welcome to september's bulletin!

if you're new, welcome to hpft! it's great to have you with us. we're a multi-fandom forum + archive with a harry potter lean, including a year-long house cup. we have a strong culture of support for other writers and feedback here, including a story help section, challenges, and reviewing events, so if you're a writer, you've come to the right place.

a quick rundown to help you get started here on the forums: please post in the 'welcome to hpft' topic +here to say that you've read over the rules and understand them. you can specify your house in that post or in our sorting ceremony +here - once you do, we'll sort you into the right group so you can see a common room that only people in your house are allowed to see. we encourage you to post in your common room and/or in our introductions forum +here to introduce yourself if you'd like, and you may also find our +faqs helpful.

enjoy your stay!

applications for all staff, prefect, and house newsletter editor positions will be open from september 1 - september 10. there's no post count/join date limit, and you can apply for as many positions as you like - it's all on one application. a detailed rundown on how site staffing works can be found +here, and you can find the application +here.

if you applied in june or july, you don't need to apply again unless you'd like to apply for additional positions or change your answers - we'll still consider you this month. 

we're happy to welcome @maraudertimes to the gamekeeper team and @Renacerá back to the prefect team!

we're also sorry to say goodbye to @sinnersandsapphics, who will be stepping down from the team. thank you for all your hard work, sam!

We finished up the voting process for renaming our site in August. You can check out the full announcement +here, and we're excited to reveal that our community has chosen (drum roll please)...

fanfictalk!

Our house cup opener is coming soon, so keep your eyes out for that as well!

Our first head student this month can be found posting in others' writing journals, making gorgeous graphics for others, and posting in game threads. she's an overall amazing presence on the site, so please give it up for...

@page thirteen.!

Our second head student of the month has been active in entering challenges and has been one of the most active participants in her house's review battle this month! she's a lovely person to have around, and we'd like to congratulate...

@Raspberry_cordelia!

Congratulations to you both! Please PM   @abhorsen. with your choice of story you'd like to have featured next month.

September's Order of Merlin goes to someone who's been here since the beginning, toomanycurls. They've kept this site up and running and are constantly working on ways to improve and update it to best fit the community. Rose writes wonderful fic (and original fiction!) and always leaves thoughtful comments whether it be on the forums or in the discord. It's very easy and safe to say that these last four years wouldn't be the same for anyone without you captaining this ship, Rose!

Congratulations @toomanycurls!

ink stains on my sheets by @shadowycorner

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Shortly after the war, Hermione can't stop running. She doesn't want to be found, but there's one person who won't stop looking.

This month we're featuring winners of house and site awards, two recent head student stories, and a couple staff picks!

congratulations, @800 words of heaven, @abhorsen., @crowsb4bros, @juls, @just.a.willow.tree, @magnifique, @MegGonagall, @RogueSlytherin, @shadowycorner, @sibilant, @something wicked, and @sunshine_locks!

September 3 - Include More Fred And George In Fic Challenge by @1917farmgirl

September 15 - The Spice Up The Archives Challenge by @crowsb4bros

October 1 - Lex And His Favs Challenge by @CheekyTorah-Lex

October 1 - the drunk shenanigans challenge by @down-in-flames

October 5 - The Lovers-To-Friends Challenge by @just.a.willow.tree

October 12 - The Fluff Challenge by @la_topolina

October 14 - The TS8 At Midnight Challenge by @clevernotbrilliant

November 1 - The Bookshelf Challenge by @beyond the rain

November 8 - The Derry Girls Quote Challenge by @lebensmude

November 30 - The Time Travel Challenge by @dottie-wan-kenobi

2 - @crestwood

5 - @teh tarik

7 - @Amortentia1992

8 - @xxDustNight88

9 - @Rainbow-tui

11 - @magnolia_magic; @RonsGirlFriday

13 - @AlabamaHufflepuff; @Slytherin913

14 - @Unwritten Curse

15 - @Rdeaver

16 - @AjTheJetPlane; @fwoopersong8

20 - @Rhaenyra

21 - @kuusi palaa

22 - @ACorHelen

23 - @ailhsa23

25 - @Renacerá

26 - @northbound24; @TidalDragon

27 - @banshee; @Shadowkat678

29 - @navyfail; @Stella Blue

Bulletin compiled and written by @abhorsen. and @Ineke. Order of Merlin written by @magemadi. All graphics by @abhorsen.. Featured staff picks by @grumpy cat (all was true) and @juls (stay with me).