The Wizarding Times
Rumours From the Roost
The summer has brought a new influx of eaglets to HOL and with them an increase in activity throughout the Roost. Over the holidays not one, but two camps were run, the first to allow the older eagles to get to know each other rather better and the second to help orientate the newbies in their new home. Of course, the main purpose of the Freshman Fledgling Camp, unknown to the campers themselves, was to identify the latest trouble-makers, the prime culprit being quickly identified as a Miss Alaina Taliess - you've been warned!
Having a rather large number of new First Years in Ravenclaw appears to have, not surprisingly, boosted the number of eagles present on IRC which has spurred rumours of an IRC takeover by the Ravenclaw student body, which I would like to enforce is entirely true simply the result of some overactive imaginations. Another report in describes a gathering of eaglets talking in hushed whispers, those who've found IRC warning the others to be extremely careful in the presence of one member of Ravenclaw Quidditch Team (RQT) who was sure to recruit them and force them to bot! I would also like to put this gossip to rest and I have no idea how my reputation... I mean, the reputation of the RQTer in question, has been perceived as such. Hem.
Along with new eaglets, the new HOL year has also brought three new professors to the house - Professors Dupont, Pandette, and Reynolds. Hopefully feeling at home in the Roost already, their presence is certainly noticed. Their individual quirks though have yet to be seen and there is some question as to if they can live up to Professor Darklost and his llama, Bob or evil Professor Kimil with his domination plans and Dark Mark Cookies. Ravenclaw students, however, lie in hope that their detentions and punishments in fact won‘t match up to Prof Ulol's love of turning students into toothless cooties or chucking them in the lake and Prof Ange's "plant a flowerbed around the Whomping Willow" style.
In other news, laundry duty has become a considerably easier affair with the appointment
of four new Reserve Prefects - Momoko Asakura, Elavial Mirkwood, Sha Moseley, and Icarus Nazca. However, the squabbles over just which Reserve is unfortunate enough to receive the new Ravenclaw Head Prefect, Cassandra Lobisek's enormous piles of laundry have intensified seeing an outbreak of boils, bruises and, in general, illegal jinxes between them.
Newly appointed Prefect, Sophia Manasa has been unlucky enough to be given charge of Kimaire Seloiro's nest as Kim "retires" to the position of Prefect Emerita. The M-R nestlings who, when deciding about a name to best describe them, came up with "ragamuffins," are sure to be plenty lively enough to keep Sophia on her toes - especially with that special muffin they've baked to welcome her!
Lastly, one mystery has been solved and another found. A new first year student, who asked to remain anonymous, was unpacking her trunk for the new year when, in an old chest of drawers that had remained unused for a couple of years, she uncovered a package addressed to a C. Lobiesk. Upon taking the suspiciously shaped parcel to an older student, it was unwrapped and finally dispelling all possibility of myth from the tale, Cassandra Lobiesk's "Queen of Azkaban" tiara was unveiled. Along with the crown was an unsigned note, simply reading "Fine then, have it back!". Miss Lobiesk was unavailable for comment.
The new mystery lies in the discovery of another note which was found during the evening clean-up of the common room. The message read: "Dear L, meet me by the chizpurfle statue this Sunday at midnight, all my love, R". Although a small group did try to catch the culprits, they were unsuccessful. Any student with any ideas as to the identity of the two eagles is urged to get in contact immediately to help unearth future gossip!
That, fellow students, has been our summer in Ravenclaw. We look forward to the new HOL year with enthusiasm and energy and hope that we get through it without any repeat of last years unfortunate mishaps - Parker's Place anyone?