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Tuesday, September 30, 2003

October is Gryfftoberfest month! For more information on exactly what that means, please see this post on the HOL forum.

Announcing a new writing contest, sponsered by the HOL Book Club!


posted by Rhiannon 7:59:00 PM

Monday, September 29, 2003

More Class Notes:

The Astronomy exam has been posted in the Classes and Clubs forum.

History of Alchemy has a new website.

Students who have not yet turned in their homework for Prof. Noraina's Languages of Middle Earth class have until 30 September or they will be dropped from the class. Also, the class has a new website, located here.

The class list for Prof. Opal's Potable Potions course has been set.

All students who registered for the Transfiguration class have been accepted. Due to Prof. Khalikiope's illness, the first lesson may be slightly delayed.


posted by Rhiannon 11:00:00 AM

Thursday, September 25, 2003

Prof. Blue has been called out of town unexpectedly. She has set up an alternate email account for use whilst away. Please send your homework to BlueIsAway@ladyblue.net

posted by Rhiannon 10:36:00 PM

Saturday, September 20, 2003

Assorted Class Notes:

Registered students who have not signed up at the class website for HP Symbolism or Potable Potions risk being dropped from the class.

Prof. Blue regrets to inform the students in her Enchanted Palette class that the course has been cancelled for this term.

Advanced Herbology students who miss turning in more than two homework assignments will be dropped from the course without further discussion. Also, any student not signed up to both the Greenhouse 3 website and the classroom forums by 1 October risks being dropped from the course. Advanced Herbology Extra Credit: You need to tell the professor which hemisphere (North or South) you live in so that the proper seasonal assignment can be given you. To date eleven students have failed to do so. If you do not email the professor with your hemisphere by 1 October, you will not be participating in the Extra Credit Projects this year.

Students who have been accepted into either the Survey of Ancient Magic or Dreamscapes: Voyages into Dreamland course must register at the class forum by 5 October or they will be dropped from the class.

The Fantastic Beasts "B" Assignment for September is now being accepted. Deadline is the 26th.

Pop Culture students who do not turn in homework (or who have not contacted Prof. Chutney about an extension) by 30 September will be dropped from the class.

Prof. Zosimus is taking over the The Prisoner of Azkaban – Dissection class.

The student lists for Dreamscapes: Voyages into Dreamland and Survey of Ancient Magic have been posted.

Prof. Oort has a new website for her Astronomy and Muggle World Civilization classes -- http://www.theoortcloud.net

Although sign ups are currently closed, there are still openings in The Prisoner of Azkaban – Dissection and Survey of Ancient Magic classes.


posted by Rhiannon 4:19:00 AM

Sunday, September 14, 2003

Lesson 1 for the following classes has been posted:

Advanced Herbology
Astronomy
DADA 2
Fantastic Beasts
Handwriting Analysis
Herbology: Magical and Herbaceous
History of Alchemy
History of Hogsmeade
Home Potions
House Elves 101
Introduction to Poetry
Kinda Ancient Runes
Languages of Middle Earth
Magical Creatures of the Deep
Magical Musicology
Muggle Art I and II
Muggle World Civilization
Muggle Sports Seminar
Mythical Places
Pop Culture
Quidditch Theory
Wandmaking

Note to the Professors: If I have inadvertantly left your class off of this list and you would like to be added, just let me know!


posted by Rhiannon 10:46:00 AM

Sunday, September 07, 2003

Announcing a new HOL Poetry Contest! Please read the rules here.

posted by Rhiannon 8:49:00 PM

Wednesday, September 03, 2003

Check out the brand-new Ravenclaw House newspaper, Alte Sententiam !

posted by Rhiannon 11:45:00 PM

Monday, September 01, 2003

Assorted Class Notes:

The forums for the Introduction to Poetry and Quidditch Theory classes can be found here.

Sign-ups for Prof. Fides's Home Potions class are now closed.

The forums for Prof. Fumbleknot's Wandmaking and Kinda Ancient Runes classes can be found here.

Prof. Chutney asks students to please not sign up for the Pop Culture class forum until they have been accepted into the class.

Students who signed up for Prof. Chaotica's Magical Mysteries course will be notified by email after sign-up closes. In that email will be a link to the entry exam, which must be passed in order to be accepted into the class.

Prof. de Avalon's (Muggle Art I and II) new email address is morgainedeavalon@yahoo.com .

Prof. Zeln's Prisoner of Azkaban Dissection class is now open for First Year students.

Instructions on how to sign up for Xachen Potter's Advanced Computer Programming class can be found in this post on the HOL forum.

Prof. Noraina's Languages of Middle Earth classroom has been relocated to here.

Registration for Prof. Laffengraff's Handwriting Analysis class will close at 8 a.m. EST Monday, Sept. 1. Anyone registering after that time will not be admitted.

Prof. Blackbird's Veela Language I course is now closed.

Prof. Fumbleknot's Wandmaking class and Kinda Ancient Runes class are now closed.


posted by Rhiannon 3:19:00 AM


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