Prof. Sky Alton

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Claim one of the armchairs by the fire, pour yourself a cup of something warming and flip through this cosy issue of our very own House Newspaper. You'll find news, reviews, delicious recipes, puzzles and even more creative things inside, thanks to our contributors from all over the school. https://gryff.net/pawprint/issue/december-2019 If this inspires you to put quill to paper, keep an eye on the Quivering Quill subforum as we'll be calling for submissions for the next issue very soon. Watch this space!

I've been re-reading Chamber of Secrets this week and it struck me (not for the first time) how unlikely it is that any school would let it's students be petrified for months. Couldn't they have brought in mature mandrakes from somewhere else*? The answer is, of course, that it was what the plot needed. People needed to be out of action so that the mystery of what was attacking them wasn't solved too early. There are a few of these in the HP series and a few more inconsistencies or unanswered questions that crop up simply because the world expands over the 7 books and something that made sense in the 1st now doesn't fit. And I get that, I really do. Plots are notoriously slippery and you often discover events or facts that don't quite ring true that the author has had to rely on to get them to go the way they want. Still, when you notice one of these sticky points it kind of jumps out at you even when you try to make a conscious decision not to notice it. So my question for you is, are there any unlikely, plot-driving events or all too convenient facts that particularly bother you in the HP books? Do you have an in-universe way of explaining it away? (Someone on the internet suggests telling yourself that mandrakes have to be absolutely fresh so transporting some, even magically wouldn't work. I'll go with that)

Beautiful Ghosts My Fair Lady

You make me eggs W.A.I.S.B.

Movement

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5000 BOOM! Half way there! Onwards and upwards, people!

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Crackle

All in the Golden Afternoon Tangled

Xylem

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I hope you have an absolutely fantabulous birthday! I made a cake but I ran out of decorations and had to use some of the sweets from our Chocolate Factory activity. I'm not 100 % sure what some of them are so… consume with caution.

Sparks