{"id":2317,"date":"2016-10-16T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2016-10-14T06:55:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T13:55:04","slug":"educational-decrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/2016\/10\/educational-decrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Decrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madam Undersecretary Dolores\u00a0Umbridge (who would later assume the titles of Hogwarts High Inquisitor and Headmistress) enacted many <strong>educational decrees<\/strong> during her time at Hogwarts. One of them can be found at this year&#8217;s Hallween house.<\/p>\n<p>To create the housing for the decrees, I gathered some thin wood and several pieces of 1X2s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_01.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2316\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_01.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Educational Decree 01\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_01.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_01-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_01-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_01-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_01-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>I found several educational decrees online, chose one (the one decreeing Dolores Umbridge as Hogwarts High Inquisitor) and printed it out on regular 8\u00bd X 11 paper. \u00a0Then, I measured the pieces to create a frame around it. (the main 1X2s were about 12 in. long).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_02.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_02.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Educational Decree 02\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_02.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_02-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_02-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_02-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_02-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>I then used a staple gun to staple the 1X2s to the thin wood through the back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_03.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2314\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_03.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Educational Decree 03\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_03.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_03-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_03-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_03-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_03-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>For the top &#8216;roof&#8217; shape, I cut 1X2s at an angle so that they hung over the sides a bit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_04.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2313\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_04.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Educational Decree 04\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_04.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_04-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_04-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_04-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_04-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>Finally, I trimmed off the excess thin wood and added a chain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_05.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2312\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_05.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Educational Decree 05\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_05.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_05-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_05-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_05-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_16_Educational_Decree_05-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>We will paint this, attach the educational decree and post it in the Halloween house for all Hogwarts students to see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madam Undersecretary Dolores\u00a0Umbridge (who would later assume the titles of Hogwarts High Inquisitor and Headmistress) enacted many educational decrees during her time at Hogwarts. 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