Prof. Maxim Trevelyan

Oh no! Strong wind blew across the village square and before the organizers could get the weather under control, it tore down the village hall banner. While the mayor and some others rushed to calm the pandemonium, you decided to make a run for the banner so many of you worked hard on. Sew the seams together to make the banner whole by solving the provided hashi. Click here for a bigger picture. To earn 20 rubies, send your solution to me with the title 'Task 8: Sewing a Banner' by 11:59 pm HOL-time on October 31st.

And the jury has come back with deliberations! Thank you to all the participants in this year's motto contest! :) It was quite a tough decision and we got many, many wonderful mottoes! *drumroll* Third place: Forged in Bravery: 1100 Years of Godric’s Legacy Submitted by River Fenwick. Second place: Bravery is its own reward Submitted by Prof. Amy Lupin. First place and the motto of this year's Gryfftoberfest... Manely Chivalrous Congratulations to Prof. Sindor Aloyarc for the winning motto!

Approved June Michaels - Ravenclaw Visitor

The best time of the year is coming! We call upon all of HOL, students and staff alike, to submit mottos for our annual Gryfftoberfest! This year, our theme is "Celebration at Godric’s Hollow to mark the 1,100th anniversary of Godric Gryffindor's birth", so channel your inner bard (or party planner) and join us for a month of fun. Gryfftoberfest is an annual celebration where all of the Gryffindor house and our friends come together for a month-long party of butterbeer and craziness! Mottos should represent our theme and Gryffindor as a whole! There are some rules, of course... Keep your mottos to 15 words or less and entirely HOL appropriate. You must be happy for people to reuse your motto on signatures and other creative submissions. You will earn 5 rubies per Motto for the first 5 you submit (so 25 in all). You can submit more for consideration but you will not earn rubies for them. Third place will win an extra 10 rubies, second place an extra 15 and first place an extra 20 rubies for your gem collection. Winners are decided by the Gryffindor staff. Send your mottos to me (Prof. Maxim Trevelyan) in a Gryff PM and title it "Motto Contest 2024". Remember to include your name and your house in the message. Please try to send all your mottos in one or two messages so my inbox does not stage a revolt. The deadline is 11:59 PM HOL time on Friday, September 27th 2024.

Approved Harmione Grangers - First Year Graham Sirius Black - Slytherin Visitor

Approved Edward Garenhall - Slytherin Visitor

Our lovely Fat Lady not only guards the entrance to our common room, but also hosts a forum for all kind of discussions. Do you want to discuss something you have read or watched lately? Do you have thoughts on anything related to Harry Potter? Maybe you just want to share something silly? Whatever it is, this is the place to talk about it. Please make sure you follow HOL and Gryffindor forum rules when posting and reply to threads, thank you! The house colours are scarlet and gold.

In this post, you will find the current staff of Gryffindor House and what positions they hold. You can also consult our guide down below if you have a matter you need to raise with one of us, but want to make sure you approach the right person! CHAIN OF COMMAND The chain of command is as follows. Student → Junior Prefect → Prefect / Professor → Prefect in Charge (if there is one) → Deputy Head of House → Head of House What the Different Ranks Mean Junior prefects (JPs) are students who have volunteered to help out around the Common Room and may later become full prefects. Full prefects help run Gryffindor but also have responsibilities to the whole school. The Prefect in Charge (PiC) oversees all the other prefects and junior prefects - we may not always have a PiC depending on the number and seniority of staff. Professors are teachers who have chosen to be part of Gryffindor. They are not expected to help out around the Common Room but lots choose to do so. The Deputy Head of House helps the Head of House with everything relating to Gryffindor. The Head of House oversees everything related to Gryffindor, including appointing staff and making sure things run smoothly. OUR STAFF The current head of house (HoH) is @Prof. Sky Alton. @Prof. Maxim Trevelyan currently serves as Deputy Head of House (DHoH). Our prefect team currently consists of prefect @Janne Halla and junior prefect @Lorainia Riverrider. We currently have one Gryffindor professor: @Prof. Amy Lupin WHO TO CONTACT Junior Prefects and Prefects are your first port of call. They are here to help organise events and keep the house a safe, fun environment. If you are having an issue with someone or something in the house, please raise it with either a Junior Prefect or a Prefect. Even if they do not think they can deal with it, they will pass it on to the right people higher up in the chain of command. Also, if you have an idea for Gryffindor, please pass that along to a Junior Prefect or a Prefect as they are always looking to work with students to improve the House. If you feel an issue is particularly serious or you are not comfortable discussing it with a Prefect, please approach the Deputy or the Head of House: they can talk to other authorities in HOL if needed. He selected students for his house based upon their daring and bravery.

What are Rubies? Rubies are Gryffindor’s internal points: you will earn them for taking part in activities and generally being active around the Den. Not only do they look pretty in your personal miniature hourglass, you will also have the chance to vie for our very shiny termly awards for the highest ruby count. Both Gryffindors and visitors can earn Rubies through activities. Gryffindors will also have the chance to earn them through actions that support the House, taking part in things in our Gryffindor-only area and similar. Only Gryffindor staff have the power to award Rubies. The number of Rubies you have earned during the current term will be displayed beneath your name on the Common Room and also on your profile. In addition, you will also be able to check the Ruby standings on the main page where the top earners are displayed. The Ruby count will reset every term: any Rubies you earn over the summer will be added to your total for the next term. At the end of each term (autumn and spring), the prestigious awards I mentioned earlier will be awarded: The Phoenix Award for the Gryffindor with the highest number of rubies and The Lionheart Award for our top earning visitor. To be in with a chance of scooping one, you will need to have your ear to the ground for Gryffindor goings-on and be as active as possible around the Common Room. Good luck!

Happy birthday!

Cheese winners are: Prof. Amy Lupin River Fenwick Prof. Will Lestrange Lex Green Dibyarup James Potter Lexa Winslow Adeline Morior Galena May Ellie Vernez

People that found all the marbles are: Prof. Amy Lupin Prof. Felicia Hartwick Prof. Will Lestrange River Fenwick Dibyarup James Potter Adeline Morior Ellie Vernez Galena May

Do you want to combine fun and sports? Look no further than marble runs. An interesting tidbit, the longest marble run was recorded in 2017 and it was 2,858.9 meters long. Though some runs are more racing-oriented, with one in particular sponsored by an extremely popular talk show! Alas, as the competitors were preparing for the annual marble run, the captain marbles of five teams went missing! There are five marbles hidden somewhere around the Den - the Gryffindor forum. Your job is to find them and get them to their teams so the 2024 Marble Run can proceed. Marbles are hidden in the areas accessible to all members. Each marble will be accompanied by a quote related to sports so you’ll know it’s the right one. When you find a marble, you need to either submit to us the link (by using the ‘share’ button, you should get the link) OR the title of the thread and who is the author of the post in which the marble is hidden (e.g. Title: Sparkly Shiny Unicorns, author Prof. Sky Alton) OR a combination of both. Do NOT share any locations you found with anyone either via PMs or in public forums. Keep it fair, everyone! To earn 10 rubies (2 per found marble) and get the chance to choose cards for this task, please send your findings as indicated via the group PM you should have set up with us by 11:59 pm HOL-time on the 18th of August. The cards for this task are Ten of Diamonds, Ten of Spades, and Seven of Hearts. Once you’ve completed the task, please pick two (2) and let us know via the Exploding Snap message chain you should already have with us.

First, it was an event meant only for people living in the nearby villages. Now, it attracts people all over the world with winners coming from the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and, most interestingly, Nepal and Japan. I am talking about cheese rolling, an event first officially recorded in 1826, though it is thought it is at least 600 years old. Until 2013, cheese rolling involved a 9-pound Double Gloucester cheese rolled down the hill with a one-second start before the competitors. While the aim of the race is to catch the cheese, the food can reach 70 miles per hour of speed, so the goal is to just be the first to go over the finish line. The winner gets the cheese. Solve the cheese and trees puzzle below to locate all the tasty cheese and become the cheese rolling champion! Find all of the cheese. Every cheese is attached to exactly one tree, and every tree is attached to exactly one cheese. The number of cheese is the same as the number of trees. The clues tell you how many cheeses are in that row or column. A cheese can only be found horizontally or vertically next to a tree. Cheeses are never next to each other, neither vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. A tree might be next to two cheeses but is only connected to one. To earn 10 rubies and the chance to choose cards for this task, please send your solution via the group PM you should already have set up with us by 11:59 pm HOL-time on the 18th of August. The cards for this task are Six of Diamonds, Ace of Clubs, and Four of Clubs. Once you’ve completed the task, please pick two (2) and let us know via the Exploding Snap message chain you should already have with us.

You would not normally think of household chores being a sport, much less an extreme one, and oh boy, do I have something for you. Let me ask you, do you enjoy the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity? Do you love the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt? Then extreme ironing is for you! Invented in 1997 in Leicester (because of course it was...), England, this sport is pretty straightforward. Take your ironing board and go iron somewhere extreme. Some locations where people indulged in this activity were a mountainside, in a canoe, while snowboarding, on top of different statues, in the middle of a highway, and underwater. No, I have no idea how they managed that last one. As much as surfers have their personalized lucky boards, you must have a lucky ironing board. Show it to us! You can show your lucky ironing boards in two ways. You can make a graphical representation (600x600 pixels or less, please) of your board in any medium and within HOL rules. While you can borrow pictures from the internet, the final product must be of your own creation. You can also describe it in at least 80 words. It must feature at least three elements that are lucky to you. To earn 10 rubies and the chance to choose cards for this task, please post your ironing boards below by 11:59 pm HOL-time on the 18th of August. The cards for this task are Three of Diamonds, Six of Hearts, and Four of Diamonds. Once you’ve completed the task, please pick two (2) and let us know which via the Exploding Snap message chain you should already have with us.