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Mara-Jade-Skywalker Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 2/7/04 12:58pm Subject: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin! - Date Edited: 5/12/04 9:49am (2 edits total) Edited By: -_-_-_-_-_-
	Welcome to the Seventh JC Hogwarts House Cup! A few things out of the way first. I just found out about this game. Can I still play? Yes. Pick a House that is not currently closed to new members and PM a House Prefect (listed below) telling them that you want to join their House. If they approve, they will PM me and I will harass a mod to do an IP check if they feel it necessary. If you clear, you will be given access to the House Ezboard and will be considered a member of that House. How does this game work? Below is a list of 113 Tasks. Each House has the job of completing as many of those Tasks as it can before the game ends. The Prefects are the only ones who can post completed Tasks in this thread for the completed Tasks to count. This is so that I don't go insane trying to figure out who is in which House when they post all their tasks... it's much easier to remember 4 people's names per House than 15 or 20. And also, the prefects need something to do. Can I become a Prefect? No, they have already been chosen. Must I have read all the Harry Potter books to play? It’s recommended, but it’s not necessary. However, some knowledge, however rudimentary, of the Harry Potter world is a must. This is a Harry Potter game; don’t think you can play if you know nothing about Harry Potter. If my House wins, can I get colors? Yes, but only if you contribute at least 70 points to your House's total. The winning team will receive a week of colors and a title and they must use their House colors. Also, the Head Boy or Girl will receive a title for the same time period as the winning House team. The Head Boy/Girl will be the member who contributed the most points worth of Tasks, and does not necessarily have to be from the winning House team. To determine who is Head Boy/Girl, authorship of Tasks must be indicated when they are posted by a prefect (at the end of the Task simply write 'By [username here]'). I will tally how many points each member contributed and announce the Head Boy/Girl at the same time that I will announce the winning team. Who’s scoring? I'm scoring. I'm going to follow tradition and use EXCEL on the final update so the only chance of mis-scoring will be if I type the wrong numbers in. You're free to keep your own EXCEL worksheet to check. I'm not knowingly trying to cheat you out of points and if you think I made a mistake, let me know. However, also know that some tasks won't get full credit if they're not done right (so read the criteria thing!). Speaking of cheating, is it allowed? NO! Any proven instance of cheating will result in an immediate loss of 200 points from the cheating House. (If you suspect cheating, PM me and I will discuss the matter with the prefects of the House suspected of cheating and I will make a decision on how to proceed based on the evidence presented to me.) Can I switch Houses mid-game? No. Can I leave the game mid-game? Yes, but you cannot rejoin a different House later. Simply PM the prefect and you will be taken off the House list. Prefects, if anyone leaves, post the fact in this thread. What about a tie? I highly doubt it will happen. If it does, we’ll worry about it then. Since there are an unlimited number of points possible, the tying Houses can always work extra hard near the end of the game to get more points. Miscellanous Other Rules: -No flaming other Houses. Period. -Many of these Tasks' answers can fall into the realm of Fan Fiction. If you are a Fan Fiction writer and want to post any of your answers to these tasks as a fic on another site, you must wait until after the game is over to do so. -Prefects: to post Tasks, write the category, then the Task, then the completed Task. - Each week, a prefect from each House must post an update of the tasks completed by the House that week. It doesn’t need to be cumulative because this is just to show me that you’re working. The final list of completed tasks for your House must be posted by a Prefect before midnight the night of March 27 BST (or the morning of March 28, and that's Boards Standard Time aka Pacific Standard Time ). This final list must be cumulative, since it will make it easier for me to tally points so the winner can be announced sooner. Also, it would make it easier for me to tally points if the tasks were posted in the order that they are on the task list. So basically, you could just take a copy of the task list and paste in all of your House's completed tasks and take out the tasks that haven't been done by the end. Remember, though everyone is expected to complete tasks, to avoid confusion within the game thread, ONLY Prefects can post completed tasks for them to count. Also, every member must complete 70 points worth of tasks by the end of the game to be considered active and therefore eligible to receive colors if their House wins. House Lists: Roster Gryffindor Eowyn_Jade S_E_Skywalker KenobisGirl gonzoforce YoungJedi11 LittleJedi spooky-kid Jedi_Cyana ShasaWaterwalker KrystalBlaze arabellafiggy Autumn_Myst Members: 12 Ravenclaw Daughter_of_Yubyub – Head Prefect Iron_Fist – Prefect jedi_master_ousley – Prefect The_Standmaiden – Prefect padawanskywalker Lank_Pavail saberlord99 DarthBabe Sar-Tamber-lac Devi Raincloud Guinastasia Ysanne_Isard Miana Kenobi Members: 14 Hufflepuff BobaKoon – Prefect Sara_Kenobi – Prefect Monica_Skywalker – Prefect Yoda_Yo_Mama Lady_Jedi_Skywalker Cat_Orange Members: 6 Slytherin Gaeri – Head Prefect Yodaminch – Prefect thecleric007 – Prefect Jedi_Shmeh – Prefect Staka DarthXan318 RogueSticks PadawanEmily lord_yoda01 GrandAdmiralStrife zuckuss1138 Aerandir JainaDurron NexuTamer Members: 15 Helpful Threads: The JC Hogwarts House Cup – Year 7 Signups The JC Hogwarts House Cup – Year 6 The JC Hogwarts House Cup – Year 6 Signups The JC Hogwarts House Cup – Year 5 The JC Hogwarts House Cup – Year 5 Signups! JC Hogwarts House Cup, Version 4.0 JC Hogwarts House Cup Signup and Planning Thread, Version 3.0 JC Hogwarts House Cup, Version 3.0 Harry Potter Book 5 Spoiler Discussion and Book 6+7 Speculation The JC Hogwarts House Cup, Version Two The JC Hogwarts House Cup Planning Thread, Verson Two The JC Hogwarts House Cup, Version One The JC Hogwarts House Cup Planning Thread, Verson One Diagon Alley: Official Harry Potter Appreciation Thread Harry Potter Quote-A-Thon The Harry Potter Trivia Odyssey The Quidditch Society of the JC Community GAME BEGINS: February 7, 2004 GAME ENDS: March 27, 2004 at midnight JC(Pacific) time.* *Time leniency of 6 hours will be allowed if the boards are down, and about 30 minutes will be allowed in the event that the boards are up but running slowly. EDIT: Fixed link. -----signature----- Headmistress \|\| JC Hogwarts House Cup I <3 XKCD \|\| http://xkcd.com/325/
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Mara-Jade-Skywalker Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 2/7/04 12:59pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin! - Date Edited: 2/7/04 1:18pm (3 edits total) Edited By: Mara-Jade-Skywalker
	Task List version 7.0 Sections: 1. Books 2. Movies 3. Things to Come 4. Things that Were 5. House Pride 6. Humor 7. The Creative Spirit 8. The Artistic Spirit 9. The Literary Spirit 10. The Musical Spirit 11. The Quidditch Spirit Basic Criteria for Awarding Points, Organized by Relevant Tasks Book/Movie/Things to Come/Things that Were Tasks – The point value on the Task generally tells you how much of an explanation to give. For example, a 15 point Task would require a longer answer (maybe a short paragraph) than a 5 or 10 point Task (one sentence (5 pts) to a few sentences (10 pts), though you can write a paragraph if you really want to ). I have yet to award partial credit for these type of Tasks, but I may if I get a lot of really, really short or incomplete answers. If partial credit were awarded, only a few points would be taken off, depending on how complete the response was and how much the Task was worth in the first place. I won't take more than 3 or 4 points off of any given task, though. Banners and Some Other Tasks that Require Photo Editing – [Banners] Backgrounds: 7 points for complex background 3 points for using a solid block of color for a background Must include at least 1 picture relating to the topic of the banner: 7 points for 1 picture 5 for no specific HP-related images, but images are used 0 for no pictures (basically plain text on a block of color ) Must use a quote from the Harry Potter books or movies OR the name of something OR part of a Sorting Hat poem about your House. ie: Slytherin Quidditch - If you don't use a quote according to the above criteria, I'll probably take 1 or 2 points off. However, if it's clever or relates somehow to your House, you'll probably get points. Total full points: 20 Total minimal points: ~12 [Icons] Must use a House related image. Must not be excessively blurry. Total full points: 35 Total minimal points: 31 [Board Schemes] Must use House related images. Must not be overly simple – putting your House name on a fairly plain background as a main banner will not receive full credit. Must use words: "JC (Your House name here) House – Year 7 Must include all images – adholders, banner, background, left banner, and curve Total full points (Not including bonus): 150 Total minimal points (Not including bonus): 130 [Other Tasks that Require Photo-Editing] Generally, you should follow the criteria above and ignore the parts that are Task-specific and/or pertain to specific point values. As far as losing points, I'll pretty much follow the banner guidelines for backgrounds and such, however, the rules won't really be as strict for this section since many of these are more creative than the banners (like the Got Milk? ad ) so I'd concentrate more on that aspect when checking those. [Very Secret Diaries] Very Secret Diaries are supposed to be parodies, and therefore should be funny. The entries shouldn't be excessively short, but then, they don't necessarily have to be very long either. However, there should be some continuity between the diaries like there is in the originals. (For example, in the LoTR VSDs, Cassie Claire has connections between the diaries in jokes like "pervy hobbit fancier," "Sam will kill him if he tries anything," "Still not King," "Still the prettiest," and various references to stubble, carrots, and a pointy hat trick. ) Other than that, just follow the guidelines in the Task itself. [Day in the Life] These are different from the VSDs in that they're about the random little details of a day in the life of one character (aka they should be funny)... Some serious stuff can be included, but overall, it should be funny. Example: A Day in the Life of Harry Potter (this is a really spontaneous, lame example and I didn't do the whole day, but yeah...) 8:00AM – Woke up. 8:03AM – Remembered that I have to go to classes today, 8:04AM – Rolled over and went back to sleep. 8:13AM – What is that incessant knocking? 8:15AM – Stupid Hermione. I KNOW that it's after 8 AM. Just because she's up at 6AM every day doing extra homework... 8:16AM – Decide to get dressed, as do not wish to enter Great Hall in my pink teddy bear pajamas. 8:20AM – Dressed. Accidentally put hat on foot. Whoops. 8:21AM – Open door to go downstairs. Discover Hermione with her nose 3/4 of an inch away from said door. Give her weird look, but decide not to ask. 8:27AM – Almost get eaten by random giant hairball-type of thing. Run screaming toward the Great Hall. 8:29AM – Am informed that hairball is actually new DADA teacher. Why does no one tell me anything anymore? 8:33AM – Mmmm... food.... [Fanfic – General] Rule of thumb for fanfic – the longer it is, the better. Also try to avoid Mary Sues like the plague if you have the opportunity to create a new character, and use correct English/punctuation (as well as you can anyways. And the spell checker was built into a lot of word processing-type programs for a reason ). If any of this criteria has not been met and there is still time before the Cup is over, I will notify you and you will have time to fix whatever doesn't meet the criteria and then get full credit. If the criteria are not met by the end of the Cup, then you will receive fewer points, but will still receive some points for doing the task. Some tasks have criteria posted as part of the task, but I tried to cover everything here except the Language Task since it has a massive list of stuff posted in it and a few criteria type things that have been in tasks for a while (such as icons having to be 50x50/60 pixels). Head Boy/Girl Competition Authorship of Tasks must be posted so that it may be determined who is the Head Boy or Girl. Simply add 'By [username here]' after each completed Task and I will add up how many points each member has contributed. The Head Boy or Girl will be announced at the same time as the winning House is, and this person will receive the title "Head Boy/Girl – House Cup, Year Six" (or whatever will fit in their title) for the week that the winning House has their colors. The Head Boy/Girl does not necessarily have to be from the winning house. Repeat Tasks If a non-repeatable task is done by more than one person, or if the limit on completed tasks is exceeded, then the first response/the number of the limit will be the amount of points counted into the House's total. However, each member will receive personal points toward the Head Boy/Girl competition for all tasks completed. Please don't abuse this to attempt to be Head Boy/Girl. If people do abuse this, I'll know since it will be pretty obvious and I'll make it so that repeat tasks/tasks over the limits won't count for anything at all. Non-repeatable tasks should not have repeats in the first place, but I will allow them without complaint as long as each separate response represents a different idea or viewpoint and you don't exceed 2 per task. Posting Updates The Head Prefect of each House should post the cumulative Final Task update unless they are not available, in which case another prefect should post them and make note of this fact. Any prefect can post the weekly updates, but please try to format them nicely so it takes me less time to add up points. If you put everything in the order it is on the Task List, or at least organized into categories, it helps everything go a lot faster for me. Books Why was Sirius' vault number (713) omitted from the American versions of the books? 5 points. How and when did Sirius' parents die? 5 points. How do Wizards recognize each other on the streets while in the Muggle world? 5 points. How much of the Merlin legend is true, according to the HP-verse? 5 points. How many Parselmouths are born each century? And how many of these actually realize their power? 5 points. Can Parselmouths recognize other Parselmouths? If so, how? 5 points. Why is Hogwarts' motto "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus"? When did this motto begin to be used at Hogwarts, and who created it? 10 points. How exactly did the Death Eaters (including Bellatrix Lestrange) escape Azkaban in OOTP? 10 points. Give a quote from any of the 5 HP books that is so integral to the plot that taking it out would make the book no longer be the same? May do 1 quote for each book (so 5 total). Explain your reasoning behind your choice. 10 points. What exactly was the weapon mentioned so many times in OOTP? Is there any particular reason why it isn't explicitly stated in the book? Will the weapon come up in the 6th book? 15 points. What exactly was Snape doing for the Order in OOTP, and will his role change in any way in the future, especially considering the events at the end of OOTP? 10 points. Speculate on what happened/what will happen over the years to any of the characters that were mentioned during the Sorting(s) that haven't been mentioned again in the books. 15 points for each character and may do as many as there are in the books (and I will check the names against the books). Describe the real origins of a legendary creature, event, or other magical allusion mentioned in the books. ie: Tell the real legend of the Sorcerer's Stone/alchemy. Give your source (URL of a website or name and author of a book). May do up to 3. 25 points. Movies What scenes might be omitted from the PoA movie? Why would they be omitted? May do up to 10 scenes. 10 points. Will there be Quidditch in future movies (besides PoA)? Why or why not? 10 points. Make a teaser poster for the next Harry Potter movie based on already released images and set pictures. 30 points. Script a scene from the Sorcerer's Stone book that was omitted completely from the movie. Do not just type out the dialogue – also include some descriptions of actions and scenery, etc. Also, must not be overly short. May do up to 3. 40 points. Script a scene from the Chamber of Secrets book that was omitted completely from the movie. Do not just type out the dialogue – also include some descriptions of actions and scenery, etc. Also, must not be overly short. May do up to 3. 40 points. Script a scene for the movie version of Prisoner of Azkaban. Must not be overly short, though does not necessarily have to be a chapter long. However, do not just type out the dialogue – also include some descriptions of actions and scenery, etc. May do up to 3. 40 points. Script a scene for the movie version of Goblet of Fire. Must not be overly short, though does not necessarily have to be a chapter long. However, do not just type out the dialogue – also include some descriptions of actions and scenery, etc. May do up to 3. 40 points. Script a scene for the movie version of Order of the Phoenix. Must not be overly short, though does not necessarily have to be a chapter long. However, do not just type out the dialogue – also include some descriptions of actions and scenery, etc. May do up to 3. 40 points. Things to Come What will the password to the Gryffindor dormitories be in the 6th book? Why? 5 points. What will the password to Dumbledore's office be in the 6th book? Why? 5 points. When will Book 6 be released? Why? 5 points. What will the title of the 6th book be? Why? 5 points. What will the title of the 7th book be? Why? 5 points. Which minor character will become a major character in the 6th book? Why? May do up to 5 characters. 5 points. List some possible romantic pairings for the 6th and or 7th books and explain why they are or aren't likely to happen. 5 points each. May do up to 5. How will the final battle between Voldemort and Harry come about? Will there be anyone else present? 10 points. Will there be any new teachers in book 6 (besides the obvious DADA teacher)? If so, who/what would they be and what would they teach? If not, why? 10 points. Speculate on the future of any of the characters in the HP verse. May do up to 3. 25 points. Speculate on the plot of the last 2 HP books. Briefly outline what will happen in each book, including major scenes/revelations and possible character deaths. 50 points. Things that Were Why were James or Sirius not chosen to be a prefect? 5 points. Who was the female prefect from Gryffindor (assuming that Lupin was the male prefect)? Why? 5 points. Who was the DADA teacher before Quirrell, and why did he/she leave? 5 points. What House was Cornelius Fudge in (if he attended Hogwarts)? Why? 10 points. What House was Sybil Trelawney in (if she attended Hogwarts)? Why? 10 points. Under what circumstances did Dumbledore become the Headmaster? How long had he been teaching at Hogwarts before he took on this role? 10 points. Many people speculate that each of the Marauders were from a different House (James, Gryffindor; Sirius, Slytherin; Lupin, Ravenclaw; Peter, Hufflepuff), based on their different personality traits that are similar to those of the Houses listed above. Do you agree with this speculation? Why or why not? Give some examples from the books (and, if you wish, interviews with JKR as well) to support your answer. 20 points. Briefly describe the history of House Elves in the wizarding world. 20 points. Speculate on the past of any of the adult characters in the HP verse. May do up to 3. 25 points. House Pride Make a House motto. Note: this must be either a direct or slightly modified quote from any of the seven HP books, any SW book, comic, or movie, or any LoTR book/movie. 5 points. Create a cheer supporting your House’s Quidditch team. May do up to 6. 10 points. Make a House cheer. May do up to 6. 10 points. Create a Chocolate Frog card for any member of your House. May do up to 4. 15 points. Give reasons (at least 4) that Ludovic Bagman was in your House. 15 points. Give reasons (at least 4) that your House is the best. 15 points. Create a House banner (usual banner size). May be moving or animated. May do up to 20. 20 points Make a House coat of arms. 25 points. Create a website dedicated to your House. 30 points. Make a House icon. May do up to 4. 30 points. Both MUST conform to the JC size standards: 50X50 for regular, 50X60 for Prefect’s version. -5 extra points if you make a Prefect's version also. -The House as a whole or the Prefects must decide on one icon to have uploaded if their House wins and this icon must be clearly marked in the final update if you do more than one. Create a wallpaper (background/desktop image on a computer) from House-related images. May do up to 4. 40 points. Create a complete House-based board scheme. Must include header, background, curve, etc. May do up to 3. 150 points. - 20 point bonus if board colors are changed to House colors. Bonus only applies to first board scheme. Humor Write a new educational decree (similar to Umbridge's, but funny). May do up to 7. 10 points. Write a short song sung by Peeves (for example, a song making fun of a random student based on words that rhyme with their name ). May do up to 7. 10 points each. Write amusing classified/dating type ads found in The Daily Prophet. May do up to 5. 10 points. Write an article from The Quibbler. May do up to 3. 15 points. Describe some of the items created by Fred and George for their joke shop. Include a creative name and what the item does as well as a bit of a physical description. Also, include how much it costs. (Sort of like a catalogue entry ). May do up to 7. 15 points each. + 3 point bonus for a picture representing what the item would look like (can be Googled, but make sure the picture looks like the description ). Write a horoscope for any character in the HP-verse as they would write it (in the same character's voice). May do up to 5. 15 points each. Write a crystal ball (humorous view of the future) for any character from the HP-verse (preferably current students, but you could do anyone). May do up to 5. 15 points each. Write a Day in the Life of any or all of the following people: Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, Oliver Wood, Kreacher, Buckbeak, Hagrid, Professor McGonnegal, and Professor Umbridge. 20 points each. Write a series of Very Secret Diaries of the characters during one of the books. The original LoTR Very Secret Diaries can be found here. Form some sort of continuity between the diaries and try to make them amusing – this is supposed to be a parody. At least 6 entries must be included in each character’s VSD for full credit. 20 points for each diary. May do any character and up to 10 so long as all the diaries are at or longer than the specified length and make sense. Write an amusing anecdote that might be found in Lockhart's books. 25 points. Create a 'Got Milk?' ad featuring a person from your House. An example may be found here. May do up to 3. 25 points. Write a commentary by Lee Jordan of a Quidditch game at Hogwarts, with some of Professor McGonnegal's comments as well. 25 points. Take any song and create a parody version of it. May do up to 5. Please post what song the original version was. 30 points. Make a poster promoting a concert named 'Wizardstock,' featuring performances by Celestina Warbeck, the Weird Sisters, and any other wizarding musicians that you'd like to make up. 30 points. In fanfic form, describe a class that went horribly wrong. Obligatory idea for the uncreative and/or lazy: Diviniation 45 points. Challenge fic - Must include all of the following in a fic about Hogwarts or anything in the HPverse: - A self aware character (they know they’re in a fic) - At least 2 lines or random instances of characters/scenarios originating from Saturday Night Live (preferably the older ones, but any one will do ). - "Our discussion in class may seem retarded... and it usually is." (Quote from my former English teacher) - "If you're not with me, you're against me and I'll meet you in the back parking lot after school." (Another quote from my former English teacher) - "I am your father." (Quote obviously from Star Wars) - "Now that I have your attention, I'm going to continue to pick this piece of lettuce out of my teeth." (My current English teacher, and DC's former Writer's Workshop teacher) - "Yes, he should be killed because he has a goatee and I don't trust men with goatees." (Quote from a nun that teaches at my/DC's school) - A love potion - "What were you planning on doing for an encore? Standing on a hilltop during a lightening storm wearing a wet suit of armor and yelling 'All gods are bastards!' at the top of your lungs?" (Quote from Cassandra Claire) - Some sort of defenestration. Worth 50 points. Note: "defenestration" is the sophisticated word for "someone or something gets chucked out a window"~Devi Write an MST3k of any chapter from a Harry Potter book. You must use characters from the HP-verse and have them comment on a chapter as it plays out. An example may be found here. May do up to 4. 60 points. The Creative Spirit Create a new spell/charm and explain what it does. May do up to 25. 10 points. Write a new Potion recipe and describe what the Potion does. May do up to 6. 15 points. Describe an intriguing event in the history of the wizarding world. What makes it so unusual? May do up to 3. 20 points. Create a Sphinx Riddle. The answer must be posted along with the riddle. May do up to 3. 40 points. Create a riddle poem like the one Snape created as part of the protections of the Sorcerer’s Stone. Must include a brief description or picture of what there is a choice about. Must be at least 6 lines long and the answer must be posted along with the riddle. May do up to 3. 45 points. Create a game that might be played in the wizarding world (can be a board/card-type game, or a sport of some sort). Describe the rules and how one plays, along with a brief history of the game. 45 points. Create a language from the HP-verse. Must be the language of House Elves. The language must be highly developed for full credit. Since this language is never mentioned in the books, feel free to design it to sound any way you'd like. Must include: - A vocabulary list of at least 200 original words. – 100 points. - A brief overview of the syntax of the language: o How verbs are conjugated and negated, nouns, articles (definite and indefinite), prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs, adjectives, and word order. - A brief pronunciation guide. This plus the syntax overview are worth 150 points. - At least one literary work written in only this language – 50 points for a poem at least 10 lines in length or a number of shorter poems totaling at least 10 lines, 100 for a short story which must be at least 3 paragraphs long. Translation must be posted. - Bonus points for: o An audio sample of a House member saying something in this language. Translation must be posted along with this. Based on length and quality of sample (ie: how well the pronunciation guides given are followed, understandability). Bonus points from 25 – 40. o A list of roots and prefixes worth 15 points - Remember, your language must make sense. Don't just randomly create words; make a list of roots and prefixes that have specific meanings and form words from them... This will actually make the process easier for you. Vocabulary lists are expected to be over 200 words since you'll likely need more than that to write your literary works. This task is worth the most out of all the others by a long shot, and a lot of effort is expected to be put into this task if you attempt it. Total task worth between 300 – 455 points. The Artistic Spirit Create an advertisement for a popular wizarding radio station. 20 points. Make an advertisement for a wizarding product or business (such as Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, or Firebolt broomsticks). May do up to 6. 20 points. Design a Weird Sisters and/or Celestina Warbeck concert T-Shirt. (Include both a front and back.) 25 points. Make a promotional poster for Celestina Warbeck's current tour. 25 points. Make a promotional poster for the Weird Sisters' current tour. 25 points. Draw Snape's office as realistically as possible (does not necessarily have to look like it does in the CoS movie). 35 points. Draw the Room of Requirement as a famous member of your House might find it, in any style. 35 points. Draw a room in, or an outside view of 12 Grimmauld Place. 35 points. Draw any room from the Department of Mysteries. 35 points. Draw one of the sleeping Headmasters' portraits from Dumbledore's office (include a picture frame around the outside) as realistically as possible. 40 points. Draw, in any style, a famous member of your House. May do up to 3, but all must meet the criteria listed at the beginning of the task list. 40 points. The Literary Spirit Find an example of any literary element/device/etc (ie: irony or symbolism) in any of the HP books and post where you found it/what the example is (quote and page number, and/or a brief description if there are many instances) and which literary thing it is. Here is a really good list of literary element/devices, etc for reference (you can basically use anything on there ). May do up to 7. 10 points each. Write a Daily Prophet article about any of the goings-on at Hogwarts during the books. May do up to 5. 15 points. Write an entry for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them about any magical creature. May do up to 5. 15 points. Write an entry for the Herbology textbook. May do up to 5. 15 points. Write an entry for a DADA textbook (not Umbridge's bootleg one, unless you want to make it funny or something ). May do up to 5. 15 points each. Write a love letter/poem from any character at the time they attended Hogwarts to their crush. May do up to 3. 25 points. Take any well-known poem (well-known: can be found by doing a simple Google search on any of its lines) and change it so that, while still recognizable as that poem, it speaks of your House. May do up to 3. 30 points each. Make a Shakespearian misquote that would apply to life at Hogwarts, your founder, Head of House, or anything related to the HP-verse. Must be at least 4 lines long. May do up to 5. 40 points. Write an ode to a famous member of your House. May do up to 3. 40 points. In fanfic form, tell the story of one of the Marauders’ adventures at Hogwarts. 45 points. Write a Sorting Hat song. Must be similar in length to those in the books. 50 points. Write any chapter from the 6th or 7th book. 70 points. Compose an epic poem of at least 75 lines in length (1 point for each additional line up to 100) describing an event or series of events within the wizarding world or at Hogwarts. 75 – 100 points, depending on length. The Musical Spirit How do wizards distribute copies of albums my magical musicians? Obviously, it can't really be a CD since those require electricity to be played. 10 points. Take any song and rewrite it so that it applies to your House. May do up to 5. Please post which song your version came from. 25 points. Create and record a theme for a major character that could be included in the soundtrack of the next movies. Does not necessarily have to be long or complex – it could be as simple as a short original melody picked out on the piano or a guitar. 35 points. Write a song sung by Celestina Warbeck or the Weird Sisters. Must be original, and may do up to 4. 40 points. - 30 points bonus if recorded with vocals and some instrumentation and posted along with lyrics. Recording must be in MP3, WAV, or WMA format and easily downloadable. MP3 is preferable because of smaller file sizes. Write an original song about the HP-verse. May do up to 3. 40 points. -30 points bonus if recorded with vocals and some instrumentation and posted along with lyrics. Recording must be in MP3, WAV, or WMA format and easily downloadable. MP3 is preferable because of smaller file sizes. Create a band/musical group/performer from the HP-verse. Include performer bios, musical genre, a history of the band, and some hit songs/albums. May do up to 2. 50 points. - Bonus: Create a poster advertising the group's album and/or current tour. 25 points for each poster (can only do 2 per group). The Quidditch Spirit The first rule in the Beaters' Bible is to take out the Seeker. What are some other possible rules? Must be posted at one time and in one post. May do up to 25. 2 points for each rule. 700 Quidditch fouls occurred during the 1473 Quidditch World Cup. Name some of the more reckless ones, who the foul applies to, and a description of the foul. Must be original (No using Quidditch Through the Ages ). May do up to 25. 5 points for each foul. Create and name a new Quidditch move. Who was the first to use it and when? May do up to 5. 15 points each. Describe an early game of Quidditch (before many of the current rules were put in place ). 20 points. Describe a famous game of Quidditch (such as a World Cup, or a game of exceeding length). 20 points. Create and name a professional Quidditch team. Create a roster with brief player biographies (what school they attended and their history, etc...). Make a team mascot and choose team colors and explain why they are what they are. You may use members of your House Cup team, however, you may not use preexisting people from the HP-verse. 90 points. Tasks: 113 EDITS: I have problems with the following: 1. Excessive abuse of emoticons 2. Copy and pasting 3. Markup codes (particularly links) -----signature----- Headmistress \|\| JC Hogwarts House Cup I <3 XKCD \|\| http://xkcd.com/325/
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BobaKoon Registered: Sep '01	Date Posted: 2/7/04 1:01pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	So it begins....bwahahahahaha.... -----signature----- "Have you ever killed a man? Ever see a man die in combat? I've killed men, and I've heard them dying, and I've watched them dying. And there is nothing glorious about it. Nothing poetic." ~Hector in "Troy"
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Iron_Fist Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 2/7/04 1:03pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	The game has started! Good luck to all Houses, and may the best team win! I_F -----signature----- "Light a fire for a man and he'll be warm for a day, but set fire to a man and he'll be warm for the rest of his life" - Terry Pratchett Red Leader, Deputy Security Chief - EUDF
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Gaeri Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 2/7/04 1:06pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	Wooo! Good luck, everyone! -----signature----- I have yet to encounter a situation that cannot be improved by the application of wit. John Williams is my god JC House Cup V.12 ~~Slytherin~~ Head Prefect Dual Draft Champion - 3 Victories! - Go Intruder Squadron and the Unified Force!!
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Gaeri Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 2/7/04 1:09pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin! - Date Edited: 2/7/04 1:25pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Gaeri
	Eh. Double posted somehow. -----signature----- I have yet to encounter a situation that cannot be improved by the application of wit. John Williams is my god JC House Cup V.12 ~~Slytherin~~ Head Prefect Dual Draft Champion - 3 Victories! - Go Intruder Squadron and the Unified Force!!
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Miana Kenobi Title: Pacific RSA & NSWFF Mod On Limited Time Registered: Apr '00	Date Posted: 2/7/04 1:23pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	Viel Glück, all! -----signature----- President of San Diego FanForce He tini nga whetu e ngaro I te kapua iti. Dyslexics of the world, UNTIE!
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Mara-Jade-Skywalker Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 2/7/04 1:26pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	Good luck, everyone! If you have any questions, or if I made any mistakes in the Task List that I haven't caught/edited yet, let me know. -----signature----- Headmistress \|\| JC Hogwarts House Cup I <3 XKCD \|\| http://xkcd.com/325/
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Devi Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 2/7/04 1:35pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	Okay, I have a question reg. the Horoscopes task - do you want birth horoscopes, or "this is likely to happen to you this month because there are these and these transits" horoscopes? (Yeah, astrology is one of my hobbies, why do you ask? ) -----signature----- Still Ysanne_Isard's twin! I love Tang! \| e-married to TIEPilot051999 Deviré, Handmaiden of the Crest -Devi- (with the hyphens) is not my sock! Wearing an icon again, still supporting the mods!
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Mara-Jade-Skywalker Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 2/7/04 1:46pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin! - Date Edited: 2/7/04 1:52pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Mara-Jade-Skywalker
	You could do either (I'm not too picky about that one), but it was originally written for the "this is likely to happen to you this month because there are these and these transits" type. -----signature----- Headmistress \|\| JC Hogwarts House Cup I <3 XKCD \|\| http://xkcd.com/325/
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Devi Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 2/7/04 1:50pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	Okay, thanks! And another question reg. this task: Which minor character will become a major character in the 6th book? Why? May do up to 5 characters. 5 points. What is your definition of "major character" (or "minor character")? Because that's up to interpretation, obviously. (e.g. some would say that Hagrid is a major character, but he's a side character compared to Harry, Ron, and Hermione) -----signature----- Still Ysanne_Isard's twin! I love Tang! \| e-married to TIEPilot051999 Deviré, Handmaiden of the Crest -Devi- (with the hyphens) is not my sock! Wearing an icon again, still supporting the mods!
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Mara-Jade-Skywalker Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 2/7/04 2:04pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	minor - Neville before OOTP major - Neville in OOTP So basically, just use your own judgement about that one. It should be someone who's usually mentioned in passing or doesn't play a major part in the plot so far. Ok, I'm going to get offline to get ready for my track meet, so if anyone has any other questions either post them here or PM and I'll answer them next time I get on (late tomorrow morning or afternoon). -----signature----- Headmistress \|\| JC Hogwarts House Cup I <3 XKCD \|\| http://xkcd.com/325/
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Lady_Jedi_Skywalker Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 2/7/04 2:33pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	Youpi tasks are up. Off we go to work! Go Hufflepuff! This message was made possible by LJS’ fingers. -----signature----- "Wedge, I really think someone was spying." "Well, you should have introduced yourself." - Wes & Wedge "Pacifism for the sake of pacifism is the height of selfish arrogance." Tycho
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Gaeri Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 2/7/04 2:43pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	In fanfic form, describe a class that went horribly wrong. Obligatory idea for the uncreative and/or lazy: [idea] 45 points. [idea]... -----signature----- I have yet to encounter a situation that cannot be improved by the application of wit. John Williams is my god JC House Cup V.12 ~~Slytherin~~ Head Prefect Dual Draft Champion - 3 Victories! - Go Intruder Squadron and the Unified Force!!
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Daughter_of_Yubyub Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 2/7/04 3:10pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	So, does the crystal ball in humour mean the futures in Things to Come must be serious? -----signature----- The Timbit Evangelist Dark Lady of the JCC Yubsié, Handmaiden of the Crest EUDF Commodore\| Assistant Empress etc.- WJFC See my bio for my memberships and fanfiction
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Jedi_Shmeh Title: 7th House Cup - Winner Slytherin Prefect Registered: Sep '03	Date Posted: 2/7/04 3:24pm Subject: RE: The JC Hogwarts House Cup: Year 7 - Let the Game Begin!
	GO GO SLYTHERIN!!! SERPENTS FOR THE CUP!!! -----signature----- "Sporks, cherries and pinecones. All in my pockets you see..." - Me. "Love is giving someone the power to destory you...but trusting them not to..." - Myself. "It is not my soul John...it is yours..." - The Crucible.
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