Brooklawn Middle School’s Newspaper After a very long winter, summer weather is finally here! It seems we skipped over spring, though. We went right from snow Interesting Words in and a high of 30°F to scorching the English Language heat and a high of almost 90°F. It’s the season of ice cream, Lagniappe - \ˌlanˈyap\ (n.) the beach, vacations, and of something given as a bonus or course, sun. Also, in New extra gift Jersey, it’s the season of weather-so-hot-that-you-might- Dongle - \ ˈdäŋ-gəl \ (n.) a small device that when connected to a melt. And since extra is computer, allows access to (almost) always better, here’s a wireless broadband/use of few extra articles as an extra protected software. little something from the Anguilliform - \aŋˈgwiləˌfȯrm \ Newspaper club to the Brooklawn (adj.) resembling an eel student body. Enjoy! Somnambulist - Sincerely, the Editors ~ \ säm-ˈnam-byə-ˌli-zəm \ Saanvi Vavilala, Naveena (n.) a person who sleepwalks Godfrey, Aron Dutia, Alex Furuncle – \ˈfyu̇r-ˌəŋ-kəl \ Baxter, Meghan Liang, Sophia (n.) a boil Zygmunt, Catherine Peng, Alli https://www.merriam-webster.com/ http://www.onlygfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/comic-explosion-bubble-5.png Squillace, and Isabella Ferdinandi 1 THE KNIGHT LIFE LAGNIAPPE 2018 The Weasley Family Kaydine Gonzalez With the same number of children as books in the Harry Potter franchise, this redheaded Gryffindor family has much more to them than what meets the eye (spoilers ahead). Molly The mother of the seven, Molly Rosemary Weasley, took care of the children while Arthur went to work. While her patronus (the form of a spell used to ward off Dementors is unknown, some fans think that a mother bear would be appropriate. She was born into the Prewett family on October 30th, 1950. Her two twin brothers are Fabian and Gideon. She is very protective of her children, as shown in the seventh book when she defended Ginny from Bellatrix LeStrange, one of Voldemort’s Death Eaters. Arthur While Molly stays at home with the children, Arthur works at the Ministry of Magic. He was born on February 6, 1950, and his patronus is a weasel. Sometime after graduating from Hogwarts, he got a job in the department of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts. He was later promoted to head of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects. His parents are Septimus and Cedrella Weasley and has two brothers whose names are unknown. Arthur joined the Order of the Phoenix when the Second Wizarding War began. William Eldest of the seven, William Arthur ‘Bill’ Weasley was born on the 29th of November, 1970. He was both a Prefect and Head Boy in his time at school - from 1982 to 1989. After graduating, he got a job at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. He soon got married to Fleur Delacour. After the return of Voldemort, Bill joined the Order of the Phoenix. Charles After Bill, Charles ‘Charlie’ Weasley was born on December 12, 1972. He is a dragonologist, working in Romania, and some of his hobbies include studying dragons and playing quidditch. In his time at Hogwarts, he was a Prefect and both the seeker and captain for Gryffindor’s quidditch team. 2 THE KNIGHT LIFE LAGNIAPPE 2018 Percy Percy Ignatius Weasley was born on August 22, 1976. In his time at Hogwarts, he was both a Prefect, in his fifth year, and Head Boy, in his seventh year. He was in a relationship with Penelope Clearwater in his sixth year. After he graduated, he went to work for the Ministry of Magic. He married a woman named Audrey and they had two kids together - Molly and Lucy. Fred and George They’d be put separately, but it’s nearly impossible to picture these two apart. Fred and George were born on April 1st, 1978, on April Fool’s Day. Fred was born first. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the twins left Hogwarts. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, they created their own shop, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, George lost an ear, and sadly, Fred lost his life. But he will live on as a fan favorite. Ron Born on the 1st of March, 1980, Ron Bilius Weasley easily became a fan favorite when he was introduced on the train in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. He was the Quidditch keeper for Gryffindor house in his 6th year at Hogwarts. He is a fan of the Chudley Cannons, a popular Quidditch team. He left Hogwarts in his seventh year with Harry and Hermione to find Voldemort’s Horcruxes, and left the group for some time before coming back and saving Harry. His Patronus is a Jack Russell Terrier. After Hogwarts, he married Hermione and they had two kids. Ginevra She may be the last child, but she is the first and only girl of the seven Weasley siblings. Her full name is Ginevra ‘Ginny’ Molly Weasley. She was born on the 11th of August in 1981. Her patronus is a horse. After she left Hogwarts, she became a player for the Holyhead Harpies, a quidditch team. She got married to Harry Potter and they had three children, Albus, James, and Lily Potter. As shown, the nine Weasleys on their own are pretty interesting. Some may not know who George married, or that Charlie was more interested in dragons than getting married and having children. The Weasley are one of the most interesting families in the world of Harry Potter, and have definitely proven that they are anything but weasels. (Images) Molly: www.tor.com/2016/11/16/women-of-harry-potter-molly-weasley-rebel-par-excellence/ Arthur: http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/19/the-best-dad-of-fantasy-fiction/ William: www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2016/11/30/happy-belated-birthday-bill-weasley/ Arthur: http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/19/the-best-dad-of-fantasy-fiction/ Arthur: http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/19/the-best-dad-of-fantasy-fiction/ Percy: http://epicstream.com/featureslist/The-Hogwarts-Alumni--19-Harry-Potter-actors-and-where-they-are-now/5 Fred and George: https://hellogiggles.com/reviews-coverage/everything-need-know-learned-fred-george-weasley/ Ron: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rupert-grint-threw-shade-hufflepuffs-231500669.html Ginevra: www.bustle.com/articles/135869-where-is-bonnie-wright-from-harry-potter-now-the-former-ginny-weasley-has-been-busy 3 THE KNIGHT LIFE LAGNIAPPE 2018 The Truth Behind the Foods You Love By: Hope Rosen Is Cap’n Crunch A Captain? We all know Cap’n Crunch. The delicious square shaped corn puff cereal. It turns out that the captain on the cereal box isn’t really a captain. A captain must have four ranks on his sleeve, but Cap’n Crunch only has three. I guess we should start calling him Commander Crunch! Is Arizona Iced Tea Made in the USA? Arizona. The iced tea company literally named after a state. Is it really made in the USA, though? Above the barcode, it says “Arizona: An American Company.” But, on the right side of the barcode, it says “Product of Canada.” So, where is it really made? It is made in the USA. Its headquarters is in Woodbury, New York. Still, it’s not in Arizona. Weird. Does +Calcium Hershey’s Syrup Have Calcium? You would suspect that +Calcium Hershey’s Syrup has a lot of calcium. If you fell for this, you have got to read your nutrition facts! If your read the Vitamins & Minerals section, you’ll notice that it has 0% Calcium in your daily value! Now you know that you shouldn’t trust Hershey’s to give you your calcium! Do Froot Loops Have More Than One Flavor? Cereal can lie to us all the time. Froot Loops have a different color to represent each flavor… Right? Turns out, that isn’t true. All Froot Loops, no matter what color they are, taste exactly the same. I guess there is a new type of food in town. Introducing Froot! Is Lays “Bigger Size” Chips Bigger Than the Original Bag? A saying that many people like to use is that “bigger is better” That saying got reversed with Lays Potato Chips. if someone were to put the regular and “Bigger Sized” bag next to each other, the regular package would be bigger. I guess bigger isn’t really better anymore. https://www.buzzfeed.com/erinchack/xx-times-food-lied-straight-to-your-face?utm_term=.dj5WA7xy6#.qm07Rl9MQ https://www.boredpanda.com/food-lies-trust-issues/ 4 THE KNIGHT LIFE LAGNIAPPE 2018 The Robot By Krysten Fletcher (Most names and places are originally from Portal and Portal 2; this is just my version of it. Please enjoy!) CHAPTER 1: The Beginning There once was a place called Aperture Science and Enrichment Center, or A.S.E.C for short. This place was unheard of by the public. That is because it was built underground. Nobody knew why. In A.S.E.C, there was only one rule. Never stop testing (unless there is cake. Always break for cake.). That’s what the employees at A.S.E.C did all day. The founder of this company was named Cody Johnson. He was a brilliant scientist and had many, many crazy and brilliant ideas. One of them was to build a robot. Not just a regular small one, but a HUGE one; one that the company would be remembered for. He called this project, G.L.A.D.O.S; Generic Life and Disc Operating System.