TGIF

Today is Friday!! I am so excited. I am going to have a bit of a rough go from here moneywise. I have made a financial decision and won't be going to Hogsmeade any time soon. I hope everyone else gets to have fun there. I am almost finished with the bag I am making for my swap partner. I frogged the first one because it was just not turning out right. I always seem to pull too tightly on intarsia. I am happy with the one I am designing, however.

I had fun in the chat last night. It as great to see the girls, and wish others would join in.

I have to go for now, I am high maintenance and have to get ready to leave for class (aren't we all!). I am going to do my Fleur Delacour report though. She was an awesome girl, beautiful, and I heard she was quite the runner. A weasley told me that.

Au-Revoir! Lily D

Snotch Hunting

Today the Golden Snitch was released. We were to start hunting it at about 3 pm my time. Well, I had gone to hogsmeade and bought a few "groceries" and got home about 3:10 pm. I threw the groceries in the floor, pulled out the perishable items and threw them in the fridge to sit down at my Muggle laptop and start hunting that dang snitch. I had visited handarbeitskram before after ordering some stitch markers from their etsy website, but never did i expect to find the "snotch" hiding in her patterns page! I was so shocked, I had to email the House Prefect to get confirmation that it was the right one! :)


I am super excited and glad that Gryffindor is going to stay in the lead in house points (I hope). Hopefully the snitch wasn't found so fast that some of the house members didn't get to post their Quidditch answers! :)

ROAR ROAR GRYFFINDOR!!

Quidditch Challenge

Madam Pomfrey
Viktor Krum
Hungarian Horntail - Dragon from the first Challenge
Madame Maxime
The Goblet of Fire


1. With whom does Ginny go to the Yule Ball?
a. Neville

2. When Harry arrives at the Burrow and Mrs. Weasley makes them all dinner the night before they leave for the Quidditch World Cup, what does her wand turn into?

a. rubber mouse


3. Since some of the sixth-year girls didn't have any quills on them, what did they think Krum might sign their hats in?

c. lipstick

4. How old does the Quick Quotes Quill say that Rita Skeeter is?

a. 43

5. What color cloak is wormtail wearing in the Riddle house?

b. Black

6. What color is "Mad Eye" Moody's magical eye?

d. Blue

7. What color are the robes that Rita Skeeter was wearing when Harry meets her at the Weighing of the Wands ceremony?

b. Magenta


8. What does Sirius Black tell Harry, Ron and Hermione to call him when speaking around anyone else?

b. Snuffles


9. Which team beat Wales, disqualifying them from competing for the Quidditch World Cup?

c. Uganda

10. What does Madame Maxime say is the only thing her steeds will drink?

c. single-malt whiskey

Hogsmeade

We first year Gryffindor girls visited Hogsmeade together this weekend. I had a horrible near death experience at the shrieking shack which you can read about in Ms Puddlemere's blog. I am not too happy with those girls, but forgive and forget, right?

I had fun at the Weasley's shop. Fred and George are so dreamy! I can't tell them apart, but who cares. I bought some puking pastilles in hopes of getting out of some divination classes. I also enjoyed the butterbeer served at M. Rosmerta's. That witch has a way with her ale!

I hope to get to go back soon, but I am not sure how that will work out, since Tuna, Cass & Pene were so mean to me. Maybe I'll find some new friends to go with?

Lily of Flitwick, Ophelia, you up for it? :)

Lily Durmstrang

I'm so excited...and I just can't hide it...

The girls gasped as they saw the little dance that was being performed along with the song. After much debate they finally decided it would be best to skat on up the stairs from the dungeon since McPotions wasn't alone. The girls scurried along the halls giggling the whole way. They couldn't keep quiet as they recapped the night's events in their heads.

The next debate was, were they going to tell their housemates? It would incriminate them something terrible, however, they would be the talk of the Gryffindor, as well as the other 3, common rooms.

"McPotions and Finch-Flirty. What an imaginitive duo! They have some energy, don't they?"

"I don't know, I think we should keep quite about this. It could get us into some serious trouble."

"But he didn't answer the door when we knocked like we were supposed to! It isn't our fault"

I know, I know, but...ok. But we can't tell everyone! Just some people we trust. Oh My gosh! 'let's get it ooooon' HA ha ha ha ha ha"

The girls giggled a bit longer next to the fireplace. They couldn't focus on their work, but they still stayed in the commonroom for some time talking and knitting. As they finally settled into their beds and the sweet calm of sleep swept over them the scenes kept sweeping through Cassandra's mind. This caused her mind to wander even further during the night and resulted in some more than interesting dreams.

As she awoke the next morning her mouth gaped and she wondered if what she was remember was a dream or was true. Of course it was a dream and she could only hope it had really happened. She couldn't wait to tell the other girls about what her imagination had dreamed up!

What could Cassandra have possibly dreamed up this time? Find out Here!

Azkaban Prison


Gryffindor House Quiz

Across
1. Shell Cottage
5. Herbology
6. Snape -- Is he really considered sexy?!?
8. Warbeck
10. Thestral
11. Azkaban
13. Phoenix
14. Bludger
15. Hogsmeade
16. Griffin

Down
2. Expelliarmus
3. Transfiguration
4. Polyjuice Potion
7. Patronus
9. Whizzhard
12. Voldemort

Detention with McPotions

As the girls walk into the potions classroom later that evening they were discussing the events that had taken place over the past few days. There were plenty of distractions and entertainment to say the least. The quidditch match was super exciting and they were all still reeling from Gryffindor finding the snitch, but the reel excitement came in spending some extra time with McPotions.

"So ladies, I don't think you will be giggling too much after you get your hands in this mess of flobberworms. You will be sorting the dead from the live and putting them into individual containers for our class tomorrow. I hope you brought your gloves, because wands will be put away for this one."

"Uuuuuuuuuugh! How gross!! Professor Blaaaaaaaack, why can't we use our wands? It would really help us learn the siftchio charm for professor M's class. Wouldn't that be more beneficial to everyone!?!"

"Ms. Puddlemere, I assure you, Professor McGonagal will not mind you having to practice your charms on your own time. Wands away. Dig in ladies!!"

Icks, Oohs, Ughs, and many other disgusted remarks were made but the girls toughed it out. Unfortunately the thought of being able to spend time with McPotions was washed down the drain when they realized he would be in his office the whole time grading papers. The girls were left to their duties and were told to knock on the office door when they were done......

.....3 1/2 hours later.....

"Oh my gosh!! I can't belive that took so long! I still have some arithmancy to do and it is already almost midnight! I am so tired I can hardly hold my head up. Lets go tell McP...I mean Professor Black that we are done."

"Wait, I think we should do something else before we go knocking on his door...."

"What kind of mischief do you have brewing in that little head of yours missy!! I have had enough of flobber worms. Next it will be the Boomslang...I do NOT WANT to have to harvest that!"

"Calm down, it isn't all that bad....let's just have a peek in his office without him knowing."

Cassandra pulls some extendable ears and a portable eye, one of the new Weasley's items, out of her bag. She slowly walks over to the office door where McPotions has been hiding for the past 3 1/2 hours and attaches the eye to the door and slides one of the extendable ears under the door.

"OH MY GOSH! Girls, you have go to see this!!!!"



Find out what Cassandra sees...

Grubblyplank Scores!!

Congrats to Cassandra Grubbly-Plank who caught the golden snitch!!!

We are so proud of her, especially since so many of us looked right over it. It was an exciting quidditch match, and we are all looking forward to the next one.

GO GO GRYFFINDOR!!!