Prof. Sky Alton

You step into the bustle of the Hogsmeade Post Office. Owls of all sizes are preening on shelves, packages are being weighed on brass scales and people are browsing the vast selection of magical greetings cards. All around you there is a tremendous racket going on: hooting, screeching, chatting and the mingled rustling of paper and feathers. The staff and the owls are all looking a little flustered by the sheer volume of work to be done. They look like they could use a helping hand… This month in Gryffindor, we’re doing what we can to help some of the hardest workers in the wizarding world during their busiest time of the year! Winter is a time for festivities of all different types and for remembering those you love who live elsewhere. This often takes the form of letters, packages and cards which are all delivered by our trusty feathered friends. We’re taking up residence in the Hogsmeade Post Office to see what we can do to lighten the load. Everything for the activity is due at 11:59 PM HOL-time on the 20th of December. There will be 5 main tasks (a mixture of creative and puzzle based), with a new one released every 4 days (on the 30th of November and then the 4th, 8th, 12th and 16th of December). We’re also helping in the lost parcel department, with a new parcel to sort being posted every 2 days between the 30th of November and 18th of December. If you’re having difficulties completing a task due to accessibility reasons, just drop us a line and we’ll be glad to find an alternative that suits you better. Each task is worth 10 rubies and each parcel correctly sorted is worth 2. In addition, there will be a 20 ruby bonus for anyone who completes all 5 main tasks and answers at least 6 of the parcel questions correctly. That’s a total of 90 in all! Remember that everything is due on the 20th. Have fun!

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Hi Kat. Lovely to have you stop by!

We’re currently lagging behind a bit in the cup race so it would be an excellent time to earn a few extra points for the Gryffindor hourglass! The Departments have 4 projects for your delectation. The Library are providing new menus for The Three Broomsticks as well as thinking about what it must be like to see someone you love leave to attend Hogwarts. The Art Department are celebrating Dobby with a socks project and getting all autumnal. Deadline: 30th November Over on Hollers, there’s excitement afoot. Lots of creatures have escaped and are parading around HOL. If you can corral some or all of them, you’ll earn yourself lots of points! (Up to 80, to be exact) Deadline: 12th December Two newspapers are open for submissions right now! The Alte Sententiam is hitting ‘reset’ for their Drabble Babble Contest and, as ever, Creative Writing Bingo is going strong. Visit the Great Hall on the main forum to hear about those or speak to Gail Allen if you’d like to submit an article, graphic or puzzle to the paper. There are 90 points up for grabs! Deadline: 30th November Shh, the SerpenTimes has come over all secretive! If you can think of something top-secret or mysterious to write about, then head over to The Dungeons for more information. There’s another 90 points in it for you if you do. Deadline: 15th January

Hi, Zee. Thanks for stopping by!

Happy birthday, Lorainia! I hope the day is as sweet and sunny as you are. I'll get the cake!

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The only sounds are the drumming of rain on the windows, the turning of pages and the occasional snatch of whispered conversation. You peer between the shelves, looking for the right book and somewhere comfortable to sit. The Situation: It’s a wet and grey afternoon and many people have retreated to the library to get some homework done. Will you actually work on an essay or are you more interested in finding a cosy corner for a very quiet chat with your friends? Location: You may roleplay anywhere within the Hogwarts library. This includes the restricted section but beware if you don’t have a note signed by a teacher! Make sure you've read the guidelines before jumping in. Have fun!

Downtime once again intervened unexpectedly. This really is an unlucky Gryfftoberfest ;) For those of you who've already begun the quest (if you've moved onto the Prefects Bathroom or beyond) then you have until 11:59 PM HOL-time tomorrow (November 3rd) to turn in as much as you can.

Due to the downtime last weekend, I'm granting everyone 24 hours of extra time to submit things for Gryfftoberfest. You have until 11:59 PM on Sunday the 1st to find the Fat Lady.

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As many of you have likely noticed, the HOL website is currently unavailable. This wasn't planned but please don't panic, the Head Office has it in hand. Hopefully we should be back up and running in the very near future. In the mean time, you can still enjoy all the things we have to do here on The Den or pay a visit to one of the other Common Rooms to see what they're up to: Hufflepuff: http://thebadgersett.us/forum/ Ravenclaw: http://forum.roosted.org/ Slytherin: http://www.dungeons.org.uk/forum/ The folks over on Hufflepuff have also gathered together a lot of class links so head over there and see if your classes have made it onto the list yet. The school may be down right now but you can still earn house points! You can find that here: http://thebadgersett.us/forum/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F3136-where-to-find-houses-and-classes%2F

This is the first password task:

Remember you have just over a week to help us find her! Make sure you've turned in all your tasks by 11:59 PM HOL-time on the 31st of October. For those of you who've already solved the mystery, remember that you need to post in 'Unknown' location' to complete your quest.