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28
Jan
I will begin our house update by saying Congratulations to our awesome Quidditch team! Captain Oliver Wood Jr. led our team to victory against the Ravenclaw team in the first game of the season. Though we did win the match, it was due to Ravenclaw having to forfeit due to an incomplete team roster at game time. Since Gryffindor had a complete team line-up with a reserve on standby, the decision to play was up to us (meaning our Quidditch Captain Wood, and the rest of the team). The Ravenclaw team had only 5 players. Our line up for that game was:
We would like to thank our Gryffindor Student Leaders for the event they set up for our all our Gryffies. Please come and join in the fun, and take the time to meet the rest of your house mates.
Once again, we’d like to remind you that writers are still needed for the Gryffindor History Volumes. Please check out the list and if you’re interested in writing any, put in your request, and Prof. Svarri will get back to you. If you need any help, or are unsure how to get started, you may ask Prof. Svarri, Prof. Moncrief, or Prof. MacArthur.
Also, Prof. Svarri has set up a banner challenge for all her Gryffies to take part in, please check the topic, and try your hand with graphics. Prof. Moncrief has an ongoing rp challenge set up, for those of you interested in earning points and having fun at the same time.
Just in case you haven’t noticed the totals listed on the main office board, or on the sidebar, I’m listing the totals here. The latest house point totals, (as listed on the main office page and the sidebar) are as follows:
As you can see, Gryffindor is in the lead. Don’t fool yourself into thinking we’ve won the cup yet. We have to continue earning house points by entering contests, doing rp challenges etc. Lets show our Gryffindor Pride, and make our HoH, and DHoH’s more proud of us than they already are!
Tags: Gryff Greatness
28
Jan
Hello Everyone! I’m glad to say the Winter Quidditch Season HAS BEGUN! This means that the Quidditch Reports are beginning again! If you liked the fictional writings… sorry! I will do those between seasons. Anyway, I’m Nick Shwimmer (still), and this… rather short article is brought to you by me! On Sunday, January 24th, the announcement was posted at 5:45pm EST. This game was between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor, so find everything you need to know about the game here!
Gryffindor
The Final Score!
Ravenclaw: 0 Points
Gryffindor: 150 Points
Current Standings
Gryffindor: 150 Points
Hufflepuff: 0 Points
Ravenclaw: 0 Points
Slytherin: 0 Points
The NEXT Game is between Hufflepuff and Slytherin next weekend on January 30th or 31st. For this game, I will not be here, so someone else will be writing this!
Thanks Lyra Elani for the Banner!
Tags: Quidditch Report
28
Jan
Alright everyone, instead of a crossword puzzle this week you will be getting a different game. This is just so it’s not repetitive and also because I didn’t have enough time to create a crossword this time. The rules are simple, follow the code, make sure to provide your ID when you PM it to Emma Felton. On the following Pensieve, a list of winners will be announced and that will also be the deadline for the entries.
For this particular game, all you have to do is simply provide me with the correct name of who said the following quote, “If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
If you have any question, comments, or concerns, feel free to PM Emma Felton.
Name:
House:
Student ID:
Answer:
28
Jan
I sent an owl to this week’s winner along with the following banner I made in her honor.
Lovely, isn’t it? My sources tell me she fought the urge to throw the letter away, thinking it was one from a Nigerian prince or a “Congrats! You’re one of our lucky winners!”, so naturally, she looked at the announcement that she had won, with a certain sceptism. But since this wasn’t the first time she had heard from the Hogwarts Penseive, she decided to grace it with yet another brief response.
My name is Aranel Masen Rose.
I am in the Slytherin house, of course.
I am 15 years old.
An interesting fact about me is that I don’t care for reading the Pensieve.
My favorite subject at Hogwarts is Negative Magic.
My worst subject at Hogwarts is nonexistent.
Outside of class, my favorite past time is [s]hexing[/s] teaching younger students the proper way to behave within the school.
Three words I would use to describe myself are “measured”, “agile” and “constructive”.
Three words my friends would use to describe me are “poised”, “intelligent” and “scary” - yes, I’ve actually heard the last one, which amused me to no end.
When I was announced WOTW, I felt as elated as any Slytherin expecting to win would be.
She didn’t care too much for the banner, but that’s to be expected - I spelt her name wrong! Looks like I’ve got an enemy! Hooray! Who will be WOTW next week?
Many thanks to Aranel Masen Rose’s writer, for the insider info.
Tags: Writer of the Week
28
Jan
Sources inside a muggle news agency report several muggle women have developed a curious hobby of “recording” their husbands as they talk in their sleep. Apparently there is a device they use that duplicates whatever they say onto some type of special tape. Anywho, this hobby has been a key factor in an unusual amount of marriages ending between muggle couples. Of course, the couples who are still together, are having a great laugh over the odd things the husband says in his sleep.
One muggle man, who is usually always serious, with absolutely no sense of humor, has learned that he is an amazing comedian - however this only happens in his sleep. He is currently trying to figure out a way to earn money telling jokes on stage, while sleeping. If this isn’t strange enough for you, another muggle man - an aspiring author, “reads” stories he’s written in his dreams. Luckily for him, he learned through the recordings his wife made, that these stories are much better than those he’d written while awake.
This strange hobby would certainly cause quite a ruckus in the wizarding world. Of course, we wouldn’t need a muggle recording device, but if the witches decided to find out everything their husbands say in their sleep, we would have a war unlike anything we’ve ever known.
Tags: Wizarding World News
28
Jan
Hello Fellow Claws! It’s me again! Anyway, let’s take a look at what has been happening in our WONDERFUL house!
Top Headlines
• Keep doing the RP Challenges! There are still MANY to go!
• Quidditch Information Below!: Captain Adams would like to remind everyone that we can always use Alternates! Sign up now!
• STILL looking for one more person to solve the Riddle!
Raven’s Key Report
Unfortunately, Ravenclaw was forced to forfeit the last game on January 24th due to being short TWO players! For that reason, we would like to remind everyone that we would like a good solid team as soon as possible! This includes the alternates that we are always interested in. If you’d like to apply, feel free to post Here! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Captain Adrian Adams.
Nevertheless, there is going to be a Ravenclaw Quidditch Meeting on SAT JAN 30, 2010 @ 1PM EST. This time and date is subject to change, though. If this time is an issue, contact our Quidditch Captain A.S.A.P.!
Interview with the Quidditch Captain
To better understand the situation and reaction to the recent game, I asked our Captain a few questions. So, here are Adrian’s responses!
1. What was your immediate reaction to forfeiting the game?
Immediate reaction…. I thought it was fair, since we didn’t have a full team and Gryffindor had every right to take the win.
2. How likely do you think it would have been for Ravenclaw to win had we had all 7 Players available?
It would have been a possibility. At least, I had a positive outlook that we might win. I mean, those of us who showed were looking forward to playing and I went in there prepared to find the snitch as fast I could to end the game and snag the 150 Points as well as the win for Ravenclaw.
3. Do you think Ravenclaw can make an easy recovery from this game?
Hopefully. Though, my main concern after this first game is just to reevaluate the team and really, get more Claws involved so we would have reserves on hand and wouldn’t have to forfeit in the chance we come up a player short. I’m almost sure if we had a good, solid list of players just to play the game, we could win. But I don’t know for sure. Just hopeful.
Tags: Ravenclaw Report
28
Jan
A Wizard with absolutely no memory to speak of, was found wandering the Hillside near Devonshire, by Ms. Ophelia Paddington. Ms. Paddingtong is a squib, and lives in a small house a short distance from where the wizard was found. Upon asking him his name, the wizard’s reply was; “Wonk ton od I.” Ms. Paddington, ironically understood what he’d said, and escorted him to St. Mungo’s for treatment.
Healers at St. Mungo’s are completely baffled as to the cause of the wizards memory loss, but are grateful that Ms. Paddington remains by the mans side, to translate things he says. Experts have been brought in to extract memories from the wizard, in order to find out what they can using a pensieve. However, no memories what so ever are there to extract. Ministry officials seem to think this is the work of dark wizards. It is possible this wizard knew something the dark wizards would not risk having him share with anyone.
Tags: Wizarding World News
28
Jan
The Sorting Hat worked it magic, and welcomed the following folks to Hogwarts -
Please contact Lorinda Swansong to add a personal message.
Banner Club - January Banner Challenge now on! Due 31st January, with a Valentine theme.
Cupcake Anonymous - Members are encouraged to whip over to the kitchen to create, wait for it, cupcakes! These will be given out during the Valentine’s celebrations. Yum!
Hogwarts Players - Meeting is still open for suggestions. Also, vote for the Hogwarts Players club banner!
Scroll and Quill Club - Writer of the month is Lyra Elani. Quote of the week is also on now, the theme is Valentines.
If you have any announcements for the Pensieve, Owl ((i.e. PM)) me, Lorinda Swansong ASAP. Club notices by the Professor and Student Mods only. Birthday, absences and other announcements welcome. Special thanks to Lyra Elani for the headings.
Tags: Announcements