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It’s that time of year again! This is one of my favourite jobs as I get to shout out all the amazing things being done by our lions. But it’s also my opportunity to thank each and every one of you who contributed to the house this term and this year, even if you were only able to hand in a few pieces of homework. We truly appreciate you in whatever way you show up for Gryffindor. And now, onto the shinies! First up, we have our points based awards, honouring the people who have been hard at work in classes and activities, filling up the Gryffindor hourglass. The Brave award is for anyone who earned at least 500 points during the school year. Well done to... @Cassie Williams @Ellie Vernez @Harmony Potts @Ivy Grey @Janne Halla @Laura Yoshida Nargola Hawthorne @Quinn Marshall @Sophia Williams The Determined award is for anyone who went even further and earned themselves 1000 points in the year… Ellie Vernez Harmony Potts Ivy Grey Janne Halla Laura Yoshida Nargola Hawthorne Sophia Williams The Daring award is for those who went beyond that to achieve 1500 points this year…. Janne Halla Nargola Hawthorne Sophia Williams And finally, we reserve the Minerva McGonagall Prize for any lion hardy and tenacious enough to earn themselves a dazzling 3000 points. This year, there’s only one (though Sophia Williams came pretty close!) and that’s…. Janne Halla And now onto the termly awards. First up, another points based one: the Platinum Quill, for the highest points earner of the term. The recipient isn’t particularly surprising given what we’ve seen already but the achievement is no less impressive for that, so a roaring well done to Janne Halla for achieving an outstanding 2703 points just this term. We also hand out awards to people who earn the most rubies in Den activities. Many congratulations to Ellie Vernez (315 rubies) who scoops the Phoenix award as highest earning Gryff and @River Fenwick(730 rubies!) who earns The Lionheart award for our highest earning guest. And now onto the awards decided by the Gryff staff… First up, Studious Simba goes to a lion who has excelled in their classes. As you can tell from those sparkling points totals, Sophia Williams has put in a sterling effort across the board and has been hard at work turning in high-quality assignments throughout the term. We’re delighted to hand her the award! Next up is the Curious Kitten award, given to a lion who has been an enthusiastic and/or encouraging presence, either in The Den or elsewhere round the castle. Ivy Grey has been busy spreading sunny positivity around the various forums (particularly in the birthday threads for fellow HOLers which is lovely to see), so we think she’s a very worthy recipient this term. Keep it up, Ivy! Consistent Cub is for a lion who is showing up all around the castle and setting a positive example to us all to get involved. We usually try to ring the changes but we just had to make an exception and give Ellie Vernez her second Consistent Cub of the year because she really does embody all that this award represents with her heartening HOL spirit. Thank you, Ellie! Lastly, we’d like to hand out the Lively Lionet: our award for people who demonstrate Gryffindor pride and admirable loyalty to the house First, we’d like to award it to Janne Halla who, in spite of everything else he’s been doing all over HOL, has never, ever put Gryffindor second. He’s always there, making sure we have Light Reading tasks ready to go and volunteering to take on any extra task to help the house run smoothly. Thank you, Janne! Secondly, we’d like to award it to @Prof. Amy Lupinwho has been making magic for the house ever since she joined us, as well as keeping plates spinning all over HOL as caretaker. She’s an asset to the house and the school and we’re so grateful she’s repping the scarlet and gold. Now we’ve got the trophy cabinet so full I think we might struggle to close the doors, it’s time for butterbeers all round!
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Let’s See What’s Over the Rainbow!
Prof. Maxim Trevelyan replied to Prof. Maxim Trevelyan's topic in Over the Rainbow
The activity has come to an end and we have discovered some wonderful things during our trip Over the Rainbow. Also, some shiny rubies! Congratulations to the fellow trekkers. Ellie Vernez - 180 Luna Ravenlong - 120 River Fenwick - 300 -
River Fenwick has turned in the correct translation.
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You put your quill down and close your copy of Spellman’s Syllabary, satisfied that you’ve finished translating the ancient runes before you. We’d be interested to hear what you’ve just translated - was it for an assignment, some independent research or perhaps ancient runes spotted in the wild? We’re also curious about the translation itself. Please share your translation (and its context) in 100 words minimum by 11:59 PM HOL time on 31 July for 10 rubies.
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You page through your copy of Spellman’s Syllabary and come across a chapter detailing a different set of runes used by a remote Wizarding community. You notice that the style of the runes are very different from the ones you learned about in your Ancient Runes class. We’d like you to create a graphic showing what some of these runes look like (please keep it to 600 x 600 pixels). Alternatively, you can describe their appearance in 80 words minimum. Post your runes below by 11:59 PM HOL time on 31 July for 10 rubies.
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Your friends prepared a treasure hunt for the end of year celebrations at Hogwarts. Thing is, all the clues are written in ancient runes! Not afraid of a little challenge, you take your trusty Spellman's Syllabary and get to work on the translation. Translate the text by solving the visual sudoku below. Send your solution to me via PM (subject: Light Reading Runic Sudoku) by 23:59 HOL-time on 31st July to earn 10 rubies.
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We’re diving back into the fascinating topic of ancient runes this month with Spellman’s Syllabary. This text is invaluable for anyone hoping to decipher some runic script as it’s a compendium of runes and their meanings. Join us as we uncover the mysteries behind some aged inscriptions (and hope we don’t discover any nasty curses along the way…)
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Barry Blue born 4 December 1950 is a English singer, producer and song writer. His birth name is Barry Ian Green but during a 2020 interview he revealed that he adopted the name blue due to superstitions amongst circus performers who believed green to be an unlucky colour. This was further believed due to his last three singles released under the name Barry Greene were not very successful. Some known hits of his is dancin (on a Saturday night) and do you wanna dance. Both of these songs were released in 1973. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Blue
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The plane soars through the sky Out the window a view so blue Different shaped clouds Oh what a beautiful sight. The beach is a wonderful place The sea so warm and nice A luscious shade of blue Oh look at those waves. Blue is such a beautiful colour. From periwinkle, to baby blue or navy.
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https://imgur.com/a/YFv4xVQ I've recently just started growing a spiderplant, I've never really liked plants but I saw this and I loved it. And this is the progress so far
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Avocado green was really big in the 1970's, this was due to everyone being inspired by mother nature hues. “Coming off of the 1969 moon landing and the first ever view of earth from space, the 1970s invited a renewed interest in nature and being outdoors,” explains Alessandra Wood. Who is an interior design expert and also vice president of style at Modsy. While rusty colours such as brown, oranges and yellows were all in range nothing was as big as avocado green. Many people chose kitchen appliances and had wall painted avocado green. Avocado green seems to be a colour that is coming back in population with many people choosing this colour to decorate their homes. Sustainability has become a key consideration for people around the world, because of global warming. That's being reflected in our choices at home," Karipidi says. It also states that now a lot of people are more environmental aware eco friendly colours like terracotta, mustard and avocado green are coming back in fashion. https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/biggest-it-colors-of-past-50-years-36953840 https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20210512-what-your-colour-choice-says-about-you
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https://imgur.com/a/m86H8mq Fantastic Mr Fox 2009 This is a animated adventure comedy directed by Wes Anderson. It's about a fox called Mr fox who goes back to his stealing ways unable to resist his animal instincts only to find himself trapped and him and his kind hunted by three farmers, who didn't take kindly to their resources and food being stolen by the fox. When this film came out I took my niece to the cinema to see it and while I'm glad she enjoyed I however did not. I don't know whether it was my age or not. But I didn't like the story lines, I think the animation was poor. It is definitely a film that I would not watch again.
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https://imgur.com/a/brztQaU Yellow reminds me of beautiful sunsets. And this picture just makes me feel warm inside and reminds me of being on holiday and watching the sunset over the sea
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Orange was known as one of the earliest pigments to appear in the cultural works of humans. It can be found dating before 1300 bc in Egypt. But before this our ancestors had to go through extreme and dangerous lengths to find the raw materials to create orange. For centuries the only way to get the materials to create orange would require a trip to a volcano as the only place to find the mineral, orpiment was located in sulphureous fumaroles which is by active volcanoes. Erupting volcanos are very hot and alot very unpredictable and can erupt at any given moment. They also spew noxious arsenic gas which can kill you. Making it a very dangerous job. https://www.dorncolor.com/2019/07/30/the-dangerous-history-of-orange/
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https://imgur.com/a/OGwyAXo Orange reminds me of Halloween and while it's not my favourite holiday. Me and my mum absolutely love watching horror movies together and on a few occasions we have gone to the cinema at Halloween to watch a scary movie. It also brings back memories of going trick or treating as a kid and taking my niece trick or treating
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Red Salamanders Red Salamanders are stout bodied amphibians and they can be either red, brown or purple in colour. They also have unusual shaped dark spots on their backs. Younger Salamanders are known to be brighter in colour while adults darken with age. Salamanders have projectile tounges that can extend and be withdrawn within 11 milliseconds. They also have glands that can produce a toxic secretion which helps deter predators. Their diet consists of small invertebrates such as arachnids, worms and small insects. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/northern-red-salamander
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https://imgur.com/w8QnqeX It's a collection of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. I grew up collecting these types of cards. My favorite is the Dark Magician, as seen in the bottom left and in the top right cards. (Apologies if these aren't violet; I mix some purple shades up to be more red-colored shades.)
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https://imgur.com/PzD8fqa It's a fake potted plant in the Knight Bus. I (clearly) love the HP books and movies, and I deal with plants in my daily life. Combining the two is perfect!
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Violet sabrewing hummingbirds, also known scientifically as Campylopterus hemileucurus, are a larger species of hummingbirds that can be found in Costa Rica and Honduras, as well as in the northern parts of Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. The violet sabrewing can be identified by its violet, green, black, blue, and white colorations. The location and brightness of these colors vary depending on whether the individual is male or female, with males typically having brighter colors. However, there is one color that is lacking in the youth of the species, which is the color violet. Overall, they can be easily defined by their distinctive violet throats. Source: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Campylopterus_hemileucurus/
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Vincent van Gogh was a big fan of violet and often used it in his paintings, including his renowned starry night series. He supposedly wrote this in a letter: “The night is even more richly colored than the day, colored in the most intense violets, blues, and greens. Some stars are lemony, others have a pink, green, forget-me-not blue glow.” For this week's remembrance, discuss what the color violet means to you. Share a photo of an violet object that means something to you (no identity-revealing details, please!), or make a collage of meaningful violet items using images from the internet. Either way you do it, please include at least two sentences on why you have chosen that particular object or objects. Post your musings on the color violet below by 11:59 pm HOL-time on June 30th to earn 10 rubies.
