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Who: Justin, Matty
What: Coloring
When: Friday, during lunch
Where: Gryffindor common room.
Warnings/Ratings: Probably low/none!

( Justin was probably too accustomed to sneaking into other common rooms, at this point. )

Who: Students who Stayed at Hogwarts
What: Scavenger Hunt
Where: Hogwarts Castle and Grounds
When: The 28th, after Lunch
Rating: TBA, Fun
Status: IC/OOC


So, Lavender and Derek had the idea to have a scavenger hunt on the grounds as an activity after Christmas for the students who stayed. This happened yesterday! Basically, Derek put together a long list of items to be found in the castle or on the grounds, and gave a copy to everyone as they came to play.

Items:
A suit of armor with a dent
An astronomical model
A carpet with three holes
A WWW Basic Blaze Box
A non-explodable luminous balloon
A book on Anti-burglar Buzzers
An enchanted candle
A card from an exploding snap game with purple backing
half a cauldron
A box of Cribbage's Wizarding Crackers
a wrapper from a Cribbage's Wizarding Cracker
A serving plate
an enchanted tea set
frog spawn soap
A blue gobstone
Reusable Hangman
A box of Hiccough Sweets
An everlasting icicle
self-correcting ink
A portrait of the Knight Bus
An empty portrait
a magical megaphone
A talking mirror
Omnioculars
Pink Parchment
A busted quaffle
A remembrall
A screaming yo-yo
A Twigger brand broomstick
A cat with no tail

When the player finds an item, they mark down the time and where they found it on their sheet, and when they've found all of them they bring the list back to Derek at the Great Hall. He also scrounged together some prizes for the winners! Gift certificates to Weasley Wizard Wheezes for the fastest three! (Which... I guess I'll somehow figure out from the people who tag in?)

Who's playing?!

( Presents from Ethan Bones )

( Presents from Zacharius Smith )

( Presents from Septima Vector )

( Christmas owls from Mercy Macnair )

( Christmas owls from Sariah Capper )

( Christmas owls from Greg Goyle )

( Christmas owls from Gemma Farley )

( Christmas owls from Zoe Accrington )

((OOC: If my character WOULD have given one of yours something, then just assume they did, even if they're not on the list. I only did the ones I could think of readily, as I'm lousy with gifts! Also Ron apologizes for not getting anyone anything, but it's hard to shop when one is Undesirable #3. There is no fancy links, because I am lazy and want to actually get caught up on tags.))

( From Melinda )

( From Cale )

( From Lia )

( From Justin )

( From Lee )

( From Sirius )

( From Alice )

( Theo gave... )

( Julien gave... )

( Harmony gave... )

( Alex gave... )

( Nico gave... )

( Timothy gave... )

PRESENTS!

( It is the time of year to be nerdy. )

Who: OPEN TO ALL
When: Friday evening.
Where: Great Hall
What: Holiday Feast/Dance
IC/OOC: Thread, or check in with your characters!
Rating: Low (Anything over a PG, finish in a separate thread!)
Open/Closed: Open

( The elves and staff had put in extra effort. )

Who The Cast, Crew, & Orchestra for Shipwrecked!
What Rehearsals/Planning
When Saturday Afternoon
Where The Library
Status IC/OOC

“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”
( ~Oscar Wilde )

( Posted on the Door to the Great Hall )


( Posted Alongside )

Who: Everyone at Hogwarts
When: Tonight, after dinner
Where: The Great Hall
What: Halloween Ball
Rating: Partyish!
Open/Closed: Open to those at Hogwarts, IC/OOC

( The Halloween Ball was set to begin. )

( Backdated to her Birthday, because Justin's Mun is slow )

Who: Michael and Justin.
What: Michael and Justin gossip, make with the friendly and be nerdy.
When: Evening, October 4th.
Where: Hogwarts Castle.
Status/Rating: Incomplete / PG to start.

( Password? )

Who: Justin Finch-Fletchley, Sally-Anne Perks
When: Sunday evening, after Sally finds out about Wayne, and can't see him.
Where: Hufflepuff Commons.
What: Comfort from friends.
Rating: Low
Open/Closed: Closed unless some Puffs want to drop in.

( Justin was starting to think he should go into being clueless as some sort of profession. )

Who: Hufflepuff Quidditch players
When: Backdated to Wednesday 9/28
Where: The Quidditch pitch
What: TRYOUTS
Rating: PG-13 unless there are any particularly gruesome injuries
Open/Closed: OPEN to Puff hopefuls
IC/OOC so go for it!

(I'm posting this with modly blessing since we're lacking a Zak... The order of tryouts is the same as everyone else: Chasers, Beaters, Keepers, Seekers.)

( Let's hit the air, mates! PUFF ARMY! )

Who: Michael, Justin
When: Sunday, after lunch and a while after Michael's walk with Terry.
Where: Ravenclaw tower.
What: Pensieve checking, putting a face to Justin's memory.
Rating: TBD, probably low.
Open/Closed: Closed

( Justin wasn't really sure this was a good idea. )

( Owl to Hannah Abbot )

Who: Minerva McGonagall and transfiguration students
What: Transfiguration class for 4th-7th year students
Where: Transfiguration class room.
When: First day/week of classes
Status: IC/OCC thread; Low. Open to all Transfiguration Students
Rating: Low-ish unless your kid wants to earn a detention.
(Stealing the idea since it was a brilliant one)

( Transfiguration requires the utmost concentration )

Who: ALL HUFFLEPUFF STUDENTS
When: After the Welcoming Feast
Where: Hufflepuff Common Room
What: Drama Badgers care too much about everything.
Rating: variable?
Open/Closed: OPEN to all student Puffs
IC/OOC so go for it!

The mass of students representing Hufflepuff House made their way to the cellars of Hogwarts, to the warren behind the barrels that they would call home for the next year. The prefects and other older students herded the newly-sorted first-years into the room first, and all the rest followed in turn, bringing their excited chatter and laughter with them. For some, however, the mood in the common room was not so cheery...

Who: Anyone going to Hogwarts.
What: The train ride.
Where: Platform 9 3/4 and then the Hogwarts Express
When: September 1st, 11 a.m.
Rating: TBD
Status: IC/OOC, OPEN

The Hogwarts Express leaves Kings Cross Station, London without fail at 11 a.m. on September First. It has done so every year, and will continue to do so, and this bright September morning was no exception. The bustle on the platform as families said goodbye was, perhaps, quieter than usual. More worried. With the rumours and evidence of dark happenings growing stronger every day, a large number of the parents were less happy about sending their children off.

Still, it was Hogwarts, and for many their only option, and so here they were, and what they lacked in good spirits they made up for in tight hugs and words of love, for the most part. Perhaps some felt better because it was Hogwarts, a bastion of safety for centuries, but the worry and trepidation was thick in the air of Platform 9 3/4 as students kissed their parents goodbye and boarded the scarlet train, ready (or not) for another year.

IC/OOC - Open for goodbye scenes on the platform, and anything related to the train ride!