1) Due to human nature, the battle between good and evil has always been present since the beginning of time. While the current Auror may not have existed since the dawn of time, there have been witches and wizards who fought against injustices and dark magic, probably alone and then possibly in gro...

Challenge completed by:
Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Kendra Givens
Arianna Stonewater
Iverian Gnash
Astor Arensin
Elena Galatas

Thank you Gail, Vanessa, and Alex for putting Story Book together!

It was really interesting to read about different variations of the fairy tales. (Every time I tried to find something to post in the Rapunzel task, I ended up going to look for food instead )

I actually came across this type of puzzle accidentally. Mintonette was the original name for volleyball, but also a neat puzzle! In a Mintonette puzzle, the balls are connected in pairs by lines. Every line makes a fixed number of turns and all cells are used by the lines. Next to the puzzle a smal...

Here is the solution:

This past Saturday was my sister's bridal shower. She wanted it to be Gilmore Girls themed. Although I have watched Gilmore Girls, I don't know the show as well as my sister, who still watches it on Netflix all the time. Luckily, her college roommate is a huge fan of Gilmore Girls too and did the ma...

The theme for the next SerpenTimes issue is Classics. You have until June 15th to send in submissions!

A way of making an entrance

From Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas:

A crown for war, a crown to wear into battle. A crown to lead armies.
There was no fear on her face, no doubt, as Aelin hefted her shield, flipping Goldryn in her hand once before the first of Morath's soldiers was upon her.

The diamonds have been found by:

Arianna Stonewater
Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Astor Arensin
Kendra Givens
Will Lestrange
Iverian Gnash
Polaris Black

Diamond is the April birthstone! Some rare and incredibly shiny HOLLERS purple diamonds are buried in this plot. The numbers indicate how many neighbouring cells (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) contain a diamond. No diamonds are located in the same square as a number. See if you (or your niffler...

Here are the answers:

Useful advice when setting out on an adventure

From Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede:

"Follow the sword, silly"

Something you would find on a signpost in a fantasy setting

From The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks

Floating City of Dunbheo

(I don't remember what this game is called, but it plays a little like jacks.)

Hope you had a great birthday, Ryan!!

Happy Birthday, Cody!!



May your day be as MARVEL-ous as you are!