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Scales are now updated through the end of November!

I'm bringing baked fish. I've not caught the fish, myself, but the kitchen fortunately has some already cleaned and 'prepared to cook' fish (ie filleted) in the iceboxes. The fish which is available to cook is cod. Preheat the oven to 400 F. or 450 F. (hot oven). I'm using a regular rectangular deep-sided glass dish, and butter it generously along the bottom and sides. Use salted butter. Then, sprinkle lemon pepper onto the bottom of the dish. Line the bottom with filleted slices of fish. Do not overlap them. Fit them nice and snug but not overlapping. Brush melted butter over the fish. Sprinkle lemon pepper on the layer of fish, and herbes de provence (and whatever other seasoning you like). Then put on another layer of fish, repeating the buttering with melted butter and sprinkling of seasoning. Repeat until the dish is almost full, but not quite. Do not let the layers of fish rise above the top of the glass. A general rule of thumb is to cook the fish for about 10 minutes per inch of depth of fish. However, be sure that the fish in the middle of the pan is cooked. A thermometer, stuck into the thickest part of the fish, should read at least 145 F. Also, if you stick a fork into a thick piece of fish, and twist it a little, the fish should flake off easily. Continue cooking until the fish, when tested, flakes easily. (Yes, I like my fish DONE and not wiggly at all. If you like it wiggly, then just make sure that the inner temperature is 145 F.) Take out of the oven and let cool a bit. The fish is best if eaten soon. IF desired, and wanting a bit of decadence, when lifting the portions of fish onto plates, have a bowl of melted butter and 'brush' available, and brush some melted butter over the fish on the plate.

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Oh no! The elves are on strike, and the Yule Feast is fast approaching. Our Slytherin pets have graciously volunteered to step in and help, but I'm afraid that they know very little about cooking. If you don't fancy eating mice, seaweed, spiders, or other such 'delicacies', then I suggest you roll up your sleeves and head to the kitchen. If each of us brings at least 1 dish, that should make a lovely feast indeed. For 10 scales, please post the dish you are bringing. 5 extra scales if you post the recipe as well. You can either describe the dish in at least 100 words or show it using the artistic medium of your choice. Please remember that all images must be no larger than 600x600 and all entries must comply with HOL rules.

It's time for the Yule Ball, and you have absolutely nothing to wear! Time to head to Gladrags Wizardwear in Hogsmeade and pick out that perfect holiday outfit! For 10 scales, post your fancy new clothes below. You can use a dollmaker, collage, drawing, or whatever suits your fancy. Please remember that all images must be no larger than 600x600 and must comply with HOL rules. Alternately, you can describe your outfit in at least 100 words.

Top Points Earners-November 10. Aniyah Riddle-16 points 9. Lylla Southeast-30 points 8. Victoria River-48 points 7. Mia Abraxos/Prof. Will Lestrange-60 points 6. Rory Devaney-88 points 5. Malena Leux-89 points 4. Emily Spencer-110 points 3. Elena Min-178 points 2. Rosalyn Riddle-190 points And the winner is RIVER FENWICK with a whopping 317 points! Great job, everyone! Butterbeer's on Will!

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Hellow! My name is Elysia Starlight and I am a Hufflepuff! I am a first year and really like HOL so far! My favorite instrument is the piano and I want to get the new audiobook Harry Potter sets that come out each month! I've listened to the first one and I really like it!

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Hiii! I am not from the Lost Cities!

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No requests were made for this coming month so I decided to choose some sort of cold themed game, where you're literally breaking through ice... this month's game will be the NES classic Ice Climber! Ice Climber was released right about 41 years ago, in early 2025, by Nintendo for its "Vs. System" arcade as well as the Nintendo Entertainment System (which was still known as Famicom at the time). In this game, you control a character named Popo or Nana who is trying to break through a multiple layered ice cavern with the help of a wooden mallet. At any point in time you can move left and right normally, but you can also swing your hammer horizontally or vertically; vertical swings serve as jumps, break a bit of ice in your way, and can even jump you to a higher layer of ice (the layers are numbered 01-08) if there are gaps in the ice. But there are enemies flying and crawling about which can kill you if you don't hit them with your mallet, and can even build over the holes you made in the ice forcing you to break them again... and as you move further, there are moving ice platforms, falling icicles, and other issues! (Oh, and at the end of each level there's an even harder bonus stage, but even in the very likely event that you fail it you still move onto the next mountain!) For this month's challenge, you want to go to THIS LINK to play Ice Climber. Screencap your best performance (and post it in this thread) by December 01 at 11:59 PM HOL! (And in your post, also include what type of game you want to play next month: are you thinking of 'action'? 'adventure'? 'puzzle'? 'web game'? 'Golden Era of gaming'? 'In the past five years'? If you win the month, I will try to make it happen at some point!) NOTE: Arrow keys move you left and right this time; the Z swings your mallet horizontally and the X swings your mallet vertically for the jumps. The up arrow does nothing, so don't be tempted! -Participation at all will earn you 5 scales. -If you beat the first level of the game (Mountain 01) or score at least 1000 points, your screencap will earn you 10 scales instead of 5. -The top three scores of the month will get extra scales (25, 20, and 15 respectively for the month instead of 5 or 10) as well as special awards! PS: Feel free to edit your post throughout the month as you improve your score!

Guilty!!!!!!!!(I did special effects makeup type of thing and looked like I'd been attacked. Makeup was a success, I just startled myself)! Have you ever cried so hard over a book that you got the pages wet?