HARRY POTTER....

Jeff's Potter-holic Comic

2008-05-09T05:07:22Z

Jeff's clever Comic is now accessible for your humour and delight :)

Get it here!

Have fun and prosper!
and kick ass on your finals, folks!

Brandan and Lily: Potter Puppet Masters

2008-05-03T08:39:36Z

I haven't uploaded the videos I have yet of the Puppet show, or of anything else for that matter..

but anyway, until then, here, enjoy the delightful script and bask int he plethora of silly insults Brandan and Lily concocted for us, vis a vi their puppets :)

SIGN: “Harry’s Wonderful Life”

Normal Harry Potter walks onto the stage, wallowing in self pity.

HP: My life sucks. Voldemort has returned to power, nobody believes anything I say and I can’t hold down a girlfriend. Grrrrr. I wish I was never born the Chosen One.

SIGN: “What if Neville was the Chosen One?”

Neville Longbottom comes on stage with Ron and Hermione, teaching them the Expecto Patronum spell.

Hermione: It’s a good thing Neville Longbottom is so cool and awesome and good at fighting. Teach me to make a Patronus so I can fight off those scary Dementors.

Ron: Yeah Neville. You’re the coolest, we’d be lost without you.

Neville: Ok, what you want to do is think about the happiest memory you can. All right, great job Hermione. No Ron, you’re such a noob. You’re doing it wrong! Leprechaun’s taint! Here comes Snape to ruin our fun. Cauldron bum!

Snape: Ahem, do my ears detect foul mouthedness? You know, Neville, if you’re mother hadn’t been such a beautiful tease, I wouldn’t have to spend my days making you miserable.

Neville: Voldemort’s nipple!

Snape: This insolence will not be tolerated!

Neville: I don’t have to listen to you, you floppy wanded dementor buggerer!

All: Expecto Patronads!

Neville, Hermione and Ron run away giggling.

Hermione: Wow Neville, you’re quite the hellion today.

Ron: Yeah Neville, you’re rife with boyish attitude.

Neville: I do what I like because I’m Neville Longbottom. Hey, does anyone know where Harry went? He was supposed to come practice too.

SIGN: “Meanwhile…”

Change scenes to Fat Noob Harry doing the Rubik’s Cube.

HP: Blimey. I can’t remember this bloody algorithm for the life of me. Dragon bogies! This would be easier if my parents weren’t tortured to insanity and I didn’t live with my senile old grandma. Son of a banshee!

Professor Snape overhears Fat Noob HP noobing it up. Investigates.

Snape: Harry Potter, the boy who nobody cared about. You know, you wouldn’t be so angry and miserable if you weren’t such a fat loser that never did anything cool.

HP: I know, Professor Snape. I was just frittering away my time because I’m too much of a wimp to accept my responsibilities.

Snape: You know Harry, you could have been destined for great things. Instead, you fantasize about being the hero and never actually accomplish anything for yourself.

HP: I do not!

Snape: Well what about that time you pretended to fight Voldemort in a Magic the Gathering duel?

SIGN: “Two Months Ago…”

HP (in Voldemort voice): I, Lord Voldemort, will play a creature and cast-----

Fat Noob Harry runs to other side, facing other direction.

HP (back in normal voice): I tap out for black and green mana to cast Avada Kadavra! I win! Hahahahaha.

SIGN: “The End?”

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Dementorbusters: Taimour

2008-05-03T08:35:32Z

Without Further Ado: Taimour's Fanfic... About Dudley the amazing Martial Arts Master and Dementor Destroyer :)

Big D: Dementorbusters

Dudley was running through the tunnel as fast as he could. A deep chill penetrated his heart. He felt every happy thought leaving his body. Harry was shouting at him. All of a sudden he felt his entire body go limp. He gasped and woke up in a chill, safe in bed. It had been a dream, the same dream he had every night, when he was all alone and had nothing but a wall of old wrestling trophies for company. Dudley Dursley’s life had been quite glamorous after Harry left. He had been scouted by an agent while boxing at a local gym and went on to become heavyweight champion for 6 years in a row. He retired early, thinking he would live the good life with plenty of money, cars, and women. Now that he had so much spare time on his hands, though, he found his glamorous lifestyle of parties and international travel meaningless, and Dudley found himself thinking about his lost cousin Harry throughout the lonely days and nights.

Now pacing the length of his bedroom, Dudley decided he would have to go find Harry Potter and make amends before he found any peace of mind. The next morning, he set off for King’s Cross, as this was the only magical place he knew how to get to. After spending the entire day searching, however, he had nearly given up hope. He walked outside and sat in an alleyway. All of a sudden, he felt the same cold rush of wind and depression he experienced every night in his dream. He knew this was his first clue in locating Harry. He shouted: “who’s there?!” He heard only the howling wind in reply. Dudley rubbed his eyes. He could not believe what he saw: a dementor was chasing through the streets of London. The dementor was heading away from Dudley and towards a wizarding family across the street. The family saw the dementor and shrieked in horror. With strong determination, Dudley chased after the dementor. The dementor cornered a small child, and just as it was about to administer the kiss, Dudley aimed a powerful roundhouse kick at its head. 10 years of wrestling training had given him the strength of a bull. With a piercing howl, the dementor turned around and tried to kiss Dudley. Dudley whipped out his nun chucks and unleashed a can of whoop-ass on the dementor. The dementor tried to glide away, but Dudley chased after it and tackled it. “Not so fast,” he snarled. Then he pushed it against a wall and punched it until it finally fell to the ground with a thud. Finally, he had revenge for all the sleepless nights and terror. He had proven he was better than the dementors. The family stared at Dudley with awe. Within 5 minutes, the ministry arrived on the scene. The ministry representatives could not believe the story they heard from the family, but upon seeing the dementor’s lifeless body on the ground they had no choice but to accept it as true. They thanked Dudley and took him to the Leaky Cauldron, where he would spend the night. They scheduled an appointment with the minister of magic for the next day.

When Dudley got to Diagon Alley the next day, everyone stared at him. Several children ran up to him and asked for his autograph. He picked up a copy of the Daily Prophet, and found that he had made the front page: “Martial Arts Master Saves Family of 7,” it read. As far as anyone knew, this was the first time in history anyone had killed a dementor. Overnight, Dudley had become a hero in the wizarding community.

Dudley headed for the Ministry of Magic for his appointment with the minister. Once he was seated in the minister’s office, he introduced himself, and told the minister that he was Harry’s long-lost cousin from Canada. The minister agreed to get Dudley in touch with Harry, and Dudley’s heart leapt with joy. The minister had another proposition for Dudley as well. He told Dudley that since the fall of Voldemort, the dementors had been running wild, and the ministry desperately needed someone just like Dudley to bring some law and order back to the wizarding world. Unfortunately, Harry Potter was still too terrified of dementors to take on this project. Dudley agreed, happy for the opportunity to finally do something meaningful with his life, and became the first ever dementor hunter in the department of magical law enforcement. Although Dudley wasn’t really a wizard, he had had enough magic rub off on him through several years of living with Harry Potter’s scar to be able to see dementors and other magical things.

Dudley spent his first day at work organizing his office and hanging up decorations. Then he got an owl from his boss telling him there was a gang of escaped dementors causing ruckus in Hogsmeade. Armed with his badge, his nun chucks, and a rope, Dudley jumped onto his black unicorn and flew off to Hogsmeade. It didn’t take him long to spot the dementors, who were harassing some Hogwarts students on their day off. Dudley ran in front of the students, a group of Hufflepuff 1^st years on the verge of tears, and told them to run inside The 3 Broomsticks. There were about 15-20 dementors closing in on Dudley now; he was surrounded on all sides. Their darkness and depression no longer affected him, though; he was now immune to their effects. Even though he had this advantage, Dudley knew he still had to be careful – he did not want to risk getting his soul sucked out, especially at a time when he had found so much happiness in his life. Dudley took advantage of the dementors’ confusion and sprayed the first group with mace. He took out his nun chucks and subdued another group of 3. He saw a couple more approaching, and ran right into them, instantly killing one with a lethal headbutt. He grabbed the other and delivered several swift, sharp blows. He grabbed another and dropkicked it. The dementors kept on coming, though. One dementor grabbed him from behind and held down his arms, while its friend bent down to give him the kiss. Dudley felt its harsh, foul breath on his face. He whistled to his unicorn, which came running from across the village, and kicked the dementor in the face. With superhuman strength, Dudley grabbed the dementor which had been restraining him and performed his signature move from his fighting days, The Dudley Death Drop. Dudley proceeded to tie all the dementors together, and ran into Weasley’s Wizarding Wheazes, where he purchased several large fireworks. He set off the fireworks on the dementors, who fled back to Azkaban.

Colin Creevey and his brother had witnessed the whole fight from the safety of The 3 Broomsticks, and approached Dudley, jubilant. The Creevey brothers had grown tired of photography and were now making films. They signed Dudley to a contract on the spot, and produced several action films about his adventures fighting dementors, giants, inferi, goblins, and other dark magical creatures. While films had never been popular in the wizarding community, Dudley’s films popularized the genre, and soon he amassed a fortune of hundreds of galleons.

Once Dudley had scared off all the dementors, he needed a new job. He decided to use his immense popularity to run for office. He received an overwhelming majority of the votes and became minister of magic. Dudley had a long illustrious career and introduced several reforms.

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Wheezes Business Plan

2008-05-03T08:28:56Z

Mariel's excellent business plan for the Weasleys... woo hoo!

CLICK HERE to Download it!

:)

DAILY PROPHET - Kaite G Nili, and Jimmy

2008-05-03T08:26:19Z

This rare, collector's edition of the acclaimed daily prophet has the bonus feature of obituaries too, for your enjoyment!!

ummm. hooray?
You can Download it here, in case you misplaced your copy, or would like to share it with others:

CLICK HERE for a copy!

:)

QUIDDITCH!

2008-05-02T06:15:02Z

aaaaaaaaannnnnddddddd the Quidditch pictures, courtesy of Rosanna (thanks so much for the cd, you rock!!)

http://pics.livejournal.com/mirage1681/gallery/0002yb2g

Enjoy, and spread the joy.

Final Projects day!!!!

2008-05-02T04:16:19Z

Kinda sucks that it was our last day and all.... but you have to admit it was super fun, super amazing, and just downright ... pottertastic?

Most of these are one facebook, but i know not all of you either use it or are part of the group, so here you go!!

http://pics.livejournal.com/mirage1681/gallery/0002kaw1

they are all there, I figured that was simpler than uploading it one by one by one on this site. Simpler for me at least, so there.

Arrighty, i'll get on the other stuff soon enough. Peace out homeys.

:)

Fotos, Spring 2008

2008-04-24T03:43:18Z

Ok so this website wasn't utilized the way I had imagined it would be, but whatever, no big deal. I can still use it to post random things.
Which I will do. In good time. Namely, after projects have been turned in
I will however post a few pictures, that I have. Once I get more, I will post more. So... yeah.
Im not feeling eloquent right now, my apologies.

Anyway so here are just a few pictures from this semester.... These are mostly on facebook too, but I know not everyone is part of the group, or uses facebook that much even, so.... this seemed fair.

</div></div>Lookin' lovely, Lauren.

Chinese Fireball?

More quidditch pics will come soon..

Awesome shirts!

House o Black thinkin' hard...

ok that's all for now.

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Boddington: Scene from their Skit :)

2007-12-12T10:07:06Z

As some people are suffering from stage fright, the video has been removed from youtube. If you want to see it, (primarily boddingtons, as it was their skit), let me know.

I'm *still* rather shocked no one came to our room in search of the source of all the screaming, to be honest. hehe.

Jessica: Oh Loneliness fills my heart!

2007-12-10T04:26:53Z

Jessica Wan's exquisite portrayal of Cho Chang in this Drama of Lurve can be found HERE

:) Fun stuff!

Jon: Matchmaker, matchmaker ....

2007-12-07T01:11:31Z

Jon Sturtevant's highly-acclaimed film about the trials and tribulations of finding love in the Wizarding World. heheee.

PART ONE

PART TWO

Enjoy :)

Abbie: A Fight Song ironically about Love and Magic :)

2007-12-06T23:28:32Z

Do You Believe In Hogwarts (Sung to the tune of "Do you Believe in Magic?")

Do you believe in Hogwarts?

In a magical world?

A school where they teach the wizard boys and girls.

About magic,

About potions and spells

McGonagle and Snape and Professor Quirell

Ill tell you `bout the scar that gave Potter his fame

And about the villain but we don’t speak his name

Well Potter’s father,

He had a band of friends

When the good wizards thought

That it was near the end.

There was Remus

And Peter and Black

And his lovely wife Lily,

Whom Snape wanted back

But when the dark lord wanted the Potters to die.

Petegrew sold them out in the blink of an eye

But

Do you believe in love?

Yeah?

Believe in the love that kept Harry from dyin`,

Believe in the love that left Voldemort cryin`

Believe in the love from Lily!

Yeah

Do you believe in Hogwarts?

Yeah

Do you believe believer?

Do you believe in Hogwarts?

Hogwarts in magic ya know- o- o…

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Cassandra: the Guide to the Good Life

2007-12-06T07:54:10Z

Cassandra's Coupons can be had HERE and HERE. So next time you visit Hogsmeade, go prepared for some super saving :)

Sangeetha: Spells from her book

2007-12-06T07:49:46Z

Sangeetha should be careful-- her spell-collecting skills might land a lawsuit from Rowling herself, who might think Sangeetha's book would give her own encyclopedia a run for her money! :)

At any rate, her spells can be found HERE

SOME PICTURES (more to come later)

2007-12-06T05:56:15Z

The first in a series of photos of the various projects..... cakes, drawings, and dolls galore!

You can click on the photos for a larger version...

1. The Delicious Hogwarts Castle...

2.... courtesy of Sharon and Ariella

3.Carly's Plushy Enemies: Voldie and Harry

4. Cyrena's rendition of the Love between Ron and Hermione

5. And Agnes' Version of the End of it all
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Jonathan Ma: The Sorting Mirror

2007-12-06T05:45:43Z

Jonathan Ma's Epic poem about the House of Black.

The Sorting Mirror

At first you may find it shocking

To see that you have found

What once was just a shiny mirror

Can now make English sounds

Though sorting people is my job

There is a warning I must give

This school must unite together

If there is any hope to live

Of the four houses

I am most familiar with one

In the category of passion

The house of black is second to none.

Sit down a while

and I’ll tell you a tale

Of the man with such devotion

It was epic in scale

The wizard in question is

Sirius Black

Whose loyalty to his friends

has not ever slack

His life was no picnic

My view could not be clearer

I was with him always

For I was his mirror

He was born into a family

Whose ambition was strong

Though he wished to do right

He was encouraged to do wrong

Framed for a crime

he did not commit

He was sent to Azkaban

Until his spirit would quit

The cherry on top of this dreadful situation

he was suspected of killing his best friend without reservation

Against these odds he fought

His heart passionate and true

He was dedicated to helping his friends

And was honest through and through

He rebelled against his family’s views

Choosing what was right instead

Cutting his ties to that part of his life

Which had loosened to that of a thread

A daring escape was first in his plans

To help those he wished to protect

He ventured then to his Godsons’ side

To make up for past neglect

It was with Harry that he wanted

Most to confess the truth of his plight

That he had not betrayed his Godson’s father

On that terrible night

The greatest deed he ever performed

Was behind the Ministry walls

The story celebrated in every home

In every Hogwarts hall

For in that mysterious room of unknowns

There was a battle between evil and good

Spells were flying left and right and

In the middle Sirius stood

He fought with enormous passion

To protect the people he loved

And as Bellatrix tuned her wand to aim

It was his own Godson that Sirius shoved

Without an instant of hesitation

Sirius became a human shield

He was hit in straight in the chest

And backwards he reeled

Not a single regret shone his face

As he fell into the curtain

His Godson was safe

Of this he was certain

So ended the story of Sirius Black

His last action noble and true

Such is the reason his house

Stands proud onyx black and patronus blue

So for those that look into me

With true passion and dedication in their heart

I will reflect the announcement

To House of Black you should dart

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Katherine: Malfoys are her role Models :)

2007-12-06T05:42:04Z

Why the Malfoys Are Perfectly Good Role Models For All Children & Adults Alike

As most readers should know, first impressions are not always how they’d like them to be. The Malfoys, their family traditions and ideologies, have been greatly misconstrued as dark, specist, and racist when they merely are just like all of us, although to a far greater extent (possibly in our deep, fathoms deep, primitive subconscious). They have a strong family bond and love for each other (if you regard this core family and not extended relations, i.e. Walburga).

Consider this, the Malfoy lineage is quite impressive with powerful wizards and witches like Bellatrix Lestrange and Orion and Walburga black to name a few. To keep the line pure-blooded and powerful, maintaining the status quo as an elite wizarding family, takes a lot of effort and time. And for that, they should be commended.

Let us now focus on the patriarch, Lucius Malfoy. It is quite obvious from his early years that he is a born leader with an intelligent mind. He was a prefect in Slytherin House. Face it, the man is smooth. Before the second year started for Draco, Lucius is able to slip Tom Riddle’s Diary in Ginny Weasley’s potions cauldron at Flourish & Botts with no one the wiser but Voldemort and himself. With this first action, Lucius was able to discredit Arther Weasley and dismiss Dumbledore as Headmaster once the Chamber of Secrets was opened. This cleverly designed plan killed two birds in one stone and could not have been fulfilled without the amazing capabilities and courage of Lucius Malfoy.

Lucius can be seen as a powerful networker. He has close ties with those at the top of the hierarchy pyramid such as the Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge and Lord Voldemort. Lucius himself is an accomplished leader of other Deatheaters as is his sister-in-law Bellatrix. Lucius, besides being a Deatheater, is also a caring father. Does he not support his son, Draco, in his academic efforts at Hogwarts? At the end of the seventh book, does he not rush to his son? Thus, Lucius is a great role model for everyone for his paternal instincts, networking abilities, courage, and ambitions.

Narcissa Malfoy is not actively involved in Voldemort’s band of followers but as a wife and mother, she bravely put up with her home used as Headquarters. She has very strong maternal instincts and her devotion to family, the safety of Draco, can be seen when she lies to Voldemort that Harry is dead in order to find where Draco is and if he is still alive during the raging battle at Hogwarts. To lie to Voldemort shows true guts (even though saving Harry would have been the ultimate) and a powerful love for her son – a different power before history was written.

Now for Draco Malfoy; he is definitely ambitious in a cautious, wary kind of way of what he must do, but he is ambitious. He proved his courage by Expelliarmus-ing Dumbledore on the tower. He was the master of the Elder Wand if for only a short time before being disarmed by Harry. Also, Draco is fighting at such a young age, like many others in our world, which is why this bravery to get out there is commendable.

In conclusion, the Malfoys have amazing depth to them and if you simply try (despite it being analogous to finding a needle in a haystack), you can find commendable characteristics that all children and adults can emulate. Each member has had their many worst moments, but also a few defining moments that have saved them all from rotting in Azkaban.

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Varun: The Sorting Hat Reminisces

2007-12-06T05:35:03Z

Varun's Project:

I thought it would be interesting to explore the origins of the Sorting Hat—given that Sorting is pretty much the first Hogwarts experience any witch or wizard is exposed to, and also given the importance of the houses in the Harry Potter Universe. I thought about what I wanted to write for a few days—in the shower, while on the bus, and had a loose story in mind. I wrote the poem in one stretch—about one hour to write it, and another hour to tweak, check whether the rhyme scheme was consistent, and make small changes after reading it aloud.

So without further ado....

I sit on my throne, out of breath

As child after child, terrified as though death

Lines up for me to sort their fate

I sort and sort, the day grows late

But I toil on and on

Finally the last little runt is done,

And squeals, jumps, does run

Back with his lot to stuff his face

My my, these new ‘uns know not of pace

Now to rest, on and on

In His room, the chamber of power

I doze, hour upon dreamy hour

Everyone thinks I slumber for the rest of th’year

‘Tis not true, I see and quietly hear

Yes, I spy, on and on

I see and I learn, my choices evaluate

Even I make mistakes, even though I hate

To do so, I am but part man

Though this story I usually ban

But I’ll tell—so listen, on and on

Many years ago, I was but a poet

Not very good, but not did I know it

And I went to a battle, as often was held

Just in the next town, o’er valley and veldt

I walk’d unsuspecting, on and on

Battles of this sort were rather rare

Traveling wizards dueling, on a lark and a dare

To please the masses, the danger and the thrill

Of powerful magic, the sort that could kill

So I was keen, on and on

I was late, the crowd large, around a tent

Paid my fee, entered, stood behind a gent

With his wife, a witch, wearing an enormous hat

(I suppose you know where I’m going with that)

The wizards entered, on and on

First the usual: spells, potions, and tales

Of Fantastic places and creatures, all tough as nails

And then the finale, a dangerous fight

That would test their wits, quickness, and might

I watched transfixed, on and on

Like tigers they paced, round and round

Every now and then a clamorous sound

Of a spell blocked, then another hit true

The crowd gasped, clapped, in full view

Was great power, on and on

And then it happened, quick as a flash

All I heard was a tremendous crash

Fell on top of the witch with the enormous hat

Dizzy, strange, pain, but then that was that

The Sorting Hat was born, on and on

The wizards toiled and tried their best

To separate—the rest did jest

At how the wizards’ two spells had reflected

And me into the witch’s hat had deflected

Hat and I were one, on and on

He with the beard, wise, kind and fair

He with the piercing blue eyes and fuzzy hair

Picked me up and left, I too was keen

Grateful I was, the crowd grew mean

To Hogwarts, on and on

He poked and prodded, ran tests for hours

And soon realized that I had powers

Though reduced to the form of a hat

I was still part-poet, and far more than that

I could see into souls, on and on

So he used me to sort, as he used to himself

And far better was I—whether man, beast or elf

I could peer right within, into the spark

Deep in the psyche, where all else is dark

The spark of life, on and on

I like my work, ‘tis but in the year a day

Around me youth and joy, while my friends grow grey

I know not death, and change the fate

Of those I help—help make great

The Sorting Hat lives, on and on.

X----------X

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Thank you for an awesome class

2007-12-06T05:21:21Z

Hi guys,

Today was exceptional-- all your projects were fantastic, I was impressed by each and every one of them, and... *basking in the glory of how amazing her class is*.
Ok that said, I will be uploading pictures, and files (and if the video makers will upload their videos to youtube, I can link to them on here as well!).
Some people left before I could get a picture of them, so if you would like to share them with the class, feel free to email me a picture.
That being said....

Arbolovs, Dragonflames, House o' Black (yes I made you Irish), and Boddingtons -- the great Hogwarts Houses of Fall 2007 -- you were all an amazing class. Thanks so much!

~~Alya

WELCOME, CHOSEN ONES!

2007-11-28T02:05:03Z

Hey people!
Welcome to the Livejournal site of the Harry Potter Decal !!!!

I'm still getting acquainted with the Community Dynamic, but I'm fairly certain you need to request to join the site... So if you're in the class, request, and i shall approve :). I will be posting some of the final projects on here if people send them to me... and Possibly will be using this as the forum for homeworks, assignments and all that good stuff.

So let the fun begin!