Attention, Champions!
The second task will be starting shortly, and we would like to take this opportunity to brief you on what is about to occur. I regret to inform our spectators that the majority of this task will occur behind closed doors, although your judges will be coming forward to give you a brief recount of what has occurred in each portion of the task.
Basically, your second task is to complete an obstacle course. Each member of the team may choose to respond to every obstacle, but if a team fails to have any representation on a particular obstacle, they will forfeit the rest of the task and their points will be tallied as is. There will be FOUR obstacles, and each obstacle could earn your house a total of 10 points. In all, this task, like the last, is worth FORTY points.
Very soon, all sixteen of you will receive your obstacle by PM from the first judge. Please try to respond quickly, but take your time as the bulk of the points go for creativity and Wizarding knowledge. You will have 24 hours from when the PM is SENT to respond before that obstacles has ended. It isn't 24 hours from when it is received, so don't try any funny business. Once that 24 hour time period has lapsed, you will be receiving the next obstacle in about 24 more hours. We realize this is not a lot of time, but that's why you are on teams and must work together.
Let me go very briefly into how points are awarded. Each obstacle response will be judged on creativity and Wizarding knowledge, with up to five points being awarded for each. All the scores for one obstacle earned by a team, say Ravenclaw, will be averaged. For example, if the 'Claw representatives have two people respond to the first obstacle, and they earn 6 and 8 points, they will receive 7 points as a house. This will continue through all four obstacles, until we have four numbers to add together at the end. This number is the number of points earned for the task.
On a last note, timeliness, while not a factor in the earning of points, can work to your advantage. The first and second person to respond to each obstacle will earn respectively two points and one point to be averaged into their score. That means, in the previous 'Claw example, that the 6 plus 8 divided by 2 scenario becomes 6 plus 8 plus 2 divided by two, giving the house a score of 8 rather than 7. If this is confusing to you, and it probably is based on how I'm having to explain it, just remember that being first is GOOD and go from there.
Good luck, Champions! I look forward to seeing you in action. |