Where in the World is Winnie #9

Winnie's final clues are photos and they are

Peruvian Darkness Powder available at Zonko's
a broken Wand, repaired at Dervish & Banges
Bloodpops available at Honeydukes
Hand of Glory, as frightening as the shrieking shack
carved boar's head - The Hog's Head - a dingy pub owned by Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth Dumbledore, which hosted a previously unknown secret passage into Hogwarts.
Snitch representing the world quidditch cup.
Broom The three broomsticks

He hid the cup in Hogsmeade

Where in the World is Winnie #8

I'm also going with the guess that one of the C's is a U and the message from Winnie is

Stolen Quidditch World Cup Trophy

Where in the World is Winnie #7

She states she is where Christmas began and where that is depends on what you define as the beginning of Christmas

For Christians, it began one night in Bethlehem (Israel) with the birth of Jesus and, eventually approximately two to three years later, the visit of the wiseman

The earliest celebration of Christmas in the western Roman Empire has been dated to December 25, 336 A.D., although celebrations of the Christ child most certainly took place before then. The eastern part of the Roman world celebrated Jesus' birth on January 6 for many years, until eventually adopting the western date.

However, many of its customs and traditions have been adopted from the Winter Solstice (or Yule) which has been dated as early as 3200 bc. in Iceland as this quote shows from here:

It is not clear when humans realized what the solstice was and when it occurred. The Neolithic grave at Newgrange in Ireland, built c. 3200 BC (thus predating Stonehenge 3 I, dated to c. 2600 BC) is a solstice timekeeper: at dawn on the day of the Winter Solstice, the sunlight enters the central chamber through a special opening. It must have been a day of significant rituals.

With all that said, I have to say that considering the head of Vlad Dracula was supposed to have been sent to Constantinople and the first Christmas was a group of strangers (wise men) showing up to visit a recently born baby (Jesus) in Bethlehem.

Winnie is in Bethlehem.

Where in the World is Winnie #6

The largest city that would be good for stocking up on garlic and crucifixes would be Rome, Italy. After all, we know how garlic is so very popular in Italian cooking and where else to find crucifixes and crosses but in the home of the Vatican City where there is also no shortage of holy water.

And with those on to Transylvania and the Carpathian Mountains where one finds the homes of one Vlad Tepes aka Count Dracula. Bran Castle is one of his homes and the other is Castle Dracula located in the mountains above the small village of Sighisoara. One does not go out after sunset for vampire roam free in those mountains.

Muwahahahhahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa

HSKS9 - My Swap Arrived

My swap kit from Celestina Pettigrew (SherryHarrison on Ravelry) came yesterday for the HSKS 9 Quidditch Cup Swap and it is absolutely awesome

A beautifully knit red bag that was not only in the Wigtown Wanderer colors but one of my fav colors as well. Yarn, hook and patterns for a cowl set. A cute little Hufflepuff bookscarf and a Hufflepuff tape measure (Huzzah Hufflepuff :D). A dozen homemade cookies in a lovely tin (yeah yeah I know there's only 11 in the photo *grins*). A set of cards that are each a crochet block pattern, blood pops, a Hufflepuff sticker and cards! Thank you Celestina :)

Thankful for........

Where in the World is Winnie #5

This week I made my way to a very fashionable city to seek out a frienD who used to run his own club at Hogwarts. I found him in the magical library that was shaped like giant books. Thankfully, I had stocked up On crystallized pineapple during the SouTh America trip.

She's visiting Horace Slughorn in Dubai

My nExt stop took me to a place that had pyramids of a different kind than those in South America. I had to visit a friend who is an author and beastly anthrOpologist. I'm really and truly hoping that his experiences can help me on my mission.

Giza, Egypt

Where in the World is Winnie #4

1)First, I visited a capital city that was built On a lake, but the lake has since disappeared. Many ghosts meet in the ancient temples and all over the town.

Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico, also called the Valley of Anáhuac, a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,349 ft). The city was originally built as Tenochtitlan by the in 1325 on an island of Lake Texcoco

2) Next, I landed in a city where many kites are built & flown. Very windy place that! The city has old game courts which would have been useful for local Quidditch playoffs.

Chicago known as the windy city has old game courts in Lincoln Park

3) Then, lastly, I went to a beautiful Northeastern coastal city that is known for its annual multicultural carnival. Ravenclaws would have loved the pink library!

> Boston has the Dedham Library built out of pink granite.

HSKS9 - Where's Winnie? #3

A stop in the site of the first quidditch match - Queerditch Marsh, Winnie then found some quality knitting time in Appleby Village, considering there's no shops there to distract her.

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Now Winnie is in New Zealand and Montreal

Where in the World is Winnie #1

It was so good to hear from Winnie even if only from London at the Ministry of Magic. Really Winnie, I don't see how they think you could do such a thing!

HSKS9 - First Blog Assignment

Find the following people among players on your and the other teams. (Each person can only be listed once.)

• Someone with the same craft as you (either those listed above or another one).
Siobhan Mooney CelticMommy, Montrose Magpies


• Someone who was born in the same month.



• Someone from a different country.

Cassandra Grubbly-Plank (Canada), kristo, Montrose Magpies

• A new HSKS Quidditch player.
Celestina Pettigrew, sherryharrison, Montrose Magpies


• A player who has been in 3 or more HSKS swaps.

Minerva Lovegood aka Knyquol, Wigtown Wanderers

• A player who has a bigger stash than you! (And if your stash is the biggest, proudly say so!)

I say with pride I believe my 15 Rubbermaid Large Tubs may be the largest here :D


• A player who both knits and crochets.

Celeena Cree, switchcleo, Montrose Magpies

• Someone who has the same favorite color as you.