Ten Points to Slitherin’

Meet Sylvia Sarah Sanderschnossel, the newest student at Hognose School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She’s enrolled in a very unusual major, and if she can graduate, she’ll make history as the first non-wooden magic wand.

I’ll have to make myself sssuper sssstiff. (Reddit)

Have they ever tried anything on this scale before, Sharon H.?

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Set Your Writing in Stone!

Writers: Are you always second-guessing your work? Constantly erasing, writing, and re-erasing until you find just the right “voice”? Put an end to this paralyzing habit with the NOPEncil™, the writing implement that surrounds the eraser with baby vipers so you’ll be encouraged to keep your hand at the pointy end where it’s safe. From the makers of BackZap™, the keyboard with the electrified backspace key.

Even LOOKING at the eraser turns you to stone.

I’ll just use a pen, John B. (via Houston Zoo.)

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Links: A Cut Above

And finally: Ssssssssssssmile!

Inspired by emojis, a snake breeder has developed a python with smiles on its skin. It’s just a one-off, however — he’s not ready for full scale production. (via Elizabeth G.)

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