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Here I am! With another update on this fine Monday. Week 4 Folks, as per usual this semester is flying by. I can't believe we're already in week 4?! Where does the time go? In any case, this is the mid-point in the semester and a good time to get up to date with lesson replies and to ensure you...

Happy New Year! I hope 2025 is treating everyone well so far. I'm here with our first update of the year! There are a few things to get to, so I'll just jump right in. Week 6 If you can believe it (I can't) we are in Week 6 of the semester. This is the last week before the reading week and the...

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! I come bearing gifts from one HNZer to the next and it's my pleasure to share them with you all :santa:. I know times are busy for a lot of us so a big thank you to everyone who participated and took the time out of their day to make a gift for someone else...

It's time for Sorting!! 🎉🎉 As usual, there are two routes for bringing new characters into the school for Y48 !! GET THEM SORTED! Sorting is the best & quickest way to bring a character into the school. The sorting hat places them in the best house for them, and they enter as a first year (11...

Ending Y47! Folks, I know I say this a lot, but the end of this IC has very much taken me by surprise. I can't believe it's here. House Cup The winner of the house cup is Slytherin!! Gang, it lasted all of a year, one IC year without Slytherin as victors of the house cup, but they have done it...

Hello one and all! Here we are for another BWU from myself, and let's get right to it! Exam Week Like clockwork, the exam week arrives again. Exams run from Monday to Wednesday with all grading due by Friday 5pm (GMT). That means this is your last chance to get those lesson posts in before the...

Hello all! Happy Monday! It's my turn again and it's a nice and short one today. Week 4 Can you even believe it! I barely can, we're already on week four, where does the time disappear to. In any case, professors should ensure they are posting lessons for week four, ensure that you are caught...

It's time for Sorting!! 🎉🎉 As usual, there are two routes for bringing new characters into the school for Y47 !! GET THEM SORTED! Sorting is the best & quickest way to bring a character into the school. The sorting hat places them in the best house for them, and they enter as a first year (11...

Ending Y46! Folks, I know I say this a lot, but the end of this IC has very much taken me by surprise. I can't believe it's here. House Cup The winner of the house cup is Ravenclaw!! Finally! Slytherin have been dethroned as the reigning house winners. It was almost for a third or fourth year...

We'll ignore that I'm a little late with this, and just get right into it! Week 6 We are now in week 6 of the semester (how things fly by). That means that professors should be aiming to have posted all of their lessons by the end of this week, and those with students shouldn't wait too long to...

Our Global Moderators, past and present, comprise a special group of people who joined this site for leisure and yet still took on the task, completely voluntary mind you, to help clean up, organize, and ensure the site that we all love runs as smoothly as possible. The task isn't always fun and...

Every year on April 29th (or 30th, depending on where you live), it's HNZ's birthday! This year, HNZ is turning 19!! :party: 🍰 We cordially invite you to join us for a big ol' birthday celebration where we'll talk about our favorite memories, play some games, and a few more things. Things...

Can you believe it?! Our beloved HNZ is 19 years old, and we plan to celebrate big. This month is a celebration of the site and all of the memories, old and new that we've made together. :party: Come join us for some fun and games and memory sharing, today and throughout the month. New topics...

Good evening all! It is me again, with another, nice and short bi-weekly update Exams How on earth does this always swing around so quickly! I can't believe it, but we are in the exam week. This is the crunch point for all semester related activity. All professors should ensure that they have...

Folks! Welcome to a slightly different birthday thread, inspired by the HNZ book club. This is a thread to post recommendations for media (books, games, tv shows, movies etc) that are like Harry Potter, but are importantly not Harry Potter. So I'd recommend that if you like Harry Potter, then...

It's time for Sorting!! 🎉🎉 As usual, there are two routes for bringing new characters into the school for Y46 !! GET THEM SORTED! Sorting is the best & quickest way to bring a character into the school. The sorting hat places them in the best house for them, and they enter as a first year (11...

Ending Y45! What a year it’s been! My brain still thinks we're mid-way through semester 1. House Cup The winner of the house cup is Slytherin!! Though all of the houses tried, with Ravenclaw trying more than most, Slytherin still won the cup! They have managed it again! Truly amazing the way...

Welcome all, to another BWU by yours truly. We've got a lot to cover and then a lot to look forward to, so let's just jump right in. Exam Week How quick the semester passes! We are in the exam week! This is the final week of the semester, the one to try to complete any outstanding classes and...

Hello all and welcome to another BWU from myself! We have a number of things to get through, so lets just get into it. Reading Week We are now in the reading week! This is the week break between the semester and the exams. Now is the point to post any classes that had not yet been posted, and...

Folks! It's always fun to have the opportunity to post one of these announcements. ^_^ Today, we are welcoming Kaitlyn back to the GM team! :party: A while back Kaitlyn stepped down, following this break, and after some discussions with the admin, Kaitlyn is ready to come back. We are...