There�re some things that I regret
Some words I wish had gone unsaid
Some starts that had some better endings
Been some bad times I�ve been through
Damage I could not undo
Some things I wish I could do all, all over again
But it don�t really matter
When life gets that much harder
It makes you that much stronger
There�s mistakes that I have made
Some chances I just threw away
Some roads I never should�ve taken
Been some signs I didn�t see
Hearts that I hurt needlessly
Some wounds that I wish I could have one more chance to mend
But it don�t make no difference
The past can�t be re-written
You get the life you�re given
[Lyrics by Diane Warren]
I need to write my last will, since I can almost feel the touch of death, and my last breath escaping from the depths of my lung. But I can�t pass away like this. Not with the secret I kept for this long time.
The whole time during my stay here at Hogwarts, I had some good fun to start some confusion in the minds of the readers of the Owl Gazette. You may of course wonder how I managed to confuse everyone, when I never wrote any articles for this paper. I will tell you � and mind you, this is a confession. I have kept the secret of being the MoD everyone hated in the end. Where this hatred came from, I still don�t know, but be sure that at times I felt bad about this, at others I enjoyed it. So, with my passing, I won�t take this secret with me, which is a relief.
I don�t know if my death will come as a shock or as a relief for you, but I have to say that for me it is both. Of course, it makes me very sad to leave PADs, the only place I called home ever since I got my letter two years ago, but then I have caused so much trouble during my stay and hurt so many people, that I will be relieved � for their sake � that I�m gone.
Now to my belongings:
My secret store of Pocky, which I hid from everyone in a secure corner of my Locker, goes to my best friend and fellow Queenie, Kiley Blaire.
The package of hair dying products in my trunk will go to Sera so she can fulfil our evil plans.
The velvet notebook with all my Potions notes goes to Razzy, not because she loves the color red so much, but also to encourage her to take the Potions class next term.
The �I love Tom� Button, along with my selection of mischievous items will go to Junk, because she likes to fool others so much and of course because she still loves Tom.
The octopus I�ve just bought goes to Tako, because she loves it so much that she will kill me for it.
The box of sugar quills (the pink ones) should go to Leah, because she is a pink-fanatic.
I�ll leave my Slytherin scarf for my friend Roxanne Whitez; because there is no one else I know who would fit into Slytherin better than her.
The pair of spy-goggles goes back to the one I once got them from: Audrea Martin. I guess she�ll put them in better use than me.
The poking stick goes to Leah Black. Although I know she already possesses one, I can�t think of anyone who could use it better than her.
Finally, I leave the chess game for Adrianna La Cerva, although I�m sorry that we never played one game, I still hope she�ll have fun with this.
As for my old Head of Houses, I really can�t think of any of my belongings, which would be worth enough to leave in their possession, as they have given me more than I can give them in return.
This is all I have to say. Keep me in your memory or let me pass you without so much of an effect. I�ll keep all of you in my heart.
Linda R. Danes
By Ava Black
Slackers are here at Hogwarts!! Yes you have heard me correct! Many students have registered for classes and have not done a single lesson! Do you know what happens if you don�t complete lessons?? You earn yourself a TROLL! No reputable place of hiring will accept you with those kinds of marks. So the suggestion of this writer is to get busy and get your lessons done!! Don�t wait until the end. Stop slacking!
Written with considerable tears by Kiley Blaire
Slytherin student Linda Resko Danes died at the hands of the notorious Finnish Killer on Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 in her own bed. Amazingly, Linda actually shared a dorm room with the Fin, also known as Taika Korento.
Linda, affectionately known as Feather, Queenie, Dainee, and other names, was a constant presence in everyone's lives at PADs, whether they realized it or not. She brightened the rooms and halls of Hogwarts with her quick wit and ever-present smirk. A former Gryffindor, the brilliant girl eventually found her way to her true home in Slytherin, where she discovered her true nature among her fellow snakes.
Linda is survived by all of her friends at PADs, most notably fellow students like Kiley Blaire and Roxanne Whitez.
The memorial service will take place in the Slytherin dungeons on the 27th of April.
By Elladora Guffy
I am a bit confused. Yes, I am. After my last interview with Miss Kull, I was convinced that only the Slytherin girl was most crazy to create a hype gig enough wanting to gather a �club� around herself to be praised. However, I was proven wrong when I opened up the last issue of this paper and found myself facing several articles, mentioning other people with the same�let�s say �problem�.
So, who are these people I am talking about? Well, let�s start with the one who tried to get his own house to hold a �party� for himself at the Great Hall chat not so long ago. Professor Lockhart, Head of Hufflepuff, announced the reservation of said chat on the Bulletin Board, however, the students of his house seemed to be rather surprised about this fact, as the reason for the reservation was, obviously, some other. A while back, Zoey Taylor mentioned something about a fan club dedicated to the one with �the most charming smile�. This club got to the Professor�s mind as it seems.
The next one known to have such a club, official or not, is Professor Severus Snape. The head of Slytherin won the poll about who deserved a fan club the most, as stated by some Slytherin student. He does not seem to be all against this club, as he was known to encourage his students to vote for him. Well deserved, Professor. Should the students be scared of you now, because you try to be like Professor Lockhart lately? I don�t know.
But another club has opened it�s doors there lately. The Tom �Tomilicious� Riddle Fan Club. Yes, the boy finally managed to get rid of his girlfriend, and now several girls of the house are practically fighting over the boy�s �love� and attention.
But Hufflepuff and Slytherin aren�t the only houses with a club dedicated to one person. The House of Penshire has a club only to praise the one known as Roger Davies. Why in the world this student deserves a fan club on his own is a complete mystery for me, as none of the Penshire students were willing to tell me any of the reasons, and I couldn�t get a hold of the boy myself so far to get my questions answered.
The next house with a fan club, or at least hysterics about one single person is Gryffindor. The one who deserves a club there is the Prefects Assistant, Gawyn Crossguard. The boy isn�t quite the well-known kind of person, as I found out � however, he appears to have quite a large group of friends among the other houses as well, and who knows, maybe they will join this club, too, once it has opened it�s doors.
The last house, Ravenclaw, is the home to Cedric Fenn F�eland, the Head Boy of Hogwarts is the last known victim of Jennifer Kull, as she told me in our interview the last time I met her. Although the Teasing Club dedicated to the boy, hasn�t been opened up yet, it seems to be only a matter of time, until the home to the Ravens can claim themselves home to another popularity of this castle.
So, as you can see, each House has at least one person whom they are crazy about, in one way or another. The reasons aren�t clear in all cases, but that really doesn�t matter, or does it? The clubs seem to appear like mushrooms, but as long as both, the popularities and the members of those clubs, do have their fun with it, I can�t see a reason to stop the hysterics of the masses. Maybe the popular Headmistress will get a fan club for herself soon, too, as she is another one I could imagine to freak out the masses. I will watch out for it.
By Ava Black
Joe Nworb of Ravenclaw recently opened a new shop in the Ravenclaw Co-op. This shop features various supplies for Quidditch. There is a place to practice your game. Currently they are recruiting for two leagues to play against each other. There are even openings for referees. So please take a moment and head on over to the Ravenclaw Co-op in Knockturn Alley.
From the House of Slytherin
(Warning: This story was compiled from the minds of Slytherins. It maybe be scary to the faint-of-heart)
Kiley was swimming in a cold tub of pocky. As she was pretending she was a pretty penguin, a penguin peeked around the corner and saw Kiley. The penguin was ugly like Junkette, which mean that it was gorgeous. The lying penguin slapped Kiley HARD on the butt. Kiley liked it. No surprise, really. Knowing this, Sleek, a random character with pock marks, turned around and took a picture. Kiley tackled Sleek, or tried to, as she was wearing emo shoes. This made things difficult as Junk was being insane, trying to jump into the scene while scattering confetti. The confetti landed on Kayla's cheese, which caused her to jump and squeal like a rubber chicken. Junk, the idiot, was NOT skinny dipping, as she CLAIMED (Tom looked), so Kiley had to steal her clothes and run away to burn them. Tom saved them, though badly singed, proving his manliness, never before seen. Tom couldn't GIVE Junkette clothes, however. She was NAKED, dancing the tango, which didn't involve anyone but Tom DANCING with her...yes, just dancing.
When Junk re-dressed, which took FOREVER, Kiley took a stick of pocky and shoved it up Junkette's nose. It hurt. BAD. Junkette was crying INSIDE ONLY. There was no way she'd let Tom break the rules of the thread.
Kiley is MEAN. We love her! But she'll never be less gorgeous unless we count those times she...no, never mind. It's not appropriate.
Anyway, the penguin that loves Sera made Sera a wonderful bouquet of wilted black roses. Sera loved them, but had to feed them to Junkette and Tom because they were getting married soon! Kiley was jealous of the flowers and Jen because Eltanin hadn't proposed. Maybe he would under a spell, much like Snapiepoo.
Junkette's planning something and Jessness is in on it. They won't succeed because their "plan" involves fried chicken. Ari helped, but he's not talking about what the penguin eats later. Perhaps it's Kiley's tub of pocky, which had expired four paragraphs ago. But who cares? Definitely not JenJen, who was busy destroying someone else's delightful little fantasy. Kiley's fantasy, to be exact, she was plotting to trick Tani into proposing to her. Would it work? Everyone was dying to know, but so far Tani was completely clueless. Maybe he'll eventually buy her a ring and pop The Question...Right? Or maybe Kiley, being amazingly beautiful, would use a potion instead. The girl wouldn't, however, unless she felt it was necessary.
Then there was the pretty penguins. They proposed first. But who gets to keep the Grammar Nazi calm? Is it possible to grow flowers to make the penguins happy proposers? At least something could go right and Kiley could get some chocolate.
Since no one was at school and Tani still hadn't proposed, Junkette decided to cheer for the Puffs, so she changed into her uniform of all yellow and black confetti and ran off with her pompoms to the Pitch. Sera was there looking beautiful of course...not! She was ready to cheer, cheer, and cheer! Kiley, wearing yellow, holding that lemon, which she intended to use to sabotage the Puffs, so she could finish this sentence, winning Kam's heart. Kam didn't love Kiley, but she definitely loved him. Or did she? Maybe it was more like lust. No, never mind. It was love. It was neither lust nor hate. Plain and simple. Kiley loves Kam so much. Would Tani realize that Kiley was in love with Kam? How would he react when he found out about Kam's potion? Jealous, of course, since he thought he was the only one that Kiley had slipped a potion to. But no matter. Kam's in love with...
Prefect Seraphina Rosehill, whose heart belongs to Snape. Or does it? It definitely does! This is interesting... Kam loves Kiley, Kiley loves TANI, Sera loves Snape AND Kam loves Jessness ALOT! More than Kiley!!
Moving right along, the penguins screamed and ran away when they saw the talking cabbage. It had tried to eat Sera but Snape rescued her in time. Then the penguins glared at Snape because he'd stopped break dancing. The nerve! The maiden sacrifice was really scared; penguins had spears. All SHE had was a barrette and a toothbrush. At least her hair and teeth would be pretty. Or would they? Probably not. Unless Rosey gave up and helped her make a sword.
Are you tired of being stuck in a dead-end career? Wish you could be doing something more exciting & challenging with your life? Want to take your general knowledge of spells & potions to a new level? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, then I've got just the solution that you've been looking for...become a Death Eater!! Applicants must be willing to work for notoriety rather than profit & be able to follow instructions regardless of moral values. Employment opportunities are available to anyone who seeks it regardless of your magical ability! The position requires those in it to be loyal at all costs even if it means giving up your life for that of your leader's. The more you sacrifice for your leader's gain, the more highly favored you will become in his eyes meaning that you will earn special provisions the others have not. The higher up in the ranks you go, the more you will be privy to. If you live long enough to actually reach the top, you will work side by side with the leader to carry out all his evil & menacing plans with great rewards & benefits bestowed upon you. The only stipulation is once you are accepted into the group you cannot leave...ever. For more information on becoming a Death Eater, contact Tom Riddle of Slytherin at [email protected] or by PM on the BB. Don't delay...become a Death Eater today!
By Ava Black
The Grade Book is located on the First Floor in the Administration office. If you haven�t checked it out, now is an excellent time to stop by. Teachers post up your grades on this site. Please do not register for the forum; you can view it without registering. Towards the end of term, Professors will post up your final grade. You should review these grades to see that they are correct. If there is a problem just contact that specific Professor.
By Kiley Blaire
That's right, Slytherin student Taika Korento has managed to kill another PADs student. This time her victim was fellow Slytherin Linda Danes. The House has been left in shock by this latest development in the considerable case against Ms. Korento, also known as Taiko, and many are searching for answers to this horrible question...answers they may never find.
Students are advised to be on the lookout for this Finnish killer. She will stop at nothing, it seems, to raise her number of victims...even at the price of her own innocent housemates.
By Mortimer Brewster
May First is National Principal's day in America, and. I think it would be a good day to say thank you to Professor Alba Dumbledore, Head Mistress of our Own Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We can never thank her enough for keeping the doors open here over thought there are problems in the outside world with "You Know Who" and "Deatheaters" and all. I am sure she has problems that we don't even know about to deal with. I Know I was very happy to get my owl asking me to attend and I have learned a lot about Charms, Potions, and other magical subjects that I never would have known about had it not been for the Headmistress putting up with the everyday head aches of students breaking rules the M. O. M. doing weird things and Having the "Deatheaters" and "You Know Who" running around loose.
I am sure I am not the only one who appreciates the Headmistress' hard work, so I hope everyone will let her know in some way how much we love her and are grateful to her for keeping the doors here open for us. Thank You, Professor.
By E.H. Hootie
We know other houses have their queens, or other such rulers, Penshire house took a poll to see who would lead us. With two name, Samuel Craft or Ava Black, the voting began. Sam was in the lead then Ava, and while the debate raged on, the house was beginning to see a new formation from having just a ruler of sorts�it was agreed that the winner would be the �high� king or queen, with a whole court now signing up!
Ava came out on top, but of course, Roger claimed the highest rank, and then all the other followed with even a royal puppy and Sergeant of Arms. Here is how it all played out.
Emperador � Roger Davies
High Queen � Ava Black
King � Samuel Craft
Court Jester � Thomasina
Royal Puppy � Faith
Royal Revolutionist � Lilac Brown (Currently looking for followers.)
Lady-in-waiting � Araceli (We aren�t sure what she is waiting for, but she waits.)
Prince Danny Lupin of Penshire
Princess Piper and Princess Erin (And there are not two finer Princess� anywhere!)
Duke Marcus of Freemen
Duchess Andromeda of New Slyvanialand (Who recently had a grand royal birthday!)
Knight in Shining Armor � Lynexe
Lady Imogene Riddle of Penshire
Countess Hootie of Penns Hills & Countess Erindi of Penshire
Royal Guardian & Gatekeeper � Bryony of Casten (She just wanted to be in charge!)
Royal Food Taster � Mortimor of Brewster (who said at least he will be fed)
So you see, Penshire cannot pick just one dictator without all wanting to be involved. This house prides itself on everyone having a voice, so you see, we couldn�t even settle on one leader, but a couple and everyone having a title!