| The Owl Gazette |
| Issue: 36 Date: November, 2006 D |
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| Gryffindor Nickname Contest!
Welcome to the first-ever Gryffindor Nickname contest! Listed below are ten nicknames that represent the personality, character, or talents of certain members of Gryffindor. Your job is to guess who these nicknames belong to. 1. Dancing Queen 2. Pink Princess 3. Starbucks 4. Bookworm 5. France Frog 6. Knight in Shining Armor 7. DaVinci 8. Nostradamus 9. Point-Hunter 10. Businesswoman Once you figure out who all ten are, submit them by sending an e-owl to [email protected] or PMing Megan Miller, Audrea, or Linda Danes. Make sure to include your name, house, and year. The prize (as I'm sure you were all waiting for this) is a 15-Galleon gift certificate to the Gryffindor Co-Op, good for any shop. The prize will go to the first person to get all ten answers right, so good luck! |
| Some favorite places to think
By Roxanne Whitez 1. On the branch of a tree, in the midst of the leaves that surround you 2. In a secluded corner of the library 3. By the window sill in your common room or in your dorm [Unfortunately, cannot apply to those where the dorms on in the dungeon] 4. On your bed in your dorm room, alone 5. By the bank of the lake, only gazing across the water |
| Top 5 Muggle Halloween Costumes You See Almost Every Year
By Megan Miller Male: 1. Some kind of superhero 2. Cowboy 3. Scream/Darth Vader/Ninja 4. Pirate 5. Some kind of sports player Female: 1. Princess 2. Witch 3. Fairy 4. Some kind of singer/celebrity 5. Cheerleader |
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| Top 10 Favorite Halloween Treats
By Megan Miller and Roxanne Whitez 1. Mini chocolate bars 2. Sugar Quills 3. Candy corn 4. Gummies (sweet, sour, etc.) 5. Suckers 6. Taffy 7. Caramel/Candy Apples 8. Hard Candies 9. Candied Popcorn 10. Decorated Cupcakes |
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| Top 10 Best Classes at Hogwarts
By Megan Miller and Roxanne Whitez Here are the top 10 best classes, at least in our opinion: 1. Herbology 2. Divination (Mind Powers) 3. Defense Against the Dark Arts 4. Astrology/Astronomy 5. Creative Writing 6. Transfiguration 7. Charms 8. Arithmancy 9. Muggle Studies 10. Potions |
| Random snacks you could eat anytime
By Lynexe Couronne 1. Pocky 2. Sugar Quills 3. Chocolate Frogs 4. Ramen [Instant Noodles] 5. Bertie Bott�s Every Flavour Beans 6. Carrots and Dip 7. Chocolate Cookies [and Milk] 8. Crackers and Cheese 9. Gum =P |
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| Top 5 Reasons Why Gryffindor Rocks!
by Megan Miller and Roxanne Whitez 1.We're lions; kings of the jungle (the Hogwarts jungle that is) 2. We don't have to be brave or courageous to be a Gryffindor 3. We have an awesome Head-of-House 4. Red and Gold are the colors of the year 5. We're like a second family to one another |
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| Ten Ways you know its Halloween
by Ava Black 10. There are more spider webs than usual. 9. Everything is made of pumpkin - soups, bread, pudding... 8. All of your favorite candy bars come in miniature now. 7. Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin is on TV again! 6. Candy Corn can be found! woot! 5. Everyone is in costume! 4. Your house was toilet-papered last night. 3. Scary Movies are on TV every night. 2. You hear Monster Mash on the radio. 1. Random kids knock on your door and scream Trick or Treat! |
| Ten Ways To Find Out If You've Ingested a Love Potion
By Seraphina Rosehill and Lorena Quietglass (With help from Kiley Blaire) We have found that there is at least one poor soul walking around this school with a love potion running through their veins...and perhaps countless others! To help those who have ingested the vile concoction we have formed this list to help them realize their problem... 1. You dating someone with purple hair 2. You tell someone with Purple hair they are the prettiest girl in Slytherin 3.You go to a dance, not wanting to dance, but mysteriously get talked into it after drinking some punch 4. You get up and change the song because the purple-haired girl doesn't like country 5. You dance with the purple haired girl, and ENJOY it! 6. You only like girls with purple hair 7. You think dancing is only 'wonderful' with her 8. You have never danced with anyone else but her 9. You have very glassy eyes 10. Your name is Eltanin If you have 5 or more of these symptoms, please! Report to Madam Pomfrey or Professor Snape for an antidote immediately! You need the help! Thank you, and we pray you have a speedy recovery from this ordeal! |
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| Are You Truly a Snape Lover?
By Kiley Blaire and Lorena Quietglass (With Help from Seraphina Rosehill) It has come to our attention that there are so-called "Snape Lovers" around Hogwarts and we are disgusted at the people who feel the need to say that their love is for him and no other - be wary of people like this, they do not truly lover our wonderful Potions Master. Together, we have worked long hours - weeks and days even! To compile this list to sort the true Snape lovers from the imposters - how do you fare? 1. You own 1/2 naked pics of him 2. You have red hair because he LIKES red hair 3. You have 'Kiss me Snape!' Banners in your room 4. You own his action Figure 5. You carry the action figure stated above EVERYWHERE with you 6. You refer to him as your future husband 7. He calls you by your first name!8. You dedicate a pumpkin to him! 9. You're Teachers Pet in DADA 10. You threaten people who dance with him with horrible revenge Stay tuned next week for this EXACT same list, with a different title: How to Tell You are Seraphina Rosehill. Thank you. |
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| by Amanda Dasaro
Friday the 13th is an unlucky day in much of Western Europe, North America, and Australia. Many people avoid travel and avoid signing contracts on Friday the 13th. Floors in tall buildings often skip from 12 to 14. And while the superstition is believed to be fading, it nonetheless has deep roots in both Christian and pagan culture. Many Christians have long believed that Friday was unlucky because it was the day of the week when Jesus was crucified. The number 13 was believed to bring bad luck because there were 13 people at The Last Supper. Since there were 12 tribes of Israel, that number was considered lucky. Thirteen was also a sinister number in Norse mythology. Loki, one of the most evil of the Norse gods, went uninvited to a party for 12 at Valhalla, a banquet hall of the gods. As a result, he caused the death of Balder, the god of light, joy, and reconciliation. Loki tricked Balder's blind brother, Hod, into throwing a sprig of mistletoe at Balder's chest. Since mistletoe was the only thing on Earth fatal to Balder, the beloved god fell dead. |
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| Top Ten Most Common Causes of Accidental Death
(Goof off the article from soyouwanna.com) By: Jennifer Kull (JUNK) 10. Quidditch Deaths per year: 350 9. Medical & Surgical Complications and Misadventures Deaths per year: 500 8. Poisoning by Gaseous Potions Deaths per year: 700 7. Dueling Mishaps (usually children) Deaths per year: 1,500 6. Crushed by Falling Object Deaths per year: 3,300 5. Burns from Poisonous Herbs Deaths per year: 3,700 4. DrowningDeaths per year: 4,000 3. Poisoning by Solids and Liquids Deaths per year: 8,600 2. Falling off Brooms Deaths per year: 14,900 1. Magicked Object Gone Haywire Deaths per year: 43,200 |
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| Friday the 13th
By Ava Black After polling six random people I have found out that the majority of people don't fear Friday the 13th. This really amazed me even though I am one of those people that don't believe. One person even claimed it was a lucky day for them! You would think with the media saying that it is a scary day, and all the movies out about the date that more people would give in to this fear. But that was not the case. I know that on Friday the 13th I approached the day like any other. I ate my normal breakfast of oatmeal and only found one fly in it. Then I went to potions class and that went well, my potion bubbled over but Professor Snape didn't give me a detention. Then I managed to get back to the Common Room after about 20 minutes of trying to figure out what the staircases were doing, and I only missed the first half of the meeting I had planned. At dinner I found one large hair in my stew but it tasted wonderful. So see the day went wonderful. I don't see why people believe in that silly Friday the 13th superstition! |
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| Top Ten Exotic Animals Seen at PADS
By: Jennifer Kull (JUNK) 1. Llamas 2. Sloth 3. Bats 4. Penguins 5. Lemurs 6. Kneazle 7. Leopards 8. Crups 9. Pegasus 10. Gryphon |
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| Slippery Slytherin Happenings
Victoria Malfoy ~ There are like fifty big stairs outside are school and someone left a ball on the top one and I tripped, and fell down all 49...yes I counted them, stairs. I fell flat on my face and broke my nose. Jess Dark Wing ~ I had an incident in COMC when we went to visit the lake, a merperson grabbed my wrist when I was bending over the lake and pulled me in. I then had to DEMAND a note from prof. lockhart (I refuse to capitalize his name) and then on my way to DADA I got water bombed and chased by Peeves about 6 times before Mr. Philips came and yelled at him, By that time I was fairly well angry (not to mention soaking wet) and then I went to DADA handed professor Snape the note and sat at the back of the room and spent the entire lesson glaring at my quill while people were somewhat avoiding me as though I'd murder them if they looked so much as cross eyed at me. Wednesday Addams ~ Um...I got one. This my best friend at school and I sort of liked the same guy. Oh we never talked to him or anything, just thought he was cute. She was getting closer to speaking to him and it seemed he was starting to take a shine to her. One day, we were in the hall and saw him and we both were giggling and then he did something that we could not believe!! Turned us off instantly and is so ewing gooey! We saw him....pick his nose! But that wasn't the worst! He proceeded to then stick his finger in his mouth.....and.....EAT HIS BOGER! |
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| Future of the Art Club
By Fiona Chauvet I was able to sit down with Professor Opal recently and ask her a few questions about the Art Club. Being a current member myself, I wanted to know a little about the club�s past and what she has in store for the future of the club. Here�s what she had to say. Q: How did the club start off? A: Well, the Art Club has always been here at Hogwarts. As far back as I can remember there�s been an Art Club at least. I just took over running the club at the beginning of the summer of �05. Q: Why did you want to run the Art Club? A: I love art-first and foremost. I enjoy seeing students� work and being able to offer suggestions when they ask. I also loved sending things into the Art Club when I was a student, but I thought the club could be a bit more. So when I got the chance to run it, I wanted to make sure it was the best it could be. Q: Did you have a lot of work cut-out for you? A: No, not really. I knew what I wanted to do with the club. I had an idea of how I wanted to run it. I made the site and the forum and that was about it. Q: Where many people interested in joining in the beginning? A: There were a lot of people who joined in the beginning, surprisingly. And I was lucky to have a lot of students who would send in work regularly. I also had people who continued to participate in the monthly contests, so that was good. Q: What changes happened within the year of the club�s start? A: Well, I realized the system I had worked out to receive everyone�s art and post it on the site, wasn�t working out at all. It was too much work for me, so I asked the members for some suggestions. I got great feedback and with their help I made the new system entirely on the forum. Q: What does the future look like for the Art Club? A: I�ve wanted to add more contest to the club for awhile now. I just haven�t got the time to get to it. So I hope in the future there will be a bigger selection of contest for the members to participate in. Q: Anything else you�d like to let the readers know? A: Yes, anyone can join the Art Club. Some people get the impression you need to be an artist, or have amazing talent to be in the club, but that�s not it at all. It�s great having people of all levels of skill join, because we offer help on improving on the forum. I also allow a huge range of art in the club. If you draw, paint, sculpt, photograph, doll, whatever, we�d love to have you in the club. There�s a little bit on the club. Hopefully this has given you some interest in joining the club if you already haven�t. |
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| New Slytherin Additions
By: Seraphina Rosehill In the past few weeks, Slytherin has seen some new additions to our house. We have welcomed some new students into our family, with one a transfer from Durmstrang. We would like to give an official PADs welcome to, Bastien Knightshade, Malleus Silvaticus, Cordelia Chase, Kiley Blaire and Suzanne Forstner. All of them are great additions to the noble house of Slytherin and we all look forward to getting to know them! |
| New Slytherin Champion
By: Seraphina Rosehill With Michael D�Auria needing to take a leave of absence, a new Slytherin Tri-Wizard Champion has been chosen. Congratulations to Victoria Malfoy! Vicky has been an active and involved Slytherin since she joined our house in July, and has the full confidence of her house. She has taken Michaels place in the Mirror Maze and we know that she will do her house-proud. Way to go Vicky! |