HSKS8 Summer Games Activity 5 Part 1 and 2

1. Man or mouse? (4) animagus

Lady Macbeth and our norfolk terrier, Piper, observe an animagus as he transforms into his reindeer form.

2. Start spreading the news (4) Daily Prophet

Lady Macbeth enjoys starting her day with the morning edition of the Daily Prophet as she waits for a cup of freshly brewed Starknuts coffee!

3. Stick Tree Guardian (3) bow truckle

Lady Macbeth investigates a creature she met on her trip into the Forbidden Forest

4. Telescoping eavesdropper (5) extendable ear

Lady Macbeth tries out her recent purchase from Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes

5. Brassicaceae danglers (4) radish earrings

Lady Macbeth models the latest fashion in jewelry - a Lovegood Original!

6. Prohibited Growth of trees (5) forbidden forest

Against my better judgment, Lady Macbeth enters the Forbidden Forest to explore for the day.

7. Metallic rosy-faced child with wings (4) golden cherub

Lady Macbeth wings her way past a golden cherub's countenance.
(Side note: I work for a church, you'd think it wouldn't be hard to find a golden cherub SOMEwhere in the building, wouldn't you? ^_- NOT)

8. Fleshless black-winged skeleton (2) thestral

Lady Macbeth investigates the young thestral

9. Lofty philosopher (5) high inquisitor

Lady Macbeth observes photos I took of Ms Umbridge at a conference we attended in Chicago August 2008

10. Instructive Order (7) educational decree

Lady Macbeth reads one of many Educational Decrees that once (only one term) hung in the hallowed halls of Hogwarts

HP Knitting & Crochet House Cup Quidditch

Just saw that my Hufflepuff Baby Bib I made for the quidditch game made the House Cup Blog!

Fandom

Just for Fun :D

What's in a Rowan Dragonsinger? That which we call a rose
By any other Rowan Dragonsinger would smell as sweet.

Which work of Shakespeare was the original quote from?

Get your own quotes:

Hogwarts' Post Office

HPKCHC DADA Assignment July 2009

Dragonsinger of Hufflepuff submitting her assignment which is a crocheted pygmy puff as found in "The Half Blood Prince".

A Pygmy Puff is a miniature puffskein. We are introduced to Pygmy Puffs in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince when Ginny Weasley buys one from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. They are pink and purple miniature puffskeins and, according to Fred and George, are very popular.

Dear Messrs. Weasley:

It was a pleasure to discover your shop and your line of various Wizard Wheezes, including my new dear pygmy puff, Marius, though it seems he has developed some sort of condition.

As you recall he was a lovely purple when I purchased him and took him home. Recently, he has developed some rather odd colorations that cannot be explained (photo enclosed) Sincerely
Rowan Dragonsinger

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Dear Ms. Dragonsinger:

It is a pleasure to hear from you and we're glad you enjoyed your visit to our shop. As for Marius' condition, it seems he's become goth in his tastes and is otherwise fine and healthy.

Sincerely Fred and George Weasley.

PS: You might find him listening to muggle performers, Metallica and Voltaire.

Memphis Magical Madness

So the week before last, I had a chance to meet up with Calypsobard aka Piper Poplartree and Lady_Karelia

We had an wonderful time that included crochet and knitting, music (Gotan Project), curries and cheese making!

HPKCHC Astronomy Assignment July 2009

Just finished and posted my HPKCHC Astronomy Assignment!

August Ferdinand Möbius (November 17, 1790 – September 26, 1868) (German pronunciation: [ˈmøbiʊs]) was a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer. He was born in Schulpforta, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and died in Leipzig. He is best known for his discovery of
the Möbius strip, a non-orientable two-dimensional surface with only one side when embedded in three-dimensional Euclidean space. It
was independently discovered by Johann Benedict Listing around the same time.
The crater Möbius on the Moon's far side is named after him.
The asteroid 28516 Möbius is also named after him.

So, it is only fitting that my astronomy assignment should be the [Marbled Mobius][2] done in Yarn Bee Aurora Nightglow colorway which is a red/purple combination with glitter/twinkle effect

Bat Departing the Owlry

Vladimir, my message delivering bat (yes I know normal witches and wizards use owls, I never said I was normal *grins*) is now winging his way to Cassandra Grubbly-Plank with her goodies! He should arrive in a few days, though I should warn you, he may want a nap and really loves his breakfast in bed!

Billywig Blink!

One of these and you'll blink out faster than a billywig!

1 oz vodka
1 oz gin
1 oz Blue Curaçao
1/2 oz 151 Rum
1 oz amaretto or almond liquer
1 oz triple sec
club soda

Pour all but the liquors, in order listed, into a hurricane glass three-quarters filled with ice. Fill with club soda, and serve.

Starknuts July Free Pattern Challenge 2009

Temperatures are reaching 105-110 degrees F in Oklahoma. But they're releasing Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in theatres so what do you wear? Flipflops. comfortable and cool. But plain flipflops just don't have pizzazz. What's a girl to do?

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for another episode of "Pimp My Flipflops". In today's show, we turn a pair of plain black flipflops into Huzzah Hufflepuff Flipflops using this simple and quick pattern found here, courtesy of Lion Brand Yarn.





Pattern can be found here



> Salazar Slytherin's Locket] was originally owned by Salazar Slytherin and became an heirloom of his family. It was a locket of heavy gold with a serpentine S in glittery green stone inlay on the front. In 1997, Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter ventured to the seaside cave where Voldemort had hidden his locket. They were fairly certain that a Horcrux was hidden in the cave. Through great personal injury, Dumbledore successfully retrieved the fake locket Black and Kreacher had left.

Original Pattern and can be found here






Another entry for the July Free Pattern Challenge

House Wristwarmers and you can find the pattern here!



For those attending HBP premiere in the land down under, Reversible Beanie Hat in house colors!




*grins @ archerpren*

Ancient Runes Owl Completed and Passed

I was recently the recipient of this lovely package from loverofallemo in the Ravelry Harry Potter Crafters Group June 2009 Swap :D



The cloths are the sorting hat, a badger and HP Snitch design respectively.

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HPKCHC Herbology Assignment July 2009

Dragonsinger of Hufflepuff submitting her Herbology assignment.

My wand is
Wood: Ebony & Bloodwood
Core: Dragon Heartstring
Length: 12 1/2"
Strength: Sturdy
Maker: Whirlwood Wandmakers

This wand found me when I met the chief wandmaker in Chicago last year. The woods were my favorite colors, the dragon heartstring from the magical creature that is my patronus and totem. It was as if the wand had been waiting for me to come to it and I did

I made the scarf below from a variegated yarn that illustrates it so perfectly.

The black and red = ebony and bloodwood
The purple so reminds me of the many faceted jewel eyes of a dragon
The black eyelash = the dragon heartstring.

Swap Sent - Harry Potter Crafters Group

Last month, I participated in the June Swap for the Harry Potter Crafters group on Ravelry and having heard she received it, I just wanted to share the package I sent to tntknits

HPKCHC Muggle Studies Assignment July 2009

Knowing that this week, I would be venturing to visit fellow witch friends in Memphis, I also realized that some of our excursions would take us into completely muggle areas, such as the famous Beale Street. So this past Saturday, I crocheted Hufflepuff colors on my flipflops so that, should we encounter any other wizards and witches, they would recognize the famous black and yellow that cries out "Huzzah Hufflepuff"

So I present photos of my shoes that were completed this past Saturday and their wearing today on Beale Street!

HSKS8 Summer Games Week 3

RIDDIKULUS!!!!!!!!!

HPKCHC Potions Assignment July 2009

Salazar Slytherin's Locket was originally owned by Salazar Slytherin and became an heirloom of his family. It was a locket of heavy gold with a serpentine S in glittery green stone inlay on the front.

In 1997, Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter ventured to the seaside cave where Voldemort had hidden his locket. They were fairly certain that a Horcrux was hidden in the cave. Through great personal injury, Dumbledore successfully retrieved the fake locket Black and Kreacher had
left.

Original Pattern and can be found here

Dragonsinger of Hufflepuff