History of Magic: Welcome to the Noble House of... (Term XIX, Activity #02)

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Activity: Welcome to the Noble House of...
Points: Participation Only: 10 points
Deadline: All entries are due by Sunday, April 17th @ 23:59 UTC (timezone converter).
Details: What, if you had been one of Hogwarts' founders? Design your very own House Crest and write a short essay of at least 100 words: Which of the actual founders would you replace? What would be your key traits, how would your house be called? And how would you influence Hogwarts' history? This can be serious or totally cracky, just as you like!
<b>Your Entry:</b> <img src=""> <b>URL:</b> <b>Essay:</b> Name//House

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Questions? Concerns? Cupcakes?

[flyingharmony.livejournal.com]

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Re: Questions? Concerns? Cupcakes?

[loveangelstar.livejournal.com]

Serious entries only or can we go cracky too?

[loveangelstar.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk275/loveangelstar_photos/FlutterbySparklescopy.jpg
Essay:

I would call my house the Flutterby Sparkles. I wouldn't replace any of the founders as I believe Hogwarts actually needs more houses because trying to fit so many different personalities into 4 houses isn't really practical. We would be independent individuals who aren't afraid to speak our mind. We would have monthly house debates to broaden our minds to other opinions. We would wear sparkly butterfly ties and our house motto would be 'It isn't impossible if you can imagine it'. We're a breed of new romantics who have an idealistic rose tinted view on the world while being tough enough to take the consequences when our dreams don't quite match reality. We would influence Hogwarts history by being a haven for the individuals in the school, nurturing their personalities to grow up to be influential witches and wizards.

Claire//Hufflepuff
Sorry it is a little crappy I know XD

[mandyloo.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af134/fizzingwhizbee_photos/HiH%20Contest%20Graphics/smfah.jpg
Essay: My house would be called Super Mega Foxy Awesome Hot! I would be replacing Helga Hufflepuff. The key traits of our house would include the original Hufflepuff traits of honesty and fairness, but also the qualities of hotness, sassy attitude, and the ability to sing random songs about Harry Potter on the spot. Our mascot would of course be Darren Criss, as he coined our house name (which is also our house motto). This house would be for the people that maybe are brave or witty or cunning, but are just way too hot to be in any other house. The house of Super Mega Foxy Awesome Hot came about after the ghost of Helga Hufflepuff came to me about how the Hufflepuffs are always called duffers, when they should get much more respect, because Cedric Diggory is a BAMF. Thus, the reinvention of Hufflepuff into Super Mega Foxy Awesome Hot House.

Mandy//Hufflepuff

[mmailliw.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/2503/suco.jpg
Essay: My house would be called Successerimpossible with the trait of, of course, being able to succeed at the impossible tasks. My crest is a perfectly trisected angle to reflect that we have been able to do what had been shown impossible by MUGGLE Arithmancers... and I would replace Salazar Slytherin (replacing mere ambition to succeed with actual *ability* to succeed). The influence with Hogwarts' history would be the following: my house would always win the house cup (the competition would be eliminated after the first ten wins... but we would keep on bringing back both the competition and interest in it even when it looked like all the other houses would be bored with always losing: they would lose and like it - and be more than happy to fight for second place!) That, and we would have produced all the Ministers of Magic, all the best Quidditch players, and so forth...

William/Slytherin

[caitieness.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/vlives/awpuff.png
Essay: Originally, Helga named her house after herself (hey! everyone else was doing it), but it soon became known as the house of leftovers, instead of the image of hard-working and honest people like herself. So, shortly before her death, Helga decided on a total revamp of her house. It would then be known as Awesomepuff! All the same Hufflepuff traits apply, with the added trait that you must be awesome to be sorted there. The crest sports an awesome face atop a fierce badger. Now, whenever students think of Helga's house, they think awesome before they think anything else. It's all about the marketing, after all.

Caitie//Hufflepuff

idek

[fvck.livejournal.com]

Your Entry: ADVENTUREHAUS

URL: http://i.imgur.com/rzCnV.png
Essay: If I were one of the original founders, I'd have named my house ADVENTUREHAUS and it would always be spelled in capslock. As you may have guessed, ADVENTUREHAUS would have been a group of rather intrepid and venturesome students and space cadets with a thirst for experience and travelgnosis. As their founder/headmistress, I would take them on field trips and our classroom would be outside (winter? pft WE ARE ADVENTUREHARDY FOLKS; snow does not scare us) and they'd always be suparfunlicious. We'd also begin a Hogwarts study-abroad program during the summer and visit places like Egypt, Peru, Turkey, India, etc. (just off the top of my head, lol) to learn about the magical histories there. I don't like to think that I'd be replacing any of the wonderful Hogwarts founders, but if I had to choose one, I'd probably replace Gryffindor because while our houses share the traits of being adventurous and bold, ADVENTUREHAUS includes the element of taking in all that is around you and ~appreciating the adventure that is life~.

Caitlin de Claw // does not care that there are too many annoying made-up words in her explanation. :P

[kissoffools.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af176/kissoffools/crest.png
Essay: Hello and welcome to the house of Successalot! We are the fifth Hogwarts house. The founders and I are such great friends that I didn't want to deprive them of the chance to create their own houses - after all, each of them have their strengths and each house will have its merits. There's room for five houses, right? In the house of Successalot, it's very simple - our members succeed. At whatever they're good at. There's no need to all enjoy the same things, but students who belong to Successalot have the same goal: to succeed at whatever they do. When the Sorting Hat is placed upon the head of a future Successalot house member, it will notice the person's drive and ambition, as well as their perseverance. It will see the necessary modesty for someone to succeed without upsetting others, and the sincerity of their spirit - they want to succeed to be happy, not for fame or fortune or power. This house will quite probably win a lot of Qudditch matches, House Cups, and be at the top of their classes - but that's what happens when you get a lot of people like this in one place! Successalot will turn out a lot of winners, who will go out into the Wizarding World to become top of their chosen fields. Keep an eye out for these guys!

Janna//Hufflepuff

[noted.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:


URL: http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/2676/jgjhghjgjhg.png

Essay:

Simple. The house would be call Swiftie and to get into the house you'd have to be utterly and completely devoted to Taylor Swift. You would have to have a shrine to her and think of her as your best friend in the entire world. I think that there's definitely an absence in the four traditional houses of obsessive love and stalkering. The motto for my house would be "dance in the rain in my best dress fearless" and to get in you would have to buy an expensive dress and dance in the rain, otherwise the sorting hat wouldn't even think of placing you in the Swiftie house. Also, only true devotion is allowed. If you begin to question you're Swift love then you are automatically kicked out and transferred to another house.

Alicia // Gryffindor

[hiddengrace.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ruby3561/HiH/hihgraphics/houseofsquee.jpg
Essay:

"ROFLMAOOMGFTWWTFLOLXD"
The House of Squee would replace Slytherin. Sorry, snakes, but this ensures that there are no more meanies or baddies at hogwarts. In the House of Squee, we fangirl and fanboy all day and night. Important traits are the ablity to obsess over many things at one time, to sparkle like Edward, and to be tooth-achingly nice All The Time. Everything is exciting in the house of squee, but make sure you know your internet chatspeak! From tv, books and movies to watching paint dry, we love it all! Other houses often think this is a house of suibs, muggles, or just plain trolls, but members know different. They are as loyal to their fandoms as they are to their friends. We want everyone to get along and be happy! Our house is decorated in pink and purple gliter, and instead of boring old robes we get to wear fairy wings instead. You remember when everyone was Fangirling over Krum and fanboying over Fleur when they came to Hogwarts? Well that was us!


Kat//Hufflepuff

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Your Entry:

URL: http://i.imgur.com/IuJJM.png
Essay: My hogwarts house is called Bacon and it is the fairest in all the land. All the other houses want to be like us (or ... eat us) and we smell marvelous all the time. Our slogan is “Baconia bacolatala” which, translated literally from latin, means “mmm get in my belleh”. We enjoy long walks on the beach, frying pans, the sound of hot oil sizzling, and cuddling up to a romantic picnic for three. You, me, and our bacon. We never win the house cup but we are perfectly content with this fact. Winning only makes you charlie sheen takes time away from eating. And let’s be honest, that’s pretty much the worst thing you can do to yourself. Cockblock the bacon. I’d rather die.

Amy//Gryff

[alex-parker.livejournal.com]

I love this XD

snapebaconnnnnnn

[vanmeeuwe.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://sodapopink.com/storage/hogwartsishome/gryfflions/awesomedor.png
Essay: Welcome to AWESOMEDOR, the house for people who are too awesome to qualify for any of the other houses. Our mascot is a Chupacabra, rampant. Our crest has a lot of awesome stuff in it: like a sombrero (because who doesn't have fun in a sombrero?) and a fighter jet and mimosas because regular orange juice is for suckas. Slogans? We don't have time for that shit! We just growl and make fighter jet noises as communication and maybe break into group renditions of Guns N Roses songs sometimes. Dumbledore won't take us and the Dark Lord's afraid we'll take over. GO GO AWESOMEDOR!

Ashe//GryffinROAR!

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Your Entry:

URL: http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee375/Darkgondolier/crestother-1.png
Essay: Welcome to the house of Swirlylytrip! This is a house for the artsy kids, the creative ones, the quirky kids and the dreamers. Some call us weirdos, but we don't care because we know that they're just not as interesting as we are. Our common room is covered wall to wall with student artwork and you can always find someone working on some personal project in an empty corner or hear music spilling from the dorms where students are practicing. We're a peace-loving house, not inclined to violence or intense competition. Every term, we produce a work of student drama, though students of all houses are encouraged to audition. It is a house tradition of ours to make pretty flower arrangements and/or baked goods at least once a term and deliver them free of charge during meals and between classes. You'll recognize us as the kids wandering barefoot with flower wreaths in their hair or the ones with paint-splattered clothes and funky jewelry. Our house color is RAINBOW, our mascot is the Dodo Bird, and our slogan is "Imagination is more important than knowledge". It's not in Latin because we are not pretentious, and we don't replace any of the existing houses. We are the fifth house! Despite rumors to the contrary, we really do not support the sale or distribution of illegal substances.

Jennifer//Hufflepuff

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Your Entry:

URL: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/hansonphreek/Random%20Stuff/Picture%20Memes/Phasion_Phorm_Phreek_by_PhreekDsign-1.jpg
Essay: My house would be the House of Phreek. We would replace Hufflepuff, but have many of the same traits. We would be accepting of all others, kind, caring, and trusting. We would also love all things Phreeky (ie everything even slightly unusual!). Each member would get a Phreek name based on something they love dearly at the end of their fourth year. For example, someone who loves animals would be Animal Phreek. There couldn't be two people with the same name in the House but once someone graduated their Phreek name would become available. There would be a large book that kept track of all the Phreek names and who held them and when that would be on display in the common room. Our colors would be Black and Copper.

Hanson Phreek // Hufflepuff

[flyingharmony.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6631/homnoblehouse.png
Essay: Welcome to the Noble House of Colourbow! We're the fifth house of Hogwarts; our keytraits would connect all the other house's traits, but the initial trait is tolerance. Our colour is rainbow, and we're happy to welcome any student in our house! Everyone is loved from the moment he was sorted in Colourbow.
When the five of us were building Hogwarts, it was me, the founder of Colourbow, convincing Salazar Slytherin to stay and to cooperate. Well, at least a little. It was me convincing Rowena Ravenclaw to not force students to do a knowledge exam first, and I also convinced Gordric Gryffindor to not let potential students jump off a cliff to show their bravery. In the end, they all (at least the majority) agreed that everyone is welcome in Hogwarts!

Avi//Hufflepuff

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Your Entry:

URL: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d173/ppyajunebug/ADDlandia.gif
Essay: Welcome to ADDlandia, the home for all of those students with short attention spans! We weren't originally part of Hogwarts- we were founded a few years after when the founders realized there was a small subset of students who had a hard time concentrating and decided to put them in one house. We get classes that are magically shortened to 30 seconds (it took a while before they got the spells right so students didn't pass out during the shortened learning process). Our house colors are gold and silver and these colors sparkle. Students in ADDlandia have been known to be distracted by their own crests due to the sparkliness, but they don't mind. The bookshelves in the common room are filled with Cliff Notes and magically compressed textbooks. Students in ADDlandia are known to throw the most awesome parties at Hogwarts. ADDlandia has never won a House Cup, but we aren't bothered. Besides, we're more focused on the "we-lost-the-House-Cup-again" party, infamous for its memory-erasing House Cup punch. ADDlandia, let the good times and shiny objects roll!

Maya//Hufflepuff

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Your Entry:

URL:http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y358/faberryfan/HiH%20stuff/homcrest.png
Essay: Welcome to the house of Peregrinia, which a house that hosts exchange students! Hogwarts students would benefit immensely from having foreign exchange students around because they could make friends all over the world. Foreigner would obviously benefit from the excellent education they'd get in Hogwarts so it would be a win-win situation. The duration of the exchange can vary from a term to a whole year and this house would participate in the House Cup and in the Quidditch championship. Why couldn't foreigner simply be put into a regular house? Because then one house would have more/less foreigners than the others and because maybe one foreigner would feel a bit lonely among the regular Hogwarts students. But like this, they'd all be together and they can also interact with the students of the other four houses on a regular basis. House colors would be purple and grey .

Romina//Hufflepuff

[clzair.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/clairinet90/HiH/cupcakehaus.jpg
Essay: My house would be named "CUPCAKEHAUS" and it would have replaced Slytherin house. Instead of super-achieving, amibitious, cunning folk we would have people who love fine food and cooking. The giveaway trait would be that people in CUPCAKEHAUS all LOVE cupcakes and have cupcake parties all the time (to which the Puffs are always invited, duh). The members of this house are also very generous and devote lots of free time to the Hogwarts kitchens, helping the house elves make delicious vats of pudding and roast porks. Because of their fine taste in food and drink, the whole castle is happier and more productive after delicious meals.

Claire//CUPCAKEHAUSHufflepuff

[singlemomsummer.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w146/singlemomsummer/activities%20term%20xix/houseofbab.jpg
Essay: My house would be called the House of Bad Ass Bitches! The requirements to get sorted into my awesome house are that you must be female (yeah, I know it's sexist), very cool, intelligent, snarky, and have gone through things that most other people wouldn't understand and are still an amazing woman. You have to be willing to fight for what matters to you. If anyone messes with one of us, they will have all of us to contend with. Our house mascot will be Xena, the Warrior Princess, and we shall all strive to kick ass just like her!

Summer//Hufflepuff

[singlemomsummer.livejournal.com]

Sorry, forgot to add in I would replace Godric Gryffindor, because who needs him when you've got us warrior princesses there!

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL:http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx90/borg_princess/hih/SPARKLYGEMx-1.jpg

Essay: The fifth house of Hogwarts (there's room for all of us!) would be called Sparklygem. Our house colors are purple and green. This is the house for the students who are predisposed to become obsessed with a few specific people/topics and fangirl them excessively. Ravenclaw's more inclined to general knowledge and cleverness and being good at a wide range of subjects; therefore Sparklygem was established to cater to a different category of student: the fandom freaks. It's focused on shiny things that interest each specific student, with no academic merit required. (Colin Creevey and Ginny Weasley, with their Harry Potter fanboying/girling would be prime candidates for this house)

We would influence Hogwarts history by offering a place to students who aren't really at home in the other houses- realistically, not everyone is going to be completely brave or smart or loyal or cunning. But if they have an obsession and are inclined to squee and flail over things, they'll fit right in here!

Annie//Slytherin

[anbyrobanby.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://i53.tinypic.com/10qb6me.png
Essay: Mine would be the most Ancient and Noble House of Derpaherp. It shall be replacing the house of Ravenclaw, cos I don't see why she should be leaving the others with all the dumbasses D:<

The House colours would be blue and white, and the emblem is that of an elephant, a symbol of strength and having awesome teeth. The traits my house value are being able to make amazing innuendos, being fantastic dancers and having good teeth. Our common room would be on the ground floor, because like hell am I going up ten flights of stairs last thing at night to a tower/up ten flights of stairs first thing in the morning from the basements.

My common room would be lined with bubble wrap, and you enter it from above through a password-protected trapdoor, which opens when you least expect it. The floor is blue and white large squares, and the armchairs and stuff are seated about it like a chessboard.


Rob//Gryffindor

[vetica.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL:http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lje19xSh2h1qaotjv.png
Essay:
The fifth house at Hogwarts is called Strutting. Founded by Leonardo DiCaprio.
This is the house is for people walking with an attitude.
Traits for this house are. Quite happy. They are confident, egocentric, some might be full of themself, but in a good way. Charming, sweet, accepting and funny. Some might be a bit naive. They are loyal and friendly. They love to be in center of attention and to show off their skills. They are also extremely good looking.

How it would influence Hogwarts' history, it would be the performers house, a place for people that need to express themself. For those who want to make the world a better place by making people smile and entertain them.


Jørgen//Ravenclaw

[anbyrobanby.livejournal.com]

FUCK YEAH STRUTTING LEO MEME >:D

[scarletladyy.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://i55.tinypic.com/2lu8j2p.jpg
Essay: My house would be known as the Cutiepoo House! To get in, you have to own a cute animal -- you know, a rabbit, cat, puppy. If it's fluffy, you're good to go! We'd change Hogwarts History because we'd all be lovely and nice, sat there happily with our fluffy pets and enjoying hugging them. We might not get much done, but let's face it, we'd be happy! Of course, you'd have to be nice and kind, to like cute things, but those are the only traits we demand! Our house motto would be 'If it's cute, it's welcome' :D We'd go down in Hogwarts History as never having had a conflict other than somebody's pet having more fur than someone elses, and let's face it, that's not going to start a war!

Fairy//Hufflepuff

[beautifulbluee.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/Linzaminz/crest2.jpg
Essay: I have come up with the House of Fabulous. It's my favourite word and it encompasses a lot about me so I would surely be the founder. I wouldn't replace any of the other houses because my new house is unique and doesn't take over any of the others. There isn't a house at Hogwarts that focuses on being fun, imaginative, zestful, but still ambitious and that's where my house comes in. Just because it's pink doesn't mean it's just for girls either, my house welcomes all!

Lindsay // Hufflepuff

[lotrangel17.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL:http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n212/lotrangelgraphics/baner.png
Essay:
Welcome to the House of L³ or L Squared, A.K.A the House to Live, Laugh and Love. Those who were normally sorted into Huffelpuff would be sorted into this house. Since Hufflepuffs are known for their loyalty, loving and nonLazy, the three L's of the new house would work perfectly. This wouldn't really influence Hogwarts History too much other than bringing out more house unity because of all the love emitting from this house. And actually all that love might actually influence those in Slytherin house and Salazar Slytherin himself to be more loving and loquacious with the other three houses and change the course of history thereby not allowing Voldemort to even come to power and all of the Wizarding World would be one big L³Fest!

Stephanie//Hufflepuff

[klef.livejournal.com]

Your Entry:

URL:http://i55.tinypic.com/hs9qvm.jpg
Essay: SO this is more of a House within a House. Yup, we take people from every known House and allow them to enjoy their drinks. What, you think bartending in the dark was just a joke? OH no, that's just where the party gets started. Their traits are knowing the party people, ability to hold their liquor, fantastic dancing skills, and ability to keep the House a secret. Sure, they might appear be a Hufflepuff, but they’re really a Alcoholush. I mean, HU for the win, people. Look at those drinks, any size, variety, and color you can think of. And that’s just the pregame party, wait until the DJ shows up and neon lights go on!

Kerri//Gryffindor

[vanmeeuwe.livejournal.com]

I'm in.