The Wizarding Times
Over the summer we had a little remodeling done to the Sett. The Kingdoms were smushed back together, and there are a couple of NEW areas. There is the Huffle Kitchen where the most fabulous experiments are happening. And there is the new Badger 'Shelf, which is specially designed for Harry Potter book and theory discussions.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the staff at Hufflepuff House and thank them for their continued dedication, hard work and friendship.
Professor Anya Chutney - Deputy Head of House; HOL Deputy Headmistress; Popular Culture professor; Herbs & Spices professor. Anya keeps an eye on the Huffle Kitchen, just to make sure our cooks are doing their jobs.
Professor Ceit Uiseag - Ceit (pronounced Kate) is a wonderfully talented head student turned professor. She is a member of the House Spirit Committee, and teaches Elementary Healing, as well as a level two class, Advanced Practical Healing.. Ceit is one of the sweetest badgers you'll ever meet and is an extremely talented witch.
Professor Dom Gaidin - Professor Gaidin became a Huffle professor after a transfiguration mishap during an OWL lesson a few years ago. In addition to teaching Draconology 101 * Draconology 2, he is part of the spirit committee, former quidditch seeker, and background member of the Department of Huffle Games and Sports.
Professor Esmerelda Knotwise - Professor Knotwise is yet another shiny new professor in the Huffle staff tree. She teaches Castles classes and is the Keeper of the Huff Wildflower garden. She also enjoyed giving students their fair share of toesocks, and now I'm sure she will have as much fun passing out the new shiny Citrines.
Professor Opal Dragonfly has taught at HOL, and been a member of Hufflepuff House, since it opened. She teaches a variety of courses at HOL, including Potable Potions, Harry Potter Symbolism, and Magical Creatures Lore. In 2005, she received an Excellence and Loyalty Award from the Head Office, and strives for both in her work at HOL. As a professor, she is sometimes patient and kind when, in spite of her old age, she remembers to be. She likes to travel to meet other HOLers at various get-togethers.
Professor Wastl Hafstaengl - First of all, for all you non-Bavarians, the name is pronounced VOSStel HONFstengel, and he is very pleased to be a new Badger!
Much of the past eighty or so years has been a delightful romp with his favorite things: travel, new (and old) languages, sailing, cooking, Reiki, and -- of course -- all the wonderful people he's met! Now he's looking forward to getting to know many of you, via his second "foreign" language - Latin. Namaste.
Professor Narijima Kausu - Prof. Nari is a new professor at HOL and teaches Psychic Phenomonononenom.. right.. She's a sweetheart of a Badger, and we're very happy to have her with us this year.
Lady Cosmo Brown - Cosmo is one of Hufflepuff's Co - Head Prefects and our own HOL Headgirl and is super hardworking and creative. Cosmo is a member of the spiffy badgers Quidditch team and teacher of Photoshop Wizardry. You can usually find her speeding around the pitch on her broom or trying to avoid her schoolwork... which amounts to almost the same thing.
Lady Felicia Hartwick - Felicia was just recently made Co-Head Prefect, which came as a total surprise to the former Prefect. Her other titles include Official Huffle Flirt, Huffie's Angel, and Fashion Expert, and Apparition Expert Extraordinaire. There are a few things that she actually has to do work for, those being the Co-Queen of the Newsletter, Co-Leader of the Spirit Committee, and she does something for the Library Staff, *holds up a little sign* but at the moment she's locked out of that big room with all the books; when I get back in I'll let you know what it is.
Prefects
Lady Anne Damhsoir is one of the new prefects who was also an old prefect. Anne is teamed up with Felicia in looking after the Cheerleaders or Cheerie-Os. It's also Anne's responsibility to watch after The Precious, the House's credit card. We are glad to have her back in the Prefect Bathroom and, of course, in the shops of Troll and Kappa.
Lady Elyranna Reginhart - Ely can always be found wandering the halls of Hufflepuff looking for lost newbies. She is Co-Leader of the MOD Squad, who help keep the Sett uncluttered.. not always easy with the Badger Cubs around! She is always there to help answer questions, point newbies in the right direction to classes, or just to help everyone have a wonderful time in Huff. She is a wonderful Foster Leader and a great Mental. Anyone who can call Ely their friend is truly lucky.
Sir Jake Patil - Jake is a new Second Year Prefect who is on the quidditch team and is helping Tarma keep track of citrines and managing the games of the forum (except those of the DoHGaS) to make sure they are all going smoothly (and all citrines earned are given to the proper persons and not stolen by Parker). He helps to keep the Huffle Calendar current so that everyone can see at a glance many or most of the fun games and activities that the Badgers have going on. He is also a member of the Cheerie-Os Squad!
Lady Lilly Stargazer - Lilly is another newbie prefect and is one of the most dedicated badgers you'll find. She is a Co-Leader of our groovy MOD Squad, picking up after the Badgers. Lilly can usually be found on the quidditch pitch since she is one of the spiffy members of our Quiddy team. Miraculously, she still finds time among her hours of practice to run fabulous trivia contests, get all of her homework done, protect her belongings from Parker, and fufill her now prefectly duties. That girl has got to have a time turner hidden somewhere...
Lady Mopsy Prewett is one of our newest hardworking prefects. She is part of the Hufflepuff cheer squad, a foster badger for the Adopt-a-Newbie program, and manager of the Wizarding Times and the Huff Library. Mopsy is also one of Hufflepuff's infamous citrine monsters and can spot a citrine more than 100 miles away. She can typically be found in a corner of the common room, surrounded by books or parchments of homework and sketches. But don't let her focus fool you - she's eager to answer any question, lend a helping hand, or just chat.
Lady Narcissa Heart - second year prefect. She is a seeker for the Hufflepuff Quidditch Team and can be found on the quidditch pitch and on IRC most of the time. She is also a member of the Hufflepuff Kitchen staff and manages the kitchen along with the biting fairies. She is also a Junior Auror. On the Sett she can be found a lot of the time in the Huffle Kitchen, the Frog Chocoholics room, and in the dorms.
Lady Tarma Black, whose heroes are the Weasley twins, Fred and George (although she admits to a soft spot for Oliver Wood -- it's the accent you know), can be found on the Quidditch playing field, in the Tree House & Tree Knot (as an Adoption Leader), in the Games Tent (using some of the tricks of her heroes, Fred and George) and in the Spirit Committee, Co-Leading it with Felicia Hartwick. (Hopefully, she is not found in all those places all at the same time!) She's also a Student Teacher in her spare time, and we won't ask how she has any of that!
Whew! Loads of spectacular people roaming the corridors of the Sett, and I encourage everyone to get to know them and get involved! All HOL members are welcome to join in the fun at the Fireside games. :)
In this first issue of Wizarding Times you'll find reports from the many different areas in Hufflepuff House mentioned, as well as some fabulous reporting from non-Hufflepuff students.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make this publication possible. :)
Written by: Professor Olivia Rictusempra
Webmistress: Mopsy Prewett
Editor: Prof. Esmerelda Knotwise
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