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HOL NEWS •
HERE WE ARE in a new school year!! Ahh, time to whip out those quills and smell all the fresh new books from Flourish and Blotts.
If you haven't decided on any
HOL Goals for 2023/2024 yet, head on over to The Great Hall and
set some intentions for yourself. You may just earn yourself
The Gold Spirit Award!!
While you're there, feel encouraged to get involved with or strike up some conversation in the
Harry Potter and/or
General Discussion sections of the main forums? Or go ahead and poke around the four
House Common Rooms.
The
hour glasses in the race for the house cup currently read as follows:
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G:
1,316 |
H:
1,325 |
R:
1,397 |
S:
2,598 |
With it being the first few weeks of term, these numbers can change pretty quickly, but let’s stay diligent and up to date on
Point Opportunities in The War Room with our Head of House,
Prof. Ryan Granger so we can start leaving the other houses in the fairy dust!
Fall Classes: Remember you can
Take Up To Five Classes at a time, exploring fun new lessons and assignments over a variety of magical subjects, and earning as many as
1500 points for Ravenclaw.
Library Department: Why not
submit your own work for
The New Book, with
20 points up for grabs! Due by October 1.
Art Department:
Cast your feedback by September 14 for the
Wish Card submissions.
Book Club: Bringing back
Finish the Quote (variation of Quick Quotes, which itself is based on the game Bring Your Own Book) as we
Spring into a New School Year!
New Chat Server: After many valued years with Blitzed, HOL has
hopped over to Mibbit as our primary IRC server!
Quidditch: Please keep an eye out for updates, as the Quidditch Committee is currently in discussions about this coming season.
The Howler: Drift on over and
sign up to submit for the upcoming
Setting Sail themed issue of our school newspaper for the chance to gather up to
60 points! All work is due by 11:59pm HOL time on October 31.
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RAVENCLAW •
CONGRATULATIONS to
Prof. Kendra Givens &
Prof. Alexander Brighton for earning their shiny new titles, and a feverishly feathered WELCOME BACK to
Prof. Gustavo Flores!
Looking for something to do around The Roost? Consider contributing a new post or response in the
E=MC Hammer,
Debate Club, and
Icebreakers forums.
Portraits of a Haunted Hallway: Will
getting back to your dorms after the welcoming feast take an unexpectedly haunting turn? Join our Prefects-in-Training for an early start to spooky season, as they present Ravenclaw’s newest castle-wide activity, with the
Beans & Awards up for grabs!!
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SLYTHERIN •
Silly Snakes:
Games for everyone!
Creativity Club: Time to get
back to school!
Arcade Club: “
Donkey Kong" has captured a woman named Pauline, whom he has tied up at the top of a cascading series of platforms.
Puzzle Corner: The
September Puzzles are here!
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HUFFLEPUFF •
Splendid Kitchens Raid of 2023: Kitchen raids had been one of the many adventures of Hogwarts students throughout generations. It is an activity excitedly awaited by our house-elves
in the Kitchens.Department of Huffle Games and Sports: Fun and Games for all Badgers and friends. Come on in and
see what's new.
Wonders of the World: Every month we will bring you activities which focus on some of the
amazing animals around the world. This month will focus on
Horses!
Creative Club: Snag the September
Coloring & Puzzle Prompts!
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GRYFFINDOR •
Light Reading:
Come along for monthly fun themed around wizarding books!
Book Fair: Step into a world where words come alive, where the scent of freshly printed pages fills the air, and where
the boundless universe of literature unfolds before your eyes.
Fat Lady’s Portrait: Hang out with the lions and
strike up conversation! Perhaps a book you just read, a film you've recently seen, something Harry Potter related, or just something rather silly. Whatever it is, this is the place to talk about it.
Peeves Place: Come check out the ever-awesome, ever-amusing
game section of the Gryffindor Common Room!