*pours some water and takes a sip* hey! Well, sadly i chose exactly the two wrong weeks to go out of town. The week Voldermortist invaded the school and the day he left. Could anyone fill me in?

Jill, let me establish that you aren't the RP character. There is the person outside RP named Jill. Then there is Lexy. Raven is nothing like Melaine. My real name is Melaine Raven Shearer. Raven is in my name but not my first name. I can't tell you too much because I could barely walk due to the armor I was incased into no thanks to Samea the old Poltergiest. But now we have Jennz who will be doing the Character of havoc causer OH JOY!!!

That is pretty much it though. He invaded the school hoping to find the potion or something and there was battles between Voldemortist and Professor Rae and Headmaster Hendrik. He killed people and also ran through the school searching. ALot of the Professors were busy in the Hospital Wing. I was in the Hospital Wing to but I guess they matter more then me... I think. But there is no really detail involved. There was alot of RPing (words being sad and people hiding observing. By the way if they do that again and try to get near him they should die that is so stupid. I wanted to help but I assure that the helpers wouldn't die because that would be ironicly funny. They were choosen to die.

QUill Stuff: If you hard working people need any Idea's because you are having a major brain fart you may ask me and I would love to help!

I believe she knows she's not in character, although, I think we might be in character for parts of the paper. Anyway. That's a lot of what happened, although a lot of students refused to go to their Common Rooms when told to. -.- They all tried to get outside when the doors were open and some managed to before getting usheered back in... I missed all that part. I missed most of it. My computer was all screwy Gah!

O_O dude, i know i'm not in character *sips water* just being stupid...anyways ((just wondering did you happen to get up on the wrong side of teh bed? lol ((j/k...)))) lol yeah, i joined the fight once but i chickened out when i saw voldy in teh thread...i didn't wanna die. So, i resumed my previous work as a door guarder person...incredibly boring lol

the only thing i don't get (i asked in the common room but no one told me much) is why and when did he leave? I left, i came back and everything was hunky dory! and as far as i know there wasn't soem big showdown like i thought...is there a possibility he might come back and did the teachers ever brew the potion?

The teachers did brew the potion. In fact, Professors Airlia, Riddle, and Lainly (sp?) returned to human bodies. As for why he left, I never did catch that. I think he might have just ran off, but I'm sure something did do something to send him away. Hmm... Dunno really... o.O

lol yeah...i really expected like some humongo showdown...all the students and the teachers fighting together lol *shrug* well as least the teachy's is better!

Hendrik fought him on the grounds. It was awesome... I'm sad you missed it. Voldemortist actually got the book, which was his reason for being there, and was on his way out. He dropped it but still got away. I'm not sure how much of that you would actually know as students...

ooo yeah, i bet that was good! so...he doesn't have the book right? So, what are the possibilities of future problems...like, where could the plot go next? (lol if your allowed to say anything) like, from what i can tell...they found the book...then died...and turned into ghosts...or they found something that killed them...or something like that and then, the book was like...hidden...or something...then...they found it...then brewed to postion to bring them back to life and yeah, i'm making no sense but i think you get my point. One thing leads to another. What open ends are there for a possible return? if there are any? lol and if you cna tell us...i'm just surious as what to expect

Amber: Telling you, would ruin the plot, now, wouldn't it?! *zips lips* People have worked long and hard on plots, and we can't go around opening are mouths about it. *shakes head* *pokes Erin* Don't worry when I was er... maybe a 3rd year? whatever year that was... I was helping Marcella feel better, and Kris goes oh! You made the prefect post I was like o_O and then had to WAIT for like 7 hours because Emma couldn't post with her bf there. *sigh* The point is, you need to wait, and in time you will know! and that waiting can be a pain.

Time is mean LOL Ahhh, I remember the big show down, haha I breifly read over it. Would Ashlie know any of this? I dont recall her ever going back to the Ravenclaw House Common Room o.O

Well, the students wouldn't know anything that happened after the battle between Hendrik and Voldie moved into the Entrance Hall and outside because Hendrik sealed the doors.

OOC, you could know that once outside, Hendrik and Voldie faught long and hard (it was a pretty neat fight). Voldie got far enough away to disapparate but, just as he was doing so, Hendrik summoned the BoM (which was only losely gripped in Voldie's hand due to an injury inflicted by Hendrik on Voldie). It was perfect timing because it was just in time to get the book but, too late for Voldie to change his mind and not disapparate. Voldie disapparated without the book, Hendrik came back to the castle, and blah blah blah.

lol *sniffle* okies i understand I shall wait hehe anyways >.< blonde moment, i'm gonna try re-writing that article..if it still doesn't work then we'll use or tweak the old one...ok what was the name of the book? >.< lol book of something.....ah well *pokes Kris* and weren't you the one that found it? hehe just checking my facts

Book of Mysteria.

Okay... big weird misconception here. First, all the ghosts were ghosts for different reasons. They are just like the Hogwarts ghosts listed in the book. Hogwarts is holding the book because it is our turn to guard it. Marcella found it where it was hidden two terms ago and they decided to brew a potion from it. The book has nothing to do with the ghosts other than it was the means for the potion to be made that brought them back.

oooooooooooo okies...lol i easily get confused...>.< ignore my blondness here but...two terms ago? i remember them finding the book...i'm not sure when...that might have been it but i dunno....*shakes head* dang this is confusing lol...i is sleepy...i'll be back tommorrow! Hopefully with more brainpower...killer headache...*groans*

The book was found in the library two terms ago, where Marcella was entranced by the green stones on the cover, once she went on a rage through the library, she sat there and looked at it blah blah blah... and opened it and used her parseltongue to be able to read it. We then pondered over what the "writing was" and came to the conclusion it was a potion for the dead (though of course Emma knew this *pokes*) and then marcella left. Thats basically how she got held of the book. Does that help? Maybe? Yes? No?

*pokes Amber's siggy* lol kool!

anyways, the artivle is going well...but i was a bit unsure of a few facts (lol i've prolly confirmed to you guys that i know absolutely nothign by now...) Was Voldemortist after the book or the potion? Whichever...why? If it was the potion...isn't Voldemortist real...human..whateva...i could see the danger of brewing it if it was voldy (before be became human..again) but...*shrug* lol basically what were the main controversies between the teachers about brewing the potion...when i read the thread they had already decided to brew it...i might recall a few mumbles and uncertainties but...

Okay, for sure I remember that he was after the book.

Now, what I'm not sure of is WHY he was after it. I believe that it has some dark things in it, as well. I want to think that there was a spell/potion thinger in there that made one immortal, but I'm not sure if I dreamt that one up, either. >.< Point is, there are some things in the book that he wants, so he too is after the book. Why there was so much controversy over the brewing of the potion, I have no idea. Really, though, the only one I ever saw actually talking about how bad it was was Raven.

You know, I"m exceedingly disappointed there's not much in the Quill about me... perhaps I'll let someone interview me next time. *giggles and runs away*

Amber:*pokes VERY HARD* who is it?! buawhaha can't say anything. Can't. *pokes avatar* I made that!

Well, I just took a look at our first issue, <Yea!> and I have a few questions and suggestions.

There was only one advertisement, is that always going to be the case? I ask because I had gotten the impression that the Advertisement section was going to be....well exactly that a section, like in a real newspaper; it's own page with various ads created by Raven and/or sent in by students and teachers. I also thought just having it stuck up there thus creating the need for frames kind of annoying. That might just be more of a me thing because I hate frames but I figured why not mention it.

Another suggestion I have would be to remove the sidebar with the links to the advice, comics, etc. because it all listed under Life and Styles. I think having the both of them automatically makes one of them redundant.

The next thing I noticed involves the format of the articles themselves. Right now authors are identified with their User Names. To me this doesn't make any sense because the Quill is supposed to be an entirely IC paper so why are we not using our character names. I know a few execptions were made this time because it was the first issue, but if I remember correctly Amber said that would only be for this issue. Obviously, the question arises: if we use our character names how are people going to know who we really are? I suggest putting our User Names on the staff page as they are now only in parentheses next to our user names and bios (assuming we will have bios that's impression I got anyway) or we could put them in parentheses in the articles. I would prefer it on the staff page because I think doing it that way would preserve the IC-ness of the paper more. (IC-ness....is that even a word ) lol

Finally, after seeing it all put together I don't think the title (The SS Quill-The Snitchseeker School Newspaper) fits for the exact same reason; it's stepping out of character. Perhaps we should come up with something new.

Anyway just my thoughts; what do you guys think?

Edit-Amber, cutie, I just noticed that it still says Distributed Weekly.

Well, the SS Quill fits, maybe if you wanted to take off Snitchseeker Newspaper...

I rather like that it has our usernames though, that way people know who were are. What if though, instead we wrote : by Ashlie (Hermione_loves_Ron) like that?

Ok *breaths* Yes I know it says weekly I have known that and spoke with Kris about me editting the artwork and such to say "bi-weekly" but I kind of wanted to ask the person who created the layout plus finals are bogging me down at the moment so until I have time, I won't be fixing that, it's kind of a small concern this upcoming weekend I should have time to erase and edit and all that jazz in PS though.

Ok well basically, Raven was banned (for two weeks, Kris if your reading correct me) so I did an ad at the very last moment that was suggested from Erin, because we need two more writers so I just stuck it there seeing as I wanted people to see it and that is was such a "small" ad, I didn't want to make a whole page with 20 words... plus I was following the old format but this can be changed once we get are "ad" writer back... who I think gets unbanned this week? *thinks*

Once again getting back to my time issue, seeing as I am the only one who was working on the coding and site (mainly because it's gets to confusing when mutliple people do something and then I get frustrated LOL) but time was an issue and taking my past experiences into hand about newbies they would never check there really, so I placed them on the sidebar to make it obvious and I never got around to edditing the life page and all that jazz with something else. In the future (as in next issue) i'll have links on the right side where they are and at the top I hope to put the each geneal article on its own link and on the front put the headline article or something along that, like a real paper...

I was thinking about this but most members don't know people by there real name so i'll probably change it to what Ashlie said with the name and then username, so the writers get proper credit and so they can PM you guys if they want to say "great article" or whatever, you know? LOL And since we are on this topic, I plan on sending a PM with probably 5-7 questions to all of you to answer to for a bit more on the staff so people can get to know you guys... hence the "More on staff soon" or whatever I wrote on that page...

If I remember properly this paper use to be located on the main boards under prefects office or somewhere near there and so they named it snitchseekers paper, or whatever, I just didn't really bother changing it, perhaps something like "Hogwarts, school paper" or something... any suggestions? Post your suggestions here and I can make a poll and we can all vote.

Wow I wrote that in like record time, if I do not make sense, just point whatever out and I can try to clearify.

By the next issue all of these things should be sorted out including the graphics, username vs. real name and navigation... it's good to hear some output! Way to go Skiv and Ashlie.

I think I answered all the questions... I hope.

No probs! It's awesome! I made my friend Cheyenne read it and she said it really helped her out ^.^

Yes! That's exactly what I meant when I said we could include it in the article.

I didn't mean our real names, I meant our character names. Eg. My real name is Lannie, but my RPG character's name is Keela "Skiving" Fitzpatrick and she prefers to be called Skiv or Skiving to the point of not even telling people her real name; so under the story title it would look like this: By Skiv Fitzpatrick (Skiving Snackboxes)
Sorry, if I confused everyone.

Yeah, I see your point and I agree. Just one ad on a page by itself would have looked a little lonely. I was just wondering if it was always going to be that way. Thanks for answering my question.

I think even the SS doesn't fit because it's also a reference to Snitchseeker which is OCC. How about The Hogwarts Quill or just The Quill? I've noticed that most of us tend to refer to it as The Quill anyway.

By real name I meant character name, I am losing it, I think one thing but thats my brain, so then it comes out different and everything just gets confusing LOL. Anyways...

The quill works... because snitchseeker does refer to the site not Hogwarts LOL

But Ads I can't really say how many Raven will have, I shouldn't speak for her *hides* but it's up to her, I will be moving them though I really hate having them on the sidebar too "clutterish" It just looks weird to me, but I need members to see it. And knowing some people especially older members who know everything that happened last term, (the people I am looking for ) they wouldn't go that deep into it, or I doubt it. I am being rather sterotypical aren't I? *sigh*

But yeah, that covers everything I think...

And Ashlie, I am glad your friend got some good info out of it! Thats what I had this issue aiming for!