The Quibbler A House Gryffindor Publication In this issue: Person of the Month: Page 3 What’s true about Halloween? Page 5 Make your own butterbeer! Page 6
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Fall 2015 Issue
Table of Contents • • • • • • •
Magical Person of the Month.................................... 2 Muggle Struggle............................................................. 3 Halloween Mythbusters............................................... 5 Butterbeer Recipe.......................................................... 6 Azkaban............................................................................. 7 Ask NotJinx....................................................................... 8 Personals............................................................................ 9 Staff
Supreme Overlord: KOALAKOALAKOALAAA Pieces President: LolaMontez21 Grand Designer: ERA626 Galleon Getter: seekaterun Chief Painting Specialist: Humminglady Excellent Editor: C22JE News Writer: kiwias Culture Writer: NotJinxandJawz Image Credits Cover: ERA626 (photos and design) Back Cover: Humminglady Background Images Page 2: ERA626 Page 5: Danielle Scott (via creative commons) Page 8/9: ERA626
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The Quibbler Muggle Struggle Then I went down to breakfast, actually walking, not apparating, and had to make my eggs by hand. Needless to say I ended up with a baLife as a muggle is difficult. No, gel instead because cooking without I am not prejudiced; nor did I take a magic should be outlawed. Muggle Studies class. As a half-blood Then I witch from a fully magical-household, had to WALK to I can truly say I’ve never appreciated work; using the the struggle of a muggle until this past muggle underweek. ground is too For the past week I have been complicated living life as a muggle, and let me tell for it’s own you everything I’ve missed: good. At work • Accio I had to physi• Cleaning spells IMAGINE having to cally walk to • Cooking spells other cubicles clean up this mess • Apparating instead of us- the Muggle way. • Owl post Photo Credit: Humminglady ing the inter• Sleeping potions departmental Seriously, how do these mugmemos, but I guess that just gave me gles do it? I don’t ever want to go exercise I desperately need. through that again! Let me just tell At the end of the day, after walking you, appreciate your fellow humans home, all I wanted to do was accio a and take pity on those without magic firewhisky, dinner and the TV remote in their lives; it sucks! (muggles did get one thing right at Let me give you more least) and relax. However, I ended up details to stew on. On starving because I couldn’t cook anythe morning I was due to thing without magic, and I drank way start this “no magic” day, too much firewhisky. I almost failed in the first I went to bed that night gratefive minutes. Do you know ful for my magical life, and a little more how annoying it is to appreciative of the muggles around make your bed each day? us. But I will never do that again. Very much so.
Fall 2015 Issue
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Butterbeer Fall 2015 Issue
NotJinxandJawz Culture Writer Hello my witches and wizards! Welcome to your favorite recipe article! Today we will be reviewing the one drink most young witches and wizards favor: Butterbeer! Here’s what you’ll need: • • • • • • • •
1 cup light or dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons water 6 tablespoon butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar 3/4 cup heavy cream, divided 1/2 teaspoon rum extract Four 12-ounce bottles cream soda
Once you have these items, follow these steps to the perfect type of Butterbeer! In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the brown sugar and water. Bring to a gentle boil and cook, stirring with your wand often, until the mixture reads 240 F on a candy thermometer. Stir in the butter, salt, vinegar and 1/4 cup heavy cream. Set aside to cool to room temperature. Once the mixture has cooled, stir in the rum extract. In a medium bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar mixture and the remaining 1/2 cup of heavy cream. Use your wand to beat until just thickened, but not completely whipped, for about 2 to 3 minutes. To serve, divide the brown sugar mixture between 4 tall glasses (about 1/4 cup for each glass). Add 1/4 cup of cream soda to each glass, then stir to combine. Fill each glass nearly to the top with additional cream soda, then spoon the whipped topping over each. Now you have made Butterbeer, a widely recognized drink of goodness. Add whipped cream and a side of your young witch or wizard’s favorite candy, and you’ve got a true treat!
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Ask NotJinx Fall 2015 Issue
NotJinxandJawz Culture Writer Oh, hello my advice-needing fans, it is I, NotJinxandJawz, here with another batch of wisdom. Let’s get started!
Dear NotJinx, 10/27/15 My boyfriend keeps borrowing my broom and doesn’t feel the need to return it, even though I’d like to use it too. How can I get him to stop borrowing it so much without being mean? Sincerely, Broomless Well, Broomless, you have to take charge. I know you love your boyfriend and don’t want to be rude, but he is taking your property. First, next time you’re over at his
house, ask him if you can take your broom back. If he asks for a while longer with it, tell him you need it soon. Tell him you’ll be there to pick it up tomorrow. If he doesn’t give it back by the next day, get angry at him. That should do it. That way, you had tried asking kindly, so now you tried angrier. I hope you get your broom back soon!
Dear NotJinx, I just started a new job and I am having a really hard time keeping up with all the work! My co-workers are nice, but they have their own job duties and are often out in the field performing countercharms, cleaning up messes, and trying to keep the crazies from messing with the muggles. How can I keep up with everything I need to do, while also maintaining my sanity? From, Insanely Overworked