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emjay · 09-12-2022, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Kimothy

Henry didn't really mind the chicken kids there, actually. He just pretended they weren't present there making any noise, which is always better than stressing about it. He was very good at drowning those voices. Besides, there was an activity to focus on! Much more important.

Had he ever met Valerie Gray? "Oh, no, I haven't. It'd be nice, though. I'd like to hear about what the Gryffindor meant by 'very little good to say'," Henry replied, with a thoughtful look of wonder, to Karleigh, while also referring to Atlas when the sixth year shared about his meeting with the former IMPS competitor. The Hufflepuff could just...imagine the strong vocabulary. It would be an interesting conversation, apart from getting a firsthand account of the event. But alas, he wouldn't have had the chance anyway since he'd spent majority of his summer in Paris for his internship.

Brainstorming time now! Henry was more than pleased to have his cousin's acceptance to partner up. "It's alright. I don't know much more about it either, just the stuff I recall from studying for OWLs years ago," he also shared in a whisper. Henry knew the vague general stuff, but nothing about the minor particulars. Had Professor Holden asked him to discuss the second task of the IMPS as well, Henry wouldn't have had anything to share. He didn't know the specific why as to Valerie Gray's owl transformation, so it was good he didn't have to and that he was spared today. "Let's add it to our to-study-more list." They both could use a refresher on it before NEWTs, even though the big exams were many months from now. "I do like the idea of testing one's morals..." the Hufflepuff nodded. "It would also somehow test their creativity too, right? On top of their magical skills? Hmm... what about a task involving another human? Unless that's too similar to the one from IMPS and Triwizard. Or how about a creature, maybe? House elf? Dragon? Unicorn?" Henry knew this was just for a hypothetical competition, but at the back of his mind, it was all still pretty awful.

Karleigh nodded thoughtfully. She, too, would like to meet Valerie Grey someday. Not because she was apparently some celebrity that she didn't even realize her name until today. But because Karleigh felt history only really came alive when she could hear the stories about it. And it might be possible to hear these stories first hand, since it seemed awful lucky that the woman was in Diagon Alley. She really wished she had known beforehand though. "I wonder what she meant too.." Karleigh wasn't lying when she said she didn't know a whole lot about IMPS, so she wasn't sure what that implied. "Do you think there was something bad about the competition? Like.. cheating, or something?" That was curious and now it really piqued her interest. Even more reason to talk to Valerie Grey. But she nodded emphatically when Henry mentioned adding it to their to-study-more list. That was another nice thing about having cousins in the same year. Built-in study group for the important exams.

But back to the activity. Karleigh thought for a moment as Henry offered his ideas as well. "I think one of the most important values is compassion, plus it's really underrated." At least that was her opinion, but that wasn't what they had to do. She was still throwing out ideas in this brainstorming part. "Yeah, creativity too," she agreed with a nod. "Maybe whatever task it is, they have to think outside the box to solve it, not just use magic." But magic would probably also be an important part since they had to use those skills too. "A unicorn!" she said suddenly when her cousin suggested a few creatures. But surely he knew how much she still loved unicorns, so she couldn't quite help herself. And she laughed at herself a little.

But then she realized if they were testing compassion and had a unicorn involved, it might mean that the unicorn was in danger for a person to save and her face fell at that realization. Okay but it didn't have to be that either. "Um.. maybe someone has to find a unicorn.. or... does it have to be something dangerous?" She wasn't sure she liked the idea of that anyway. "Oh! What if the contestant is in a maze like this and they have to find the unicorn before time runs out. They could use clues like unicorn hair... and well, there could be a simulation of danger.." She tapped her chin, trying to think about how to not make it as lame as it was sounding coming out of her mouth.

09-12-2022, 01:19 AM	#100 (permalink)
emjay DMAC & DERP Pygmy Puff Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: working Posts: 18,082 Hogwarts RPG Name: Phoenix Marchbanks Ravenclaw Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Wiley Whittebrook Hufflepuff Second Year x12 x5	Unforgivably Cursed \| adultescent Quote: Originally Posted by Kimothy Henry didn't really mind the chicken kids there, actually. He just pretended they weren't present there making any noise, which is always better than stressing about it. He was very good at drowning those voices. Besides, there was an activity to focus on! Much more important. Had he ever met Valerie Gray? "Oh, no, I haven't. It'd be nice, though. I'd like to hear about what the Gryffindor meant by 'very little good to say'," Henry replied, with a thoughtful look of wonder, to Karleigh, while also referring to Atlas when the sixth year shared about his meeting with the former IMPS competitor. The Hufflepuff could just...imagine the strong vocabulary. It would be an interesting conversation, apart from getting a firsthand account of the event. But alas, he wouldn't have had the chance anyway since he'd spent majority of his summer in Paris for his internship. Brainstorming time now! Henry was more than pleased to have his cousin's acceptance to partner up. "It's alright. I don't know much more about it either, just the stuff I recall from studying for OWLs years ago," he also shared in a whisper. Henry knew the vague general stuff, but nothing about the minor particulars. Had Professor Holden asked him to discuss the second task of the IMPS as well, Henry wouldn't have had anything to share. He didn't know the specific why as to Valerie Gray's owl transformation, so it was good he didn't have to and that he was spared today. "Let's add it to our to-study-more list." They both could use a refresher on it before NEWTs, even though the big exams were many months from now. "I do like the idea of testing one's morals..." the Hufflepuff nodded. "It would also somehow test their creativity too, right? On top of their magical skills? Hmm... what about a task involving another human? Unless that's too similar to the one from IMPS and Triwizard. Or how about a creature, maybe? House elf? Dragon? Unicorn?" Henry knew this was just for a hypothetical competition, but at the back of his mind, it was all still pretty awful. Karleigh nodded thoughtfully. She, too, would like to meet Valerie Grey someday. Not because she was apparently some celebrity that she didn't even realize her name until today. But because Karleigh felt history only really came alive when she could hear the stories about it. And it might be possible to hear these stories first hand, since it seemed awful lucky that the woman was in Diagon Alley. She really wished she had known beforehand though. "I wonder what she meant too.." Karleigh wasn't lying when she said she didn't know a whole lot about IMPS, so she wasn't sure what that implied. "Do you think there was something bad about the competition? Like.. cheating, or something?" That was curious and now it really piqued her interest. Even more reason to talk to Valerie Grey. But she nodded emphatically when Henry mentioned adding it to their to-study-more list. That was another nice thing about having cousins in the same year. Built-in study group for the important exams. But back to the activity. Karleigh thought for a moment as Henry offered his ideas as well. "I think one of the most important values is compassion, plus it's really underrated." At least that was her opinion, but that wasn't what they had to do. She was still throwing out ideas in this brainstorming part. "Yeah, creativity too," she agreed with a nod. "Maybe whatever task it is, they have to think outside the box to solve it, not just use magic." But magic would probably also be an important part since they had to use those skills too. "A unicorn!" she said suddenly when her cousin suggested a few creatures. But surely he knew how much she still loved unicorns, so she couldn't quite help herself. And she laughed at herself a little. But then she realized if they were testing compassion and had a unicorn involved, it might mean that the unicorn was in danger for a person to save and her face fell at that realization. Okay but it didn't have to be that either. "Um.. maybe someone has to find a unicorn.. or... does it have to be something dangerous?" She wasn't sure she liked the idea of that anyway. "Oh! What if the contestant is in a maze like this and they have to find the unicorn before time runs out. They could use clues like unicorn hair... and well, there could be a simulation of danger.." She tapped her chin, trying to think about how to not make it as lame as it was sounding coming out of her mouth. __________________ started like a knight in a fairytale_______________________________________________ ended like a moth in flames______________________ ______________________don't you worry I'll be fine _________________________________________________you were good for the plot line