So many stories, so many books, focus on travelling. Why is it, do you think, that we find books about journeys and travels so inviting and wonderful? Is it because we read about places we want to go to, or wish we could have gone to, or for some other reason? Reply below with why you think we find ...

Where do you keep your books? Do you have a shelf (or shelves) full of books? What does it look like? Take a picture of your bookshelf and post it below for 5 team points. Please also include a short description of your graphic underneath it. (If your books are all on a Kindle, that counts!) If you ...

Happy Birthday, Charlie!

I hope your day is wonderful and magical.

Happy Birthday, Anna! I hope you have a wonderful and magical birthday. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2534/8132/products/20190920193721523888-cakeify_300x300.jpg?v=1584463247 Picture shows a 2-layer birthday cake. It has white frosting with green piped trim at the bottom and top, around the edg...

The answer to the Hitori is this!



20 Hoots each go to:

Charlie Spencer
Emily Spencer
February Fortescue
Kendra Givens
Lorainia Riverrider
Mia Fountain
Polaris Black
Professor Scarlet Leslie-Lewis
Will Lestrange

Kath.



You are a treasure. Thank you.

The punchline to a joke....

"Get used to disappointment.”

from The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman

https://i.chzbgr.com/original/6443678208/h15AD01EA/potter-hogwarts-hugo-weaving-ian-mckellan-marauders-map-martin-freeman-middle-earth-6443678208 Image shows 3 people in what appears to be a castle room (although we know it is Rivendell and probably outside). Elrond (at left of image and in foregro...

What's this? Gollum took the Ring and ended up in the fiery liquids of Mount Doom? Oh, that's not quite yet -- that's the next installment! However! We do have new wargs, hobbits, trolls, dwarves, dragons and other creatures -- aka survivors of The Hobbit, from Tolkien to Jackson ! Congratulations t...

Charms has ended for the Spring 2020 Term and nearly everyone who graduated looks almost the same as when they started the class! These people all survived (there were a few minor spells needed to fix donkey ears and remove scorch marks but nothing major ...) and Awards and Quills were earned. The ...

I am very happy to announce that we have a survivor of Wand-making!

Of note - on her way to earning a Quill in Wand-making

Resyarrina Elora

also earned the Award of the Cherry Wood Wand

Happy Birthday, Kath! I hope your day is wonderful and peaceful and you have lots of fun. https://media1.tenor.com/images/b4c90d4788af893db596bd4ad689cfe9/tenor.gif?itemid=5011086 gif shows Hagrid standing on other side of window, saying 'Happy birthday!' (to Harry, in the shop) and holding a bird ...

Happy Birthday, Elena!


graphic shows Captain Killian "Hook" Jones and words 'Happy Birthday'

I wish for you a very wonderful and magical birthday.

https://i.postimg.cc/cL0yF7MN/6-20-2020-HP-Star-Wars-mashup.jpg gif shows a Harry Potter/Star Wars magical merge. 'Cartoon' drawing. Young Rey standing with her back to Maz Katana. Maz is standing on a 3-legged stool and putting the Sorting Hat on Rey's head. Rey has her eyes closed and fingers cro...

Happy Birthday, Isa! I hope you have a wonderful and magical birthday! https://media.giphy.com/media/n42Q5ZE1e1xy8/giphy.gif Gif shows a segment of field hockey play. A yellow ball is being hit by a black and red stick wielded by someone who is running but all you can see is their gloved hands hold...

Part of a big fight scene in a superhero story

“The Luggage said nothing, but louder this time.”

from The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett