| The Owl Gazette |
| Issue 44 July 2007 F |
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| The Creativity of the Lions
By a young lioness You have heard about the minds of Gryffindor, muggle learning, and the many opinions of the Gryffindor Students. But have you ever learned about what lies, next to hidden, in the Poems/Songs/Stories/Artwork section of the Gryffindor Common Room? I interviewed some students of Gryffindor House, asking them of their opinions of the following authors and artists: Hermy Granger, Roxanne Whitez, Kalie Black, Hilary Stevens, and Megan Miller. (And also a writer of choice, just in case a bit of this is confusing) ----- Kimmie Brandon: Megan's poetry is basically all about love and the good and bad aspects that come along with it. I love her work, and it mostly touches everyone who reads her writings. Roxx's poetry is more critical, and sometimes more 'depressed', but beautiful in a way I actually can't describe. Her style of writing influences everyone, and I think to remember that Megan started to write like Roxx, too. But that's no such bad thing. Roxanne usually writes about everything that is going on her mind, and it lets you get a glimpse on what she is feeling. I love her poems very much. Kalie's stories are...awesome. She loves the Tudors, and therefore these are her favourite subject to write about, of course. I love her stories very much. Her poems are also worth reading, because they are very well written and inspiring as well. I adore her for her writings. Hil's stories are...just plain cool. You enjoy reading them, and they follow a plot, but are kept exciting because you never know what happens next. They are well written as well, and I am sure that we will see more from her. The writer I chose is Hermy. I've read a lot of her poems at the Writing Club, and I have to say that I really like them. She has her very own point of view when it comes to things. She expresses her feelings very well, and each time I come across a rather 'sad' poem, like the one she wrote about Linda, I have to watch out to not start to cry. it touches your heart, even if you don't really know the backgrounds behind it, and I think that's very important when you write poems. Hilary Stevens: Megan - Emotions. From what I've read of her work it's very much based on feelings and I like that. You get more connected with the story. Rox - Well, mainly her work's inspired, but creative. Looking at things differently to what I would, which is what writing's all about. Kalie - To be honest, I've not read much of her work, but I love what I did. The words seem to slide into place. It sounds so natural. Hermy - For what I have read of her work, I like it. It's different to what I've seen and certainly better than what I could do!! Gawyn: I can't really say I have a favorite poet. Their writing styles are just complete opposites of each other, so it would be like asking, "Did you walk to school, or carry your lunch?" There's no comparison. I think everyone listed above is ingenious, and they've got infinitely more talent for poetry than I could ever hope to have. Megan Miller: They're all amazing writers. All of them have their own unique style of writing and their poetry appeals to others who read them in different ways, which is a good thing. They all have their own specific topics that they're best at, but whatever the topic, their poetry is enjoyable and inspiring. |
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| Penshire Curses
Billy Raven Though, folks, I only did one, the house has been practicing curses and I know, we are 'nice' but as you see, we don't like 'mean' people, so, watch it! Here are a collection of curses the house has come up with, enjoy! If you don't bail when I am about to slam, may your head, in the wall, go bam! If you aren't nice and kind to me Have an unfriendly encounter with a nasty bee May those who love us love us. And those that don't love us, May God turn their hearts. And if He doesn't turn their hearts, May he turn their ankles, So we'll know them by their limping. On my enemies� face I wish you to grace a boil or two for all to view! For the butt-brains who treat you Like rotten ole' smelly fruit Let them have a close encounter With an agitated bruit! For the one who speaks with a forked tongue By the toes may he be stung. For the people with bites May they find only bad websites? For those who are rude may they become a shriveled prune?? All who are mean shall be obscene For all the haters May they fall into deep craters? If you�re naughty. And not nice. May you be attacked. By many white mice! For the spoiled may they toil trying to get rid of boils!! The people who Are mean to you Let them become Oh so blue For those who are a snob may they have trouble using the door knob!! And eating corn on the cob? People who are mean May they have to eat lima beans! For the rude and obnoxious, may they find all drinks notious. Lack of liquids will make them weak, And thankfully unable to speak! The stupid people who Are nasty to you Let them become so hideous BECAUSE THEY ARE SOOOOOOOO ANNOYING!!!! To all of those who me are offending, May your first-born child be eaten by lemmings. For the rude and the crude, may you find bugs in your food! If you�re not sweet. And always mean. May you sleep. Forever in dream. You'll think that you, have lots of rice. But your head will be, full of lice If you are a meanie head, My you find your cactus dead! |
| End of Term: A Year in the Life
By Kiley Blaire On September 24th, 2006, PADs Hogwarts changed forever. Or, perhaps more accurately, it got so much crazier. It was the day your favorite evil-purple-haired thing joined the site, and I haven't left since the first moment I logged in. In the time I've been here I've seen more than my fair share of drama, laughed more than I thought I ever could, and even shed a few tears for some that I became very close to. Why have I been so emotional towards a website, one of the billions of pieces of the internet that float around in cyber space each day? Because I've discovered since that day in September that PADs isn't your standard Harry Potter RPG site. It's a place where friendships are made that can last forever, and where age doesn't decide whether you can participate or not. It's a place where you actually learn something in classes, and where house pride is uberly-important but does not interfere when one wants to interact with other schoolmates. At PADs, it doesn't matter where you come from, what you've accomplished, or who you are in real life. It's just about learning, sharing, laughing, and loving, and no other site I've visited can offer anything as great as that. |
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| Things I�m looking forward to
Faith Puppy As a 1st year Penshire at PADs, who has been away for a while, this is one Shireling that is excited to get back into the groove of things and meeting new members that have joined the house during my time away from it. Since the school term has ended, I can�t wait to attend my first ever EOT banquet. I haven�t been able to meet a whole lot of people from other houses, so the banquet should be a great opportunity for me to chat with others. I can�t wait for the next term to start and the Summer Club to open. I hope taking Elvish or German isn�t too hard for me to learn. Also as a first year Shireling, it�ll be my first time seeing my house�s common room being cleaned out. Everything will be so empty and different, but I�m pretty sure it�ll be filled up pretty quickly especially in the games area. I just can�t wait for the new term to start |
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| Hufflepuff Choice Awards
by: Maya Parker With the Hogwarts Choice Awards going on, Hufflepuff decided to do some polls of their own. Who is the hottest guy in Hufflepuff? Who is most likely to get eaten by Snape? After about a month of voting the results are finally in! Favorite Head of House: tied between Professor Lockhart and Prof. Lockhart Favorite Prefect: Ron Weasley Favorite Prefect Assistant: Adrianna La Cerva Hottest Guy: Ron Weasley Hottest Girl: Zoey Taylor Most Loyal Student: Zoey Taylor Most Artistic: Maya Parker Most Scholastic Student: Adrianna La Cerva Most Mischievious Student: Zoey Taylor Best Writing Skills: tied between Maya Parker and Zoey Taylor Most School Spirit: tied between Joy Jennings and Winnifred Flourish Most Unafraid of Toil: three way tie between Mr. Kamron Flame, Amanda Dasaro, and Zoey Taylor Favorite Quidditch Player: tied between Mr. Kamron Flame and Zoey Taylor Favorite Broomstick Racer: Dakota Tallfeather Most Likely to Get Eaten By Professor Snape: Mr. Kamron Flame Least Likely to Get Caught out After Hours: Adrianna La Cerva Most likely to grow up and end up in St. Mungo's: Zoey Taylor Most Likely to Grow and Become Famous: Ron Weasley Most Likely to Grow Up and Teach at Hogwarts: Adrianna La Cerva |
| The Last and New Term
Kitty Bright (aka Kit Kat) As a new student here I have to say my first impressions were very,very good! Everyone was so nice and helpful it seemed I'd been here for years even though I've only been here one month. I've learned new things, meet new people, and made new friends and I'm really thankful I joined. Since I joined in the summer I haven't been able to do regular classes and I'm really looking forward to doing them. I also wasn't able to go to the dances and those things but I'm looking forward to the feast coming up. It's really fun and exciting here and I'm sure it will get even better as the months go by. |
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| Zoey's Grandmother to Visit
Thomasina Zoey Taylor, Prefect's grandmother to come visit this summer. It should be quite an adventure. She looks like a very fun person to be around, very "grandmotherly". I hear she is a very interesting woman with many baby stories to tell about Zoey. I know I am looking forward to visiting with her and hearing informative stories about Zoey's early childhood. |
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