(32) Mey and Alohomora

"It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well." — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, and the Deathly Hallows

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M E Y  W A N G | The Asian Potterhead

Time did fly. Sometimes I thought that perhaps it had wings, just like a golden snitch. It was Christmas and as always, my mom busied herself in the kitchen. She used to make Nian Gao (年糕), a Chinese New Year Cake made of glutinous rice flour and cane sugar. It was very sticky and had a caramel taste. Nian Gao was a symbol of perfect harmony and balance.

It had been traditionally made to be offered as a sticky yummy bribe for the Kitchen God Zao Jun, or 灶君, who, each Chinese New Year, reported to the Jade Emperor on whether you