the griffin - october 2012

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. K. Rowling’s 7-part story, stolen from the real life occurrences of Harry Potter and his friends written for the Muggle world, has finally come to an end. Dan- iel Radcliffe, who portrayed as the wizarding world’s Harry Pot- ter, alongside with Emma Wat- son, Rupert Grint, and Matthew Lewis, are off on their own ad- ventures in their Muggle world. After Rowling made a for- tune from Harry Potter’s story, this rogue witch decided to write her own content. Recently, she released a story based on class and other social tensions. “The Casual Vacancy” is Rowling’s first work since she stole Pot- ter’s life story to sell as a fiction book to Muggles. The book was released the Sept. 27, 2012. As for the Muggles who portrayed Potter and his friends, their careers are far from coming to an end. Their success, due to the rogue witch, started and sky- rocketed with the Harry Potter series, but now the cast is fulfill- ing their careers and moving on from the wizarding world. Going after their dreams, the cast has made a mark in their career but it is only the begin- ning for them. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Matthew Lewis are no lon- ger part of the Harry Potter cast but are separately succeeding in Hollywood. Daniel Radcliffe, who was Harry Potter in the copied and stolen series, stars in the Muggle world on Broadway as the lead in a musical titled, “How to Suc- ceed in Business without Really Trying”. He was also the star in a film entitled The Woman in Black, which was released the 3rd of February in 2012. Radcliffe’s career seemed to only improve after mimicking our very own Potter. Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, the know-it- all and frumpy friend of Potter, is doing as well as Radcliffe. She is starring in the new film adap- tation of The Perks of Being a Wall Flower based on the novel by Ste- phen Chbosky. Additionally, she is studying abroad in Oxford. Watson wishes to complete her senior year at Brown University. Muggle-born Rupert Grint played Ronald Weasley, the gin- ger with the hand-me-down robes. Grint’s success now lies within a WWII film, Comrade, about British and German sol- diers that are stranded in the Norwegian wilderness and are forced to work with each other in order to survive. Further- more, Grint is to star in the biopic of Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards, who was an Olympic ski jumper who became a Brit- ish folk hero in the 1988 Winter Olympics. The rest of the cast, such as Matthew Lewis who played Neville Longbottom, have re- ceived scripts for various plays, decided to return to college, or have dabbled in television and documentary writing and pro- duction. These Muggles who have started their career by mimick- ing the life of Potter, Granger, Weasley, and the rest of the wizarding world, which the Muggles are taught to believe is fiction, are now great actors and performers with a bright future ahead of them. As for Rowling, she now writes using her own content that is not stolen from our world. One critic, Carmela Ciuraru of the San Francisco Chronicle, states that “‘The Ca- sual Vacancy’ is no masterpiece, but it is a good escape. Even in the absence of a certain boy wiz- ard, the novel succeeds as a so- called page-turner.” Rowling and the cast of Potter films have brought the seven-part story of Harry Potter to life in the Muggle world and now succeed on their own. It is curious to wonder how Rowl- ing’s career would have been if she did not steal Potter’s story. You are welcome, Rowling. MARY FRANCES CAVALLARO RAVENCLAW ’13 The Griffin Philadelphia, PA October 2012 K The Free Student Newspaper of Chestnut Hill College Life After Harry Potter J STILL: WARNER BROS. RupeRt GRint (Ron Weasly), emma Watson (HeRmonie GRanGeR), and daniel Rad- cliffe (HaRRy potteR) in a still fRom HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2. ` d EXCLUSIVE o you know just how much you and J.K. Rowling’s series have inspired Muggles? Those of us who have been forever im- pacted by reading J.K. Rowling’s books about your world and your hero, Harry Potter, have gone on to create some in- credible things together. We have learned life-altering and forever memorable les- sons from the golden trio, and all of the other characters we encountered on our journeys through the books. As I look back on these books, I continue to recognize more themes, and how much they have impacted not only my life, but the lives of my entire gen- eration. Through these novels, we have learned about the power of love and the importance of friendship and bravery. We have learned about the corruption that power brings, that arrogance can be a downfall, and to have a healthy amount of distrust to authority and the rules. Hermione shows us the importance of equality through her fight for house- elves. She’s a strong, intelligent female role-model who must face her own un- fair prejudice. From Snape we learn how powerful love is, and that people can al- ways change, always. We learn countless lessons from Dumbledore throughout the series, and from Harry, we again see the significance of love and friendship, which can overcome all else, and that we are what we choose to become more than the situation we are brought into. The Harry Potter series has inspired us to create parody musicals and the- ater groups, an entire genre of music derived from our knowledge of your world, Youtube comedy puppet shows, conventions that bring thousands of fans together, Muggle Quidditch teams, documentaries, college classes, and friendships. All of these creations and experiences derived from Harry Pot- ter and the wizarding world, have made life-changing impacts for innumerable Muggles. It has created a new genera- tion of reading enthusiasts, and has made remarkable impacts on our values. One of the most important impacts that Harry Potter has made, to me, is in the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA). The HPA is a non-profit organization that takes inspiration and parallels from the books to make positive change in the Muggle world. We of the HPA stand for equality, basic human rights, literacy and education, and all of these things, we are able to learn about and appreci- ate within the Harry Potter series. Just as Hermione stands against the injus- tices of the treatment of house-elves, we fight similarly against inequality. Because of Harry Potter, a community of fans has been able to send five car- go planes of medical supplies to Haiti, raise over $100,000 for the equality of all Muggles, and donate more than 87,000 books to schools and impoverished communities. We are fighting the dark- ness of the world, just as Harry fought to extinguish Voldemort through those pieces of evil magic tethering him to life. Had it not been for Harry Potter, myself and those of us in the Chestnut Hill College chapter of the HPA would not have begun making a positive impact on the world in a fun and creative way. For this, and for all you have given us, I thank you, citizens of the wizarding world, J.K. Rowling, and Harry Potter. I know you won’t forget to be awesome. We raise our wands to you. AMAnDA FInlAW RAVENCLAW ’15 CHC HPA FounDeR A Letter to Wizards STILL: SUMMIT ENT. emma Watson in a scene fRom THE PERKS OF BE- ING A WALLFLOWER alonG WitH loGan leRman. D

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Page 1: The Griffin - October 2012

. K. Rowling’s 7-part story, stolen from the real life occurrences of Harry Potter and his friends written for the Muggle world,

has finally come to an end. Dan-iel Radcliffe, who portrayed as the wizarding world’s Harry Pot-ter, alongside with Emma Wat-son, Rupert Grint, and Matthew Lewis, are off on their own ad-ventures in their Muggle world.

After Rowling made a for-tune from Harry Potter’s story, this rogue witch decided to write her own content. Recently, she released a story based on class and other social tensions. “The Casual Vacancy” is Rowling’s first work since she stole Pot-ter’s life story to sell as a fiction book to Muggles. The book was released the Sept. 27, 2012.

As for the Muggles who portrayed Potter and his friends, their careers are far from coming to an end. Their success, due to the rogue witch, started and sky-rocketed with the Harry Potter series, but now the cast is fulfill-ing their careers and moving on from the wizarding world.

Going after their dreams, the cast has made a mark in their career but it is only the begin-ning for them. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Matthew Lewis are no lon-ger part of the Harry Potter cast but are separately succeeding in Hollywood.

Daniel Radcliffe, who was Harry Potter in the copied and stolen series, stars in the Muggle world on Broadway as the lead in a musical titled, “How to Suc-ceed in Business without Really Trying”. He was also the star in a film entitled The Woman in Black, which was released the 3rd of February in 2012. Radcliffe’s career seemed to only improve

after mimicking our very own Potter.

Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, the know-it-all and frumpy friend of Potter, is doing as well as Radcliffe. She is starring in the new film adap-tation of The Perks of Being a Wall Flower based on the novel by Ste-phen Chbosky. Additionally, she is studying abroad in Oxford. Watson wishes to complete her senior year at Brown University.

Muggle-born Rupert Grint played Ronald Weasley, the gin-ger with the hand-me-down robes. Grint’s success now lies within a WWII film, Comrade, about British and German sol-diers that are stranded in the Norwegian wilderness and are forced to work with each other in order to survive. Further-more, Grint is to star in the biopic of Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards, who was an Olympic ski jumper who became a Brit-ish folk hero in the 1988 Winter Olympics.

The rest of the cast, such as Matthew Lewis who played Neville Longbottom, have re-ceived scripts for various plays, decided to return to college, or have dabbled in television and documentary writing and pro-duction.

These Muggles who have started their career by mimick-ing the life of Potter, Granger, Weasley, and the rest of the wizarding world, which the Muggles are taught to believe is fiction, are now great actors and performers with a bright future ahead of them. As for Rowling, she now writes using her own content that is not stolen from our world. One critic, Carmela Ciuraru of the San Francisco Chronicle, states that “‘The Ca-sual Vacancy’ is no masterpiece, but it is a good escape. Even in the absence of a certain boy wiz-ard, the novel succeeds as a so-called page-turner.”

Rowling and the cast of Potter films have brought the seven-part story of Harry Potter to life in the Muggle world and now succeed on their own. It is curious to wonder how Rowl-ing’s career would have been if she did not steal Potter’s story. You are welcome, Rowling.

MARY FRANCES CAVALLARORAVENCLAW ’13

The GriffinPhiladelphia, PA October 2012

KThe Free Student Newspaper of Chestnut Hill College

Life After Harry PotterJ

STILL: WARNER BROS.RupeRt GRint (Ron Weasly), emma Watson (HeRmonie GRanGeR), and daniel Rad-cliffe (HaRRy potteR) in a still fRom Harry Potter and tHe deatHly Hallows Part 2.

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d EXCLUSIVE

o you know just how much you and J.K. Rowling’s series have inspired Muggles? Those of us who have been forever im-

pacted by reading J.K. Rowling’s books about your world and your hero, Harry Potter, have gone on to create some in-credible things together. We have learned life-altering and forever memorable les-sons from the golden trio, and all of the other characters we encountered on our journeys through the books.

As I look back on these books, I continue to recognize more themes, and how much they have impacted not only my life, but the lives of my entire gen-eration. Through these novels, we have learned about the power of love and the importance of friendship and bravery. We have learned about the corruption that power brings, that arrogance can be a downfall, and to have a healthy amount of distrust to authority and the rules. Hermione shows us the importance of equality through her fight for house-elves. She’s a strong, intelligent female role-model who must face her own un-fair prejudice. From Snape we learn how powerful love is, and that people can al-ways change, always. We learn countless lessons from Dumbledore throughout the series, and from Harry, we again see the significance of love and friendship, which can overcome all else, and that we are what we choose to become more than the situation we are brought into.

The Harry Potter series has inspired us to create parody musicals and the-ater groups, an entire genre of music derived from our knowledge of your world, Youtube comedy puppet shows, conventions that bring thousands of fans together, Muggle Quidditch teams, documentaries, college classes, and friendships. All of these creations and

experiences derived from Harry Pot-ter and the wizarding world, have made life-changing impacts for innumerable Muggles. It has created a new genera-tion of reading enthusiasts, and has made remarkable impacts on our values.

One of the most important impacts that Harry Potter has made, to me, is in the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA). The HPA is a non-profit organization that takes inspiration and parallels from the books to make positive change in the Muggle world. We of the HPA stand for equality, basic human rights, literacy and education, and all of these things, we are able to learn about and appreci-ate within the Harry Potter series. Just as Hermione stands against the injus-tices of the treatment of house-elves, we fight similarly against inequality. Because of Harry Potter, a community of fans has been able to send five car-go planes of medical supplies to Haiti, raise over $100,000 for the equality of all Muggles, and donate more than 87,000 books to schools and impoverished communities. We are fighting the dark-ness of the world, just as Harry fought to extinguish Voldemort through those pieces of evil magic tethering him to life.

Had it not been for Harry Potter, myself and those of us in the Chestnut Hill College chapter of the HPA would not have begun making a positive impact on the world in a fun and creative way. For this, and for all you have given us, I thank you, citizens of the wizarding world, J.K. Rowling, and Harry Potter. I know you won’t forget to be awesome.

We raise our wands to you.

AMAnDA FInlAWRAVENCLAW ’15

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t’s time again for Chestnut Hill to em-brace the call of the magical world and raise their brooms. Quidditch season has

landed and all of us on the Quidditch board are excited to bring you our annual Phila-delphia Brotherly Love Cup.

Quidditch began at Chest-nut Hill in the fall of 2008 when students got together to play this game they saw on YouTube at Middlebury Col-lege (now the acknowledged wellspring of Muggle Quid-ditch). Since then Chestnut Hill has attended Quidditch World Cups II, III, IV and V.

We really hope that this will be a great event for ev-eryone: players, spectators and harry potter fans alike. This year we have moved to the Softball Field for a more central location on campus and for better circulation overall. We have also added a third field to help the game play run smoothly. And please enjoy the club car-nival on the Summerhouse Lawn and the entertainers.

Last year’s Love Cup was the second Quidditch tourna-ment and the first collabora-tion between the College and

A Letter from the Quidditch Board:Chestnut Hill. This proved to be a winning combination. At-tracting somewhere between 1,500 and 2,000 spectators to campus over the course of the day, last year’s Love Cup was a huge milestone for Quid-ditch here and everywhere.

The Griffins Quidditch ex-ecutive Board wants to thank every person who has helped to make this event be a reality for these past three years. We wish to thank the Chestnut Hill College Administration that has been extremely supportive of Quid-ditch on the Hill and the Phila-delphia Brotherly Love Cup.

We would also like to espe-cially thank Director of Student Activities Emily Schademan who worked directly with us on this event. She has worked tire-lessly and provided encouraging words and pertinent reminders.

We also wish to thank the town of Chestnut Hill and the Chestnut Hill Business Associa-tion for really joining in whole-heartedly to promote Harry Pot-ter and Muggle Quidditch in the Philadelphia region and beyond.

Last but not least, the Quidditch Board wishes to thank all the fans, spectators, players, officials and volun-teers who made this event possible. Volunteers we thank

you for helping to make this cup run smoothly, and fans, we thank you for keeping the spirit of the Harry Pot-ter books and movies alive.

Thank you,

STEPHANIE REIF ’13,CO-CHAIR

RAY HAIG ’14,CO-CHAIR

CHRISTINA BAKER ’14VOLUNTEERS CHAIR

CRISTInA DIAz ’15GAME PLAY CHAIR

ASHleY HeRnAnDez ’14ENTERTAINMENT CHAIR

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WeSTlY MAnDoSKe ’13COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR

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IMAGeS: SHelBY eMleY, GRYFFInDoR ’16On Oct. 14, 2012, Griffins Quidditch traveled to the University of Maryland (UMD) at College park and competed in a 16-team tournament. The first match pitted the Griffins against the University of Virginia Whomping Willows. Un-fortunately, the Griffins were defeated, but kept energetic as they competed against Dumbledore’s Army, a mercenary team and narrowly lost by the op-ponent’s snatch. Last in their pool was Johns Hopkins University Quidditch to whom the Griffins lost, despite CHC’s snatch. After rankings, the Griffins were pitted against U Virginia again, but walked away the victors. Moving on, they faced Johns Jopkins again, and put up a good fight despite losing. Overall, the Griffins were proud to have competed at UMD and left in good spirits. The ultimate victor of the tournament was UMD who had defeated the Pennsylva-nia State University in the final match. Top left, Cristina Diaz ’14 , who was injured before going to UMD coached the team for the day. Middle right, Lanie Duff ’16, chaser, stares down a John Hopkins beater. Bottom right, Steph Reif ’13, dodges a chaser from Dumbledore’s Army. Bottom left, the team is pic-tured with Big Griff and driver Frank Dealy before returning to Chestnut Hill.

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artic

ular

, and

rig

ht u

pon

the

ice

box

was

thi

s lit

tle c

ircle.

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tual

ly,

ther

e w

ere

doze

ns

of

them

all

over

. Tee

ny li

ttle

thin

gs,

they

wer

e, an

d th

ey j

ust

stuc

k th

ere,

noth

ing

hold

ing

them

up.

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pluc

ked

one

of th

em o

ff to

in-

spec

t it

(may

be t

here

wer

e m

ore

wiz

ardi

ng s

hena

niga

ns g

oing

on)

an

d to

my

surp

rise

it ca

me

right

of

f (I

was

exp

ectin

g a

stick

ing

char

m, m

aybe

). I

let i

t rol

l acr

oss

the

palm

of

my

hand

, jus

t w

ait-

ing

for s

omet

hing

to h

appe

n, fo

r it

to m

aybe

stic

k to

me,

but i

t did

no

t. I w

as q

uite

con

fuse

d. I

stuc

k it

back

on

the

ice

box

and

it st

uck

and

then

I to

ok it

off

aga

in a

nd

tried

to st

ick it

to m

y cl

othi

ng, b

ut

still

it w

ould

not

stic

k. I

trie

d to

st

ick it

to m

y no

se, m

y fo

rehe

ad,

my

belt

buck

le, e

ven

my

tong

ue,

but

it w

ould

not

stic

k. W

hat

on

eart

h w

as

this

fasc

inat

ing

ob-

ject

? I

thou

ght.

I sim

ply

had

to

unco

ver

the

secr

et

behi

nd

it.

The

Mug

gles

wer

e se

ated

in

the

othe

r ro

om a

nd I

wen

t ov

er

to t

he g

irl a

nd a

sked

her

“W

hat

is th

is m

arve

lous

co

ntra

ptio

n th

at w

on’t

stick

on

anyt

hing

but

th

e ic

e bo

x?”

She

look

ed a

t m

e fu

nny,

as th

ough

I ha

d ju

st p

ulle

d ou

t my

wan

d an

d pu

t an

enla

rg-

ing

char

m o

n m

y he

ad. I

ask

ed

agai

n an

d sh

e sa

id s

low

ly, “

It’s

a m

aggy

-net

. It h

olds

thin

gs o

n th

e ic

e bo

x—pa

pers

and

thin

gs.”

My

mou

th o

pene

d in

am

azem

ent

as

I st

udie

d th

is “m

aggy

-net

” in

my

hand

. “B

ut w

hy d

oes

it st

ick o

nly

to t

he ic

e bo

x? I

trie

d to

stic

k it

to m

ysel

f, bu

t it w

ould

not

hol

d.”

She

laug

hed

at m

e th

en a

nd I

was

a

little

take

n-ab

ack,

but

I sh

ook

it of

f in

my

exci

tem

ent

abou

t th

is m

aggy

net

. H

owev

er,

she

only

co

ntin

ued

to l

augh

and

did

not

an

swer

my

ques

tion.

In re

spon

se,

I tri

ed t

o st

ick t

he m

aggy

net

to

her

face

, but

aga

in it

wou

ld n

ot

stay

. The

oth

er M

uggl

es a

nd t

he

wiz

ards

fro

m t

he M

inist

ry h

ad

notic

ed w

hat

was

occ

urrin

g be

-tw

een

mys

elf

and

the

youn

g gi

rl an

d th

ey al

so b

egan

to st

are

at m

e fu

nny,

the

Mug

gles

mor

e th

an

the

wiz

ards

. “H

ave

you

ever

see

n th

is?”

I ask

ed th

em a

ll. “

It’s

calle

d a

mag

gy-n

et. I

t st

icks

to ic

e bo

x an

d ho

ld p

aper

s, bu

t I

can’

t ge

t it

to s

tick

to a

nyth

ing

else

.” T

he

girl’

s fat

her l

ooke

d at

me t

he sa

me

as h

is da

ught

er h

ad a

nd s

aid

in a

disb

elie

ving

ton

e, “I

t’s n

ot s

up-

pose

d to

stic

k to

any

thin

g el

se,

unle

ss t

hat

som

ethi

ng is

mag

gy-

netic

. You

see

the

bac

king

of

it,

the

blac

k pa

rt,

that

’s th

e m

aggy

ne

t an

d it

is at

tract

ed t

o m

etal

.”

Inde

ed, I

look

ed a

t th

e ba

ck o

f it.

I p

oked

at

it w

ith m

y fin

ger

but n

othi

ng h

appe

ned.

Met

al, h

e sa

id. I

wal

ked

arou

nd in

sear

ch o

f so

met

hing

with

met

al a

nd f

ound

a

coat

rac

k th

at s

eem

ed s

uita

ble.

A

nd w

hat d

o yo

u kn

ow? I

t stu

ck!

Just

lik

e th

at!

I w

as

mes

mer

-iz

ed a

nd q

uite

exc

ited.

How

ever

, no

ticin

g w

hat

I w

as u

p to

, th

e w

izar

ds fi

nish

ed t

heir

ques

tion-

ing

of t

he M

uggl

es, w

iped

the

ir m

emor

ies,

and

cam

e an

d go

t me.

O

ne o

f th

em,

a bi

g br

ute

of a

m

an a

ctua

lly g

rabb

ed m

e by

the

ar

m a

nd p

ulle

d. T

he n

erve

of

him

! B

ut I

had

my

mag

gy-n

et.

Sure

ly t

he M

uggl

es w

ould

not

m

iss i

t. I

wou

ld g

o ho

me

and

show

M

olly

an

d th

e ch

ildre

n!

The

y w

ould

lov

e it!

And

as

the

wiz

ards

and

I w

alke

d ou

t, I

no-

ticed

tha

t th

e do

or h

ad m

etal

in

it!

How

ever

, th

e br

ute

wiz

ard

pulle

d m

e aw

ay b

efor

e I

coul

d te

st it

. Nev

erm

ind,

I h

ad lo

ts o

f m

etal

at

hom

e! A

h M

uggl

es,

I sw

ear,

they

thi

nk o

f ev

eryt

hing

!

AR

TH

UR

WE

ASL

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sley’s

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-its:

an a

ccou

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gle

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CLASSIFIEDNeed an of age witch or wizard to supervise four young children on a weekly ba-sis. Three have magical skills al-ready apparent, but one is still too young. Passing scores from stan-dardized exams are preferred. Letters of refer-ence are highly r e c o m m e n d e d but not neces-sary. Willing to discuss pay rate.

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CHC Quidditch

CLASSIFIEDSeeking

ex-tra educational assistance

in H

erbology and Potions.

Pre-ferred availabil-ity

nights and

weekends. Send

owls

to M

ary, Jay, or A

shley.

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Muggles With WandsAttention Witches and Wizards! It has

recently come to the attention of the Min-istry of Magic that muggles have been getting their hands on authentic wands!

Ever since the death of Ollivander and sub-sequent raiding of his shop, wands have been making their way not only out of the magical world but into the hands of muggles. It seems a place known as ‘universal Studios’ has bought a large stock of wands from one of these vile betrayers of the magical world and has since

been selling them in their amusement park.As we all know, the story of Mr. Harry

Potter was leaked into the Muggle world, and as they believe it is fiction, this studio has cre-ated a ‘theme park’ in honor of his adventures. While it is a crude recreation of our world, an inherent danger is present as long as REAL wands are being sold to the general public.

These wands are not choosing their masters and are being bought willy-nilly by muggles based solely on their appear-

ance. As any good witch or wizard knows, this puts these wands in the terrible position of never truly being used to their potential.

Currently the Ministry is working closely with Muggle expert, Arthur Weasley, to devise a way to infiltrate this Muggle conspiracy and liberate these wands from their most unfortu-nate fate. If anyone has any information re-garding these matters please contact the Min-istry at once. Send Owls to Miles Higsley of the Wand Atrocity nullifying Department. !!

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HeLeN sQuitieri, ‘15 • House: sLytHeriN • HometowN: berwiN, pa • maJor: psycHoL-ogy • positioN: beater • wHy QuidditcH?: “i waNted to get iNto sHape aNd see wHat tHe sport was Like.” • fuN fact: “i was borN witH extra boNes iN my feet.”

5

f you know a thing about wand-lore, you know that wands can be conquered from person to per-son. A little owl has told me that the greatest wizards have had their wands taken from them. Despite

the reassurance that this has “happened to the best of us,” rumor has it even Merlin himself, it did not soften the blow of hav-ing my wand pried from my fingers. Many would agree that your wand is like an ex-tension of yourself. I would have rather lost my left or right ear to a sepersectrun spell than my wand. It pains me more than

I can bear. But no more! By all the magic in this world, I swear I will get it back. My old wand was heavy, rigid, stiff and as stub-born as I am. With a phoneix feather core and measuring 12 1/2 inches long, it was tremendously quick and amazingly accu-rate. It felt perfect in my hand. Despite my best efforts, I can manage my replacement wand the same way. It is too sleek, slight-ly more ornate, with a dragon heartstring core and measuring slightly larger than the last. Now let me clarify one thing: while I miss my old wand dearly and with all my heart, I do not want it back for its magical

properties, I want it back as revenge. I plan to master this confounded new wand and grow with it. The saying goes, “the wand is only as good as the witch (or wizard).” Since I am one of the best, this wand must work for me. You can bet your bottom gal-leon I will get my old wand back, strictly for my own peace of mind. But I know in my heart I will master this new wand, and when I do... Watch out Westly Mandoske!

We Shall Duel.

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Hillcreast Road

Bells Mill Road

Rex Avenue

Sunset Avenue

2

1

Bethleh

am P

ike

3

Evergreen Avenue

Highland Avenue

Gravers LaneArdleigh Street

4 - 8

9

10 - 11

12 14 - 1913

20 - 29 30 - 34

Southhampton Avenue

35 - 37

Hartwell Lane

Abington Avenue

Willow Grove Avenue

Springfield Avenue

Moreland Avenue

Mermaid Lane

38 - 4243

474644 & 45

48 & 49

50 - 53

54

55 & 56

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1. pHiLa. brotHerLy Love cup - cHestNut HiLL coLLege

2. straw maze diagoN aLLey - woodmere art museum

3. commeNcemeNt ceremoNy - Norwood foNtboNNe academy

4. HogsHead taverN - taverN oN tHe HiLL

5. tHe Leaky cauLdroN - mcNaLLy’s taverN

6. QuaLity QuidditcH suppLies - cHestNut HiLL sports

7. goLd ‘N gaLLeoNs - cosimo’s pizza

8. domiNic maestro music sHop - Hideaway music

9. gaLdrags wizard wear - spa eLysium

10. tHe witcHes stitcH - tHreadweLL

11. eyeLops owL emporium - tHe HiLL co.12. weasLey’s wizard wHeezes - o’doodLes toy store

13. vaLLey greeNgotts baNk - vaLLey greeN baNk

14. big beaN sHop - top of tHe HiLL market

15. face paiNter - weLLs fargo baNk

16. scribbLes & bLots - tHe paperia

17. aNimaL card readiNgs - tHe boNe appetite

18. tHe magicaL meNagerie - tHe boNe appetite

19. greeNHouse at Hogwarts - robertsoN’s fLowers

20. potage’s cauLdroN sHop - kiLiaN’s Hardware

21. tHe sHriekiNg sHack - maNgo

22. twiLfitt & tattiNgs - artisaNs oN tHe aveNue

23. tHe daiLy propHet - cHestNut HiLL LocaL

24. HermioNe’s bag - iNdigo scHuy

25. tugwood’s beauty potioNs - diamoNd spa

26. miNistry of magic - cHestNut HiLL busiNess assoc.27. Hagrid’s Hut (purveyor of fiNe foods) - weavers way

28. caricaturist - iroN HiLL brewery

29. tHe great HaLL - iroN HiLL brewery

30. grimmauLd pLace - deLpHiNe gaLLe

31. HoNey dukes sweetsHop - zipf ’sry

32. professor sprout - pa HorticuLturaL society

33. tHe pHoeNix featHer - eL QuetzaL

34. kNockturN aLLey - gravers LaNe gaLLery

35. Hogwart’s expresso - roLLer’s expresso

36. oberteLLi’s - fiesta pizza

37. tHe tHree broomsticks - campbeLL’s pLace

38. Hogsmead griLL - cHestNut griLL & sidewaLk café

39. sortiNg Hat demoNstratioN - tHe cHestNut HiLL HoteL market

40. diagoN aLLey - tHe cHestNut HiLL HoteL market

41. tHe burrow - cHestNut 742. defeNse agaiNst tHe dark arts - buckLey park

43. Home to QuidditcH 101 - magarity greeN screeN

44. tHe port key - roLLer’s at tHe fLyiNg fisH

45. fLoreaN fortescue’s ice cream parLor - bredeNbeck’s ice cream

46. fortuNe teLLer - gardeN gate aNtiQues gardeN

47. fizziNg wHizbee - cafette

48. Harry potter HeadQuarters - eLfaNt wissaHickoN reaLtors

49. puddiNg LaNe bakery - baker street bread co.50. face paiNter - Hob Nob aLLey

51. Nobby - Hob Nob desigNs

52. tHe owLery - moderN bird desigNs

53. tHe QuiLL sHop - museHouse

54. air brusH tattoo - tHe Legacy office ceNter

55. madame puddifoot’s tea sHop - NigHt kitcHeN bakery

56. spiNNer’s eNd - tHe taNgLed web

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d

Key:

The History of CHC QuidditchChestnut Hill College

Quidditch began in the fall of 2008 under the aus-pices of fun and love of Harry Potter. Under the early direction of Kim Cooney and Krista Bai-ley-Murphy, Quidditch on the Hill flourished.

CHC’s first out-ing of the Quidditch sport, World Cup III, was hosted at the ac-knowledged birth-

place of Muggle Quidditch, Middlebury College of Ver-mont in november 2009. The Griffins performed well at this tournament in November and left Vermont with a sense of pride for their sport, placing fifth overall. later that month, an awards ceremony was held for the team to recognize their performance and view the doc-umentary of the World Cup made by Kate Sprandio ’10.

The First Philadelphia Brotherly Love Cup was held in the fall of 2010, hosting a grand total of 7 teams. Largely an intramural event, Chestnut Hill College fielded four teams named after the Hogwarts houses (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin). The Villanova University Augstinian Aurors took the Love Cup home that year.

At World Cup IV, the International Quidditch Association (IQA), now the leading organizer of Quidditch, moved the tournament from Ver-mont to new York City. At Dewitt Clin-ton Park on the lower West Side, 57 teams made an appearance. The Griffins played valiantly but couldn’t quite take home the gold.

T h e S e c o n d P h i l a -delphia

Brotherly Love Cup was held in the October 2011. This Tournament was the first to feature collaboration between the Quidditch Board, the Col-lege and the town of Chestnut Hill. That year, the Brotherly Love Cup and Harry Potter Weekend made a splash on the Philadelphia scene. Attracting over 1,500 spectators to the campus alone and likely just as

many in town. This event was seen as a major success to all involved. With 13 teams com-peting, four of them Chest-nut Hill intramural teams, the action was quick and in-tense. Ultimately, CHC Sly-therin House was victorious, taking the love Cup home.

At World Cup V, hosted this year at Randall’s Island in new York City, the Chestnut Hill Griffins competed in a much larger event; incorporat-ing now more than 60 teams, two competitive divisions, and a high school tournament. Teams from 24 states and from as far away as Vaasa, Finland came to make their mark on Quidditch.

All of this existed in the midst of a carnival of enter-tainment, Harry Potter-related fun, and an impromptu Cana-da vs. United States dodge ball game. ultimately, the Griffins were knocked out on Day 2 and returned home placing 41 of 60 ranked teams after Day 1 pool play. later that evening, Middlebury Quid-ditch, behind by 30 narrowly defeated University of Flor-ida Quidditch with a single Quaffle goal and a successful snatch near-simultaneously.

Quidditch has become a mainstay at Chestnut Hill Col-lege and now moving into our Third Annual Philadelphia Brotherly Love Cup, we hope to create even more fond memo-ries with this sport of champi-ons. Quidditch has left its mark on the history of CHC, having inspired its own Quidditch board, an ad campaign run by the schools agency 160/90 and numerous other Harry Potter themed events. For this and many years to come Quidditch will continue to be a piece of the school and its student body.

Westly MandoskeRavenclaW ’13

“The Griffinsperformed well at this tournament in November and left Vermont with a sense of pride...”

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HArry PottErWeekendEVEntS

Friday

Opening CeremonyTop of the Hill Fountain Plaza

6 p.m.

Straw Maze Diagon Alley*Woodmere Art Museum

6 - 8 p.m.

Ghost Tour*Chestnut Hill Hotel

8 p.m.

Potter Pub Crawl andScavenger Hunt*Germantown Ave.

7 p.m.

Halloween Scary Stories,Magic Show and

Costume Contest*Stagecrafters Theater

7 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Socerer’s Stone Showing

Chestnut Hill Hotel 7 p.m.

Saturday

The 3rd Philadelphia Brotherly Love Cup

(Quidditch Tournament)Chestnut Hill College

9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Harry Potter Headquarterselfant Wissahickon Realtors

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Straw Maze Diagon Alley*Woodmere Art Museum

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

“The Hunt for the Hor-crux” Scavenger Hunt

Germantown Ave.11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Dobby’scoat drive

Saturday, Oct. 27

Bring your new or used coats and donate them

to people in need!

Harry Potter Activites to included: Fortune Tell-

ers; Face Painters; Broom Flying 101; Meet Dumb-ledore, Harry, Hermione and Ron; and many more

Germantown Ave.11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Defense Against the Dark Arts ClassGermantown Ave.

Noon and 3:00 p.m.Facepainting*

Germantown Ave.12 - 4 p.m.

Sorting Hat DemonstrationGermantown Ave.

1 - 2 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Socerer’s Stone Showing

Chestnut Hill Hotel1 p.m.

Halloween Scary Sto-ries, Mystery Magic Show,

and Costume Contest*Stagecrafters Theater

2 and 7 p.m.

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year in Central Europe?

Finding the Nargles was an amazing experience. It’s brilliant having one of your life’s dreams re-

alized. My husband, Rolf, and I were out on one of our expe-ditions. We were taking three weeks to look for the Moon Frog, actually. Someone flew to the moon and brought a bag of them back as proof but they escaped him when he landed. unfortunately, we didn’t find any Moon Frogs but it was wonderful to finally see some Nargles. The little creatures are extremely mischievous. In fact, that’s how I was eventually able to find them. While we were camping on our expedition, we notice things would just go missing at odd times and they would show up in the strang-est places. One night, all of our shoes went missing and we found them three days later tied together sitting on a tree stump. I began to suspect Nargles to be the culprits when I noticed there was a fairly large amount of mistletoe in the area. Nar-gles are known to infest mistle-toe. After noticing this, I put a tracking charm on some of my items in hopes they would steal them. When they did, all we had to do was follow the spell. Rolf and I were so happy. Having long been thought to be extinct, this was a wonderful discovery.

What compelled you to go into the field of Magizoology?

The summer before my fifth year, my father and I went to Sweden to at-tempt to find a Crumple-

Horned Snorkack. My father was so sure they existed. He once even acquired an erum-pent horn believing it to be the horn of a Crumple-Horned Snorkack. It was useful though, it helped Harry Potter and his friends when it was hit by an er-rant spell, when my father tried

to make a deal with Voldemort by exchanging them for me. Which I don’t condone by the way but I understand my fa-ther’s reasoning. However, I do consider them to be very good friends and it was not right for him to give them up like that.

Could you tell us a little about your up-bringing, and your

father, Xenophilius Lovegood, publisher of The Quibbler?

Well, sometimes things were a little difficult as I didn’t have a mother. She died when I was

nine. She really enjoyed trying new, experimental spells. One of them, unfortunately, went horribly wrong; it was awful. Dad always did his best though. He would take me on a lot of adventures to look for creatures he knew existed. We spent a lot of time trying to find the Crum-ple-Horned Snorkack. I really believed everything he told me back then. As I got older, I real-ized he wasn’t always right and I accepted that the Crumple-Horned Snorkack doesn’t ex-ist. And you wanted to know about The Quibbler? Well, it’s much more trustworthy than the Daily Prophet. Since Dad was the editor, I knew ev-erything must be true unlike those lies told by Rita Skeeter. The Quibbler always offered full support to Harry Potter.

Where do you plan your next adven-ture?

Rolf and I are cur-rently planning a trip to Scotland to look for the Blood-Suck-

ing Bugbear. My first year at Hogwarts, Hagrid mentioned them thinking that they had killed two roosters. It actually turned out to be Ginny Weas-ley. She was possessed by Tom Riddle’s diary at the time so it wasn’t really her fault. I really like Ginny Weasley; she’s such a kind girl. I’m very glad she and Harry Potter got married;

they had such a lovely wedding.

Do you believe that there are many un-discovered magi-

cal creatures in the world?

Of course there are many undiscovered magical creatures. Not all creatures are

meant to be discovered or they just don’t want to be found. We’ll never know all the creatures in the world.

Does the presence of Muggles make it more difficult

to care for these creatures?

Not at all. Muggles only see what they want to see. Also, there is a lot of space all over the

world where magical crea-tures can be kept safely away from the Muggle population. I don’t think we’ll ever really have a problem with Muggles.

Would you like to share anything about your per-

sonal life with The Griffin?

Well, when at Hog-warts, I was sorted into Ravenclaw. I’ve always been very happy about

that. Rowena Ravenclaw is somewhat of a hero of mine. She was a very smart woman. She once said, “Wit beyond measure is a man’s greatest treasure.” I do very much be-lieve that. I do enjoy painting, also. At my childhood home, before it was destroyed by the erumpent horn, I had painted my friends on the ceiling. It had Ron, Hermione, Neville, Harry, and Ginny. Did I men-tion how happy I am that they are married? They even gave their little girl the middle name Luna. I was very touched. I’m married now to Rolf Sca-mander, he’s also a wizarding naturalist. We have two sons named Lorcan and Lysander.

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Gemini: There are high chances that you will have the opportunity for a rela-tionship. If you’re a logical and hard-to-impress person, be open to a spicier and livelier sentimental life. Maybe there’s some special witch or wizard who you should give a second thought too. Sat-urn will enter your house of work on the fifth of october, where it will stay until 2015. A rather big interval which will highlight responsibilities, effort, patience, and the capacity to overcome obstacles. This would be the perfect time to do those extra credit transfiguration projects you may desperately need.

PiSceS: October 2012 will be a good period to start a relationship, to re-launch it or even to give it another try if it has stopped and you think it's worth it. You'll greatly need to stand out and advance. You can accomplish a lot of things, because Mars will give

you power and efficiency, but there's also a risk of turbulence. Pay attention to the relationships with authorities and superiors! Trying to snag that internship with your Animagi professor might be a great idea. Since your health will be in flux all month, try to keep plenty of different potions on hand to keep yourself steady.

aquariuS: The problem for you is that in october 2012 you won't do with simple pleasures, coming form instinct. You'll need to communicate mentally with your partner, now more than ever, because it is requested by the transit of the Sun, the ruler of your house of cou-ples. It may be best to try and meet someone in your own House, as having the same values will be very important in your love life. Saturn entered your house of career on October 5th 2012 and will leave on September 18th 2015, so with such a small window of opportunity you should take this time to prepare for your o.W.l.s.

caPricOrn: Love can be a way of ex-ploring some new mental frontiers. In October 2012, sentimental trips or long-distance relationships could be another way of expressing the need to broaden the horizon through love or by the side of the person you love. For those witch-

es or wizards living with Muggle families during breaks, try to keep in close contact with your love interest in the wizarding world. An owl every now and again goes a long way.

SaGittariuS: In October 2012 you can have an unforgettable love story, but you can become careless, with very serious consequences. Love may be the great-est power in the universe, but it can put young witches and wizards in grave dan-ger. This month you'll set precise goals and you'll go for them without delay. You're not afraid to fight and to compete, on the contrary, challenges stimulate you, mo-bilize you, it may be time to start training for the Tri-Wizard tournament.

ScOrPiO: In October, the practical sense will prevail. With Mercury in Scorpio and the ruler of your house of couples, Venus, in Virgo and with the ruler of your house of passion, Jupi-ter, in Gemini, the mind will take control and the development will depend on communica-tion and a degree of intellectual affinity. The

financial sphere will become very challenging in october 2012. Most of the energy and initiative will go towards it and the stim-uli to real action will start from there. Keep your Rememberall on hand, with things moving so quickly it will be easy to forget the details.

Libra: This october you're into adventure, passion, adrenaline. You might take a trip for sentimental reasons and have all sorts of ini-tiatives, one braver than the next one, maybe even risky, just be careful your ambitions don't land you in Azkaban. Mars will lend you intellectual vigor, persuasion and bold-ness in your initiatives, while the Sun, which will transit libra, will help you stand out. Don't be afraid to vol-unteer for that next duel in Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

VirGO: Venus, the planet of love and harmony, will be exactly in Virgo making life will seem more beautiful. Your morale will go up, the mood for fun will grow as if someone casted Engorgio on your atti-tude. With Jupiter in your house of career, the gates will open to you. Among Jupi-

ter's "specialties" are mainly grand initiatives, those connected to trips and foreign countries. This may be the best time to visit the Muggle world and see how the other side lives.

LeO: For Leos in solid relationships, October will open a longer period of focus on the family, accommodation, properties, so get ready to stock up on magic proof baby supplies. Financially, October will be relaxed, scattered with small advantages, bonuses or gifts, as well as a higher appetite for expenses. You’ll overflow with vital-ity, optimism and mood for action, it may be the best time to try out for your house’s Quidditch team!

cancer: Saturn, the ruler of your house of couples, will enter Cancer’s house of love, where it will stay until 2015! love and marriage will gather at-tention, energy, worries. Things will be taken very seriously, approaches will be straightforward, and the availability for

compromises will severely go down. It may be best to pass up that underwater wedding and plan something a bit more tradi-tional. Financially, this will be a profitable month, but stress is waiting in the wind. Make sure to keep plenty of lavender on hand to calm yourself down.

tauruS: Be careful this month! There will be tempting sentimental opportuni-ties, and you may find it difficult to say “no,” so make sure to set up protective charms against infatuation spells. Your professional life will be a little more re-laxed, the universe has decided to cut

you a break after some hard times. Be careful not to move too much gold from Gringotts, success may go to your head. If you are a student you may want to look into healing spells, as this month you will have a natural disposition towards them.

arieS: Saturn has finally left Ar-ies’ house of couples, after an almost three-year stay. It’s as if a barrier has disappeared, as if clouds have scattered away. Wizards and Witches looking for that special someone should stay away from charms and spend this month put-ting in some good old-fashioned work. There will be a relaunch of intellectual activities, contacts with the cultural, scientific, university and editing environments, the possi-bility of traveling, of being informed, of sharing your knowledge of the magical ways. Good health is also on the horizon.

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Commencement CeremonyNorwood Fontbonne Academy

4:30 p.m.

Ghost Tour*Chestnut Hill Hotel

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.Leaves on the Half Hour

Sunday

Quidditch 101Chesnut Hill College Sugarloaf Campus

11 a.m. - Noon

Halloween Costume Paradeo’Doodle’s Toy Store

1 - 2 p.m.

Trick or Treatingfor Children

In Germantown Ave. Stores2 - 4 p.m.

Orc, Ogres, and an Organist

(Free Halloweeen Concert)St. Martin’s in the Fields Church

4 p.m.

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Knight Bus Trolley Transport

Saturday11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Route: Germantown Ave. from Mermaid Lane to Rex Ave.

Platform 9 3/4 ShuttleFriday: 7 a.m. till 2:30 a.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.Sunday: 10 a.m. to Midnight

Route: Chestnut Hill College to the College’s Sugarloaf Campus to Ches-

nut Hill Newstand