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Many exciting and thrilling events have happened during your fifth year here at Hogwarts and now it's time to prepare for the difficult and dreadful O.W.L. exams. The best way to get ready for the tests is to practice the spells with a partner.

How it works:

This is a partner challenge. Two 5th year students (aka partners) will engage in a friendly competition to prepare for their O.W.L. exams. After signing up, each pair will receive a thread, where they will compete with each other and collect points.

There will be 45 spells to choose from. Partners will need to choose which spell to practice (read for) first, and again after each match.

Each spell will have 5 tasks. Four of the tasks will receive 1 or 2 points. One of the tasks will give 0 points. You will not know the points beforehand. Points will be randomly assigned and given after the Completion Post is posted.

Partners CAN do the same task, but you will get the same points.

If a partner has not checked in after two weeks, the other partner will receive 2 points for that match and choose the next spell. If the missing partner still has not checked in after another two weeks, the remaining partner will be declared the winner. (That disappearing spell you used worked quite well :) That student can then ask for another partner and start a new practice session if (s)he desires.

Your practice session will end when both partners decide they are ready for their O.W.L. exams. (In other words, you're ready to stop :)

ÏŸIf you are stuck on a task, you can use a spell- (pun intended) it-out option using the letters HOGWARTS. You will not receive a point.ÏŸ

RULES:

* Books must be 140 pages.
* Re-reads and audio books are okay.
* Page count for audio books will be determined the first paper version shown on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. From the book's page, select “all editionsâ€�, then find the first paper edition as your guide.
* For title tasks, you can use or ignore the articles 'a', 'an' and 'the'.
* For the genre task, it must be on the book's main page.

Completion Post must include:
SPELL:
BOOK READ:
DATE READ:
TASK #:
HOW IT FITS TASK:
NEXT SPELL:

SHAN

Round 1: 0
Round 2: 2
Round 3: 1
Round 4: 1
Round 5: 1
Round 6: 1
Round 7: 1
Round 8: 1
Round 9: 1
Round 10: 1
Round 11: 1
Round 12: 2
Round 13: 1
Round 14: 0
Round 15: 1
___________________________

TOTAL: 15

HOGWARTS spell-out:
H
O
G
W
A
R
T
S




MARY

Round 1: 1
Round 2: 1
Round 3: 1
Round 4: 0
Round 5: 1
Round 6: 1
Round 7: 1
Round 8: 1
Round 9: 1
Round 10: 1
Round 11: 0
Round 12: 2
Round 13: 1
Round 14: 0
Round 15: 1
___________________________

TOTAL: 13

HOGWARTS spell-out:
H
O
G
W
A
R
T
S

List of Spells, Charms, and Curses Hexes, and Jinxes

Spells:
1. Arania Exumai
2. Brackium Emendo
3. Crinus Muto
4. Dranconifors
5. Episkey
6. Finite Incantatem
7. Herbifors
8. Incarcerous
9. Legilimens
10. Morsmordre
11. Obscuro
12. Periculum
13. Reparifarge
14. Serpensortia
15. Vera Verto

Charms:
1. Alohomora
2. Bombarda
3. Cave Inimicum
4. Defodio
5. Expecto Patronum
6. Fianto Duri
7. Glisseo
8. Lumos Solem
9. Obliviate
10. Partis Temporus
11. Peskipiksi Pesternomi
12. Rictusempra
13. Scourgify
14. Specialis Revelio
15. Wingardium Leviosa

Curses, Hexes, and Jinxes
1. Anteoculatia
2. Brachiabindo
3. Confringo
4. Crucio
5. Flagrante
6. Furnunculus
7. Geminio
8. Impedimenta
9. Langlock
10. Locomotor Mortis
11. Melofors
12. Relashio
13. Sectumsempra
14. Slugulus Eructo
15. Tarantallegra

Hi Shan!

I'm still a little confused on how to play this.

I think we are supposed to choose a spell. Since you checked in first. You pick the first spell for us to complete (If that's okay with you).

Because my daughter and I like to mimic Hermione saying this, I'll go with

Wingardium Leviosa

15. Wingardium Leviosa
Type Charm
Pronunciation Win-gar-dee-um lev-ee-oh-sa
Use To make a target levitate
Etymology In Latin, wing and arduus mean "high" and "steep" and levo means "levitate".
Magic Moment In Sorcerer's Stone, Ron uses this spell to make a troll's club levitate, then knocks out the troll by letting the club fall on its head.

1. read a book with 'levitate' in the text of the story
2. read a book with a tall MC
3. read a book with a weapon on the cover
4. read a book where the MC is unconscious for a period of time
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

I'm going with task one.

3. read a book with a weapon on the cover

SPELL: Wingardium Leviosa
BOOK READ:


DATE READ: 12/1-12/3
TASK: read a book with 'levitate' in the text of the story
HOW IT FITS TASK: page 12: "Horatio, having finished the cream and his kitty dins, decided that a thorough wash was essential before he went to meet his public in the shop, Earthly Delights, and levitated onto a suitable chair for the purpose"

I'm assuming we don't select a new spell until we are both done? Plus is Shan's turn to pick.

Mary C wrote: "I'm assuming we don't select a new spell until we are both done? Plus is Shan's turn to pick."

I'm reading my weapon on the cover book. I keep falling asleep on it.

No hurry. I’m good with doing one s week.

Completion Post:
SPELL: Wingardium Leviosa
BOOK READ: Lethal Edge

DATE READ: 12/05
TASK #: read a book with a weapon on the cover
HOW IT FITS TASK: Rifle on cover
NEXT SPELL: Dranconifors

I posted our completions in the reporting thread.

Random Scoring for the Tasks:
Task 1 - 1 point
Task 2 - 1 point
Task 3 - 0 points
Task 4 - 1 point
Task 5 - 2 points

Mary gets 1 point and Shan gets 0 points.

4. Dranconifors
Type Transfiguration
Pronunciation Drah-con-ih-fors
Use Turns small objects into dragons
Etymology In Latin, draco means "dragon" and forma means "shape".
Magic Moment Minerva McGonagall teaches this spell in third-year Transfiguration class.

1. read a book with small objects on the cover
2. read a book with 'dragon' in the text of the story
3. re-read a book that you first read at least three years ago
4. read a book where the MC can change shape
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

Mary C wrote: "I posted our completions in the reporting thread."

I was wondering where I was supposed to post our completion. Thanks!!

Lanelle wrote: "

Random Scoring for the Tasks:
Task 1 - 1 point
Task 2 - 1 point
Task 3 - 0 points
Task 4 - 1 point
Task 5 - 2 points

Mary gets 1 point and Shan gets 1 point."

Lanelle, I think I am supposed to have 0 unless I'm misunderstanding something. I completed task 3

3. re-read a book that you first read at least three years ago

Lover Eternal
originally read: 04/28/13

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Lanelle, I think I am supposed to have 0 unless I'm misunderstanding something. I completed task 3"

Thank you for catching that. I'll fix it.

The only task that works with my current stash of library books is task 2. Thanks to Amazon's book search option: I'll be reading

SPELL: Dranconifors
BOOK READ: Lover Eternal

DATE READ: 12/08
TASK #: 3. re-read a book that you first read at least three years ago
HOW IT FITS TASK: originally read: 04/28/13
NEXT SPELL: n/a

SPELL: Dranconifors

Book:


Date read:12/12/2020
Task 2. read a book with 'dragon' in the text of the story
Fits: page 201 "She hadn't added Funke's Dragon Rider or Pullman's "Once Upon a Time in the North" to her collection.
Next Spell: Arania Exumai

I posted our completion and requested the next spell.

Random Scoring for the Tasks:
Task 1 - 1 point
Task 2 - 1 point
Task 3 - 2 points
Task 4 - 0 points
Task 5 - 1 point

Mary gets 1 point and Shan gets 2 points.

1. Arania Exumai
Type Spell
Pronunciation Ah-rain-ee-ah ex-ooh-may
Use To blast or repel spiders
Etymology In Latin, aranea means "spider", while exumai may derive from exuo ("refuse") or eximo ("banish").
Magic Moment In the Chamber of Secrets film, Harry uses this spell to save himself and Ron from the Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest.

1. read a book with 'spider' in the text
2. read a book that others thought was repelling (DNF)
3. read a book with all the letters of BANISH in the title
4. read a book where the MC does something that is forbidden (against the law)
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

Completion Post
SPELL: Arania Exumai
BOOK READ: The Boyfriend Project

DATE READ: 12/13
TASK #: 2. read a book that others thought was repelling (DNF)
HOW IT FITS TASK: DNF'd 51 times ~ /work/shelve...
NEXT SPELL: Relashio

You are quick. I didn't even look for a book yet.

But it turns out the book I started this morning because it's expiring works for this.

Mary C wrote: "You are quick. I didn't even look for a book yet."



I just got lucky and the book I needed to finish for another challenge fit one of the prompts.

Completion Post
SPELL: Arania Exumai



3. read a book with all the letters of BANISH in the title
Fits: Banish in the title.
Read: 12/15/2020
NEXT SPELL: Relashio

Random Scoring for the Tasks:
Task 1 - 1 point
Task 2 - 1 point
Task 3 - 1 point
Task 4 - 0 points
Task 5 - 2 points

Mary gets 1 point and Shan gets 1 point.

12. Relashio
Type Jinx
Pronunciation Ree-lash-ee-oh
Use To release a target's grip on an object
Etymology In French, °ù±ð±ô⳦³ó±ð°ù means "to release".
Magic Moment In Deathly Hallows, Hermione forces Corban Yaxley to let go of her by using this jinx. (This spell is also known as the Revulsion Jinx.)

1. read a book released within the past 6 months
2. read a book about a topic that you object to
3. read a book that has a French character in it or set in France
4. read a book with a MC whose first name begins with 'H' or 'C'
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

I'm going to read:



for the MC with H or C first name.

I might be a few days. I have a couple of expiring library books to read first that unfortunately don't work for any of these tasks.

Completion Post

SPELL: Relashio
BOOK READ: Dead Until Dark

DATE READ: 12/18
TASK #: 5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS TASK: MPG Paranormal
NEXT SPELL: *Mary's Choice*

Completion post:

SPELL: Relashio
Book: Twelve Slays of Christmas
Date read: 12/21/2020
Task: 4. read a book with a MC whose first name begins with 'H' or 'C'
Fits: MC's name is Holly.
Next Spell: Tarantallegra

Random Scoring for the Tasks:
Task 1 - 2 points
Task 2 - 1 point
Task 3 - 1 point
Task 4 - 0 points
Task 5 - 1 point

Mary gets 0 points and Shan gets 1 point.

15. Tarantallegra
Type Jinx
Pronunciation Tar-ann-tah-lay-grah
Use To make a target dance uncontrollably
Etymology In Italian, the tarantella is a certain kind of dance and allegra means "happy".
Magic Moment In Chamber of Secrets, Draco Malfoy casts this spell on Harry during the first meeting of the Dueling Club. (This spell can work on targets other than humans. In 79 A.D., Warlock Zaccaria Innocenti used this spell to cause a 'dance' with Mt. Vesuvius.)

1. read a book where dancing happens
2. read a book where the MC has little control over things
3. read a book from the Books That Left You Happy list
4. read a book set in ancient times
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

Completion Post

15. Tarantallegra

Task: 1. read a book where dancing happens

Book:
Fits: multiple characters dance at a bar another character owns.
Read: 12/27/2020
Next Spell: Shan's choice.

Completion Post

SPELL: Tarantallegra
BOOK READ: Lover Awakened

DATE READ: 12/24/2020
TASK #: 5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS TASK: MPG Paranormal
NEXT SPELL: Lumos Solem

I checked us in

Random Scoring for the Tasks:
Task 1 - 1 point
Task 2 - 0 points
Task 3 - 1 point
Task 4 - 2 points
Task 5 - 1 point

Mary gets 1 point and Shan gets 1 point.

8. Lumos Solem
Type Charm
Pronunciation Loo-mos so-lem
Use To create a narrow beam of light
Etymology In Latin, Lumen means "light" and solis means "of the sun".
Magic Moment In the Sorceror's Stone film, Hermione uses this spell to free Ron from the Devil's Snare. (In the book, Hermione used the Bluebells Flame spell to free Ron and Harry from the deadly plant.)

1. read a book with 'narrow' in the text of the book
2. read a book with a source of light on the cover
3. read a book with a possessive word in the title (Devil's)
4. read a book that has been revised (has had changes made to it)
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

I forgot to check this over the weekend.

Completion Post:

Spell: Lumos Solem

Task: 1. read a book with 'narrow' in the text of the book



Agatha Christie

Fits: Narrow mentioned 5 times in the book.
Read: 1/2/2021
Next Spell: 14. Serpensortia

SPELL: Lumos Solem
BOOK READ:Miss Kane's Christmas

DATE READ: 01/01
TASK #: 3. read a book with a possessive word in the title (Devil's)
HOW IT FITS TASK: Possessive word in title (Miss Kane's)
NEXT SPELL: Serpensortia

Random Scoring for the Tasks:
Task 1 - 1 point
Task 2 - 1 point
Task 3 - 1 point
Task 4 - 2 points
Task 5 - 0 points

Mary gets 1 point and Shan gets 1 point.

14. Serpensortia
Type Conjuration
Pronunciation Ser-pen-sore-tee-ah
Use To conjure a snake
Etymology In Latin, serpens means "serpent" and ortus means "created".
Magic Moment In Chamber of Secrets, Draco Malfoy uses this spell while sparring with Harry during the first Dueling Club meeting.

1. read a book with no legs on the cover
2. read a book with all the letters of SERPENT in the title (2 E's)
3. read a book where a significant character gets pregnant
4. read a book by an author that is new to you
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page