May Award Winner: Gail Allen – 625 points Gryffindor: Sky Alton - 360 points Hufflepuff: Ingvild Ogden - 568 points Ravenclaw: Gail Allen - 625 points Slytherin: Will Lestrange - 325 points Professor(s): Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis, Prof. Tarma Amelia Black - 205 points It's been a fabulous month - ...

April Award Winner: Aurora Strijder – 420 points Gryffindor: Sky Alton - 120 points Hufflepuff: Sirius Fudge - 120 points Ravenclaw: Aurora Strijder - 420 points Slytherin: Draco Riddle - 392 points Professor: Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis - 240 points Impressive month, everyone - congratulations! :D

The following people have completed the puzzle:

20 Hoots - Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
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The full moon challenge
Is scary for a werewolf
And out of control.

But a potion helps
To ease the transformation
Too bad it tastes bad.

No silver bullets
And that’s probably okay
Werewolves can be friends!

April 22 is Earth Day - solve this Visual Sudoku puzzle to celebrate! http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac87/polarisblack1/2018-04%20Earth%20Day%20Sudoku_zpsggnldafd.jpg For 20 Hoots plus 20 Beans , please PM me your solution by April 30th with “April Visual Sudoku” as the subject. You can claim a...

March Award Winner: Astaria Rivers - 839 points Gryffindor: Guinevere Avalon - 600 points Hufflepuff: Astaria Rivers - 839 points Ravenclaw: Maxim Trevelyan - 425 points Slytherin: Will Lestrange - 431 points Professor: Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis - 310 points You are all amazing – congratulations e...

February Award Winner(s): Resyarrina Elora , Will Lestrange - 250 points Gryffindor: Hermione Draco - 176 points Hufflepuff: Katelin Ross - 220 points Ravenclaw: Resyarrina Elora - 250 points Slytherin: Will Lestrange - 250 points Professor: Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis - 190 points Lots of start of ...

If you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you can download Bloodborne for free this March. Bloodborne is a Gothic horror setting, replete with werewolves and Cthulhu terrors. Bloodborne's Rally system rewards risk-taking and nimble reaction times and is said to be one of the most rewarding gameplay ...

Another great event - thank you!

When Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code first came out, I tried really hard to get my hands on an unabridged audio copy before a business trip but I was unsuccessful. Although it became a mission, I ultimately listened to the abridgment and I honestly can’t tell you if I missed anything. However, I do kn...

25/28 · Scored 89%
Result: Valentine Victory
Either you’ve been spiked with a Love Potion, or you’re head over heels in love with these Harry Potter romances.

Some things were obvious and I guessed right a few times but others, not so much.

Since he has lost his posting privileges, Sky and I were asked to post this message on behalf of Gilderoy Lockhart: "Swish! It had been done. All the letters crafted were sent to their respective owners. One by one, HOLers opened their respective cards and read them." http://i888.photobuck...

January Award Winner: Shiloh Adlar - 1764 points Gryffindor: Guinevere Avalon - 1202 points Hufflepuff: Katelin Ross - 969 points Ravenclaw: Shiloh Adlar - 1764 points Slytherin: Arianna Stonewater - 1367 points Squibs: Arnora Eleniel - 343 points Professor: Prof. Gustavo Flores - 1065 points What ...

I agree with Shiloh. Although I don’t believe audio books can recreate the magic of communal storytelling, they are not without merit. When an audio book reader “performs” a story, there is definitely magic there. A gifted reader who can reliably ascribe distinct voices to the characters can add a n...

An audio book cannot recreate a communal storytelling experience. For starters, an audio book usually has an audience of one; by definition, communal storytelling is an experience shared by the members of a community. An audio book story is prerecorded and never changes; a communal storyteller can a...

Since I can’t read a lot, I always relied on the other members of my book club to suggest titles and was never disappointed about the selections that we subsequently made. I wound up listening to the books and often didn’t finish before we met for discussions. Now that my book club has disbanded, I ...

25/30 · Scored 83%
Result: Simply the beast
Go on, take a bow. Not because a Hippogriff is staring at you, but because you’re an official expert in magical creatures. Even Newt would be impressed. Congratulations!

Don't be too impressed - I took Fantastic Beasts last term!

You have just a few hours until Wednesday 31st January at 11:59 PM HOL time to earn Hoots and Beans for January Puzzles and Creative Outlet Projects . If you participated in Battleship , be sure to add your thoughts to the HOLLERS Scrapbook . And, as always, be on the look out for new February Puzzl...

It bothers me to write in books also - as a child I really resented reading marked up books from the library. However, as a former member of the Barnes and Noble Harry Potter Book Club, I participated in discussions as well as word games and trivia so I really found it expedient to highlight words o...

Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes, has died peacefully in her home. She has been called a “literary icon” and the “deepest and smartest of the writers”. Her best-known works, the Earthsea series, have been translated into 16 language...