By Harmony Hill
What's bittersweet you ask? Ronald Weasley. You heard right. The lovable, sweet, charming, teasing Ron has a dark side. To most, the red-headed boy is all of these qualities I just listed. That's the sweet side. So what's the bitter and dark side? IT has one name which can strike fear in anyone's heart. Putting IT and Ron together in a sentence will have most running to their mummies. What is IT? IT is most commonly known as The Whip.
You will rarely see this dark side of Ronald Weasley but when it is unleashed, you better hope you are not the target of his wrath. This side is usually triggered when he is frustrated, impatient, needs something to be done, or when Professor Lockhart orders him to. Sometimes, simply because it is amusing. It doesn't help the student body that he is Senior Prefect and is privileged to use The Whip.
But a word of caution to all first years: Don't ever cross paths with an angry Ronald Weasley.
The Weasley temper is enough to bring about The Whip and you don't want to be the one caught at the wrong time.
By John Chang and Julia Rose Antea
We made a poll in the HCR to find out who our favorite professor is. Seven brave Hufflepuff students voted to in the poll to support their fave. Six votes were casted for Professor Lockhart and the remaining vote was for Professor Ripley Guildhall. Professor Lockhart takes the crown for Hufflepuff�s favorite prof. One question has arisen, though�would the results be the same if we put the poll on the BB and other houses could vote as well? We created a poll on the Bulletin Board asking the same question that the poll in the HCR did��Who is your favorite professor?� The results are in and unfortunately our beloved Professor Lockhart didn�t win. Professor Ripley Guildhall with eight votes won. In second place with seven votes were Professor Snape, Professor Simbi, Professor Opal, and Professor Stephan O�Connell. Six votes gave third place to Professor Kelina Bliss. Professor Lockhart, Professor Tom Riddle, and Professor Alba Dumbledore all tied in fourth place. With four votes, Professor Lily Fairydust and Professor Haddington claimed fifth place. Professor Dickinson, Professor Taylor Wallace, and Professor Delia came in sixth place. Sadly, Professor Rachel Morgan ended up in last place, but everyone knows that she totally rocks! So there is in black and white, PAD�s Hogwarts favorite professors!
Written by Ronald Weasley
Student of the month: Julia (Jules) Rose Antea
This month�s student of the months is yet another newbie from Hufflepuff who�s done more than her fair share to help out Hufflepuff anyway she can. She�s always getting the jobs assigned to her done as best as she can and never just slaps the job together in minutes and considers it done. Here�s a brief bio of Julia Rose Antea.
Name: Julia Rose Antea
Age: 15
House: Hufflepuff
Years you've attended Hogwarts: Less than 1
Birthday: January 27, 1993
Hobbies: Sports, camping, singing, reading, and talking
Pastimes: Same as hobbies
Favorite snacks: Z-bars, cucumbers, and carrots
Turn-ons: Artistic, humorous, friendly
Turn-offs: Smoker, un-hygienic, dense
Favorite movie: Sweeney Todd
My dream vacation spot would be: New York City
Words my friends would use to describe me are: One of a kind
Favorite color: Turquoise
Things you do with friends: Shop, talk, play field hockey
Family history: Muggle born and adopted
Additional information: She loves Hufflepuff and everyone in it!
By Maya Parker
A county located in England's West Country, Devon was where Shuntbumps, a now-defunct broomstick sport, once rose to popularity. Nicolas and Perenelle Flamel make their home there as well.
Credit to Harry Potter Lexicon
By Ronald Weasley
A short time ago, word around the house of Hufflepuff was that Hufflepuff was going to be putting on it�s very first play. As my curiosity got the best of me, I decided to ask the actual producer of the so called play if there really was going to be a play. Here�s what she had to say.
1. Is there really going to be a play in Hufflepuff soon? Yes and it will be fantastic! We have many people interested in it and auditions are actually not too far from now, starting on July 30th and ending August 5th
2. What will the play be about? We have decided that the name of our play will be PAD's Hufflepuff's Find Out the Secret, and it will be about a group of Hufflepuffs who are about to find out about a rumor going around the school. The group set out in search of the answer to the rumor and discover something that shocks them all!
3. Who are the main characters? These are yet to be decided and since it is getting severely close to the try-out dates I'm sure they'll be announced REALLY soon. So be on the lookout any Hufflepuffs who want to try out!
4. What's this I hear about Ronald Weasley being a body guard for the play? Yes Ron is one of our best body guards! The most active out of the four I would say, it's a pleasure to have him with us.
5. Are you receiving any help for the running the play? Of course! This play couldn't be done without the lovely help of our stage crew members! John Chang, he's the fabulous assistant director. Teagan Kincade, our amazingly helpful set designer. John Chang, having another responsibility, our wonderfully creative script writer, and there�s also me as the assistant script writer. Ron Weasley, Darby Queally, and Samantha Davis, all as our down-to-earth hard working body guards!
By Maya Parker
Lived on the edge of Queerditch Marsh in the eleventh century. She wrote rather complainingly in her diary about neighbors playing a primitive form of Quidditch, labeling every entry as the same day of the week, Tuesday; picked nettles in the marsh, invited her friend Gwenog over for a cup of nettle tea.
Credit to Harry Potter Lexicon
By Harmony Hill
A Ministry spokes person today confirmed rumors that there was a good old fashion 'Punch Up' in the main reception of the Ministry of Magic. The Spokes Person claimed that it was a 'wand malfunction' but this reporter didn't believe it. After researching I finally found myself some witnesses to the clash. One wizard said "It's been a while since I seen a good Ole fist fight, but these wizards were going at it like nancy's, slapping and scratching each other, I would of thought they were witches the way they were acting." Another source said "Ohh it was horrible, I was stood right behind them, and the first wizard accidently stood on the wizards in front robe and ripped it. From there it was a battle, neither wanted to use their wands in fear of being punished for the mis-use of magic." While doing some digging the famous Gilderoy Lockhart, author, had contacted me hearing I was doing a story on the fight at the Ministry of Magic and he too had witnessed this. Rushing over to meet him he had this to say, "Did I tell you I had won the Witch Weekly Most Charming Smile Award 3 years running?..Ooo I had, what about my new upcoming book? You know it�s a story about myself and how I managed to..." Clearly it was just the thought of being in an article and in the paper which inspired Gilderoy Lockhart to come forward. With the conclusion to this story being that never listen to what the Ministry of Magic tells you; to them everything is a Wand Malfunction.
By Professor Lockhart
Can you believe I was sitting in the hair-dressers the other day and a group of ladies next to me, who were asking for autograph�of course, were telling me about a certain Bill Weasley as a child? I couldn�t believe my ears what I was hearing. Did you know that Bill was actually thinking about Quitting the Ministry of Magic? I heard that he wants to leave the magical world behind and set up in the Muggle world. Well that wasn�t all the girls told me.
They told me that Archibald Alderton, do you remember him? He was the one that blew up the town of Little Dropping in Hampshire�well anyway I hear he�s done it again! The Ministry of Magic is going crazy over it. Can you believe he�s managed to blow up Buckingham Palace? Luckily for the Muggles though their queen wasn�t inside it but if she was we would be in deep trouble! The Ministry of Magic are reported to be casting memory spells on everyone who witnessed the events are trying to come up with a spell to re-build the palace.
The last thing I heard this week was that Heathcote Barbary, you know the guitarist for the Weird Brothers, or was it Weird Sisters? My memory is just at a total blank today! Well anyway, she is rumored to be quitting the Weird Whoever Band and listen to this�she wants to go Classical! Now I don�t know what sort of the band the Weird Mothers, Brothers, Aunties, Uncles, Sisters are but the girls in the salon found this disturbing. Clearly the band isn�t as big of a superstar as myself or else I would remember their name.
That�s all the gossip I have for you this time but I�m always filled with useful gossip�Like for example its reported that Hogwarts today has released that they have a troll stuck in their sewer system�good luck to them.
By Morgana Willow
I have heard from some, �reliable� if you can call them that, sources that Professor Lockhart has decided to start a brand of hair care products, called Professor Lockhart�s Lotions and Potion. It has been told to include products such as Professor Lockhart�s Magical Shampoo, Amazing Conditioner, Glamorous Gel and a Use-it-or-loose it joke pack for April Fool�s day. There are also rumors that he�ll be using special ingredients for these products like gurdyroot juice and crushed beetle wing. Doesn�t sound like very nice substances to put on your hair, but you never know, since Professor�s hair is always oh-so-shiny and na-tur-al, maybe he�s onto something? Whether this is just a rumor or something more, I, for one, will be excited to see more products from our fabulous HOH.
