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eeping your home warm and cozy is a necessity as the cold winter air ushers in Christmas and the New Year. The home is a place where people find comfort and love in. An adequate fireplace in your house is just the right thing to keep your family safe and warm for the holidays.

stockings and yuletide are an often occurrence at the fireplace of Muggles. Additionally, several Christmas poems and songs celebrate the use of the fireplace. The Wizarding World has also adopted the concept of stockings and witches and wizards often go to elaborate lengths to decorate and charm them to the fireplace’s mantle. The most common use of the fireplace is its integration of the Floo Network. Even though the majority of the wizarding population uses the Floo Network, it is important to remember that fireplaces are places of warmth and family.

Your fireplace should be in the center of your family stronghold, a place where you gather and tell tales, eat delicious food, and celebrate the delightful year you had. The fireplace welcomes guests and family into your home with pride. It is often mentioned to be the most Decoration of fireplaces should not be discourcentral feature of homes even way back in Merlin’s times! aged as they are the centerpiece of the family house. Walking into a nicely designed hearth A ready supply of firewood and organic burn- puts a smile on any wizard’s face as the area ing materials is a great way to foster the welcomes one home. Garlands, candles, and strength of your home’s fireplace. This helps holly branches are common decorations found create a warm environment which also proaround fireplaces during Christmas and Wintects against the chilliness of winter. Comtertime. mon firewood include those of Birch and White Fur. These woods create one of the A place for warmth and family is what a firestrongest flames that are sure to keep your place provides. I encourage all of you to apfamily cozy for several hours. Plus they are preciate the joy and comfort such a staple of quick to light with a simple Incendio! the home offers us all in the chilly Winter.

There are several Muggle traditions that stem from the use of a fireplace. The hanging of

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The Society for Creative Anachronism What is the SCA? Everyone, witch, wizard, squib, or muggle, has heard of the fantastic medieval knights who fought dragons and rescued princesses. Most Muggles know that these knights once existed (though they know nothing of the dragons), and some have even taken to recreating life from the time period (specifically, western Europe prior to 1603). Across the world, Muggles have turned their love for this time period into a club they call The Society for Creative Anachronism.

This club, which divides itself into “kingdoms” full of smaller “baronies” or “shires,” truly has something for everyone. Some beat each other with large, heavy sticks fastened to look like swords, maces, or axes, while others make music or sew period-accurate clothing. Members introduce themselves as great Icelandic warriors, Templar soldiers, or even simply Roman peasants.

Each regional group has its own events that it hosts. Some baronies and shires will group together for archery practices, make-believe wars, or even simply social parties. Others prefer keeping to themselves, and will only venture from their areas for kingdom-wide events such as coronations or wars.

an honor code, and injuries have been known to happen. Bruises and scrapes are inevitable, but fighters who underestimate the damage that a stick of bamboo can do, or wish for whatever reason to hurt their opponents, can be very dangerous. While incredibly rare, deaths have even been reported. It is the job of the event’s Marshal to ensure that everyone fights fairly, is wearing armor and wielding weapons that are considered “legal”, and to call a stop to fights that look like they might result in an injury. They are also responsible for teaching new members things such as how hard to hit their opponents, or the rules for “legal” armor.

In some areas, there are also separate, child-sized events. During these, children under the age of 16 can gather and hit each other with oversized, heavily padded clubs, which are admittedly much safer than even the rocks children will throw at each other. Most kids love the opportunity to fight their siblings and friends, and come home exhausted at the end of the day. Definitely a win for the parents!

Why do I care?

Yes, the SCA hosts coronations as well.

Each kingdom has its own king and queen, and will even elect princes and princesses too. Kings or queens who have ruled multiple times become Dukes, Duchesses, Counts, or Countesses, and exceptional fighters can swear fealty to their king and queen to become a knight. Knights can take on squires, too!

Lately, there have been reports of small wizarding groups picking up on the muggle SCA and creating one of their own, called Merlin’s Medieval Mages (MMM). While it is largely similar (due to the written history of that time period not varying much between wizards and Muggles), it has also had some very interesting additions.

Members can now go to battle against dragons, trolls, basilisks, and other creatures that have been conjured by magic, and of course, the use of magic in battle is highly encouraged.

However, none of this is to be taken lightly. While armor is checked for gaps, cracks, and weaknesses, and fighters are required to sign disclaimers, much of the fighting is based around

Unfortunately, the witches and wizards that host these events are still struggling to make them happen. Materials are in short supply, as are witches and wizards with the knowledge to turn

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them into clothes, armor, tents, and more. Conjured creatures are rare due to the limited number of witches and wizards that have both the skill and availability to sustain such spells. As a result, MMM hosts fewer events than many witches and wizards would like.

What can I do to help?

Anyone with even the slightest interest can contact their local MMM chapter and ask how the individual chapter needs help. However, every chapter is in need of skilled conjurers, cloth and metal suppliers, and support staff (such as treasurers and location scouts). If you can do any of these, or would simply like to be put in touch with your local MMM chapter, please send an owl to the appropriate address, listed below.

UK: Emily Ness 44 Simple Street Berry’s Green Westerham

Eastern US: Barry Fletcher 22 N Beamer Street Hanover, Vermont

Western US: Erin Varga 5521 E Hwy 47 Flagstaff, Arizona

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Come to the MMM New Member’s Breakfast! There, you can learn about anything and everything medieval, taught by members of Merlin’s Medieval Mages themselves! There will be classes on sewing, conjuring, dueling, and examples of each will be shown off! Bring your children to watch conjured dragons be defeated! Make your own garb!

To RSVP, send an owl to: Emily Ness 44 Simple Street Berry’s Green Westerham RSVPs must be received by February 20th!

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THE FINE ART OF CARTOGRAPHIGURATION IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU?

If you are interested in becoming a cartophigurist please regard the requirements at the end of this article.

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) Maps that hide from people.

This can be specific, such as only showing paths or parts to specific people, or generic, where most people are excluded or included, with grouped exceptions.

artographiguration is a very useful combination of magic.

With it, a witch or wizard can make a simple map, or a complex one.

Examples of complex maps include: ) Maps that show you the layout of the floor you are on. One of these would be helpful when you plan to visit someone at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

) Maps that always show you the quickest path between two or more people. Such maps are traditional gifts for newlyweds, or for families expecting new members.

Much like cartography is a mixture of science and artistry, cartographiguration brings together transfiguration, illusion, and charms.

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Cartographiguration apprentices learn how to make maps within a year. An examination allows you to become a cartographigurist.

Many cartographigurists become masters within 4 years. Examples of master cartographiguration include: The Maurader's Map. This legendary map is rumoured

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Unfortunately, no notes are left regarding the legendary map - even if it were to be found, one would not be able to use it without the correct incantation.

Hogwarts Map. These maps were created by Edessa Scandenburg, a famous cartographigurist, who is also known for being Headmistress of Hogwarts in the early 16th century.

This map allowed the first visitors of Hogwarts to find the school, but only when guided by the map. As such, these maps are sent to guests, but are then returned to the Headmaster or Hogwarts Castle

Headmistress of the school upon the guests' arrival.

Blackbeard's Map. Infamous Pirate Blackbeard was a wizard famous for his adventures on the high seas. At the end of his career he had Julius Key, the then Head of the Cartographiguration Guild, create a map that only allowed his blood descendents to find his treasures. For generations Key was considered a fraud since Blackbeard's children and grandchildren were not able to find any such treasure. It has been recently discovered that Key, in fact, was a genius. Whether of his own accord, or by Blackbeard's specification, only members of the family who had committed crimes are

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able to see the location of the treasure.

With this in mind, many witches and wizards eagerly await the release of Stockton Polaris with hopes to follow him to the treasure. Despite rumors of pending travel arrangements, Mr. Polaris has stated, "I'd be a bloody fool to search for my great-greatgrandaddy's treasure with all them wizards and witches ready to tail me and steal all my treasure." Reports of an illegitimate daughter continue to circulate Polaris' former social circle, but nothing has ever been confirmed.

Cartographiguration apprentices learn how to make maps within a year. An examination allows you to become a cartographigurist. Many cartographigurists become masters within 4 years.

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DANCE OF THE DEAD AN INFIRI TALE Once, long ago, in a long-forgotten kingdom, there lived a king, a queen, a prince, and a princess. However, most importantly there lived an old beggar woman on the outskirts of the kingdom. In her youth, she was beautiful and possessed an equally beautiful voice. She would travel all over the kingdom and regale the taverns and homes of the kingdom's people with her song and dance. When misfortune and illness found her, she was in her prime and suitors flocked to her door every day and bemoaned their lack of success every night.

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he queen, who was once young and beautiful but not nearly as talented, became jealous and coveted the young woman's skill.

Chancing upon a passing warlock in one of the kingdom's seedier taverns, the queen solicited his skills as a user of magic and begged him to do something about the girl for whom every man in the kingdom mooned over. After assuring the warlock that she was certain in her choice, the queen paid the man several gold coins and went on her way, humming both happily and tunelessly.

That night proved to be one of the coldest and longest nights of the year with the wind howling at length over the leaning pines and frost beginning to build on the windows of the shops. The young woman staggered carelessly out of one such shop and began to make her way home, wrapped in little more than a ragged shawl and a thin coat she had borrowed long ago. Hiccupping a little from the wine she had drunk, she found herself at the door to her house and reached a searching hand into her empty pockets. More than a little confused, she checked her other meager pockets and found only dust and an old piece of dried bread. Now slightly panicked, she pounded on the door, hoping to break it in. The door remained solidly in place and, after several more minutes, the young woman gave up and hurried away

from her residence, shoulders hunched against the bitter winter wind.

As the moon drove itself higher into the sky and the wind whipped itself into several flurries of snow, the young woman continued onward. She walked all night from house to house, knocking softly on window panes and firmly sealed oak doors, hoping to find a single kind soul who would let her into her house.

The night dragged on and her feet grew heavier in the biting snow but still she trudged onward. Every step she took brought a chill to her core until she stopped feeling much at all. When her feet finally ceased their march, the sky had lightened considerably and birds had begun to awake.

Lying face-up in a snowbank, the young woman closed her weary lids to the purple sky and slept, not knowing what her fate would be. Although she did not yet know it, when next she woke, her life as she knew it was over.

Her beautiful nose, many of her fingers and toes, and even the tips of her ears had been frozen solid by the frozen winter night. Subsequently, the best doctor in the kingdom could only recommend amputation if she wished to survive. Following the procedure, she was horrified and refused to so much as look into a mirror.

Fearing the looks on the townspeople's faces, she fled to her house and, breaking a window to enter, refused to

emerge. For several months, her only company was the children who poked curious faces through her sitting-room window and a strange young man who came to do her gardening and delivered supplies.

After many years of thrown stones and interrupted meals, the children no longer came around to gawk and the entire kingdom seemed to have forgotten this incident. The woman, with a face now lined from constant misery and the stress of scouring the woods for food and herbs, could not bring herself to forget.

Every day, her bones ached a little more with the cold and every day, she found comfort in the only person whose presence she could stand: the strange gardener. The young man who watered her tulips, tilled the soil, and carried her large bags of berries and herbs, remained relatively untouched by both time and the cold. Where she became stooped and grizzled, he remained upright and sturdy. At least once every full moon, she marveled out loud at his continued youth and energy. He always laughed it off and joked about the mythical Fountain of Youth. Outwardly the woman brushed it aside but inwardly, her mind churned with the possibilities. If the Fountain of Youth was real and she could take a sip, or perhaps seven very long gulps, perhaps she could return to her former life of glamour and be rid of the wrinkles that mocked her from the looking glass.

that he might have seen once suddenly seemed like not the best choice. Silently cursing himself and his morality, Merlin locked the door, cast a Concealment Charm, and headed out into the woods after her.

The pair trekked through prairies, hiked over mountains, and forded rivers. Every step of the way, Merlin helped the old woman by summoning food, shielding her from falling branches, and igniting her firewood when conditions were less than ideal. Of course, he had to do all of this from the shadows since she had refused his help previously and believed that only those most worthy were allowed to drink from the Fountain of Youth. Merlin had tried to tell her that the Fountain of Youth was not sentient and had no clear idea of who drank from its waters but she only continued to babble about

For months, she mulled and stewed on the idea.

She chewed and rolled it around her mind like a large piece of toffee she was determined to conquer.

Finally, on a bright and beautiful morning when the young man was helping her to make tea, she made her decision. It took many more years of careful needling and prodding before the young man gave her everything he knew about the Fountain of Youth and several months following that to gather everything she would need for the journey. When everything was ready to go, the now very old woman hobbled to her front door with her knapsack in tow and set out into the bright spring day, leaving her home and kingdom behind her.

Standing in front of her worn oak door, the young man nervously twisted the ancient ring he wore. He hadn't meant to push her into actually journeying out into the wilderness alone but she wouldn't let him guide her and she wouldn't stop slyly hinting at his curiously youthful features. What else could a young warlock like himself say? If he was honest with himself, Merlin had to admit that there were better, more graceful ways that the situation could have been handled. Sending an old, maimed woman off into the wilderness alone to chase something

one myth or other which very clearly and obviously disproved his nonsense.

More than a little exasperated, Merlin had just opened his mouth to explain for the thousandth time that the Fountain of Youth did not, in fact, actually exist. Just at that moment, they rounded the corner and found their path blocked by the Fountain of Youth and a sleeping child.

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k l f s d l n f l k n w e k l n f k l s e n d f n s d k l n s f k f d s n f dskfmkmksdldfdklmsklfgmkldmsklmggdkmklgm Dear Madam Starflash,

Dear Madam Starflash,

I have recently arranged a meeting with a rather lovely young wizard for the next Hogsmeade weekend trip but have yet to hear back from him. It's been about a fortnight and I am unsure of whether to go at all now.

What would you do?

Sincerely,

I've made a terrible mistake! I made an Unbreakable Vow back in Hogwarts that if neither myself or my male best friend were married by the time we turned 30 we would marry each other and have 4 babies and 12 crups together! Now here we sit, 29, and he's discussing baby names and I NEED TO GET OUT OF THIS! Help?

Hopeful in Hogsmeade

Sincerely,

Dearest Hopeful,

Promised and Petrified

GO! But don’t even allow yourself to think about that “wizard”. He was actually your worst enemy under a Transfiguration. Take your best friend and head into Gladrags Wizardwear. They’re going to be selling what the Muggles call “ugly Christmas sweaters” and they’re having a great sale: buy one and get a second one at half price! Treat yourselves to the matching purple and orange ones. I guarantee you’ll be the talk of the Christmas feast.

Dearest Promised,

May Fortune smile upon you!

If you don’t hold up your end of an Unbreakable Vow, you die. You have two options here. One is murder, obviously, but I do not exactly condone that, particularly as nobody knows what will happen if someone dies before fulfilling their Vow. It’s never been done in canon. However, new light has been shed on your other option, which is using a Time-Turner to go all the way back to your time at Hogwarts and stop yourself from creating the Vow in the first place. Apparently, you can even be seen by your past self now, with no consequence! So get yourself a Time-Turner (it’s not hard, there are many at the Ministry that are so easy to get ahold of that a child can access the things at leisure) and head back in time about twelve years. 105120 turns should do it.

May Fortune smile upon you!

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k l f s d l n f l k n w e k l n f k l s e n d f n s d k l n s f k f d s n f dskfmkmksdldfdklmsklfgmkldmsklmggdkmklgm Dear Madam Starflash,

Dear Madam Starflash,

My little brother has recently been very interested in history! After being Sorted into Slytherin he wanted to learn more about Salazar Slytherin, and has been reading up on his life. Recently, he decided to see if he could hatch a basilisk like the one that was rumored to be in the Chamber of Secrets. He has a chicken egg being heated, and has spelled a toad to hatch it and I'm getting worried. Should I tell my parents or am I just being biased against Slytherins?

I hope you have been having a cheerful and merry winter season! Mine has been anything but merry, unfortunately. You see, I have been trying to perfect my Ice-filled Crumb Cakes and they keep melting.

My Glacius charm hasn't been working and they keep dissipating before I frost them. I need to get them done before my children come home from Hogwarts, as they enjoy them so much. Do you have any recommendations for me?

Sincerely,

Sincerely,

Scared Sister

Melting Crumb Cakes

Dearest Sister,

Dearest Cakes,

There’s no reason to worry. The toad is male and incapable of incubating an egg. Also, your brother overcooked the egg. It’s hard-boiled. If it makes you feel better to remove the egg from beneath that toad, go ahead and have a nice little snack.

It’s time to stop kidding yourself, your children hate those cakes. This is your sign from Wizard God that you need to try out a new recipe. Preferably one that doesn’t require you to actually do any work. Head to the Muggle grocery store and pick up a box of powder with a picture of a slice of cake on it. Get a jar of frosting (the whipped cream kind is best) and let your wand do the work at home. Because face it, my dear. You simply can’t cook.

May Fortune smile upon you!

May Fortune smile upon you!

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Have you ever wondered what Lord Voldemort’s secret weakness is? Did you know Ron Weasley took up smoking? Want to know what is truly happening in the extensive Hogwarts dungeons? Well, you are too late to find out about those particular facts, but there are enough new things to discover about the Wizarding World and The Spontaneous Players will inform you about it all. They travel around venues in the United Kingdom with their Spontaneous Potter tour, visiting some towns multiple times, giving people who missed it the first time around a chance to catch up. With a little help from their audience, who hand in potential Harry Potter and… titles before the show begins, the group improvises a wonderful plot for you to see. Take, for example, the story of the feared Death Eater named Delive Roo who will kill you if you don’t give him a tip, and the romance between Snape and McGonagall. (She is a very lonely woman you guys). And who knows what secrets you might learn about the Wizarding World? For example, here is the defence tip that the Ministry of Magic doesn’t want you to know about: if you don’t know what a spell means, it doesn’t affect you!

Each show is different, as the entire performance is based on the suggestion slips handed in by the audience beforehand. The crew of four actors and one pianist perform three or four short stories, intermit with a 15-minute break, and then start on the final, long story. No photography or video is allowed but there is nothing stopping you from simply rewatching the memory of this night in your pensive (except maybe the pensive's high prices). Make sure, however, not to take your underage friend, sibling, son or

daughter with you to this performance as not all the jokes are made safe for the little ones. And, since the performances are done in the muggle world, ‘underage’ means anyone below the age of 18, not 17. It might also be wise to leave your wand at home as the players, all except one being muggles, use their fair share of Avada Kadavra’s and Crucio’s with their fake wands. An incident was reported during one of the Edinburgh shows where a particularly traumatised wizard in the audience conjured an extremely strong protective shield, knocking out several muggles in the progress.

For the less-easily scarred, a visit to this show is highly recommended. You might never look at Campbell’s Cream of Tomato soup the same way again but it's worth it for the fun night out. And who knows, maybe your suggested title gets chosen and you can see all of your fanfic dreams come to life!

The Spontaneous Players perform in Edinburgh every other Thursday 'til December 2019 and travel around the United Kingdom 'til mid-December. For more information on time and place, check out : https://www.thespontaneousplayers.com/spontaneous-potter-tour-shows.

Please note that The Quibbler is not responsible for any and all injuries or damages obtained after following any and all advice written in any and all editions.

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Winter 2020 Crossword Puzzle

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3 Ron and Harry finally saw spiders (per Hagrid's instructions) after WHAT class?

5 What color button created a wall of exhaust behind Sirius's motorcycle?

6 The original 2nd place house, before Dumbledore awarded points at the end of Harry’s first year 8 Mrs. Weasely sent Harry a _____-colored sweater for Christmas his third year.

10 What is the correct incantation for the blasting curse?

11 Belby choked on WHAT when Slughorn asked about his grandfather?

12 What is the name of Hagrid's mother?

13 What is Dirk Cresswell's blood purity status?

1 What creature is in the stainglass of the prefect's bathroom?

2 Neville’s uncle push him off ____ Pier to stir up his magical powers 3 Muggles believed ___ was at fault for the damage caused by Death Eaters in the West Country.

4 The night he was attacked by the Basilisk, Colin was trying to bring Harry WHAT? 7 The Firebolt incorporates an unbreakable _____ Charm.

9 What day of the week did Harry Potter have his first DADA class in his 4th year?

14 Before the 422nd Quidditch World Cup, Wales lost their final game to what country?

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W RIDD A L C N E V LE A R According to a Ravenclaw's notes as seen

by Eldis_

Questions I reach for the sky but clutch to the ground. Sometimes I leave, but I’m always around. What am I? I move without wings between silken strings, leave as you find my substance behind. What am I? I know a word, six letters it contains, remove one, and twelve remains.

What is it?

I have 4 paws but no tail, usually you hear me at night. What am I?

from the

Ravenclaw Common Room As all know by now, in order to enter the Ravenclaw Common Room one has to answer a riddle. A couple of Ravenclaws have been keeping notes recently on what riddles the Door has asked them, but one of them left their notes in the Quibbler head office when visiting Eldis_ to pet her raccoon. So, for your entertainment, we have printed them out for you.

I saw the dead bring forth the living, I was the living bringing forth the dead.

Who or what did I see?

What can you catch but not throw?

A box without hinges, lock or key, yet golden treasure lies within. What is it?

I have a mouth on my head and eat everything. What am I? What can fill up a room but takes no space?

34 horses on a red hill. First, they champ, then stamp and then they stand still. What are they?

What has the head of a lamb, the middle of a pig, the third of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon?

What goes around the world but stands in a corner?

A skin have I, more eyes than one. I can be very nice when am done. What am I? It is black when you get it, red when you use it, and white when you're all way trough with it. What is it?

Walk on the living, they don't even mumble, walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble. What is it?

Can you solve them?

What is it that makes tears without sorrow and takes its journey to heaven?

What turns everything around but doesn't move?

Test your knowledge!

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What makes a loud noise when changing its jacket, becomes larger but weighs less?

What starts with an e, ends with an e and has one letter in it?

What is something when you don't know it and nothing when you know what it is?

What looks the same upside down and backwards?

popcorn, envelope, riddle Answers: tree, spider, dozens, frog, potato, charcoal, funeral, cold, egg, swims, leaves, backpack, light, teeth, lion, stamp, smoke, mirror,

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CHRISTMAS never ends

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very year, Muggles decorate their towns and cities for Christmas and other holidays. Some more than others, like New York City in Rockefeller Center. But there is one town that never takes down the decorations and keeps the lights on all year long. It is Santa Claus, Indiana, and it has quite the history.

what it is today.

Actually, the original name was Santa Fe, with a long e sound. However, when registering for a post office with the Post Office Department in 1849, they were refused due to there already being a Santa Fe, Indiana. After much deliberation, the townspeople settled on the name Santa Claus.

However, for nearly one hundred years, the name was actually Santaclaus on the Post office due to standardization. It wasn’t until the 1920s that the name of the town was noticed and changed to

Over the next few years, new attractions would pop up as two businessmen, Milt Harris and Carl Barrett, fought over land. They would put up things like Toy Village and Santa’s Candy Castle, the latter being the first holiday attraction in Santa Claus. There was even a 22-foot statue of the jolly old elf put on the highest hill in the town that people used to think was granite but was actually concrete.

But all the legal battles lead to many problems, such as too many Santas, but very few of the attractions Harris and Barrett built

However, with the reveal of the name came tons of holiday mail, prompting the Post Office Department to say there will never ever be another Santa Claus Post office. There was so much mail that Robert Ripley put the post office in a Ripley’s Believe It or Not! comic strip!

Santa Claus Indiana

were still in use by the mid20th Century.

In the 1940s, Louis J. Koch opened Santa Claus Land, the world’s first amusement park.

The name was changed to Holiday World in the 1980s and later, in the 1990s, Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari (this due to the addition of Splashin’ Safari at the time). This park is still owned by the Koch family and is home to The Voyage, said to be the #1 wooden roller coaster in the world!

There was a recent addition to the town called Christmas Lake Village, which doubled the population of the town.

This lead to many good things in Santa Claus, as a local development company bought many of the attractions around the town in 2005 with as goal to renovate them so that they can be opened to the public. One such attraction was, in fact, Santa’s Candy Castle and renovations started in 2006. In 2011, the Santa statue was also restored, with the post

office and local historic church moved to be near the statue the following year.

Since the 1920s, this town with the unique name has grown into the place to visit for the holidays and every other time of year.

Santa is always visiting, and Christmas is every day.

So you can go to the more well known and publicized locations like New York City’s Rockefeller Center, but wouldn’t it be more fun to go to where Christmas never ends?

by Rhia1

Weasleys

Strike Again!

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ust when you think that holidays mean goodwill and good cheer, there is a battle for the best holiday jokes! Zonko’s and Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes have been out there trying to get a jump on the holiday rush, starting as early as the start of term to sell those holiday tricks.

Zonko tried to put a collection together of “classic tricks for the pranksters in your life.” The rather large boxes were impressive, having things like screaming yo-yos, fanged frisbees, and dung bombs.

However, the Weasley’s prove that they are the masters of pranks. They not only have their classics, such as Skiving Snackboxes and George's Compendium Box of Pyrotechtrix, but they also have new products.

The first on the list is Mouthy Mints.

These mints are normal in every way, except that they cause the person who eats them to either talk about anything and everything that pops into their heads, or stop talking altogether. Don’t worry, there is also a mint that cures both of these and comes in twice the number of the other colors. Green mints create a chatterbox, red mints shut someone up, and the blue mints are the cure.

Warning: Don’t give someone a green mint and red mint without a blue mint in

between because it causes severe tongue numbness that may last for a month, but is harmless otherwise as the victim can still eat and breathe. However, talking is impossible, the person can’t taste, and opening of the mouth causes the tongue to hang out comically.

Next is Frosty Globes. This is for the avid snow globe collector in your life. This globe does more than just featuring a dancing snowman in a snow globe. It also causes the room it is in to become cold. This gift isn’t so much as a trick as it is to bring the outdoors closer. Please note that each Frosty Globe comes with a special cover to keep the cold from filling the room. If the cover has a hole or is ripped, the owner will feel a cold draft perfect for summer nights and hot kitchens.

The last trick is the Never Ending Box. Just like the Russian Nesting Doll, this box as several other boxes in it. Actually, the boxes never seem to end! What’s more, after five boxes, the opened boxes disappear only to reappear within the next box! Perfect for those who like to sneak down and peak at their gifts before Christmas morning.

With all of these fabulous tricks, every prankster will be happy with your gift.

Just don’t lose the prank war that is to ensue after.

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Y WINTER WONDERLAND

IT WAS PRETTY COLD OUTSIDE. WINTER WINDS WERE DANCING WITH THE YELLOW LEAVES FROM AUTUMN. THEY MOSTLY BELONGED TO THE ELDER ELMS OF THE WONDERLAND. FOR OUR PROTAGONIST IN THIS CASE - WHO IS ME - “WINTER WONDERLAND” SEEMS LIKE A SLIGHTLY COOLER NAME, BOTH LITERALLY AND METAPHORICALLY.

BY EDIRNELIERICIUS

The “wonder” in this land, has plenty of room for discussion. For certain individuals who I have encountered in my life - and majority of whom I call friends they see it as a miracle, a sort of surprise that’s expected to fall from the sky like those marvels in myths and legends. For me, wonder has two dimensions: one is internal and the latter, external. It’s very easy to understand from the basic connotations of the words; external wonder comes from the people around me while internal wonder, which I consider to be more exciting because it’s often unpredictable and without borders, is in my head.

I’m honestly not a person who lives in his head most of the time (which is ironic to say because everyone lives in their heads to a certain extent), but I often find myself getting bored which leads me to do freestyle writings like this. While doing so, I express my internal wonders which have been triggered by people, or more generally, anything around me. Therefore, I see no better time to tell you what winter wonderland is for me, accompanied by the fragile dance of the wind and the leaves and a sweet feeling of solitude, that is the greatest friend of mine because it never leaves me alone.

I’d prefer winter wonderland, geographically, to be a mixture of the vast and silent plains of Siberia and the vibrant streets of Amsterdam. I like to feel opposite emotions between close time frames. I like balance in life, I guess.

A balance such as that can be further explored by Christmas, which gives me warmth in the cold nights as it does to many, especially children who live with their dreams. Even though my age in numerical sense tells me otherwise, I feel like I never left my childhood behind completely. I always brought some fragments with me while sailing in the everlasting stream of time. I get the same sense every time I walk on the snow and look back to my footprints. I like the image but the perfection of the snow is no more there. Optimism usually helps me there and makes me feel that I really exist. After all, I was the one who spoiled the natural harmony of the colour white.

Winters were dark for me without the imagination of a “wonderland”, which derives from a hope that exists due to our lust for freedom, to discover who we are in life. It’s an ongoing and exciting journey, like walking on the snow makes you feel free but also leaves your traces behind. It also makes me a little nervous. I don’t know what I’ll encounter on the road; perhaps a polar bear - which highly unlikely I know - but with just a little imagination and climate change, everything is possible.

My wonderland is where I can be whoever I want to be. I’m a huge fantasy fan in literature and feel confident about my speciality on certain published works in pop culture, such as Harry Potter! In my wonderland, I’d be a wizard, whose animagus form and patronus is a hedgehog, my favourite animal and symbol animal - I don’t know, I just feel a special connection with them, I guess. I’d speak to animals and open portals to different worlds and dimensions. Basically, my “wonderland”, as the name itself suggests, would be full of wonder and fantasy where I’m a hundred percent free, setting sail on new journeys…

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here are few outfits that are as quintessential as jeans and a t-shirt. It’s the casual, just-woke-up, no-effort look that has won the hearts of millions across the world. For such a general and popular outfit there is still a *lot* of individuality and freedom to be found. From the plain black tee found in the budget section to the expensive brand name your parents mispronounce, from gaming t-shirts to band t-shirts. In recent years the “tie dye” look has been making a comeback- much to the delight of some and the dismay of many.

Your additions are key to making your outfit match the weather and be the perfect go-to. A light sweater can help to fend off the chill of an approaching winter when there’s just the barest chill in the air to a thick jacket with a fur lined hood to protect you during heavy rain or freezing sleet.

With the freedom and individuality provided by this outfit it’s clear why jeans and a t-shirt is the perfect outfit for so many people. It’s ease and versatility allows you to show off how *you* want to show off, or allows you to blend into the background. But no matter what the Jeans range from skinny to ‘Mom’, from best thing to make your outfit the perstraight to ripped, they come in a milfect go-to is to make it the pairing you lion shades from the casual and cool want it to be. blue to washed out almost white and back to black. And once you find the right pair, you’re on your way to your go-to outfit.

This pairing can provide a quick outfit for almost any situation, it won’t do a professional interview but it can do coffee with friends, jumping out to the shop, or going to visit a family member. With a band t-shirt you’re set for almost any concert or festival (hello fellow Weird Sisters fans!), a nerdy t-shirt can also help you find your place at any convention or meet-up.

Jeans and a t-shirt is an outfit for almost any season, from the cooler days in summer to the mild days in winter.

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How to Avoid a Nargle: The Complete Guide

Nargles are prestigious thieves and will steal anything from shoes to quills and exam papers to spectrespecs . They are small and hard to spot, with a fairy-like build and feathered wings, further enhancing their mischievous ability. Although they are hard to deal with, there are certainly ways to keep out a Nargle…

• Mistletoe- Nargles are known to infest mistletoe. Anyone who wishes to have a pest-free Christmas should avoid this festive plant at all costs! Whilst hiding in mistletoe, Nargles have been known to reach down and steal hats or bows from the loving couples heads.

• Glow sticks- Although this solution is less commonly known, a brilliant Nargle-repellent is a glow stick. Glow sticks repel Nargles because of the critters’ sensitive eyes. The light causes them to hallucinate and run away (you may hear the frightened squeals of the Nargles as they scurry away.) Blue or purple works best because of the unusual eyes the Nargle possesses.

• Bronze- This unusual metal is one of the most useful Nargle-repellents around. A few Knuts scattered throughout your house are sure to disgust the Nargles and leave them running back to their burrows. If you are out and about, perhaps to collect your latest copy of the Quibbler, always keep a Knut under your hat or near valuables you happen to have on you. Bronze repels Nargles because of its smell. To Nargles, the smell of bronze is almost the equivalent of out-of-date milk.

This is because Nargles have an almost back to front smelling system, causing them to experience different smells than most animals.

• Cork- A Butterbeer cork is an absolute wondrous material for getting rid of Nargles. It, much like bronze, smells revolting to Nargles. Whilst we smell almost nothing, they smell an odd mixture of gone-off cheese and damp. This is ideal to wear out as a cork necklace and could be considered trendy by some. Our editor, Xenophllius Lovegood, has a daughter who wears a cork necklace, and she has not once had anything stolen while wearing it.

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veryone knows that Christmas time is filled with snow, hot chocolate, and cozy fires. It helps get you into the season of giving. One of the most essential parts of Christmas that some people forget about is the Holly Tree.

is a famous Holly wand owner and is said to have adored his wand. There is an old superstition held by some that wand holders of Holly and Oak should not marry since they are incompatible. However, this is just a superstition.

and the dark arts. People often decorate their houses at Christmas time with Holly branches to fend off evil spirits and promote happiness in their home.

Branches can be found on top of fireplaces, on front doors, and in the kitchen.

The Holly Tree is a staple in my family and I wanted to share the wonders of this Christmas plant. Its use varies from wand woods, to Christmas trees, to protections against evil.

Christmas time is often littered with the presence of Holly Trees. They are excellent Christmas trees to put your presents under. They are rich and full of life and give off an aroma of sweetness. Their leafs hold lights and ornaments with ease and the red fruits provide a pop color to decorations.

The magical plant of Holly brings Christmas joy and protection in wintertime! Its highly prized magical abilities make it a wonderful wand wood and Christmas tree for your family to enjoy. Next time when you are out and about make sure to check out Holly Trees for all of your Christmas needs!

Holly Trees, defined by Muggles, are a part of a family of trees that are deciduous and evergreen. They have shiny green leaves and have little red, black, or brown fruits that scatter throughout the leaves.

According to Muggles, they can grow as large as 100 feet which gives them just enough room to fit into The Great Hall at Hogwarts!

Since the Holly Tree’s wood is fiercely protective, many witches and wizards use the word as a sign of protection against evil

The most relevant aspects of the Holly Tree are its magical properties.

Wizards and witches alike may have encountered some of its magic before even stepping into Hogwarts through selecting their wands! The wood of the Holly is especially favored by wandmakers and Ollivander’s notes its high value. Mr. Ollivander is known to remark that Holly wands are fiercely protective and work the best for people who need help overcoming anger. Harry Potter 45

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Adventures in Wandsmithing The Discovery of Possible New Supreme Wand Cores Volume III

By Rutherford Fuzzle

Greetings and salutations. Welcome back for another exciting edition of Adventures in Wandsmithing. I can barely contain all the new knowledge I’ve accumulated. The past few months have been a whirlwind of new discoveries.

I could go on about the herd of Centaurs I befriended that were kind enough to gift me with a few strands of their mane hair, which is a perfect wand core for those with an affinity for Divination. Or, I could speak of the illegal Niffler trafficking ring I accidentally uncovered while looking for a Niffler Bill. By the way, Niffler Bills are just perfect for Transfiguration specialists. I may even divulge the savage Redcap attack that left a scar on my arm and a fang in my boot. The Dark Arts will be on the run when the Aurors wield the raw power that comes from a wand with a Redcap Fang Core.

While those have been exciting, I think that the intrigue of the American West may be just the thing to satisfy your appetite for wisdom.

I happen to love living in cities, but

it is nice to get out and stretch your legs every once in a while. The great outdoors are the perfect place for contemplation.

I decided to take a vacation all by myself this time. After so many adventures and so many new wands being created, I needed a few moments to peace and quiet.

I’ve been told that the American West has some truly beautiful skies at night, so it was time to see for myself. I closed up my wand shop and put a sign in the window, letting people I would be back in about a month.

I took a portkey to Saint Louis, MO. It was traditionally the gateway to the west as the stories go, so there was no better place to start this trip of mine. I packed all the essentials with the help of my foot locker with an Extension Charm. It was a gift from the lovely professors at Castelobruxo for the case of Chupacabras I recently gave them.

I had my tent with an Expanded Extension Charm, eating utensils,

tools for wandsmithing, six pounds of tea, a saw and axe for gathering firewood, a frying pan, two loaves of bread, my favorite chaise lounge, several dozen eggs, a few dozen cans of beans, thirteen books on the American Bison, and an extra pair of trousers in case of emergency.

I was wise to attach some wheels to the footlocker. It allowed me to navigate the hustle and bustle of the city without resorting to using Wingardium Leviosa and invisibility spells to float it around. After grabbing one last slice of pizza as a reminder of city life, it was time to set off for adventure.

I found a quiet alley and rolled out my magic carpet. Securing my foot locker to the back, I doused my transportation with an Invisibility spell that I would casting regularly to stay concealed for my trip. This would have been much more difficult with a broom, as I would have been forced to drag the footlocker behind me. I must remember to thank my friend Abraham in South Sudan for sending me this lovely gold and

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black carpet. Honestly people, if you’ve never tried flying this way, you must at least ride it once. It is the height of luxury for longer trips.

Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, now I remember. I decided that I would travel along the Missouri River, just as the explorers of old had done. There are numerous nature preserves and national parks along the way, so finding a quiet place to set down each day would be an easy task.

After a long day of flying and sightseeing I would land down in one of the various wooded areas that flanked the river. I’d cast Locomotor on my axe and saw to start getting the fire going for the evening and set up my tent. Once I was all set and the beans were cooking, I’d pluck my chaise lounge from the foot locker and enjoy a quiet evening staring at the stars and enjoying my books.

In the mornings I’d make a big pot of tea and enjoy the morning

SAINT LUIS MISSOURI sun and watch the river drift on by. Upon packing up my campsite and loading the trunk onto my carpet, I’d recast my invisibility spells and be off on another day of traveling. Every so often I’d catch a boat drifting along, oblivious to my presence.

At least when you get away from the cities, the river was quite peaceful.

Along the way I was able to see a few Magical Creatures that are native to the Americas. I swore I saw a Sasquatch lounging in the river during the early morning.

They are notoriously difficult to

track and can disappear without a trace if seen. The creature was almost too easy to see. Perhaps it was just a very hairy man.

I know I saw a White River Monster, which I didn’t think they came this far north in the river system. The ghost white scales from that magnificent fish are impossible to miss as long as you are right overhead. They are quiet and docile beings and the term, “Monster” has always seemed a bit harsh. I’ve been told they could bite off your foot if you weren’t careful, but why would you seek to bother such a

wondrous creature?

I know you may not believe me, but I think I saw a Jersey Devil during my trip! It had the telltale characteristics of the goat head and leathery bat wings. It flew over my head just as I entered Nebraska.

From the legends I’ve read, the Jersey Devil was only one creature, supposedly the 13th child of a woman named Mrs. Leed from New Jersey in the 18th century. While this creature has been surrounded in myth, I think they may be a species of

magical creatures that we have yet to discover. I would have loved to track it down and see if I could find a new Wand Core material, but this was supposed to be a vacation, so this would have to wait for another adventure.

Maneuvering through the various waterways I eventually hit Montana. Leaving the river, I headed into the vast wide open area that is commonly referred to as “Big Sky Country”. Being in that place of solitude and peace was worth the exhaustion of casting Invisibility Charms for

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I was overjoyed when I set up what would be my final camping site. I was exactly in the middle of nowhere. I had clear skies in every direction, plenty of firewood, and I had only finished reading three books at that time, so I would have plenty to read while here for the next two weeks. It was perfect.

Or at least would have been perfect if I had been a little more conservative with my

to a radio putting out a soft country song. It was almost like out of a painting.

“Thank you for the information” I began, “but all I require are a few dozen eggs.”

The man barely even looked up to respond. “Fridgerator’s in the back.”

In a mad sprint, I flew towards the back of the store. Like a beacon of hope, there were the eggs! 4 dozen of those perfect orbs were right there, as if they were waiting for me. I grabbed

food rationing.

Looking to make a quick egg sandwich for breakfast, I found I was out of eggs. This would not stand. It’s just not breakfast unless there are eggs. Unfortunately, this meant tracking down civilization once again to find a store where I could procure additional rations for the rest of my trip.

After casting some concealment charms around my campsite and a locator spell so I could find my way back, I set off on my carpet to locate somewhere

all of them, tears filling my eyes.

Breakfast would be only a carpet ride away! I ran up to the counter, American money already in my hand.

Putting all the eggs down, the man behind the counter finally looked up to see my purchase.

“Son,” he began, “you must like eggs a whole lot.”

“It’s just not breakfast without eggs.” I replied.

The man’s eyes went inquisitive, “You don’t talk like folks from around here.” He looked me

that may be able to assist me.

Upon my third hour of searching I started to curse my ability to get as remote as I had. There was nothing for miles all around me.

I was about to give up hope when I saw the vestiges of society on the horizon. I spotted a highway, surely it would bring me to a store of some sort. I followed it for another hour before I saw a small country store attached to a farm. Finally, I would have breakfast!

up and down to examine my clothes, “Don’t dress like it, either.

You passing through or staying around?”

Considering this is the first person I spoke to in nine days, I decided to chat him up a bit.

“I’m camping out in the ‘Big Sky Country’ for a few days. I’ve been told it’s lovely in this part of the country.”

A small smile made its way onto the man’s face. “Well, you heard right. I love it out here. So quiet and peaceful. That is, it used to be.”

There were only a few places that offered any cover to land my carpet. I settled on a low billboard advertising an American Beer. It was about a mile away from the store, so I had some walking to do. After a long and sweaty slog, I finally approached what would hopefully be my salvation.

As I entered, I was greeted with a relaxed, “We’re out of whiskey and bandages.” from behind the counter.

There was an elderly man, sitting in an ancient wooden chair. He was listening

“Oh, do tell.” I began, but looking at my eggs, I realized that this may not be enough for the rest of my stay. I place them down on the counter and went to grab a few more items.

“Well, I don’t like spinning tall tales, but I know what I seen. For, I’d say, about two weeks I’ve had hunters coming in here with legs look like they lost a fight with a bear trap. Mangled and beaten, they were. Said it was a baby Pronghorn Deer or something.

That’s why I’m out of bandages.”

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Then, it hit me.

I place a few cans of beans on the counter and went to inspect the crisps. “Really?

Fascinating, please go on.”

I made my decision to go with the BBQ crisps, as they seemed the most American option. “I have heard that the Pronghorn can be quite fast.

That could be the culprit.” I placed the bag on the counter.

“That’s true, but pronghorn don’t steal whiskey.

Last week I came in and all of my whiskey got stole.” he pointed to a side of the store, the shelf completely empty. “Probably a bunch of youngins making trouble.”

“You don’t say.” The gears in my brain started to turn. Hurt hunters, stolen whiskey, these

“Of course!”

I exclaimed.

“That sounds like a jackalope.

Jackalopes always go for the legs of hunters in their territory and their favorite drink is American Whiskey.

There must be a warren in the area and...” It was at this point I realized that my language may be alarming to a muggle.

His eyes narrowed and he reached under the counter, possible going for one of those firearms I keep hearing about. I can tell his fist tightened around something and I begin to sweat. “You better be honest with this next question.” He leaned in close, “Are ya one of them

MACUSA folks?”

I was quite flustered at the question on many levels.

One, how did this person know about the MACUSA? Two, was I about to be shot?

Three, would I be able to get breakfast before being shot?

I eked out a, “No?” “Whew, I beg your pardon.” the man said as he brought his hand out from under the counter, holding a 10 ½” White Oak Magic Wand.

“I darn near Obliviated ya.

Them MACUSA folks are all Bombada first, ask questions never.” He eased back into his chair.

I begin to breathe easier, “Thank you for being more

restrained. I’d rather keep my memories if I could.”

He put his wand into a holster on his belt.

“I made ya for a wizard the second you walked in. Tweed vests are a bit out of sorts for these parts. I was testing ya to see if ya’d give up yer intentions. Thought ya might be part of an eradication squad.

Glad to see ya ain’t” I put my hands down, glad that I would not be shot, “Ha, I see your point. This outfit was all I could come up with on an empty stomach.” I extended my hand, “Rutherford Fuzzle.”

“Oh where are my manners,” he replied as he rose up from his chair, “Ulysses Maxwell. Pleased to meet ya.” he said as we shook hands.

disappeared in far less time than it took to present them and we settled down with a hot cup of rich coffee and lovely conversation.

He led me to the back of his shop, which housed a small apartment with a stove.

With a quick flick of his wand, 3 eggs flew from my carton and cracked ever so delicately into the hot pan. Moments later he presented me with a piping hot plate of scrambled eggs. The eggs

Ulysses landed here 50 years ago right out of Ilvermorny. He had been working on a book at the behest of the school, which was lacking in Nomag Studies at the time. The shop was his cover until he had done all the research and published his book, “It’s Flat and Quiet; Nomag Life

in the Modern Frontier” 40 years ago, but his cover turned into a home and he decided to never leave.

“Come on,” He lead me outside, locking the door behind him. “With a second pair of eyes we may just yet figure out what’s spooking the local jackalopes.

The attacks have happened about 10 miles due east of here” We walked around the back of his store to what appeared to be an empty plot of grass.

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him, “Is this area known for Dragons?”

He pulled out his wand and said, “Finite Incantido” and a silvery shimmer gave way to a small stable with a beautiful golden Abraxan munching on hay. It stretched its glorious wings, knowing that it was about to go for a fly.

“Lovely creature.” I commented.

He went over and patted the beast’s nose, “Yup, Bellerophon and I go way back.

Where’d you leave your ride? I’ll give you a lift and we can search together.”

Depositing me back at my carpet, we both took to the sky to look for any sign of the elusive jackalope. Though Ulysses was getting up there in his age, he was no less deft in his handling of his Abraxan.

He flew circles around me as went to our destination.

“Keep your eyes peeled!” Ulysses called out to me, “There must be something causing a ruckus to get the jackalopes spooked.”

I did as instructed and looked for any sign of what could be the issue. It wasn’t long before I noticed a clue. “Ulysses?” I asked

“Not to my knowledge. Why you askin’?”

“Well, I see some treetops that are a bit burned. It could have been from a dragon marking its territory. A jackalope would make a quick snack for even a Peruvian Vipertooth.”

“That would be a first on my part. I ain’t never seen a dragon before.” He pointed me to the east, “The site of the attacks is just on the other side of this forest. If a dragon and the jackalopes are fighting over territory, it’ll get nasty for anyone.”

“Agreed, a dragon would make any local creatures very nervous. We had better…” and it was here that I was interrupted by the fireball.

A blast of dragon fire shot downwards past me followed swiftly by a Welsh Green. It had to be 16 feet in length, small by dragon standards, but nonetheless dangerous and ferocious. It turned on a pin just before hitting the ground and came back at me.

I tried to compose myself, and a hasty shield charm was the best thing I could pull together. The dragon fired another blast at me, the shield charm barely deflecting the fire and my clothes began to sizzle.

As the dragon roared past me, it’s claw took a chunk out of my carpet. A piece of thread caught on one of its talons, taking it with it as it soared through the sky. This caused my carpet to unravel with great haste. In a panic, I casted Reparro, but the carpet kept disappearing under my feet.

A monstrous roar came from my left. I looked up, seeing the dragon heading straight for me. It appeared I was about to become breakfast when I hear Ulysess say, “Episkey Maxima!”

The dragon paused in flight. It looked down at on of it’s claws, examining it carefully.

After it was satisfied with its investigation, it swooped down to meet Mr. Maxwell, hovering just in front of Balerphon. They stared at each other, neither flinching or showing any signs of weakness.

A few moments passed before Ulysess broke the silence with, “You done?”

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The dragon roared at him and I thought the fire may be coming next. To my surprise, it snorted puff of smoke at Ulysses. I don’t claim to be able to speak to dragons, but it seemed like it was saying, “Thank you.”

It bit at the carpet thread on its one talon, freeing it for my Reparro to start working. The dragon gracefully turned away and flew into the forest, its ember scales disappearing into the treetops. I was still in complete shock at what had just happened.

Ulysses flew up to meet me just as my carpet had put itself back together. “While ya were having your little dance, I seen a wound in the left leg from what looked like a bullet. Must have gotten shot by some Nomag hunters, which is what riled it up in the first place.”

I fell over on my carpet, finally

able to breathe again. “Bless your keen eyes. I didn’t have much of a chance without your quick thinking.”

“Yeah, well, think nothing of it.” Ulysses continued, “Come on now. Let’s check on the jackalopes.

Now that the dragon is at rest, they’ll be more likely to be peaceful.”

We landed in a flat area with an excellent field of vision in every direction.

Ulysses reached into his saddle bag, producing a small bowl and a silver flask.

From his flask, he poured a generous amount of whiskey, then placed the bowl on the ground.

finished his sentence that I heard the first rustling in the tall grass. I turned around and saw a pair of tiny antlers quickly pop up, then disappear. I tried to get a lock on the creature again, looking in every direction.

It wasn’t until I heard a soft lapping sound when I turned to look at where the bowl had been placed.

A full grown jackalope was sitting by it with 2 youngsters, all drinking from the bowl, their eyes locked on me. “Don’t worry,” I began in a calm tone, “I’m not a threat to you. The dragon is gone, and you are safe now.”

“This won’t be but a moment.” he said as he lazily sat down on the ground, Bellerophon following suit. “Just don’t go for your wand and they are plenty amiable.”

They rose from the empty bowl, all clearly much happier that their territory was now safe. As they began to turn, the parent bounded up next to me. It poked my with its antler for a moment, an action that confused me.

No sooner than Ulysses had

“Looks like you made a new

As we passed over the forest, we heard soft whimsical roar. We looked back and saw the Welsh Green, calmly flying behind us.

“It looks like to made a new friend as well.”

I said to Ulysses.

He smirked, “I hope Bellerophon likes company. Building an invisible pen ain’t as easy as you think.”

I ended up moving my camp next to Ulysses shop for the remainder of my stay. It was a joy to sit on the lazy days, chatting with him about the Big Sky Country and reading my books.

ago.” I said as we took off, flying back to the store.

Jalapeño, which is what Ulysses named the dragon, was perfectly content to share the stable with Bellerophon. Ulysses was more than happy to cook big steaks for the beast, clearly happy for the company.

friend.” Ulysses said as he looked in my direction. “Seems like they know that things are going to calmer around here.”

I was quite touched at the offer, even more so when one of its antlers popped off and fell to the ground. The jackalope pushed it with its nose towards my foot. After looking at me for a moment, it bounded away, off to take care of its young.

This was truly something special. Being offered an antler in friendship was almost too much to bear and a single tear rolled down my cheek.

“Well, looks like it’s time for lunch.” Ulysses said in his calm drawl. “Come on back to my place, I’ll fix us some sandwiches.”

“That sounds perfect, I could use some of that whiskey once I remember I was almost burned alive by a dragon a few minutes

While there I decided it was time to attempt a new wand with a piece of that jackalope antler. American Cedar was the only option for the wood. After a bit of fancy work, a perfectly spongy 12 ¼” wand was produced.

It was highly adaptable and was perfectly balanced in every way.

Once again, I have escaped almost certain death in the pursuit of wisdom. I would say I hope my next trip will not involve searing hot danger and narrowly escaping the jaws of an enraged dragon, but where is the fun in that? I will risk life, limb and breakfast in my journey. Stay tuned for the next chapter of Adventures in Wandsmithing!

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5 Time-Honoured Muggle Christmas Traditions And How to Recreate Them in Your Own Magical Household

It's no secret that Muggles really do love Christmas, with many of their most sacred and enjoyed traditions stemming from the holiday, not to mention the supposed “Christmas magic” and “Christmas miracles”. Snobby wizards would turn their heads and raise their noses in the air haughtily at their notion of magic, but the most wonderful time of the year can be very enjoyable and fun, even for wizards, who experience magic in their everyday lives and think nothing of it. So, here are some of Muggles’ most upheld Christmas traditions, and how to enjoy them in your magical home.

1. Baking gingerbread men, houses and cookies (from scratch!)

gle and the magical communities that it's really quite easy for us all to forget what Christmas is really about. Get your own scraps of parchment and fold them in half, and- well, that's it! Maybe create a popup Christmas tree, or a glittery drawing of an elf, or even a collage of tiny Father Christmases- it's entirely up to you! As for presents, why not take the time to create something yourself for that special one? Merlin, you could even cut potatoes into shapes, dip them in ink, press them on parchment, and create your very own wrapping parchment!

Again, this is a perfect way for little ones to experiment. If you’d like to do it by hand, for witches and wizards of all ages to simply appreciate magic and what they've got.

Muggles adore these gingerbread treats, and it's even more fun to make them!

3. Look at Christmas lights Dig up a gingerbread recipe and start to mould them into walls, floors, roofs, flat The magical community may scratch their furniture pieces, men, and whatever other heads at this Muggle tradition – what's the shapes you can come up with, pop them use of simply travelling to another's house in the oven (or bake them by magic, it's up to stand and admire the lights strung up to you), and seal and decorate them with all over the place? However, there is somehomemade icing! thing really special about this, especially when you appreciate that these people These gingerbread creations are perfect spent the time and money to create these for new, learning witches and wizards to masterpieces (keeping in mind they can’t experiment with magic and express themeven use magic!), from the jolly Father selves; not to mention that you can perChristmas on the roof, to the glowing candy form a spell on them to make them move canes sprouting out of the hedges. What’s and excite the little ones! the harm in travelling to your Muggle neighbourhood to admire these displays?

2. Creating custom Christmas cards You could even take things a step further and presents by making your own Christmas displays; and an even bigger step further by enIn this modern day and age, there are so chanting them, so the reindeer prance many commercial things in both the Mug56

around and the elves giggle- it may even be fun! (Side note: just remember to take down the decorations later, or passers-by will wonder why you have a chortling Santa Claus on your roof in July!)

4. Advent Christmas Countdown calendars

These countdown calendars can really be quite fun! Purchase, or make your own Advent calendar, where with each passing day in December, you pull out the slip of paper and reveal something Christmas-y, like a Christmas wreath or a Santa hat, with each becoming more and more festive!

Excite your family members by magicking the decoration or object described in the advent calendar each day, so on Christmas, your house, which was bare at the beginning of the season, is festively decorated!

5. Go on a natural decor hunt

As mentioned in No. 2, Christmas is too commercial, with way too many storebought decorations, but not enough love.

But you can resolve this issue by going out on a completely natural decor hunt! Why not go out into the garden, or even a nearby meadow or forest, to gather up some decorations that suit the spirit, look beautiful and have a great aura?

Go on! Gather the whole family and have a timed hunt, where each member has a specific decoration to fetch (rose wreath, etc.). It won't be dull!

6. BONUS: Snow Taffies Some Christmases, snow blankets the whole place; on these days, Muggles and wizards alike love to play in the snow, whether building a snowman with nothing but your gloves, or bewitching snowballs to hurtle towards your friends repeatedly. However, after a long day of fun in the snow, one gets very exhausted and freezing. At these times, a treat not many know of will do just the trick of relaxing you and your children, and so here's how to make a Snow Taffy.

First, gather a bowl of fresh clean snow from outside, and bring it inside. Then, put down the bowl and heat some golden or maple syrup – or whatever other sweet syrups there are – on the stove (if you'd like to be like an old-fashioned Muggle) or magically (a quicker alternative for frozen fingers in desperate need).

Finally, drizzle the warm, liquid syrup onto a small bowl of the snow, and enjoy your sweet Snow Taffy!

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t’s that time again, where new witches and wizards are settling into Hogwarts, getting into a routine of classes and homework, and collecting cards to save Hogwarts from yet another calamity.

collect cards in a role-playing game type setting. You learn spells, meet iconic characters, and see what happened to Hogwarts after the Second Wizarding War.

You start out as a young student, getThat’s right. On Oct. 30, 2019, it was ting their Hogwarts letter via owl, and made official. Harry Potter: Magic begin a whole new journey. You will get Awakened is on its way, with the initial to explore Hogwarts and many other registration and release being in China. locations that Harry himself had visitAt this time, there is no official release ed. There will be many magical creadate, but some art has been released. tures you get to see, and some events It is a Muggle mobile game where you to enjoy.

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The site, only in Chinese but translated, states, “As the player grows, players can learn new spells, get to know more outstanding companions, and use their magic knowledge to design unique strategies and spell combinations. [Players will learn] the way and timing of the spell release.� This

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the first time that this game has been suggested, nor has it been the first time that images were associated with such hoaxes. However, unlike the other early reveals, this was found on wizardsunitehub.info, the same site that informs players about Harry Potter: Wizards Unite updates, events, and

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sounds like it is mixing a card collecting game with the already existing Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, so that while you try to get every card, you have an engaging story that is sure to get you hooked instantly.

Needless to say, many witches and wizards are skeptical as this in not

information on other Portkey Games.

At this time, only Chinese players have early registration access, but as more and more work is done on the game, other countries will follow, so keep your eye on the App Store and Google Play over the next year or so. Until then, solve the Hogwarts Mystery and may all Wizards Unite!

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Mountains of Turkey

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Turkish Ministry of Magic Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures

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YOUNG EXPLORING WITCH DISCOVERS

NEW BREED OF DRAGON Arguably, the most dangerous mythical creature known to mankind is the dragon. As most Magizoology students will know, there are 11 breeds of dragons; the Romanian Longhorn, Antipodean Opaleye, Hebridean Black, Swedish Short-Snout, Chinese Fireball, Ukrainian Ironbelly, Hungarian Horntail, Peruvian Vipertooth, Catalonian Fireball, Welsh Green and the Norwegian Ridgeback.

However, on the 29th of November, 2019, Reveles Rimor of Turkey, a 16-year-old explorer and student studying dragons, made an incredible discovery. Reveles had uncovered a hidden cave close to the mountainous areas of Turkey, in which a baby dragon had been abandoned.

From a distance, she had seen an Antipodean Opaleye, but upon closer inspection, the dragon was unlike anything ever seen.

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“It was electric blue in colour, coughing out spurts of deep scarlet fire.”

Reveles reported.

“Her snout was longer than a Swedish Short-Snout, but shorter than is considered normal. Her scales were pearly, nearly as much so as an Antipodean Opaleye.

Her pupils were a light greyish-blue, matching the colour of the hatched egg pieces beside her; the egg was also speckled emerald.

Her tail was quite unique, and what interested me the most; it was completely smooth, nearly as much so as a baby’s arm, and it was longer than the dragon herself. It was really quite beautiful.”

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Reveles had brought the baby dragon out of the cave, fed it, and then reported it to the Turkish Ministry of Magic’s Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. The Ministry, upon discovery of this new dragon breed, decided to name the dragon Lenis, and the breed Turkish Long-Tail for the time being, and is now taking care of it in a spacious enclosure, The Ministry is hoping to extend this newfound breed, and Ministry dragon experts are now searching the Middle Eastern areas for more of the Turkish Long-Tail species.

By Undercover Reporter The Radical Ravenclaw

Illeague Alley

and how it was seized

I decided to find out more about this alley and I travelled to Sodding Green on a chilly November night. Under a clever alias, I managed to infiltrate the complex social structure of the local Muggle pub, where I was told some wizards had been smuggling in illegal Wizarding items. I assumed my alias of Eliott Mudscuttle, a disgruntled potions enthusiast who had been rejected for the role of teacher by the “snooty lot down at Ilvermorny”. I (or rather Eliott) had attracted attention with a somewhat vibrant personality at the bar and was gestured over to the shadiest corner by a brooding figure.

Muggles in the sleepy village of Sodding Green, Berkshire had their day disrupted by a firework incident that lit up the dark streets with “big green sparks what fizzed down the Reading road” according to a local resident. That is, at least, what the Ministry told them, as it was actually a scuffle between unscrupulous wizards from the newly founded Illeague Alley.

This brooding figure was Lenovan Scrumblett, whom some of our readers may recognise from the Wanted posters down at Twistwood Waypost. After an hour of conversing with him and his unfriendly associates, I was taken to a clearing in the nearby woods, where with a wave of Scrumblett’s mahogany wand the trees warped right before my eyes to reveal the Illeague Alley, in all its scum and villainy.

Illeague Alley is a relatively new (and very dodgy) magical alley set up approximately 8 years ago by the magical gang, the Bream Streeters and was a street built mainly of wood from the Forest of Sodd that surrounded it. The alley itself had acquired a pungent scent of rancid mead and stale butterbeer by now, which emanated from a second pub called Nagini’s Fang.

I declined an invitation from Scrumblett to enter but before I could be Sectumsempra-ed back through the entry portal, two brawling patrons spilled onto the cobbles. The infamous Janus Carrow and Mira Longbrigger whipped out their wands and began to duel in front of my very eyes.

Confringo-s and Stupefy-s flew left, right and centre until three tall shapes lurched from the portal towards them.

Strangely, the Ministry had found out about the alley and extremely coincidentally picked this night to raid it. The Aurors swished their wands with Restrainment Curses and before long the street fell into a kerfuffle of sparks and shouts. I barely managed to escape with my life and was later apprehended by a Ministerial official, who very kindly let me off with a 75 galleon fine and a wand confiscation.

As far as the public is concerned, Illeague Alley is closed for the forseeable future. However, according to an inside source, the Ministry plans to convert the Alley into a Concealed Administration and Regulation Association Office Tower (a.k.a. a CARAOT) for the Berkshire area, after more funding is received following the recent election.

Santa Claus

TRUTH REVEALED Father Christmas, St. Nicholas, Pere Noel, Babbo Natale, Santa Claus, Kris Kringle. No matter his name, Muggles and Wizards alike know of this jolly elf. He is known to give gifts to the good little girls and boys. But how is he different between Muggles and Wizards? What is truth and what is codswallop?

Muggle View Believe it or not, St. Nicholas was a real person to Muggles, but he was still a Muggle. Muggles see a jolly fat man who rides in a sleigh. This is due to an incident where someone saw such a being flying through the air. This story is known as The Night Before Christmas, and is a much-beloved Muggle Christmas Story.

The story of Santa Claus is well known. He is a kind and generous elf who gives gifts to the good children.

Depending on where you are, Santa is the one who punishes the naughty children someone else.

He has a workshop at the North Pole, where he has rosy-cheeked elves and eight or nine reindeer. The elves build toys while the reindeer pull the sleigh that carries Santa and the toys. Everyone has a job and they do it well, but it is all to bring joy to the world, even if there are some parts of his story that aren’t explained, such as how he knows who is naughty and who is nice.

Wizard View Again, St. Nicholas was a real person. In fact, he is a Wizard that would go on to become a saint for his generosity. He wanted to be kind to poor families but eventually had to limit his goodwill to children. Still, he had to limit himself further as people spread out across the land, so he started keeping tabs on who was good and who was naughty. He would reward good children but didn’t know what to do about naughty children at first. In the beginning, he would apparate to different areas where some creatures or wizard would help him by punishing those where were naughty. Some methods of punishment were extreme, but for the times, acceptable.

But this brings up the question of how he knew who was naughty and who was nice. This comes as no surprise, but Father Christmas uses a giant crystal ball to “see” who is naughty and who is nice.

And his elves? They are a mix of House Elves, Goblins, Pukwudgies, and Dwarves for various jobs around the workshop at the North Pole. Each species has its own set of skills, from handling mail, to building toys, to protecting the workshop. Whatever the job, they are all dedicated to the Santa and his mission of bringing joy.

And of course, he travels by either apparating or travelling by broom/flying carpet/etc. The original St. Nick passed away centuries ago, and his fellow wizards mourned him, but his goal and purpose is always upheld: to bring joy to others and reward those who are kind. A new Santa takes the previous Santa’s place every century or so.

Truth The truth is that Father Christmas is both of these things and more. He is really many Santas who travel the world to give gifts to good children, taking on the image best known in the area. The group is made up of a mix of Muggles and Wizards. The Muggles use drawn sleighs to deliver gifts, while the Wizards use magical means. When one retires from the job due to age or health, a new Santa is recruited. It is an honour to become part of the Santas, and those chosen keep the spirit all year round. Still, the jobs are all the same, no matter if you are magical or not. And the symbolism of St. Nick remains true, no matter where you go: be kind, be humble, and be good.

And how does this reporter know this? What is the one thing that would prove this when weeks of research did nothing? One such Santa learned of this article and explained enough to convince me of the truth. He was kind and jolly, but not at all fat.

However, he also said that not everyone would believe me, but that Santa wasn’t meant to be just one person, but a symbol to be a better person, even if it is just for a little while. He also said that every Santa would give up his job to spend all year with his family, because “family is the reason for the season, because without family, we would be nothing. So be thankful for your family, hold them close, and never take for granted what you have because, one day, it could all be gone.”

So be thankful for what you have and treat others with the kindness you want to be given to you. Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year to every one of our beloved readers.

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Dragon of Darkness Deterred Yet Again The sun hasn’t risen above the Arctic Circle in Alaska since November 18th, where the sun rose at 12:35 in the afternoon and set again at 1:49. When the sun set that early afternoon, the residents knew that they would not see the sun again until mid-January. Each year, this darkness consumes the wizarding village of Ulvianic, not far from the city of Utqiaĥvik, and plunges them into two months of constant night. Though this cycle has repeated itself each year throughout history, the magical community there takes firm steps every year to make sure that the sun will rise again on their town someday.

Tradition states that the cause of the constant night comes from the

Dragon of Darkness, who chases his sister the Dragon of Light across the sky. Unfortunately for Alaskans, the Dragon of Darkness is lazy, and he likes to curl up and nap. To stop him from napping in the Alaskan sky and forcing them into a lifetime of darkness, the magical community come together every Winter Solstice and chase the Dragon away. Every year at midnight on December 20th, the wizarding community comes outside with their pots, pans, fireworks and sky lanterns to begin their ritual.

This year, the group headed outside, and formed three circles.

The innermost circle came together and lifted their wands high into the sky, sending up red

and blue sparks up into the air.

The middle circle began to chant, walking in a line and banging their pots and pans with their wands creating a rhythm for their march.

The outermost circle each lit up a Sky Lantern, letting them fly into the air. Once the Sky Lanterns reached higher than the sparks, the innermost circle lower their wands and the middle circle stops their chant. The circles merged together, created a larger circle, and each member put down a firework. They lit their fireworks in tandem before congregating closer together. The fireworks lit up the air, making the sky bright for the first time since November.

Once the sky was dark again, the villagers returned to their homes

with just the hopes that they’ve again done enough to chase the Dragon away.

Though the sun has not yet risen in Ulvianic, the witches and wizards are hopeful that their ancient ritual has been successful and the Dragon of Light will again return.

With any luck, to make up for their days of total darkness, they will have days of total sunlight come summer. We here at the Quibbler would highly recommend waiting until summer to visit the little village though, because though the ritual was magnificent to observe it was also very chilly.

- meddleofmycause

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POLITICS Issue #2: Kingsley Shacklebolt wins and serves another term!

Kingsley Shacklebolt, who many people have endorsed, has won the election! Fillibuster’s Fireworks has launched a massive display celebrating his victory. Shacklebolt is all over the Daily Prophet’s covers, while some citizens are out on the street rioting, shouting “Not my minister!” The Magical Law Enforcement Squad has been deployed to send all of them to Azkaban on the Knight Bus. Shacklebolt has stated that he will sign the Treaty of Munich on New Year’s Eve. We asked rioters in Liverpool for their reactions to this news. “Whaaaaaaaat!?

So let me get this straight, he’ll ruin everyone’s New Year’s Eve just like that? Oh, come on!” one protester exclaimed as he levitated a rubbish bin and threw it at a muggle car.

Auror Harry Potter has decided to make a statement in regard to the victory of Kingsley Shacklebolt, “First of I would definitely like to congratulate Shacklebolt on the victory. Secondly, since I’m on the news, I’d just like to remind all wizards that we are all wizards regardless of our political views. Politics are dividing the muggle world, and they are starting to divide the wizarding world. We are all wizards and we should unite, and I’ll say more, we are all humans”.

This is Robert Werewolfley-Boggarton, The Quibbler, London, United Kingdom.

with Robert Werewolfley Boggarton Next issue: Politics with Robert Werewolfley-Boggarton Issue #3: Durmstrang considers allowing muggle-borns to attend their school!

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Heartbreaking news has come in from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as we have discovered that the two students who disappeared just before winter break have been found dead.

Both of the students were on a semester-long exchange; one from Beauxbatons in France and the other from Ilvermorny in America. The students, apparently out for a midnight stroll through the Forbidden Forest, appear to have been killed by a werewolf. Though their deaths are currently under investigation, a representative from the school did say this The bodies of two students, Kaylie-Ann Adams and François Beaumont, have been recovered from the Forbidden Forest. We were made aware that the students were missing on the morning of December 13, 2019, when the students did not appear in their first classes. A full investigation was immediately launched, and Magical Law Enforcement were notified. As both students were international exchange students, the French and American Aurors collaborated on the case; searching not just the castle and grounds but also looking for clues in their home countries. Despite Hogwarts staff and Law Enforcement’s best efforts, the trail went cold. Last week, Mr. Beaumont’s journal encryption spells were broken and the Aurors were able to ascertain that the couple had gone for a walk into the Forbidden Forest. With this knowledge, their location was easier to pinpoint and their bodies have been recovered and identified. We send out our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of both students, and mental health services will be provided to all students and faculty who need it upon the start of next term. The Board of Governors is looking into this incident to see if any greater security features are necessary. We at Hogwarts take the students’ safety as our utmost priority, and regret that such a tragic incident has occurred.

Requests for further statement were denied by Headmistress Minerva McGonagall, but we at the Quibbler have been able to acquire the journal page that lead Aurors to the students bodies, which we have translated below-

December 11, 2019 Journal, I think I am in love with Kaylie-Ann. Her zeal for life and spirit are unlike any that I have ever known. She is so unlike all the girls I have ever known before; instead of being demure she is loud, always making sure her opinion is known. Instead of smelling of cigarettes, cheese, and espresso she usually smells of those energy drinks that she is so very fond of, and gunpowder. It’s crazy, but just the sight of her makes me happier than I’ve ever been before.

I am heartbroken that the term is almost complete and she will head home to America while I will return to France, but I know that we will be together again someday. I have decided to propose to Kaylie-Ann, so that when she returns to America she will know that she is very much loved and will hopefully come join me in my lovely France. At home I would take her for a romantic moonlit walk on the banks of The Seine, and down the Champs-Elysees, but here in the uncivilized highlands of Scotland that is impossible. Instead I’ve arranged to take her for a stroll in the forest behind the school tomorrow night, during the full moon. After the forest I will take her to the Black Lake where I will ask her to be my wife. Of course the school does not allow students to go into the forest alone, but I have an exceptional sense of direction and am sure we will not get lost. Kaylie-Ann is such an adventurer that I know she will be much better able to navigate the outdoors than the normal students at Hogwarts.

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Though the cause of death is still undisclosed, early speculation points to the cause of death being at the hands of a werewolf. Though Hogwarts staff has often maintained that the Forbidden Forest is mostly harmless, it was at one point home to the largest werewolf pack in Great Britain. Though there has not been a reported death by werewolf since 1962 in the Forbidden Forest, that likely is partially caused by the banning of students from entering the forest unaccompanied. The full moon has created the speculation of their deaths being caused by a werewolf attack, but we will know more next week when the Department of Magical Law Enforcement releases their report.

This incident has of course brought question to whether the Hogwarts Student Exchange program should continue. Students usually start Hogwarts in their first year, where strict supervision is given for the first couple of years with progressive freedoms and responsibilities being given to students throughout their tenure there. Students are of course warned about the dangers of the Forbidden Forest from a young age, but it is currently unclear if the safety concerns were properly communicated to the exchange students, especially after Mr. Beaumont’s journal seemed to imply that the main safety concern of the Forbidden Forest was getting lost. The Student Exchange Program began in 2007, with the goal of creating Wizarding World Peace by building International Goodwill and Better Friendships. This incident has called the goals of the program into question, and the Board will have to decide if this program is properly serving its purpose.

Proponents to the program would like to remind readers that these are the first deaths in the past 12 years of the program, and that the program has led to such innovations as the 15th and 16th uses for Dragon’s Blood, a cure for Banshee fever, and the first ever Australian-hosted Quidditch World Cup (which happened this past October). Though most students have reported an enjoyable exchange, this incident will likely call into question if different cultural values should really be mixed together, when it was obvious that these students did not understand the prominent culture of Great Britain of trying to avoid being eaten by werewolves.

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The Elder Brew

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The Elder Brew is the most enchanted pub in England, hidden from Muggle sight by powerful charms, and The Quibbler is here to tell you about it in an exclusive interview with the pub's owner, Aurelius Kibble. The first question we asked was the one on all of our minds, 'So, how exactly do you keep the magic hidden from the Muggles?' We got quite an interesting answer: 'The first step was using a concealment charm to disguise it OPENING IN THE STREETS from prying eyes, much like a hippogriff would be concealed OF MUGGLE LONDON! by its breeder. We then applied a anti-muggle charms to keep them from ever going in this 'I certainly hope we do! We have put little boarded up coffee shop they had spotted concealed posters up all over London on the street. This was easy enough.' We then to promote our grand opening, not to asked them whether or not they expected to mention all of your glorious readers!' become a popular destination for drunken Intrigued by the concealed posters, I wizards and witches alike. continued to question them about their use of concealment charms. 'Don't you think concealment charms are risky?' 'I think we have put enough time into them that they are perfectly fine to use without exposing the entire wizarding world! 'Let's move on. One of our readers wants to know what will be on offer at The Elder Brew‌'

'We are fully stocked up on all wizarding favourites, including Butterbeer, Gigglewater and Firewhiskey, as well as a few new concoctions we have brewed up. These include Amortentetail -a cocktail-like alcoholic beverage designed to woo even the most awkward of dates and Quibblebeer -a beer named after you, one of our proudest partners! It includes layers of flavours, starting off as a sweet blueberry and transforming into a sour blackberry, before ending on a lovely fizzy strawberry! 'That sounds incredible! So who do you hope your pub will attract?' 'We hope the pub attracts wizards who want to just go to a pub and be undisturbed. Other pubs might be quite loud and disruptive, or far away from large cities, The Elder Brew however, is the perfect place for wizards looking to enjoy a hearty meal and an undisturbed drink!' Our final question comes directly from the editor, 'When will The Elder Brew open?' 'The Elder Brew opens on the second full moon of the year 2020. Glad to see we have someone interested already!' After the interview, it is clear to see that The Elder Brew is the best option if you are looking for both a quiet place to dine and a fun place to reunite and reconnect with friends and family. It offers a broad menu and a glorious service, not to mention the fact that it is in the middle of London and no one knows it is there! Remember! The second full moon! Be there!

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BEAUXBATON'S MAGICAL STEEDS Dazzle for the Fifth Time in a Row AACHEN, GERMANY- It was coming down to the final rider.

Fourth Year Charity Whistlen needed a 65% or higher to win Beauxbatons Academy for Magic’s fifth Team Dressage Championship title in a row.

well.

Beauxbatons did not have an easy start to the competition.

The school’s first rider accidently missed a circle and forgot to recite

and even recited it in my sleep,” the rider lamented after receiving her score of 58.365%.

Her mistake proved to be costly as Durmstrang Institute’s riders garnered top score after top score.

Their horses were strong and powerful, and their riders were quick and efficient charm casters.

But there was some luck as

Castelobruxo and Ilvermorny remained third and fourth place with elimination of some of their riders due to multiple inaccurate spell casting.

Thanks to Charity Whistlen’s efforts and flawless ride, Beauxbatons Academy for Magic riders were able to keep onto the title as Team Dressage Champions.

The French school was seen

The anticipation was growing as she made her final pass down the centerline. It was as silent as a bowtruckle even when she finished her last movements. Her horse glimmered as his golden body came to a halt in the cold winter air. Whistlen made her final salute and the crowd erupted as her score of 71.122% flashed across the sky.

“I knew it was possible. I just had to believe in myself and Étoile,” the young Beauxbatons remarked in the press conference while patting her tall gold gelding.

Dressage is a French word meaning “training” so it is fitting that the French school of magic would be the champions for the fifth time in recent years. Dressage involves a series of movements completed by the horse and rider which are scored on a scale between 1-10 with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest mark achieved.

It is a competition that can be found in the Muggle Olympics, but its magical counterpart includes various charms that must be performed while on horseback as

her Colovaria charm which would have changed her horse’s colour from golden to blue. This error made her score two points lower than it would have been.

“I was devastated when I committed that mistake. I practised the movement thousands of times

one of Durmstrang Institute’s riders casted Incendio instead of Lumos. Incendio is banned from competition due to its destructive and often uncontrollable capabilities. This made the riders score invalid and put the two teams neck and neck in the placings.

proudly displaying their trophy and blue ribbons from their carriage as they left the competition grounds in Aachen, Germany. We look forward to seeing them again and all the schools that participated in the competition next year in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Muggle Candy Worth Traveling For South Asia Edition

by Eldis Hello, and thank you for joining me again. What a ride has this been so far! We have travelled all over Europe, did the entirety of the American continent as well as the entirety of the African continent and last edition we visited the Middle East! We’re past the halfway point now, only Asia and Oceania are left! What a beautiful world do we live in. And what a blessing that the love for sweets is universal! In this edition, we will be travelling through South Asia, known for preferring carpets over brooms.

This is one of the reasons why Quidditch isn’t a popular sport in this area, but the wizarding community has taken a strong liking to the muggle sport cricket, and several magical versions of the sport are played often and with as much, if not more vigour as our own English Quidditch players. It is, of course, also home to part of the Himalayas, and therefore home to a considerable group of Yetis. Although most of the mountain range is easily climbable, most muggles are lead to believe otherwise so the yetis can live in relative peace and quiet. Another notable feature is the gravity-resistant trees grown in Nepal. Any her84

bology fan should be sure to check those out! But enough wizarding chit-chat, we’re here for muggle candy. So let’s dig in!

In Afghanistan, candy has a great cultural significance. When a betrothal is considered and both sides agree on the deal, the family of the girl will bring a piece of candy to the groom’s family, as a symbol of agreement. That’s what I call a sweet start to a marriage!

If you want to cool down in the delicious heat of Afghanistan, try some Doogh, also known as shom-

ley or shombeh. It is made from a mixture of water, yoghurt and mint, and some variations also add cucumber. Sheer Yakh is another deliciously cold drink, resembling ice. Warm drinks, however, are also good to drink when it is hot outside, so try some tea with sugared almonds, called noql! They are super delicious, and almonds are incredibly good for you, so you can pretend you’re being healthy by eating them. If you prefer to stick with the colder food, make sure to try some pistachio gelato. This delicious ice cream is sure to cool you down. Fan of pistachios? Try Gulaab Jaman, a milky pistachio round treat, which is enjoyed all over the continent.

Pakistan also has its fair share of sweets to offer. Why not try some Hajmola candy, deliciously sour! Or maybe Khopra Candy, a crunchy coconutty treat. And let nobody say that muggles don’t have their own form of magic.

Get some cold water and add the Sun Sip Limopani powder and watch it magically turn into a delicious drink, right in front of your eyes. Boom Boom Bubblegum or Ding Dong Bubblegum should be tasted simply because

Doogh courtesy of Rhubarbarians

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Sohan Halwa is made by boiling water, sugar, milk and cornflower till solid, coloured and flavoured with saffron. Then, to make this treat even better, almonds, pistachios and cardamom seeds are added to create a perfectly brittle cookie. Gajar Halwa is a similar treat, made with carrots, butter ghee, sugar, water and pistachios.

It is usually eaten as a warm dessert. The fudgy Barfis are found in a range of flavours, although again, the almond and pistachio ones are the most common.

In India we can sit down to enjoy some Bal Mithai, a fudge made with roasted khoa, dried whole

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similar Badushah are a must-try for doughnut-lovers. These fried treats are served hot and dipped in a sugary syrup, deliciously unhealthy! Basan Laddu is served during Indian celebrations. This treat is made with chickpea flour, sugar and ghee, occasionally with pistachio. The related Coconut Laddu is traditionally a symbol of good luck and was therefore given to travellers and warriors. It is still the most popular treat sold in the Indian Ministry of Magic, and if you look closely when visiting their location you will see that most of their doorknobs look just like the treat!

On to Nepal, our final stop in this edition.

Mithia, also known as Guleo Khaana, is very sweet and thereBal Mithai courtesy of FoodFeasta fore often paired with yoghurt, bread or fruit.

These absolutely gorgeous treats milk. They are usually coated in are decorated with various nuts, tiny white sugar balls, and most silver leaf and coconut. Jeri, or popular in the regions around Almora. Make sure you get the real jalebi/Jilphi are also absolutely stunning. These orange loops are deal though, as some places sell very crispy and dipped in saffron artificial sweets at much higher prices to trick tourists. Soan Papdi, also known as Patisa, Son Anarsaa courtesy of Archana's Kitchen Papri, Sohan Papdi or Shonpapdi, is worth learning all names of, as this crispy treat is absolutely delicious. The traditional variant tastes like cardamom, but if that’s not your thing you can also find mango, strawberry, pineapple and chocolate flavours. Petha, made from ash gourd, also known as winter melon, is a soft white sweet candy. Balushahi and the 85

syrup for a delicious taste. Anarsaa is a deep-fried bread made with rice flour and poppy seeds.

You can usually find them stacked on top of each other so the butter can be drained. The Paneer Peda also look gorgeous. These sweets are made from cheese dough, sugar and green cardamom, and have a beautiful white-green colour palette. Sweet Malai Peda are also beautifully white and made into gorgeous shapes. The Nepali know not only how to make delicious food, they are also very good at making it look gorgeous! Another example of this is Ainthe-Mari, cookie-bread that is shaped and braided in gorgeous patterns before being deep-fried and glazed with a light icing. Luckily not all food is too pretty to eat. Khajuri, fried cookies, are decorated with a pattern but instead of an intricate braid, they are pressed into a Khajuri press which creates fun lines.

So, with our bellies stuffed and bags full for food along the way, let’s get on this flying carpet I rented and continue our journey. Next stop, South-East Asia. Hold on tight, keep your arms and legs in at all times and enjoy the ride!

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No time/money to travel? Don’t worry, bring the candy to you! Here are some recipes for you to try at home.

Ghee Ingredients: • 1 pound (450 grams) of unsalted butter (Preferably organic and grass-fed) • That’s it!

Directions:

1. Melt the butter.

2. Once all the butter is melted, let it simmer for about 10-15 minutes.

3. The butter fill foam, bubble, then almost stop bubbling and then foam again. When the second foam begins, turn off the heat and let the ghee cool down for two minutes.

4. Strain the melted butter through a strainer lined with several layers of cheese cloth or something similar.

5. You’re done! The bits left over in your strainer can either be tossed away or mixed with flour and honey to make a fudge.

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Sohan Halwa Ingredients: • • • • • • • • •

125 gr sugar 125 gr cornflour 70 gr almonds 25 gr pistachio 10 gr green cardamom 125 gr ghee ¼ cup milk 500 ml water pinch of saffron

Directions:

1. Heat half of the water and sugar, boil for 5 minutes.

2. Add the milk, boil again for 5 minutes.

3. Stain the mixture through a muslin bag.

4. Add the remaining water and add the saffron.

5. Dissolve the cornflour in a little water.

6. Add the sugar-milk-water mixture to the cornflour and cook over a low heat.

7. Slowly add the ghee when the cornflour becomes thick.

8. Stir well.

9. Once the ghee separates from the mixture, add the almonds, pistachio and green cardamoms.

10. Spread the halwa in a greased pan and garnish.

11. Once the halwa has cooled down, cut into any shape you want and enjoy!

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A Tour Through Edinburgh

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dinburgh is often hailed as ‘the place where it all began’, even though that technically is not true. The place where it all began was on a delayed train somewhere in the middle of nowhere. However, Edinburgh is the place where it all continued. Where the details were fleshed out. One only needs to wander around the Greyfriars Kirk in order to see this. The old gravestones and memorial plaques rising out of the ground contain some familiar names. One can find the Riddle family, as well as a far-removed cousin of Current Headmaster of Hogwarts, Professor Minerva McGonagall herself. Be warned, you will not be the only one looking. Greyfriars Kirk is not known as ‘Britain’s least haunted graveyard’ for nothing, it is crawling with Muggles and wizards alike, walking in the footsteps of the author who immortalized the story of The Boy Who Lived.

To make sure the tourists don’t miss any of the wonderfully magical places, Edinburgh offers several Harry Potter-themed walking tours. One of these is called ‘The Potter Trail’, and since I was around anyway (and since it was free) I joined the group. Most of the tour takes place on the previously mentioned graveyard, where a reference to the nearby school serving as the inspiration for Hogwarts’ houses is obviously crucial. Our tour guide even told of a wedding between two Slytherins that had just taken place right in front of the gravestone of ‘Thomas Riddell Esq.’ and ‘Thomas Riddell Esq. His Son’. From there, the tour moves on past the Edinburgh University Campus -- nowadays known in the Wizarding World for its excellent spell research -- and the walkway that inspired the scene in The Order of the Phoenix where Harry and

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Dudley are attacked by a group of dementors.

After some very blatant violation of the Statute of Secrecy in order to turn the red traffic lights green, the tour also passes by Spoon, a café that used to be owned by JK Rowling’s brother in law, where she spent many hours penning down the first books. It also stands still in front of The Elephant House, where JK Rowling continued writing after Spoon was sold to a different owner. This is also the location where Jo, whilst writing one of her books, got assaulted by a reporter which inspired the now-infamous Rita Skeeter, to whom we at the Quibbler are very grateful, as she is still employed at The Daily Prophet, making their newspapers less reliable and ours, of course, much more.

After passing by the Scottish branch of Gringotts, which muggles see as the Bank of Scotland, the tour ends in Victoria Street, the inspiration behind Diagon Alley. During the tour the different Hogwarts Houses had opportunities to win house points by answering the tour guide’s questions correctly, and to nobody’s surprise, Ravenclaw won with 270 points. With only a little distance walked I have gained a lot more information, which, as I am a person that prefers to sit inside with a big mug of hot chocolate and a big book, was ideal. Visiting all these places, seeing the names and watching the sights made me a little emotional at times, it was a truly wonderful experience.

So next time you visit Edinburgh (there are over 100 fireplaces connected to the Floo Network in this city, of which 35 are available to the public and at least 10 are open 24/7), make sure to step into the muggle part of the city and join one of the many, many tours centered around The Boy Who Lived. It will be a good use of your time, and if you don’t want to spend too many Sickles there are a few free ones as well!

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HOGWARTS HORROR-SCOPES Madam Starflash Sees what (mis)fortunes will befall you this season!

Hello, dear readers! Madame Starflash graciously allowed me back to full duty after that little incident a few months back. To show that I am willing to play nicely, I am taking the initiative to do the horoscopes for this issue! ~ R. Wicks, Quibbler Archivist CAPRICORN THE THESTRAL

TAURUS THE WEREWOLF

VIRGO THE UNICORN

(DEC. 22ND — JAN. 19TH)

(APRIL 20TH — MAY 20TH)

(AUGUST 23RD — SEPT. 22ND)

Getting your chores done early will keep them out of your hair for the rest of the day, leaving you time for adventure. Always keep a frying pan on hand, you never know when you’ll need it!

Stay far, far away from any sharp pointy objects you may come across, and leave your sewing for another day. Naps are nice, but

All work and no play leads to exhaustion, which inevitably leads to bad choices. Plus, frogs are really dirty.

AQUARIUS THE KELPIE (JAN. 20TH — FEB. 18TH) Trust is important in any relationship, but going for a ride on the first date might not be your best bet. Tigers do not make good pets.

PISCES THE MERMAN

don’t overdo it!

GEMINI THE VEELA (MAY 21ST — JUNE 20TH) Beauty lies far beneath the surface, so never judge a book by its cover. Whatever you do,

(SEPT. 23RD — OCT. 22ND) Water is nice, but be careful; it’s a tricky and temperamental substance. Protect your chicken at all costs!

don’t touch the roses!

CANCER THE FIRECRAB

(FEB.19TH — MARCH 20TH)

(JUNE 21ST — JULY 22ND)

Voicing your concerns is important, but inevitably you’ll come across someone who simply won’t hear you. Forks go on the left, not in your hair.

It’s nice to make new friends, but breaking into a house and cleaning is not the way to go about meeting new people. Also, never eat apples.

ARIES THE HIPPOGRIFF

LEO THE SPHINX

(MARCH 21ST — APRIL19TH)

(JULY 23RD — AUGUST 22ND)

Freedom is what you should always aim for.

Bears may be dangerous, but they’re also seriously misunderstood creatures.

Crying isn’t usually a magical solution to all your problems. And never forget that walking on glass is painful.

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LIBRA THE DRAGON

SCORPIO THE VAMPIRE (OCT. 23RD — NOV. 21ST) The wind is wild. It is also colorless. Gold is not worth fighting over. The moon will never hear your cries.

SAGITTARIUS THE CENTAUR (NOV. 22ND — DEC. 21ST) The cold is bothersome and disheartening.

Keep all of those notions of true love to yourself lest you suffer the icy sting of rejection.

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MLE official log Magical Law Enforcement Patrol

November 15, 2019 - Wizard duel in turkey farm results in a wizard turned into a turkey. Taken to St. Mungo's but has not been transfigured back.

December 1, 2019 - Drunken duel at Smiling Winky’s leaves several patrons transfigured into holiday wreaths.

December 12, 2019 - Magical Fireworks go off in small predominantly muggle town. All wizards in the area are being questioned.

December 15, 2019 - Illegal House party resulted in over 20 intoxicated minors. Investigation underway.

Department of Intoxicating Substances

November 13, 2019 - Reports of contraband moonshine reported in local underground bar. Owner is currently in for questioning.

November 29, 2019 - Unknown potion administered to a group of 400 muggles. All muggles claimed feeling rage and desire to buy pricey, worthless tokens for friends and family. Suspects being investigated.

December 25, 2019 - Tainted wizard absinthe is recalled after reports of several beings trying to fly on a muggle "vacuum".

Improper Use of Magic

November 15, 2019 - Magical couple uses magic to enhance their garden and garden decorations and enter a muggle decoration contest, in which a squib realized magic was being used.

Prize was 1,000 galleons equivalent.

November 16, 2019 - Student attempts to brew Felix Felicis and sell to fellow students during end of terms. Felix Felicis brew was given an Outstanding, but student was expelled.

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MLE official log December 20, 2019 - Local wizard traumatised by magically-mixed comedy show in which actors use fake wands and shout the killing curse. Wizard cast powerful protection charm, causing muggles in audience to be obliviated. Officials respond by saying to be aware of background and surroundings.

December 25, 2019 - Drunk witch attempts to take on Santa's job but fails to make reindeer fly. In custody for conspiring to reveal magic to muggles.

Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures

November 29, 2019 - Group of Nifflers were extracted from local department store by Magizoologists. Muggle employees were obliviated and all items were confiscated from Nifflers.

December 1, 2019 - Loyal familiar, Diggory, passed away after fiercely and bravely defending family. It is unknown what killed the loyal familiar, but dark wizard is suspected. Diggory will be missed by his family.

December 16, 2019 - Reports of dementors reported in local town. Muggles report feeling of hopelessness and isolation.

Magizoologists investigating.

Department of Mysteries

The Minister of Magic and The Head of Magical Law Enforcement would like to thank the Auror Headquarters, Wizengamot Administration Services, Administrative Registration Department, Hit Wizards, Investigation Department, Ministry of Magic Witch Watchers, Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects, and all others that keep our world safe.

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