Welcome everyone! Whether you like to write, read, make puzzles, cook, gossip, play sports, listen to music, or anything of your own, this is the place for you! The Paw Print is Gryffindor's very own newspaper that features all of those things and more and you can check it out here!
To give a bit of background, each house has their own newspaper (and you can submit to all of them) as well as an inter-house newspaper called the Hogsmeade Herald. This can seem a bit confusing, but it's just a way to try to get as many people active an involved as possible! Each paper has their own criteria and interests in what gets posted and what doesn't get published, but in Gryffindor we're pretty much open for as wide of a range of articles and submissions as possible! As long as your submissions is well written and HOL appropriate, we are very interested in publishing your work! So to give a (hopefully) short breakdown of the different areas of the Paw Print that might be of interest to you:
News: This can be HOL News, Gryffindor News, or Other News (like something going on in the Muggle world (Olympics!) or a recent sighting of a Crumple Horned Snorkack!).
Living: This would be anything related to Housing (like a new dorm mate), Living (Check out Destri's How To column!), or various recipes for the Cooking section!
Entertain: This section features all of our columns or articles or submissions regarding Music, Movies, Theater, Plays, and Gaming! If any of those areas interest you, check it out. ^^
Gossip: By far one of the most popular areas of the Paw Print - featuring articles such as Dear Snape and our Tea Leaves and Talons (you never know what might be in store for you there!) - it has some of the best news from around the HOL halls!
Sport: This area is for Quidditch and any other outside sports that you might find interesting! (Again, Olympics if this applies to you!) So feel free to write articles about whatever may be of interest in a competitive sort for you!
Create: This is our area for if you like to write stories, poetry, or create your own art! If you have old stories or poems or drawings that you have at home but never published (or used for HOL points!) they can be sent in here to earn points for these!
Advertising: Do you have a club or activity that you would like to feature? Get it up in here! Also we accept classifieds so if you are interested in a new pet lion cub to have follow you around or something entirely less serious, you can put that up as well!
Challenges: The last major section of the Paw Print features our monthly challenges! If you have submitted to the other areas but are also looking for a different way to earn points you can do these! This area also includes our riddles and puzzles, so check those out if you are interested!
So noooow that you have an idea of what is included in our paper - if you would like to submit, check out this page! Also the breakdown for the points and how many you can earn (in general, you get 10 points for every submission, but that is not always true!) look here. If you have an idea that doesn't specifically fall under one these sections, do not feel like you cannot submit it - we are always open to new ideas and suggestions! Let me know if you have any questions on here or by using our contact form.
Happy writing! :D