By the House of Ravenclaw
1. When you're an active member on PADs
2. When you know the names of all the actors in the movies
3. When you have dressed up as an HP character for more than one Halloween in a row
4. When you can name 65 HP characters off of the top of your head
5. When you carry a "wand" (a polished stick)
6. When you read HPB in 10 hours
7. When you know almost every detail from every HP book and movie
8. When you can quote all the lines to HP movies
9. When your mom asks you to clean the bathroom, and you shout, "SCOURGIFY!" expecting the mess to clean itself up
10. When your HP crazy friends and family think that you're too obsessed
11. When you do something HP related every single day
12. When you've read over 500 HP fan fiction stories
13. When you write over 500 HP fan fiction stories
14. When your alter ego is named after an HP character
15. When you actually think of things like this
16. When you can tell someone the exact days/hours/minutes to the next HP book or movie
17. When you've read the books so much that they're falling apart
18. When you keep all of your HP things under lock and key
19. When everything reminds you of HP
20. When you know the exact wording of most quotes, and correct people when they get them wrong
By Sarah Johnson
1 Make sure you get all your shots, especially dragon pox which should be taken between the ages of three and six.
2. Eat healthy foods and exercise.
3. While at Hogwarts, if you are ill, go to Madame Pomfrey ASAP.
4. Visit the hospital wing or St. Mungo�s every year for a regular check up.
5. If you are injured, see a healer. Do NOT try to heal yourself.
6. Please tell Madame Pomfrey exactly how long you have had an injury and how it happened (if known).
7. Never see a Muggle healer or "doctor" as they call it; you never know when you have a magical disease.
8. After being healed from an injury, stay in bed and do not go to classes for at least three days unless told otherwise by a healer.
9. Do not go near the Whomping Willow, Devil�s Snare, the Forbidden Forest or any other dangerous places or objects.
10. Before playing Quidditch, make sure you know the rules and safety guidelines.
For more info, visit St. Mungo�s. (Go to the Hogwarts grounds, click on HOGSMEADE STATION then click departing to King�s Cross. Then get on the Knight Bus and when it asks you where you want to go, click on St. Mungo�s.)
By Erica Lovegood
On a quest to find weird but true facts in the world, here are ten. Put them in your own order.
1. Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries. I mean, have you tasted a lemon!
2. The creation of the banana suitcase was to make sure of the safe transport one banana.
3. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. Have you ever really stared at the painting?
4. The name for the fear of long words- hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Would you be happy for someone to tell you this is what you have, if you really fear long words?
5. January is �National Soup Month�.
6. Ben Franklin invented swim fins!
7. It is apparently impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
8. The Rafflesia flower smells like rotten meat. Isn�t that lovely�
9. Mel Blanc aka Bugs Bunny is allergic to carrots. Go figure.
10. Octopuses and squids have three hearts. Maybe that�s why the Giant squid is so nice�
(Note: These are all real facts in the Muggle world if you cross out the comment about the Giant Squid :P .)
By Jenii Chang
10) Ink Palace - Diagon Alley, Hufflepuff Co-Op
9) The Divination Shop - Diagon Alley, Ravenclaw Co-Op
8) Divination Depot - Knockturn Alley, Ravenclaw Co-Op
7) Cauldron Shop - Diagon Alley
6) The Apothecary- Diagon Alley
5) Star Gazers Galore - Knockturn Alley, Gryffindor Co-Op
4) Scrivenshafts Quill Shop - Hogsmeade
3) New2You The Second Hand Shop - Hogsmeade Village, Hufflepuff Co-Op
2) Flourish and Blotts - Diagon Alley
1) Ollivanders Wand Shop - Diagon Alley
By Audrea Martin
10. Snake
9. Parrot
8. Toy Poodle
7. Niffler
6. Penguin
5. Goldfish
4. Sloth
3. Slug
2. Cockroach
1. Flobberworm
By Erica Lovegood
As you all know, RCR stands for Ravenclaw Common Room. When asking my fellow Ravenclaws for a different meaning of this acronym (a group of initials that form another word or phrase), here is what I got:
1. Race Car Rubies
2. Racing Candy Rollers
3. Really Cool Radishes
4. Ravenclaw Crazy Races
5. Really Charming Reptile
6. Rotten Candy of Rodents
7. Really Creepy Rangers
8. Raised Candy Rockets
9. Respectful Caring Rhinoceros
10. Rabid Cantaloupe Rangers
11. Rouge Crazy Raisers
12. Real Cool Ravenclaws
13. Really Crazy Raves
14. Really Courteous Ravenclaws
By Erica Lovegood
DADA=Defense Against the Dark Arts or does it? Hear are a couple of interesting meanings from my Ravenclaw friends.
1. Drunkin' Alliance of the Duke Amber
2. Dreamy Annoying Duke Amber
3. Dwarf Airplane Duplication Alarm
4. Dunce Alarm Doing Awesome
5. Dreaded Alarm Doesn't Avoid
6. Dunkin's Average Donuts Avalanche
7. Dreamy Actor Dreading Acne
8. Dunce Actress Dreading Achievements
9. Drooling Acrobat Dripping Absently
10. Dreamy Actors Don�t Act
11. Deathly Adders Don't Attack
12. Dumbledore�s Army Does Act!
13. Dirty Anteater's Dig (for) Ants
14. Dumbledore's Army Does Anger
15. Diverse Agents Do Attack
16. Dark Arts Don�t Appreciate
17. Darling Armies Don't Aggravate
By Erica Lovegood
S.P.E.W. - Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare. This organization began after the observing that house elves were being treated unfairly. We all heard of this right? Well let�s see what I got as a definition of S.P.E.W.
Stuttering Penguins Eat Whales
Struggling Potterheads Engage Weakly
Spare Pudding Every Where
Sloppy People Eating Watermelons
Seeing Pain Erupts War
Straight Plants Elude Withering
Seeing Pettigrew Erases Wellness
Spotting Perfection is Enough Weirdness
Super Powers Energize Weirdness
Super People Eat Water
Smart People Enjoy Weather
Sunny Plants Eat Water
Sweating People Eat Watermelons
Silly Prefects Endorse Walking
Sorry Purple Eating Windows
Soggy Presents Enrage Worms
Sweet Pretzels Engage Weirdness
Sour People Enrage Weasels
Silent People Edging Windless
Sewer People Enlarge water
Stupid Parrots Eat Worms
Stupid People's Engorged Waists
Secret Pests Eat Wills
Stupid People Enrage Women
Seeing People Enlighten Worth
Silly Penguins Eat Weasleys
Stewing Peaches Eat Wonderfully