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A new Headliner issue has been released!

Please check out Issue #34 of the Hogwarts Headliner!

What's inside?
Knives and Shadows: Are Hogwarts Balls Hotbeds for Attempted Homicides? by Anonymous
Opinion: The Hogwarts Express is Outdated! by Aly Salinger
A Brief History of Taylor Swift Part 2 by Dorion Anderson
Life After Hogwarts #4: Interviewing Our 2024 Graduates by Serena J. Towers
That’s a Wrap by Simon Kincaid
Why Racing is the Best Sport by Alyssea Brown
Magical & Muggle Meals: Butterbeer Pot de Crème by Aly Salinger
The Danger of Hogwarts by Dorion Anderson
Arcane Artefacts: Summer Supplies by Pericles Dralt
Money, Money, Money by Dorion Anderson
A Goodbye to Hogwarts by Serena J. Towers
The Final Letter by Delilah Stewart

A new Headliner issue has been released!

Please check out Issue #35 of the Hogwarts Headliner!

What's inside?
Hogwarts Declassified School Survival Guide by Dorion Anderson
Meet the Professors #2 - Sereia Clairmont by Alyssea Brown
Conspirasoup! by Aly Salinger
Classes To Love by Simon Kincaid
Snake Oil: An Affliction of the Slytherin Racing Team by Anonymous
Summer Camp Gossip by Oonagh Brown
A Requiem of Antlers and Manacles by Anonymous
Arcane Artefacts: School Supplies(?) by Pericles Dralt
Muggle Item of the Month: Microwaves by Dorion Anderson
How To Deal With Procrastination by Violeta Roux
Why Quidditch is the Best Sport by Alyssea Brown
A Doggy Life for Me by Dorion Anderson
Muggle vs. Pureblood 101: Currency Systems by Tristan Theramin
Magical & Muggle Meals: Pumpkin Pasties by Aly Salinger

A new Headliner issue has been released!

Please check out Issue #36 of the Hogwarts Headliner!

What's inside?
Arcane Artefacts: Darkest Dolls by Pericles Dralt
Meet the Prefects: First Year Edition by Alyssea Brown
A Brief History of Hogwarts Costumes by Dorion Anderson
Coming Soon: The Gala of Mysteries by Xiomara Torres
The Most Peculiar European Traditions on Halloween by Meyra Lancaster
Magical Mythos: Headless Horsemen by Pericles Dralt
An Amazing New Broom Sport: Trick Riding by Xiomara Torres
Muggle Item of the Month: Insulated Cups by Dorion Anderson
Advice from Simon Kincaid
Cosy Up With a Good Read by Dorion Anderson

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A new Headliner issue has been released!

Please check out Issue #37 of the Hogwarts Headliner!

What's inside?
Coincidence or Calculated? Disaster Explodes in Hogsmeade by Alyssea Brown
Prehistoric Pureblood Practices: Modernise Magical Marriages! by Aly Salinger
Boredom Breakers for Class by Oonagh Brown
Pet Spotlight: Feline Familiars by Rebecca Lark
Magical & Muggle Meals: Soup Leaky, Leaky by Aly Salinger
Muggle Item of the Month: Fashion Week by Dorion Anderson
A Nod to NaNo by Rebecca Lark
Colours of Melancholy by Meyra Lancaster

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Additionally, we are opening applications for a back-up writer – the deadline for this is December 14, 2024. Please send applications to both the Editor in Chief, Ruby Cazares and Secretary Koko Riddle, with "Back-up writer application" or something similar in the subject line for ease.

If you have any questions regarding the application, you may owl either of us or DM us on Discord at kaizper and vinfleur. Thank you for your interest and support!
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1 Back-up Writer Needed!

We are looking for one back-up writer. Back-up writers are part-time writers that fill in for unclaimed or unfinished articles. These writers do not necessarily work every issue, and in the case of a full-time writer stepping down, back-ups will have priority in getting promoted. If you want a more flexible writing schedule, this is the position for you.

Prerequisite:

• A Discord account

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Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Back-up Writer
House:
Availability:

IC (answer as your character):
1. What do you think students should know about Hogwarts?
2. Why are you the one to tell them?

OOC (answer as yourself):
3. What is your favorite memory of being part of the Hogwarts.io community?
4. Why do you want to join this team? If you were part of the team in the past, what lessons did you learn that you will bring to the current team?
5. Why would you be a good candidate? What would you like to bring to the team?
6. Specifically, what would you like to write about (news, events, opinion, etc.)?
7. Please include at least one sample of your writing. You are encouraged to write a snippet of an article, but that is not required.
8. Is there anything else you would like to add?

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Applications are also now open for a coding position. The deadline is December 18, 2024. Please send applications to both the Editor in Chief, Ruby Cazares and Secretary Koko Riddle, with "Coder application" or something similar in the subject line for ease.

If you have any questions regarding the application, you may owl either of us or DM us on Discord at kaizper and vinfleur. Thank you for your interest and support!
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1 Coder Needed!

We are looking for one coder. Coders uphold the newspaper design with templates. One coder may be assigned one to two short pages each issue. Our method for main issues is bbcode, but smaller specials may still utilise full graphics if the team chooses. Flexibility is highly recommended for this position.

Prerequisites:

• Discord account not required for coders only
• A completed coding mock-up submitted with app. Please see below for the mock-up guidelines.

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Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Coder
House:
Availability:
Completed Mock-Up: (You may either owl the raw code or post the mock-up onsite and link it. If you choose the latter, make sure it is posted in an ooc area like At the Counter and not your encyclopedia or else it will be subject to deletion.)

1. Do you have coding, graphics, and/or art experience? If yes, tell us!
2. How quickly can you get coding done? (i.e., how long to code a post or ency page?)
3. If you were part of the newspaper team in the past, what lessons did you learn that you will bring to the current team?
4. Anything else that you would like to add?

Base Template:
Credit to Ivy Bellamy

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Mock-Up Guidelines:

We have provided our base template above for you to use. Please do not utilise it for other purposes. Your code starts at the "Article code begins here" line. Please leave the banner intact. Full moon dates, page numbers, weather forecasts, etc. may be left blank. Site bbcode assets such as tables, pictures, and gifs are highly encouraged.

Required Checklist - items that must appear in mock-up:
An image or gif. Provide at least one somewhere in the article.
Article & credit. Include the article below and credit the writer, Alexx Séverin.

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The Gulf of Guinea is a key area in African trade, located in the northernmost part of the Atlantic Ocean. In 2003, there were 39 piracy attacks alone. The issue of piracy in the gulf of guinea first came about sometime in the early 2000s, for example, the attack on January 4th of 2009, when a group of pirates hijacked a French ship, which was freed after 4 days of being held. However, there were attacks going on up to around seven years before this particular attack, as it is just one of many.

The pirates in West Africa had committed attacks on 966 seafarers during the year of 2012, as well as holding hostages for an average of four days. These captives were reported being at a much greater risk to violence than those in the Indian Ocean, of which a total of five hostages were reported dead due to these attacks in West Africa, with no other fatalities being reported elsewhere.

Since then, between 2015 and 2016, there was a 77% piracy raise in the area. By 2015, there had been 57 noted attacks that year. The International Maritime Bureau reported that the number of attacks occurring in West Africa had, by 2012, surpassed those of the ones in the Indian Ocean.

It is also noted that the three main elements that were released as a sure way to overcome a piracy issue, those elements being a sufficient amount of men ready to fight back, the legal and political areas of the state to be hands-on in terms of fighting back, and a non-corrupt anti-piracy team located within the government, are all elements that Nigeria lacks. These elements are vital to ridding the state of the piracy issue.

The Turkish Maritime Task Group has expressed the desire to help Nigeria rid itself of its piracy issue by working with the Nigerian Navy to eliminate these activities and operations. The Turkish Naval commander has announced that these efforts would be made in order to maintain safe sea affairs and communications within the gulf, as well as to support the on-going efforts of tackling the piracy issue. This would contribute to the Turkish Naval personnel the opportunity to present their ideas regarding the issue. The plan is to present Turkish ideals as to how to stop such illegalities and present to Nigeria new strategies when it comes to handling such vessel attacks.

by Alexx Séverin

A new Headliner issue has been released!

Please check out Issue #38 of the Hogwarts Headliner!

What's inside?
International Inclusion by Xiomara Torres
Meet Your Four New Prefects by Dorion Anderson
Winter’s Wisdom: December Horoscopes by The North Star
Wizarding Product Reviews The Hufflepuff Way by Simon Kincaid
Magical Mythos: Stribog, Durmstrang’s Spirit by Pericles Dralt
Muggle Christmas Music by Violeta Roux
Hogwarts: A Holiday by Xiomara Torres
What I Do At School for Yule by Dorion Anderson
Magical & Muggle Meals: Meringues by Aly Salinger
Dream Big Dreams by Simon Kincaid

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Applications for a back-up writer are open with a deadline of March 2, 2025. Please send applications to both the Editor in Chief, Ruby Cazares and Secretary Koko Riddle, with "Back-up writer application" or something similar in the subject line for ease.

If you have any questions regarding the application, you may owl either of us or DM us on Discord at kaizper and vinfleur. Thank you for your interest and support!
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1 Back-up Writer Needed!

We are looking for one back-up writer. Back-up writers are part-time writers that fill in for unclaimed or unfinished articles. These writers do not necessarily work every issue, and in the case of a full-time writer stepping down, back-ups will have priority in getting promoted. If you want a more flexible writing schedule, this is the position for you.

Prerequisite:

• A Discord account

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Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Back-up Writer
House:
Availability:

IC (answer as your character):
1. What do you think students should know about Hogwarts?
2. Why are you the one to tell them?

OOC (answer as yourself):
3. What is your favorite memory of being part of the Hogwarts.io community?
4. Why do you want to join this team? If you were part of the team in the past, what lessons did you learn that you will bring to the current team?
5. Why would you be a good candidate? What would you like to bring to the team?
6. Specifically, what would you like to write about (news, events, opinion, etc.)?
7. Please include at least one sample of your writing. You are encouraged to write a snippet of an article, but that is not required.
8. Is there anything else you would like to add?

A new Headliner issue has been released!

Please check out Issue #39 of the Hogwarts Headliner!

What's inside?
Courting Confessionals: Cupid's Tell All by Cupid
The Hogwarts Rumour Mill: Facts or Falsehoods? by Aly Salinger
Hogwarts House Love by Simon Kincaid
Treatise on Love and Mortality by Tristan Theramin
Amortentia: Just Wine in a Trench Coat by Koko Riddle
The Poet's Choice by Alyssea Brown
When You Wish Upon a Star, and Other Wishing Traditions by Dorion Anderson
Gift Guide by House by Simon Kincaid
Dress Like Your Venus! by Meyra Lancaster
Love Beyond Romance: A Modern Muggle Tradition by Matthew Campbell
Spring Awakening: Your March Horoscope by The North Star
Quidditch Review by Oonagh Brown
Feature: Gobstones Club and How to Play its Muggle Equivalent by Tristan Theramin
Club Feature: Flying Club by Oonagh Brown
Muggle Item of the Month: The Printing Press by Dorion Anderson
Magical & Muggle Meals: Burn-Healing Pasta by Aly Salinger

A new Headliner issue has been released!

Please check out Issue #40 of the Hogwarts Headliner!

What's inside?
Love: The Universal Language by Cupid
Beauxbatons Event: Interview with the Headmaster by Tristan Theramin
April Horoscopes by The North Star
U-Name It, U-Nique It by Aly Salinger
Wizarding Product Reviews: The Hufflepuff Way by Simon Kincaid
The Art of Manifestation by Alyssea Brown
The Easter Bunny: Muggle Creation or Magical Creature by Matthew Campbell
Magical & Muggle Meals: Butterfly Pie by Aly Salinger
Words Have Power by Alyssea Brown
Defeating Dementors #1 by Serena Towers
Defeating Dementors #2 by Serena Towers

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We are also opening applications for a full-time writer, with a deadline of May 16, 2025. Please send applications to both the Editor in Chief, Ruby Cazares and Secretary Koko Riddle, with "Full-time writer application" or something similar in the subject line for ease.

If you have any questions regarding the application, you may owl either of us or DM us on Discord at kaizper and vinfleur. Thank you for your interest and support!
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1 Full-Time Writer Needed!

We are looking for one full-time writer. Writers are expected to write 1-3 articles of around 500-800 words every issue. If you would like to participate full-time, this is the position for you.

Prerequisite:

• A Discord account

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Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Full-Time Writer
House:
Availability:

IC (answer as your character):
1. What do you think students should know about Hogwarts?
2. Why are you the one to tell them?

OOC (answer as yourself):
3. What is your favorite memory of being part of the Hogwarts.io community?
4. Why do you want to join this team? If you were part of the team in the past, what lessons did you learn that you will bring to the current team?
5. Why would you be a good candidate? What would you like to bring to the team?
6. Specifically, what would you like to write about (news, events, opinion, etc.)?
7. Please include at least one sample of your writing. You are encouraged to write a snippet of an article, but that is not required.
8. Is there anything else you would like to add?

Are you interested in your character being interviewed for an article? Would you like to share your opinions with the school? Do you want new ways to engage with the Headliner and help us out? An official thread has been created for our reporters to more easily find people to incorporate into their articles in some way. Surveys, requests for interviews, and other things might be posted here – we hope you’ll subscribe to the thread if interested!

You can find it here!