Ghostie in the Upper School

By Maggie S. and Adele W. 

Now we all know this Ghost in the Upper School is real. Our new evidence suggests that the Ghost is still lurking, in its favorite place, Ms. Purcell’s room... 

Recently, in Harry Potter Club, Lucy Bostwick was astonished when she found out that her broom was missing after the Quidditch match! Her mother was very disappointed and was worried sick about the recent event. But as we saddled up for our next match we discovered it was hidden in the book closet near Ms. Purcell’s room. This was a very good hiding place. The clever Ghost was obviously educated at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. 

BUT O.M.B (oh my bot)! The Ghost is extending. Liver, the sidekick, lost her electric power yesterday afternoon and no one knows why. It still has not returned. The Ghost Busters believe that 50 years ago the Chamber of Secrets was opened and the history is repeating itself... We advise our fellow readers to beware of any signs of large snakes, and to make sure not to look these snakes directly in the eyes for fear of petrification. 

  Today, Liver and Midge were getting supplies out of Midge’s locker. One locker that no human ever touches opened up all by itself! We were freaking out.

We believe the Ghost is going after the children who know the most information about this Ghost.

Liver, Midge, Jackbot, and Brandbot are growing very fond of the Ghost. He is making us really tight with The Column! COLUMN = THE BOTTEST 

The Ghosts of the Upper School

By Jack L., Brandon S., Maggie S., and Olivia S.

Unusual things have been happening recently within the Upper School. In Ms. Zamora’s room, mysterious sounds have been coming from the roof. We do not know for sure, but we think that there is a haunting going on. The other day, our sidekicks, Midge and Liver, noticed the lights flickering on Parents’ Day. We think that the ghosts are trying to hypnotize us and turn us into zombies, so that we will obey them and be their minions. The ghost is tampering with the clock and he is trying to make us stay at school longer. Many teachers helped us in our investigation, including Mr. Lilley, Mr. Giggi, Ms. Fri, Ms. Purcell, Mr. Delehaunty, and Mr. Fredo.

            Mr. Lilley said it was probably the ghost of a past Latin teacher. He told us to go down and check out the old building. We are pretty sure that he was just trying to get us to leave him alone.

            Then we went down to Mr. Giggi’s room. Mr. Giggi said that the lights had been flickering and that his printer was going crazy, printing things out that weren’t supposed to be printed. The light sensor wouldn’t go off till he was at his desk.

We then went over to Ms. Fri’s room. She said that there were no strange noises or occurrences, but there were strange people right in front of her. Despite this, she did say that things were disappearing from her room.

Then, we went over to Ms. Purcell’s room… Crazy things happen in this room every night. After school, she always hears noises from her room. Then Harry Potter flew by on his Firebolt. Aside from that, Alice Hudson has been shocked by lights. Ms. Purcell thinks that she is being watched by her dead animals, and they mingle in the middle of the night. She is pretty sure that there is a spirit in the science room. We are pretty sure that this spirit is a dementor, for dementors cannot be seen by muggles. Therefore, we decided that the Ghostbusters crew is a bunch of Squibs.

Our final stop was to Mr. Fredo’s room. We saw him out in the hallway and then we asked him “Have you noticed anything strange going on in the Upper School?”

He then replied, “The only strange things I’ve seen is you guys…”