October Creative Contest

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No: HPFGUIDX 45259

Here is the October Creative Contest.  Once again, send all 
responses, comments, questions, criticism, howlers, etc. by email to 
hpsmarty at aol.com and DO NOT POST ANYTHING CONTEST RELATED ON THE 
LIST.  We thank you.

This month's creative contest puts you in charge of Hogwarts School 
of Witchcraft and Wizardry.  The Board of Governors has decided that 
Hogwarts need a fifth house.  What do you think the fifth house 
should be?  Who should it be named after?  What characteristics 
should its students have?  How would the Sorting Hat describe it?

Just for reference, the current houses (which as we all know are 
Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin) are described by the 
Sorting Hat:

You might belong in Gryffindor, 
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.

(from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)


By Gryffindor, the bravest were
Prized far beyond the rest;
For Ravenclaw, the cleverest
Would always be the best;
For Hufflepuff, hard workers were
Most worthy of admission;
And power-hungry Slytherin
Loved those of great ambition.

(from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)