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Hera · 01-05-2012, 05:36 PM

A section of the lake has been especially set up for a round of Giant Lilypad Jumping. The Victoria Amazonica has been grown especially for the event and have been strategically arranged at the edge of the lake. The water here is relatively shallow, so you do not run the risk of drowning or being dragged beneath the surface by the lakes inhabitants.

Each of the lilypads are numbered, and each of them also have a value assigned to them. These may vary from one point to four points, and the aim of the game is to make it across the lake from the starting position to the finishing line at the opposite end where you jump back onto dry land. Everyone wins a prize, but depending on the number of points you accumulate will determine how good a prize you receive.

Though it may seem easy enough you should tread carefully. The lilypads might be big, and are certainly capable of holding your weight, but they are also slightly slippery and a little springy underfoot. At any rate if you do fall in the late and get wet, then it will be a refreshing wake up call. If this happens, just pull yourself back up and have another crack --even if you are wet.

Be sure to pace yourselves as this task is quite a feat, especially considering the sheer size of these GIANT lilypads. Balance is key. Good luck competitors.

SPOILER!!: Prizes!

The Rules:
This is an RP game, and you are required to RP your character crossing the section of lake by jumping across the lilypads.

You must do this in 11 jumps! 10 jumps onto lilypads and the last one back onto dry land.

You may not use magic to gain an advantage or to disadvantage others.

You may not interfere with anyone else's jumping.

You MUST not exceed 10 lilypads-- this will result in disqualification.

This must be done in 5 RP posts of at least one paragraph in length (about 4 lines).

When jumping onto the lilypads you must state in the RP what number the lily has been assigned (not the value-- only staff members know what the value is)

The lilypads you are jumping to and from MUST be touching, whether they are side by side or diagonal. (See the map provided)

The prizes will be announced at the end of the event.

Most importantly, have fun.

SPOILER!!: Map of the lilypad course!

TakemetotheBurrow · 01-11-2012, 06:00 PM

Ella felt like she was getting the hang of this now and she wanted to keep her momentum going. She looked at lilypad number 23, her next target. She took a deep breath and jumped, landing lightly on the lilypad. No slipping this time. Thank Merlin! Next she was headed for number 27 and then on to number 26. She jumped quickly from pad to pad, feeling that she was finally getting close to her final destination. I don't know how frogs do this all the time! It sure is tiring!

01-11-2012, 06:18 PM

He was on his fourth lilypad contemplating which direction he wanted to go. Standing up slowly he turned around on his lilypad carefully. Finally stopping he was nearly able to just step to the one beside him, making a small jump to Lilypad #14. Now came his next decision, if he went forward again would that be a good idea, that would bring him against the open water. If he fell, he couldn't have any chance at falling onto another lilypad, if he went straight he'd be able to have a chance of at least landing on one.

Risking it he jumped to Lilypad #13. Barely keeping from landing in the water beyond it, he stood steadily on the lilypad turning to jump onto Lilypad #17. Landing in the middle of it he took a deep breath looking towards the last 3.

Tommehbell · 01-11-2012, 07:41 PM

Harlow was shivering from the lake water still clinging to her tiny frame. "Hot chocolate," she said motivating herself to keep going.

She bounced a few times on her lily pad in preparation of the jump. Harlow could feel the pad springing back up to met her. Before she could lose her nerve she jumped and landed neatly on 24.

Harlow threw her hands up, "YES!" She did a little dance she had seen a muggle footballer do when he scored. The pad wobbled and she promptly stopped. She didn't want to end up back in the water.

She got back to the business at hand and bounced again to make the next jump. One bounce, two bounces and then three bounces and she jumped. Harlow landed on 28.

01-11-2012, 07:46 PM

Looking back over his shoulder he saw how far he'd come already, looking forward from his spot on lily pad 17, he saw that lilypad #21 was a little farther, squatting down like a frog again he jumped to that one, grabbing hold of the edges as it swayed back and forth. Ugh, he hated that feeling of it swaying! Rocking back and forth he held on for dear life, desperate not to fall into the lake.

Ok, steady...steady righting himself he jumped to lilypad #25. AHH! He nearly slid off that time his feet now hanging into the water, only his stomach on the lilypad. Pulling himself up he nearly slipped off again. He was soaked, and this certainly wasn't gonna help him in the last 2 jumps!

Jessiqua · 01-11-2012, 10:02 PM

Zhenya was standing on the third Lily pad, when she had decided what number to go to next. She felt extremely shaky on the lily pad, thinking to herself that it wasn't steady. But the worst that would happen would be a nice swim in the lake. Not too bad.

She gathered her nerves, found a little bundle of energy and leaped onto Lily Pad number 8 and her foot slipped from under her. Lucky it was just the one foot and she was able to balance herself with her other foot. That was lucky. Her heart was racing from the near miss, and she had to shake it off. Still have more to go, she thought.

Again, she had to gather her nerves and build up some energy to make the leap. She thought she might try a zig-zag pattern. She leaped and landed on Lily Pad number 11 and was surprised at how steady that landing was.

TakemetotheBurrow · 01-11-2012, 11:18 PM

Ella was almost there! She had only two more lilypads to go and then she could make her leap for land. Though this wasn't an easy activity, Ella was loving the challenge. She was determined to get across without falling into the water. Her next stop, lilypad number 25. This lilypad wasn't too far away so she merely leaped to it like she would leap over a puddle. It was an easy jump and she was thankful. Now on to number 29! Ella was excited to be so close to the end but she didn't want to mess up now. OK El, this is it. You have come so far and if you mess it up now because you're feeling confident that would stink. Take your time. Ella watched the lilypad, it was pretty still and waiting would just make her more nervous. She squatted down like a little frog and jumped.

When she felt her feet land on the lilypad she couldn't help but cry out. "Thank Merlin!" Now to get to the finish line...

Jessiqua · 01-11-2012, 11:25 PM

Zhenya was standing steadily on lily pad number 11, and tried to map out her direction. She couldn't remember the direction she had initially wanted to go, so she decided to just do it at random. She took a leap and landed shakily on another lily pad. It was number 16 and she stood still a while in a steady position. She had to build up her confidence slightly before she decided where to go next. She was just feeling a bit shaky. She felt like she was almost going to fall in, but needed to keep reminding herself that even if that happened it really wouldn't matter. It's just a lake, and there are many people around. Professors as well.

She shrugged, and decided where her next leap was. She landed on lily pad number 20 and took a small breath of relief. That was a good sign! She smiled slightly and tried to think where to go next...

Gabrielle · 01-11-2012, 11:48 PM

Glenn stood at the start, still on the ground. She took at deep breath and jumped, landing on lily pad number 3 she lost her balance for a second and toppled over, though still managing to stay on the lily pad. No early morning bath for her.

She stood up again, knowing only too well the slipperiness of the giant lily pads. Choosing at random she jumped again. She landed more steadily this time, holding out her arms to balance herself she was on lily pad number 8 . This wasn't too bad. She bit her lip and prepared to jump again.

TakemetotheBurrow · 01-11-2012, 11:54 PM

This was it, El had made it on to the last lilypad successfully and now she just needed to jump on to the shore. She was nervous...well, that was an understatement. She knew she wasn't really competing against anyone but she wanted to put on a good show. She was a competitor and liked to complete tasks that were given to her. With her mind focused and her eyes trained on land, Ella backed up a bit and made a jump for it. She landed on the ground, hard. "Ouch!" That's what I get for trying to impress people. While she rubbed her bottom she turned around to see how far she had come. She was proud and would have been smiling if her bum didn't feel like it was going to fall off. Walk it off, superstar...walk it off.

Jessiqua · 01-12-2012, 12:18 AM

Zhenya was on Lily pad number 20, ready to chose where to go next. She still wasn't sure... She decided she might jump across a few so she could change directions; yep that would work!

She leaped onto lily pad number 24 without thinking, and landed extremely well. Maybe that was the trick! She just had to leap without thinking... well now that she had thought about it she was sure it wouldn't be so easy.

She gathered herself by telling herself to stop being so silly. She took another leap and landed on lily pad number 23 which felt like it wasn't going to take her weight - which really wasn't that much. Scared, she quickly leaped across onto the next one, lily pad number 22. She hadn't planned that, but it was just the first escape route from the, possibly, sinking lily pad. She looked next to her and it looked perfectly still and floating nicely on the surface. She shrugged, not knowing why she felt like it would sink.

Two more jumps left and she would be finished! Even though she was having a lot of fun...

01-12-2012, 12:31 AM

Ok...two more jumps and he was out. Jumping to lilypad #29 he ended up being a little too enthusiastic in that jump, because not only did he hit the lilypad he also bounced into the air heading for finish line!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Falling face first into the sand he pushed up spitting sand from his mouth and shaking his hair that now had tons of sand in it as well from landing on it. His face was covered in sand as well as his mouth still felt gritty. Standing up he turned back towards the lily pads. Well...at least that was over. Looking down at his sand covered pants that was now muddy and wet from almost falling off one of the lily pads he decided he really needed a shower before heading to do more activities.

iBeJenn · 01-12-2012, 12:36 AM

Selena stumbled a little as she hopped from her lily pad onto the next one beside it. Looking down at her feet, she saw the number fifteen on it. Wow, how... convenient. Clarke hadn't enjoyed Selena's little slip up and growled. "Hush it, Clarke," Selena said, scolding the little cruppy before she righted herself. Selena waited for her legs to be less shaky as well as the lily pad to stop wobbling before she looked at her destination - the next lily pad, that is.

"Here I go!" Selena exclaimed, jumping from fifteen to nineteen and nearly falling over. Merlin's beard, this was one dangerous game. Selena looked at the other side. Almost there... just a few more hops to go. She wondered which direction she ought to go in next, there were at least three lily pads she could jump on that would help her progress on reaching the other side without falling over. Which wouldn't be fun. At all. Falling... that is.

Jessiqua · 01-12-2012, 12:44 AM

It was her last two jumps, and she was a bit relieved. As fun as it was, it was hard work for her legs, jumping and trying to balance. But the good thing was she hadn't fallen off the lily pads.

She gathered her energy and leaped onto lily pad number 25. Her legs really did slip out from under her this time, and she landed on her back side. It didn't hurt but she felt rather embarrassed. She got up, with more difficult than leaping, and calmed herself. Final leap before finishing, she thought. She looked around and jumped, only half thinking, onto lily pad number 30, and in the same stride, leaped onto the ground. It was solid and her legs buckled underneath her. She didn't fall though. She had finished, without falling into the lake! She was so happy.

HOPEendures · 01-12-2012, 12:55 AM

Here goes nothing. Jezz made another leap and landed on lilypad number 23. How many was she supposed to jump on? Ten? she wasn't going to do any less because that would decrease her points and so far she had managed to jump onto...She turned her back and quickly counted the ones she'd already landed on.

Five lilypads. Well the one she was standing on technically made six. She pushed off again and actually felt herself breaking just a little bit of a sweat, but she had managed to properly land on lilypad 27. The positive side was that she had only fallen...what twice? Sure she was soaked and she smelled like a lilypad but eh, it could be worse.

Making one more leaping bound she managed to land on lilypad 31. Her knees buckled under her from all the jumping and she fell face first on the the lilypad. At the point she didn't care. She just wanted it to end. She want to hop off these lilypads get her point count and relax. Maybe some water and some chocolate...or maybe Kurumi had cookies stored somewhere on her. She stood back up and surveyed the surrounding are to see which last lilypads she'd land on before going to land.

sweetpinkpixie · 01-12-2012, 01:21 AM

Kurumi sort of rolled around on her lilypad as she attempted to pull herself up. The squishyness and waterbed feeling of the nymphaeaceae under her made the process very VERY difficult. "I'm alright, I'm alright," she said, waving to Jezz and whoever was concerned about the flounder Gryffindor. After a few more flops and spills, Kurumi managed to get herself back on her feet and held her hands out to stabilize herself. She crouched down a bit and eyed the lilypads in front of her and looked ahead to try and figure out a general path to follow.

Having decided her next move, Kurumi tip toed towards the edge and stretched her leg across the small gap and onto lilypad number 19, straddling herself between the two for a few moments and swaying back and forth, nearly fell, but was able to successfully land on the desired lilypad. Bending her knees again, Kurumi jumped onto lilypad 23 and then stumbled onto lilypad 22 where she stopped to catch her breath.

Gabrielle · 01-12-2012, 02:54 AM

Glenn balanced and readied herself. She was shaking as she stood on the lily pad, it was so unstable, she was scared it would break and she would fall into the lake. She didn't plan to take a swim with the giant squid today. She lept onto the next lily pad, number 11 holding out her arms to stop herself from falling off. She was now completely surrounded by lily pads. Using her ingenius idea of going at random, Glenn jumped to the next lily pad, number 15.

She landed heavily and slid almost to the edge. She stopped herself from falling in, she pushed her hair out of her eyes and looked around. Everyone seemed to be almost finished, standing at the finish. She could do this!

Hera · 01-12-2012, 05:16 AM

Seren was rather enjoying the event... watching the students jump and flail and fall and slip and shout. Ahhh... it was all in good fun. It wasn't as if they could hit their heads on anything hard, so it was safe enough.

"Hello..... good day....hi there," she greeted some of the students that came to participate.

Clipboard on her lap and quick quotes quill on stand by, Seren continued to watch avidly, wondering if anyone would be unlucky enough to earn a beard. Personally... she wanted a beard, but she doubted the students would.

Tommehbell · 01-12-2012, 05:23 AM

Harlow wobbled on her pad as the other students jumped and splashed about. She wanted to snap at them to hold still, but that would have defeated the purpose of the activity. And Harlow wasn't sure what the proper protocol was for snapping. She would have to ask someone about that. She bounced a few times and jumped to the 32 pad.

She had to take a few forward steps to keep from tumbling back into the lake. Which she was not keen on doing again. Once was enough, thank you very much.

Harlow took another deep breath as she bounced a few times again before launching herself on the 31 pad. She was almost at the end. Just one more pad and then the ground.

This endeavor have seemed fun, but after her dip in the lake Harlow wasn't so sure this was as fun as it was cracked up to be. She bounced a few times and jumped onto the 30 pad.

She was almost to solid ground now.

HOPEendures · 01-12-2012, 05:55 AM

Jezz looked at the last two lilypads in her way. She took a deep breath and pushed off of the one she was on to land on lilypad 30. She fell again as her knees buckled from exhaustion. So much work for such a young person but it was so much fun. She pushed herself up yet again and looked at the last pad between her and land.

With a great push she landed on lilypad 29. She had managed to stay on her two feet this time and was so grateful for that. She wanted nothing more than to push off and land on solid no squishy ground. She took a deep breath and took a running leap off the lilypad and landed on the ground. She collapsed again and give a huge smiled. "I Have completed the Giant Lilypad Jumping station!" She was excited....and just a little drowsy.

Tommehbell · 01-12-2012, 07:00 AM

Harlow could see the ground only a few feet away.

She was almost done.

Harlow took a few bounces on the last pad and launched herself onto the ground. "Nailed it!" she pumped her hands into the air. She was still dripping wet and it was going to be a battle royal with her hair once it dried, but she was on solid ground again. And that was always a good thing.

Gabrielle · 01-12-2012, 09:24 AM

Glenn jumped onto the next lily pad, number 18. She slipped again and fell on her butt.

Argh!

Very graceful Glenn.

She picked herself up. She couldn't wait to be on solid ground again, these lily pads were freaking her out. It seemed every time she fell over, not once could she be a graceful human being and land one?

She jumped again. Landing slightly lighter this time, if you call not falling over and making a fool of herself any better. This lily pad was number 23. Only a couple more jumps till she was done!

tiffyteddy · 01-12-2012, 09:40 AM

Well...it was Tiffany's first time having a chance to jump on lily pads. Not normal ones but giant ones. She was so excited to cross those lovely pads and got on the other side which was the finishing point.

She didn't plan any routine to follow, she decided to jump randomly, wherever she wanted. But anyhow she had to have some simple concepts. "Well I will just get on to lily pad 4 first and then went to the finishing point withi a straight line then,"she thought to herself.

She took her first step. She jumped onto lily pad 4, trying to regain balance and then she jumped on the second one which was lily pad 8. Great that she was not falling into water.

Hermione345 · 01-12-2012, 11:09 AM

Laura was on lilypad 14. This surely was fun!!!! Just like the muggle game she used to play with her cousins. This was one of the favourite games of her sister. If she was alive, she would've surely loved to join in!!. Laura tried not to think about all that.

Pushing those thoughts out of her mind, she made her jump to lilypad 15. Yohooo!! This was fun!!. She then jumped on to lilypad 19.

Gabrielle · 01-13-2012, 12:03 AM

Glenn wobbled on the lily pad. Water was NOT her element, she'd rather stay on the solid ground. C'mon, just a couple more jumps. Breathe.

She sighed and jumped again, landing on lily pad number 26. Not many people seemed to be falling in, and she didn't want to be one of the first ones to do so.

She leapt off her lily pad and landed again, sliding slightly. This lily pad was number 30. So close to ground. She wasn't going to make herself do this again.

GinevraWeasley · 01-13-2012, 01:52 AM

After greeting the Proffesor, Vlimia stood and pondered which lilypad to start with. Number three seemed okay, so she jumped lightly onto it. The lilypad wobbled a little, but held her weight. Looking around, Vlim decided to take a leap to lilypad number eight. Landing with a bit of a splash, she thanked Merlin that this lilypad wasn't too slippery. It was probably dry because not many people had used it, and it was sagging a little! Vlim quickly hopped onto lilypad number twelve, since it was closest. She slipped a bit and fell on her side, but stayed on, with only one shoe getting wet. Vlimia cautiously stood up and took a moment to collect herself. She looked around for a lilypad that didn't seem too slippery.

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