The Wizarding Times

Top Points Earners / Top Newbies

By Tarma Black

Some folks say there is something strange about the House of Hufflepuff. Well, whatever other folks say about us, we know that 2+2=5. We're a Sett. We're Badgers.

Some students are Eagles, flying high above the ground, and solitary individuals, brilliant in their own way, reflecting the sunlight as they glide about. Some are Lions, in their prides, hunting about, and some acclaim them the King of Beasts. Some are Snakes, who are noted for their cunning and even their wisdom! We're Badgers, and we have all kinds of attributes. Different kinds of badger clans have different behaviors, but no matter what "kind" of Badger one is, there is a certain loyalty and a certain courage, that one has which makes him or her belong to the House of Hufflepuff.

One of the kinds of courage is a tenacity to continue to do one's best, throughout the whole year. We have, in the Sett, an award called The Hundred Club. This award is given to a Badger who had 100 or more points put into their HOL folder in any given month, as counted from September through June. (This doesn't mean when they were earned, it means when they were actually placed within the HOL folder.) It takes a certain tenacity to continue to perform at a high capacity each and every month of the year.

We have three Badgers who have made The Hundred Club in each and every month this past school year:

Belle Black
Felicia Hartwick
Kath Snape

Congratulations to you! We are proud to claim you for our House!

Now, for the list of Badgers who have made the list of Top HOL Points Earners:

05 ta485 Tarma Black Fifth Year - 3335 Points
07 fe001 Felicia Hartwick Seventh Year - 3221 Points
09 be210 Belle Black Seventh Year - 3137 Points
10 ka631 Kath Snape Third Year - 3078 Points
20 ne807 Neville Prongs Second Year - 2719 Points
21 ro646 Rorey Padfoot Third Year - 2686 Points
28 re632 Reni Indar Third Year - 2425 Points
30 ri407 Rilla White Fifth Year - 2333 Points
41 mo513 Mopsy Prewett Fourth Year - 1914 Points
46 fa819 Fawn Warwick First Year - 1835 Points
50 as869 Ashley Alison First Year - 1784 Points
55 da919 Danielle Zang First Year - 1705 Points
56 li707 Liel Blue Third Year - 1703 Points
68 li525 Lilly Stargazer Fourth Year - 1406 Points
74 lu836 Luisa Paula First Year - 1358 Points
81 am517 Amber Woodlock Second Year - 1292 Points
83 ph617 Phoenix Finnigan Third Year - 1287 Points
88 co483 Cosmo Brown Fifth Year - 1236 Points

We appreciate the first year Badgers! Oftentimes, Badgers are a little more shy than other folks to jump into activities and see what they can do. However, some of our first year Badgers made the list of the 100 best Newbies (joined July 2007 or later):

13 fa819 Fawn Warwick 379 days - 1835 Points
16 as869 Ashley Alison 312 days - 1784 Points
18 da919 Danielle Zang 352 days - 1705 Points
28 lu836 Luisa Paula 383 days - 1358 Points
42 si823 Simetra Kliban 381 days - 1086 Points
43 em861 Emily Groves 383 days - 1086 Points
47 da873 Daniel Zaz 374 days - 1071 Points
58 ve824 Veron Arkanian 531 days - 888 Points
87 ke876 Kevin Britt 196 days - 504 Points
97 el895 Ella Arland 343 days - 466 Points

Congratulations, each and every one of you! You are Hufflepuff's future leading points earners!

There are many names that are not on these lists — one could post the name of each and every active Hufflepuff student who has been bringing in points, participating in the Sett's activities, and helping to make Hufflepuff a wonderful place to be. It's not only the folks bringing in lots of points who participate in who will "win" a House Cup. It's everyone.

And points are not everything!

What is important is that we are a Sett.

It's everyone.

2+2=5