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🎅À la bourre pour trouver un chouette et unique #cadeau de #Noël? 🎁Il me reste encore quelques #calendriers! Ils sont unique et imprimés en haute qualité en édition limitée! Illustré par les soins. Il y a de la place pour écrire dans les cases des dates. N'hésitez plus! Dédicacé sur demande 😍25€ +frais d envoi. Remise en mains propres possible 🎅epidemalice.etsy. com❤ . . . #calendrier #calendriermural #calendrier2018 #calendrierillustre #art #calendrierartiste #artiste #artistique #mademoiselleortie #epidemalice #illustration #fantasy #feerique #contedefee #animaux

[frith-inle]

The Great Nightspirit by MademoiselleOrtie

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The Coven by MademoiselleOrtie

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Harry Potter - The Chosen One

(Image by MademoiselleOrtie - https://mademoiselleortie.deviantart.com)

We all know the story of Harry Potter - The Boy Who Lived, the star of one of the most successful franchises of all time, and we all also know this classic archetype, The Chosen One. 

(Warning: Spoilers below for all of the Harry Potter books and films, if you’re the one person who has yet to read or watch all of either series)

Harry was a Prophecy Chosen One; his destiny was predicted before he was born in a prophecy, which in this instance was made by Sybill Trelawney.

“The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches…born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies…and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not…and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives…the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies.”  (Rowling, 2003, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, p841)

The Dark Lord in question, Lord Voldemort, caught wind of this prophecy, as well as the news of Lily and James Potter, both members of the Order of the Phoenix, a secret of wizards created to fight him, expecting and later giving birth to their son, Harry, on July 31. Fearing that Harry was the child spoken of by the prophecy, Voldemort hunted the Potter family down, eventually breaking into their house in the night with the intention of murdering them all. He found and killed James first, but when Voldemort reached Harry, Lily put herself between her infant son and the Wizarding World’s most feared wizard. Although Voldemort quickly disposed of Lily as well, when he fired the Killing Curse at Harry, the baby’s mother’s sacrifice out of love had invoked an ancient magic that protected Harry from the curse and reflected it back onto the user, leaving Lord Voldemort dead and Harry Potter with his signature lightning-bolt shaped scar. Yes, ladies and gentleman, Voldy, like many fantasy villains, was defeated by the Power of Love. But we all already knew that.

As we all also know, Harry ticked off all the checkboxes to be the Wizarding World’s “Chosen One” - his parents defied Voldemort, he was born at the end of July (the seventh month) and the scar from Voldy’s curse was the “mark” as “his equal”. Heck, he was even referred to as the “Chosen One” in-universe. But what makes Harry Potter’s use of the Chosen One Trope so interesting to this day is the idea that, in spite of the existence of magic prophets, it is the choices people make that determine fate. Before Voldemort decided to do a bit of break-and-entering that fateful night, Harry only fulfilled two of the three Chosen One requirements, as did the timid and forgetful Neville Longbottom. Neville’s parents also defied Voldemort (both members of The Order of the Phoenix, as well as Aurors, a.k.a. magical police officers) and he was also born “as the seventh month dies” (Neville’s birthday is July 30th, the day before Harry’s). When Voldemort was made aware of the existence of both baby boys, so if The Dark Lord had decided to murder the Longbottoms instead of the Potters, Neville could have been the one to fulfil the prophecy. However, while Neville was a Pure-Blooded wizard born by magical parents into a completely magical family, Harry was a Half-Blood, born to a Pure-Blood wizard and a Muggle-born witch. Voldemort, a.k.a Tom Riddle, who was also a Half-Blood, noticed the similarity between him and the young Potter and thusly chose the Potters as his victims, resulting in his Voldemort’s first death, whose unstable soul partially attached itself to The Boy Who Lived. 

Because of Voldemort’s decision, he decided the destiny of both himself and the two boys, as Harry became a celebrity and Neville became an insecure insignificant. Or at least that’s what Neville first appeared to be, as though Harry was always Voldemort’s rival and his final duel with Voldemort resulted in the latter’s second and final death, both of them were instrumental in defeating Voldemort for good and plenty of parallels can be drawn between the two. Both had conversations with the Sorting Hat regarding their Hogwarts house placement (Harry requested not to be in Slytherin when the Sorting Hat was considering putting him there, while Neville, intimidated by the brave reputation of Gryffindors, silently argued with the Sorting Hat over whether or not he should be placed in the courageous house, though the Sorting Hat eventually one in the end) but both were true members of the house of Gryffindor, capable of pulling the Sword of Gryffindor from the Sorting Hat. Harry helped to find most of Voldemort’s Horcruxes, destroying the first one (Tom Riddle’s diary), and in the Battle of Hogwarts, Neville was responsible for rallying the remaining students and teachers to continue fighting Voldemort and the Death Eaters after Harry’s apparent death and used the aforementioned Sword of Gryffindor to destroy the last Horcrux (Nagini; a huge venomous snake), allowing the not-dead Harry’s final duel to well and truly be final.

The choices and actions of Harry, Neville, and Voldemort prove that even though our lives may seem to be set in stone and one person alone may appear to be destined for greatness, the events in our lives and whether or not we are chosen for or achieve greatness are determined through people’s choices.

"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." (Rowling, 1998, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, p333)

[mademoiselleortie]

Rebonding with the Earth through #clay, it was fun and I really enjoyed it! Besides I love my Forest #Fungi #Bear 🐻🌳 You can see it here before and after baking and patines and varnish. . . . #claysculpture #bearsculpture #fungisculptures #sculpture #forestanimal #mushroomsculpture #mushrooms #fungus #fungilove #bearlove #ours #sculptureours #champignons #mademoiselleortie #epidemalice #sculpting

[frith-inle]

A Winter's Life by MademoiselleOrtie

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New painting on my #artsy account @mademoiselle_ortie ! I'm glad to introduice you to 'Eglantine'🌺 She is a confident woman surrounded with flowers, l think it is very #flowerpower ! The painting is for sale, 103$ (90€) + postage fees. DM me if interested. . . . #mademoiselleortie #fairy #fairywoman #fairyart #natureinspired #flower #flowerlady #hippyart #hippie #hippiechic #flowergirl #confidentwoman #woman #femme #artdefemme #womanart #golden #klimtschool #klimt https://www.instagram.com/p/BqBO0CKAjUs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zkn2n44orwhw

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Mmmh it seems like I'm back at painting ! 😃 . . . #EpiDeMalice #mademoiselleortie #painting #comingback #backatpainting #paintingagain #dailyart #art #makingart #backtotheroots

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Wanted to draw a little bit tonight... it has been a long time ! . . . #mademoiselleortie #drawing #art #artsy #artist #naturesoul #natureinspired #naturedrawing #inspiredbynature #leaves #leaf #celtic #celticillustration #celticinspiration #celtique #celticart #triskellion #triskel #leafy #leafdrawing #naturelovers #natural #sketches #sketching #instadrawing #artistofinstagram

[mademoiselleortie]

New #artbadge 'The Memorial' on ☘epidemalice.etsy.com☘ . . . #etsy #mademoiselleortie #epidemalice #celtic #menhir #celticillustration #celticart #colorful #rainbow #whitelady #memorial #painting

[mademoiselleortie]

I everyone I listed the first #calendar I ever made in my shop ! ARE YOU READY FOR 2018? Check it out on 🦌epidemalice.etsy.com🦌 . . . #artcalendar #artsy #2018calendar #illustrations #illustratedcalendar #mademoiselleortie #epidemalice #calendrier #calendrier2018 #calendrierenfrancais #belgiancalendar #frenchcalendar #etsy #artforkids #ooakgift #newyeargift #2018newyear #agenda #agenda2018 #calendrierfrancais #illustration

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This #badge made from this #inktober2016 #illustration has appeared on #etsy ! A cute #ink #drawing illustrating the sweet #friendship between a #younggirl and Her #totem #spiritanimal #fox 🦊🐺 . . . #epidemalice #mademoiselleortie #foxtotem #foxy #blackandwhite #asiainspired #forestspirit #ooak #drawing #chinaink

[mademoiselleortie]

This #artbadge made from my #illustration 'Now we swim with fishes' inspired by the fabulous art of #hokusai is now available in the shop 🐟epidemalice.etsy.com🐟 . . . #roundbadge #artisticbadge #artsy #fish #fishes #ooak #turquoise #fishart #fishpainting #mademoiselleortie

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Those two #fox #lovers from my #illustration 'We're complete' are now ready to #pin on your bags and jackets! Discover them on 🐺epidemalice.etsy.com🐺 . . . #artbadge #artistic #arty #artpin #foxbadge #foxinlove #lovefoxes #foxdrawing #foxillustration #foxpainting #watercolor #watercolour #foxy #foxart #foxes #foxesforever #loversgift #ooak #mademoiselleortie #epidemalice

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Don't leave the #Timemaster waiting! 🕛🕒🕤 Find this #crowspirit #ravenspirit #illustrated #artbadge in the shop ⌛epidemalice.etsy.com⏳ . . . #mademoiselleortie #darkfantasy #fantasyillustration #crowdrawing #crowpainting #spuritguide #medecinemask #mefievaldoctor #plagemask #ravendrawing #ravenpainting #illustration #ravenillustration #cris illustration #raven #crow #timesrunningout #timesrunningfast #darkbird #blackbird

[mademoiselleortie]

May the 'Intelligence Wisdom Noblility' guide you! This new #badge #brooch #pin is to discover on 🌿epidemaice.etsy.com🌿 . . . #maskedanimals #masks #masked #spiritguide #spiritguides #totem #owldrawing #owlpainting #deerdrawing #deerpainting #foxdrawing #foxpainting #artbadge #illustrated #illustratedbadge #roundbadge #mademoiselleortie #renard #chouette #hibou #cerf