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MadAlice · 02-04-2024, 12:33 AM

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"Yes please..." her eyes lighting up with delight, as she took two from the handkerchief. Hoping she didn't mind. "Thank you."

Well, Hope thought, if she didn't do well on the quiz, at least she'd had a chance to brighten someone's day. "Help yourself, then. I always carry a little food in my pockets, in case something happens and you really need it, you know?"

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The next question though. She didn't recall the names of inventors, but she did know colours. Gold in colour and difficult to brew. "That's gotta be liquid luck ... no? Do we need the actual name?" It was Felix something or other. Note to self: next time accidentally stumble into a quiz game, bring biscuits.

"Oh, yes! It's called Felix....Felix..." Hope stopped talking and took a deep breath to calm down and think. And just like magic, it came to her once she was calmer. "Felix Felicis," she said, and she knew it was right. She reached over to press on their buzzer and repeated, "What is Felix Felicis?"

MadMadamMalfoy · 02-04-2024, 03:44 AM

Norman's bluish-green eyes scanned the Great Hall as he waited for the students to buzz in. He looked at his watch again; they were almost out of time. After a few answers had come in, he revealed the correct answer, “The correct is, ’What is Felix Felicis?’ I'll also accept ’What is Liquid Luck?’”

One more time, he tapped the grid to his right with his wand. The fifth square in the third column. ”Now for our final question of the game: ‘Facts and Figures for 1000. ’This eighteenth century British Minister of Magic was responsible for the creation of Azkaban prison.’

OOC: We'll have 16-22 HOURS for this question and move on to the prize selection tomorrow. Thanks for playing!

FearlessLeader19 · 02-04-2024, 05:19 PM

No group or individual made it in time to ring in to that but had Ary’s group, they would have been correct with a Felix Felicis answer. He quickly put that behind him and instead focused on the next question. It was one that required him to think for a long time. “Er,’’ he began with a frown. “Was it that Diggory guy? Eldritch Diggory? I know he had something to say about using Dementors to guard Azkaban?” Ary frowned deeply. “No, wait. Azkaban was created before his reign. I think.” Yep, he was having a difficult time recalling what little he knew on British Ministers of Magic. “There was also some dude named Damocles Rowle, he was vocal on the topic as -” The guy snapped his fingers. “I know which one!” He was one hundred percent sure because just last year, Dynah was tasked with writing an essay on Dementors for homework and being the ever helpful little brother, Ary had assisted her with the research; even provided snacks {which came from the elves} while they worked.

The second year buzzed in. “Who is Damocles Rowle?”

*PhoenixRising* · 02-05-2024, 07:13 AM

That was smart, Emma decided. If nothing else today she learned she should probably try to be a little more prepared. Fortunately though she was correct in thinking about it being liquid luck and it seemed that answer would have been acceptable, though Hope buzzed in just in time with the actual name. Excellent team they were making.

And it seemed there was one final question. Although in true jeopardy wasn't the last question one that they made a wager for? Oh well, time to put on her history of magic hat because the question was about the British Ministers from a long time ago. "Nurmengard ... no wait...that's a place..." She glanced over at Ary's team when she heard their buzzer. Think, Emma. "It wasn't the Diggory guy. He wanted to get rid of Azkaban and have something else ... I don't think it was Parkinson ....although he was the same timeframe. Who was the guy before Parkinson? I think maybe there was someone else ...." She was actually impressed with herself for remembering two of the ministers from that time period.

MadMadamMalfoy · 02-05-2024, 03:22 PM

Norman waited, watching the students as they conferred amongst their teammates. This was one of the more difficult questions, he knew. It came as no surprise when fewer students buzzed in this time around. After allowing a few moments for the students to answer, he addressed the group again, “The correct answer is, ‘Who is Damocles Rowle?’”

He rose from the headmaster’s chair, standing beside the glass cabinet. With a flick of his wand, he unlocked the cabinet and opened the door. “That’s the game! Excellent effort, everyone!,” he said. “Take a few minutes to tally your scores and decide which prizes you want. There are four prize levels. Level one prizes on the bottom shelf are worth 200 points each-” He gestured toward the shelf full of school supplies. “Level two prizes on the second shelf are worth 500 points -” He gestured to the shelf above, this one packed with candy. “Level three prizes on the third shelf are worth 1000 points -” He indicated the next shelf up, which was full of creature plushes. “And level four prizes on the top shelf are worth 1500 points each.” He gestured toward the top shelf full of games.

“When you’ve decided what you want, come to the front to claim your prizes,” Norman said. He shot a sidelong glance at Dhruv, as if to ask if his colleague wanted to help hand out the prizes.

OOC: Thanks for playing, everyone!

The game is officially finished; now it’s time for the teams to pick prizes. Please put your team’s final score in the title of your post when claiming your prize(s). The prize levels are as follows:

Level 1 (school supplies) - 200 points each
Level 2 (candy) - 500 points each
Level 3 (creature plushes) - 1000 points each
Level 4 (games) - 1500 points each

Pics of each prize level are in the top post of the thread. You may make up which prizes your character sees in the cabinet, as long as they fit into the categories listed (e.g. no wizards chess set on the Level 1 shelf, etc.) You have 48-72 HOURS to claim prizes!

Point totals apply to each person on the team. Example: if a team of 3 earns 1800 points, each member can use 1800 points rather than dividing the points 3 ways for 600ppints per person.

FearlessLeader19 · 02-06-2024, 12:26 AM

Yes, Dhruv was quite ready to help handing out those prizes. They rose from their chair, and as they did so, shot Ean a questioning look. Did the Charms professor want to join them or…? Either way, they were now heading over to Norman’s glass cabinet. Sure, they knew what the Transfiguration professor had offered up as prizes but excuse them as they cast a proper gaze over them all. “I approve of your prize options, Norman. Do I get anything for helping out?” Dhruv was joking, of course.

“That’s… three thousand, six hundred points,’’ Ary told his team mates after doing the math and double checking it. He was quite impressed with the total they had put up. “So what do you two want? I’m thinking a Gobstones set maybe… for Dy.” His sister would love that even though she already had a set, he knew it. So yes, he was going to get that Hufflepuff another Gobstone set; it would also serve as a display of his belief that she could be a champion player like their dad someday.

*Kolyander* · 02-06-2024, 02:34 PM

Bummer! Their team hadn't managed to buzz in an answer for one of the questions and lost out on some serious points. She couldn't be too upset however had they gotten it, she actually would've been correct. It was a pretty tough question too. So she was proud of herself for at least knowing the answer and now it was something she was going to remember.

What mattered even more was that Ary knew the answer to the next and final question! This of course earned him the brightest of smiles and a squeeze of the hand. "You got another one!" Her bestie was brilliant! "That's a lot. I didn't think we had that much." They had gotten nearly every question though so it made sense they had a good amount of points.

Prizes? Ermmmm... Bryony grinned widely at Aryan's choice. The way he constantly thought of others warmed her heart. "She's gonna love that, Ary." Dy would be thrilled with another setof Gobstones even if she didn't use this one. Bry thought it was a lovely gesture to his big sister to show how much he supported her. "I'm kinda thinking about that one.. we can share if you wants ta." The small blonde was clearly pointing at none other than the hippogriff stuffie. Falkor needed a friend up on her bed in the dorm room."What about you, Emmie?" What had caught her eye?

MadAlice · 02-06-2024, 09:05 PM

Hope went over to the prize shelves to look more closely, especially at the creature plushies. They were beautiful! And looked so soft. Hope had never really had a real, store-bought toy like this before; all her dolls and such were homemade by one of her family (though she did love them nevertheless). But she really wanted a stuffed phoenix...Then her eyes strayed to the next shelf, with all the games. A Wizarding chess set! They were very impressive-looking. But Hope also noticed the other games--her brothers and sisters would enjoy playing one of those very much during the cold winter evenings. Hope could picture it in her mind...

Then she remembered --she wasn't sure she even wanted to go home after she left school. Maybe she wanted to be a sophisticated young lady in the greater Wizarding world, instead of stuck in a pokey little isolated village. Oh bother! She was only 14 years old, how could she be expected to know what she would do so far in the future? And she did love her family. But the games were 1500 points, and she only had 2000, so she couldn't get a plushie and a game both. In the end, though she looked a little longingly at the stuffed phoenix, Hope decided to get the Exploding Snap game.

That was 1000 points, so she had 1000 left. Hmmm...those school supplies were attractive. All those quills and different colors of ink. Hope would have liked to have gotten one of each color, but in the end she picked a blue quill and a bottle of blue ink, to show a little Ravenclaw pride (she'd never felt smart enough to be a Ravenclaw, but she had answered a lot of the questions right today, so who knew? Maybe she'd grow into it by seventh year). So, that was 200 for the pen and 200 more for the ink, and that made 1900 points. She had 100 left, but none of the prizes were 100, so she turned to her partner, Hope. "Do you want to use my last 100 points?"

MadMadamMalfoy · 02-10-2024, 03:02 PM

Dhruv's joke got a soft chuckle from Norman. ”Maybe… if there's anything left,” he replied, likewise joking, although truthfully he wouldn't mind sharing with his colleagues. He had no use for most of these prizes himself. ”Glad you approve!”

He stood by the glass cabinet, handing out prizes to each student as they approached, starting with Atreyu-Rehman's gobstones set. [B]”Congratulations, Mr. Atreyu-Rehman. This was well-earned,” he said. “You too, Miss Paton.”

As he handed Paton the hippogriff plush, he noticed Archard eyeing the phoenix on the same shelf. He was mildly surprised when she chose the Exploding Snap game and some school supplies instead, though he didn't show it. ”There you are, Miss Acrhard,” he said as he gave her the game, blue quill, and blue ink she requested. The color choice got a knowing smile from him; he understood Ravenclaw pride. ”Congratulations on a game well played!"

Making a quick mental note to keep that phoenix and the other leftover plushies for another activity, he looked out at the group once more, searching for any stragglers. ”Last call for prize selection!” he called. ”Once you have your prizes, you're free to go. Great game, everyone! Enjoy your weekend!”

OOC: Sorry for the delay… rl threw me a curveball the past 2 days.

If you haven't had a chance to post, you may headcanon your character's prize selection. I'll leave the thread open for another 12-24 HOURS for those who want to post their character leaving and/or picking prizes. Thanks for playing!

*PhoenixRising* · 02-10-2024, 03:45 PM

That last question ....... Emma just stared in shock ... Yea, she definitely didn't know or remember that one. But she was still impressed with their final total of 2000 points and it seemed like they got some cool prizes to choose from, as Hope went for an exploding snap game and two of the school supplies, before offering her the remaining 100 points. She wasn't sure if things would add up for her to pick out something with 2100 points since it didn't seem like things really added up that way. But maybe she could ... actually, if her math was correct she could one level three prize, one candy, and three things from the school supply. Maybe she'd give an extra thing to Hope, since she'd given her some extra points.

She could also do one of the games and three things from level one. Did she need another plushie? At twelve years old, the wizard chess or exploding snap game sounded cool and all and maybe she'd make more friends ~~cause one could always use more friends~~. But maybe she could also share the exploding snap game with Hope, and switch back and forth with ownership of that and one of the plushies ... Although Hope was a Ravenclaw and maybe it would be complicated to share games and stuffies with someone way in the towers. She should get what she wanted. "One stuffed unicorn..." she was tempted by the stuffed snake, but went for unicorn instead. Because well, unicorns were just like cool and all. "A box of fizzing whizzbees. A quill and some pink ink...." She looked towards Hope. "Do you want to get another color of the ink or maybe one of these journals?"

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