The Owl Gazette
March 2008               Issue 52                   H
Top Ten Ways to Catch a Leprechaun on St. Patrick's Day
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf

10. Wish...really, really hard!
9. every time you see a rainbow race to the end of it
8. wander through woods...if you see a leprechaun grab him and DON'T BLINK or it will get away
7. hide in a bush and wait to see if one comes by
6. teach your dog how to track leprechauns and let him loose
5. better yet, teach your cat how to track leprechauns (believe it or not they're probably good at it)
4. set up a mouse trap for them....gold or shoe leather could work as bait
3. hide out at a cobbler's shop...a leprechaun or two will show up at some time, then just catch it
2. create one of those leprechaun traps most muggle kids make when their really young and set it out to catch a leprechaun
1. trick them by setting out a pot of gold...they can't stand it
Top Ten Slytherin Good Luck Charms
by: Beonca Aims

1.) Five-leaf clover, four is not good enough for us.
2.) Rabbit ear, forget the foot, the ear has more charm.
3.) A small petrified scone, need I explain?
4.) A 1st year Hufflepuff shoe, we don't know where the rest of the student is as we only find a shoe once in a while and we are amassing quite a collection.
5.) A black cat, duh!
6.) A shiny penny.
7.) A small crystal vial filled with dried bezor powder.
8.) A small piece of parchment with the number 934 done in fancy calligraphy.
9.) Snake eyes.
10.) Basilik tooth, the sharper the better.
List of St. Patrick's Day Symbols
By Gawyn Crossguard

- St. Patrick                          -Green
- Shamrocks                         -Four Leaf Clovers
- Luck                                 -Leprechauns
- Rainbows-Pots of Gold       -Horseshoes
Top 10 Reasons You Should Join Your House Quidditch Team
by: Jenii Chang

10) 6 AM Practices [Hey, some people may like them.]
9) Working as a Team With Your Housemates
8) The Thrill of Flying
7) To Have Fans [Because some aren't lucky enough to have minions.]
6) The Way Cool Uniforms
5) House Points
4) The Joy of Beating Your Oponents
3) House Spirit
2) Access to a Beater's Bat
1) The Quidditch Cup
Top Ten Reasons why RPGing is fun
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf

10. You can do just about anything you want to
9. You can be whoever you want to be
8. You can go wherever you want to go
7. No matter what age you are, it is still okay to play imaginary games
6. It's a great way to use your imagination
5. It's a great way to start up a good story
4. You can make animals talk
3. You can make up imaginary people
2. It helps you build up the story of your past
1. It's a good way to spend time with your friends
Top 10 FAILED New Years Resolutions

When you fail your New Years Resolutions this early in the year, it's just sad, but there are some New Years Resolutions that were never meant to be completed.

10) Become an Evil Ninja.
9) Fight off the Evil Asparagus with a Feather Duster.
8) Eat only bananas, all year.
7) .sdrowkcab klat syawlA
6) Never sleep. Ever.
5) Eat porcupines. Whole.
4) Walk on your hands everywhere.
3) Don't do any homework.
2) Answer every question you are asked, "Lllama."
1) Tickle a sleeping dragon.
Top Ten Ways to Annoy Anyone in Any Situation
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf

10. Play constant elevator music
9. Start whistling very loudly and randomly
8. When in a full elevator start sniffing the air and wonder aloud, "Who cut the cheese?"
7. When in a car about half an hour into a trip start saying, "Are we there yet?" about every five minutes
6. Poke someone constantly and when they say, stop poking me just say, "I just wanted to see if you were real." and continue poking
5. Keep a mini whoopee cushion in your pocket...at the opportune moment squeeze it and say, "Woah! Now that was a good one!"
4. Smile innocently at everyone...it will drive them batty because they will think that you must have done something
3. Go into an elevator and once it is full and the door is shut push all of the button
2. take a cordless keyboard and take it away from the computer....when someone walks to the computer that doesn't know the keyboard's wireless type things like, "I can see you"....they will go crazy
1. Giggle annoyingly and randomly
Top 5 ways to tease Gawyn Crossguard
By Hilary Stevens

1. Tell him he has pink rain boots.
2. Also mention the fact that they are pink polka-dotted rain boots with bows, ribbons and decorated with unicorns and rainbows.
3. Find a picture of him wearing said boots.
4. Tell someone else about this in front of him.
5. Then get someone else to repeat the process
Top Ten PoTC quotes
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf

10. "She's safe, just like I promised. She's all set to marry Norrington, just like she promised. And you get to die for her, just like you promised. So we're all men of our words really except for Elizabeth who is, in fact, a woman." - Jack Sparrow
9. "He is without doubt the worst pirate I have ever seen." - Norrington
8. "So that's it then? That's the secret grand adventure of the infamous Jack Sparrow? You spent three days lying on a beach, drinking rum?!" -Elizabeth Swan
7. Norrington: "You forget your place, Turner."
Will: "It's right here, between you and Jack."
6. "If you were waiting for the opportune moment�that was it." - Jack Sparrow
5. "I want my jar of dirt." -Jack Sparrow
4. "You like pain? Try wearing a corset..". - Elizabeth Swan
3. "Aye, AVAST!" - Will Turner
2. "I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means no." - Barbosa
1. Will: "We're going to steal that ship?"
Jack: "Commandeer. We're going to commandeer that ship. Nautical term."
High School Drama
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf

Ah, high school drama
You know, the thing
That spreads itself like a plague
Infecting all the other teenagers
Creating fights
Spreading rumors
(Most of which are not true)
Creating rifts
Where there used to be friendships
Backstabbing
Trick-playing
Fiendishly sneaking up
On everyone though they don't know it
Until the whole school is full of tension
And people are whispered about
Behind their backs
And eventually something breaks
And emotions flow freely
And everyone gets enveloped
In all the anger and depression
Until it all flows away
Like a violent storm
Which has finally finished it's fight
And then everyone forgets
What has just happened
And continues on with their merry lives
Until it all happens again
The Latest 25 Songs Ravenclaws Are Listening To
By Ariene Callahan

1. Nicest Kids In Town -- James Marsden ft Hairspray Cast
2. Girlfriend -- Avril Lavigne
3. Sexy Back -- Justin Timberlake
4. Sorry -- Buckcherry
5. Lip Gloss -- LiL Mama
6. Just Missed The Train -- Kelly Clarkson
7. Someone To Save You -- One Republic
8. All Over You -- The Spill Canvas
9. Thanks For The Memories -- Fallout Boy
10. Calabria
11. Letter To Me -- Brad Paisley
12. Piece Of Me -- Britney Spears
13. Temperature -- Sean Paul
14. Flashing Lights -- Kanye West
15. You Found Me -- Kelly Clarkson
16. Never Too Late -- Three Days Grace
17. Closing Time -- Semisonic
18. Feels Like Tonight -- Chris Daughtry
19. Addicted -- Kelly Clarkson
20. Into The Night -- Santana ft. Chad Kroeger
21. In The End -- Linkin Park
22. Every Little Thing She Does -- Lonestar
23. Lips Of An Angel -- Hinder
24. CrushCrushCrush -- Paramore
25. Iris -- Goo Goo Dolls
Top Ten Best Valentine Presents
by: Areyna Havic

1. Jewelry- oooh shiny.
2. Flowers- who doesn�t like flowers?
3. Stuffed Snake- Snakes are just cooler
4. Homemade song- Everyone melts for a song made just for them
5. Candy- Chocolate need I say more?
6. Home made Poem- What could be sweeter?
7. Singing Telegram-Corny, but one can�t help but think it�s cute
8. Candy hearts- What Valentine�s day is complete without at least one box of candy hearts?
9.. Stuffed animal-oooh Cuddly
10. Valentine�s day card-It�s the thought that counts right?
Top Ten Reasons Slytherins LOVE St. Patrick's Day
by: Jenii Chang

10. The Pot O' Gold
9. Green!
8. Fun, GREEN Decorations
7. Dressing up in Fun, GREEN Outfits
6. Green!
5. Shamrock Confetti
4. Green Eggs and Ham
3. Leprechaun Visits
2. Making [Er...politely reqesting] Firsties Dress-Up as Leprechauns
1. Did I mention GREEN?
Top Ten Things to Do in Winter
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf

10. sit wrapped up in a blanket by an extremely warm fireplace and try to stay warm
9. create ice sculptures
8. build a snow fort
7. go snowmobiling
6. drink a nice warm cup of hot cocoa
5. go ice skating
4. go sledding
3. go skiing
2. have a snow ball fight
1. spend time with friends and family
Ten Things You Didn't Know Were Missing From Ravenclaw House
By Ariene Callahan

1. Luna's quidditch robes
2. Luna's scarf
3. Luna's bottle cap necklace
4. Erica's quill (one of them)
5. Erica's rose necklace
6. Arya's broomstick
7. Arya's socks
8. Arya's raven pendant
9. Jolie's copy of History of Magic
10. Jolie's ball point pen, err wand
If anyone has seen any of these items, please report them to Ravenclaw! Peeves, if you have them give them back! Thank you!
Top Ten Reasons Why Making a Top Ten List is Fun
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf

10. They're another way to use your imagination
9. It's fun to make different meanings for different acronyms
8. They don't actually have to make sense
7. It's an easy way to poke fun at certain people
6. It's an easy way to share your opinions
5. It's an easy way to show others what kind of crazy mind your house has (in the case of lists put together by the whole house)
4. It's an easy way to show others what kind of crazy mind you have
3. You can, if wanted, not even have to make up ten reasons (ie top nine, top five, etc.)
2. They can be about anything
1. It's just plain fun!
The Last 10 Questions Asked By Ravenclaws
By Ariene Callahan

1. Why do they have a long word for a fear of long words?
2. Do you think they want to scare anyone who has that fear and wants to know what it's called?
3. Do you think that even makes sense?
4. Do you think that the person who made this word thinks it makes sense?
5. Why don't we ask that person?
6. Who was the person?
7. Don't you know?
8. Should I know?
9. What should I know?
10. Know about what?
Top Ten U.S. Holidays
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf

10. Black Friday 
9. Mother's/Father's Day (They're tied)
8. St. Patrick's Day
7. Easter
6. Thanksgiving
5. 4th of July
4. Valentine's Day
3. New Years Eve
2. Halloween
1. Christmahannikwanzikah!
Ravenclaw ( an acrostic poem)
By a Raven

Reading
Always,
Very
Entertaining,
Never
Clueless
Learning
Abilities and
Ways
Top Ten Reasons Why Spring Is Awesome
By: Myrrima Goldenleaf

10. All the plants become undormant
9. The snow goes away (good and bad)
8. The lakes will thaw so we can swim
7. No more icy roads!
6. everything becomes green again
5. end of the school year
4. The flowers grow
3. the spring song birds come back
2. Baby animals! 
1. It's no longer cold
PAD's Reminders:
~ Voting for the name, motto, and founder of our new sixth house will be up on the BB any day now!  Make sure to keep your eyes peeled and vote once it's been posted!
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