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

Denise gets 1 point and Sha gets 1 point.

2. Brackium Emendo
Type Healing Spell
Pronunciation Br-ah-key-um eh-men-doh
Use To heal broken bones
Etymology In Latin, bracchium means "arm" and emendio means "mend".
Magic Moment Gilderoy Lockhart uses this spell improperly on Harry Potter resulting in his arm bones vanishing instead of healing.

1. read a book with the author's first and last initials in BRACCHIUM
2. read a book where the MC has to heal from something
3. read a book that might have misspelled words (typos)
4. read a book where a character vanishes or goes missing
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

taking task #1~

ok, I'll see if anything I'll read over the next few days works for #2 or #4, otherwise I have plenty of fantasy books for #5 lying around :)

Yeah I always have a five or two too. :D But I read so much fantasy that task 5 feels a bit like cheating and it's more fun to do one of the others anyway.

Same :D

Sha
SPELL: Brackium Emendo
BOOK READ: Boy Meets Girl
DATE READ: 08 Aug 2021
TASK: #1. read a book with the author's first and last initials in BRACCHIUM
HOW IT FITS: Author name is Meg Cabot

Completion Post
SPELL: Brackium Emendo
BOOK READ: The Quarterback
DATE READ: 09 Aug 2021
TASK: #2- Read a book where the MC has to heal from something
HOW IT FITS: One MC is injured during football practice and spends much of the book recovering from his injury
NEXT SPELL: Brachiabindo

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

Denise gets 1 point and Sha gets 2 points.

2. Brachiabindo
Type Dark Charm
Pronunciation Bra-kee-ah-bin-do
Use To bind one's opponent with ropes
Etymology In Latin, bracchium means "arm" and in Old English bindo means "bind".
Magic Moment In Cursed Child, Cedric Diggory uses the Dark Charm on Delphi in the maze of the Triwizard Tournament. (This spell can be countered with Emancipare.)

1. read a book with 'opponent' in the text in the story
2. read an old book (your definition)
3. read a book with a dark cover
4. read a book from a trilogy
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

I can do any of these and have difficulty deciding, so you go ahead and pick first! XD

I'm not sure either. //sweatdrops Maybe #3? But idk if I can commit to that I'm being very moody about reading these days.

Any decision yet? I'm currently reading a book that would work for #3, but if you're working on that one I'll do #4. Plenty of options for that. Lemme know. :)

You can go ahead with #3. I've found a #1 and I think I'll probably finish it today~

Completion Post
SPELL: Brachiabindo
BOOK READ: The Cover Wife
DATE READ: 19 Aug 2021
TASK: #3- Read a book with a dark cover
HOW IT FITS:

SPELL: Brachiabindo
BOOK READ: Sword Dance
DATE READ: 19 Aug 2021
TASK: #1. read a book with 'opponent' in the text in the story
HOW IT FITS: @18.4%; "We fought briefly—he found me more of an opponent than he had expected—and then you arrived, and you know the rest.�

NEXT SPELL: Dranconifors

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

Denise gets 1 point and Sha gets 1 point.

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

#3, please~

Have at it! :)

Going with #4

Completion Post
SPELL: Dranconifors
BOOK READ: The Midnight Queen
DATE READ: 26 Aug 2021
TASK: #4- Read a book where the MC can change shape
HOW IT FITS: One MC can shift into an owl
NEXT SPELL: Specialis Revelio

So #3 didn't work out as planned.

SPELL: Dranconifors
BOOK READ: Where Death Meets the Devil
DATE READ: 28 Aug 2021
TASK: #1- read a book with small objects on the cover
HOW IT FITS: two characters silhouettes are holding handguns.

NEXT SPELL: Specialis Revelio

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

Denise gets 2 points and Sha gets 1 point.

14. Specialis Revelio
Type Charm
Pronunciation Spe-see-ah-lis reh-vel-ee-oh
Use To identify the ingredients in a potion of the enchantment on an object
Etymology In Latin, this is a phrase that means "reveal the particulars".
Magic Moment In Half-Blood Prince, Hermione uses this spell on a vial of poison during Potions class so she could brew an antidote. (Horace Slughorn also refers to this charm as "Scarpin's Revelaspell".)

1. read a book where the MC hides his or her identity
2. read a book without reading any reviews first (on your honor, now :)
3. read a book where someone gets poisoned
4. read a book that has more than one title
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

I'd like #4 please :)

That's good (^^;) because I have no idea which one to take yet.

Completion Post
SPELL: Specialis Revelio
BOOK READ: Loyal in Love
DATE READ: 08 Aug 2021
TASK: #4- Read a book that has more than one title
HOW IT FITS: Also published under the title "Myself, My Enemy"

SPELL: Specialis Revelio
BOOK READ: Wrong Side of Forty
DATE READ: 12 Sep 2021
TASK: #5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS: First entry in the genre sidebar is "Fantasy > Paranormal"

NEXT SPELL: Langlock

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

Denise gets 1 point and Sha gets 2 points.

9. Langlock
Type Jinx
Pronunciation Lang-lock
Use To make a target's tongue stick to the roof of their mouth
Etymology In Latin, lingua means "tongue" or "language".
Magic Moment In Half-Blood Prince, Harry uses this spell on Peeves. It stopped the poltergeist from speaking, but he was still able to make rude gestures as he left the room.

1. listen to an audio book
2. read a book with a roof prominent on the cover
3. read a book first written in another language other than your first language
4. read a book with a significant character who doesn't speak much
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

English is actually my second language so I think #3 might be the easiest prompt yet 😭

*lol* Same here, but go for it! I'll go with #1. :D

😊

Completion Post
SPELL: Langlock
BOOK READ: The Killer Collective
DATE READ: 15 Aug 2021
TASK: #1- listen to an audio book
HOW IT FITS: listened to the audio version
NEXT SPELL: Melofors

SPELL: Langlock
BOOK READ: Peter Cabot Gets Lost
DATE READ: 20th Sep 2021
TASK: #3. read a book first written in another language other than your first language
HOW IT FITS: English is my second language.

NEXT SPELL: Melofors

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

Denise gets 1 point and Sha gets 1 point.

11. Melofors
Type Jinx
Pronunciation Mel-oh-fors
Use To encase a target's head in a pumpkin
Etymology From English melon and Latin forma, meaning "shape".
Magic Moment While avoiding arrest in Order of the Phoenix, it was rumored that Albus Dumbledore gave Cornelius Fudge a pumpkin for a head.

1. read a book with a verb in the title
2. read a book with 'pumpkin' in the text of the story
3. read a book with a circular object on the cover
4. read a book where the MC has to avoid law enforcement
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

#2 please

SPELL: Melofors
BOOK READ: Dying with Her Cheer Pants On
DATE READ: 28th Sep 2021
TASK: #2. read a book with 'pumpkin' in the text of the story
HOW IT FITS: @2.3%; "A Fighting Pumpkin was always a cheerleader on the inside, but there was still an undeniable security in being a cheerleader on the outside, a safety of sorts in their matching orange and green uniforms."

NEXT SPELL: Crucio

Whoops, I kinda dropped the ball on this one. Going with #1, should have my book finished tomorrow!

Completion Post
SPELL: Melofors
BOOK READ: Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir
DATE READ: 30 Sep 2021
TASK: #1- read a book with a verb in the title
HOW IT FITS: "speak" in the title

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

Denise gets 1 point and Sha gets 1 point.

4. Crucio
Type Curse
Pronunciation Kroo-see-oh
Use To cause incredible pain in a target
Etymology In Latin, crucio means "torture".
Magic Moment In Order of the Phoenix, Harry attempts to use this curse on Bellatrix Lestrange after she kills Sirius Black. It is not very effective; as Bellatrix explains when she taunts Harry, "You need to really want to cause pain."

1. read a book with 'incredible' in the text of the book
2. read a book someone else thought was torture (tagged DNF)
3. read a book where a loved one of the MC dies
4. read a book with a title that has all the letters of TAUNT in it (2 Ts)
5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

#2 for me, please! :)

Good luck with that! Hope it won't be too bad.

I'm not sure which one I'm going with might have to do 5 if I can't find anything else.

Sha wrote: "Good luck with that! Hope it won't be too bad."

I did a little browsing, turns out people have tagged all kinds of stuff I've been meaning to read as DNF. :D

Completion Post
SPELL: Crucio
BOOK READ: Rule of Wolves
DATE READ: 08 Oct 2021
TASK: #2- read a book someone else thought was torture (tagged DNF)
HOW IT FITS: tagged DNF 51 times

NEXT SPELL: Legilimens

SPELL: Crucio
BOOK READ: Death by Silver
DATE READ: 09 Oct 2021
TASK: #5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS: shelved as fantasy by 138 users

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

Denise gets 2 points and Sha gets 0 points.