By: Myrrima Goldenleaf
Yes, you heard right. St. Patrick's day is coming up soon on March 17th which brings to mind the question: do you have your green? Such a question may not have even be thought of a decade ago or more, and many may wonder why it has been thought of now. Well, I'll tell you. Not only does St. Patrick's day bring out the leprechauns with their pots of gold, parades, and many Irish people going out to celebrate for the day, it also brings those people who prey upon those of us who, for one reason or another, have forgotten to wear green. Those people then pounce on those poor un-green souls and pinch them or punch them (though only once!) depending on what they have learned. I am not sure how this tradition came about but for the sake of all of you, please remember to wear your green on St. Patrick's day so that you can be one of the proud walking around freely and not one cowering in a corner, hiding from someone who actually pays attention to such a tradition.
Ok I have made this new friend and her other friend thinks she's spending too much time with me, and I really don't want to break up two best friends. Can you help me before this turns into a big disaster?
-Confused
Dear Confused,
You know, I found myself in the very same situation you are in when I was in school! I, too, felt as you do, but since then I've learned some things.
For instance, the other best friend thought I was trying to take her place because her friend & I spent so much time together when we first started hanging out. This couldn't have been father from the truth! Actually, when you first meet someone as a new friend you want to laarn all you can about them. That, plus the fact that it's a brand new experience away from the normal stuff you do usually means that you spend a lot of time together in the beginning.
In my situation, it didn't end well because I was too shy & lacked enough self-confidence to speak to both of them together & say, "Hey, let's talk about this & work this all out". I wish I would have, but by not doing that I lost the friend because she let her other friend convince her I was getting in the way of their friendship. You live & learn. ;P
My suggestion to you is this - set up a time for you, your friend, & her friend to all get together & talk about this before it gets too big to handle. Tell the other friend you have no intention of stealing your friend away from her or taking her place. Explain that because you guys don't know each other as well as they know each other, you're just taking some time now to get to know each other better but soon things will even out more & that it's perfectly natural for two new friends to be like this. Remind her that your friend & her were probably like this in the beginning of their friendship, too, & that it's normal, not a problem. Then see if she is willing to be patient & let it run its course. (If she's not, then your friend needs to make a choice between both of you because the other girl obviously would not be considered a true friend if she can't work this out.)
Good luck & I hope this helps you!
By Ava Black
Calling all Dreamers, thinkers, inventors, driven, strong, motivated, and compassionates!!
Hogwart�s is getting a new house. I know some of us were shocked and possibly upset. Most of us would like to think that we all possess those qualities and if fact we probably do. But I argue that we don�t possess them in ABUNDANCE! See my point is that in Gryffindor we have the BRAVE, Penshire the CREATIVE, Ravenclaw the INTELLIGENT, Slytherin the CUNNING. All talents we all have but they STAND out in the students from those houses. I think the Sorting hat knows what house will bring out the best in us all. So perhaps you are not the bravest Gryffindor, GIVE it time! Seven years is plenty to bring that out. And with the creation of this new house I expect to see the new qualities sparked to life amongst the students. I expect to see a better Hogwarts! I hope that people will say Yay a new house and MEAN it! So perhaps the hat might put many in that house when it opens, but be thankful that those people have an new opportunity to SHINE and bring out HIDDEN TALENTS!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!