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 Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:57 pm
 (Page 2)6National QuidditchBy DevilsDarkAngel
Quidditch, the world wide sport of champions in different nations. Battles on Broomsticks are fought 100 ft in the air. These Battles brought to you to show the excitement of it all. Who will win in their Nation, who will reign supreme!!!
National Line Ups
Great Britain and Ireland
1. Puddlemore United vs. Appleby Arrows
2. Montrose Magpies vs. Falmouth Falcons
3. Pride of Portree vs. Chuddley Cannons
4. Kenmore Kestrals vs. Holyhead Harpies
5. Ballycastle Bats vs. Tutshill Tornadoes
6. Caerphilly Catapults vs. Wigtown Wanderers
7. Wimbourne Wasps – bi
Asia, Africa, and Oceania
1. Thundelarra Thunderers vs. Woollongong Warriors
2. Toyohashi Tengu vs. Gimbi Giant – Slayers
3. Sumbawanga Sunrays vs. Tchamba Charmers
4. Moutohora Macaws vs. Patonga Proudsticks
Europe
1. Heidelberg Harrier vs. Braga Broomfleet
2. Grodzisk Goblins vs. Flander
3. Grodoy Gargoyles vs. Quiberum Quafflepunchers
4. Vrasta Vulture vs. Transylvania
5. Bigonville Bombers vs. Karasjok Kites
North and South America
1. Moose Jaw Meteorites vs. Haileybury Hammers
2. Tarapoto Tree – Skimmers vs. Stonewall Stormers
3. Sweetwater All – Stars vs. Fitchberg Finches
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:08 pm
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Cristen Wilson's Story
Chapter Two:
Panic... By: Christen Wilson
---"Great, just Great," Sunny mumbled, helping Remus into his car and was relieved to see the car keys in the ignition. Starting the car, she thought Remus would be mad if blood had gotten in his car, so she put everything else she could find that would protect his car over his wound. "Damn it, I better just get him there, don't worry about his stupid car" Sunny thought smacking herself then drove off. Around First Street, someone could miraculously see through Remus' tinted windows and saw Remus' unconscious and bleeding very badly. The guy tapped on the window and Sunny rolled it down.
---"Yes?" She asked in a very nice way but she surely wanted to run the guy over.
---"Is he ok? Do you need help?" The guy asked worriedly. Sunny nodded and rolled the window back up and drove off when the light turned green.
--- At the entrance to the hospital Sunny brought Remus in covered in blankets not to gross out any of the other patients and sat him down far away from them then ran up to the counter. "Excuse me nurse can you get a doctor out here my friend is in need of one very badly" She said very fast. The nurse looked up at her and replied "What happened?" Sunny walk an unconscious Remus over to the counter and removed the blanket from his shoulder which made the nurse fall over and scrambled up again.
---She went to the microphone and paged three doctors. "Paging Doctor Anderson, Paging Doctor Valencia, Paging Doctor Garcia! Please Hurry To The Main Entrance!" practically shouting the last of her sentence. ---Three doctors came rushing out and almost ran over to the nurse who pointed to Remus and Sunny. One look at Remus and they swept him away leaving Sunny to wait. *** ---About 12 hours later, the doctors said Sunny could go see Remus. Thanking the doctor, she walked into the room behind them. There was Remus, sitting up, clearly awake, and looking very paranoid. "You ok?" She asked walking over to him.
---"Yes but my shoulder hurts and they put it into an itchy cast!" Remus muttered trying to scratch.
---Sunny grabbed his wrist, however. "Don't touch it," She said softly, which had gotten his attention.
--- "Ok" Remus muttered nodding as Sunny let go.
---"I'm sorry!" She said hugging him lightly.
--- "It's ok even though I will go through the pain every month." Remus said laughing hollowly.
--- "It's my fault I should have slayed the werewolf when I had the chance. This would have never happened in the first place." Sunny said sitting down in a chair near him.
---"It's my fault for getting out of my car in the first place," Remus said sighing, he was looking very tired now.
--- Sunny looked at him and asked, "How are you going to explain this to the kids at school?"
--- Remus had been inspecting his shoulder and, after a moment, he looked at her. "I don't know; say a lion attacked me from the zoo?" He suggested then huffed "Why did it have to the arm I write with?? He asked looking at no one in particular.
---"Calm down" Sunny said watching him.
---"Well it just hurts" Remus said then added perking his eyebrow at it "Since when do werewolves exist? Cause if they exist there is demons, vampires and anything else out there too" Sunny shrugged, since she was very good at lying. "Well...wait Sunny, my shoulder doesn't hurt anymore, what the?" Remus suddenly said then he literally ripped off the cast they had put on.
--- His shoulder was healed but there was a marking in shape of a silver wolf.
--- Would you want to know why it was silver? Well I can't tell you yet, you'll get to find out later, and oh I'm so evil. Well anyways back to the story, I don't want to bore you with my blabbering.
--- "W...What...The?" Remus asked staring at it.
---Sunny got up and walked over to his right side. Her jaw dropped. "How? How did it heal on its own?" She asked. --- "Don't ask me but I have to get out of here so let's go PLEASE!' Remus ordered getting up from the bed then jumped down, for just two minutes exactly the two stayed where they were watching each other, until Remus pulled her out of the room and down the hall. *** ---They had made it past the front desk and out the door when Sunny piped up, "I have a question?, She asked.
---"Yes?" Remus asked still her along with him.
---"How do you have a silver Lamborghini?" Sunny asked shyly.
---"Its from my website, I bought it when I had enough and it has never had a scratch on it since then, a lot of people donate to it."
---"What is your website about?" Sunny asked because she had a lot of questions for him.
---"It's a site about how we should be helping the poor African kids in southern Africa" Remus said then smirked "You are full of questions aren't you??
---Sunny blushed lightly and was extremely thankful that he did not see this. At last, they had made it to his car and got in.
---"Well this is weird." Remus said looking around.
---"What?" Sunny asked looking straight at him.
---"The fact that I got bit by a werewolf and now I feel as if nothing happened" Remus said taking his keys out and then he started the car.
---"Yeah I guess that's weird," Sunny muttered buckling her seatbelt.
---Remus did not put it into drive he just sat there then he turned it off. Sunny as if she was reading his mind, she unbuckled her seatbelt. Remus looked at her and they both stared at each other until they were face to face.
---"Sunny" Remus muttered running his hand across her cheek.
---"Remus" Sunny said.
---Then, it happened. They were both grabbing at each other like hungry wolves wanting meat. After about an hour later, they pulled apart breathing fast.
---"I think we need to get home," Remus suggested starting the car. Sunny nodded and sighed. --- During the car ride, the two were both silent then, once Sunny was dropped off and Remus was at his own home.; Remus went inside, sighed, laid down on his bed, and soon, he had fallen asleep without doing a thing. *** ---The next morning, around 7:00 A.M. Remus woke up late for school.
---"Not again!" he yelled getting up then rushed into the bathroom.
--- When he had gotten to school, everyone seemed to be looking at him oddly.
---"Ok?" he thought as Sunny pulled him into a private room.
---"Remus! Someone ratted us out! They saw us doing, well you know," She hissed looking very scared, also very worried.
--- Remus felt all the blood leave his face and almost feel over on the spot. "Oh who would rat us out?" he stuttered looking out the window...
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:13 pm
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The Final Year
Chapter One:
Good News and Bad News By: Christen Wilson
---It was just another year of school for the students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry Potter Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley were now in their 7th and final year of their dearly beloved school. It was nearing the first day of real school so everyone was either in their common rooms in the great hall or outside in the warm weather, since it was September. Hermione hurried down the hall past all the students going by her, up the stairs and down to the Gryffindor common room. She quickly muttered to password to the fat lady and entered the room behind the portrait. "Harry! Ron!" She yelled getting their attention.
---"What Mione?" Ron asked rubbing his eyes, he had been actually reading Quidditch through the ages and Harry was actually sleeping on the couch. "Wake him up or I will smack him" Hermione said taking out her head girl badge. Ron shoved Harry off the couch which woke him up in an instant
---"What huh?" He almost shouted looking around. "I wanted to tell you two that I was made Head girl, that's the reason why you didn't see me on the train here or in the carriages and why did you almost shout?" Hermione informed them. "Great job Hermy! Now you can control Malfoy, I hope he wasn't made a prefect or even head boy" Ron started but Hermione cut him off with a sympathetic look. "No, you mean, no!" Ron said again his voice getting louder.
--- "He and I are head boy and girl" Hermione said then she turned her attention to Harry. "You ok?" She asked him. Harry looked deep in thought then shrugged "Just kill him for me if he does anything ok?" He said grinning. Ron still looked frustrated over the fact that the person he hated most was head boy. "Ron give in for now" Hermione said getting up then she headed upstairs to catch up on some reading.
---Later that night Hermione had gone out on a walk with Harry's invisibility cloak since he had let her. All that reading had finally gotten to her so she needed to get some fresh air. Walking down the hall she felt a cold breeze sweep past her and it felt nice to the way she was feeling right now. "That's better but I should go outside" She thought heading for the door but when she opened it everything went oddly enough, in slow motion. She tripped backwards because it had opened too fast and it pushed her back making her fall down a few steps as she hit the ground with a thud. Then slowly her vision went black and she was lost in the pit of darkness for now.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:16 pm
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Gaia Downloads By Figgy Prewett Many features have been added to the Wonderful World of Gaia. Many Gaians have been taking advantage of one of the features called "Gaia Downloads." VO describes it as "pretty nifty" and it contains many features four computer. Such features include "desktop wallpapers" as well as a Yahoo Messenger Avatar Customizer! I know what you're thinking, "A Yahoo Messenger Avatar Customizer, you say!? Impossible! Ingenious! How could this work!?" Well, I shall tell you! Alright, VO will tell you. "The YIM Avatar Customizer will allow you to customize your avatar from within your YIM client and use your avatar as your YIM icon. Give it a try..." The site is here. I personally like the Gaia desktop theme.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:21 pm
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Gaia Casino and Slot Machine Has Been Released! (Supplied by the wonderful people who make Gaia run)
The admins, artists, and developers of Gaia invite you to join in on the Casino fun! To get started, here's a few things you should know: -You need tokens to play the slot machine! Visit Gold Mountain on Gambino Island and purchase tokens from the Tokens Booth. Tokens are 1 gold each.
-As you play the slot machine, your tokens will get turned into credits. You can reuse credits in the slot machine, and when you're done you can "cash out" your credits for tickets. Once you have some tickets saved up, you can buy cool new stuff in Prize&Joy, which is located at Gold Mountain.
-To win on two-of-a-kind, they must be next to each other. For example: wing:wing:coin is a win, but halo:coin:halo is not.
-Slot Machine is multiplayer! It works very similar to fishing in that you can chat with your friends. Also, you get to see the results of their slot machines so you can make fun of them when they lose .
-There a couple of bugs to look out for. The first time you open the slot machine, you might get an error. Simply close and reopen the game and it will not show up again. I'm sure there are many questions about why we chose the concepts we are using. I have discussed these decisions in My journal.
To get started visit Gold Mountain at Isle De Gambino.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:24 pm
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Hogwarts Monthly Promotions! I have been fortunate enough to have two good, steady writers. They may not have been able to write in every issue, but they have put their heart and soul into what they've written all the same. They do not even have to do what they do. I mean, this is their own leisure time that they are writing in and I am proud to promote them this month into a higher rank among my writers. Not only have they gained my complete trust and undying gratitude, but they will also receive a pay raise with my thanks.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* First is a girl who definitely likes to write, having already written over 3,000 words for the paper. She writes many of the stories and fanfics that we all adore and crave for; she's... Christen Wilson!  *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* My other dedicated writer brings more of a reporter's style to the H.Monthly. She writes about what is going on and happening among us at Hogwarts. Extremely imaginative but always truthful; she's... Marllie E. Black!  *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Thank you, to all my writers, no matter if you've written once or more, and keep up the good work!
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:31 pm
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Awards Finally, the awards. Some are handed out every issue, some only every 4 or 6. These are the writers that are considered, by their colleges, their readers, and myself, as especially talented...
This Month:
The Chief Chatter Award goes to...
Christen Wilson!
With 1,210 words in her article: Cristen Wilson's Story:-Chapter Two razz anic... and 467 words in her other article: The Final Year:-Chapter One:Good News and Bad News. Making a total of 1,677 words for this issue alone!
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And the Publisher's Choice Award goes to...
Also goes to
DevilsDarkAngel!
with his article titled:
National Quidditch
Because he's been sitting around and waiting for the season to start at Hogwarts and still hasn't let his spirits down!
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And this issue, I get to be the happy one to hand out the The People's Choice Award!
This award is given out only after every 4 months/issues and is chosen/voted on by the Hogwarts Monthly's readers!
And the award goes to?
It's a tie!
Congratulations to Marille E. Black
and RubyRays
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:37 pm
----And so it was Issue the Sixth...just kidding guys. I've decided to start a new advertising line for Operation Scourgify and I hope you all enjoy them. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy and don't forget to get out those keyboards and get me plenty of articles for Issue # 7! (Due to come out on August 14th!)
-Mafalda Prewett
(Hogwarts Monthly Editor)
Quote: INDEX:-:Headline News:- Post 1: Bombs on London Transportation Post 2: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is Almost Here! -:Local News:- Post 3: Operation Scourgify Put into Action Post 4: Guild Plans to Throw Party for Next Book Post 5: Good Questions to Think About Derived from Interview Post 6: Witch of the Month Post 7: Birthdays! -:Business:- Post 8: London "Bombings" Put Magical Market on the Fritz -:Sports:- Post 9: Puddlemore United vs. Appleby Arrows -:Opinion/Writer's Corner:- Post 10: The Final Year, Chapter Two Post 11: The Sixth Year Post 12: A New Beginning, Chapter One Post 13: Sneaking Griffindors, Chapter One: Secrets Revealed -:Nation & World (Gaia):- Post 14: New Forum Code Released -:Editor's Notes:- Post 15: Hogwarts Monthly Promotions! Post 16: Awards Post 17: Final Note
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:39 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:42 pm
2 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is Almost Here! By Figgy Prewett
----Many of the fans of the Boy Who Lived, commonly know as Harry Potter, are in a buzz waiting for the next book in the seven-book series on his life. Written y J.K. Rowling, the books have been entertaining muggles and wizards alike.
----The Ministry of magic was worried at first that they had been discovered, but the books are so close to the real magical world that muggles seem to think this world that we live in is too good to be true. So everyone keeps on reading them and J.K. has made billions on sales, giving a great deal of that to charity.
----The sixth book in the series, titled Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, is set to come out at midnight on July 15th, starting here in London and swooping around the world. Many rumors have flitted about like: a new Minster of Magic (no one knows if he/she is fiction or fantasy), another important character is going to die (in the last book it was out beloved Sirius Black), Harry might find new love (I, myself am routing for Luna Lovegood), and everyone is dieing to know who the Half Blood Prince is for J.K. stated that is is neither Harry nor Voldemort (He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named). Many fans have been re-reading the previous five books to freshen up their knowledge and are excited for the next book to come out.
----Not only is everyone getting back into magical gear with the books, tons of fans have been preparing costumes for the midnight parties all over the world celebrating until the awaited book is released. Some are dressing up as characters from the books, be they Harry himself, more villains characters like Professor Snape and Delores Umbridge, or more obscure characters like Susan Bones and Michael Corner. No matter how you look at it, this looks like a very promising book release indeed. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:44 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:45 pm
4 Guild Plans to Throw Party for Next Book By Figgy Prewett
----Many members were part of the planning of the “Bookn’ Bash”, which is a party celebrating the coming of the sixth book in the Harry Potter series. The book, part of what will be a seven book series, is due to come out on the 16th(or midnight on the 15th for those who are enthusiasts). Moderators and the mebers of the guild have unanoumously chosen Mr. Grey Temerity, a seventh year Slytherin who prefers to be called “Grey”, who has graciously taken on the job before he leaves Hogwarts.
----The Party is due to begin whenever Grey decides to begin it and it will be over precisely when the book first comes out, that would be midnight London time. Although it is not clear what the party will entail, rumors have gone round that there will be a Costume Contest (with a small entry fee), a Trivia Contest (also with fee), and party favors. However, Grey, being the mysterious man that he is, has left his ideas to the imaginations of those who are now out buying costumes. Hopefully the party will be as much of a success as the book is bound to be.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:46 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:53 pm
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Our Witch of the Month This is where we post the Witch or Wizard of the Month! Their Avatar and interview will be posted. The Witch/Wizard is chosen by their activeness in the school, their personality, and any other redeeming qualities they posses. Here's this month's choice!
That Girl who puts the "Fan" in "FanFic". The one who's written the most for the Hogwarts monthly yet to come... Christen Wilson! My interview with Christen: Q: What, if you are willing to disclose, is your name?
A: Shawna Murray.
Q: How did you discover Gaia and , eventually, our lovely guild?
A: Well one day I finally wanted to know what my sister was doing on the computer because she was on gaia, so I asked her, she showed me it, and asked me if I wanted an account. So I said yes and she helped me make one. The name was -Moony+padfoot- but I surely changed it to Dawn Summers and here I am xD
How I found out about this guild was I was found looking in the guilds section forum and surely enough I found it and joined.
Q: Are you in any other guilds? Would you say you are more or less active in those?
A:Yes I am, and the guilds are not as acvtive as ours.
Q: You have quite a hand at writing, as we all know. How does it feel to be the Hogwarts Monthly writer with the highest word count in all your articles?
A:It feels like I finally put some work into something and not just sat at the computer being a lazy bum xD.
Q: Where do you get all your work? Your ideas for your stories?
A:I usually read fanfic's just to get something to pop into my head and sometime around two hours later I get it and just write it down.
Q: You are quite the social butterfly around here, you know. What affects your activeness in the guild most, would you say? What makes you stick around?
A:I have nothing else to do.
Q: What is your favorite thing to do, outside of Gaia?
A: Hang with my friends and think about writing new harry potter stories
Q: What is your favorite book/author outside of Harry Potter/J.K. Rowling?
A:mia ikumi, the author of the tokyo mew mew books, an anime thing.
Q:Which is your favorite character from J.K.'s books? Which do you think you are most like?
A:Remus Lupin and Remus Lupin because I have this thing where when I get thinking I'm always lost in thought or telling other people off for being wrong
Q:If you could make one aspect of the magical work real, what would it be?
A:I don't really know.
Q: What is your favorite article of clothing, for both yourself and you avatar? Do they dress similarly?
A:This very cute gaia shirt my sister got me from the anime expo convention and no I do not dress like my avatar because sometimes she is just in underwear xp
Q: Which book is your favorite of the, so far, 5 Harry Potter books written by J.K. Rowling?
A:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Q: You are walking down the street in London and you see J.K. herself! If you could ask J.K. any question about anything (like the books) what would it be?
A: I would probably ask her how her family is because she has to take care of them besides writing ya know!
Q: What do you think about being chosen as the Wizard of the Month?
A: I feel suprised about it, and very happy also
Q: Finally, is there anything you want to tell the readers?
A: Be sure to have fun in the guild and don't mess anything up!
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:53 pm
7 Happy Birthday to?Jasmine_Snape turned 18 on the 1st! Angilwingz turned 17 on the 7th Orome of the Valar turned 12 on the 7th! shruti_frutie?s birthday was on the 7th as well! RubyRays? birthday was on the 12th! Kagome-(incarnate)?s was on the 15th! - UndeadQueen?s was on the 30th!
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