Rumor is, Joki wants to be a dementor when she grows up.

But everyone knows the truth; dementors want to be Joki when they grow up.

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"The last man on Earth sat alone in a room.
There was a knock at the door."
-Frederic Brown

Rumors spread that Ravenclaw's John Galt attempted to suffocate Slytherin's Theodora Vesper Montrose while she was asleep.

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ecce! raeda in fossa est!

Supposedly this rumor cost John his job at Madam Primpernelle's.

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Rumors spread through the halls at about lunch time as students giggle and snicker at apparently seeing Liss cowering in fear in some dark corner of the dungeons. Some claim she was so terrified at whatever it was that scared her that she even wet herself in fear! Others claim she was just drunk like she usually is. Others claim that they know she was injured at the Mungo's explosion, and she was just very sick from it, and that's what happened. The rumor seems to spread pretty quickly and loudly, with an oddly high number of students claiming that they actually witnessed the odd behavior first hand.

Things that one may hear (each may or may not be -actually- true, duh):
-She was obviously drunk
-She was covered in blood
-She wet herself
-She flipped me off
-She was speaking in tongues
-She's a nutter 'cause she was just standing there with her head on the door and her hand on the doorknob shaking like a leaf
-Who in their right mind would pick this mental case for Head Girl?
-Leave her alone, she's sick from the potions, she told me so
-Haha, that's probably true, if by "potion" you mean "rum."
-Something scared her
-She's -that- afraid of Nearly Headless Nick? What a loser.

(Heard by Gryffindors only!) Gryffindors claiming they helped her back to her room would say she was weak and shaking violently at times and claimed she was sick from potions she's taking for healing from an injury she obtained in the Mungo's blast.

Not surprisingly, talk about it dies out as quickly as it started once the large number of first-hand eye-witnesses find something else more interesting to discuss than Liss.

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-Calan

Liss Crest, Slytherin
Kalara Crest, Hufflepuff
Elizabeth Finley, The Moon

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Mai Roarke Willow Moran Evelyn Grant Eien Hansen Ashlee Gardner

Students are beginning to feel a palpable tension spreading through the school, one which has been building for the last couple weeks at the very least, and seems to be founded upon fault lines which have existed for some time. Certain professors seem to be acting much less cordially to other certain professors than they might once have been. Certain professors seem to be seen less and less often, and when they are, they do not seem themselves.

Professor Moody's classes have taken an intense turn, even for him, and students have noticed a barely veiled fury underneath. Professor Flitwick's classes have, in comparison to what they used to be, become somber affairs. Professor Sprout, in her frank, honest way, has let a bit of her fiery side come to the surface. Headmaster Snape has also been moving in a particular direction, though I'll allow JB to detail anything he thinks is notable on that score. Other professors have been seen whispering in twos and threes in the halls, quieting as students or the Headmaster walk by, occasionally including one of the Heads of House in these furtive discussions.

The school seems to be heading toward a confrontation of some kind, surely the build-up of tension cannot last forever...

Rumor has it that Headmaster Snape has appointed a Ravenclaw as Potions teaching assistant. Prefect Rowan Theirin is seen making preparations and taking on her new role.

It should be readily apparent to anyone who would care to note it, that the prefects have been very busy, and exceptionally organized, and uncommonly coordinated; and not just by House, but as a whole. There are many at Hogwarts who might say perhaps this is increasingly so now that Zane von Mecklenberg is the new Head Boy.

On that note, Ravenclaw Prefect Rowan Theirin is being said to have caged two first year Slytherin students, right in the middle of the Entrance Hall. Though they have been since let out. Additionally, rumours of a Ravenclaw prefect being responsible for blaming Professor Flitwick for Talonen's death seem to circulate. All this, coupled with Rowan being the Headmaster's TA, leaves some students wondering if she's lost her marbles.

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Rowan Theirin - 7th Year, Ravenclaw House Prefect
Olivia Bellamy - 6th Year, Hufflepuff House



"If you don't like me, remember that it's mind over matter. I don't mind, and you don't matter."
-Dr. Suess

Rumors spread through Hogwarts that the Shadows at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are alive. They seem to move and do "things" on their own. A list of possible occurrences follow these rumors.

Statues being knocked over.
Statues fighting each other in mock battle.
Statues walking the halls, then simply falling apart.
Statues turning yellow at the sight of a Prefect.
The Sign is the leader of this whole afair.
The pillars are its supporters.
These rumors are insane.
Liss is a supporter of the pillars supporting the Sign.
That the daylight makes the shadows "afraid".
That the previous rumor is a -lie-.
That Greg Smith is secretly assaulting Hogwarts with Shadows.
That the previous rumor is a lie and that Greg Smith is an upstanding Closet-Slytherin.

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Tera Jallebin - 7th Year Slytherin

"Up yours Hogwarts, Scotty the man!" - ASoL to RT on Porting

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*Roselyn "Red" Synders Gryffindor 7th year
* Tristan Durie Ravenclaw 1st year
*Liline Milne Slytherin 1st year

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*Roselyn "Red" Synders Gryffindor 7th year
* Tristan Durie Ravenclaw 1st year
*Liline Milne Slytherin 1st year

First hand accounts of the aforementioned rumor would continue to spread in various forms from those who happened to wander through the hall early that Monday morning. Certain witnesses claim it was limited to a friendly neck rub, others say it looked more like 'cuddling', while some even go so far as to say they swear they saw them kiss. Some students claim he must be bewitched. Others claim -she- must be. If any should be so bold as to ask Rowan directly, she'd offer a brief smile and a response of, "Lance is a dear friend, good enough to comfort another when in need." Any who are remotely close to either of them would know that the two have had a long-standing friendship and might find Rowan's response easy to believe.

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Rowan Theirin - 7th Year, Ravenclaw House Prefect
Olivia Bellamy - 6th Year, Hufflepuff House



"If you don't like me, remember that it's mind over matter. I don't mind, and you don't matter."
-Dr. Suess

Students would definitely notice the lack of a certain sign-guarding presence. In his place, a conjured Combat Dummy. Some students say it's to keep the space warm, others say it was put there as a scarecrow for first years, others say Rowan got tired of staring at the sign.
Lance appears to have gone missing after being seen by several students canoodling with Rowan in the Entrance Hall, reminiscent of the disappearance of Rowan's various other romantic interests. What -does- she do with them? Some might ask.

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Rowan Theirin - 7th Year, Ravenclaw House Prefect
Olivia Bellamy - 6th Year, Hufflepuff House



"If you don't like me, remember that it's mind over matter. I don't mind, and you don't matter."
-Dr. Suess