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60 seconds with proff Gainsy

All that glisters ain’t gold!!!

  1) I love your ways of teaching, how did you learn such amazing methods of getting across to the young?   “Why thank you! Indeed, being such a wonderful professor is a difficult task, but one I take on with pride. I’ve always felt I had an innate connection with the youth of today, much of which stems from my time as an actor. You get to know your fans very well, and as a professor it is no different. I like to think of all my students as fans, in some form. As such, I must do my best for them lest they be disappointed!” 

2) Duelling, does it come naturally to you or was you tort by a master, for example the disarming spell?   *laughs* “I would like to say I was a natural, but at Hogwarts I was quite the dismal duellist, would you believe! I spent more time practicing the art of beautifying than practicing in the duelling chamber. I invented a revolutionary acne cream in my fifth year, you know (perhaps you would like some?) But when my students wanted to learn some defensive spells I wasted no time in defamiliarising myself with some. So as you can see, it’s never too late to learn! A bit of work and you can be a top-notch duellist in no time!”  

3) Your views on vampires, do you feel that they are terribly misunderstand creatures?   “Oh, terribly. There are so many inaccurate assumptions that have unfortunately become common place. The sheer idea that vampires will burn in the sun, that garlic repels then… all these are so antiquated! Besides, imagine how horrid it would be not to be able to see your reflection! No vampire could survive in the world without it. I know I certainly couldn’t.”  

4) On whole, how do you get on with the staff at Hogwarts?   “I would say they are a bit intimidated by my dashing good looks, let alone my international success as a businessman and an actor. It’s difficult to imagine how hard it must be for them. Personally, I think the staff are quite excellent – enhanced only by my beautiful presence, of course!”  

5) Why did you want to become a professor and was it an easy process to become one? For all the young students who want to follow in your foot steps!   “Well it’s hard when all the roles dry up and your cosmetic line isn’t doing quite as well as– AHEM, well, Hogwarts professor is only the next step, you see! It’s such a rewarding job, giving back to the people. The process was very smooth and I was the perfect candidate, as you can clearly see. I thoroughly recommend it as a legitimate career choice! Not everyone can be as famous as I, and even I need a reality check from time to time *chokes back tears*. It’s been such a wonderful few years so far, and I look forward to many more!”  

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“Well as you can see our DADA professor thinks more of looking good and stardom then his classes and thinks his students as fans!!! As for outwardly saying his duelling skills are lacking, don’t you think it the most important part of defence against the dark arts!!! I for one feel the professor of the class should be well apt at the top level of duelling spells, seeing how most of his class could win against him if given the chance! A last point, I would like to see this professor’s qualifications!! At no point did he say he gained any top grades, seeing how for the post he would need four NEWT’s including DADA NEWT!!!

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Courtesy of the wonderful Marius Constantin, a nonogram! Can you find the hidden picture? If you can, PM your completed puzzle to Lucia Isaacs and Marius Constantin for a prize!

#nonogram #puzzletime

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#quidditch #ravenclawquidditch #quidlife

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Pet Club is in full swing, and now your pets can find that movie kind of love! Sign your pets up for Speed Dating today!

#petclub #speeddatingforpets

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Got worries and woes? Aunt Agatha will help you! Post your letters to Agatha here and await the next issue of the Eager Eagle for her to solve all your problems!

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Boys and girls of every age, wouldn’t you like to see something strange?

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You're gonna learn some magic. Because you're Ravenclaws and you're supposed to be smart and Hogwarts just might be the death of you. Gotta suit up. We're gonna teach you how to use magic tonight and you're going to have to get out of here without our help."

Penelope Plintz, ‘Every corner we turn we just run into walls’

Unsure if this is better or worse than the last Ravenclaw mentoring update...

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“Do you guys feel a little strange? Because the weather outside is frightful and inside I’m on fire.”

- Marius Constantin, “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You”

Not quite speaking in tongues, but there’s certainly something weird going on with this mentoring group...

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Ravenclaw Mentoring [VH32 Edition!]

Sorting has been and gone, and now it’s time to entrust our newest Ravenclaws to the older students, so they can be trained in the way of the Ravenclaw, and hopefully survive the process! The mentoring groups are listed below:

Puck Whitaker, Iseult Pryce and Phillip Downes Noelle Rossman & Cressida Calloway

Lainee Brom & Gwendoline Ifans Nicodemus Knight & Gideon Gaertner

Penelope Plintz & Lucia Isaacs Eloise Beauchamp & Lykos Aetos

Anna Russell & Marius Constantin Barbara Elizadale & Daisy Jackson

Dylan Pruett & Jacen Braelin-VonHaus Vladimir Valentin

Chiron Drakon & Tarquin Pomfrey-Corner Declan Soderstorm

Titania Baddour & Silas Harding-Clarke Genivieve Gaertner

Tobias Winchester & Daisy Padgitt Wally Talbot

Jakub Chmielewski & Ariadne Szczepanski Elias Argent

Brennan Evergreene & Addison Curtis London Yates

Keep an eye on the Eager Eagle for updates on how these groups are getting on, and for the odds on which first year will cave first!

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Can you complete our fallen puzzle?

PM completed puzzles to Lucia Isaacs on VH.

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Sorting Cryptogram! Can you decode the phrase?

PM completed puzzles to Lucia Isaacs on VH.

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It’s that time of year again! Almost time to welcome our new Eagles to the Tower. To add to the fun, we’ll be posting some sorting puzzles.

PM completed puzzles to Lucia Isaacs on VH to win a prize!

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Ravenclaw Boys <3 Gryffindor Girls

Is it me or is there a number of Lion girls taking the attention of Eagle boys?? One Lioness in particular seems to be drawing in a number of first year Eaglets to her den!! This one in particular has been seen taking the time of our young eagles and taking them away from their study!!!

Although no sign of love potions or charms on said Ravenclaw boys has come to light, it does seem these young Lionesses are picking up a lot of the boys from the house!!! Even the young eaglets have noticed and speaking as one who knows the draw is very powerful but not with our knowing!!

But the case does not just stop with one Miss, a couple of Duelling madam's in the same house have taken it upon them selves to draw in and spit out the bones of their victims!!! I can say they doesn't let you even get into a rhythm during your duel, a few spells pass and your off your feet in no time!!!

Thankfully my own attentions do not stop with the Lionesses, I happen to be more of a battle for their attentions as I spend more time with a much less overpowering lady from the badgers, whom I would like to say very kindly took me in over the Holiday period as I would of been on my own!!!

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Riddles from the Knocker!

The first riddle this third year noticed (sleep elsewhere, save the headache) was a true classic: "What came first, the phoenix or the flame?" Although most of our house members were able to either circumnavigate the riddle with clever logic or figure out the traditional answer, some students, being less familiar to magical creatures, became quite perturbed at the question.  

"What do you mean flame and phoenixes?!?! DID YOU LIGHT A BIRD ON FIRE? THAT'S SO CRUEL. YOU CAN'T DO THAT! THAT BIRD DESERVES TO LIVE."- Iseult Pryce ... 2nd year? How does a second year not know about phoenixes?!

Do your homework, kids.

Next, of course, came: "What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it?" Hands down, the first and best answer to this riddle was: "Ripley's pride,"- Tobias Winchester. Clever ickle. He can stay. If he lives through the next riddle...

There were also some traditional answers that served as successful entries.

"What weighs more, a pound of bezoars or a pound of jobberknoll feathers?"

Once again, most students... well, failed, actually. This one was apparently trickier than the others. Trickier still is having the wisdom to avoid the anger and frustration caused by wrong answers.

FIRST YEARS: Do not comment on the failings of your hot-headed elders unless you have a death wish. Seriously Toby. Gwen

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Hygiene

Hogwarts, a school of magic and learning, has serious problem when it comes to teaching. I'm not talking about charms or potions, I'm talking about puberty. The only person who even touches on it is an old stodgy man who probably doesn't even remember the sheer terror of hair growing in places that it didn't before. I'm not here to tell you about the birds and the bees because honestly your parents should cover that. No I'm here to tell you about hygiene and why you should be doing a better job.

Shower. Seriously it's not that difficult of a concept. I understand that sitting in your own filth can be great, but you have roommates and they have to sit in your filth as well and its just mad rude to not shower. Just pop in the water, suds yourself up and be done with it. You body odor doesn't just affect you, it lingers. And your poor roommates will have to deal with that for a long time.

Deodorant. Wear it. Live it. Love it. If the first brand doesn't work get a new one. Have you noticed a weird, pungent smell coming for your armpits or your friends attempting to stand up wind of you? Well that's because you smell like a teenager and let me tell you, it isn't pretty. You smell like the inside of Erin's sports bra and that is not a good smell.

Also staying clean means you'll have cleaner skin, and cleaner skin means less acne, or so I'm told. Doesn't seem to always work, but hey, better safe than sorry.

I've literally written down two things. Only two. Why? Because that's how easy it is to make sure you don't grow up alone and smelly with no friends but the dumpster divers or the magical equivalent of a dumpster diver. But really there are so many other things you can do, like change your underwear daily, because I've noticed some nasty habits that should be broken immediately.

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Tryouts happened! The Ravenclaw Quidditch team for the year has been announced! Congratulations to those who made the cut. Here are the people you’ll be cheering for in the stands this year - and a reaction thread here!