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Newspaper Staff

Editor : Rigby Dumbledore
Assitant Editor : Agatha Black
Feature Story Writers : RhiannonMei, stephy, Snape Lover, amberg93, and drkangelcat
Sports Editor and Writer[quidditch] : Lilyflower (sports editor) , polly , kikso
Art and Entertainment Writers : kjmut, Lilyflower
Weather Reporter : Elana
Living & Community Writers : KatieBellaTrix
Classifieds : streams of silver
Creative Editor : RhiannonMei
Travel & Leisure Writer : Puppet Master
Advice Columnist : Gossip Girl
Fashion and Trends Reporter : Ellemanae, The5Potters
Opinions Editor : Severus Snape
Politics Writer : Raistlin the Wizard, Gemma_Cullen-Malfoy
Horrorscopes : Just_Ginny
Comics : jennifer williams
Crime Reporter : Raistlin the Wizard
Obitituaries : Rigby Dumbledore

Im_Hermione, if your PM isn't working, then you can e-mail it to me at rhiannonmei@gmail.com .

And yes, I think I'm going to showcase some winning drabbles from past drabbles, because I haven't received many pm's...

And Kate, I'll have my feature story up by the end of tonight!

You are awesome, Junebug!!

lol thanks Kate, but you are more!!!! *huggles*

*has no idea how you find the time to organize so much*

Ooh I've just had an idea...I'll PM you later June with a story XD

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!! lol I can't wait to read it!

Well I wrote some poems today... I dont think that they are that great but here they are:

Lost Diadem
There once was a crown
That was stolen by a clown
which had belong to Ravenclaw.
This man, he had many flaws.
But then, many years after
duing a time filled with no luaghter
the crown was found by Harry
and we all then said Horray.

Chamber of Secrates
During the four houses fight
the tension between the grew tight
so a Chamber they haf made
that would never fade.
inside it was a snake
and lives it will take
till Harry Potter came
and the beast was tame.

Gryffindor's Sword
Godric Gryffindor had ask
if the goblin was up to the task
a sword made by a goblin
and not out of tin
The said that he stole it
and they threw a fit
but Gryffidnor had paid
filling the deal he made

True Hufflepuffs
They are such a loyal house
that they wouldnt hurt a mouse
they know wrong from right
not even causing many fights
they watch out for each other
as if they where sisters and brothers
One of the best houses there
so wont you join them here

and those are the poems I came up with.... Hope you guys like them

Great! more stuff to showcase! XD Kate, how should I format everything I receive? How are we going to do the pages of the newspaper?

I think we are just going to have Elfie open a thread for us, and then post each section... Probably start out with any and all articles we have, then sports, followed by Arts and Entertainment, then Style, then Gossip Girl, then My Obits, and ending with the weather forecast and the Horoscopes... something along those lines...

Do we still need more poems are is that enough... Ill try ti start working on those drabbles if I have enough time this week.... I still have to write a research paper....lol

XD don't forget about my classifieds! I think they go last...hmm should I make some more? ^^

EDIT: Well this is up for grabs...not sure where it should go but it suddenly popped out of my head. XD

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Featured Muggle Invention--The Aeroplane--A Most Accomplished Aircraft

by Streams of Silver
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Here in the wizarding world, we have our preferred forms of travel. Though some wizards still relish the feel of a broomstick zooming through the air, it has become common practice to rather Floo, use a Portkey or Apparate to one's destination.

One could argue that the broom is popular mostly in sports due to the its rather obvious nature. It becomes difficult to track down every Muggle who has happened to take notice of a broomstick--with a person seated upon it, no less!--whooshing through the air.

But I would like to bring forth another argument, in which I most highly praise the 'Aeroplane,' an entirely Muggle invention.

This craft lifts into the air and can travel great distances, all through various Muggle means that I have tried on numerous occasions to understand, and failed. I shall not attempt to explain the complex Muggle theories here, or doubtless you will all stop reading. Our dear Muggles definitely have a way of complicating things--they seem to always choose the most roundabout way of getting stuff done!

Nevertheless, I was vastly impressed by the 'aeroplane's' abilities. Naturally, they come in all shapes, sizes and forms. They can be programmed (basically bewitched) to fly to certain destinations, at times with the controls completely automatic! When one is in an aeroplane, one hardly feels the sensation of flying. The elements are kept at bay while the passengers sleep, eat or do whatever else they desire. It is rather like simply lifting up your house and taking it somewhere new. Of course, without the bother of actually relocating your home...

Don't even get me started on all the different sorts of 'aircraft,' such as helicopters, gliders, balloons and missiles. I don't have enough room on the page to tell you about them all. If you are still reading, and haven't simply flipped forward to the comics, I assume you are a Muggle enthusiast like myself. I then urge you to go for a ride in an 'aeroplane.' It will be necessary for you to buy a ticket, but those can be gotten at fair prices if one knows where to buy them. Travel on an 'aeroplane' and you will have the time of your life.

I simply caution you to enclose yourself with a silencing charm, so that other passengers will not look at you weirdly while you exclaim in wonder and joy. Contact me if you would like a ticket (first class, of course! That means you'll receive complimentary alcohol) and I will see what I can arrange.

Streams of Silver has at times been scorned for her love of Muggles, but she insists that they are 'So cute, in that silly puppy kind of way.' She has a N.E.W.T. in Muggle Studies and works at the Ministry to ensure peaceful relations with the Muggle government. She can be Flooed at her office, Room 217 at the MoM. Owls should be addressed to SoS.

Hmm... perhaps that could go under Travel and Leisure??? Since I don't believe we have any of that yet....

And I'm sorry Kate, but an essay of mind has kept me up all night.... I have had writer's block... but I promise that by tomorrow night, 9:00 pm EST, I'll have my feature story up here EXTRA CURRICULUM : School Newspaper Planning (thread 2) - Page 2 436937

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I dont think ill be able to write those drabbles...im looking for somone to interview for my paper its taking a lot of my time

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Okay... that's fine Stephy : ) Thanks for the poems!

EDIT: Here's my story! I did an interview with Harry Potter XD

~ Feature Story ~
After many weeks of negotiation with the famous Harry Potter and his lawyer, Mr. Percival Weasley, the HE Howler is proud to present an exclusive interview with the savior of the Wizarding World,: Harry James Potter himself. Yours truly was lucky enough to snag the assignment, so I hope I did this wonderful man justice.

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Sitting at a quaint table outside of Florean Fortescue’s ice cream shop, I am slightly awed at the man across the table from me. He is Mr. Harry James Potter, acknowledged savior of the Wizarding World, yet he appears humble of his accomplishments, and down-to-earth. He is dressed casually and my eyes are instinctively drawn up to examine his trademark lightining-shaped scar. Even now, nineteen year after the defeat of You - Know- - Lord Voldemort, the symbol of the Boy-Who-Lived remains… though he is a boy no longer. I sit, my scarlet and gold-streaked quill poised over my notepad.

Mr. Potter smiles and his green eyes seem to sparkle. “Gryffindor colors,” he remarks.

I smile tentatively and nod. “Yes, I was a Gryffindor at school.”

He remains smiling and appears relaxed, an emotion and that I wish I could share. I bite my lip and decide to begin the interview.

“So Mr. Potter.” I begin somewhat hesitantly, “Let’s start at the beginning. When you were a year old, you survived the Killing Curse, a completely unprecedented event. How did you do that?”

“Before I answer your question Ms. Mei, please just call me Harry,” he replied genially.

I nod and wait for him to continue.

“It’s not because of me that I survived the curse,” Harry continues, “It was all due to my mother’s love.”

“Oh? I ask, slightly puzzled. I had never heard of any involvement from Lily Potter before…

“Yes,” Harry said. “My mother, Lily Potter, sacrificed her life for mind, and that great sacrifice of love caused the Avada Kedavra to rebound when Lord Voldemort tried to kill me.”

I blinked; this influx of information even kept me from flinching at the feared name… old habit. “That’s extremely interesting Mr. Po – Harry,” I said, scribbling away on my notepad. Thank Merlin for re-inking quills. “And after that night?” I continued after a brief silence while I wrote notes. “You were sent to your aunt and uncle, correct? Both muggles?”

Harry slowly inclined his head, an interesting look appearing on his face. Sensing an uncomfortable vibe, I quickly said, “I understand that you lived with them full-time until you received your Hogwarts letter. I’m sorry if I’m intruding, but well… what was that like?”

I hoped I hadn’t offended him… I breathed a little sigh of relief as he answered, “I considered the life I led to be normal, though it would have seemed, and still would seem, extensively unusual to anyone that I know. I was not mistreated, per say… but I was, to my relatives, more or less a servant of the house. I was expected to do chores around and outside the house, like a house-elf. I was not treated as an equal, but as a burden because my Aunt Petunia disliked my mother.”

I plainly, flat-out stared. This was Harry Potter, the Chosen One, the Boy-Who-Lived! How could his relatives have treated him as anything less than well… a prince! I suppose my surprise showed on my face, because Harry quickly explained, “My muggle relatives were extremely anti-magic. To put it bluntly, you could say that they acted as prejudiced pureblooded wizards could imagine as the ‘worst type of muggle’.”

“Oh,” I replied, trying to get out of my state of shock. I cleared my throat and plowed on. “During your first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is it true that you helped save the Sorcerer’s Stone from Lord Voldemort?” He nodded and I continued. “How?”

“Well, actually, my best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, though now she’s a Weasley too, helped me quite a lot. If it hadn’t been for them, I would never have made it as far as I did,” Harry replied. “Together, we discovered that Lord Voldemort’s essence had ‘taken up house’ in our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirrel, though at first, we thought it was Professor Snape.”

“Snape? Headmaster Severus Snape?”

“Yes. And he wasn’t a Death Eater, not really, anyway…”

“Please, would you explain?” I was eager for new information. It was accepted as a fact that Headmaster Severus Snape, previously the Potions Professor at Hogwarts had been a spy for Lord Voldemort… but the views of many people were muddled because of all of Snape’s contradicting actions. I tapped my quill against my notepad, refilling it.

Harry smiled. He seemed as eager to clear this issue up as I was to hear about it. “I would most certainly explain… but Ms. Mei –“

To get the story quicker, I decided to do away with formalities. “Please call me Rhia or Rhiannon, whichever you prefer,” I quickly interjected.

He nodded. “As I was saying, I would gladly explain Rhiannon, but …” He glanced at his watch. “I fear that if I take the time to tell the long story, we won’t have time to discuss the many other things I’m sure you were planning to discuss...” his voice trailed off.

I shrugged. Severus Snape had been such an enigma for so long… Plenty of people had heard that the late Headmaster and Harry Potter had been enemies. But for an enemy to understand the other? I was sure my editor wouldn’t mind if I took off on this track of thought. “I think we’ll be able to schedule a second interview; would that be alright Harry?” I offered.

He relaxed and nodded his agreement. “That’d be just fine,” he said. “So to the story. I’m sure almost everyone knows that Professor Snape and I had never liked each other… at all. He disliked me because of my resemblance to my father, James Potter, and I disliked him because he was Head of Slytherin House and was extremely prejudiced. When he killed Professor Dumbledore, I felt… well… very murderous.”

……………. Murderous???

“I wanted revenge, because I believed that Snape had murdered in cold blood and as a loyal Death Eater. I thought he had been a traitor to an organization that was fighting against Voldemort,” Harry continued.

“But he wasn’t, right?” I said.

“Right,” Harry said, nodding. “Snape was one of the bravest men I ever had the pleasure to know. He had killed Dumbledore on Dumbledore’s on orders, in order to remain within Voldemort’s trust. If it were not for Severus Snape, we might not have won the war.”

I nodded as well. “So… you could say Snape was merely misunderstood?”

Harry’s green eyes seemed to water for a moment, but then any sign of tears was gone. “Very misunderstood,” he concluded, “Especially by me.”

It was a touching moment and I winced as the scritch-scratch of my quill disturbed the silence.

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Read Part 2 of The Exclusive Interview with Harry Potter in next week’s edition of the HE Howler!

As per request, your official newspaper thread can be found here:

http://hogwarts-experience.heavenforum.org/event-forum-f120/the-he-howler-t7716.htm

Both threads will be marked in approximately 1 week depending on when little elf arrives.

Does that now mean that we are going to have to set up the order of which things will go in?

Okay i have here the article on Politics let me knwo what you think. I still have work on the crime one.

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If you guys need anything else to be added Ill try to do something but I wont be able to do a lot...

Raisty- I love it!! Hmmm.... maybe we should try to use the backgrounds of your article for the whole newspaper?

Junebug- great interview!

Umm...why don't we start posting in the Howler thread? Kate can post the mast head first, and then we can all post in the order planned...if there is no order planned, perhaps we should do that. XD

Okay, the mast head is posted- as for order... well that is both easy and hard, obviously I would like the main stories to go up first, but since I know it's hard for us all to get coordinated I'm not expecting miracles... but here is how I'd like the order to go if possible:

Mast Head
Main New Articles
Crime Reports
Sports
Politics
Arts and Entertainment
Living and Community
Travel and Leisure
Creative Section
Fashion section
Opinions
Comics
Advice Column
Horroscopes
Obits
Classified
Wheather

By Main news, does that include my interview thing?

Yes, June, we'll go ahead and include that in the main stories.

Rigby Dumbledore wrote:: Hmmm... not sure why you can't pm.. but we still need poems and drabbles for the paper if you want to work on that. June is in charge of getting things together for the creative arts, but if you post it here we'll review it.

Ohh yes that will do, I love to write poems... Well i just like to write in Genral so i will be quite happy if I help her so i will get working and post it on here.

Thanks Erika!!!

hey June, i know how you sent me that email saying i can't post here because in a way im not part of it fully well can I because i just really want to help.

sad

please please please!

I am so sorry. I forgot about this. *hangs head down in shame* is there anything I should do. I want to do something and make up for my absence for this newspaper.

If you hurry up you can still do an article about a subject at your choice and post it in the howler, though hurry cuz it will be closing soon.

This thread is now closed. Please see the main newspaper thread for combined scores

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