What's Cooking
• Resignations - All of the staff who resigned within the month, including the dates they held the position to and from.
• New Hires - All the staff who were hired within the month, including the dates they got the job.
• Site Updates - Any updates around the site (plot related, new IG year, shops/items, features, etc.) can be found in this section.
• Ads - This will include house teams that may be hiring
• Interview - Surprise! Along with many other changes, this blog will have the last interview I'll be doing. As much as I've loved questioning people, taking this away will be the easiest choice on my part. Anyway, this will have a staff interview (pretty self-explanatory) where I'll ask a few questions to a new memeber of the staff team and share their answers with you!
That's all that I'll be packing into each blog. You can find each section using the tabs along the top (they scroll). Enjoy your time here with me and settle in for a flashback into last month!
20th of August, 2018 - 25th of July, 2021
CoMC AT: Max Paige
21st of May, 2021 - 1st of August, 2021
Quibbler Journalist: Charles Moone
9th of December, 20210- 2nd of August, 2021
Herbology AT: Sophie Shimmer
28th of June, 2021 - 5th of August, 2021
SoMe Lead: William Prescott
10th of January, 2021 - 7th of August, 2021
Plot Team: Sophie Shimmer
5th of August, 2021 - 20th of August, 2021
Male Hufflepuff Prefect: Nicholas Bellamy
13th of June, 2021 - 20th of August, 2021
SoMe Team: Zephyr Hyun
28th of April, 2021 - 22nd of August, 2021
SoMe Team: Melody Marshall
4th of June, 2021 - 28th of August, 2021
Backstory Team: Nicole Marshall
9th of July, 2021 - 28th of August, 2021
Quibbler Journalist: Azeal Kairo
11th of January, 2021 - August, 2021
7th of August, 2021
SoMe Team: William Prescott
7th of August, 2021
DADA AT: Orchid Locke
10th of August, 2021
Herbology AT: Samantha Dorling
12th of August, 2021
Plot Team: Sophie Shimmer
5th of August, 2021
Library Team: Lindsey Lovelace
14th of August, 2021
Library Team: Ricky Rowell
17th of August, 2021
SoMe Lead: Daphne Leung
24th of August, 2021
Backstory Team: Kaelyn Donovan
24th of August, 2021
Quibbler Journalist: Sebastian Worthington
August, 2021
Start of the New IG YearThis month we got to say goodbye to year 20 and hello to year 21! Can you believe that we’re already 21 IG years in? It seems crazy just to think about it! If you’re a student who didn’t pass six exams, there’s always next year; if you did pass them, congrats on moving closer to the end of your education! (I’m just messing) As always, there were some fun announcements to make in the event of moving forward and you can read all of that here!
Neutral GradingAre you someone who likes to grade a lot? If you said yes, have you ever forgotten to change the actual grade before submittingyour feedback? Chances are, most people have done that at least once. No need to worry about it anymore! There is now a neautral "start" grade and it won't let you submit your feedback until you pick a grade. It's always exciting to find the little updates like that - you should definitely go check it out!
Chest FoldersNext up: there's a new chest update! This can only be used by VIP users, but you can now insert folders into your chest and organize items that way! Just keep in mind that whatever is in those folders cannot be seen by others users.
Disclaimer: There is not yet a way to delete the folders in your chest. PLEASE be mindful while making them. I had to find this out the hard way.
10 Cards at a TimeDo you ever get tired when opening chocolate frog cards? Well, here's another VIP update that allows you to open up your stacks 10 times as fast! With this new button, you have the option to open 10 wizard cards at once rather than just one. It shows you a list of all the cards you got as well as a note if it was one you didn't have before. It's a pretty neat trick - 10/10 recommend you go try it!
"Check All" Owl ButtonRaise your hand: how many of you like clearing out your owls? It can be so pleasing to watch them all dissappear... with this fun little button, you now have the chance to select all of your owls at once! After that, you can either delete, move, or do whatever you'd like with all those owls that are selected. This can be used by both VIP and non-VIP users, and I've had a lot of fun with just the click, click, click and watching everything go off and on. Anyway, it's a nifty button, but when using it, be careful you don't delete any important owls!
Prank PlotWho doesn't love a good prank wars? If you're one for pranks and jokes, now is your time to shine! Our plot team has started a prank plot! The rules are pretty simple, and there's no doubt it'll be fun to cause some chaos (not that Hogwarts needs anymore) throughout the school halls. More information can be seen in the plot article!
Backstory of the MonthWondering who won July’s backstory of the month? There’s so many incredible writers on this site so it’s no surprise that there’s just as many great backstories! The lovely smurfies, led by Wesley Brooks, get the honor of searching around for each mentionable backstory for each month. There’s the Best Content, Best Code, and the Staff Spotlight! Go take a look at the most recent winners here!
Patrolling Prefect Article (aka "PPA")I know that there’s loads of people who wait around all month for their catch up on all the gossip. Once again, the winery has presented us with some wonderful summaries on everything happening around us! It’s crazy to think that there’s so much activity out in the wizarding world. Sometimes you can also manage to get your name in the month’s issue. Wanna check it out? Find it here!
⭒ In need of members for House Events team: come and plot some chaos and craziness to keep the Lions entertained!
⭒ In need of member for House Awards team: help us throw an award ceremony to remember! Choose a theme, name categories and watch the nominations and votes roll in! Then announce the winners with us on Awards Night!
⭒ Roll up, roll up come and join the Milk Bottles aka the Gryffindor Quidditch team! Accepting interest from available parties who don't already play for another team. Come and be part of something special! Speak to either Kinsley or Captain, Samantha Moon for details.
⭒ And if none of those sparks your interest, maybe you're better suited to writing a weekly article? If you've harboured a desire to see your name in lights, here's your chance. Contact Kinsley with your idea and you could soon be setting the noticeboard alight...metaphorically of course!
Slytherin (Courtesy of Blair Ashford)
There's two fabulous new articles being written for and hung in the Slytherin Common Room!
1. Snake Scales: where Slytherins get to pick if the scales are going to tip left or right!
2. Slytherins Throughout HIstory: which highlights famous Slytherins from the books and even some from site!
They're both written by the wonderful Soleil and are really brightening up the common room :D
Hufflepuff (Courtesy of Adelaide Carson)
Hey puffs! It's your favorite (and currently only) prefect here. Our house has a couple teams that are hiring, and it's encouraged to apply (or come be my prefect bestie)! Here they are!
⭒ Puff Party Planners: This is our event team! We plan cool events and get an excuse to go crazy in the Common Room.
⭒ NB writers: These guys get to write fun notice board articles to entertain our house with!
Instructions on how to apply to both of these are in our club. Of course, everything gets sent to out lovely HoH, Toni. See ya around!
Ravenclaw (Courtesy of Alice Brown)
For all you lovely Eagles who were longing for a topic full of welcoming love: why not take a look in the Common Room? The Party Planners have opened a topic for all of you who wish to celebrate the new year together! And if you want to join that team, we're always looking for members. Looking for a more fast paced weekly thing? Why not check out the Quidditch team? Contact captain Riggs or HoH Alice to find out more :o
Job: DADA AT
SoMe: How are you settling into your new position?
Orchid Locke: I'm settling into it super well! Zeph is an awesome boss. *shoutout* *shoutout* hah
SoMe: Why did you choose to apply for the DADA AT position specifically?
Orchid Locke: I chose defense against the dark ars specifically because it is super, super cool. When I read the books, I was like, "huh! that sounds like a pretty cool class to enroll in, doesn't it?" And look now! I'm helping out the teacher!
SoMe: What’s your favorite part of the job?
Orchid Locke: My favorite part of the job is seeing all of the amazing students' homework. Everyone here is so creative, and I love giving feedback and telling the student how much I enjoyed reading. I can tell that each and every person puts in so much effort to be as creative as possible, so I love reading what they write for the class.