FINAL POST FOR HSKS7

"CURTAIN"


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THE OWL HAS LANDED!! - HSKS7

I got my package from Olivia Gaunt!! It's awesome!! (click on the picture for a close-up)

There's some lovely Huffle-colored wool to use on a really fun felted bag pattern. That twisted handle is cool! I'm already thinking that I might work a pattern into it that will end with one of the twists in black and the other in yellow... The beautiful house unity stitch markers will look really nice against that black and yellow while I'm knitting it! And row counters are always welcome! (I usually have several projects going at once, so it's good for keeping track of where I left off!)

THREE sets of needles! Two sets of lovely bamboo needles (I've been needing some size tens)! And I think I'm going to need a magnifying glass to use the size 0000 needles! It will be fun to see what I can make with them!

I love the little lacy Huffle bag and matching bookmark! They're so cute! And, of course, I love the colors!

There's also a puzzle of the youngest members of my favorite wizarding family and a fun 3D collector card!

I'm already addicted to the snitch quiz game! I would have posted this earlier, but I was playing with my new toys! The game is pretty clever. It's basically 20 questions where the game guesses what your thinking of. It even guessed 'flesh-eating slug repellant'! It didn't guess 'grindylow', but I may have mislead it; I couldn't remember if they have tails....I should probably look that up before exams!

THANK YOU, OLIVIA!! This is such a fun, awesome package!!

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QUIDDITCH ROUND 3 - HSKS7

1. This “Harry Potter” character’s first name comes from Roman mythology. The mythological character’s twin brother is named Romulus. What is the Harry Potter character last name?
b. Lupin

2. Which “Harry Potter” character’s first name is the Roman equivalent of the Greed Goddess Athena?
b. McGonagall

3. In ‘Harry Potter’ World, this wizard has created the Philosopher’s Stone (called the Sorcerer Stone in the US). The historical figure from the 14th and 15th centuries was a scribe and a manuscript-seller who became famous as an alchemist. Who is this individual?
Nicholas Flamel

4. What is the first name of a character whose last name is the name of a Bulgarian leader from early 9th century who doubled the country’s territory?
c. Viktor

5. Which character’s name is the name of goddess in Indian mythology?
b. Patil

6. “Where the Wild Things Are” tells the story of Max, a young boy sent to bed without his supper for his wild antics. Who created this winner of the Caldecott Medal?
a. Maurice Sendak

7. What was NOT one of the unexpected defense mechanisms that Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Griphook encountered in their attempt to rob Gringotts?
c. Anti-summoning Enchantments

8. What was Snape aiming at when he cut off George’s ear?
a. Another Death Eater’s back

9. How much older than James was Lily? (Referring to Harry’s parents, not children).
d. 2 months

10. Food is one of the five exceptions to what magical law?
b. Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration


Picture Hunt
George


McGonagall


Patil


Where the Wild Things Are

HUFFLEPUFF HOMEWORK - HSKS7

Who gave Harry an enchanted mirror?

-Sirius Black


Who said, “Imagine if something went wrong and we were stuck as specky, scrawny gits forever.”

-Fred Weasley


Who said, “Are you planning to follow a career in Magical Law, Miss Granger?”

-Scrimgeour


What is Ron’s middle name and what was he given in the Will?

-Bilius
-The Deluminator


What does Hermione want to talk Mr Lovegood about and what is his first name.

-The emblem he wore at the wedding.
-Xenophilius


What is the name origin and what does it mean.

-Greek
-love of foreigners/strangers or foreign/strange things


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HUFFLEPUFF HOUSE QUIZ

1. James Potter and his friends have nicknames for each other - give three names and who they belong to.
James Potter - Prongs
Remus Lupin - Mooney
Sirius Black - Padfoot
Peter Pettigrew - Wormtail

2. What are the three Deathly Hallows?
The Elder Wand
The Resurrection Ring
The Invisibility Cloak

3. What are the four items that belong to the founders of the houses at Hogwarts?
Gryffindor - Sword
Ravenclaw - Diadem
Hufflepuff - Cup
Slytherin - Locket

4. What is the Hogwarts Motto?
Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon

5. What is the Hogwarts school song (Book 1)?
Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.

6. What does O.W.L. stand for?
Ordinary Wizarding Level

7. What exams do Hogwarts students take at the end of their 7th year?
NEWTs - Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests

8. What form does Snape's Patronus take?
A Doe

9. Who takes over teaching divination after Trelawney is sacked by Delores Umbridge (Book 6)?
Firenze

10. Who is Elanor Cadogan's boyfriend? What is his brother's name?
Dean & Sam

AAAAUUUUGH!!

Ok, I'm flaking out a bit. I did finally manage to finish my swap package for HLBOES, so now I can really get started on my swap package for HSKS7, but LIFE is making it a little difficult!

I've started the bag and have ideas for other things, but am really behind. A lot of things I would like to include in the package, I can't seem to find ANYWHERE! Where has all the HP stuff gone? Is it not 'in' anymore? Anyway, I will be making my own versions of some things. My swap partner has every sock pattern known to man, so I've been planning to order a sock book that won't be out until the end of the month. Hope she hasn't pre-ordered it!

QUIDDITCH ROUND 2 - HSKS7

1. On which day did the Order of the Phoenix come to get Harry?
c. Saturday

2. During all this chaos with voldemort and the Death Eaters, people still had lives to live and Ron's oldest brother, Bill decided to marry Fleur Delacour? Who were the uninvited guests at Bill and Fleur's wedding?
b. Death Eaters

3. Voldemort had seven Horcruxes hidden in different places. Six of them were hidden at the Gaunt shack, Hogwarts, a cave, inside Harry, inside his snake, Nagini and Tom Riddles Diary. Did Voldemort hide the last Horcrux inside the Malfoy's vault at Gringotts?
b. No

4. Why did the Dumbledore's move to Godric's Hollow?
c. The father went to Azkaban

5. Harry and Hermione read a part of "Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore," written by Rita Skeeter. Then they met Dumbledore's brother Abeforth and he told them the same story, just with a few details changed. Which of the following did Aberforth and Rita Skeeter agree on about Dumbdore's past?
b. That Dumbledore was friends with Grindelwald for a while.

6. When Harry and Hermione visit Godric's Hollow, they visit the graveyard to see Harry's parent's graves. Harry walks by a tombstone that we later learn belong to tone of "The Three Broother'. The brother buried there once owned what?
b. The cloak

7. The Trio finds out that Luna had been kidnapped by the Death Eaters , and that they won't give her back until they got Harry Potter. Why did they kidnap Luna?
a. Her father sided with Harry and Dumbledore

8. After Voldemort killed Snape, he left the room and Harry came out from under the cloak. Snape gave Harry some of his memories all the way from when he was a child to just months before. Harry dived into the Pensieve and which of the following did he not see?
c. Snape and Lily having fun in a potions class

9. On the search of the Lost Diadem, Harry finally gets to takl to the Gray Lady. Who was the Gray Lady when she was alive?
c. Helena Ravenclaw.

10. Which of these is not one of Harry or Ron's children?
d. Victoria

Picture Scavenger Hunt
Lily

Ron

Snape

Luna

Godric's Hollow

RAOK - HSKS7

I received a fantastic gift from Clara Clearwater! I have to say I was completely floored. When she said she was sending 'a little surprise', I had no idea! Thank you so much Clara! I LOVE IT!

Harmony needles are my favorite needles. They always make me want to start a new project just so I can use them. And you can never have too many cables! (so you can use them as stitch holders for projects while stealing the needles to start a new project!) The WIP tube is just what I need for my other unfinished projects....there seems to be a trend here...

The Huffle markers are beautiful! I believe these were made by Andromeda Finch-Fletchley! I love stitch markers! Sometimes I use them even when I don't need them.

I admit that I have drooled over this very yarn on KnitPicks! I have almost bought it several times, but never quite got through checkout before reason and reality set in! (The picture doesn't show up very well, but it's beautiful!)

And chocolate! Can never have too much of that either!

THANK YOU, CLARA, FOR A GREAT GIFT! You really made my day!

HUFFLEPUFF HOMEWORK - HSKS7

Who likes TeaPots and cat toys?
Chrysta the Cursed
Who wants Polyjuice so they can have Cullen Eyes?
Cliodna Trelawney
Who wants postcards and a hardcover book?
Elladora Madley
Who wants silky terrier? It is not a type of wool but a _puppy!_.
Winifred Wartbobble
Who would like a wicked necklace and bloody stupid jonhsan hat?
Felly Pinkstone
Who never had anything made for her?
Violet Starfire
Who learned how to knit with Maya and Soren?
Kaae
Who is Pretty as a Peacock Pattern?
Lily May Clearwater
Who does Fair Isle mittens and Tea for Toe up socks?
Mafalda Grubbly-Plank
Who likes Cinnamon flavored coffee?
Antonio dela Weasley
Who likes clever storage systems and mysteries?
Mantacora Crimson
Who wants World Peace and Wool Wash?
Violette Black
Whose Ancient Runes notebook holds the secret of Moonstone earrings?
Mona Ravenscroft
Whose dog is on a low protein diet?
Selena Starfire
Who does not have much of a ‘stash’ and favorite scent is Pine trees?
Me!
When you go to her wish list, you find yourself surfing the net?
Suzie Weasley
Who really, REALLY misses Hawkins Cheezies, Big Turk chocolate bars?
Ursula Longbottom
Who likes pencilthings and rosewood?
Elanor Cadogan
Russian nesting dolls and cute stationary are on this list.
Winifred Hornswaggle
Who likes the Seven Dwarves and the Evil Stepmother?
Bernadette Hobsworth

I'M STILL HERE!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I haven't abandoned HLBOES or HSKS. There's a slight dementor infestation here at the moment which makes it difficult to be involved as much as I would like to be. Hopefully, I'll be able to get it under control soon. Hope everyone is having fun!

QUIDDITCH ROUND ONE - HSKS7

1. What momentous event was the reason that the members of the Order of the Phoenix felt it necessary to move Harry out of the Dursley’s house?

d. Harry’s upcoming birthday


2. Who revealed the actual date of Harry’s transfer to Voldemort, despite the misinformation the Order had been spreading around that the move would occur on the eve of his actual birthday?

b. Snape


3. With the use of Polyjuice Potion (and to confuse any possible attack by Death Eaters), six members of the Order were disguised as Harry and escorted out of Privet Drive, along with the real Harry. Which member of the order did not survive that night?

a. Mad-Eye Moody


4. Who informed Harry, Ron and Hermione of the bequests left to them in Dumbledore’s will?

d. Rufus Scimgeour


5. During the wedding celebration for Bill and Fleur, Kingley Shacklebolt sent a Patronus to tell the guests that the Ministry had fallen, Scrimgeour (the Minister) was dead and the wedding celebration was about to be attacked by Death Eaters. What form did the Patronus take?

a. A lynx


6. Escaping from the wedding to London, our three friends found themselves confronted by a pair of Death Eaters, disguised as workmen. This close brush impressed on them the need to find someplace to hide. Where did they decide to go?

b. Sirius Black’s house


7. Kreacher’s animosity towards Harry, Ron and especially Hermione (a Mudblood) was well documented in book five, “The Order of the Phoenix.” His initial interaction with them showed that his attitude had not changed. How did they win him over?

d. By giving him Regulus Black’s old locket


8. Who did they eventually find was in possession of the locket/Horcrux?

d. Dolores Umbridge


9. What did Harry find embedded in the door of Umbrdige’s office?

a. Moody’s magical eye


10. After retrieving the Horcrux, they tried to return to their safe place but they were pursued (actually Yaxley tagged along when they disapparated). This meant that the Death Eaters knew their hiding place and they had to go somewhere else. Where did Hermione take them?

d. To the site of the Quidditch World Cup


Picture Scavenger Hunt

Mad-Eye Moody


Nymphadora Tonks


George Weasley


The Dursley's House


Kreacher

HSKS7 HOMEWORK

1. Do you knit or crochet?
- Both, but I much prefer knitting

How long have you been at your craft?
- Can't remember...learned both a long time ago, but have just started up again after many years of not doing either.

2. Do you spin? What type of spinning do you do?
-No

3. Are there any other crafts that you participate in?
-Quilting, Tatting, Cross Stitch, Scherenschnitte, Hardanger....

4. What are your favorite yarns/fibers?
- I'm not a yarn connoisseur, can't afford to be. I don't know any brands really. I mainly use acrylic for myself. (I know some of you are cringing!) I only splurge on special yarn if it's for someone else.

5. What are your LEAST favorite yarns/fibers?
-n/a

6. Are there any types/brands of yarn that you are dying to work with but haven’t gotten a chance?
-Again, I'm not familiar with them. Maybe you guys can educate me!

7. What are you currently working on?
-Three hats, a pair of slippers, two pairs of socks, a bag, a sweater,...and a partridge in a pear tree.

8. Are their any knitting/crochet techniques that you would like to learn?
-Toe up socks, two-socks-at-once with circulars (I currently do two at once on DPNs)

9. Do you have a yarn winder and/or a swift?
-I have a yarn winder

10. Where/how to you keep you needles/hooks?
-Ummm....my straights are organized in a needle stand, but my DPNs are too short for it, so they're kind of all over the place! My circulars just get hung from whatever lends itself!

11. Do you like sweets? What are your favorites?
-Maribo Mint Crunch, Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans, Peppermint, Reeses, Corn Flake Ritter Sport

12. Are you having a birthday during this swap?
-9 March

FIRST ASSIGNMENT - HSKS7

We were asked to answer one of the following questions:

1) when did you first learn to knit - who taught you, how did you learn, what was your first project? or
2) What is your favorite knitting project and why? Was it the yarn your chose? Shaping? What drew you to it?

I can't really answer the first. I only remember that my mother taught me. So, as for the second question:

I've just recently gotten back into knitting after years of not knitting anything at all, so I haven't a lot of projects to choose from, but I have to say that my favorite knitting projects right now are my Hufflepuff socks! I have two pair. Well, one pair is a bit Dobbyish because, at the time I knitted them, I suffered from single-sock syndrome so I have two socks of different Hufflepuff patterns that I wear together. (I'm not much into symmetry anyway.) The other pair is Kaae's pattern with the badger paw. I just love the design! It's so cool! I'm sure she's tired of reading my posts about how cool I think it is, but, well, this is an assignment, after all!