HUFFLEPUFFS WIN THE HOUSE CUP!!!!

WE WON THE CUP!!!! HIP HIP HOORAY, HIP HIP HOORAY!!!!

CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED TO THE FULLEST, TO OUR SUPERB PREFECT ADELE FOR ALL HER ENCOURGMENT AND TO OUR VIRTUAL CHEERLEADER VALERIE!!! YOU ALL ARE THE GREATEST!!!!

HSKS#3 Quidditch Round 3

1. What was the name of the book Dumbledore left for Hermione in his will?a. The Tales of Beedle the Bard

2. Whose sign was on Xenophilius Lovegood's chest? d. Grindewald

3. Was October 30, 1980 the night that Lilly and James Potter died? b. No

4. What's another name for the Elder Wand?a. Deathstick

5. Whose Potterwatch code name was 'Rodent'? d. Fred

6. What was so special about the peacocks at the Malfoy Manor? d. They were all white

7. Who does Harry say was "probably the bravest man I knew?"a. Snape

8. What thing was Lockhart giving Hagrid advice about getting out of a well? b. Kelpies

9. What was the occupation of Colin Creevey's father? d. Milkman

10. Which Professor of Hogwarts was a dueling champion when he was young a.Flintwick

Picture Scavenger HuntYou can either post these pictures on your blog or provide a link to where they can be found. Bertie Botts Beans Jelly Slugs Chocolate Frogs Blood Pops

Jenean's first HSKS kit(Bonus Point: Who made the kit?) Ansley

HSKS #3 Arrived

And for a nice round off to the week my HSKS 3 swap package arrived from Hettie on Saturday!!! My what wonderful goodies!!. all started with direction on which end to open...

So much stuff. Will start off with the beautiful sewn project bag with the irridescent butterflies and satin yellow lining, intererior pocket holding a little box of stitch markers, and containing some jelly Belly's in one of my favorite flavors, Dr Pepper, yummm!!! and a skein of Katia hippy in black. Someone had lots of fun looking for patterns, not 1 but 5 FIVE, patterns for socks, using three differant techniques, toe up, cuff down and crochet!! A wonderfully soft skein of Hufflepuff yarn from Spunky Ecletic one of my favorite indie dyers 2 circular bamboo needles(I can now try the 2 circ method, been wanting to for a while) and a set of bamboo dpns for back up(I was needing another set of #3's thanks!). A pair of needle caps, a great post card from California, and as a bonus 3 sets of 14" Bates aluminan in 3 differant sizes, perfect for blankets and sweaters!!! Almost forgot, a jar of strawberry preserves and a box Tazo orange tea!! See the pics below-

Thank you so much Hettie for such a wonderful and generous package. The bag is terrific and you did a terrific job on your first sewing project!!

PS update: Monkey, Hogwarts and HSKS 3 will ship out probably Tuesday as Monday the PO is closed for the holiday....but I still have to go to work and not at holiday rates....

HSKS#3 Quidditch Round 2

1. In Deathly Hallows what does Harry step on when exiting his room to wash his cut?
c. A teacup

2. Which two members of the Order of Phoenix came to escort the Dursley’s to a safe place?
b. Dedalus Diggle and Hestia Jones

3. In order to throw off the Death Eaters, several of Harry's friends take Polyjuice Potion to resemble him and each Harry goes with a different member of the Order of the Phoenix to a different location. Where do Ron (disguised as Harry) and Tonks go? a. Aunti Muriel's house

4. At Bill and Fleur's wedding, Harry must disguise himself by taking Polyjuice Potion and takes on the appearnce of a redheaded Muggle boy from Ottery St. Catchpol. He was introduced to wedding guests as Cousin . . . c. Barny

5. Kingsley sends a message via Patronus to warn the Weasleys and wedding guests of the coming Death Eaters. What form does his Patronus take? b. A lynx

6. In the Half-Blood Prince what drink does Romilda Vane try to give Harry? d. Gillywater

7. What is the name of the person that heads the Holyhead Harpies? a. Gwenog Jones

8. What tatoo is Harry reported to have on his chest? b. Hippogriff

9. What color robes do the staff at Weasley's shop wear? b. Magenta

10. Where do Nicolas Flamel and his wife Perenelle live? D. Devon


Picture Scavenger Hunt
You can either post these pictures on your blog or provide a link to where the pictures are located.

A Gryffindor Quidditch Uniform

A Hufflepuff Quidditch Uniform

A Ravenclaw Quidditch Uniform

A Slytherin Quidditch Uniform

A Picture of the Room of Requirement

HSKS 3 Scavenger Hunt

Who is the Hogwarts teacher that Voldermort performed the Avada Kedavra curse on in Deathly Hallows?b. Charity Burbage

2. Who replaces the Muggles studies teacher in Deathly Hallows?c. Alecto Carrow

3. When Harry meets Mr. Olivander for the first time, which wand law is introduced?c. The wand chooses the wizard.

4. According to Mr. Ollivander, what is not necessary to take true possession of another wizard's wand?a. to kill the owner

5. If you know anything about Harry Potter, you will know that Harry's Patronus is a stag. But what is his best friend Ron Weasley's Patronus?d. Jack Russell Terrier

6. Now for the third member of the trio. What form does Hermione Granger's Patronus take?a. Otter

7. What did Mrs. Wealey make to eat the first night that Harry arrived at Grimmauld Place? a. Stew

8. In book 5, at the start of term feast, what is Ron eating when trying to talk to Nearly Headless Nick? c. Roast potato

9. A half-giant called Rubeus Hagrid takes you to Diagon Alley for the first time. To get there, you go into the courtyard of a pub called the Leaky Cauldron. There, Hagrid taps a certain brick on the courtyard wall three times with his pink umbrella, revealing the entrance to Diagon Alley. As he decides which brick to tap, he mutters instructions to himself. What instructions does he mutter? b. ‘Three up... two across

10. The first place you go in Diagon Alley is Gringotts bank, where you can withdraw money from your vault and Hagrid can withdraw a top-secret package from Vault No. 713 on Dumbledore’s orders. On the second set of doors leading into the bank you notice a poem written. These are the first two lines:Enter, stranger, but take heedOf what awaits the sin of greed,What is the next line? d. ‘For those who take, but do not earn

Picture Scavenger - click name for link to pics

Rolanda Hooch -

Firenze

Argus Filch -

Moaning Myrtle -

Colin Creavey -

Two-fer post today, and other stuff plus Joey

Okay today is going to be a two-fer post as I cheated just a smidge. Yesterday I baked SCONES!! First ones ever.

Scones are made with semi-sweet chocolate chips and I used the football shaped cookie cutter. So now I have snacks for the NO/Colts game tonight. Creativity at it's best you know...

I also tried a "clotted cream" recipe using heavy cream and cream cheese that came out good as well. Will post the recipes on the google group later on. Will be trying gingerbread biscotti today when joey goes down for his nap..

Speaking of Joey...

In knitting news, finished the socks for my hogwarts pal, Ophelia, a few more owls to bring in goodies and that will go out. Started the Monkey socks this monday, almost ready to turn the heel on the first, my they do knit quick. her box is almost packed, a few treats and it will go out as well soon.

Picked up some materials for a couple of sock bags for swaps and stuff, won't tell what materials cause it's a surprise, sshhhhh....

Then there is SOCK WARS. It has a Ravelry group and a Yahoo group. I probably shouldn't have signed up(I say that a lot lately) but it was irresistable - "A place for only the hardiest yarn warriors in the original and bloodiest death-by-sock tourment.There can be only one survivor!"

See why I couldn't resist it. you knit a pair of socks for your assignee as fast as you can. As soon as you are done you mail them off to them and bam... their done/dead. Then they mail their incomplete pair to you, and you finish them and mail them off. Assuming you dont get a pair in the mail in the mean time, knocking you out.

I'm weird I know, we just live with it and adjust...