Welcome! READ ME FIRST! - UPDATE March 8, 2010

[LadyHealingHands]

cool cool Update! Summer Community Reach Out event! cool cool

Win a Gwee, or other great Prizes!

First Part

1. Choose a banner from the Summer Banner contest thread or make one up following the Summer Banner contest rules (must have the words 'At Haven' in it, must be sent to Accio Funds or Minerva the Bookwrym for approval, you must make a 100 gold contribution to Accio Funds, etc). So you can use a ready made banner or make one of your own.

2. Post in the Great Hall a post the would be helpful to a first year. It can be anything, what you like about Haven, which threads are the most fun, which contests are your favorites (give links), what you like, etc. Each post must use good grammar, spelling, etc. and be more than two sentences, at least a paragraph to qualify. We'd appreciate at least two paragraphs.

3. Put a summer banner in your post OR in your signature.

4. Number your post. Also, name which house you're in your post and be sure to check the post above you to make sure you haven't skipped a number. Your first post in the Summer Reach out Event is worth 5 House Points! To clarify, your FIRST post in the Great Hall following the above gets you 5 points. Subsquent postings, as long as you have a summer banner and at least 2 paragraphs and number your post will get you additional chances to win your choice of the following spectacular prizes!

On or about September first we'll have a drawing of all eligible posts.
The winner will have your choice of
1) A Gwee!
2) a pink/orange sea urchin for their aquarium (currently can be seen happily urchining in LHH's tank bottom right)
3. Assassin's Guise
4. Aquarium SeaHorse

Oh, I almost forgot- since this is a random draw event, mods and HoH can enter and win, too!

Quiz: Name the Hogwarts Staff on Holiday!Now Closed!

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Part 2 is now ready (Slytherin Recruiting, see post below)...in the meantime a little quiz:

5 points each to the first 10 folks (or however many by August 17) to correctly name the eleven Hogwarts staff members (and former staff members) on Holiday above!

Going top to bottom, your left to right!

EVERYONE who gives a go at naming them will win an extra raffle chance in the drawing at the end of the month!

1. You must post your answers in the Great Hall
2. You must number your post, following the folks posting in the contest
3. You must include the picture of the Staff.
4. You must put the name of your House in your post!

This quiz is NOW closed!
Winners of 5 points each are:
Hufflepuffs:25 points!
TonksAsKid
KatieInTheBox
Cyanide11
Grey Gardens
Gerp91
Gryffindors:10 points!
Diana Tregarde
SuzeLovesJamesPotter
Slytherin 5 points!
steeler_fan_7
Ravenclaw 5 points!:
turayza  

[LadyHealingHands]

And now for something cool and slimy to off-set the summer heat! Never thought we'd say it but we have had a succession of seriously cool and fun loving Slytherins in the past--who have graduated. Slytherins have finished last the last 4 House Cups running. We need more active Slytherins! So we've come up with a contest...."

mrgreen mrgreen Snakey Summer Recruitment Contest mrgreen mrgreen

Slytherin hasn’t been giving the other Houses a run for their galleons in the House Cup competition, and that is not the Slytherin way! We need more active members in the serpentine House, and what better way to find them than to involve the other Houses as well? razz

PRIZES:
5 House Points to those who invite 10 people.
10 House Points to those who invite 25 people.
15 House Points to those who invite 30 people or more.

Raffle winner:
-All Haven’ers that invite at least 10 people will be entered to win the raffle.
-The winner receives an additional 5 House Points and his/her choice of any ONE item in H&R Wesley that costs up to 10,000 gold, so that includes the new Missibelle dresses.
-If the winner wants an item from H&R Wesley that is above 10,000 gold, then he/she may send the additional gold required to purchase it from his/her account to Accio Funds.

Click the Portkey below for Details

 

[LadyHealingHands]

cool cool Just A Reminder:
The Summer Community Reach Out event
will close September 1! cool cool

On or about September first we'll have a drawing of all eligible posts.
The winner will have their choice of
1) A Gwee!
2) a pink/orange sea urchin for their aquarium (currently can be seen happily urchining in LHH's tank bottom right)
3. Assassin's Guise
4. Aquarium SeaHorse

Yes, first years and even the newly sorted are eligible for all the contests

For more information about the above contest, CLICK HERE

Read recent posts in the Read Me Thread to see about the other events currently going on:
--Snakey Recruitment
--FanFiction (found or original)
Current Fan Fiction subject: James Potter (either Harry's dad, or Harry's son James Sirius Potter

World Debut:
Subject for October's Fan Fiction will be
The ever courageous Professor Severus Snape

Topic for November-December: The also courageous:
Mr Neville Longbottom!

Prizes TBA - But they will be good ones!

 

[LadyHealingHands]

cool cool The Summer Community Reach Out Event Results! cool cool

And the winner is.....

Cyanide11 of Hufflepuff!!!

She wins an additional 10 points for her house, plus her choice of
of
1) A Gwee!
2) a pink/orange sea urchin for their aquarium (currently can be seen happily urchining in LHH's tank bottom right)
3. Assassin's Guise
4. Aquarium SeaHorse

Congratulations!!!

Read recent posts in the Read Me Thread to see about the other events currently going on:
--Snakey Recruitment
--FanFiction (found or original)
Current Fan Fiction subject: James Potter (either Harry's dad, or Harry's son James Sirius Potter

NOTE
Subject for October's Fan Fiction will be
The ever courageous Professor Severus Snape

Topic for November-December: The also courageous:
Mr Neville Longbottom!

Prizes TBA - But they will be good ones!

 

[AccioFunds]

cool cool The Summer Community Reach Out Event Winner cool cool

Cyanide11 of Hufflepuff

chose the Assassin's Guise as her prize. It's been delivered to her by 2 dark and anonymous eagle-owls in a dark alley. As you can see, Gwee is with me for the time being, and will be offered again in another contest soon. Not a moment too soon for me - baby dragons are A LOT of work!

Cyanide11 wins an additional 10 points for her house as well!

Congratulations Cyanide11!!!

Slytherin recruiting is still slithering along
as is our Fan Fiction Contest for James Potter stories.

Chikamio of Gryffindor just submitted the latest entry. If you haven't visited the Library corridor where the entries are...well do so! There are some good stories there, though none yet about James Sirius Potter, who is also eligible. You just might get inspired to write one, or find one!
5 House points to each entry, and 10 more to the winner!
$2000 gold or a choice of other prizes to be won!

Here's the link: James Potter Fan Fiction Contest

NOTE
Subject for October's Fan Fiction will be
The ever courageous Professor Severus Snape



Topic for November-December: The also courageous plant whisperer:
Mr Neville Longbottom!

Prizes TBA - But they will be good ones!

 

[Minerva the Bookwyrm]

* Sorting Memoirs *
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It’s September, which means that it’s time to say ‘good-bye’ to summer and’ hello’ to Hogwarts! whee As you sit in the Great Hall during the Welcoming Feast watching all of the ickle-firsties be Sorted, you remember the day of your own Sorting.

Post the following image of the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall, and underneath it write what the Sorting Hat said to you by the 1st of October to earn 5 House Points! mrgreen

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Rules

We’ve all only been Sorted once, so you may only do this for Points once.

Even if you are only considered a First Year at The Haven, you are still encouraged to do this for House Points. razz

Since none of us have had the good fortune of truly meeting the Sorting Hat in person, you say what you imagine It would have said to you while resting upon your head.

Sometimes, the Hat chooses a person’s House quickly, and other times It takes longer to deliberate. Because of that, there is no length requirement. Your post can be two sentences, or a long debate between you and the Hat, like the one Harry had! rofl

Whatever House you say that the Hat decided to Sort you into must be your actual House at The Haven so that I know which House to give the Points to. wink  

[LadyHealingHands]

HAVEN HALLOWEEN EVENTS
Coming Soon!

Click the Witch below
to side-along Apparate
and chose a Halloween Haven Banner for your profile or signature




Now Open for Voting
James Potter Fan Fiction Contest!

Click here to go to the poll!
We have some great stories here, which will help the wait for the Deathly Hallows Movie, part 1!

Fan Fiction Contest for October is now open for submissions!!!:

SUBJECT: The dishonorable Honorable


Click here to Portkey to the October Fan Fiction Contest!
(some unusual images there...!)



Announcing the winner of our Snakey Summer Recruitment Raffle:

narikoxneji26 of Ravenclaw
who choose to receive a green Mistress banshee dress
(and bonus: shoes)
Congratulations!

By the way, 60% of you thought: Yes! It's just so, so, so wrong not to have any green there! (in the House Cup points). Thanks to your efforts,
we have a thriving Slytherin House. More about the House Cup soon!

 

[LadyHealingHands]

HAVEN HALLOWEEN EVENTS
Coming Soon!

Click the Witch below
to side-along Apparate
and chose a Halloween Haven Banner for your profile or signature




Now Open for Voting
James Potter Fan Fiction Contest!

Click here to go to the poll!
We have some great stories here, which will help the wait for the Deathly Hallows Movie, part 1!

Fan Fiction Contest for October is now open for submissions!!!:

SUBJECT: The dishonorable Honorable


Click here to Portkey to the October Fan Fiction Contest!
(some unusual images there...!)



Announcing the winner of our Snakey Summer Recruitment Raffle:

narikoxneji26 of Ravenclaw
who choose to receive a green Mistress banshee dress
(and bonus: shoes)
Congratulations!

By the way, 60% of you thought: Yes! It's just so, so, so wrong not to have any green there! (in the House Cup points). Thanks to your efforts,
we have a thriving Slytherin House. More about the House Cup soon!

 

[Minerva the Bookwyrm]

HAVEN HALLOWEEN EVENTS ARE HERE!

Trick and Name your Treat!

1. Read the post in the 2009 Trick and Name your Treat thread!

2. Choose a Haven Halloween banner, or make up your own*****

3. Donate gold and/or an item(s) to Accio Funds.
The better the items, the better we can gift!

4. Create YOUR wish list and Halloween Decorations in the 2009 Trick and Name your Treat thread!

4. Pick two other Havenites from the thread and send them gifts, making them your

Secret

(you can gift more than two if you'd like)!!

The following is an edit added by LadyHealingHands:

COMING SOON:
Halloween Avi Gallery featuring YOU!
Watch this space for details, and of course there will be prizes!


***** Create a Haven Halloween banner featuring any characters or event from any of the Harry Potter books and owl it to Lady Healing Hands.

It will be included in the Halloween banners and you'll win 5 points for your house plus a surprise! (One per member, staff eligible!)

Guidelines for making a banner can be found here.

 

[Minerva the Bookwyrm]

It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, so It’s time for a…
biggrin biggrin Harry Potter Limerick Contest! biggrin biggrin

Send 100 gold to Accio Funds to enter. Everyone that enters earns 5 House Points!

What is a limerick?
Limericks are funny Irish poems with 5 lines, each one a certain number of syllables:
8 syllables
8 syllables
5 syllables
5 syllables
8 syllables
The lines that are 8 syllables rhyme with each other, and the lines that are 5 syllables rhyme with each other.

Here’s an example (author unknown):
There once was a man from Peru
Who dreamed he was eating his shoe.
He woke in the night
With a terrible fright
To find it was perfectly true.
rofl
You might notice in this one the pattern goes 8, 8, 5, 6, 8 instead of the standard 8, 8, 5, 5, 8. Poets sometimes take creative license, and you can too as long as only one line is off the correct syllable count.

The rules:
Write your own original limerick that is somehow related to Harry Potter. It could be about any of the characters, relationships, places, scenes, etcetera.

Post your entry (only enter one limerick) in the HP Limerick Contest Thread by St. Patrick’s Day, Wednesday, the 17th of March. You may edit your entry as often as you wish before that date.

Label your post with a number. If you are the first person to post an entry, then put a 1 above your poem. If you’re the fifth entry, then put a 5 above your poem. Etcetera.

The Winner:
I will roll dice in this thread to determine the winner a day or two after the 17th. (That’s why all of the people entering have to number their posts. wink )

The winner will receive an extra 10 House Points and 2,000 gold from Accio Funds.

Good luck, everyone!

 

[Minerva the Bookwyrm]

razz razz July – Dec 2009 Term House Cup Awarded to Gryffindor razz razz

The final tally was

190 Points -- Gryffindor

180 Points -- Ravenclaw

130 Points -- Hufflepuff

30 Points -- Slytherin

with the top Point-Earners from each House being:

Top 5 Gryffindors:
1) Cy Black – 45 points
2) SuzeLovesJamesPotter – 40 points
3) ScottieBears MiaKitty – 35 points
Tied for 4) Jasperslamb, Diana Tregarde, Spaztastic Oreo, Chikamio – 10 points
Tied for 5) Super Gal Party Girl, Mizura Bushi, TricksterChoice - 5 points
Top 3 Ravenclaws:
1) mnarikoxneji26 – 40
2) La Vie en Blanc – 20
Tied for 3) The Reading Queen, meatballhead15, Gina787, Turayza – 15
Top 3 Hufflepuffs:
1) TonksAsKid – 40
2) KatieInTheBox – 20
Tied for 3) Cyanide11 , Grey Gardens , Gerp91 - 15
Top 3 Slytherins:
1 & 2) steeler_fan_7, Sunnie_prep – 10
3) ChrissyBearPop – 5

We declare the top 5 point-earners from the winning House, and the top 3 from the other Houses, so that they can put into a random drawing for a prize. Everyone will have to wait until LadyHealingHands logs on to issue the prizes since she runs Accio Funds, The Haven's treasury.

Everyone should feel free to check my addition here. I freely admit that it's possible I could have made a mistake. sweatdrop

biggrin !!*CONGRATULATIONS GRYFFINDOR*!! biggrin