I'm Rockinsticks and this is Weekend Report.  In our top story, Transfiguration Disaster.  Fed up with her OWL an anonymous snake fired a hex at Mistress of OWL Oversight, SeaShelly this week.  Attempts at protego failed and when the smoke cleared it was revealed that her arms had been transfigured into her weapon of choice - the whip.  Smiling like a sexy Doc Ock, SeaShelley brushed herself off and introduced a new form of loving discipline deemed the "Whip Hug".  One snake was quoted as saying, "Wow, makes me kind of wish I hadn't finished my OWL so early."

Weather:  Hot, hot and more hot so who really cares?

In other stories, snakes continued to hand in homework in an attempt to keep our lead in point secure.  Let's look at what was lighting up the classrooms this week.

Alrischa in Ancient Runes

CubeJelly in Muggle Studies

Tangledav in Care of Magical Creatures

DeadAlchemist in DADA

AuntTallulah in History of Magic

BrittanyLaine in Arithmancy

Oshelle in Potions

Jesmy in Charms

Forgivable Curse of the Week:  Sweet Snape's retroactive badges of glory!

Well, that's all for me snakes.  Off to try and pull off a miracle shawl in three days.

Hottie of the Week theme

Hi again folks! I almost forgot to announce the theme for this next week's Hottie-off! Inspired by GothKnitty and her pic of David Tennant in the upcoming Fright Night remake: ... (drumroll) ... Hotties in Guyliner!

Post your nomination pics of your favorite hottie men wearing eyeliner in the Bring Forth the Hotties thread in the Snake Pit (Gothy hottie women in lots of eyeliner are always appreciated too!). Voting will commence on Sunday night!

Revenge of the Nerds!

Okay snakes, it's time to announce the winner of this past week's Hottie Contest, from the Harry-Potter era Hogwarts students. Who would have ever guessed that the most votes would go to ... NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM!

Yes, that's right, awkward, clumsy little Neville (played by Matthew Lewis) grew up to be quite a heartbreaker, and Slytherin House is standing up to recognize!

Our hero started out with low self-confidence and very few cool points:


























But in just a few short years, he grew out of the trials of puberty and joined the ranks of official Slytherin-recognized Hotties:






























Let's hear it for Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom!