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cute0099 · 03-14-2009, 05:10 PM

OML, I'd be all like, "what?! That wasn't supposed to happen!" lol!

gReTa · 03-14-2009, 05:32 PM

Yeah. People'd be killing(figuratively) Warner Brothers..

cute0099 · 03-14-2009, 06:17 PM

Yeah! lol! I have to go, TTYL!

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Is anyone else here?

gReTa · 03-14-2009, 08:01 PM

I'm here..

wow. I'm surprised no one but us has posted

cute0099 · 03-14-2009, 08:05 PM

A Day in the Life of a Wizard
Next spring, in Orlando Florida there is a very special park opening in universal, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. This park contains Hagrid’s Hut, Hogsmeade village and Hogwarts castle. There are 2 rides that witches and wizards can enjoy; there is the Dragon Challenge (the first task in the tri-wizard tournament) and the Flight of the Hippogriff, in which Hagrid first gives us a Care of Magical Creatures Lesson on hippogriffs. In Hogsmeade village there is Ollivander, where you receive a wand like in the novels (the wand chooses the wizard), Zonko’s prank shop, the Three Broomstick and Hog’s Head where you can purchase pumpkin juice and butter bear, Filches Emporium of Confiscated Goods, The Owlry, Owl Post where people can actually send letters and post cards with the Hogsmeade postmark on them, Dervish and Banges and Honeydukes sweet shop. Inside the castle there is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (we don’t know a lot about what is in the caste other than that yet). All Harry Potter fans are still wondering when this will be open the only time frame universal has given us is sometime in spring of 2010. Well this will definitely be like walking into a Harry Potter book as J.K. Rowling has help with the making of the park very closely. Keep watching out for the date in later editions of the Daily Prophet!

Quidditch

Hello again, Sports Fans! A few weeks ago, we all witnessed Bulgarian Seeker Draganov zoom past the confused Transylvanian Seeker to capture the Snitch, and the World Cup title, in one fell swoop.
Tomorrow the season starts afresh as Poland plays Australia to start us off!
Remember to keep reading the Daily Prophet for all the latest news, Quidditch and otherwise, and I hope to see you all at future matches!

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Animals involved in A History of Harry Potter
By: Riley

Many magical and non-magical creatures are involved in the wizarding world. I’m sure you all know about the Wizard’s Postal Service, Owls. You should also already know that each house has its own heraldic animal. Gryffindor-The Lion, Ravenclaw-The Eagle, (Although I wonder why not a Raven), Hufflepuff-The Badger, and Slytherin-The Snake. But did you know… Dragons are used in the Triwizard tournament, and also to guard Gringotts. Dementors, (If you can even call them animals) are prison guards at the wizard prison Azkaban. Werewolves are unfortunate people or children who have been bitten by other werewolves. (I’m sure you know that already) Unicorns are very pure creatures. Their silver blood can make you immortal, but at a high price; a half existence. You will never be truly alive if you drink Unicorn blood. Phoenixes are intensely magical birds. Their tears can heal wounds, and their tail feathers are often found in wands. When they die, they burst into flame and are reborn from the ashes. Hippogriffs are proud part Eagle, part Horse creatures. They don’t like people who blink too much, so don’t approach a Hippogriff if you have something in your eye. If a Hippogriff trusts you, you might even be able to ride it. Never insult a Hippogriff if you know what’s good for you.

The Holyhead Harpies
By Riley

Who are the Holyhead Harpies?
The Holyhead Harpies are the second-oldest Quidditch team in the league (Founded in 1203), and also the only all-female national Quidditch team.

What are some of the players?
Glynnis Griffiths was Seeker during the seven-day match against the Heidelberg Harriers in 1953. She caught the Golden Snitch, ending what is considered to be one of the finest games ever seen.

Gwendolyn Morgan also played in the Heidelberg Harriers match. At the end of the game, the Harriers captain Rudolf Brand proposed to her. She promptly concussed him with her Cleansweep Five.

Gwenog Jones is the current Captain and Beater of the Harpies. Her Chocolate Frog card (If you have already collected her Chocolate frog card, you have no need to read this) says:

Gwenog Jones
Quidditch Captain

Born in 1968, Gwenog Jonas is the captain and Beater of the only all-female national Quidditch team, the Holyhead Harpies. After a game, she enjoys relaxing with friends, drinking Butterbeer, and listening to the Weird Sisters.

Holyhead Harpies fun facts:
Ginevra Weasley was a Holyhead Harpies player at some point in-between 1998 and 2017.
The Harpies playing robes are dark green with a gold talon emblazoned on the chest.
The Holyhead Harpies are unique among the Quidditch teams around the world because they only have and will hire witches.

This is a brand new section to the Daily Prophet! We have a section for fan art, but we thought we should have a nice little area for those art challenged, or who just love to write! You can submit any writing related to Harry Potter in this section, including poems, essays, and short stories, none of them going over 300 words, if possible. If you would like to submit something to this section for an upcoming edition, please PM me, cute0099, with your wonderful writing!

Horoscopes

Aries- Fred and George Weaslely! Always getting in trouble...
Be careful who you tell your plans to because there are ears everywhere lurking in the halls at Hogwarts…

Taurus- Professor Sprout! You will get an A in this class for this quarter if you bring a plant for the teacher. Ask Neville for advice on which to choose.

Gemini- Draco Malfoy! I don't know if that is a good thing. If you do 2 nice things, you will be rewarded.

Cancer- Dobby! Tell all but one person in your class to wear only one sock on Thursday and only the person that wears 2 will be embarrassed.

Leo- Harry Potter! You will gain double wizard powers by giving your owl a letter to send to your family.

Virgo- Hermione Granger! You will receive an extraordinary package in the mail today!

Libra- Professor McGonagall! Do not use a spell to try to become Quidditch captain because someone will get hurt.

Scorpio- Mrs. Weasley! You will trip on Malfoy's foot today.

Sagittarius- Rubeus Hagrid! Stay away from the forest because that is where he who must not be named is today.

Capricorn- Severus Snape! Befriend the 3 headed dog. He will end up helping you.

Aquarius- Arthur Weasley! Use a water spell and you will find that all troubles will be left behind!

Pisces- Ron Weasley! You will start to daydream more often and find yourself looking at the clouds during lunch.

Ton Tongue Toffee
Difficulty: Easy

Preparation Time
30 minutes

Servings
30 [1 ¼ lbs]

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
8 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp vanilla flavoring
1 1/4 cups water

Instructions
1. Place all ingredients in a heavy saucepan.
2. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
3. Without stirring, boil until mixture reaches 290 °F on a candy thermometer.
4. Pour into a buttered, 9-by-12-inch pan.
5. Let cool until almost firm to the touch.
6. Mark into 2-inch squares with a sharp knife.
7. When cool, break into squares or shards.

Dark Mark Biscuits
Difficulty: Extreme

Supplies
One batch of Malt Biscuits
One batch of Chocolate Malt Biscuits
Milk
Pastry Brush
Gummy worms or snakes
Rectangular cookie cutter, or knife for cutting the dough
Edible Dark Mark Box
Biscuits

Servings
Makes 20 to 30 biscuits.

Ingredients
2 cups (0.45 Kg) flour
½ cup (113.4 g) malt extract, honey syrup or golden syrup
½ cup (113.4 g) sugar
3 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp water
½ tsp baking soda

Malt Biscuits

Instructions
1. Put all ingredients except the flour into a saucepan and dissolve over moderate heat.
2. When dissolved, remove from the heat and stir in the flour.
3. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator in a covered bowl for 10-15 minutes (or longer if required) to make the dough a more suitable consistency for rolling.

Chocolate Malt Biscuits

Follow the instructions for the Malt Biscuits, substituting 2 Tbsp. of flour for 2 Tbsp. of cocoa and add with the flour to the mixture when it is removed from the heat.

Dark Marks

1. Make one batch of malt biscuits and one batch of chocolate malt biscuits. [Instructions above]
2. Roll out thin on a lightly floured surface.
3. Cut out the chocolate malt biscuit dough into rectangular shapes and brush lightly with milk.
4. Cut skulls out of the malt biscuit dough and place one on top of each the chocolate rectangles.
5. Cut the gummy worms or candy snakes lengthwise and then across to make a short, thin "snake".
6. Place the snake on the biscuit decoratively coming from the skull's mouth.
7. Brush the remainder of the biscuit lightly with milk.
8. Bake at 350°F (180°C) until for approximately 10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.

Featured Character

Name: Hermione Granger

Info: The book lover we all know! Hermione Granger has always helped Harry and Ron get through things with all of her spells and witchcraft. An exceptional student, Hermione aced her O.W.L.'s, (ordinary wizard level) as well as standard exams in the past years. Her two best friends are Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley, whom she became close to after they saved her from a troll. She has bushy brown hair, brown eyes, and slightly large front teeth which were shrunk down to normal size in her 5th year after a spell mishap in the hallways. After years of hurt and jealousy, Hermione finally got her happy ending with Ron. The very last chapter of the Harry Potter series shows Hermione, Ron, and Harry's life 19 Years Later. Hermione and Ron meet Harry and Ginny at the Hogwart's Express before saying goodbye to their children, Rose and Hugo. Hermione's played by actress Emma Watson, who was born in Paris, France, and now lives in London, England.

What Hermione did to help Hogwarts: Mostly known for helping Harry Potter in saving the wizarding world, Hermione played a big role in helping Hogwarts. She also did small things such as starting S.P.E.W. to help raise awareness for house elf rights. Hermione, being an amazing student, helped others with their studying and homework when in need, especially her closest friends Ron and Harry.

Question: In The Chamber of Secrets, who did Hermione tell to look around with a mirror right before she was attacked? If you think you have the correct answer, please PM the answer to boovalicious14 with the name of your house as the subject. Danielle will be notified to add 2 points to your house if you get it right!

Featured Quotes

Percy: “I shudder to think what the state of my in-tray would be if I was away from work for five days.”
Fred: “Yeah, someone might slip dragon dung in it again, eh, Perce?”
Percy: “That was a sample of fertilizer from Norway! It was nothing personal!”
Fred (whispering to Harry): “It was. We sent it.”

Hermione: “You seem to be drowning twice.”
Ron: “Oh, am I? I'd better change one of them to getting trampled by a rampaging Hippogriff.”

Professor Trelawney: “The study of Divination will give you the rare gift of SIGHT!” (stands up, and promptly bumps into her table)

Fred: "Make way for the heir of Slytherin, seriously evil wizard coming through..."

Luna: "I'll distract them all. Use your Cloak. (pointing to the window) "Oooh, look, a Blibbering Humdinger!"

Featured Beast

The Ashwinder is created when a fire which a magical substance has been added to (Floo powder, etc.) burns unchecked for too long. A pale-gray snake with glowing red eyes is born from the fire and will slither away into the shadows of the building, leaving an ashy trail behind it.
The Ashwinder lives for only an hour and during that time looks for a dark secluded area to lay eggs in, afterward it will collapse into dust. The beasts eggs are flaming red and exudes heat. They will ignite the dwelling in minutes if not found and frozen with a suitable Freezing charm. Any witch or wizard that realizes that one or more Ashwinders are loose in their house must track them down using the ashy trail and locate the eggs. Once frozen, the eggs are very valuable in Love Potions.
Ashwinders are found worldwide.

Don’t forget to check back in on January 7th for the next issue!

Sources:
Mugglenet.com
J.K. Rowling.com
Harry Potter Lexicon.com
Leaky Cauldron.com
Britta.com
Amazing Moms.com
Family Crafts.com
Veritaserum.com
Google images
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them