Official Inter-House Challenge Thread

Started by RebelPhoenix79 pages

Ok, I hope everyone has picked their judging prefect by now - so let the judging begin!

The scoring system is on pg36 page above the entries along with the index for Task 3 ✅

wow...i just want to say congrats to everyone. this task, esp the potion making was mad brutal, and i salute all those who compiled them. we really outdid ourselves in this challenge 🙂 good job hogwarts!!! (changes from happy ghost back to ladyS) go slytherin!! 😉

Let the judging begin!

yep. let the feast begin... we should have the new winner soon !
And a Winner Party at the Hogwarts cafe 4 everyone !

oh ok wait Reb, do you want the two ppl judging to average the scores and PM them to you? or do you just want the people in each house that are doing the scoring to post the results here?

Well, usually it's just one of the prefects who judges.... but hey, whatever works and is efficient. Don't average the scores, just follow the scoring system literally marking each category out of the allotted points given and send them to me I guess since Rogue was bombarded with so much this time. When I get all of the scores I'll post them here.

Oh btw - if more then one person is judging, make sure you divide the tasks between you so there's only one set of scores and not double for each task.

Sure people. Send them to me and RebelPhoe, and of course our beloved tassie, but her computer (like mine) is messing up. That's why I haven't been on much.

If this does happen Rebelphoe, and you don't see either tassie or I on, I trust that you know what to do. Post the scores and lead on.

Originally posted by RaventheOnly
[B]Official Slytherin Entries:

Task 1:

Illthid Potion:
Needed

Herbs:

* Cinquefoil - Energy, memory stimulator, allows you to speak our mind, protection
* Rue - Strengthens will power, expels negativity
* Sage - Protection, wisdom, mental clarity
* Mint - speeds up results in a spell or potion.

Stone: - affects the deeper layers or reality

*Aquamarine - Clearfies the mind

Animal: - qualities, to be posesed.

* Bats Blood - sonar hearing
* Toad - will produce toad milk, when put in cualdorn. toad milk is a biproduct released by the toad when scared, when dranken it will strenghten the contractions of the heart muscle but lower the heart rate
* illithid/Mind Flyers brain - can claim mind and soul.

Equipment:

* Cauldron
* waxing moon on the leading to the full moon.

Directions - (this will take a two week period, start on waxing moon)

Week one:

* Day 1 - Place the Aquamarine stone into a bubbling cualdron let brew for a day
* Day 2 - Come back the day after brewing the stone in the cualdron and add the sage, let the potion continue to brew
* Day 3 - On the thrid day add the Cinquefoil to the cluadron already containing the Aquamarine and sage, let continue to brew overnight
* Day 4 - add a pinch or two of Rue to the cualdron and its already brewed ingredients.
* Day 5 - let cauldron sit brewing for two whole days with out adding any other ingredients.
* Day 6 - let potion sit brewing do NOT add any ingredients
* Day 7 - let potion sit brewing do NOT add any ingredients

Week two :

* Day 1 - add the bats blood to the cauldron that has the previous ingredients.
* Day 2 - turn the potion up on extra heat, the drop in the toad.
* Day 3 - let potion set and brew do NOT add any ingredients
* Day 4 - add the illithid/Mind Flyer brains
* Day 5 - Brew NOT adding anything to the caludron
* Day 6 - add two pinches of mint to all the ingredients in the cualdron
* Day 7 - Should be the night of the full moon, drink at night time underneath the light of the full moon.

Task 2:

Q's from Gryffindor :

1) What does the Rictusempra spell do and in which Book is it mentioned?

-Rictusempra is the tickling spell. It sends a jet of silver light at the other person, in this case malfoy, and made him double up and wheeze. It was used in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets during the dueling club meeting, after malfoy had jinxed harry

2) What is another name for The Room of Requirement?

-The Come and Go Room

Q's from Ravenclaw :

3) Which two wizards from the chocolate frog cards are still missing in Ron's collection according to the first book?

-Agrippa and Ptolemy

4) Which spell does Prof Moody use to enlarge the spider he wants to use to demonstrate the Unforgivable Curses?

-Engorgio

Q's from Hufflepuff :

7) What type of bow tie did Peeves wear to the death day party?

-A revolving bow tie (and a bright orange party hat )

8) What room did Harry stay at in the Leaky Cauldron?

-Room 11 [/B]

wait did you post the explanation I had typed for our potion,...or should I?

OmG.... everyone did so good on the Tournament!!! GOODLUCK EVERYONE..... 🙂

the slytherin entry for the potion including the explanation was already sent into this forum by raven RG 😉 but all we have to do is judge the other three houses...check he slytherin common room for the idea i proposed 😄 good luck everyone and than you auror chk...you should get sorted into a house. then you can work on the next challenge as well 🙂

Slytherin potion with Explanation ;)

Illthid Potion
Needed

Herbs:

* Cinquefoil - Energy, memory stimulator, allows you to speak our mind, protection
* Rue - Strengthens will power, expels negativity
* Sage - Protection, wisdom, mental clarity
* Mint - speeds up results in a spell or potion.

Stone: - affects the deeper layers or reality

*Aquamarine - Clarifies the mind

Animal: - qualities, to be possessed.

* Bats Blood - sonar hearing
* Toad - will produce toad milk, when put in cauldron. toad milk is a bi-product released by the toad when scared, when drank it will strengthen the contractions of the heart muscle but lower the heart rate
* illithid/Mind Flyers brain - can claim mind and soul.

Equipment:

* Cauldron
* waxing moon on the leading to the full moon.

Directions - (this will take a two week period, start on waxing moon)

Week one:

* Day 1 - Place the Aquamarine stone into a bubbling cauldron let brew for a day
* Day 2 - Come back the day after brewing the stone in the cauldron and add the sage, let the potion continue to brew
* Day 3 - On the third day add the Cinquefoil to the cauldron already containing the Aquamarine and sage, let continue to brew overnight
* Day 4 - add a pinch or two of Rue to the cauldron and its already brewed ingredients.
* Day 5 - let cauldron sit brewing for two whole days with out adding any other ingredients.
* Day 6 - let potion sit brewing do NOT add any ingredients
* Day 7 - let potion sit brewing do NOT add any ingredients

Week two :

* Day 1 - add the bats blood to the cauldron that has the previous ingredients.
* Day 2 - turn the potion up on extra heat, the drop in the toad.
* Day 3 - let potion set and brew do NOT add any ingredients
* Day 4 - add the illithid/Mind Flyer brains
* Day 5 - Brew NOT adding anything to the cauldron
* Day 6 - add two pinches of mint to all the ingredients in the cauldron
* Day 7 - Should be the night of the full moon, drink at night time underneath the light of the full moon.

Explanation - ( the hidden behind the potion)

Slytherin Decided to do a mind potion, as in mind control, mind of matter etc. But first in any mind situation you must take a look at the inner self. You must go into your Unconscious, discover its inherent powers and uniqueness. This will make you a true master. Once you find your will you have found your most powerful ally. By looking within your self you can and will find your inner most desires. Once those desiers are found they can be turned into reality, and this what this potion allows, but it get goes deeper yet. In this Potion the Ingredients Cinquefoil, Rue, sage, Aquamarine are all added to open your mind and take a look at the inner-self and open the drinkers mind. Once you have taken a look and found your innermost desire, which in this case is mind control. Now in this a question may arise ' why add the, Cinquefoil, Sage, Rue, Aquamarine If I already know I want mind control/mind powers? Well the answer is you still need these ingredients. You still need to take a look inside your inner most thoughts to find how you want to use this potion ( good or bad). Magic is much like Beauty it is in the eye of the beholder, Its whats lies deep with in your heart which makes you use your potion in a good or bad way. After adding the clarifying ingredients, you will begin to add the animal product. This will allow the drinker to take poses and take on the quality of that animal in the potion.In this potion Bats Blood, a live toad and illithid will be added. Bats blood will give you the quality of sonar hearing which may prove helpful.Secondly a live toad is used. The reason for this is because when the toad is placed into the brewing cauldron it becomes scared and secretes a milk which when drank will strengthen the contractions of the heart muscle but lowers the heart rate.(this can cause stronger heart and slower amount of contractions). Then add the ingredient Illithid/mind Flyer brain. This will give you the ability of mind control, the Reason being is because the illithid ( a magical creature) consumes a persons mind and soul.(again what lies within your heart will decided how this power will be used).The very last ingredient to be used is the herb Mint. Mint is used in spells and potions because it hurries the results. An important word of advice for this potion is that it can ONLY be made during the cycle of the Waxing to the Full moon. The reason being is because during the two weeks it takes the waxing moon to reach the full moon the moon is gaining visibility. In magical terms this means with spells and potions you may gain things as in powers,friends, money etc. In this potion we are wanting to achieve power of the mind, so there for while the potion is brewing it is gaining in strength in the cauldron.On the night of the full moon the potion becomes complete. The drinker then drinks the potion under the light of the full moon. now this potion will only last TWO weeks, the reason being the full moon will then decrease from a full to a wanning moon. which is when the visibility becomes smaller.

Ok people, what's going on with these scores 😕

I asked for them on the 11/12th and it's now the 15th. It doesn't usually take very long for the judging.

if you want fair scores give us time to do the research to see if they have the appropriate and accurate info. ( the potions)

You have a point BUT the entries were all posted on the 11th and it's the 16th now (my time) so it's been almost a week. The challenge itself took two weeks but 2.5 because instructions weren't followed and confusion ensued. I've also PM'ed and posted about judging once all the entries were in and I've posted the scoring system twice.

Judging usually takes one weekend but yes, if people want to research to check on accuracy then that's fine by all means but it shouldn't take too long cos all you really need is an internet search engine to find ingrediants seperately or an online wicca dictionary or something. But research isn't completely necessary I don't think for Task 1 - rather, similar to Task3, if it sounds as if it's been thought out, plausible and not just made up 'crap' then it should be ok and just a matter of allotting how many points you think it's worth.

well RP I have a herb book/spell book. thats how I got my herbs for the potion. I looked there but some were not all in my book from the other houses potions so I need to search online 😉

btw> I saw the name for gryffindors potion but I cant find the ingredients and instructions ect. do you know where its posted?

Ah well we forfeited Task 1 so don't worry about it, just do the other Houses.

okay...so I guess you get no point for the potion. okay I should have the scores done soon then I just need to finish Ravenclaw 😉.

Well I'm back.. my computer's been fixed, thank God..

If you still need my help.. just say it.. 🙂

oOoo yay everyones doing the points 😄

I have to admit you Ravenclaws have a good potion with loads of info.