THE HOGWARTS HERALD
September 2015 Issue
Ministry to Vote on Lowering the Apparation Age- How it could affect you;
Elaine Dridel
The ministry of magic has recently been presented with a plan that could have the younger students here cheering. The proposition put forward by Antonio Webster would lower the legal age of apparition and magic to sixteen. This he proposed would allow for students to have easier holidays. He proposes that parents are continuously needing to take their children places, and if they could begin apparating where they please at the younger age it would lessen the parental workload. He also supports his plan in that it would allow for greater holiday practice of magic and homework. He suspects that the grades in charms and transfiguration would become much higher particularly. The ministry is set to vote in January. Most oppose the law as they believe it will not do any of the aforementioned things and only cause more problems for obliviators and those working in muggle relations. However, I'm sure Hogwarts students are behind this bill.
Hogsmeade to Get a New Eatery- Be the first to try it;
Elaine Dridel
Hogsmeade is to get a new restaurant that will be open just in time for Hogwarts students to visit it. It is to be an Italian fine dining restaurant called Fambini's. After an interview via owl to the owner and cook the menu looks delicious. Monsignor Fambini's specialties include ziti parmesano, spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, and chicken alfredo. He is rumored to have imported wines and juices to drink with your meals although I didn't ask him. He informed me that those planning on eating at his fine dining establishment should dress appropriately in dress robes for evening and neat modest clothing for lunch. He says he doesn't want to see crude pub scruffies. What I have heard about this makes me what to try it, so next Hogsmeade visit be sure to try it out!
Muggle Studies- To take it or not to take it?
Elaine Dridel
One of the major issues for a third year is what classes he or she should take besides the prescribed first and second year classes. After extensive interviewing of students who have taken it and haven't taken it I've come up with a formula. Many muggleborns like myself have opted to take the class to "have a better understanding of the wizarding conception of muggles". Most of these students are Ravenclaws and have told me that it wasn't worth it. Only one of the students in fifth year that is a muggleborn has continued with the class. Murphy Finnigan had a personal sit down with me revealing his mother is a muggle and his father a wizard. He says that he is taking it as he wants to work in the ministry muggle relations department after graduation. He hopes the class will help him greatly and I suspect it will. That is why after interviewing of other muggle studies students I strongly recommend taking the class. "It has proven to be enlightening" said a fourth year slytherin. Those who don't take it will seem ignorant among muggles when they graduate. Hope this helps all of you second years!
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SPORTS
The Quidditch World Cup- What did fellow students think of the game?
Ted R. Lupin
I took a series of polls about the world cup at Hogwarts and here's what you had to say.
Favorite Team
83 France
17 Russia
Favorite Player
33 Thierry Henry
21 Tavia Pavlyuchenko
19 Gregory Coupet
10 Mickael Landreau
5 Roman Shirokov
5 Patrick Viera
4 Other
2 Eric Abidal
1 Jean-Alain Boumsong
Did you attend the match?
72 YES!
28 no
Gryffindor Quidditch Tryouts- with exclusive interview with Captain James Potter.
Ted R. Lupin
In case no one knew, this month was the month for quidditch try outs. I had a personal sit down with personal friend of mine James Potter who also happens to be the quidditch captain for gryffindor. His team was in desperate need of a beater to replace Webster who graduated this past year. He also needed a chaser to replace the dominating force of Trevor Banks who was the captain for the past two years when James was on the team. The try outs went smoothly, and at the end James was happy with his decision of taking on third year Scorpius Malfoy, the only Malfoy in gryffindor in over three centuries as his beater and sixth year Jessica Roberts as a chaser. When asked for a comment about the hard decision here's what captain Potter had to say: "The hardest thing about try outs was cutting my little sister. She's a tough little chaser but only a second year. Jessica had a great try out and I had to take her, but hopefully Lily will get a second chance in a few years. To all younger kids that try out, I didn't make the team the first time I tried out either. It's hard but it makes you stronger and next time it might be you on the team with another younger kid being cut. Be nice about it and make sure you deserve your position. To all captains, do the right thing and take the deserving players." From the mouth of Potter that's the scoop on the try outs.
New Slytherin Captain Dishes about Team.
Ted R. Lupin
Although I set up a personal meeting with Captain Matthews he decided not to show up. I offered to pay for the butterbeer. I think that slytherin is going to suck this year and he's just bloody embarrassed.
First Match of the Year to be Ravenclaw vs. Hufflepuff-What the teams have to say.
Ted R. Lupin
During a sit down with the fifth year Hufflepuff Captain Lee I was surpised to find he was very confident about the match. His team he says althought it is comprised of a collage of first second third and fourth and fifth years is very good. Ravenclaw captain Davies revealed that he too was confident. He told me that he has been training his chasers with a new plan to beat any keeper. He claimes they have geared up for this game with the most elite techniques that can be found in quidditch today. Hopefully this is a good match.
Tryout Results: complete team listings for each house!
Ted R. Lupin
Hufflepuff
Lee 5 captain chaser
Dingle 2 keeper NEW
M. Paladoris 5 seeker
Thicknesse 5 chaser
Evanoch 1 beater NEW
Wingle 3 chaser NEW
Groig 4 beater NEW
Gryffindor
James Potter 5 captain chaser
Orion Black 5 beater
Murphy Finnigan 5 keeper
Olivia Gump 6 chaser
Albus Potter 3 seeker
Scorpius Malfoy 3 beater NEW
Jessica Roberts 6 chaser NEW
Slytherin
Matthews 6 captain keeper
Jenkins 7 beater
Krum 3 seeker NEW
Carrow 5 chaser
Zambini 5 chaser NEW
Black 6 chaser
Dolohov 5 beater
Ravenclaw
Davies 5 captain beater
Miller 5 chaser
Havens 5 seeker
Tirx 6 beater NEW
Chang 3 chaser NEW
Smith 4 chaser
Quinn 7 Keeper NEW
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Gossip Corner
Rock Band Rumor-Confirmed!
SHISHI YANG
While they wouldn't let me disclose their names, they did let me tell you their band name and the lyrics of some of their original songs. They call themselves Dungeons and Dragons and are hoping to make a debut sometime around Christmas! Good Luck boys!
Still Rock and Roll to Me
What's the matter with the robe I'm wearing?
Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?
Maybe I should buy some old tab collars?
Welcome back to the age of jive.
Where have you been hidin' out lately, honey?
You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money.
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me
What's the matter with the broom I'm riding?
Can't you tell that it's out of style?
Should I get a broom with white twig fliers?
Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?
Nowadays you can't be too sentimental
Your best bet's a true baby blue Continental.
Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk
It's still rock and roll to me.
Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers
'Cause it's always been the same old scene.
There's a new band in school
But you can't get the sound from a story in a magazine...
Aimed at your average teen
How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of pants?
You could really be a Magic Muggle baby
If you just give it half a chance.
Don't waste your money sucking up to the teachers,
You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers.
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
It's still rock and roll to me
What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
Don't you know that they're out of touch?
Should I try to be a straight 'O' student?
If you are then you think too much.
Don't you know about the new fashion honey?
All you need are looks and a whole lotta money.
It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
It's still rock & roll to me.
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me
Gryffindor Girl
Gryff'dor girl
She's been living in her gryff'dor world
I bet she never had a slyth'rin guy
I bet her mama never told her why
I'm gonna try for a gryff'dor girl
She's been living in her blood traitor world
As long as anyone with pure blood can
And now she's looking for a dungeons man
That's what I am
And when she knows what
She wants from her time
And when she wakes up
And makes up her mind
She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love with a gryff'dor girl
You know I've seen her in her gryff'dor world
She's getting tired of her low class toys
And all her presents from her gryff'dor boys
She's got a choice
Gryff'dor girl
You know I can afford to buy her pearls
But maybe someday when my broom comes in
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
And then I'll win
And when shes walking
Shes looking so fine
And when shes talking
She'll say that shes mine
She'll say I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love
With a gryff'dor girl
Shes been living in her blood traitor world
As long as anyone with pure blood can
And now she's looking for a dungeons man
That's what I am
Gryff'dor girl
She's my lioons girl
You know I'm in love
With an gryff'dor girl
My gryff'dor girl
Don't you know I'm in love
With an gryff'dor girl
My lioons girl
Don't you know I'm in love
With an gryff'dor girl
My lions girl
Grade School Rumor- a Rumor.
SHISHI YANG
Recently talk around the school has been
that there will be a grade school for witches
and wizards built in Hogsmeade adjacent to
the Hogwarts campus. This would be a first
in the wizarding world as most young child-
ren are homeschooled or even sent to gasp
muggle primary school. However after an
exclusive interview with Professor Mcgonagall
She said, "There will be no grade school for
Magical children in Hogsmeade. It is too young
to begin teaching children magic before eleven.
Also many have not demonstrated magical
abilities at very early ages. So it would be
hard to place children." I am pleased to dish
that this rumor is false!
Advice Column
By- Knotzo Bright
Dear Columnist
My little brother won't
leave me and my friends alone.
He's a first year and hasn't
made any new friends yet. I
am sick of him following us
around. What do I do to get
him to go away without hurt-
ing his feelings?
Bugged Big Brother
Dear Bugged Brother,
My advice to you would
be to recruit another lonely first
year to hang out with you for a
while. There are plenty of
friendless first years that sit
around the common room alone.
As this boy to sit with you at
lunch or something and try and
get a conversation between him
and your brother. Bring up
quidditch, first year classes, and
ask about their classmates. I'm
sure you'll be doing this for less
than a week as the two will most
likely come together and become
friends. Soon your brother will
have a new friend to be with. He
is merely latching on to you so as
not to branch out. Good luck.
Knotzo Bright
LONEYLY HEARTS AT HOGWARTS
To respond to an ad just address your owl
to the name below the ad. Good luck!
Blue eyed witch with a partiality for potions
seeks a wizard of similar affinities.
-PotionsMistress12
Good looking wizard with a dislike of
quidditch seeking a sweet witch.
-Gobstonesman
OWL year witch seeks wizard study buddy.
Ravenclawrulesxoxo
Looking for a hot date to Hogsmeade. Will
take you out to dinner, and to shop.
LadiesMan99
Witch seeking nice wizard.
Neverbeensnogged
Seventh year witch wants date
to Christmas Ball well in advance.
Must be taller than 6 foot, have well
kept appearance, and be a gentleman.
Preferably 7th year, but 6th year okay.
Must own or be prepared to buy black or
blue dress robes.
ChristmasCutie
Date in Hogsmeade?
witchesreplytowizard
Charming your Wizard with Curling Charms
Victoire Weasley
It's becoming all the rage to have curly hair again. No more brewing of straitening solution for your hair, now it's curling charms. They are so easy a first year could do them. Stop looking like a hag and have perfectly curled hair! Some books to ask for or find in the library would be 101 Beauty Charms, The Homely Hag's Handbook, and my personal favorite Look like a Veela: VIOLA! Sometimes these charms require practice. Set aside a Saturday and work your hardest. You want to look your best for the next Hogsmead weekend. You can make your curls waves, tight or loose ringlets, or even a frizzy mess... just make sure they look good on you! I myself look good any way I wear my curls, but my favorite is loose ringlets. Perfect the charm by Christmas older students so you can wear your hair your favorite way to the ball. By the way boys, these charms work for you too!
Hope you liked it. Its just sort of nonsense and extra stuff from the story... If you like it i'll keep writing it. So review. Also I'm wondering if anyone knows where the songs of Dungeons and Dragons come from...For anyone who hasn't read my story Marauders Class of 2018 please try it out. I promise if you like this, it's better than this! lol XO's ELLIE