- Messages
- 3,744
- OOC First Name
- Maia
- Blood Status
- Muggleborn
- Relationship Status
- Engaged
- Sexual Orientation
- Heterosexual
- Wand
- 12 and a half inches willow with unicorn hair
- Age
- 5/2015
Hi guys! I hope you're all enjoying mid-Spring, or Autumn for you Southern hemisphere humans. We've got a lot to hit you with today, so let's get to it!
Love is all around me
And so the feeling growsssss. Whether celebrating platonic love, or romantic love, there's something for everyone, so go and check out The Valentine's Dance and don't forget to share pics of your outfit!
Duelling Tournament
It's that time again guys, sign-ups for the duelling tournament are opening soon so keep an eye out to make sure you get your name in before the sign-ups close!
Big Choices
Also coming up this week is the Electives fair! Second years, keep an eye out, because choosing your subjects will have an important impact on your future.
Week Three
We're heading into Week Three guys! Make sure you're up to date with classes, and Professors, please try to stay on top of grading and notifications. As always, if you're struggling or need a helping hand, please let us know!
A Rose by any other name..
Rose deliveries have been underway for the last week, most are tagged with "rose deliveries" or "rose delivery" so they should be easy to find! Make sure and check out the celebration of all kinds of love, and to re-iterate Claire from the last BWU, a big big thank you to Daphne and Steven for co-ordinating!
Puff Power
Hufflepuff, proving their house can be as fierce as any, have triumphed over Ravenclaw (I'm not sad, you're sad) in Quidditch, you can check out the match here!
Heads of Houses!
Pssstt Heads of Houses, make sure to check out your area to weigh in on some spicy discourse.
Brightstone Weekend!
Next week, your Brightstone Weekend begins! Make sure to make use of this chance to get out of the castle!
Character Spotlight
This month's spotlighted character is Teigan! Check out Cyndi's announcement, and Teigan's questionnaire here and make sure to ask questions within the topic and in our shouty Character Spotlight chat! Also! Any character who has ever had a spotlight has now been given a trophy for it! If any characters have changed their names, they may have been missed when trophies were given out, so make sure to let us know! The trophies are one of my favourite things on the site, so get ready for more exciting trophies coming your way!
Shouty
Please be aware guys that our Shouty chat is meant for OOC conversation, and getting to know one another. It isn't a space to discuss IC issues. We want to keep Shouty stress-free for everyone.
Applications
Thank you so much for your patience in the last while with applications, our admins have been working very hard, and your patience when things are busy makes life so much easier.
Special Events
Do you have an event you'd like to organise IC? There's an application for that! You can find the link here!
House Ghosts
Back in January, it was proposed that we bring back the House Ghosts, and so applications were opened to roleplay House Ghosts. Unfortunately, due to low interest this will not be going ahead.
White Elephant
HNZ's birthday is fast approaching folks, so it you have any white elephant gifts remaining, you gotta make use of them soon, while you still can!
Reporting an Issue
While we appreciate you guys letting us know when you see something which doesn't seem right on the site, please make sure to PM one staff member rather than multiple. There only needs to be one PM per issue, and the staff will ensure that the issue is dealt with. This also applies to backseat moderation; let the staff resolve any issues on the site, it's part of why the staff exist. If you do see something, let us know by using the report button on the bottom left of the post and staff will handle it. You can check out more about how the site handles these kind of situations in our Rules for Members forum.
WHEW! That took it out of me, but hopefully you've stuck with me to the end, and feel totally up-to-date with all things HNZ. Have a great day guys!
~Maia
(On behalf of the HNZ Site Staff)
Love is all around me
And so the feeling growsssss. Whether celebrating platonic love, or romantic love, there's something for everyone, so go and check out The Valentine's Dance and don't forget to share pics of your outfit!
Duelling Tournament
It's that time again guys, sign-ups for the duelling tournament are opening soon so keep an eye out to make sure you get your name in before the sign-ups close!
Big Choices
Also coming up this week is the Electives fair! Second years, keep an eye out, because choosing your subjects will have an important impact on your future.
Week Three
We're heading into Week Three guys! Make sure you're up to date with classes, and Professors, please try to stay on top of grading and notifications. As always, if you're struggling or need a helping hand, please let us know!
A Rose by any other name..
Rose deliveries have been underway for the last week, most are tagged with "rose deliveries" or "rose delivery" so they should be easy to find! Make sure and check out the celebration of all kinds of love, and to re-iterate Claire from the last BWU, a big big thank you to Daphne and Steven for co-ordinating!
Puff Power
Hufflepuff, proving their house can be as fierce as any, have triumphed over Ravenclaw (I'm not sad, you're sad) in Quidditch, you can check out the match here!
Heads of Houses!
Pssstt Heads of Houses, make sure to check out your area to weigh in on some spicy discourse.
Brightstone Weekend!
Next week, your Brightstone Weekend begins! Make sure to make use of this chance to get out of the castle!
Character Spotlight
This month's spotlighted character is Teigan! Check out Cyndi's announcement, and Teigan's questionnaire here and make sure to ask questions within the topic and in our shouty Character Spotlight chat! Also! Any character who has ever had a spotlight has now been given a trophy for it! If any characters have changed their names, they may have been missed when trophies were given out, so make sure to let us know! The trophies are one of my favourite things on the site, so get ready for more exciting trophies coming your way!
Shouty
Please be aware guys that our Shouty chat is meant for OOC conversation, and getting to know one another. It isn't a space to discuss IC issues. We want to keep Shouty stress-free for everyone.
Applications
Thank you so much for your patience in the last while with applications, our admins have been working very hard, and your patience when things are busy makes life so much easier.
Special Events
Do you have an event you'd like to organise IC? There's an application for that! You can find the link here!
House Ghosts
Back in January, it was proposed that we bring back the House Ghosts, and so applications were opened to roleplay House Ghosts. Unfortunately, due to low interest this will not be going ahead.
White Elephant
HNZ's birthday is fast approaching folks, so it you have any white elephant gifts remaining, you gotta make use of them soon, while you still can!
Reporting an Issue
While we appreciate you guys letting us know when you see something which doesn't seem right on the site, please make sure to PM one staff member rather than multiple. There only needs to be one PM per issue, and the staff will ensure that the issue is dealt with. This also applies to backseat moderation; let the staff resolve any issues on the site, it's part of why the staff exist. If you do see something, let us know by using the report button on the bottom left of the post and staff will handle it. You can check out more about how the site handles these kind of situations in our Rules for Members forum.
- For the Love of Quidditch: The common interest for Motouhara Macaws paved the way to a friendship between a retired Quidditch player and a fan-turned-professor.
- Give Me A Chance To Win You Back: Philip decided to step up and did all he could to win his favorite girl back. Avaria stood her ground with her own conditions.
- System Shutdown: Noelle's new routine of sulking leads to him making a new friend.
- Your Sweet Sixteen: Elio turned 16 and so Rowan knew she had to do something special. It doesn't quite go to plan, but they never let a little bad interrupt their good.
- The Truth Comes Out: A young boy is nervous about 'coming out' to his best friend but she already has some suspicions. Other Threads in this plotline: Outside Contact
- The Final Dance: Leda refuses to let go of the idea that Monty needs to grow a spine and ask Professor Kingsley out on a date.
- Brightstone Weekend
- Moaarrr Quidditch
WHEW! That took it out of me, but hopefully you've stuck with me to the end, and feel totally up-to-date with all things HNZ. Have a great day guys!
~Maia
(On behalf of the HNZ Site Staff)
