February Fortescue

When Green vs. Silver began many years ago, Green Team was called Rabblerousers and Silver Team was called Argentum Cruoris. Sirithre Leylnn created banners for each team, as well as many others, which are posted above. Slytherin rules on this forum only states you are permitted one of these banners along with your regular signature image. Just a note: I am not a staff member. Just a fourth year.

Potter

Innocent (if the owl is like Hedwig) Prefers the ocean to the mountains

cleaning

open source

*takes it* I definitely need that! Leaves a Peacock feather quill

Time for a Spooky Sudoku! If you find working a Sudoku with letters or images instead of numbers a challenge, try assigning the letters or images a number, and using the numbers instead. For example: w = 1, L = 2, N = 3, etc. Once the Sudoku is completed, replace the numbers with the original letters or images. Easy! Send me, February Fortescue, your completed sudoku with the title "October Spooky Sudoku" for 5 scales. If you unscramble the letters in the puzzle, I'll award you an additional 10 beans. Currently, there is due date on this puzzle. Good luck! ---------------------------- Completed by: Prof. Tarma Amelia Black (Oct. 2022)

You're in my prayers!

Here's another story from my genealogical search. Muggle Me is a descendant of Clan Lockhart 😄 I had no idea. Rowling stated she chose the surname for Gilderoy Lockhart when she saw the name on a Scottish war memorial. She noted it's a well-known Scottish surname. This is quite true, I suppose. I'm not Scottish, though I'm American, so I'm guessing, but if I have my history correct, Symon Locard (the original spelling of the name), 2nd of Lee (1300-1371), fought with Robert the Bruce in the wars for Scottish independence, and did so well, he was knighted. King Robert the Bruce's last wish was to have his heart buried in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Sir James Douglas carried the heart in a locked silver casket on a chain around his neck, while Sir Symon Locard carried the key which unlocked the casket. Sir James was unexpectedly killed and Sir Symon managed to save the heart, but was able to continue on the the Holy Land, so he returned to Scotland with the heart and the bones of Sir James Douglas. To commemorate the occasion, the name Locard was changed to Lockheart, and later shortened to Lockhart, and the family's coat of arms was updated to include a heart with a fetterlock and the motto "Corda Serrata Pando" (I open locked hearts). click here and click here neither of these images are mine. Both belong to Clan Lockhart. My great grandmother, for whom I was named, was named after her grandmother, and that lady's maiden name was Lockhart. The Lockhart's can trace their lineage all the way back to Sir Symon. It may be eight generations from myself, but it's still fun to think about, I suppose. 5 scales awarded

Dear journal: So sorry i haven't written in awhile. It's been an insanely painful and year. So very grateful I have so many wonderful friends who were willing to sit and simply listen or to read and respond to endless emails, messages, and texts. The ones on HOL know who you are, and you're a huge reason I survived the madness! I learned alot about myself and life in the process. Life is an excellent teacher, and listening to others' perspectives made a world of difference in my outlook and how I process things. .And, mercifully, sometimes people whom you've behaved very poorly towards give you a second chance, within reasonable limits. A grateful "thank you so much!" to them as well. I've begun a new hobby: genealogy. So fascinating, and I have so many stories! I've learned about a famous settler from here named Jenny Wiley. I'm a direct descendant of her sister. Her sister's husband had heard owls hooting during the day, and we all know owls don't hoot during the daytime, right? He told Jenny Wiley that meant there were Indians in the area, and because Jenny's husband was away, she and her family should come and stay with his family., and she said she would shortly. Just as she was leaving, Indians came into her cabin and abducted her and her children. Turns out they had the wrong cabin: they were looking for the Harmon cabin, because Harmon was very violent towards the Cherokee and Shawnee. If Jenny had only listened to her brother in law (my direct ancestors!) I think at the end of each entry, I'll post a funny image from Harry Potter. If you are reading this, and if you participate in the current Slyth-o-Ween Week One, send me a message and I send you 10 beans. Dumbledore's Got Style - click here 5 scales awarded

My friends and brother and I used to get together and play card games and Yatzee for years, but now my friends have moved away and my brother isn't interested. Mostly I play games on my phone now. I have a blast playing Mahjong. I've found an ap which has nightly challenges. One is based on how quickly you can make a specific number of matches within a specific time period. Another hides matching colors you have to locate. Another has gold tiles you have to find. Another is a more regular game. What makes it interesting is that each game can be ranked either easy, medium, hard, or expert, and you don't know which level of which game you'll get. I enjoy it, and it really keeps my wits sharpened.