Mod Post / March Points and Knuts

[unwoundfantasy.livejournal.com]

The results of the Trivia contest were outstanding! I was highly impressed with the number of entries we received -- nearly fifty-five! Amazing!

Gryffindor: 556
Ravenclaw: 554
Slytherin: 389
Hufflepuff: 284

The highest scores belong to the following students:

_becca_ of Gryffindor with fifty-one points
avari_elf of Ravenclaw with fifty-one points
rocknrollpixie of Hufflepuff with fifty points
possibilites of Slytherin with fifty points

Before I continue, I must make an announcement that one member failed to follow the directions. It was said blatantly in their entry "according to my sources" and "couldn't find it". I would have hoped that everyone could have read the rules that were blatantly displayed on both the contest page and the contest rules. Ten points from Slytherin for a member's failure to do so.

On a brighter note for our sly snakes, the participation you have shown has improved greatly!! You outshone the 'Puffs this contest! Congrats!

Lastly, the answers to our trivia questions. Please note that I gave points leniently, and also stuck with the information that I retrieved from Mugglenet and the Lexicon. You may not request your personal score as they are tallied in one large sum, and to allow one to ask would mean allowing all and we don't have that much time. :) Thanks!
1. Gideon and Fabian Prewett were Molly Weasley's brothers
2. Hermione's birthday is September 19th
3. Dragon Heart String is the core to Hermione's wand, as well as Viktor Krum's.
4. Charlie Weasley is three years older than Percy Weasley
5. James and Lily Potter lived in a village named Godric's Hollow
6. Professor Flitwick's first name is Filius
7. Fall 1991 - Spring 1998 is Harry's timeline for his schooling at Hogwarts
8. The toilets are rumored to empty into the Lake
9. The Peruvian Vipertooth inhabits South America -- at the risk of sounding like a nagging geography teacher, Peru is not a continent!
10. Ron, Neville, Dean, and Seamus share Harry's dormitory with him.

1. I used this source and this source for our European/African teams.
2. The Department of Games and Sports oversees Quidditch in the Ministry of Magic
3. Quidditch originated in Queerditch Marsh
4. The Fitchburg Finches, the Hailey Hammers, and the Stonewall Stormers hail from what the USA -- again, I got this answer from online sources; no whining if you didn't put this, and you most likely received half credit, anyway.
5. This is my source for the Pro Quidditch Pitches

1. "Twitchy little ferret, aren't you Malfoy?" - Hermione
2. "You don't want to bottle your anger up like that, Harry, let it all out. There might be a couple people 50 miles away who didn't hear you." - Fred or George
3. "Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure." - Luna Lovegood
4. "And do I look like the kind of man that can be intimidated?" - Vernon Dursley
5. "Don't be silly, Dawlish. I'm sure you are an excellent Auror, I seem to remember you achieved 'Outstanding' in all your N.E.W.T.s, but if you attempt to — er — 'bring me in' by force, I will have to hurt you." - Dumbledore
6. "S'up Figgy?" - Mundungus Fletcher
7. "...Goyle. Honestly, if you were any slower, you'd be going backwards." - Draco
8. "Ah, shut up, Dursley, yeh great prune." - Hagrid
9. "Frankly, I'm astounded Professor McGonagall thinks all these security measures are necessary." - Lockhart
10. "You couldn't find two people who are less like us. And they've got this son-I saw him kicking his mother all the way up the street, screaming for sweets." - McGonagall
11. "Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world." - Ron
12. "The Ministry places a rather higher value on my life than yours, I'm afraid." - Umbridge
13. "This is how it is - this is why you're not in the Order - you don't understand - there are things worth dying for!" - Sirius
14. "Well, I can certainly see why we're trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once?" - Draco
15. "You have been exposed to some very irresponsible wizards in this class, very irresponsible indeed - not to mention extremely dangerous half-breeds." - Umbridge

With that out of the way, it's now time to see our March point totals!

Gryffindor: 3121
Slytherin: 1262
Ravenclaw: 1988
Hufflepuff: 1918


Voting and Referrals
Gryffindor: 995
Hufflepuff: 834
Ravenclaw: 739
Slytherin: 478

Trivia Contest
Gryffindor: 556
Ravenclaw: 554
Slytherin: 389
Hufflepuff: 284

Text Contest
Hufflepuff: 0
Gryffindor: 60
Ravenclaw: 80
Slytherin: 100

Debate
Slytherin: 75
Ravenclaw: 135
Gryffindor: 425
Hufflepuff: 350

Sugarquill
Gryffindor: 120
Ravenclaw: 70
Slytherin: 40
Hufflepuff: 0

hp_stillness
Gryffindor: 340
Slytherin: 50
Ravenclaw: 180
Hufflepuff: 140

hp_chorus
Hufflepuff: 130
Gryffindor: 190
Ravenclaw: 110
Slytherin: 50

hp_rehab
Gryffindor: 170
Hufflepuff: 30
Ravenclaw: 0
Slytherin: 0

Gryffindor In-House Contest: 210
Slytherin In-House Contest: 130
Ravenclaw In-House Contest: 120
Hufflepuff In-House Contest: 160


Miscellaneous Points
Gryffindor Co-Prefect applications: 55
Negative ten from Slytherin for Trivia cheating: -10
Negative ten from Hufflepuff for Drama: -10


Please remember to link to this post when depositing your knut totals in hh_diagon. Also, please be patient for your bank balance to be updated! Also take note of the change when depositing your knuts -- please include your vault number in your deposit. Thanks!


_just_kat - 5
_becca_ - 32

ararejul - 25
ainu_laire - 5
angelofstrange - 5
aurora_borialis - 5
anodein82 - 12
arienettelondon - 5
animegurl65 - 5
avari_elf - 5
aoyana - 5
angelofstrange - 114
angeleyesjg24 - 10
asahii - 20
alonelymiracle - 5

bethyss18 - 20
backsplash007 - 5
bagofbagels - 5

calliopeia17 - 33
carnal_angel - 5
cantatrix05 - 5
ciara_belle - 5
chili_power - 5
chellemod - 5

deus3xmachina - 5
dark_ender - 5
duncanatrix - 5


erinypies - 5
esso - 20


funn_bunn_83 - 40
feenixandashes - 5
frozen_regret - 5
frosted_window - 5
firesoulbird - 5
firestar182 - 5

gracelessiv - 5

hackergroupie - 36
hxcpunkchick - 27
hey_lena - 45
hyoudentai - 5

idleclockwork - 7
it_burns_us - 25
intoxic - 25
intotheheart - 15
imfairbeater - 5

jedilora - 12
jupluna - 50
jetdragon - 5
jacquie_ - 10
jmpovrthemoon23 - 5

kill_me_hard - 31
krylon_blue - 5

limeyo - 5
luthiel - 5

maho_kiwi - 20
malaikah_roy - 5
maegwin_of_hern - 5
marciamarcia - 5
megan_g - 5
mortuus - 5
meli_p - 10
medens_lupus - 10
mistressdm8 - 5
my_kateling - 5

nikkied_05 - 13
nosesonapole - 5
natasha_lumiere - 20
noahismyidol - 5
nicgaia - 5
nirvanadonna - 5

of_polyhymnia - 36

prettyveela - 10
possibilities - 15
pfc_rat - 19
pink_faerie81 - 30
perrie - 5

rocknrollpixie - 5
rabidchild23 - 5

shakiracrazy - 44
shayuko - 10
semirhage527 - 40
syndarys - 15
stagequeen84 - 5
siriuslyorli - 5
salem - 5

tangerinesidhe - 114
timydamonkey - 10
twystedfate - 5
takarakanashi - 14
terig - 11

undivine - 10

varda__elbereth - 10

wyldcolt45 - 10
wrenifer - 5

zentraedi_shep - 10


March's Student of the Month is angelofstrange! Congratulations! :) I'll have your banner as soon as the Photobucket albums are up and working again.

The Usual Goings On of HiH......

New users may join their common rooms -- gryff_lions :: cunningfolk :: ravenclaw_house :: the_puff_house
Vote on new applications at platform_934
Spend your newly earned knuts in hh_diagon
Take part in various clubs in hh_clubs
Be on the lookout for our newest Quidditch match at hh_quidditch, and our next Hogsmeade Weekend in hogsmeadewkends on the weekend of April eighth.
Post your fiction for point in hh_sugarquill
Post your icons in hogwartsicons
Participate in RPGs in hhrpg
Take part in the icontests at hp_stillness and hp_chorus, as well as the contests in hp_rehab


Announcements:

Congratulations to the following students who completed their Animagus Training in March!

#001 - esso - Indian Elephant
#002 - hey_lena - Beaver
#003 - kristalee - Coyote
#004 - jupluna - Hawk
#005 - kraftyhorse - Ferret
#006 - medens_lupus - Dingo
#007 - _becca_ - Cougar
#008 - tangerinesidhe - Monkey
#009 - coaltrain_613 - Pigeon
#010 - intoxic - Panther
#011 - luthiel - Kneazle
#012 - nikkied_05 - Dragonfly
#013 - bagofbagels - Panda
#014 - funn_bunn_83 - Fox
#015 - takarakanashi - Green Frog
#016 - my_kateling - California Sea Lion
#017 - beanpop - Rat
#018 - feenixandashes - Falcon
#019 - pink_faeri81 - Snow Leopard
#020 - angeleyesjg24 - Orangutan
#021 - wyldcolt45 - Salamander
#022 - she_who_dares - Ostrich

Those of you who are not registered still have a very small amount of time to complete your training!

The new club leaders have been chosen!

Herbology Club - esso
Wizarding Games - _becca_
Astronomy Club - aurora_borialis
Transfigurations Club - tangerinesidhe

Congratulations! Please join (if you haven't already) hh_clubs, and feel free to start working on your club by posting an intro and membership sort of post. :)

Within the next few days, we will be opening up applications for original clubs to be started. Be on the lookout for that.


The Order has four positions open -- for two Gryffindor, and two Slytherins. The Order is our promotional board that goes out and recruits new members. If elected, you'll receive a small salary for your help. If interested, please apply here. Simply comment below in a screened comment with the following information:
Username?
House?
Please give us an example of some sort of promotion idea you'd like to see used.
Do you have any time limits for being online?


A few short reminders:

You must be a member here, at hogwartsishome, to participate in the surrounding communitites. We will be cleaning out these communities to accomodate this very important rule.


Please remember that it clearly states in our rules that general questions, complaints, and suggestions should be brought to the Mods via email. If anyone should not have the email addresses on hand (they are on the webpage, FAQ, everywhere), they are...
Bunny -- bunny.district@gmail.com
Nika -- papercutbreath@gmail.com

For those of you who don't know the reasoning behind this, it's because a lot of times questions cause drama, as illustrated earlier today. The simplest thing can become the biggest ordeal if dealt with improperly. And if it's just a simple question, ask your Prefect! We don't want questions asked here that get one of two responses -- drama, and/or antagonizing replies that will make the poster feel inferior for not knowing the answer.

We allow and welcome questions -- we don't wish to repress our members. Please do not for one minute think that you aren't allowed to ask questions, just do so in a dignified manner. If we were to compare this to our own Hogwarts, students would not under any circumstance be expected to stand on their table in the Great Hall and begin an anti-Official rally. If a student had questions, they would be expected to go to their Head of House, Prefect, etc. Let's all just think ahead in the future.


Lastly, if any Club Leaders -- or anyone else for that matter -- would like to add announcements to the bimonthly mod posts, you can email your requests to me at bunny.district@gmail.com.


Bunny // Gryffindor
Moderator

Comments

Re: Animagi training

[punkrock137.livejournal.com]

I submitted my paper on my animal (meadowlark) on March 30, but my username isn't on the list...is there something else I need to do to finish my training?

Re: Animagi training

[unwoundfantasy.livejournal.com]

Nope, I just received the order for your banner today, so you'll be added to the list asap. :) You'll be posted as having joined in April's post, so don't worry!

Re: Animagi training

[punkrock137.livejournal.com]

Oh, ok, thanks for filling me in! :)

[intotheheart.livejournal.com]

Holy moley Gryffindors! Losing by two points for the House Cup really got us moving, didn't it?? Awesome job guys! And congrats to our new club leaders and angelofstrange :)

[punkrock137.livejournal.com]

I know, it's great!!!

[tangerinesidhe.livejournal.com]

Huzzah!

I'm so happy right now! I've got to do my Dumbledance. :)

[shakiracrazy.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! And thank you _becca_, our resident point piggie ;)

Great going everyone :D

[stagequeen84.livejournal.com]

4. Charlie Weasley is three years older than Percy Weasley

are your sure? I know I read in an interview with JK rowling that percy, bill and charlie each have two year's difference. I don't exactly remember which is older (charlie or Bill) but I know she said Charlie is two years older than Bill who is two years older than Percy (or Bill is two years olde than Charlie who is two years older than percy)

[unwoundfantasy.livejournal.com]

Positive. You can check it out here (http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/faq_view.cfm?id=63). :)

[semirose.livejournal.com]

Did you accept Krum for number three aswell, because as cited here (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/wands.html), his wand core is dragon's heartstring. Cause that was my answer (knew this cause I wrote a Krum-centric fic)

[unwoundfantasy.livejournal.com]

Yep, I allowed points for that answer. :) I'll add it in now.

[avari-elf.livejournal.com]

I'm among the highest point scores? *faints from shock*

Avari // Ravenclaw

[dear-prudence.livejournal.com]

Wow! Club leader! Fantastic!
Can I ask - who made the icons that are animated to show the different roles of the official? I'd really like one...

[hackergroupie.livejournal.com]

Huzzah for possibilities!! Glad at least one of us knows trivia. :)

On a brighter note for our sly snakes, the participation you have shown has improved greatly!! You outshone the 'Puffs this contest! Congrats!

...and our participation is only going to get better.

*grin*

~HG, Slytherin Prima Donna

[zentraedi-shep.livejournal.com]

Have I also lost my 'money' when losing the points? Or have you forgotten me on the knut-totals?

My evidence...

http://www.livejournal.com/community/the_puff_house/119493.html

I just hope this question is legal... ;D

[unwoundfantasy.livejournal.com]

Nope, honest mistake as the Hufflepuff totals were on a seperate post. It's fixed.

[k1mono.livejournal.com]

Just wondering if my knuts total is wrong. Admittedly I may have entered only one contest, but I was sure I earned more that the 5 points for entering the debate.

If the total is correct then I need to get myself into gear then :)

Cheers.

Ren.

[unwoundfantasy.livejournal.com]

Nope, debates earn the same participation as regular contests. So your total should be right! ;)

[rocknrollpixie.livejournal.com]

I have a similar prob to zentraedi_shep I only have 5 knuts there but I think I shoudl have 20 more for winning the Puff in house comp?

Proof >>> http://www.livejournal.com/community/the_puff_house/119493.html

Sorry if I've got the wrong end of the stick :)

Pixie ~ Hufflepuff

[unwoundfantasy.livejournal.com]

You're completely right; I'm not sure what happened with the Hufflepuff knuts this past month. ><

Just leave me a reminder when you depsosit. :)