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![]() Welcome to ![]() Common rooms: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Activity: Harry Potter Word Puzzles, Part 1 Participation Points: Participation Only. 10pts/5kts (+5 bonus points with a Daily Prophet subscription Deadline: Saturday, January 25th, 11:59pm UTC Details: Create a word puzzle that is Harry Potter related. You can use either a phrase, a quote, or a concept. They have to be obviously HP-related and they have to be unique. Submit your entries here! ![]() By ► Congratulations to Ravenclaw for winning the Term XXVII house cup! ► It's now officially Term XXVIII! If you have any suggestions or complaints a new post has been opened. ► Sara | ► Three more mods have been added to the officials lineup. Welcome ► Welcome two new Phoenixes to the Order, Steph | ► The Order would like to know what you thought of last term. If you have a minute, fill out the survey! ► Congratulations to Bei | ► Diagon Alley has been restocked, along with club OWLs from last term. Congratulations to those who earned any (and a round of applause to the three who earned them all). ► It's that time of term again for the Layout Contest. You can earn 25 points for participation alone, so check out the rules and submit if you're so inclined. The deadline is January 17 at 11pm UTC. ► Congratulations to Hufflepuff for earning the most points in the Order's Happy New Term activity and to Slytherin house for having the only member to participate in the Newbie Scavenger Hunt. ► The Order has posted a Get To Know Each Other activity. Sign up to be paired up with another person by January 28 at 11pm UTC and take turns asking your partner questions to get to know each other. The deadline for questions is January 30 at 11pm UTC. ► New Appeals Judges are needed. There are spots for 3 permanent judges plus 1 backup judge from each house. Applications close January 15 at 11pm UTC, so if you have a strong canon knowledge and are interested, go check out the applications. ► The Daily Prophet is hiring! The Comics position is still open and pinch writers are always needed. If you're interested, check out the sign-ups here. ► Welcome to the December newbies! If you're not a newbie, stop by that post to welcome them. ► Cyn | ![]() ► Stephanie | ![]() To submit a classifieds ad, you can look here. |
![]() Apply to be a: Registered Animagus HP Character Writing Communities: ![]() Icon Making Communities: ![]() ![]() Sponsored Shops ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Attention Shop Owners! Would you like to see your banner here? Then come over to this post to find out how! ![]() "Dear Professor Dumbledore, Did you make any New Year's resolutions this year? My mum says they are a waste of time, but I want to know what you think. Signed, Reflective" Dear Reflective, They're only a waste if you've done them only so you have some. It's always a good idea to re-examine what you would like to change or do better. Yours, Albus "Dear Dumbles, What's your favourite hot drink for the winter months? I'm starting to get a little sick of hot chocolate, believe it or not. Regards, Thirsty" Dear Thirsty, The house elves make a mean hot apple cider. Yours, Albus "Dear Professor, Do you think you'll be sharing a new year's kiss with anyone coming midnight? a fan of love " Dear Fan of Love, In another time, perhaps. Yours, Albus "Dear Dumbledore, Why are there only four houses? This is something I'd really like to learn more about. Sincerely, Anon" Dear Anon, Because there were only four founders. Yours, Albus Write to Dumbles You can write to your headmaster here; Dumbledore will try to respond to all letters, but there may be some delay before he gets to yours. All letters dealt with in strictest confidence. |
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![]() By ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By Welcome, all, to the first fanfiction column of Term XXVIII! Let's welcome Evy/ There are, of course, beginning-of-term updates over at Sugarquill. Your new mods are Bei/ The first Writer's Block of the term, 'Snow that isn't snow', has gone up here. Voting is up here! January prompts are also up; you can find them here. In recent fic-related news, the masterlist for last term's gift exchange is up at this post! Go and check out the reveals, and take a gander at all the beautiful gifts! If you're in the mood for some lady loving — told in a fun semi-epistolary format — check out If, on the other hand, your desires for lady loving are on the more explicit side, You can find more gen at Last but not least, there's crossover action going on at SQ! Check out ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By Welcome to Term 28! We have a new batch of mods in each community, so it'll be exciting to see what fun things they bring to us. I hope to see art and graphics from new HiH-ers as well as old ones. Over at ![]() Being so early in the term, there are no results to report, but the first challenge of the term has been announced. The prompts for Challenge 1 are Negative Space and First Scene. The mods are also trying something different this term. Banners will now only be made on request so there is now a question on the submission form that asks if you would like one or not, should you win. Please make sure you answer. The deadline is Saturday January 18 at 1am UTC. I can't wait to see all the lovely icons that will be created! Nothing new has been announced as of yet at ![]() Slytherin's Beth ( ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stop by here to see the rest of the icons. Kristine ![]() ![]() Come and see the other banners at Kristine's post. Jess ( ![]() ![]() To leave Jess a comment, come on over here. Art wise, things have been slow at ![]() Muffin ( ![]() Leave some love for Muffin over here. Hufflepuff's Noe ( ![]() To leave a comment for Noe, stop by here. I wish you all a Happy New Year and I'm off for this edition of the Prophet, but keep on sharing your wonderful pieces of art and you might find yourself in the spotlight next time! ![]() ![]() By Hello and welcome to the first clubs column of Term 28! As with the beginning of any month and new term, there's a ton of new activities, but before we highlight some of those, let's look at what else is new. First of all, a big welcome to our new mods November and December's members of the month have been announced — Congratulations to We have two new club leaders. Welcome to Speaking of rosters, the clubs mods changed the roster tags. All current rosters are now tagged as 'active roster' so you can make sure you're signing the right ones ;) Now onto current activities... History of Magic has a fun flash game activity in Sutek's Tomb. Those of you who are addicted to Candy Crush Do you think Snape is awesome? Submit three reasons to this DADA activity about why he'll be the best DADA professor ever. Submissions due the 15th, 11pm UTC with voting to follow. Smarmy Society has a cool activity going on that's almost a reverse Scattergories, called Follow the Crowd. There are a bunch of questions about minor characters and you're trying to match your answer with everyone else's for extra points. Go and give it a go before January 24, 11pm UTC! Young Death Eaters' Just Blend In is about Death Eaters having to blend in with Muggles. She's still feeling sleepy so goes straight into the nearest coffeeshop and orders a coffee. The Muggle barista looks at her blankly and asks her a lot of questions about large or venti or foam or cappuccino or cinnamon sprinkles or chocolate flakes or sparkly unicorn poop and Bellatrix isn't amused at all, she just wants her coffee, any coffee, and she wants it now. The barista presents her with a cardboard cup full of something that vaguely smells like coffee and charges her so much that she could have bought dragon blood for the same amount of money. She pays, but only because she needs her caffeine fix, and goes back to the Dark Lord to complain that the plan was a failure and it's much better to just torture and kill Muggles because they can't even make decent coffee. Submit your own entry before January 17, 8am UTC. Muggle Cultural Society has brought us Time Capsule — an activity much more relevant to HiH than HP. Fill out the form with your HiH wishes and memories before January 18, 11:59pm UTC. In addition to these activities, you can find more going by checking the latest weekly roundup and current tag. ![]() Fainting for fashion It seems that when a certain Potter sought out some help with his fashion dilemma, he got so nervous that he fainted when seeing a certain Slytherin in his leather pants. Secret Society? Several prominent Hogwarts students have been noticed to be gathering in between classes for what looks like some secret conspiring. And some say that these same students have been known to disappear for hours at a time when no professors are looking. Is there a new secret society being formed on castle grounds? And if so, what is its purpose? Stay tuned as we here at the Prophet will continue to keep our eyes and ears peeled for information! Oh the weather outside is frightful… Be careful! One brave Gryffindor tried to escape from Hogwarts whilst the castle was all snowed in, only to find themselves near frozen AND scared to death when encountering the frozen bodies of acromantula in the Forbidden Forest. Creepy! Snow reason for a fight! Did you hear about the Slytherins and Gryffindors? They were up to their old tricks again, having an epic snow ball fight whilst the Hufflepuffs were hard at work trying to dig out of the snow and the Ravenclaws were holed up in the library. I guess its not a bad way to spend your time when you're snowed in in Hogwarts. Got gossip? Tell us here! |
![]() By ![]() ![]() By To start off the term here at Horoscopes, I'm going to go a little bit beyond the usual zodiac signs to the signs of the Celtic Tree Zodiac. We will still feature the normal sun sign horoscopes most of the time, but I thought it might be fun to also explore other traditions once in a while. Birch – The Achiever Born December 24 – January 20 Traits: Highly driven, ambitious, always seeking better horizons. Like the tree, you are tolerant, tough and resilient. Cool-headed, natural leaders, quick-witted. Compatibility: Vine & Willow Rowan – The Thinker Born January 21 – February 17 Traits: Philosophical, keen-minded, visionary, cool exterior that belies a burning passionate ideal. Naturally transform situations and people by your mere presence, highly influential, offers unique perspectives. Compatibility: Ivy & Hawthorn Ash – The Enchanter February 18 – March 17 Traits: Free thinking, imaginative, intuitive, naturally artistic, sees the world with watercolor purity. Sometimes moody and withdrawn, inspires others, enchanting personality. Constant self-renewal, little use for the opinions of others. Compatibility: Willow & Reed Alder – The Trailblazer Born March 18 – April 14 Traits: Pathfinder, mover and shaker, charming, gregarious, mingles easily, gets along with everybody, very focused, values time highly, hates wasted time, fluff and superficiality. Compatibility: Hawthorn, Oak & Birch Willow – The Observer Born April 15 – May 12 Traits: Highly creative, intuitive to the point of highly psychic, intelligent; keen understanding that everything has its season, very patient, excellent memory that often impresses others. Compatibility: Birch & Ivy Hawthorn – The illusionist Born May 13 – June 9 Traits: Embodiment of “don't judge a book by its cover”, well-adjusted, naturally curious, excellent listener, people seek you out to release burdens, healthy sense of humor, clear understanding of irony, amazing insight, don't give yourself enough credit. Compatibility: Ash & Rowan Oak – The Stabilizer Born June 10 – July 7 Traits: Possessed of the special gift of strength, protective, crusaders for those without a voice, nurturing, generous, helpful, the gentle giant among the zodiac. Deep respect for history, ancestry, and most happy in large family settings, large community and social networks. Compatibility: Ash, Reed & Ivy Holly – The Ruler Born July 8 – August 4 Traits: Noble, high-minded, takes on challenges easily, overcomes obstacles with skill and tact, kind, generous, and affectionate (once people get to know you). Because things come easily to you, you have a potential to become lazy if not kept active. Compatibility: Ash & Elder Hazel – The Knower Born August 5 – September 1 Traits: Highly intelligent, organized, efficient, high retention of information, well-informed, comes across as a know-it-all at times, eye for detail. Need for order and control can lead to compulsive behavior. Likes making the rules rather than following them. Compatibility: Hawthorn & Rowan Vine – The Equalizer Born September 2 – September 29 Traits: Changeable and unpredictable personality, full of contradictions, indecisive, you see both sides of the story. You enjoy finer things such as music, art, wine and food. Charming, elegant, classy and poised. Compatibility: Willow & Hazel Ivy – The Survivor Born September 30 – October 27 Traits: Overcoming all odds, sharp intellect, compassion and loyalty to others. Giving nature, deeply spiritual, soft-spoken, keen wit. Charming and charismatic. Compatibility: Oak & Ash Reed – The Inquisitor Born October 28 – November 24 Traits: Secret keeper, a thirst to root out deeper truths. Easily drawn by gossip, scandals, legends and lore. Would be an excellent historian, journalist, detective or archaeologist. Sometimes manipulative, but with a strong sense of truth and honor. Compatibility: Reed, Oak & Ash Elder – The Seeker Born November 25 – December 23 Traits: Freedom-loving, appears to be a bit wild, thrill seeker in younger years. Tendency to be withdrawn in spite of extroverted nature. Deeply thoughtful with a philosophic bent, considerate, genuinely strives to be helpful, brutally honest. Compatibility: Alder & Holly ![]() ![]() By Hello and welcome to Term 28 everyone! First up, a bit of housekeeping from the wrap up of last term. The December monthly activity results are in! In first place, with 421 points, is Hufflepuff house! Those who stamped their fellow students enough to earn the special prize may pick them up at the results post. Next up, please put your paws, fins, flippers and wings together for our December Animagus of the month.... Finally, on the Term 27 wrap up, Animagus choices have been posted for our lone December applicant; those who are curious can check out the choices post. Next up, the new term has begun! Let's all welcome our Kaity// We have our January activity of the month, a cute little flash game called These Little Pigs. All you have to do is earn 500 points or more and screencap your results, then post them as a reply to the activity post. We also have a suggestion and question post for the new term, so why not go and offer up a few suggestions and get all those burning questions answered? We have also had our sweeps of those members who are deemed inactive from last term. The list can be found on the sweeps post. If you think you were cut in error, please contact a mod asap! Finally, we are always open for new applicants who wish to become registered Animagi. You can find the application on the application post; just fill it in and submit. Of course, you have to possess the proper items in your vault before you apply. You will need The Standard Book of Spells grades 1-5, and that's pretty much it! Let's have an amazing January, and an even more awesome Term 28! ![]() ![]() By Hello, everyone, and welcome to Term 28 and 2014! I’m going to be filling you in on all the wild and crazy happenings over at ![]() Let’s start with Term 27, though, shall we? I want to give a warm round of applause to Avi/ Which, speaking of, you should all head over right this second to check out the final results from December’s Hogsmeade. And if you participated in either October’s Hogsmeade or December’s, make sure you stop off over here to see if you earned a banner or two or ten. (Don’t forget to comment to let the makers know you picked yours up!) And now, let’s move on to Term 28. Huge congratulations go out to our new mayoral team of Liz/ What’s that, you say? That’s right, you guys. Hogsmeade is this weekend! I repeat, Hogsmeade is this weekend!!! As in, five days from now! ![]() Okay, now that we’re all done panicking, let’s look at the details: January 17-19, 2014 That’s right! We are going back in time and hanging out with Godric, Helga, Rowena and Salazar. Normally, I would direct you all to activity signups and social director signups, but those are both closed, so while we wait for the schedule, why not head over to the banner contest? There are still a couple hours left to get your entries in if you After that, you can head over to this post and welcome our social directors for the weekend: Beth/ And, of course, everyone should then finish up by heading on over to ![]() Finally, before we go, there is one more shiny fancy thing to look at — Trophies and Souvenirs. For this term, activity banners have been replaced with trophies. ![]() ![]() ![]() One activity in a category earns you a bronze, two or three a silver and four or more the gold. There may or may not also be souvenirs for other things, but I guess we’re going to have to wait and be surprised by those! That’s it for me. Time is counting down fast, so go! Get ready for Hogsmeade! I’ll see you there!!! ![]() By I hope that you've all had a great start to the new year. I am back with January's Member of the Month. This month we get to know one Gryffindor a little bit better. When this person was nominated, their nominator said that "[they] do so much in HiH that doesn't get noticed" and "[they] do a lot for the Gryffindor house". Alex and I talked a little bit over the holiday break and got to know each other before doing this interview just a few days ago. I learned that she had a lovely trip to Greece. Because this question needs to be asked of everyone, how were you first introduced to Harry Potter? My cousin Frances. She's 14 years older than me, and she introduced it to me when I was in high school. I — surprise surprise — didn't want to read it at first because I used to be a bit of a brat and tried to do everything anti-mainstream. Hahahah. But she convinced me that I would love them and I read the first book and got hooked. I think it was when I was 17 or 16. I'm just realizing that I don't know how old you are so I can't do the math. Were the movies out when you first read the books? I'm 29. I almost said 28, because I try to hold on to the young years and don't want to face the fact I turn 30 this year, so I think the first movie may have just come out or was about to come out. I didn't see it until it was on DVD. But I saw the second one opening night (midnight opening) with my sister when I moved to New York City for college. Do you speak Greek? I know that you have family in Greece. I do. It was actually my first language. When my mom brought me to apply for kindergarten, she was worried I wouldn't get in because she thought I didn't know any English. Unbeknownst to her, I'd watched a lot of Sesame Street and had my sister to talk to. Does that mean that you've read HP in Greek? I've tried to! I actually started it. But even though Greek is my first language it's not my best language. hahah. I do have a copy of the Philosopher's Stone in Greek, and when I was recently there for the holidays, I started it but never got to finishing it. It's on my list of things to do this year, though! You'll have to let me know if/when you finish it :) What was your favorite fan moment? I think my favorite fan moment was when I stepped into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter for the first time. I mean my sister and I spent three days JUST THERE, and barely went to anything else at the Islands of Adventure. No joke, we had lunch and dinner at the Three Broomsticks, and would just stare at the castle. It's the best. I've been two more times since. Both times with others. I'd like to go alone or with my sister again, because though I love traveling with others you have to cater to other people's wishes and I'm so stubborn that I like getting my own way. I am so jealous that you went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It looks amazing. Let's talk about HiH for a bit. What makes you want to stay in the community? Definitely the friends I've made and that it's just awesome. I mean with the clubs and everything, it's like you're there (or can imagine that you are), and I just love Hogsmeade (even though it was intimidating at first). Hehehe. Any tips to braving Hogsmeade and having fun? You don't have try to do EVERYTHING on the first time. I think that's what scared me is that there is SO much going on. I would say focus on the social posts because it's a good way to make friends and there are a ton of awesome people at HiH. That sounds like solid advice. Your nominator said that you were "amazingly friend to everyone in HU chat". Is that something that you try to do? I do :) I like meeting new people, and making friends. I always try to be nice to people (though sometimes it's not possible), but I think it usually does you more harm than good to be indifferent or mean. I have always believed in karma that you get what you give. What has been your proudest moment at HiH? When I sold my first sigtag at my flourish shop. I think my thoughts exactly were, "YAY! PEOPLE LIKE THEM!" How did you come up with the name of your shop? It was actually a suggestion I'd had for a real shop that sold knitted things and had like a "witchy" feel to it. I had other ideas for it too. Ohhh. Do you remember any of the other contenders? I found them actually because I remember what I'd tagged it: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, Antiquated Annotations, For F*@&'s Sake (which I'm not sure would be allowed but it's not the actual curse word. It's gobbledygook), Siberian Flying Squirrels, A Pirate's Den (or Booty), And someone was like 'I also kind of like gobbledygook as a name', which made me giggle. Anything else you'd like to say to the Daily Prophet readers? Thank you to whomever nominated me, I am deeply touched and honored :) And because I was asked this question before and couldn’t think of a great answer, I’m asking you: If you were stuck on a deserted island and could only eat one fruit/veggie what would you pick? Oh, man, I know it. Apples. I could eat all the apples in the world. All the time, ever and only those. I'd be okay with that. Thanks a whole bunch for doing this. And it was nice to get to know you. This is it! Know someone who is just as awesome and deserves to be our Member of the Month? 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![]() ![]() By Welcome to Term XXVIII, Gryffindors! I hope you guys are all ready for a great new term. First things first, let's give a warm re-welcome to Jessica | ![]() Your prefects for this term are Morgan | We say a sad goodbye to Ashley | Something you didn't like last term? Something you really want to see this term? Check out the feedback post here and be sure to let the prefects know what you'd like to see this term! Gryffindor is also looking for some helpers, mostly people who'd like to create social posts or host Gryffindor chats. Gryffindors are welcome to make posts in the tower whenever they'd like but having a social circle (of life) means that there should be regular social posts. If you'd like to help out around the tower, then sign up! The Big Lion/bb cub program has been restarted! If you're interested in being a Big Lion, you can check out the sign-ups here, and new members should sign up here. The January In-House contest has been posted! We all know that Gryffindor is awesome, but we want other houses to see it too. If you get in the top five, then your reason that you love being in Gryffindor could be posted on the profile for everybody to see! The deadline for submitting your reason is January 27 at 11:59pm UTC time and you can submit here. The Spreadsheep has been updated! Thanks so much to Alex | ![]() Don't forget to keep an eye on the Gryffindor Bulletin Board. Important posts, things to see in HIH and a featured Flourish shop are just some of the fun things on there. There's also some Hogsmeade information on the Bulletin Board, along with Liz | Until next time! Stay awesome, Gryffindor! ![]() ![]() ![]() By Hello Puffies! Welcome to a new year and a new term! I hope all of your holidays were happy ones! The new term has brought new prefects, so let's give a warm welcome and a big congrats to Sam// With new prefects, we also have other new HiH officials. Give a big congrats to -Kaity// -Curtis// -Nikki// -Avi// -Kristine// -And Kristine// We're all very excited to see what you do in Term 28! Already, we have a brand new bb Badger in the Dens! Welcome Layla// Speaking of bb Badgers, be sure you stop by over here to sign up to be a Big Badger and Newbie Sigtag maker, to help show our new bbs around! Sam and Dani have already brought in some super exciting changes! See their intro over here! Check out the Weekly Round Up! if you haven't! It gives you lots of information for what's going on around the comm and in the house! Our new In-House activity is posted! Stop by and fill out the app and then stamp everyone else! It's lots of fun, I promise! Did you earn a prize for Knight Week? Be sure you stop by the prize post to see what you won! Participated in Secret Santa? The gifts can be found here! Stop by to get your goodies! The December Puff of the Month was announced! Congrats to Whitney// That's it for this week Puffies! Keep being awesome! | ![]() ![]() By Welcome, Claws! First off, let's say hooray because WE WON THE CUP, YO. YEAAAAHHH. Congrats to everyone for their hard work this past term and to Anie// ![]() Now that that's done though, we've rolled straight into Term XXVIII with Martine// Let's take a break to celebrate the cup again! You can all expect to have trophies in your vaults shortly, by the way because WE WON THE CUP, YO. Elsewhere around the tower, our Ohhh, we had a good time in Term XXVII, didn't we? Allison// ![]() ![]() By Welcome to another edition of "Cunningfolk", where I tell you all about the fun things going on over in the Slytherin Common Room. Term XXVIII has begun, and although we had to say goodbye to • Don't forget to participate in our current In-House contest, going on over HERE. We've had a decent turnout so far, but we'd love to see more participation. • CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER FOR • Speaking of Star Sorters... have you been collecting your tags? Now everyone who votes on an applicant gets a shiny tag to display! Now on to Slytherins Around HiH! ================================= SLYTHERINS AT SUGARQUILL: • • • • ================================= SLYTHERINS AT HOGWARTSICONS: • ![]() • • • ![]() • ================================= SLYTHERINS AT HH_CLUBS: • ![]() • • ================================= SLYTHERINS AT HH_FLOURISH: • Don't forget you can order a MAX of 10 sigtags from ALL our Slytherin shops located at ![]() OR if you are graphically inclined yourself, why not apply for a spot?. There are currently still FIVE spots available! ================================= |
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