Gryffindor Common Room
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People don't know how to bring up things like that, and end up doing dumb things like writing letters. I had some young neighbours who who played loud music, everyone in the street hated it and there was talk about calling the police or getting their landlord to throw them out, and I was shocked to find that nobody had bothered to approach them and ask nicely.He has never said anything about our trees before, and we thought we were on good terms with him. Guess not.
I asked them to turn it down, they were really embarrassed and said they didn't realise it was disturbing people.
Go see him, smile and tell him he's being silly, and that you consider yourself a friend and that you're sure you can sort something out between you.
Let this escalate, retaliate, or let bad feelings brew and you'll end up with an enemy instead of a neighbour.
(But yeah, that was a crap thing for him to do!)
^^ This is what I meant to say instead of use the cruciatus curse on him. Really I meant to take the high road, I just tripped along the way.
But you are totally right. My son has a band and they used to practice in my rickety old garage. Someone called the police on them at 4 in the afternoon. No one ever came over and asked them if they could quiet down or stop. Just went straight to the police, who were very good about it, btw. The kids felt truly aweful and have since found a better place to practice.
When did communication become such a hard thing?0 -
Count me in!!!
I wanna come back to Hogwarts!! (Wish I could go back to the one at Universal!)
Deanna0 -
Count me in!!!
I wanna come back to Hogwarts!! (Wish I could go back to the one at Universal!)
Deanna
Me and my hubby are sooooooo going!!!!!!!!! after we've saved enough money0 -
Hi Gryffs!
Hope everyone's week is starting off well. I am in the final week of c25k. I ran for 35 minutes today, instead of 30. Not on purpose, I just don't check the time until I know I'm near the end because it just makes it harder. Of course, for the last third it was probably only slightly more than a fast walk, lol. Mondays always seem tougher for some reason, then Fridays are the best. Don't know why. Maybe having two days rather than one day between running really makes a difference.
I noticed a lot of people have been checking in on the spreadsheet, last week and this week. But no one's in the Common Room! I'm super busy with last days of classes, then finals. But it'll all be over in about two and a half weeks (whether I survive Admin and Ethics or not) and I hope to be more active in the Common Room then. I'm off the work on my preliminary injunction that's due tomorrow. Have a good week!0 -
Count me in!!!
I wanna come back to Hogwarts!! (Wish I could go back to the one at Universal!)
Deanna
Me and my hubby are sooooooo going!!!!!!!!! after we've saved enough money
Me too we are talking about going later in the year.0 -
Well, I used the "sorting hat" link, because I couldn't decide which house to join, and it said I belonged in Gryffindor. That's nice, because I always dress in Gryff colors when we dress up for movie showings or whatnot.
So, I thought I should stop in and say hi! Do I add my own name to the spreadsheet, or does the Head of House do that?
I was super excited to find an HP group, and I hope I can fit in here. Right now, I better get to bed so I can make it to the gym in the AM with my sister. Night all!0 -
Count me in!!!
I wanna come back to Hogwarts!! (Wish I could go back to the one at Universal!)
Deanna
Me and my hubby are sooooooo going!!!!!!!!! after we've saved enough money
Me too we are talking about going later in the year.
How fun! It looks like it would be soo much fun! Hopefully one day we can get there!0 -
good morning well afternoon everyone! hope you are all having a woderful day! havent been on much to encourage you guys thanks to work still being crazy but you have all been in my thoughts! hope everyone is setting goals and reaching them!
just signed up for pottermore!!! so excited!!!
Awesome I'm HeartUnicorn15208 on Pottermore if you want to add me.
i will do just that as soon as i figure out how lol.. i am PURPLEWAVE30401. anyone can add me if wanted!!
Now I'm going to add you both!!!
I'm GhostDraconis28322
I'm adding you guys on Pottermore. FYI! My username is LumosSeeker72480 -
Just got sorted into Gryffindor on Pottermore! I knew I was where I belonged! 0
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Just got sorted into Gryffindor on Pottermore! I knew I was where I belonged!
I just accepte your friend request on Pottermore and welcome to the group here we are glad to have you.0 -
Sooooo my neighbor was outside today and I tried to talk to him and he just turned away and went inside. So much for trying to act like adults.0
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Sooooo my neighbor was outside today and I tried to talk to him and he just turned away and went inside. So much for trying to act like adults.
How pleasant of him. Blech!0 -
Hi Gryffs!
I have a request of you all. It's really more of a 'please think about this and put a pin in what you come up with' kind of thing.
Slytherin has been having an awful time keeping members. I'm not sure what to do, but if we can't get some more people to participate actively, I'm going to ask if anyone is interested in switching to Slytherin for the sake of making the competition more fair?
I wouldn't force anyone, and I asked Ravenclaw to think about it too, since we're about even on numbers there. I just want to get a feel for who might be willing if it comes to that. The absolute last last resort would be to randomly sort everyone evenly into the houses, because right now the uneven numbers are skewing things in the smaller houses favor by sheer power of math.
If anyone has any other ideas, I'm more than open to hearing them.
Thanks for being truly awesome, my loves.0 -
Well, I used the "sorting hat" link, because I couldn't decide which house to join, and it said I belonged in Gryffindor. That's nice, because I always dress in Gryff colors when we dress up for movie showings or whatnot.
So, I thought I should stop in and say hi! Do I add my own name to the spreadsheet, or does the Head of House do that?
I was super excited to find an HP group, and I hope I can fit in here. Right now, I better get to bed so I can make it to the gym in the AM with my sister. Night all!
Oh my gosh, I forgot to welcome you! Welcome to our house! I'll add your names and you can add your most current weight in the Week 3 column on the spreadsheet. 0 -
Hi, I'm Jamie. I'm in Gryffindor on pottermore so I decided to be a Gryffindor here too. My username on pottermore is PotionDragon13409 so please add me if you like.0
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Heya Gryffs! Hope everyone's week is going well. Went for a run this morning. Doing RI30 later.0
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Hey Bron -
If Slytherin's numbers are really that bad would it be awful to just disband that House and have them join other Houses?0 -
Good morning LIONS. Having an awful day. The little boy I watch (3months old) won't stop crying. I am ripping my hair out. I have tried everything. Any ideas???0
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Hey Bron -
If Slytherin's numbers are really that bad would it be awful to just disband that House and have them join other Houses?
It might come to that, and I've warned them of it. I don't have the time to keep doing all the work for them if they don't want to put in their share and keep the involvement up.
I don't want anyone to switch if they don't want to, but I wanted to know if anyone was willing.0 -
Hey Bron -
If Slytherin's numbers are really that bad would it be awful to just disband that House and have them join other Houses?
It might come to that, and I've warned them of it. I don't have the time to keep doing all the work for them if they don't want to put in their share and keep the involvement up.
I don't want anyone to switch if they don't want to, but I wanted to know if anyone was willing.
I would but green is soooo not my color so I will have to polietly decline.0 -
So, how do you all feel about me arbitrarily resorting people equally into the Houses? It wouldn't be as much about whether our personalities match our Houses, but about a fair competition. This is how it first started way back when, but there were a lot of bummed out people.
I'm not sure what the best solution is yet. If we disband Slytherin, then those people don't get to keep their identity but everyone else does. The flip side is, every other House works to keep itself alive so it's no one's fault but the people who don't stick around.
If we separate people into Houses they don't care about, the involvement would also suffer. It all around sucks, really.
Give me your opinions, guys!0 -
So, how do you all feel about me arbitrarily resorting people equally into the Houses? It wouldn't be as much about whether our personalities match our Houses, but about a fair competition. This is how it first started way back when, but there were a lot of bummed out people.
I'm not sure what the best solution is yet. If we disband Slytherin, then those people don't get to keep their identity but everyone else does. The flip side is, every other House works to keep itself alive so it's no one's fault but the people who don't stick around.
If we separate people into Houses they don't care about, the involvement would also suffer. It all around sucks, really.
Give me your opinions, guys!
I agree with your assessment. either way someone won't be happy. But I also agree that putting people where they don't wanna be won't help, right now you have three houses that are really working hard to keep involvment up and one that is not. I hate to lose a house but it takes a village to make anything work.
I looked through all the houses spredsheets and if you look at the numbers of people listed as opposed to the number of people participating you get the following:
House - listed - participating
Gryffindor - 24 - 19
Slytherin - 16 - 4
Ravenclaw - 23 - 20
Hufflepuff - 17 - 7
Hufflepuff only has three more people participating and yet they are in first place for the house cup right now.
I'm not sure how to handle this problem, but i'm thinking that if they aren't particpating in a house they choose they really won't participate in a house they didn't choose.
Just my two cents, actually make it a nickle inflation you know...lol0 -
I've been watching the spreadsheets, too. Hufflepuff's in the lead because the few members they have participating are big earners, so the math works in their favor.
I suggested to the Hufflepuff and Slytherin HoHs to start sending reminder messages and see how much involvement comes back. It depends on how that works out for what I decide to do with this situation.0 -
Slytherin is my second favorite house I would switch if needed no problem u would have to find a new assistant not that you have needed me much 0
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Sorry this is so late, but the Chamber of Secrets Workout Game links are on the blog!
The May blog will be posted sometime today (with a link reposted here).
Here is the (very late) April Week 4 challenges:
WEEK 4:
(Starting after check-in between 4/20-4/23
and ending with check-in between 4/27-4/30)
OWL (exercise): Harry Potter Workout Game! (LINKS TO COME)
There will be a novice version and an expert version. You can pick what fits you best at the time. They will have the same things to look for, but one will have more difficult exercises to do.
You can split it up and watch a little at a time during the week, watch it all at once and make tally marks (then split those exercises up during the week), or watch it AND do the exercises all at once. Whatever works for you. You could also read the book and look for the same things if that's more convenient for you.
Beginner: http://oi50.tinypic.com/sm65ns.jpg
Advanced: http://oi49.tinypic.com/5wdmps.jpg
[If you need them, here are the links to the advanced exercises:]
Burpees:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIQx1FiQt50
Windsheild Wipers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttv2c1Bh0Vw
Squat Kicks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSu-wci9uTo
Globe Jumps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKKKNR5USXc
You earn 5 OWLs for the week if you complete the whole movie and all the exercises, 3 OWLs if you complete the whole movie but can't complete all the exercises, 1 OWL if you don't complete the movie or the exercises, and 0 OWLs if you don't start either.
NEWT (food): Junk food 'Detox'! Try to go as many days as possible without ANYTHING you consider to be 'junk food'. I think this is just a good exercise once in a while to remind us whether or not we have too much junk sneaking in to our food diaries or not.
5 NEWTs for every day you don't have ANY junk food. 35 NEWTs possible for the week.
SPEW: Earn 1 point every time you post something encouraging or motivating or how your day is going in the Common Room (ANYTHING BUT A CHECK-IN POST COUNTS TOWARD YOUR SPEWs).
Up to 5 points possible per day, 35 points possible for the week.
***Remember to double check the dates for this challenge! Don't start early and lessen your progress for the current week!
And the blog link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bronwenhilary/view/april-gryffindor-owls-newts-2353840 -
Also very late, but here's Week 3's Prefects!
BrnldGirl and Kelsue35!
Great work, ladies! As usual 0 -
I also want to make a personal announcement of sorts. I'm cutting down my friends list to make it more manageable for me. I've decided to delete some of you that I haven't connected with as much in lieu of making coming to the Common Room to talk with you a bigger priority.
I've also decided to give you all a check-in reminder via message each week with link reminders instead of bombing you on my statuses, because lots of people don't get to see them that way anyhow.
Please don't be offended or think it's because I don't like you here in Gryffindor! If we connect here, I'd be more than happy to add you for realsies Or vice versa! 0 -
Hey Gryffs! Just checking in. Finished c25k yesterday, yeah! Hope everyone has a good weekend.0
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Hey there LIONS beautiful day. I'm off to watch the chamber of secrets and get my exercise on. Be back later.0
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Congratulations on finishing C25K, that's awesome.Hey Gryffs! Just checking in. Finished c25k yesterday, yeah! Hope everyone has a good weekend. 0
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