❤ xx
Your costume is amazing! So creative… I love it!
Thank you! xx
These Harry Potter photos are amazing Dasynka! You are so talented at photoshop. I love your cosplays so much. Harry Potter has been one of the things that has gotten me through 2020. I loved rereading the books during quarantine. Harry was a light in this dark year for me <3
Jill
For me as well, I’m still reading them and I feel like it was the line that goes through all this time, that gave me lightheartedness evenings. Plus on tv they screened all the films twice this year (first time ever!), Harry has really a positive power on many of us❤
Anyway thank you so much for your kindness 🙂 xx
ohhh how cool is this babe!
Thanks so! xx
This is a GREAT idea for a costume! I love it and the photos are excellent too.
I apologize for the delay I lost my mom.
Allie
Oh Allie❤ I’m so sorry, I hope you are ok and that you’re facing the life like a warrior, that you’re full of love and compassion, and that you’re feeling your Mom with your heart. Love will never die. I’m sending you all my love, if you’ll ever need, I’m here.
Stay strong❤ xx
Amazing pics!
Thanks, xx
what a cute costume! x
erin x
Thank you, xx
Your costume is amazing!!
Thanks! xx
I’m so in love with all your pictures.
You’re so talented at photoshoot.
I especially love the picture with the patronus.
Your patronus is the cutest !
xx
Margot
Oh Margot thank you so much for your compliments 🙂 what would be your patronus? xx
This is incredible, I love how much effort you’ve put in. All of your photos look absolutely amazing too. Great costume x
Oh thank you for the feedback 🙂 xx
dai ma che meraviglia queste foto, bravissima!! Sembri uscita da Harry Potter!
Grazie mille! xx
I am a Big Harry Potter Fan and I love these pictures.
Bernie
I’m glad there are so many Harry Potter lovers here❤ xx
I love the idea of Hogwarts as a change from the usual Hallowe’en costumes. And oh my goodness, your before and after photos are STUNNING, you are so talented! Thank you for sharing those, they are beautiful 🙂
You are just so sweet, thank you very much for the appreciation ❤ xx
I love your costume. Wonderful pictures. I love the photoshop effects. So cool!
xoxo
Lovely
Thank you very much! xx
I am a huge Harry Potter fan and so of course I absolutely love your look! You did a fantastic job with all the props too!
Another Harry’s fan, I’m glad we can all understand this insanity lol xx
Your costume is beautifully realistic and I love your budding visual effects!
Oh thank you very much! xx
What a cute costume idea! Your photos are beautiful! I love seeing the before and after!
Jill
Thank you, Jill 🙂 xx