The Wizarding Times
Hufflefun!
Hello Badgers! Welcome to the new term!
The new term has brought in lots of new badger cubs and with new cubs comes a few updates on programs to help them settle into their new sett.
The foster badger program is a way for newbie badgers to have a friend to show them the easiest and quickest passages to take them to their classes or the quidditch pitch, or simply help them get settled in to HOL and Hufflepuff by showing them the ropes and how not to trip over them. *g*
We were all ickle firsties once and remember quite well the confusing maze of staircases and being welcomed by Parker with water balloons and dungbombs. So if you are a new badger cub and would like to be adopted by a foster badger, send a PM to Emma Pacifica, Elyranna Reginhart, or Tarma Black on the Hufflepuff or HOL forum.
In order to help our badger cubs settle into the Sett by teaching them the ropes, Hufflepuff also offers orientation classes to our ickle badger cubs. Even our not so ickle badgers benefit from the fun, silly and informational classes. It helps keep everyone up to date on any new changes for the year and also helps refresh memories of rules that may have gone to the cobweb section of the brain after many years in HOL.
Orientation this winter was extremely exciting with three separate opportunities for the badgers to earn some sparkly citrines! If you missed the activities and festivities, never fear! The lessons will remain posted for reference until the next orientation kicks off at the start of the next school year. Here is a list of the games and citrine earners for each of the orientation activities.
Quidditch Lesson - Seeker Puzzle:
Tarma Black - 20 citrines
The Sett Lesson - Posting Pretties Spellcasting (& other related activities):
Adelline Aldridge - 12 citrines
Andie Tucker - 12 citrines
Kath Snape - 6 citrines
Myria Alnon - 12 citrines
Tarma Black - 12 citrines
Huffle Fun 101 Lesson - Find the Lovely Ladies:
Adelline Aldridge - 45 citrines
Marcie Hobber - 45 citrines
Myria Alnon - 20 citrines
Renee Kaiser - 50 citrines
Rorey Padfoot - 25 citrines
Tarma Black - 15 citrines
Professor Ulol Kimil - 50 citrines
Another exciting event that took place this term was the Hufflepuff Spirit Month led by the Hufflepuff Cheerie-os squad. There were tons of fun activities such as a spirit slogan contest,
signature and avatar contest, a cheer writing competition, quiddy word scramble, and exclusive interviews with the Spiffies (aka Hufflepuff Quidditch Team). If you haven't read the interviews yet, be sure to head on over to the Sett and get to know your quidditch team. Also still to come are the Hufflepuff Oscars, so start shopping for your Oscar attire!!
Here are the winners from the competitions of spirit week:
Cheer Contest:
In first place is Kiara Diamonte's Cheer #6, she receives 30 citrines!
In second place is also Kiara's cheer #2, she receives 20 more citrines!
In third is a tie... Lilly Stargazer's cheer #5, she receives 10 citrines! and Tarma Black's cheer #7, she receives 10 citrines!!
So the final citrine count for this contest...
Kiara Diamonte - 65
Lilly Stargazer - 25
Tarma Black - 15
Kath Snape - 5
Rilla White - 10
Slogan Contest:
In first place... Tarma Black with "Hufflepuff is the Warm Blanket of HOL."
Tied for second place was Jake Patil and Prof. Esmerelda Knotwise with "There's no place like the Sett!" and "Hufflepuff: Unbadgered Spirit!", respectively.
And in third place was Jake Patil again with "Loyal. Just. Hufflepuff!"
Total Citrines earned for this contest...
Tarma Black - 30
Ashley Denver - 5
Lera Kamerat - 5
Prof. Esmerelda Knotwise - 25
Jake Patil - 35
Amber Woodlock - 5
Siggy and Avatar Contest:
Amber Woodlock - 85
Ashley Denver - 40
Lilly Stargazer - 55
Mopsy Prewett - 105
Prof. Esmerelda Knotwise - 60
Quiddy Word Scramble:
Keaira Filan -40
Kath Snape-38
Felicia Hartwick-20
Pro. Esmeralda Knotwise-18
Jared Weasley-17
Tarma Black-14
Cosmo Brown-10
Rilla White-10
Evelyn Night-9
Tayla Mamush-8
Belle Black-6
Keep up the good work badgers!!!