tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255973162024-09-19T12:30:27.083+00:00stop by and have a laugh or learn something about your favorite source for harry potter fanfiction!Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13490884745708131992noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-59699296070119790272009-07-10T15:48:00.001+00:002009-07-10T16:09:16.335+00:00

Interested in having one of your stories featured on the HPFF homepage or in an upcoming Podcast? This summer, HPFF has launched two new ways to help our authors get some much coveted (and much deserved) publicity for their stories. The first is the Monthly Staff Challenge. At the start of each month, a member of staff posts a story challenge/prompt, and all interested authors have exactly one

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Picture this.You're minding your own business - whether it's doodling in math class or snoozing at work - when BAM! You get attacked by a ginormous plot bunny! You sit up in your chair, heart racing, pupils dilating, fingers itching for your laptop. You're dying to get home and as soon as you do, you make a beeline for the computer. Slowly, your masterpiece comes to life on the screen. You pop

Girldetective85http://www.blogger.com/profile/05818561537657403991noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-20458066367987293292008-10-31T01:26:00.002+00:002008-10-31T01:28:43.421+00:00

Attention all Hogwarts students!The House Cup Competition has now drawn to a close and it is time to announce the champions.But first, we would like to congratulate everyone who took part in the October 2008 Reviewfest! All participants showed great team spirit and many reviews lost during the crash have been restored. Thank you to everyone who devoted time and energy to helping out your fellow

JLHufflepuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126372054194665706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-4253762331153999032008-10-07T16:50:00.007+00:002008-10-07T17:14:42.262+00:00

I don't know about you guys, but I'm really excited for the Review-a-Thon! (Which begins tomorrow, October 8th, btw ... sign up SOON!)For those of you who don't know, it was thought up by several genius members on the forums who brought it to the staffers' attention. Due to the recent server crash and subsequent loss of thousands of reviews, it seemed like the most appropriate way to end the 2008

Girldetective85http://www.blogger.com/profile/05818561537657403991noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-8315028233030981352008-10-02T05:27:00.002+00:002008-10-02T05:37:08.691+00:00

HPFF is stable and (finally!) up and running once again. Unfortunately, some newer accounts, reviews and the like were lost in the process. We retained as much as we possibly could but some things just didn't make it through the ordeal and now its time to get to work solving the individual issues of our loyal, faithful members.Please read through this thoroughly before starting a thread,

timeturnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15531930069431834523noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-3596869413333322692008-09-29T21:11:00.000+00:002008-09-29T21:12:12.429+00:00

As I'm sure most of you gathered, we are having continued issues with the backup. While an original backup took place over the weekend it was out of date (which caused many of you to be missing reviews/favorites, etc.). To try and eliminate those errors, we are attempting to put a newer, more recent back up into play. However, this is taking more time than expecting. During this we have kept

timeturnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15531930069431834523noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-35196854833707075502008-09-28T14:26:00.002+00:002008-09-28T14:28:55.189+00:00

The backup is taking longer the anticipated and we are going to have to ask for your continued patience. It will likely take at least 48 hours to get things completely uploaded and sorted out. In the meantime, feel free to stop by our forums and chat with some of your fellow HPFF'ers to help bide your time.As always, we are tremendously grateful for your continued patience and support and we

timeturnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15531930069431834523noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-85440833126060939802008-09-27T14:57:00.002+00:002008-09-27T15:47:51.292+00:00

In instituting the backup, we have had several site errors and problems being reported. We’ve answered these as best we can but the information is a bit scattered across several different locations. Some things are still not resolved but we’ve compiled the information we can give you here. Please read through this thoroughly before starting a thread, sending a trouble ticket or any of the like

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As many of you know, we began the process of instituting the site backup earlier this afternoon. That process is still underway and the site is slowly coming back online. On the main page, you may see authors begining to sign into their account. Don't get jealous! That means the backup is working as it should. Everything is coming on line little by little and as time goes on you will see

timeturnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15531930069431834523noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-67382162214808252392008-09-26T16:26:00.000+00:002008-09-26T16:27:07.600+00:00

As you know, the site suffered some downtime yesterday due to some server issues. The site is being worked on and tested today to make sure everything is in its rightful place. You may experience difficulty logging on, retrieving passwords, viewing stories or reviews, etc. while this occurs. HPFF is an extremely large site and it will take some time for us to make certain everything is in proper

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As most of your are aware, the site is currently down along with the forums and TDA. While we are unable to provide a time as to when it will be back up and running at this point, please know we are working on the problem. Feel free to check back here for further information and we will update you as we proceed.

timeturnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15531930069431834523noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-631499300573539522008-09-17T14:27:00.004+00:002008-09-17T14:34:58.863+00:00

It seems that everyone here at HPFF is in the throes of going back to school. Be it as a student of any kind or as a teacher, getting back into a routine of meeting deadlines and turning things in (and, dare I say it, thinking ) isn't usually on the top of anyone's list, mine included. I was hit by two at once - teaching and taking two classes at the graduate level.So far this school year has

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Most Convincing Ship Writer: momotwinsMost Original Fic: Colossus LegacyBest Founders Era: The Founders FourBest Mystery/Suspense: The Road HomeBest Original Character: MatchBest Story Graphic: Wicked ChildrenBest Minor Character: Give Up This FightMost Memorable Scene: The Road Home Ch 13Best Alternate Universe: VMost Addicting Story: DelicateBest Reviewer: Girldetective85Best Plot Twist:

timeturnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15531930069431834523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-66755786182904892712008-08-24T16:50:00.000+00:002008-08-24T16:51:16.566+00:00

We have been hard at work most of the weekend getting things back online at the archive. However, as we will need to test areas before making them available to all, the queue is closed and will likely remain so for the next few days.Please do not send messages/IM/PM/trouble tickets to the staff regarding the issue. If we spend out time answering those things, it will take even longer to get

timeturnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15531930069431834523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-38404750806290217992008-08-19T18:12:00.002+00:002008-08-19T18:25:42.907+00:00

Hi Friends. It's been a while. I have been a busy little bee, and mostly due to real life. Currently i am in between homes right now, moving 1/3 of the way across the country last week, staying at my parents for a week before I take a trip to my new place of residence 4 hours south of here! I know...everyone yawn from exhaustion with me.When you're moving, it makes it highly difficult to focus

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-46617023528176926782008-08-12T03:01:00.006+00:002008-08-12T04:08:33.759+00:00

First post on my own!Anyway, so I suppose I'll let you in on what's going on right now (or why I went from validating 50 chapters a day to 7 if I'm lucky). It's a magical black hole into which time disappears called a job!...waiting tables. Okay, so it's not anything glamorous. But, hey, I'm in college and it's money. And free pizza. Free pizza is a perk.Besides that I try to spend at least a

AliBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052397016038931919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-88661121657700032932008-08-11T15:14:00.002+00:002008-08-11T15:18:20.144+00:00

timeturner: I think Alex is being waaay too tough. I mean, HP has the whole adventure/magic/teen angst thing down but Twilight? Vampires, love stories, and Cedric finally getting the air time he deserves without being killed off by a boop like Pettigrew? There's just no comparison here. LogicalRaven: I was highly disappointed with the Twilight series. I've never been one for mushy romance but I

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Back again for your amusement... don't ya'll have any suggestions for us???Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles, JayRun-Around - Blues Traveler, timeturner It's five o'clock somewhere - Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, Harry_Potter_MomGood Man - Josh Ritter, Arithmancy_wiz Broken - Lifehouse, JLHufflepuffLost - Michael Bublé, AndrinaBlackOne Fine Wine - Colbie Caillat, LisaMacKayHigher Ground - Red Hot

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OK. So, recently, I heard about this series called "Twilight." It's drawn a lot of fans and a lot of criticism, and I'm not sure what to think about it. The two biggest camps that I've run into so far are the "These are a great series of books that fit in with the fantasy/coming of age genre that are similar to Harry Potter, which we all know and love" camp, and the "This person is trying to get

AlexG2490http://www.blogger.com/profile/16665345722556954288noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-68045904235356238762008-08-06T00:09:00.002+00:002008-08-06T00:11:45.216+00:00

Let me say, first thing, I am not of the myspace generation. I’m lucky I can manage to post on the HPFF blog…I’m just not computer literate in the whole journaling type of way. So, imagine my consternation when I woke up this morning to an email requesting that I have myspace pages for characters in a story I’m working on. My first question was why. Why would I ever need to do such a thing?

timeturnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15531930069431834523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-13277453448499297492008-08-04T17:40:00.004+00:002008-08-04T17:56:49.910+00:00

Today is just one of those days where it seems like my brain (and my will) are split into so many different directions. Here is my personal queue for the day/week:1) Being the procrastinator (and HPFF addict) that I am, I have one day until my final exam is due to be turned in for an online class that I'm taking. I don't think it will be exceptionally hard, but I would like to get it done as soon

JLHufflepuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126372054194665706noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-32642360361365218712008-07-31T19:04:00.001+00:002008-07-31T19:06:40.072+00:00

Girldetective85: Hey guys! I'm Jules, one of HPFF's new validators.JLHufflepuff: And I'm Jessi, another new validator. Well, kind of new, anyway.Girldetective85: Jessi and I have just arrived at the brand-spanking-new offices of HPFF for our grand tour as new staff members.JLHufflepuff: I definitely like what I'm seeing. I mean, the way the staff talked, I thought they were working from a

Girldetective85http://www.blogger.com/profile/05818561537657403991noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-74189165402488650622008-07-31T03:48:00.002+00:002008-07-31T03:52:41.605+00:00

Okay, I was going to make my first blog here something about myself and what I've been doing around the site this week but it turns out I’m not all that interesting at the moment. So instead I’m going to talk about the fandom, and in particular, those who wrock! So, do you Wrock? One of the things I love most about the Harry Potter fandom is that it embraces all sorts of people with all

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836270537744618970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25597316.post-16936322630243697282008-07-20T02:11:00.003+00:002008-07-20T02:14:23.621+00:00

It's been a crazy week in the staffroom. With the house challenges going strong, the Dobby's opening up and a dozen other things, we've had little downtime. Since we haven't been able to get out much, our staff room is littered with coffee mugs and stale doughnuts.Anyway, just dropping a note to let you know what's playing on our staff radio this week. I figured it might be fun for everyone to

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