By Roxanne Whitez
I'm sure you've all heard of the statement where Gryffindor is the house filled with the bravest and most of them, the pranksters. But being a Gryffindor, I can almost guarantee you that Gryffindor isn't the only house that has pranksters. There, I'm not being prideful.
But it's true. As far as I'm concerned, all you other houses have some brilliant minds too, and what other beautiful day to work those brains than April Fools?! Maybe some of you have even forgotten such a day, as we live mainly in the wizarding world. But think back to those days in the Muggle world (sorry if I'm excluding the pure bloods), where the day was spent tricking your siblings into drinking salt water instead of water or � well, you get the point. I wasn't so much of a great prankster in those days either.
So I chose to get a little interview with as many of the staff as I can, to get a peek at what kind of prank they would pull on such a day.
Samuel Craft � Well, I myself am one who likes to scare people. Such as jumping out of a corner and screaming boo. Though, after awhile they start to get old and people begin to expect it. Soon enough though, I'll perfect my new plot to unleash the perfect surprise attack. So, on April Fools Day, you may want to watch your back in the halls.
Summer Levy � The kind of prank I would pull would be one carefully planned and efficient. An example of this is a prank that has two victims. After all, if you can, why not kill two birds with one stone? As for the prank itself...I'd tell you. But then I'd have to kill you.
Professor Yalva Pendragon � Now as for pranks, ahh, I haven't pulled one in along time. Since I was a kid in fact. But would I pull one, of course. What kind of prank? Well I'd love to pull a prank on Lockhart; something involving his precious hair care products. Maybe a bit of potion mixed in to turn his hair green and silver. Or maybe to make if fall out and then give his scalp Silver and green snakes marks all over it. And then I've make it last for a full month. *sly grin* Yes, yes, that sounds like a rather nice prank for this year's April fool's day.
Audrea � Something I'd like to do for April fool's day would be try and get some polyjuice potion and sneak around as someone else for the day. Maybe even a Professor.
Jennifer Kull � Anyway, I would most definitely prank PAD. I don't think she gets nearly enough love and attention from the people here, and it would be loads of fun for her to wake up and see an entire room filled with Lockhart signed pictures or something. I'm not sure exactly what I would do, but I'm positive that, coming from me, it would be the best.
Professor Lockhart � My prank would be to turn everyone into a Gilderoy Lockhart fan...oh wait... everyone is! Ehh, I would be tempted to remove everyone's beds out of the common rooms! Well, it's not really a prank. I'm dieing to do it; it's more like a desire� I would love to get the grease out of Professor Snape's hair and make it look nice! I mean after all I must know about hair because I've got the most perfect hair at Hogwarts!
Myrrima � Ooh...nice question! One prank I've been dying to pull is the ultimate joke...to me anyway. I'd spread rumors about a week before April Fools Day about this huge prank that was going to pulled on everyone, and then I'd probably get all but one of them together and pretend that these rumors were really coming true, but the joke would really be on the one person that was singled out. Sounds not completely funny here, but I've seen it done before and it is hilarious!
Professor Delia � I would steal Professor Snape's Scones.
Professor Ripley � Oh fun! Well, I would probably put tooth paste in Professor Lockhart's hair gel tube, and put hair gel in his tooth paste tube.
Ronald Weasley � Good question. Even though, I already did this prank it would have to be putting makeup of Prof. Lockhart and dying his hair while he's asleep.
Professor Dickenson � Well, I don't really 'do' many pranks. So I guess my best prank would be to hide all of Professor Lockhart's hair products. He would freak out!!!
Professor Alba Dumbledore -
For April Fool's Day, I would most definitely prank Severus Snape in some fashion! Usually I change his avatar or do something silly like that, but if I could actually pull a "real prank" on him, I would lace his morning cup of tea & scone with Polyjuice Potion that would turn him into Gilderoy Lockhart!
As you can probably see from the responses I have received, quite a number have either responded with something about pranking our lovely Professor Lockhart or including him into the prank. I will thus assume that this isn't a surprise to many of you.
But my conclusion of all this; watch your backs. As Prefects Summer Levy and Samuel Craft have clearly indicated, you might never know if you're going to make it through the next corner without getting egged or ink dropped on your head. Happy pranking and April Fools!
By London Tipton, Hufflepuff
Q: What is your favourite color?
A: Purple
Q: How did you find out about this website?
A: I got online to prove someone wrong about something HP related and ended up finding PAD's.
Q: Did you want to be in Hufflepuff or a different house?
A: I filled out my sorting quiz as honest as I could and I had a feeling I would be put in Hufflepuff. But I like it because it's not the house everybody wants so it's different.
Q: Do you enjoy being at PADS??
A: Of course.
Q: How did you get people to worship you?
A: *laughs* Well some people just did it and others I had to bribe.
Q: Who do you think is the best person in Hufflepuff?
A: Besides yours truly? Hmm well I guess for me it would be the people I'm closest with and that I know work to help out the house... Professor Lockhart, Ron, Issy, Daks, Maya... there are a lot of great people in there.
Q: What is your worst color?
A: Brown
Q: If you were offered the job of being a headmistress at this school, would you take it?
A: NO Way! I complain enough about just keeping up with my Prefect, Mentor, and Quidditch captain duties!!!
Q: Since when were you allowed goats?!
A: Since... my ex co-prefect gave them to me and Professor Lockhart agreed to it.
Q: Do you like chocolate?
A: *blinks* Some people don't like chocolate?
From Hufflepuff
Submitted by Zoey Taylor
This was a new game started in our CR last month by Ron Weasley and it�s been giving us some good laughs so I thought I�d share a bit of it.
By Katie-
Lockhart to Snape during a duel: Good move, old chap! It was pretty obvious you were going to knock me backwards. I, of course, let you do it to teach the young ones something.
Meaning: Crap.
By Ron-
Zoey: Can you do me a favor?
What she really means: You're going to do it and your going to like it because I am your boss, and you are a lowly worshipper!
By Katie-
Ron says: I'm the heartthrob of Hufflepuff
What he really means is: I'm the heartthrob of Hufflepuff
By Professor Lockhart-
Professor Snape: I will watch over Hufflepuff while you are away Lockhart.
What he really means: LUNCH TIME!
By Kamron-
I forgot my homework
What I mean is: I didn�t do it but I was going too.
What I really mean again is: Ha do you really think I do Homework.
Anonymous Slytherin
I spotted Jennifer Kull out shopping for a new trunk, and I wondered why she needed it. I went undercover and asked a few of the house ghosts to keep their ears open, and this is what I learned. It appears that Ms. Kiley Blaire, also of Slytherin, set fire to Jennifer�s trunk and caused the whole thing to go up in a massive blaze. The half-gorgon was reportedly seen running around in a frenzy, crying about a puddle on the floor, or something. Anyway, it wasn�t long before her old hang-out that was a trunk, was nothing more than a few glowing embers on the floor of the Slytherin Common Room. Ms. Kull went shopping and brought her new trunk home, but it has been reported that she has an anti-burning charm protecting the new one.
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf
Lots of new things are happening at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes! For starters, there are now gift certificates available! * cheers* To add to that, I've also decided to make a month long sale in honor of April Fool's Day! * cheers louder* There will be various things on sale throughout the month, and you should keep a sharp lookout for new items coming in for the sale as well! Go check it out!
By Lynexe Couronne
I�m sure you�re all aware that my articles haven�t been making it completely to the Gazette. Or not. Then again, it might just be my fault because I haven�t been writing much. I suppose that isn�t the right reason but speaking of writing, I�ll just tell you a little event I had the other day.
I was making my way peacefully through the grounds, just wandering around the castle during my free period when I came across a building of some sort. Well, it looked like one of our greenhouses, only bigger and it looked to contain more than just one room. So I made my way inside, only to be greeted by directions every corner, shouting out �Art Club this way!� or �Cartoons on your right!� It surprised me, I will admit but one thing that had caught my eye was the fact that one certain door had been left open wide, as if to invite anyone inside for a look. And to my interest, it was the Writing/Poetry Club. Now, I�m not stating that the other clubs weren�t holding their arms wide open for students but this is what had happened.
So walking inside, I was struck by a number of tables, chairs, a wide stack and variety of parchment as well as quills, ink bottles, etc. You know, writing materiel. There were a few students around and luckily, I recognized a number of them. Putting aside the fact that I�m an anti-social person, I met up with each of them and asked them a few questions. Those who were present? Bryony Casten, Linda Danes, Zoey Taylor, Megan Miller and Raelyn Ethania. For this particular article (and for the sack of the length), you�ll be learning about my fellow Penshire.
LC - When did you guys join the club?
BC - I joined as soon as it opened. I was a member of the old club but never posted anything there; it wasn't until Professor Dickinson re-did it that I became active.
LC - Do you all have a passion for writing or is it just something you do in your spare time?
BC - Err... both? Sorry, that didn't really answer your question. I really enjoy writing, but I don't plan on making a career of it. It's a little more of just a spare time kind of thing, though-- I make an effort to write at least one major piece a month. It's more of a hobby than anything else. But people have passions for their hobbies, right?
LC - What exactly do you write?
BC - I prefer short stories. They're my specialty, you could say. I keep a journal for Bry (though that's basically for recording purposes). Occasionally a poem or two comes out of me; based on a variety of things, though I do have a whole thread devoted to Survivor.
LC � A fan, I assume? Well, do these famous short stories of yours take long to write?
BC - That honestly changes every time. Sometimes if I'm really into the topic it takes forever, because I edit and edit and edit over and over again for weeks before I'm satisfied. If it's something I've only a bit of inspiration for, or if it's exceptionally short, then I could be done in only a few days.
LC - I�ve heard of something called Writer�s Block, but I�m not too sure if I understand what it is when you are a writer.
BC - I suppose a simple definition of "writers block" would be when you're out of ideas or have no incentive to write at the time. I mean... it could be taken on the level of not having anything to write about; and again it can be taken at the level that you're bored with what you're doing and don't feel like finishing it; or it can even be taken as being simply at a loss for words-- you can't seem to form sentences that get the idea across correctly.
LC - This basically concludes the whole mini-interview. Are there any last words you would like to say?
BC - Nope. Only that I hope my answers didn't confuse you too much.
As you can see from my first meeting with a writer, it had given me a lot to think about and to reconsider. My thoughts about writing were never quite on a positive side, and perhaps as we move to my next few interviews, I might even take up writing. Or start it.
EH Addams
This is more like sneaking around the house, as I look around Penshire, I noticed a sandcastle, lighthouse, bungalow, and a hideout. Each one was being high jacked by a certain machgun-toting smilie by a to-be-nameless-housemate, cough,Thomasina, cough. Seems the defenses are in order with pelting the said smilie with daisy and other peace symbols. Is it working? We don�t know yet, but we will keep trying. If not, next the plan will be the actually steal the smilie and hide it somewhere so it won�t be found. The sandcastle was threatened by a glass of water, but being more thirsty then revengeful, the holder drank the water. Is this making any sense? Probably not, but then, you have to be in the house to get it, but suffice to say, it is fun to watch!
By Ava Black
As of April 1st, two of our beloved Head of Houses will be switching homes forever. It has come to light that Professor Snape secretly wants to be a Hufflepuff. Amazingly Professor Lockhart has always fancied being a Slytherin. The two Head of Houses met a Madame Puddifoots with our beloved Headmistress and worked over the details. After much shock she agreed to let them swap. Professor Snape has stated he will not give up his fancy for dark clothing or love of Potions and Professor Lockhart said he will still be smiling everyday. How will this affect the Houses of Slytherin and Hufflepuff? It is anyones guess. I suspect the most heartaches will be for Prefects Zoey Taylor and Seraphina Rosehill. Good Luck to both houses!!
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf
(I know this poem seems a bit gruesome, but I don't mean anything by it. ;) It's just what came into my head *rolls eyes* )
If tomorrow was my last day on earth
Would you love me then?
Would you hold me tenderly in your arms
And kiss my soft lips?
If this was my last hour of life
Would you love me then?
Would you whisper soft nothings in my ear
And gently smooth my hair?
If I said you broke my heart
Would you love me then?
Would you put all our differences aside
And love me as you once did?
If I held this gun to my head
Would you love me then?
Would you forgive me the mistakes I've made
And beg me not to leave?
If I lay dying in your arms
Would you love me then?
Would you hold me close to your tear-stained face
And say you always loved me?
If something were to happen
Would you love me then?
From the House of Slytherin
Jennifer Kull: I confess I think Dar meant calculator LICKING is a fav. past time...
Tom Riddle: I confess that if you keep that up I'm gonna have to go caveman on you.
Kiley Blaire: I confess that narcissism runs rampant in Slytherin.
Seraphina Rosehill: I confess that it is ALL Jen's fault!! *nod*
Jennifer Kull: I confess that Kiley needs to be separated from her sporks.
Eltanin Wemyss: I confess that I'm sure Jen is an angel...those horns are just to hold the halo up, right?
Jenii Chang: I confess Sera didn't confess. *mutters about rule-breakers*
Jennifer Kull: I confess that I'm eating Ketchup Flavored Chips.
Seraphina Rosehill: I confess that Ketchup flavored chips seems SO wrong in SO many ways.
Kiley Blaire: I confess that I agree!! (MARK THIS DAY ON YOUR CALENDAR FOLKS!! Kiley agreed with Sera!!1)
Scarlet Santuza: I confess if that's true Kiley should watch her dog.
Jennifer Kull: I also confess that I just found out the limit of smilie use in the SCR. laugh.gif It's twenty-five smilies. ninja.gif