2011: Meet SilverTiger

[SilverTiger]

Hey Welcome to Snitchseeker, all that... Anyway, I'm Kristin, and one of your friendly mods of the month, representing August. And I'm writing this at almost 3 am, so excuse any babbling. xD

A little about me and SS: I've been a member here since December 2007, joining upon the suggestion of another member of Snitchseeker who I'd become friends with on Dissendium.com, and been involved here ever since. Starting with the RPs, where I had two terms as the Ravenclaw prefect, then one as Quidditch Captain. And when the Diagon Alley RP started, I joined that as first a shopkeeper assistant at Gringotts, then moved on to shopkeeper of Madame Malkin's, which I still am now, along with the supervisor of the north side of the street. I also am involved in the Ministry RP, as a member of the department of Magical Law Enforcement, and have been the Divination professor in the school RP for the last two terms.

Outside of the RPs, I'm also one of your lovely mods right here in Platform 9 3/4, and I wrote for the site magazine (and was head writer for), Seeker of the Snitch, until it was dissolved fairly recently due to time issues. I'm also the sponsor of the Arthur and Molly Weasley fan club, and am a member of quite a few others.

In case you haven't figured it out by now (or noticed my tag), I'm a bit of an RP addict, but luckily that only began after I was done with schooling. Yes, I am an adult, with a bachelor's degree in art, emphasis in art history. Although, I don't use my degree much, seeing as I'm a lowly sales assistant at the Kohl's near my house. My house where I sadly live with my mother (who doesn't appreciate my being just this side of an insomniac) and my cat, Hermione. I love to write/create the multitude of characters who populate my brain, read (of course), watch television/see movies, draw... I've known how to cross-stitch, crochet and knit for a while now but haven't actually created anything lately...

Now to set you loose. Feel free to ask me anything, and I'll try to answer the best I can. (There are some types of questions I struggle with. Just to warn you) And definitely, have fun and keep aware of the rules. Wouldn't want to start things off on the wrong foot.

[RiverSparks]

Hello,
I just joined today, still learning the basics of where im going, i hope it gets easier

[Mrs ginevra potter]

hi there,nice to 'meet' you,if you could do ANY job at hogwarts,what would you do?

[Mara]

Hello!
What did you have to do being a perfect?

[potterpride7]

hi silvertiger! love the name!

[amichmusic]

have you been sorted on pottermore yet?

[Lord_voldemort]

Do you do illustrations of Potter characters?

[karasnape]

It's so cool that your cat's name is Hermione! I wish I could have a cat, but sadly I'm allergic. :\

[amichmusic]

hi nice to meet you! my name is allison!

[Slytherin_girl12]

Hey there SilverTiger! i love your name! very creative!

[MYUHIME]

hi how are you today?

[hugepotterfan]

HELLO SILVERTIGER

[jordo0926]

Hi! You sound like a really fun person! What is your favorite book/movie/and character in the HP series and why?

[scarlettriley]

What HP character(s) do you relate to the most from reading the novels? (:

[Nintendogs10]

Hi SilverTiger!

[lumos47]

oh hey der,

what is your favorite book,
your favorite movie

and favorite inbook/movie romance between characters?

[Diamond Destiny]

Hello! Nice to meet you =)

[kemkem]

which character do you relate to the most?

[Arashi Erina]

Have you ever tried to knit a sweater like Molly Weasley?

[Jezabel Black]

Is there a fixed date for the Sorting to take place?

[MirrorNimbus125]

How do you find time to keep up with rp's? I love them but i hate joining one that's already going on because i feel like everyone else already has their baring down and i'm just intruding. Any advice for rping here?

[SilverTiger]

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Originally Posted by shigeharu0

What is your favorite beverage? (Mine has got to be coffee)

I have no idea if I have a favorite beverage, really. Mochas are up there, though (although my most recent favorite at the coffee shop near my work is actually basically a vanilla caramel latte. xD it changes depending on the season, though) And non-coffee-related, probably Pepsi.

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Originally Posted by FelixFelicis87

Do you like reading harry potter fanfiction or do you prefer to keep with the original books?

I haven’t read a lot of HP fanfics lately, beyond the SSRP character stuff here on the site, but yeah. I’ve enjoyed reading them in the past, and I can say that at least once one made me cry. But you always have to go back to the original books, as the fanfics wouldn’t even exist without them.

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Originally Posted by Lilliescotch

Hey, nice to meet you, just wondering can u double post in these forums? Can't find the answer anywhere (unless I have missed it)

Well, I’m pretty sure it’s posted in quite a few spots here in the Newbie forum, but short answer is no. You can’t double-post, as that is the same as, or one of the facets of, spamming. Which is definitely clearly against the rules.

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Originally Posted by bluepixie95

What do you think of Professor Snape and his past? At the end of the day, do you think he is a good person instead of a sarcastic potions master?

Honestly, I’m actually kind of torn about Snape and his past. It helps us understand his reasoning for everything, and in a way makes him highly sympathetic, but it also still doesn’t really help cover up the fact that he still did some bad things. To answer the second question, though, I think he’s both. Inwardly, he’s a conflicted good person, but outwardly he’s just the sarcastic Potions master and double agent. (I’m one of those people who almost always goes for the “all of the above” answer. )

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Originally Posted by lunalover

Wow. You do a lot for this site. How do you become so involved?

Thank you? And it’s just a matter of showing that you’re willing to help, and proving you deserve more responsibilities. At least, that’s how I think it happened for me.

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Originally Posted by WolfEye

Hello, SilverTiger! As you can notice, I'm WolfEye, so we are both wild. I'm also an adult (32) and my (gorgeous) cat is also named Hermione. Let me describe my children: very similar to Harry-Hermione-Ron, they are: Leo, the oldest one (6 years old) is the bravest, the leader and also the smartest and the most special in many ways, he's all white; Hermi, 4 years, is brilliant, mature, represents faithfuly the wisdom of a woman, she's also lovely, sweet, beatiuful and semi-ginger (orange and black), and the youngest one, Zorro (2 years) is semi-ginger (orange and white), playful, funny, and a little shy.
Now, my question is: does JK Rowling interact someway with all of you, the people on SS (the most experienced members)?



Is there a way we all can post photos of our cats named Hermione? I bet mine is the most beautiful!! haha

Your cats sound lovely (I’m assuming that’s who you were talking about.) And to answer your question… I know those of us in the JKR fanclub have contacted her, and certain people on SS do seem a bit more informed about everything, as that’s how we get our news posts and all. And I think she tries to interact with her fans when she can, just in general.


And there was a pic of my Hermione posted here on SS at one time. And I think we’d all be biased towards our own.

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Originally Posted by VanelaBaby

How did you find out about the Harry Potter books?

How did I find out about them? My best friend was reading them, and got me interested in them as well. It’s really as simple as that.

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Originally Posted by LilyLupin

Hi!

I noticed you said that you knit on occasion. How did you learn, and do you have any websites or books that were particularly helpful? I'm thinking of attempting to learn.

Hi.

Well, I basically taught myself to knit, using one of those basic “learn to knit” booklets you can get just about anywhere ( I think we got the one I used at a craft store). But I have to admit that I have the talent of grasping things like that without really having to need lessons. It’s not that difficult to figure out if you can have the focus to learn the basic skills.

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Originally Posted by feltonfan1317

Who is your favorite Harry Potter character and also your favorite scene from the movies?

Favorite character? Ginny, with Hermione, Professor McGonagall and Hagrid close behind. And I’m not really sure if I have a favorite scene from the movies. That’s not a cop-out either, as I really don’t think I have one.

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Originally Posted by Faith Alyson Malfoy

Who is your favourite Harry Potter character? Mine is Draco, cos he's so misunderstood.

As I said just before, my favorite character is probably Ginny, although I also like Hermione, Professor McGonagall, Hagrid, Firenze, Harry, Ron, Luna… Yeah, I like a lot of the characters.

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Originally Posted by nightfeather

hey there!I was wondering,have u tried getting into Pottermore site as well?

Hey there And yep. I got registered on day three of the Quill challenge, and am currently waiting for my welcome email to actually be able to experience the site.

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Originally Posted by BriannaxNicolex

Hi Kristin, I'm Bri and obvs. new to SS. What is your favorite painting? Mine is Starry Night

Hi Bri I’m not sure I have a favorite painting, although I seem to be attracted to portraits more often than others. And the Renaissance/Baroque/Rococo era. I replicated part of a painting by Ingres for a project when I took a painting class in college. *random fact*

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Originally Posted by JamieBrooks95

Hey silvertiger Im JamieBrooks xD
Do you have a pottermore? I do Im JinxDream

Hi JamieBrooks Nice to meet you.

And yes, I do have a Pottermore account, although I haven’t officially been let onto the site yet.

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Originally Posted by MinervasCat

Oh, another night owl. Do you enjoy being a mod on a forum this large. Isn't it a lot of work?

yep. Night owl here (or, sometimes I prefer vampire. Depends on my mood. xD) But to answer your question, yes, I do enjoy it. And it is definitely a lot of work, but then it also means I get to interact with all of you . And help make the site as awesome of a place as it is, so it’s a good tradeoff.

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Originally Posted by LagaLuna

Hello, Tiger. I was once an old member here but my old name is long forgotten. So i joined back up with this new name. lol

How did you get in to HP?

Well welcome back then.

Well, my first introduction was through my best friend. I believe she showed me one of the movies first, but I don’t remember. I do seem to recall seeing at least one of the movies before reading any of the books, though. And then I decided to start reading them around the time HBP (the book) came out, and the rest is sort of history.

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Originally Posted by SimpE14

Hey SilverTiger, sorry but this is going to sound silly, what are RPG's?? haha

Hi, and nothing is a silly question around here. RPGs are “role-playing games”. For example, on here we can play as Hogwarts students, Ministry workers, people interacting in Diagon Alley… that sort of thing. And really, don’t feel afraid to ask any questions if you have them. We’d all be willing to answer without judging.

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Originally Posted by Nix

Hello Nice to meet you

What's your favourite spell?

Nice to meet you as well.

Good question. I really don’t know, although I think I’d enjoy knowing the Summoning charm if I was truly a witch. Either that, or cleaning spells, as I really dislike cleaning my room and bathroom.

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Originally Posted by alchemist_18

Hi SilverTiger
who is your fave character?

Hi.

My favorite character, or at least the one I relate to the most, is Ginny. Although I like quite a few characters from HP.

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Originally Posted by Ninja Fairy Cakes

Hey Kristen. Is it good being a MOD? I still have one more post to go until I can graduate :'(

Hi And I’d imagine it’s good. That all really depends on your definition, really. It requires a bit more attention than a simple member, but it’s still fun.

And it looks like you have, now.

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Originally Posted by manouk666

Hi! How are you doing? Do you spend a lot of time on here?

Hi I’m doing okay. Trying not to get too stressed out about things. But, to answer your other question, I probably do. I’m on SS pretty much whenever I’m online, after all. But I still probably spend more time at work or asleep than I do on SS.

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Originally Posted by SavannaJoy

Hi! Do you dream of writing a world up similar to Harry potter?

Hi!

I’d love to be able to create something like the Wizarding world, or honestly any of the fictional places/worlds created by writers. Unfortunately, so far I’ve only seemed able to just write things that take place in already established universes.

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Originally Posted by FelicisKnight83

Yah, what's your least favorite character?

Least favorite? Um, does Voldemort count?

But yeah, I’m not sure who my least favorite character is. Maybe Macnair, because I still can’t get over the fact he was going to execute Buckbeak.

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Originally Posted by Tadsgirl

Where do I find the Quiddich? Can we just be observers or do we have to play?

Which Quidditch? If you’re referring to the one I participated in in the past, that’s found as part of the Hogwarts RP, once term starts, and can also be looked at through the RPG archives also available as part of the RPG forums. There’s also Virtual Quidditch as well, which is part of the Weasley’s Wizard’s Wheezes (games) forum.

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Originally Posted by suzysugarquills

Hi! You and everyone else here seems so nice. Is anyone ever mean, though?

Why thank you. we try.

And I have no idea how to answer that. Being truly mean on SS is generally frowned upon, but that doesn’t mean anyone hasn’t tried it.

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Originally Posted by Mini_Toadstool

Hey! Nice to meet you! I cross-stitch too, it is somehow addicting. What type of cat do you have? Is Hermione of your favorite characters too?

Hi Nice to meet you too. And I’d agree with you, but I haven’t really done any cross-stitching in years.

Hermione’s a black domestic longhair, with a gray undercoat. And she’s one of my favorite characters. Not necessarily my favorite-favorite, but she’s on the list.

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Originally Posted by CrimsonStorm

Have you sown your own HP robes? It's totally the best way to get 'em.

Unfortunately, the answer to that would be no, although it’s a good idea. I’d contemplated knitting myself a house scarf once, but never sewing robes. Either way, neither has happened.

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Originally Posted by Carlycat77

Hi do you like the books or the movies better? basic question, but im curious about other peoples opinion [i like the books, i love reading]

Hi back

Basic question, but I still don’t think I can answer it either way. I like them both, although I’ll probably be a bit more of a fan of the books since they’re were it all began. I still like the movies as well, though, as they’ve been impeccably done.

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Originally Posted by AlwaysMagic

Hi there !
I'm glad there are so many really nice Mods to know before even starting to RP in Hogwarts.
I'm looking forward to see you around the school at some times.
Have a nice SS day ^^

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Originally Posted by DraconisAvis

Nice to meet you! I just wanted to say that I have a cat named Hermione too! I thought Crookshanks at first, but with her being a girl and all...

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Originally Posted by Kitkat714

Nice to meet you. your story is really interesting.

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Originally Posted by weasleys97

Hello I'm weasleys97 (:

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Originally Posted by Jerrod

Hi! Nice to meet you!

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Originally Posted by bella10388

hello and welcome

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Originally Posted by docyogireyes

Hi Kristin! This is my 11th post and I'm waiting to graduate from Newbie status :-)

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Originally Posted by Surya Raju

Hey SilverTiger,
This is Surya. Just joined Snitchsneeker. I am waiting to be a member first and then be sorted. Hope this is goes on fast.

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Originally Posted by PotionScale

Hello, glad to see the mods are active and friendly here

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Originally Posted by KynthiaD

Hi Kristen. Congratulations on being mod of the month. This is actually my 10th post. I have my luggage on the train, I'm sitting comfortably and soon the train will take me away from Platform 9 and 3/4 and closer to Hogwarts. So see you there!

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Originally Posted by ribsy19

hi! congratulations on being mod of the month! i love your cat's name - favorite character i presume? i too live with my mother, but when i move out i plan on naming my kitten severus =P great minds think alike!

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Originally Posted by manyuss

hello madame kristin :p

hope can see you in ravenclaw dorm.

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Originally Posted by wolfsbaneflight

Hi! nice to meet you! I'm really excited to explore the site and meet new people!

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Originally Posted by PhoenixFelicis

Hello! It's so nice to meet you.

Hello to all of you Nice to meet you, and I hope you enjoy SS. Perhaps we’ll see each other around sometime.

[lumos_snitcher]

Hi SilverTiger! any tips for first-timers on RPG? coz i have no idea how to start. Say hi to Hermione for me

umm, hermione the cat i mean..

[Kimothy]

Hey man! I'm PotterHeadforLife.

I have a question... I know some Potterheads do it.
Which non-canon ship do you vote for? You know, like Dramione (Draco - Hermione) ?
HOPE YOU ANSWER BACK! <3

[pixelpies]

Hey, your cat sounds really lovely Have you watched A Very Potter Musical/Sequel? Do you like them, or just think they're a bit stupid? Also, do you have a favourite little bit of HP trivia? For example, JK Rowling said she almost had Fred and Hermione as a couple but then decided it would be better for her to be with Ron.

[Talia]

What makes you love Harry Potter so much?