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I suppose I'll go to just the 200 diamonds. At least I think I did. Gallery of 1 204 piece and 6 300 piece puzzles: https://postimg.cc/gallery/ZvnfwRD

Hello everyone!! I'm Ollie, I'm a 1st year Gryffindor, so nice to meet you all and really looking forward to getting to know everyone. Feel free to drop me a DM on the HOL site anytime, I love meeting new people

Welcome Selene, Mario, and Elowen! Glad you Eagles wandered over to the Sett. Hufflepuff maybe the smaller of the House but we are friendly. So wander around and join in on any event we might be holding.

Hello! My name is Elowen Wrenrose. I am a Ravenclaw student popping over to say HI! I'm excited to meet everyone and make some new friends.

My name is Mario Soriano and I'm a new Ravenclaw student! Out of the three other houses, Hufflepuff is the one I get on with the best, and I've been sorted into Hufflepuff maybe 2 out of the 10 times I've taken the test? I had a bit of trouble creating an account as well, but I checked my account today, and it was magically available to me. I'm so glad to be able to go into everyone's common room!

Hello everyone! My name is Selene, and I'm a Ravenclaw (even though the Sorting Hat almost placed me in Hufflepuff, so badgers are my besties ). Despite the issues I faced with my registration and account confirmation, here I am, ready to explore the Sett and meet new badgers. So far, this common room looks awesome! See ya

The castle has a new look and I'm loving it. Though I will admit, the submitting assignments on HOL and not to an email if making me a bit nervous... as anyone who knows me, computer thingys make me nervous. I know, odd being HOL is an online wizarding school. But school it is, and means, the class list is up and running. So wander on over pick out a class or 2... or 3... 4... heck, even 5! Get those assignments in and let's get that House Cup this year... we were soooooooo close last year. I've signed up for 2 classes so far... yes, your Head of House is taking classes... and my points don't count towards the House Cup... so if I can do it... so can you! Once again there is a great assortment of classes to choose from, so go take a look and see what catches your eye!

Welcome to the Wizarding Jigsaw Challenge of September! A new school year! An activity in which your role is to solve some real life jigsaw! All you need to do to join the activity is to take a photo of the jigsaw you are going to solve (in a box) with the number of pieces, post it below and then start putting it together. There are different amount of diamonds available: 100 - 199 pieces = 10 diamonds 200 -299 pieces = 20 diamonds 300 - 499 pieces = 30 diamonds 500 - 799 = 40 diamonds 800< = 50 diamonds Edit your initial post when you solve the jigsaw. There is no deadline for the completion but it needs to be finished before the end of the month, 11:50pm HOL time. You can solve multiple jigsaws throughout the year but all need to be posted below to receive diamonds. Alternatively, you can complete multiple jigsaws from the website called Jigsaw Planet. You can also use any other jigsaw website/app. You can choose any jigsaw you want and then take a screenshot of your unfinished and finished jigsaw and post it below. All of the jigsaw completed through this website need to have a minimum of 100 pieces. Remember that on this website (Jigsaw Planet), the maximum number of pieces per jigsaw is 300. Also, make sure that the number of pieces should be visible in your screenshot for it to count. Remember that your graphic should be 600x600 or less. (If you forget to check, and it's too large, we might resize it for you, if we notice ....) The maximum amount of diamonds you can earn per month for this activity is 200 diamonds. ********* RIVER READ THIS (above and below) ******** If you have already earned 200 diamonds, I'll keep that in mind. (((I don't know what will be the bean situation and it used to be you would receive beans for any extra jigsaw (with the same rules as for diamonds) but who knows now?))) ~Originally written, then edited, by Harry Walles. ~ posted for Fels, who is somehow got lost on a sandy beach with cabana boys serving drinks with umbrellas ..... ~ posted by Tarma, for Fels, when she found a WIFI portal .... ~ posted by Tarma, for Fels, when Fels found herself on a beach with umbrellas and nice tables and cold drinks .... ~posted by Tarma (late), for Fels, when Fels found herself working 3 jobs all of a sudden and her time-turner got smashed ~posted by Tarma (who is looking for the fishes), because Fels is arranging for parties, babies, working and oh, yes, being at the beach again .... ~posted by Tarma (who found the fishes and now is looking for the Glass Onion) .... ~posted by Tarma (who is investigating fire horses) ... ~posted by Tarma (who continues to investigate fire horses) ... ~posted by Tarma (who is going to 'swipe' a game for the Games Tent from Professor Will Lestrange and his Arcade Club) ~posted by Tarma (who swiped that game for the Games Tent and, lo and behold, actually got a good score with it! ) ~ posted by Tarma (who just watched Pride and Prejudice and Zombies last night and no, didn't have zombie dreams ... nope) ~posted by Tarma (who just read a post in the HOL forum about some kind of 25th anniversary celebration ...) ~posted by Tarma (who is participating in the Silver Jubilee AND just read about all kinds of changes to and with HOL Hogwarts) ~posted by Tarma (who is amazed at our new HOL front page and finding out how to DO stuff there! )

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It may not have been your first stop, but I'm sure it was the most exciting shop that you would have wanted to go to after you got your letter from Hogwarts. Of course, I'm talking about picking out your wand... or as Mr. Ollivander has told many students, having "the wand chooses the student". https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=174b5a9cfb27&=17&pieces=104 Completed the jigsaw, including the puzzle piece number and post a screenshot below. Please be sure that your image is 600x600px or less. The puzzle is due by September 30, HOL Time. The completed puzzle will earn you 30 diamonds.

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Now that we have arrived at Diagon Alley, usually the first stop is to go to Gringotts Bank to get a bit of coins for sure your purchases. https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=3ebe18e66b21&=22&pieces=126 Completed the jigsaw, post it here, including the puzzle piece number and post a screenshot below. Please be sure that your image is 600x600px or less. The puzzle is due by September 30, HOL Time. The completed puzzle will earn you 30 diamonds

Hm, if I had to assign a black folder to a class, it would probably be one that had something to do with economics or philosophy. Binders drive me up the walls! I always preferred putting paperwork in a folder rather than a binder because, as Fels mentioned, the holes tear far too easily for my liking. Cramming a year’s worth of paper (at least for most subjects that require a binder; I don’t recall any classes only lasting a semester requiring a binder) into a binder and hoping none fall out because the holes rip is unrealistic. And, not entirely school-related, but binders are used at my job, and we have a massive one for keeping records of the herbicide, pesticide, and fertilisations that is always such a pain to flip through to reach a specific client’s section because of its sheer size. And yes, that one has holes tearing, too, which makes it even harder to flip through.

Oh, back to school shopping! I loved it! As a teacher, I do have to say, though we asked the older grades to use binders, binders drove me nuts. Setting them up took hours (or so it seemed) ... the listening skills of some kids were non-existing. 1 - the first time the students would open it, all they did was open and close the metal rings. 27 kids, the clicking would get on my last nerve. 2 - then there's the loose leaf paper....and the tearing of the holes. I should have stock in the company that makes those reinforcements. I do love brand new composition note books. And thanks to one student I learned a little trick. He would only write on the right side page (which I do have to say, I favor too) and when he got to the last page, he would flip the book around and continue to write on what was the left side of the book and now becomes the right. And there is nothing like a new pack of Crayola crayons and colored pencils. I was never a fan of the markers... the bled through everything. And Flair pens... of all colors. Yes, I would color coordinate the flair pen I would used to mark papers... September = Red (as for an apple), October = Orange ( for pumpkins), November = Brown ( for leaves turning), Christmas = Green (because Christmas) and so on. As for folders - Green was always science, Red was for Math and one for Art class, Yellow was Social Studies, Blue was Language Arts. This is the first year in the 5 years I've been retired, I have not (not yet anyway, but we do have 2 weeks before school starts) gotten a call to come back to help out. I will miss it.

I like the spiral college-ruled notebooks. I used to get the one subject ones, but found that they filled up too fast, so now I get the 3 subject or 5 subject notebooks. I do like to get them of different colors; my favorite colors would be black, red, green and blue (maybe in that order). I'll switch colors to something else when one gets filled up. Pens, now, that's a touchy subject. I want ballpoint pens of medium or fine point, and black. Blue is sometimes okay, but basic black is a reliable color. Oddly, I do like the folders. I have a few with Harry Potter themes! (Strange, isn't it ... ) And, another thing, one needs to have good shoes for all the walking and standing one will be doing. I'm surprised Fels didn't mention that! Okay, River. What subject is black used for?