I'd like everyone to welcome gshkris7272, a new Gryffindor, and specialangel, a new Ravenclaw. Congratulations to both of you! I've already sent you your welcome owls.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The draft for the upcoming challenge has been created (finally!). We are finalizing it now. anyone with any questions, please feel free to PM me. The challenge will be posted in the common rooms on Sunday! Get excited everyone!
FINALLY...THE TIME WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR...LET THE FIRST SEMESTER CHALLENGE BEGIN!!!
Task Description:
Your job is to create two spells for once scenario. The topic: you need to travel either back, or "sideways" in time to a parallel universe, and try to PREVENT a past event from happening. Include a breif description of the spell allowing you to travel in time, as well as a description of the spell allowing you to prevent the monumental event from happening (NOTE: this is hogwarts people...preventing something in the magical world from happening...and please, no cliche "voldemort was never born" ones. Your spell must have something to do with your house!). The spells need to have meaning to them; you need to give me background information as to why you chose the words for the spell; what deeper meaning they have.
Here's my example:
I'm a Slytherin...I'm going to travel back in time, making sure that Crabbe and Goyle never take those cupcakes out of the air so those rotten little Gryffindors couldn't ever have made a polyjuice potion.
Time Travel: "Omnum Evertae"
Why did i chose that: do some research on latin origins and their meanings. id probably say something along the lines of evertae meaning inverse, or backward, and omni meaning one, so one way backwards. something like that
Spell to aid me in the past: "Dessertum Combustia" (obviously not something this corny...you get it)
Description: i chose this spell because its a dessert and combustia is the root word of combust, or explode. id make the pastries disintigrate so no one would ever see them!
1.) What spell would you cast on yourself?
D. Ability to fly
2.) What do you like to do in your spare time?
B. Talk on the phone
3.) When making a potion, you:
A. Follow the directions exactly
4.)What do you do when you can't remember a spell?
D. Look at your notes
5.) You're walking in the woods when you come across a sleeping troll and wake him, what do u do?
D. Retreat and protect your friends
6.) You've lost your wand in the Forbidden Forest and you need it for an exam in the morning, what do u do?
C. Sneak out at night and find it
7.) What is the best part of being a wizard?
D. Being able to protect your friends and family.
8.) It's the day of the big Quidditch match but you've lost you broomstick, what do u do?
B. Retrace your steps in the hope you'll find it.
9.) You hear mad noises form the Great Hall. Your Head tells you to ignore them and go to the common room. What do you do?
D. Do nothing
10.) What means would you prefer to use to stop an attacker?
D. Cast a Full-Body Bind Charm
11.) Which of these subjects do you like best?
A. Charms