Ever wonder what happened in the days of your favorite Marauders? Well, you're in luck, because the authoress found a stack of old papers going through her attic one day, and incidentally they proved to be the front pages of...
Detention: What to Do When the Worst Is Happening
This is Sirius Black here with the Gryffindor Oracle, and today I'm here to help you with your problems. Have you ever had detention? Probability says yes. There have been two hundred and thirteen detentions served this year by Gryffindors alone--only three hundred and thirteen in the entire school. Some students dread detentions, which vary from scrubbing trophies to writing lines to hunts in the Forbidden Forest. I, Sirius Black, have personally served over a hundred detentions this year and since I am stuck in detention for the rest of the year, you can turn to me for all your detention-needs.
Skivving off detentions is not recommended. Instead, use your detention time wisely. If a teacher has left you alone in a room to copy lines, spell your quill to write them for you while you do homework or another, more profitable, activity. Sent to scrub trophies? Even if Pringle is watching you, put a quick spell on your cloth when his back is turned and enjoy much less elbow ache the following morning. Stuck organizing Potion's ingredients for Professor Grimay? Simply slip a few boomslang skins in with the wormroot powder--and laugh with glee when he opens it to find nice bang in his face.
This has been Sirius Black with the Gryffindor Oracle, telling you how to make your detentions better. Remember, a detention wasted is a lesson lost!
Hogwarts students have problems, from O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s to boy/girl relationships to Potions homework. To help Gryffindor students with their problems, you can...
Ask Moony
Dear Moony,
Why do you always tell Sirius to go to sleep? Does he ever listen to you?
-Curious
Dear Curious,
Because that's the most sensible thing to do when dealing with Sirius. Nope.
Moony
Dear Moony,
Do you think Lily would like it if I gave her lillies? I don't want her to be insulted, but I think it would be rather sweet. Are they pretty? Do you think her parents named her "Lily" after the flower?
-Lily lover
Dear Lily lover,
if you're James, she wouldn't like it. If you're anyone else, she would probably think it was sweet.
Moony
Dear Moony,
Ok, I changed my mind. James is quite nice really. Will you ask him out for me?
Red hair Gryffindor
Dear Red hair Gryffindor,
What has Padfoot been feeding you?
Moony
Dear Moony,
I've given up on Lily. Can you recommend any girls?
Prongs
Dear Prongs,
I don't know, why not ask Sirius, who has dated every single Gryffindor girl fourth year and above?
Moony
Do you want Moony to answer your questions? Send them to room ten, boys dorms, third door on the left, and YOU might appear in the Gryffindor Oracle!
Ever been plauged by what to wear to Hogsmeade? Ever wondered what colors are in? Well, now you can get fasion advice from the queen of fasion herself....
Lion's Skin
Well it is the end of the year and the begining of summer and we are lovin it! Break off those hot black robes, cause free time is now spent in less constricting clothes. Cool summer colors are in--pastels in blue, green, and pink. Light fabrics are recommended, and lots of girls are doubling up with tank tops and a thin overshirt that can be removed if needed. Flip-flops are back in, these light cool shoes able to be slipped on or off at a moment's notice.
Along with the flip-flops has come a new craze all about feet! Girls want to make sure that their feet look good before showing them off, so a pedicure is a great solution to this. Toenail polish is a must as well--keep away from neon colors. If you have really tanned feet, you might try a bright or lightly-colored shade, and if your feet are pale, go for the deep blood reds, emerald greens, and royal blues.
This has been Alice Remerta with Lion's Skin, the Gryffindor fashion column. Need fasion advice? Need to know what to wear? Just ask Alice Remerta, dorm room 10, girl's side.
Lioness Tip of the Day
When baking brownies, if you triple the recipe, don't triple the oven setting
House Points Currently:
Gryffindor: 415
Hufflepuff: 388
Slytherin: 425
Ravenclaw: 403
All Materials Copyright The Gryffindor Oracle, volume 517, 29th edition--all character copyright JK Rowling. Aladdin Niadra & Alice Remerta copyright Abigail Nicole, as well as any minor characters.
Notices: Finally! This was fun to write...er, find in my attic. Poor Sirius, stuck in detention for all that time. I hope you enjoyed it! I love you all to death. 500?! You rock my socks off.
THE COUNTDOWN Continues... with only three editions left! Checkout out WOO (Writing Of the Oracle) for anything you didn't know; there's a link to it in my bio, and it will be posted as chapter 33.