"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*M E Y  W A N G | The Asian PotterheadTime 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

"And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her." — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*M E Y  W A N G | The Asian PotterheadIt had been Friday night when my friends and I had gone to the club. It was a good plan to keep Hunter off my mind. I had been ignoring him since Christmas. He had sent me a dozen of texts but I refused to read or reply to them. It was better this way.I let out a sigh and watched my surroundings. Almost everyone from our football team was here, excluding Blake Ryan since he was not invited.Who would invite Villain X's minion anyway?Although we had invited Cassandra and her minions. Despite them being nasty cheerleaders, they were quite fun to hang out with."I don't want to dance," said Autumn for the fourth time tonight. She first had said no to both Luke, C

"I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed — or worse, expelled. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to bed." ― Hermione Granger*M E Y  W A N G | The Asian PotterheadI followed him back to the club, leaving Koltin behind.Boy, did he walk so fast?! I was about to grab the back of his shirt when I heard Jess's scream pierced through the loud music. Apparently, the DJ caught her scream as the volume of the music suddenly dropped to a whisper.I pushed through the crowd and watched Autumn fell on the floor with white foam coming

"And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure," the ancient wizard (Albus Dumbledore) says in chapter 3 of The Half-Blood Prince.*M E Y  W A N G | The Asian PotterheadIt was at dawn when I was awoken from my slumber. Knowing that even one small thud could wake my mom up, I left my door slightly open and walked to the kitchen. Since I could not go back to sleep, I might as well wake up now. I opened the drawer on my right and grabbed a yellow mug with flowers painted on the front. With the mug in one hand, I went to the sink and filled it with water. I gulped the water down in one go and put the mug on the kitchen counter.As I paused and stared at th

⚯͛ Sometimes two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together. ⚯͛M E Y  W A N G | The Asian PotterheadTears were streaming down my face as I walked slowly down the sidewalk. Hearing his voice had indeed made me miss him even more.Then why the hell did you go? asked the insensitive voice inside my head, adding more burden on my shoulders. With her kept talking and taunting my sanity, I had to wonder if this was even normal.Nonetheless, I answered her, just to keep her quiet. Because I look hideous! Since when do you care?