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Important daily Prophet Links

In this post you will find all the important links you might be looking for. If you think there is one or more missing just leave a comment and it will be added.

★ Current staff List & Leaving Post
★ Writer & Pinch Writer Sign Up Post
★ Guest Column Sign Up Post
★ Daily Prophet Attendance Policy
★ Current Schedule

★ Flourish shopkeeper ad sign up Post
★ Comments & Complaints Post

★ Classifieds
★ Wicked Whispers Submission Post
★ Dear Dumbledore Submission Post
★ Member of the Month Nomination Post
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Term XL Quiz #8: Comic Relief - RESULTS!



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Activity: Comic Relief
Participation Points: 1st/2nd/3rd/Participation Only: 50/40/30/10 points & 20/15/10/5 knuts, respectively. (+5 bonus points if you own a subscription to The Daily Prophet)
Deadline: Sunday, April 22nd, 11:59pm UTC Results!

We only had two entries to the contest, so I've awarded placement points in the order the submissions were received. Shout out to William & Kristine, their lovely comics are below the first cut!

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House Totals:
Gryffindor: 0
Hufflepuff: 40
Ravenclaw: 0
Slytherin: 50
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Term XL Quiz #8: Comic Relief



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Activity: Comic Relief
Participation Points: 1st/2nd/3rd/Participation Only: 50/40/30/10 points & 20/15/10/5 knuts, respectively. (+ 5 bonus points if you own a Subscription to the Daily Prophet).
Deadlines: Submit comic: Sunday, April 22nd, 11:59pm UTC Voting: Sunday, April 29th, 11:59pm UTC
Details: Your editor loves the puzzle section of the newspaper, but the funnies are the second best part! (What, you read it for the news?!) It's your turn to take a crack at comic creation, so use this storyboard creator to create your comic strip. Comics can be about anything - you don't need to stick to the HP universe if you don't want to. Everyone will then vote for their favorite comic strips and the top three will earn placement points!

Submission Form:
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Term XL Quiz #7: Puzzling Paper



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Activity: Puzzling Paper
Participation Points: 10pt/5kt (+ 5 bonus points if you own a Subscription to the Daily Prophet).
Deadline: Sunday, April 8th, 11:59pm UTC
Details: The newsroom is quite a busy place - everyone working to write their articles and get them in before the deadline! Solve the logic puzzle using the clues below to work out just exactly what's going on this week. You can use this grid, if you'd like! (PS this is your editor's first time creating one of these so I both hope it's not too easy and is actually solvable! If you run into issues, please let me know)

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Term XL Quiz #6: Lucky Quill



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Activity: Lucky Quill
Participation Points: 5-10pt/1-5kt (+ 5 bonus points if you own a Subscription to the Daily Prophet).
Deadline: Sunday, March 25th, 11:59pm UTC
Details: A writer has got to have a lucky quill! Some favor the Quick-Quotes Quill™, while others like a good old-fashioned phoenix quill. Which will bring you luck? Pick a quill from the selection below and be rewarded with between 5 and 10 points and 1 and 5 knuts!

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Term XL Quiz #5: Headline Hunter



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Activity: Headline Hunter
Participation Points: 2pt/1kt per headline found, max 30pt/15kt (+ 5 bonus points if you own a Subscription to the Daily Prophet).
Deadline: Sunday, March 11th, 11:59pm UTC
Details: Comment below to receive a randomized card of 15 words. Your task is to find headlines (from real-world news sources) that include the words on your card. You will receive 2pt/1kt for each headline found.