The Harry Potter Spells Book Tag

Last updated on 3 January 2025

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This year I’ve really been getting into Book Tags. I don’t know if they’re supposed to be a) specifically for booktubers or b) done by people who have actually been tagged to do them, buuuut they’re still fun to do without the occurrence of either of those things.

Jesse the Reader had already created the Harry Potter Spells Book Tag, which turned out to be perfect for this Harry Potter Week. Shall we peruse my shelves together? I’ll try my hardest not to name Harry Potter books for all of them.

Harry Potter Spells Book Tag

Expecto Patronum: A childhood book connected to good memories

A Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket

Much like Harry Potter, my childhood and early teen years were spent awaiting the publication of the latest ASOUE book. I remember one of our friends introduced my sister and I to them and I was immediately hooked.

Expelliarmus: A book that took you by surprise

The Fault in Our Stars, By John Green

It wasn’t the story that was surprising, it wasn’t the characters or the setting or anything like that. I think what surprised me about this book was that it was the first John Green I tried after not really enjoying Looking for Alaska. When I read Looking for Alaska I didn’t really get into it. I think possibly I was a bit young, I hadn’t really dived into the YA world yet, so I wasn’t expecting much from The Fault In Our Stars, but when everyone was raving so hard about it, I thought I had been jump on that bandwagon. And I’m so glad I did. That bandwagon was so good. It definitely surprised me.

Prior Incantato: The last book you read

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, by Mackenzi Lee

This book was in the July Owl Crate book and it was so much fun! More about the box coming next week, but definitely a light, fun read. Would even read again.

Alohamora: A book that introduced you to a genre you had not considered before

My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult

This was one of the books we read in school for English class. Before then I had heard of Picoult but never read anything. Perhaps because I was a bit young, but primarily, I think, because I much rather be dragged into a fantasy land of dragons and magic than real life. But I love My Sister’s Keeper and since then have read about 10 of her books, and MSK isn’t even my favourite any more. I don’t read them often, but since that English class I’m definitely way more open to picking up that sort of general fiction genre.

Riddikulus: A funny book you’ve read

Artemis Fowl Series, by Eoin Colfer

Another series I great up with was Artemis Fowl. I loved those books so much. Look at my bookshelf now, they’re still there. I don’t think I’ve actually read the last 2 (*gasp*) but they’re a series that definitely made me laugh. I loved the characters and the ridiculous situations that Artemis and his friends (and enemies!) got up to. Must re-read the series.

Sonorus: A book you think everybody should know about

The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

So everyone probably knows about this sweet little book, but not everyone has read it. As well as being slightly odd and sweet, it’s so thought-provoking and a real challenge to everyone.

Obliviate: A book you would like to forget having read

The Taker by Alma Katsu

I don’t know why I picked this book up. Perhaps it was because I found it for super cheap in a second-hand store or the pull of the mysterious and immortal beings drew me in, but I really wish I hadn’t read it. I found The Taker was such a waste of time and I didn’t enjoy it at all.

Imperio: A book you had to read for school

The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

I remember when our English teacher announced our book for the year. It was the most excited I had ever been about an English book choice (99% of them were utterly ridiculous and I did not enjoy even one sentence). I had, of course, already read The Hobbit and was already a die-hard fan, so even though I knew it back to front, cover to cover, I still re-read it with the rest of my class. I got top grades for that unit.

Crucio: A book that was painful to read

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling

Got all the way down here before I pulled out an HP book! But this was super painful to read, not only because so many characters died in it (moment of silence for those we lost … ), but because it was the last book. There would be no more Harry Potter. Of course, back then we didn’t know about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, or the excitement of Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. No, they’re not really Harry Potter, but they’re something we can cling to after we finish re-reading HP for the hundredth time.

Avada Kedavra: A book that could kill (interpret as you will)

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Suzanna Clarke

Going with literal kill for this one; apologies if that’s a little morbid. But this book is colossal that I don’t quite have the motivation to dive into it. I really want to, because it sounds wonderful, but at over 1000 pages (look how huge it looks next to my smallest book, The Great Gatsby?!), you could literally clobber someone over the head with it and that would be the last of them.

I really enjoyed this book tag! It’s amazing how much fun it is combining elements of a book series you know and love into all the other books you’ve read during your life. Thanks, Jesse the Reader, for creating this gem of a book tag.

Have you guys done the Harry Potter Spells Book Tag?

Link it up in the comments so I can see what your answers were.