This club is run by @Avery Gray and @Vladislav Liam Gunther

WHO WE ARE

Well, as shown in the title, we are a weekly newspaper writing club! We do not exist to replace the Hogwarts Headliner in any way, but we are here to rather give people who don't have Discord a chance to test their writing skills and write weekly articles for all to enjoy!

RULES

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1. No AI Generated Text. You may not use AI to generate or come up with an article word per word for you. All writing must be in your own words.
→ This is specifically text only, because I have no qualms with using AI for images because editing photos are extremely difficult unless you’re proficient, and you’re free to make the images yourself or generate it.)

2. If you used a source for your research (interview, harry potter wiki, etc. Please cite them accordingly at the bottom of your article.)

3. No godmodding. If you use someone in your article that exists onsite, please ensure you get their consent to be used to avoid complications and problems. Also, on this team, we do not speak on behalf of staff or official systems or roles.

4. No canon creation. What this means is, do not create lore that does not exist outside of Hogwarts.io (hio) or the official Harry Potter Fandom Wiki or on Pottermore. Just as a note, hio lore takes priority over the other lore as we have expanded upon ours.

5. Consent Required. This is a big one. The reason Consent is required is because if you are using someone’s name or character without them knowing or against what they agreed to, you’re in trouble if you don’t have clear and written consent. This must be logged in owls. If proof is ever requested, it is expected that you have this owl as proof.
To ask for consent, you can come up with your own words, or you could use this template: Hello! I am owling you in regards to an article I’m writing for a club, NAME. The topic is TOPIC. I plan on using your character or their name in my article and I am requesting for your consent. Please reply to this owl with a yes or no. If a yes, please provide, if any, limitations to what I can write in regards to your character.

6. Keep It In-Character. Articles should be written IC unless the topic is explicitly OOC (and this should be stated in the article as well) or uses one of the Anonymous Characters ie: Rachel and Trevor.

7. Deadlines Matter. If you signed up to this club to write a weekly article, you’re expected to deliver. If you cannot, please communicate early so someone else can take the slot.

8. Keep It Fun. Please have fun writing the articles, it is meant to serve as a creative outlet where we can come up with our own chaos and drama 😛

ROLES AND PAYMENT

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Leadership Structure
Journalists - These folks are considered the writers for the newspaper. They will write about whatever topics that they can think of or about what the week's topic is about. This can also include reporting the news and weather or trending stories.

Correspondent - These folks write about events or news that occur outside of Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Great Britain. They are still considered Journalists but their specialties will be on international topics rather than specifically what goes on in the areas Hogwarts covers. To reiterate, they produce content on a particular subject from a specific area. In this case, depending on how many members there are, it is currently internationally excluding the United Kingdom.

Editor: They edit the text for mistakes or typos, and check to ensure the sentences are accurate and clear. They also are tasked to come up with story topics and helping the Editor in Chief plan out a schedule for articles and who writes them.

Editor in Chief (#6597a2): The Editor in Chief basically calls all of the shots, oversee production and publication, manage members that join the articles, step in and code/write/edit if needed, and serve as the final point of contact over the articles.


Payment:
Vladislav Note: This is not official, so you don’t get a daily stipend, but for every article released by the scheduled date, by the person who signed up for that role and did the work, out of the kindness of my heart, but also I feel it as an obligation for your effort, I will pay 10 sickles per person; (1) Article Journalist, (2) Editor (assigned), (3) Coder. This is a three day stipend collection period for me, but it’s important to me that your work is recognized and you receive compensation for the effort. In total, I’m paying 30 sickles weekly, 10 sickles per person who contributed to a published weekly article.
→ IN short: Vlad is the one paying, but even then, a payment is not guaranteed. This is just for fun. Vladislav feels like your efforts are worth some compensation.

WHO WE ARE

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Please take note that these are examples and are not guaranteed topics.
1. Student Life and Hogwarts Culture
Top 5 Weirdest Things Found in…
Great Hall Food Review: …
Ranking Dorm Rooms
Places to Hide When You Don’t Want To Be Seen
Help Series (ie: Overcome the Fear of Failure)
Survival Guide (ie: Surviving the Winter Olympics)
Detention Digs (ie: reporting about someone's detention, with their consents, via interview)
Overheard At Hogwarts (anonymous quotes, no names)
A Day in the Life of [student] (Student POV)
OWL/NEWT Practice Questions (note: do not copy the actual newts/owls onsite, come up with your own questions)

2. Weather and Phenomena
Weekly Hogwarts Weather (this does not need to be accurate. The reason I say that is, how do we know what the weather actually is? It’s fictional, we can just make it up)
Why It Rained Frogs on Tuesday? (okay, this is a silly topic but if we ever need a silly topic, and if someone dumps frogs onto a bunch of first year students learning to fly, we can use this)
Shooting Stars on Saturday

3. Trend Reports
Top 10 … (ie: Spells Students Won’t Stop Using)
Fashion Trends: … (ie: Cloaks Too Long, or, 70s Bellbottoms Make A Return)
The Rise of the … (ie: Pumpkin Pastie Black Market, Use of Fake Galleons)
Hogwarts’ Most Popular Hangout Spots This Month
Trending Memes (ie: Six Seven, Brainrots, Then and Now comparisons)
What Everyone is Talking About This Week

4. Humor and Satire
Professor Power Rankings
Which House Would Win in a…
The Great Cauldron Explosion
Rumor Roundup: … (provide a rumor, whether provided by someone or made up)
The Hogwarts Roast Session (ensure that it isn’t mean and is lighthearted, and consent is given)
Totally Real, Definitely Not Fake News

5. Sports
Quidditch Highlights
Duelling Highlights
Broom Racing Highlights
[sport] Player Spotlights
Sports We Want (ie: Creaothceann)
Petition For Physical Education (ie: reasons to add PE as a class, games that could be played, the benefits, how it could be fun, how not everything is a broom focused activity.)
Training Tips From Someone Who Barely Trains

6. Interviews
Random student interviews
What Are Your Plans For Break?
Dumbest Thing You Saw?
Hogwarts Faculty Interview
Bag Check: What’s In Your Backpack or Bookbag?
If You Could Ban One Spell… (or Potion)

7. Lists or Rankings
Top 10.. (ie: Craziest Rules)
Most Likely to.. (ie: Superlative style)
Corridors Traffic Report

8. Anonymous or Advice Section
Ask an Upperclassman
Dear Trevor (anonymous, Masculine topics)
Dear Rachel (anonymous, Feminine topics)
Help, I Did Something Dumb
How Do I Survive My Classes?

9. Creature Pamphlets
Creature Lore/Creature of the Month (mundane or magical, covering their appearance, where to find them and all.)
A Student Claims They Saw A… (ie: Baby Dragon, but they didn’t)
How to Not Get Eaten by…

10. Clubs and Events
Announce upcoming events
Recap events after they happen
Interview club leaders
Do club spotlights
Why You Should Join…

11. International | Food and Drinks Around The World
Popular Snacks in Japan
A Family Favorite [holiday] Recipe
Diary of My Culinary Mistakes
What Students in [country] Eat for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/Dessert
Wizarding vs Muggle Foods and Drinks
Taste Test: Hogwarts Students Try…

12. International | Wizarding Fashion and Style
School Uniforms Across the Wizarding World
Trending Men/Women Outfit of [Month, Year]
New Clothes Dropped
Robes vs Muggle Clothing: Pros and Cons
Fashion Fails From Around the World

13. International | International School Life
How Students Study at [School]
Blood Status and Education
What A Typical School Day Looks Like at [School]
How Students Handle Exams Around the World

14. Travel and Vacations
[method of travel] Safety Tips
[method of travel] Etiquette in Different Countries
Places To Go When You’re…
Searching For An Escape From School? This is where you should go.
Why Wizards Love Visiting… (ie: the Alps)
A Magical Guide to… (ie: The Amazon Rainforest)
The Best Beaches for.. (ie: The BEst Beaches for Broom Flying)

15. Academic Knowledge
History of Magic or History of a Specific Item or so on.
Spells And Their History (ie: Wingardium Leviosa)
Runes verses Wands
Science/Transfiguration
English/Reading (if we so wish)
Foreign Languages
Folklore
Study Tips That Actually Work

16. International | Interviews with International Students
Transfer Students
Exchange Students
Students with Foreign Backgrounds
Students who Travelled Abroad

17. International | Pop Culture
Top Wizarding Bands in [country]
The Most Famous… (ie: Wizarding Athletes in the US)
Top 10 Songs Muggles Are Singing

18. International | Product Reviews
Wand Woods Popular in [country]
Broom Models Favored in [country]
Hogwarts Students Try Texas Roadhouse Rolls For The First Time (example… lol, inspired by the British Students Try [american food] For The First TIme on youtube)
Snack Reviews From Around The World
Which Broom Is Actually Worth The Money

19. International | Opinion Columns
Why Wizards Should Travel More
Why Cultural Exchange Matters In the Wizarding World
Godric Gryffindor Was Wrong, Ragnuk the First Was Right (re: Possession of the Gryffindor Sword)
We Need Less School Days and More Breaks
Why Every Student Should Learn A Second Language

OOC Topic Examples (I do not expect to do this all the time, but if we ever want to, we could.)
A Guide to [Sport]: Mechanics
Determining Buffs and Debuffs

MONTHLY SCHEDULE

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Coming Soon!

THE TEAM

Editor-In-Chiefs - 2
→ Open!
→ Avery Gray
Journalists - 4
→Bree Grey
→Emiline Hunter
→ Lyanna Oak
→ Mirada Johnson
Correspondents - 2
→ Kaeith Casmir
→ Natasha Blackwood
Editors - 2
→ Nick Jameson (will add link in a moment)
→ Brookline Quinn
Coders - 2
→ Julia Evans
→Denise Yarbrough

SIGNUP FORM

Name:
House:
Year:
Position Requested:
Can you be active weekly?:

Bree Grey wrote: 30 Jan 2026, 00:23 Name: Bree grey
House: Gryffindor
Year: 2nd
Position Requested: Journalists
Can you be active weekly?: Mostly yes. Except when I have my wrestling stuff but I'll post when those are

Avery Gray wrote: 30 Jan 2026, 00:31

Bree Grey wrote: 30 Jan 2026, 00:23 Name: Bree grey
House: Gryffindor
Year: 2nd
Position Requested: Journalists
Can you be active weekly?: Mostly yes. Except when I have my wrestling stuff but I'll post when those are

Added! Don't worry about not being able to post weekly. The writers will switch and only write an article once a month, but I just wanted to make sure you'd be active weekly for communication purposes.

Lindsey Bliss wrote: 30 Jan 2026, 00:32 Name:Lindsey Bliss
House: Hufflepuff
Year:1st
Position Requested: Coder
Can you be active weekly?: Yes