Arianna Stonewater

I'm so glad I have a house this summer instead of the tiny apartment I used to live in. It's so HOT outside so I'm staying inside and I have a lot more room so I don't feel like I'm trapped like last year (it also helps not being Pregnant haha!) I've been working a lot more on my Puzzles 102 class now but it's just not going to be ready for next fall, so here's to next spring! I also am working on updating the way homework is for Puzzles 101, to make Puzzles the focus even more. Finally, with all my homework/newsletter items done, Housepoints are rolling in! I currently have 3057 Housepoints!! I still need the 300pts (hopefully) from my Transfiguration class, as well as points for teaching, and hopefully some activity points! I don't think I'll quite reach 4000pts but I'm still pretty happy with that number!!

I DID IT!!!!! 😁🙌🏻 Thanks to some help with an interview from the INCREDIBLE (and quick!) Prof. Tarma Amelia Black, I have just handed in my last assignment, with 4 days to spare! I can't tell you what a sense of relief has washed over me! I thought for sure this was the term that I wasn't going to finish. I just hadn't researched the classes well enough and so kept putting off the work, but I FINALLY DID IT!!

It's-a-me, Arianna! Shadow has also been busy, but maybe now?

When I'm playing online, I really like Puzzle Baron! There are so many different types of Sudokus, Logic Puzzles, Jigsaws, word puzzles, etc! They get new ones all the time so i've yet to play the same game twice! 5 scales (June 2018)

This afternoon I played a couple of games with the other moms at my daughter's playdate! -We played this old version Catch Phrase (I think she said her machine thingy was the one that came out in the early 90s? I'm not entirely sure but "Current Pop" was NOT current! haha) -We played WhooNu. I love this game! Very similar to Apples to Apples, it's great for getting to know people, and learn new things about the people you already know! Where else would I learn someone prefers Sundaes to Pie? -Finally, we also played a fun game of Munchkin! I haven't really found anyone else in this area who likes D&D, so this is as close as I'm going to get! They had a lot of fun cursing each other and undermining whoever was in the lead. Unfortunately, no one told them how Divine Intervention works and I was able to win the first game! (hehehehehe)

I haven't read the book or seen the film either! I'm hoping to do both this summer, but I sadly don't really have time until mid-July for anything else. I've heard great things and I love glancing over all of the tasks here though! It really hypes them both up for me!

I can't believe how busy I've been! Read-A-Long is done for the year so that gives me some more time, but not much! I keep looking at the Oasis forum everytime I come to the Dungeons but I just can't do it. I barely found time to do the Hufflepuff challenges! Everything I've received for the classes I teach has been graded and awards have been handed out, so i just need to pass students when the quill database opens up! (hopefully some more students will also turn in homework.....) I've been working on my Serpentimes stuff (already sent in Read-A-Long, I have 1/2 of the Meet the Snakes. If i get some time i might do a graphic or puzzle). I've only got homework/finals for 2 classes and then i'm done!! Once June is over I'll finally have time to relax, and maybe get some more work done on my Puzzles 102 class? On a side note, I wonder when the new HOL will go live.....

I hope you all had a wonderful week! While I sadly saw no mounties nor any moose, we had a great time! #191: Chess #192: Thursday Bonus: No DADA teacher #193: Black #194: By getting a job there Bonus: He autographed a bit of parchment #195: his dress robes #196: nothing Bonus: markings around antennae like her glasses #197: Furnunculus Curse, Jelly-Legs Jinx #198: halfway through 5th Bonus: Harry didn't outright win, he tied #199: don't tell Molly where the money came from and buy ron new dress robes #200: Uncle Vernon Bonus: George Weasley Those who had the answers correct are italicized: Polaris Black-64 Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis-64 Prof. Tarma Amelia Black-64 Shadow Gaunt-12 Shiloh Adlar-62 Will Lestrange-62 I had such a great time doing trivia for you all this year, I hope you enjoyed it too and found some forgotten tidbits while searching for the answers! Good luck on your end of term exams and we'll see you next year for Book Five: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix!!

I would imagine a combination of Cantis (Makes things and people sing) plus Ducklifors (Turns things to ducks) would cause a person to sing everything but also only in the form of quacks

#190:Remus Lupin, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher (the old crowd) Those who had the correct answers are italicized: Polaris Black-34 Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis-34 Prof. Tarma Amelia Black-34 Shadow Gaunt-12 Shiloh Adlar-32 Will Lestrange-32 Now, if you've read this post, then you know that I have a very busy week next week. But we will also be doing the last chapter of Book 4, so I want to do something special! So here is what I'm going to do. I don't want to end this book with my standard 5 questions as that will leave us at 195, so obviously we need to do 10 questions to reach 200!! I'm giving you the questions now, and they will be due by 12am HOL time on the 28th! Each question will be worth the standard 2 scales, so you can earn 20 scales from answering these questions and another 10 scales for the 5 bonus questions giving you the chance at 30 scales!!!! #191: What game did Ron and Hermione play while Harry sat there silently? #192: What day did the trio visit Hagrid? Bonus: Why did the trio have that day free? #193: What color were the drapes at the Leaving Feast? #194: How was Fleur hoping to improve her "Eenglish?" Bonus: What did Krum do for Ron? #195: What did Ron use to cover Pigwidgeon's cage? #196: What did the Daily Prophet have to say about the Voldemort returning? Bonus: What markings does Beetle-Rita have? #197: What two curses probably shouldn't have been mixed? #198: How many rounds of Exploding Snap did they play before Harry asked about the blackmailing? Bonus: Why did Bagman lose his bet against the Goblins? #199: What was Harry's condition for giving the twins his winnings? #200: Who was there to pick Harry up at the train station? Bonus: Who was the last to say a word to Harry before he got in the car? PM me the answers by 12am HOL time on May 28th for 30!

#189: remove Azkaban from the control of the dementors Bonus: send envoys to extend friendship to the giants Those who had the correct answers are italicized: Polaris Black-32 Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis-32 Prof. Tarma Amelia Black-32 Shadow Gaunt-10 Shiloh Adlar-30 Will Lestrange-30 #190: Who was Sirius to alert? (give at least two of the names) PM me the answer by 12AM HOL time on May 17 for 2 scales!

#188: Purple Those who had the correct answers are italicized: Polaris Black-28 Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis-28 Prof. Tarma Amelia Black-28 Shadow Gaunt-10 Shiloh Adlar-26 Will Lestrange-26 #189: What does Dumbledore say is the first and foremost essential step to prepare for Voldemort being back? Bonus: What is the second step PM me the answer by 12AM HOL time on May 18 for 4 scales!

...and a side of 10000 Galleons....

I like to be the winner