The Serpentimes

By: Jem Reed Now that the new term has arrived and all the first years have been sorted, we here at The Serpentimes, as well as the entire house staff, would like to welcome all of the new students to a fun and exciting year here at HOL. Even more so, we would like to give [...]

By: Jennie Burstow As I slowly walked into the great hall after a long and tiring journey to Hogwarts, I started to feel a bit nervous for the first time; it was massive and full of so many students, all in different coloured robes. It was quite organized, four tables for each house and a [...]

By: Hermione Miranda Find all 9 current Slytherin staff members in this word search and send in your completed word search in an HOL PM to me, Hermionie Miranda by October 15th to earn 5 (yes, only 5) shiny beans! (Click for full size) See more articles by Hermione

By Sirithre Leylnn Boy, the 2010-2011 year sure was a crazy one, wasn’t it? I’d expect nothing less from HOL’s 10-year anniversary. Tons of new students joined and contributed this year. Some older students left for a time. Slytherin changed management, handing the Head of House position over to Ashlee Sully, and promoting Daphne M. [...]

By: Sirithre Leylnn It seems there are many misconceptions as to what a Slytherin is or should be. I will attempt to explain some of the traits of a Slytherin student. This is of course completely subjective and this listing should only serve as a guideline. Not every trait will fit every Slytherin, and no [...]

By: Severus McGonagall Now, there’s been a lot of waffle going around the school as to what a “Slytherin man” is. I’ve heard words like, “jaded”, “cold”, and “patronizing”, and that just doesn’t sit well with me. We are those and MORE! In this article, I’m going to lay down the law about what a [...]