We're happy to announce that @MalfoysAngel will be moving over the gamekeeper position. We won't be adding another professor to replace her right now - we had a couple really strong applications for the position, but our current professors feel like they've got the workload well in hand for the moment.

We're sad to announce that @Diogenissa will be stepping down from her position as Slytherin prefect. Karen was one of our very first prefects, and we've loved having her on the team. Thank you, Karen! 

However, we are very excited to announce that we're welcoming several new people to the prefect team!

@BlackPixie (Slytherin)

@forever_dreaming (Ravenclaw)

@Renacerá (Hufflepuff)

@Rumpelstiltskin (Slytherin)

Congratulations to all of you - we're psyched to have you on board!

congrats awards by @abhorsen.

It is officially NaNoWriMo! (Or at least, it is for at least some of you. ) Whether you're aiming for 50k words of a story, are planning to include school papers or reviews in your final word count, or are just rebelling with your own rules, you're welcome in the Crazies' Cafe! We'll be running rat races, talking about our projects, cheering each other on, and procrastinating by playing games all month. In celebration of NaNo, we'll even be opening up the archive's queue - you can now submit five new chapters at a time for the entire month.

Happy writing!

Our first head student has been a huge asset for her house during a number of House Cup activities, including (most recently) CLUEDO! She's also a dependable, engaged prefect who we know we can always count on.   Please join us in congratulating...

@clevernotbrilliant!

Our second head student is a regular fixture in her common room and has stood out on the archive as well, posting several new chapters and leaving her fellow HPFTers some very lovely and encouraging reviews. Please give it up for...

@dirigibleplums!

Congratulations to you both - this is super deserved. Please PM me with your choice of what story of yours that you'd like to be featured on the archive, and thank you for everything that you do!

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A huge congratulations to @MuggleMaybe for winning October's Story of the Month with her story Beyond Repair (M)!

Lily and Petunia were more than sisters; they were best friends.

And then, they weren't

A series of one shots about Lily and Perunia over the years.

 

We strongly encourage you to check it out - it's absolutely amazing!

banner by @Lady Asphodel, award by @poppunkpadfoot

Congratulations to all of our featured stories - to check them out, just click on the award. Please keep in mind that some stories may be rated M.

First, we're very excited to feature the top three entries to the prefects' recent inter-house friendship challenge...

We'd also like to draw your attention to our story of the month and a couple stories by our recent Head Students...

Some of our FROG winners who haven't been featured yet...

And finally, to a couple staff picks!

Congratulations to @800 words of heaven, @abhorsen., @Crimson Quill, @Diogenissa, @dreamgazer220, @forever_dreaming, @MegGonagall, @Rumpelstiltskin, and @TidalDragon!

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October 31 - The Body Positive Challenge by @WindingArrow

October 31 - The First Kiss Challenge by @ImaRavenclaw

November 1 - A Muggle History Challenge by @beyond the rain

November 30 - The Hogwarts AU Challenge by @cat!

December 14 - The Conjure Your Patronus Challenge by @MegGonagall

December 15 - The Dialogue or Description Challenge by @ShazaLupin

December 16 - The Totally Constraining Challenge by @Dojh167

December 21 - Tanka Style Romance Poetry by @StarFeather

January 18 - The Character Vignette Challenge by @Rumpelstiltskin

And, finally, happy birthday to all of our members who have November birthdays!

@baletgir (1)

@SpoonyLupin (1)

@hecate (5)

@nyx (5)

@Sarz (7)

@Phoenix_Flames (10)

@scooterbug8515 (18)

@toomanycurls (20)

@ShazaLupin (22)

@Lost Muse (24)

@victoria_anne (24)

@putitonpaper (27)

 

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