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| | Term 22: May-August 2009 Term Twenty-two: Mermish Skirmish (Sept 2068 - June 2069) | |
06-14-2009, 01:03 AM
| | |  Gobstones Club Preliminary Match: Hufflepuff vs. Ravenclaw
Gobstones Club Rules
Hello and welcome to the Gobstones Club! Gobstones is a magical game similar to marbles & petanque played by Muggles, except that the balls spit up (gob) a foul smelling liquid in the face of the opposing player when they loose a point! The version of Gobstones we will be playing this term is a variation of Classic, in which you must knock more Gobstones than your opponent outside of the circle.
House Teams: Each student will serve as a representative of their House and have the opportunity to participate in the Gobstones Tournament. There will be no set number of members on the team, and thus, NO TRYOUTS. Everyone gets to play if they wish to do so (even Mods and Quidditch team members) by choosing to answer for their House whenever a question is asked! Also, there are no ‘positions,’ so any person can answer any question at any time.
Tournament: The tournament consists of three matches, two preliminary and one final Championship match. The matches will be open in their own threads and will last for approximately 1-2 weeks, which is plenty of time to allow for people in different time zones and with differing schedules to be involved. The first two matches will run simultaneously in different threads, while the third will be played a short time after those matches conclude.
Format & Scoring: These matches will be played using a question-answer format, similar to that used for Quidditch matches in the School RPG. Questions will be categorized by academic subjects that include: Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Astronomy, Care of Magical Creatures, Current Events (pertains to Hogwarts, A History for the School RPG), Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Divination, Flying and Quidditch, History of Magic (includes Harry's time at Hogwarts and anything prior), Muggle Studies, Potions, and Transfiguration.
Each match is divided into eight rounds. Each round consists of three questions of varying challenge levels – Easy, Moderate, and Difficult, and varying subjects, with some questions combining subjects. Each question will be asked to BOTH Houses simultaneously in a head-to-head situation. Each house gets ONE CHANCE ONLY to answer the question, so only one player (presumably, whoever gets there first and thinks they know the answer) should answer from each House. (Please do not post the same answer multiple times from different players of the same house. Answers from the same house posted 4 or more minutes apart will be penalized so make sure you refresh when necessary.) The first House to answer correctly will get their ball closer to the Jack Stone than their opponent and earn one point for that round.
If a house answers and the opposing house believes the answer to be incorrect, that opposing house has the opportunity to answer the question correctly (provided that they have not already given another answer.) If the first House is incorrect and the second House is correct, the ball belonging to the first house will be "knocked" out of the circle and out of play. The second house's ball will be considered closest to the jack stone, thus earning them one point for that question. If both houses get the question wrong on their first attempt, both stones will roll out of the circle, out of play, and there will be no score for that question.
The House with the most points (best out of three) for each round will win that round. Each subsequent round will be played the same way until 8 rounds have been completed. The house with the most won rounds will have rolled their gobstone closest to the pit and won the match. In the event of a tie, either within a round or between rounds, there will be a tie-breaker question or round of questions, respectively.
House Points: The winning house of the championship match will receive fifty house points.
Example: Here is what a question from a round may look like:
Quote: Slytherin vs. Ravenclaw
Subject: Ancient Runes
Round 1, Question 1
Difficulty: Easy
Question: Which rune is known as the Rune of Chance, Mystery, and Science?
Now say, Slytherin answered first with the following:
Since this answer is correct, my reply (as Club advisor) might look like this:
Quote: The Slytherin player rolls the stone at just the right speed and angle, putting their gobstone as close to the jack stone as you can get! Ravenclaw's stone overshoots and rolls out of the circle! ٍSlytherin's stone spits up that foul-smelling nastiness into the face of the Ravenclaw player!
Round 1 Score
Question 1 - Slytherin
Match Score
Slytherin: 0 rounds
Ravenclaw: 0 rounds
Responsibilities: All members on each team are expected to act with decorum both in the school RP and on the SS site. Any abuse or perceived unsportsmanlike conduct behavior by any member of a House (player or not) can result in House Point deduction, detention, banning from the Gobstones club, loss of the match, and/or expulsion from the site.
Infractions and Penalties: Editing your post is not allowed. If you are caught editing your answer to a question during a match, the opposing team will automatically be awarded the point for that question, regardless of their answer. If the behavior continues, you will be banned from the club. You have been warned. | |
07-09-2009, 06:36 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Ravenclaw rolls a stone into play and bumps one gobstone several inches closer to the circle perimeter. It isn't quite enough to knock the stone out and earn themselves a point, but they've certainly positioned themselves conveniently for their next move. Quote: Round 3 Score
Question 1: Hufflepuff
Question 2: Draw
Question 3: Ravenclaw
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 1 round (1)
Ravenclaw - 1 round (2)
Quote:
Round 3: Question 4
Subject: Current Events
Level: Difficult
Name three current Hogwarts professors who taught at other academic institutions before arriving at Hogwarts.
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07-09-2009, 06:43 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in my head [GMT-6]
Posts: 58,904
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia Adara
Graduated
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Emma Montmorency (#301199)
Hufflepuff Fifth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kartik Ishaan Joshi (#3112da)
Ravenclaw Sixth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kara Walsh (#aa1506)
Gryffindor First Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Tiffany Rose
Slytherin Third Year
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| YesJess! | Captain Goggles | Mama Badger | Eva's Soul Sister | An OG™ | It's all in the Numbers
Ethan Truebridge, Alessia Lupa, and Iliana Morgan
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07-09-2009, 07:05 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Hufflepuff smacks a grey stone outside of the circle, earning themselves another point! Those Badgers have great aim, don't they? Quote: Round 3 Score
Question 1: Hufflepuff
Question 2: Draw
Question 3: Ravenclaw
Question 4: Hufflepuff
Round Winner = Hufflepuff
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 2 rounds (1,3)
Ravenclaw - 1 round (2)
Quote:
Round 4: Question 1
Subject: Care of Magical Creatures
Level: Difficult
Goblins often keep which creatures as pets and why?
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07-09-2009, 07:18 PM
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| | Quintaped
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in my head [GMT-6]
Posts: 58,904
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia Adara
Graduated
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Emma Montmorency (#301199)
Hufflepuff Fifth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kartik Ishaan Joshi (#3112da)
Ravenclaw Sixth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kara Walsh (#aa1506)
Gryffindor First Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Tiffany Rose
Slytherin Third Year
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| YesJess! | Captain Goggles | Mama Badger | Eva's Soul Sister | An OG™ | It's all in the Numbers
dragons, to protect the high security vaults at Gringotts
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07-10-2009, 01:29 PM
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|   MOPuffskein
Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: I'm not sure...
Posts: 1,632
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Balthamos Brennan Boot
First Year x2
| supercalifragilistic expialidocious
Dragons and Nifflers.
Dragons: Dragons protect valuable items for the goblins.
Nifflers: Nifflers help the goblins to dig deep burrows for treasure.
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07-10-2009, 03:45 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Both teams line up their targets and slide their respective gobstones into play. Ravenclaw's stone actually bumps that of Hufflepuff, sending it in another direction, but still within play.
OOC: The answer was nifflers, just nifflers, because the dragons aren't really pets - they're more work-animals. We're just going to call it a draw to be fair, and next time, I'll try to be sure the question is a bit more specific. Quote: Round 4 Score
Question 1: Draw
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 2 rounds (1,3)
Ravenclaw - 1 round (2)
Quote:
Round 4: Question 2
Subject: Herbology
Level: Medium
Name three magical plants that begin with the letter F.
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07-10-2009, 03:53 PM
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| | Antipodean Opaleye
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: making playlists
Posts: 9,746
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Maggie Woods
Gryffindor Seventh Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Levi Jourdan
Slytherin Sixth Year x4 x2
| PHILOMATH ❅ not one atom, but two ♪ ♪ made of starstuff ❅ def main():
Fluxweed, flitterbloom and Fanged Geranium
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07-11-2009, 04:52 AM
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| | Quintaped
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in my head [GMT-6]
Posts: 58,904
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia Adara
Graduated
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Emma Montmorency (#301199)
Hufflepuff Fifth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kartik Ishaan Joshi (#3112da)
Ravenclaw Sixth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kara Walsh (#aa1506)
Gryffindor First Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Tiffany Rose
Slytherin Third Year
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| YesJess! | Captain Goggles | Mama Badger | Eva's Soul Sister | An OG™ | It's all in the Numbers
Fanged Geranium, Flitterbloom, Flutterby bush
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07-12-2009, 07:19 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff each send a Gobstone into the circle. Hufflepuff misses their target, but Ravenclaw makes contact! The touch is slight though, and the stone moves closer to the perimeter, but not yet out of the circle. Quote: Round 4 Score
Question 1: Draw
Question 2: Ravenclaw
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 2 rounds (1,3)
Ravenclaw - 1 round (2)
Quote:
Round 4: Question 3
Subject: Flying/Quidditch
Level: Easy
The Quiberon Quafflepunchers wear robes of which color?
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07-12-2009, 07:21 PM
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| | Demiguise
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton
Posts: 24,242
Hogwarts RPG Name:
???
Ravenclaw
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Ronnie Thurkell
Gryffindor Seventh Year
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| lives in a hobbit hole || Ern and Touz's Nuzzle || roflysst || looking at a seed packet
shocking pink
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love is like a letter wrote :: and life is like an envelope
be careful who you give it to :: they might not give it back to you | |
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07-12-2009, 07:22 PM
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| | Granian
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scotland, UK
Posts: 21,308
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Elijah Wilde
Graduated | Farmer Carter | | Ama's Secret
shocking pink
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When I look into the
MIRROR OF ERISED
all that I see is
YOU
*wink*
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07-12-2009, 10:50 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff seem to be making little progress as each team's push of their stone reverses the other team's movement. Perhaps one of them can figure a way to score here?
OOC: An error has been brought to my attention. I had asked specifically for 'magical plants' in the previous question and 'Fluxweed' is technically a mundane plant with magical uses, not a magical plant. The previous question will be awarded to Hufflepuff. Sorry for the confusion! Quote: Round 4 Score
Question 1: Draw
Question 2: Hufflepuff
Question 3: Ravenclaw
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 2 rounds (1,3)
Ravenclaw - 1 round (2)
Quote:
Round 4: Question 4
Subject: Care of Magical Creatures
Level: Difficult
Which two foreign countries have been repeatedly fined by the International Confederation of Wizards for contravening Clause 73 of the International Code of Wizarding Secrecy?
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07-12-2009, 11:07 PM
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| | Granian
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scotland, UK
Posts: 21,308
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Elijah Wilde
Graduated | Farmer Carter | | Ama's Secret
Tibet and Scotland
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When I look into the
MIRROR OF ERISED
all that I see is
YOU
*wink*
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07-12-2009, 11:16 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Hufflepuff takes no prisoners as they, with great force, smash their gold stone into a solitary grey stone and send it flying outside the circle! Hufflepuff wins a point! Quote: Round 4 Score
Question 1: Draw
Question 2: Hufflepuff
Question 3: Ravenclaw
Question 4: Hufflepuff
Round Winner = Hufflepuff
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 3 rounds (1,3,4)
Ravenclaw - 1 round (2)
Quote:
Round 5: Question 1
Subject: Divination
Level: Easy
Which category of divination is concerned with garnering messages about our future though interpreting animal behaviours?
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07-12-2009, 11:20 PM
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| | Granian
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scotland, UK
Posts: 21,308
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Elijah Wilde
Graduated | Farmer Carter | | Ama's Secret
Zoomancy
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When I look into the
MIRROR OF ERISED
all that I see is
YOU
*wink*
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07-16-2009, 10:52 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Watch out Eagles! Those Badgers are rabid! With tenacity, Hufflepuff is aiming their golden gobstones at the grey, smashing them about the circle! Quote: Round 5 Score
Question 1: Hufflepuff
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 3 rounds (1,3,4)
Ravenclaw - 1 round (2)
Quote:
Round 5: Question 2
Subject: Charms
Level: Difficult
Give four examples of conjuring spells AND what each conjures.
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07-16-2009, 11:01 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: EST (GMT -5)
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Finnlay 'Finn' Cameron Muir
Fifth Year x5
| Ravenpuff | Cap'n Crunch | Bedtime Queen | O Minion, My Minion
Aguamenti- conjures a jet of water
Avis- conjures a bird(s)
Bubblehead Charm- conjures a bubble of water around one's head
Serpensortia- conjures a snake
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07-16-2009, 11:23 PM
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| | Mackled Malaclaw
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: under the bed
Posts: 11,083
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amanda Lee Hauthbert
First Year | |Nevilles Nerdy Girl|Auntie Chloees Niecey Kassie| |Penguins<3|Oh, It Is Love|
Aguamenti - conjures water
Avis - conjures a flock of small birds
Ferula - conjures a wooden rod
Orchideous - conjures a bouquet of flowers
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Are There Cookies Involved?
I Hope So!
I Really Really Really Love Cookies!
And Pie!
Is There Pie??
Please Say Yes!
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07-18-2009, 12:35 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Hufflepuff rolls their stone from within the circle, but misses their target and rolls their own golden gobstone out of play. Ravenclaw gives their stone a push and knocks a grey stone threateningly close to the line, but they just can't eke it out quite yet. Quote: Round 5 Score
Question 1: Hufflepuff
Question 2: Ravenclaw
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 3 rounds (1,3,4)
Ravenclaw - 1 round (2)
Quote:
Round 5: Question 3
Subject: Defense Against the Dark Arts
Level: Medium
What is the most effective form of storing and drawing your wand?
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07-18-2009, 12:41 PM
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| | Demiguise
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton
Posts: 24,242
Hogwarts RPG Name:
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Ravenclaw
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Ronnie Thurkell
Gryffindor Seventh Year
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| lives in a hobbit hole || Ern and Touz's Nuzzle || roflysst || looking at a seed packet
A Wand Holster (wrist holster is generally best but it depends on personal preference as to which type)
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love is like a letter wrote :: and life is like an envelope
be careful who you give it to :: they might not give it back to you | |
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07-18-2009, 03:10 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Ravenclaw takes aim and smashes a lone grey gobstone way outside the circle. Eagles win the round! Quote: Round 5 Score
Question 1: Hufflepuff
Question 2: Ravenclaw
Question 3: Ravenclaw
Round Winner = Ravenclaw
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 3 rounds (1,3,4)
Ravenclaw - 2 rounds (2,5)
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Round 6: Question 1
Subject: Arithmancy
Level: Medium
The 0 Challenge is also know as what?
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07-18-2009, 03:14 PM
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| | Quintaped
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in my head [GMT-6]
Posts: 58,904
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia Adara
Graduated
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Emma Montmorency (#301199)
Hufflepuff Fifth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kartik Ishaan Joshi (#3112da)
Ravenclaw Sixth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kara Walsh (#aa1506)
Gryffindor First Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Tiffany Rose
Slytherin Third Year
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| YesJess! | Captain Goggles | Mama Badger | Eva's Soul Sister | An OG™ | It's all in the Numbers
The Zero challenge also is called the Cipher Challenge (it stands for all or nothing)
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07-19-2009, 01:43 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
This match just keeps going back and forth! Badgers aim their gobstone at a pair of grey stones near the center of the circle, hit both and send them each in opposite directions. So close to knocking them both out! Quote: Round 6 Score
Question 1: Hufflepuff
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 3 rounds (1,3,4)
Ravenclaw - 2 rounds (2,5)
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07-19-2009, 02:38 PM
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| | Demiguise
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton
Posts: 24,242
Hogwarts RPG Name:
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Ravenclaw
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Ronnie Thurkell
Gryffindor Seventh Year
x12 x12
| lives in a hobbit hole || Ern and Touz's Nuzzle || roflysst || looking at a seed packet
Gobstones (GOBSTONZ)
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07-19-2009, 05:07 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Ravenclaw returns Hufflepuff's shot with perfect force and direction, almost bumping one of the grey stones outside of the circle. Next team to tap that stone will likely win the round! Quote: Round 6 Score
Question 1: Hufflepuff
Question 2: Ravenclaw
Quote: Match Score
Hufflepuff - 3 rounds (1,3,4)
Ravenclaw - 2 rounds (2,5)
Quote:
Round 6: Question 3
Subject: Flying/Qudditch
Level: Easy
Who selects Quidditch referrees in Britain? (Be specific.)
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