I had such fun during the virtual meet up! Can’t wait to do it again. 
Hey AntBee. You did exactly right. But being a curious girl, I did a couple minutes of internet sleuthing and found the cookbook’s recipe posted on a random blog. I edited your post above, to add a link to the blog so everyone here will have access, but neither you nor I will have broken any copyright laws. 
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Ooh genius!
It was 11pm last night and my brain was toast but i really wanted to get some stuff on the board here. I’d like to think i would be so clever otherwise lol
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Class or Challenge Title: Headmistress Challenge Sept (missed book cliub) - Ch 14
House: Slytherin 
Project Name & Page Link: Pumpkin bread (GF, Dairy free)
Brief Description: Recently a friend’s MIL pased away. Yesterday I made some pumpkin bread loaves, using an old recipe from my middle school Home Ec class. It’s not published in a book or online, so nothing to link to. I had modified it to be GF for me a while ago, but this batch is also dairy free. I used Earth Balance Vegan “buttery” sticks. It’s a very small comfort thing for them.
I dropped it off (still warm) last night to my friends, kept a loaf for myself, and will drop of the third to my mom.
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Class or Challenge Title: Apparation
House: Slytherin
Project Name & Page Link: Meringue gelato with chocolate sauce
Brief Description: I saw this recipe a while ago and knew it asked for alcohol. The amount wasn’t that much, which fits me just fine. I added more coffee than the recipe asked for and thought it was quite nice then.
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Class or Challenge Title: Arithmancy
House: Slytherin
Project Name & Page Link: Strawberry earrings
Brief Description: The strawberry dress was this summer’s huge trend, I can’t afford to buy it (not right now at least) but decided to make something else inspired by the dress. So here I made a pair of strawberry earrings.
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Class or Challenge Title: Hermione Book Club
House: Slytherin
Project Name & Page Link: Chess cookies
Brief Description: I was inspired by the chess play in the chapter and decided to make what us in Norway call chess cookies, I realised as I searched for the recipe it’s also called checkerboard cookies. Anyway, here are three of them, which I manage to take a picture off before they disappeared as well.
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Class or Challenge Title: Quidditch round 4 - Ballycastle Bats
House: Slytherin
Project Name & Page Link: Edible terrarium
Brief Description: I made pebbles because I’ve wanted to make them for a while, but never had any reason to do so before. Having finished making them I thought it wasn’t “good enough”, so I found some instant chocolate pudding, and crumbled both oreo cookies and digestive cookies, and found some mint leaves and strawberry flowers. Using all of those items I was able to make a dessert which was sweet, but worked really nice together.
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Class or Challenge Title: quidditch 4: Ballycastle Bats
House: slytherin
Project Name & Page Link: birthday crown
Brief Description: Inspired by castles and the royals who live in them this golden chunky yarn crown will adorn my wee one’s head for her second b’day next week. I modified the pattern a bit to use this stash yarn and to make it a bit taller.
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@imera - that terrarium is sooo cool! Edible rocks?!? 
@AntBee - love that crown!!! Yay for TWO!! Let the wild rumpus begin! 
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yay!
A new Hermione’s Book Club prompt has been posted!
(And can you believe we’re already through Philosopher’s Stone???)
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Psst… Hey! Hey you! Go vote in the new swap ideas poll! We’ve got 3 different HP swaps proposed. The first two proposed by me.
HP Holiday ( frequently Christmas tree ornaments, but can be other small/mediums or holiday decor)
I Want To Live in the Burrow (Home decor items, inspired by the world of HP or the Weasley’s house/style)
A general HP Swap proposed by @PrincessP
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Class or Challenge Title: Apparition
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Kahlua Brownies
Brief Description: You must be of age to drink alcohol. But anyone can enjoy these amazing brownies!
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~ COMPLETED ADVANCED STUDIES ~
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name: Hygge Holiday Throw
Brief Description: I finished my advanced studies project! When I got to the end of the pattern, it called for a single border of mulberry, but I had 1.5 skeins of purple, and 1.75 of mulberry left, so I decided to add to the border in an effort to use up as much of the yarn as possible. I had just enough mulberry for the tassels, but not the ties on the tassels, so I did those with some of the leftover purple for contrast, and love how they look.
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~ ADVANCED STUDIES PROPOSAL ~
Project Name: Noro Shawl Good Cardigan
House: Gryffindor!
Brief Description: I was given a gift certificate to Webs (online yarn store) by the amazing @pottermouth, and decided to use it for something indulgent. Some awesome yarn from Noro. It’s Noro Nishiki, in color Aurora. I’m going to transfigure it into the the It’s Shawl Good Cardigan.
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Summer Quidditch Reminder!
This FINAL round of summer Quidditch ends on Sunday, September 20th! Be sure to get any last minute projects in before then.
Headmistress Jennie casts the House Points Charm!
You guys! I haven’t been able to get in here for over a month and you all have done a FANTASTIC job at everything!! Seriously! All the food items made me just salivate - good job!
I got a new job and it’s had me working 60 hours a week but that’s about to calm down to 40 so I will for sure have more time for crafting. I did do the Vintage Halloween swap which I will post what I made probably this weekend.
I will be checking out the new HP swap polls now!
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~ ADVANCED STUDIES PROPOSAL ~
Project Name: Crochet Sampler Wall Hanging
House: 
Gryffindor 
Brief Description: I propose to learn a lot of new crochet stitches and create a wall hanging sampler. I will be following a course on CreativeBug by Twinky Chan.
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Project dump alert 
Class or Challenge Title: Arithmancy - Something inspired by upcoming trends
House: 
Gryffindor
Project Name & Page Link: Keto Pumpkin Bread - link to recipe
Brief Description: Although we are coming into Spring, not Autumn, in Australia - I love to jump on board the pumpkin wagon of the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year. For the first time I made this Keto Pumpkin Bread and ohhhhh boy it is delicious. I even made my own pumpkin pie spice blend and it was so good 
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Class or Challenge Title: Astronomy - Something with a “sting” to it
House: Gryffindor
Project Name & Page Link: Keto White Chili Chicken - Recipe can be found here
Brief Description: The sting for this chili came to my mouth 
Thank goodness it actually turned out milder the next day as leftovers. I’ve since learned from comments on my post that I should look for canned Aneheim chilis, rather than Serrano 
(I don’t think I’ve ever eaten anything spicier!)
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Class or Challenge Title: Charms - Something to beautify your home
House: Gryffindor
Project Name & Page Link: OWS Round 1 Discussion/Gallery
Brief Description: A bunting for @jillybeans to beautify her Home School room
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Class or Challenge Title: Muggle Studies - Something with 3 layers
House: Gryffindor
Project Name & Page Link: OWS Round 1 Discussion/Gallery
Brief Description: I created this bunting for @Kwality570 in the August OWS Round 1 Swap. Now that she has received I will post a pic here
I’m not exactly sure why, but I always make my bunting with three layers, front fabric, interfacing and backing fabric. I really enjoy making these, so I was happy to see it on someone’s wishlist. I had fun raiding my stash for pretty yellows to match her craft room 
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - Stash
House: Gryffindor
Project Name & Page Link: Flower Themed Flip Book
Brief Description: I made this flip book completely from stash materials which was so much fun! I’m really trying to not ‘save’ so much… and get joy from using it and gifting it.
Project Picture: Here’s just a page…Lots more pictures can be seen if you click on page link
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Ok peeps, I have a real life Harry Potter dilemma.
Every since I was younger I chose Gryffindor to be my house, I have all the gear, scarf, patch, you name it.
When Pottermore came out years ago I refused to join because I didn’t want to be sorted into another house (because I had a rather sneaking suspicion that I most certainly would be).
However, as I’ve gotten older I realised that I actually am a Ravenclaw. I think I knew it from early on but was in denial. I wanted to be with the cool kids gang.
I finally did the Wizarding World passport … and it proved to be true. I am in fact a Ravenclaw.
What am I to do? What would you do?
I totally realise that there are real dramas happening in the world, but if there’s anyone I can talk to about this it’s you all
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I don’t see why you can’t embrace both. There’s plenty of people who feel torn between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, and they coined the term Ravenpuff or something…
You can be a Griffinclaw, or a Ravendor. 
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