As we approach a busy time of year and with spring upon us, I began to consider my contributions to this journal project throughout the year and I find that I have come up short many times. As a means of perhaps fixing this a little, as well as encouraging participation, I will now be posting quotes that I find interesting or intriguing on at ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Severus!!!!!!

I regret to inform you that I will be out of my office for the weekend. I will be taking some time to rest and relax as it were. I only regret that the quidditch game fell on these dates but reservations cannot be cancelled. I expect to see you on Monday or Tuesday, depending on when I am able to return ( Read more... )

I see from your journals that it has been a most interesting morning indeed! While perhaps I am not supposed to endorse the prank, being a Professor, I nonetheless must congratulate the pranksters on their creativity and ingenuity. Now if only you lot could manage to do half as well on those discussion questions I set for homework at the end of ( Read more... )

Your Humble Defense Against The Dark Arts Professor thought it best to take a moment to welcome all of you to Hogwarts, whether you are returning for another year or are among our new friends from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons. To those of you whom I already know, I am quite pleased to have been given the chance to return to teach you again. To our ( Read more... )