About The Leapin' Leprechauns Duel, Rules & Prize list Options

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Project Ferret is at it again with an exciting new collaborative writing challenge, running from Febraury 28 to March 19!

SUBMISSION TIME HAS BEEN EXTENDED!
SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL MARCH 24TH!
POLLING THROUGH MARCH 26TH!



February 29th is a special day in the Muggle world. Things normally out of bounds are acceptable (it is Sadie Hawkins Day afterall!). Similar things are afoot at Hogwarts! On Magical Leap Year, any doorway or small passageway in Hogwarts could become a portal to another place for a brief period. One could find oneself a room or even a town away from where one wants to be. Going through the door to the Transfiguration classroom could land you in the middle of Professor Snape's private store room. Walk into Zonko's Joke Shop and you could suddenly find yourself at Madam Malkin's in Diagon Alley.


The Leapin' Leprechauns Fan Fiction Challenge is a 3 week long, 3 round collaborative story about what happens when 6th year Harry and friends encounter Magical Leap Year at Hogwarts.

Writers have 5 days each week to write, edit (you may use a beta reader) and submit a piece, following missions (with special requirements and fun things like the required use of certain words, spells and objects) outlined at the beginning of each round. The winning submission for round 1 (as voted by other Project Ferret members) becomes the first chapter of the story, and the round 2 mission will pick up where round 1 left off, and so on. There will be prizes awarded to each weekly winning writer and a Grand Prize will go to the overall favorite submission from all 3 rounds.

The Schedule:
Sat Morning Feb 28 - Round 1 Mission up, subs open
Wed. Night (Nearing midnight) Mar. 3 - Subs close
Thurs. Morning (After midnight) Mar. 4 - Round 1 Polls open
Fri. Night (Nearing Midnight) Mar 5. - Polls close

Sat. Morning Mar. 6 - winner posted, 2nd Mission up, subs open
Wed. Night Mar. 10 - Subs close
Thurs. Morning Mar. 11 - Round 2 Polls open
Fri. night Mar. 12 - Polls close

Sat. Morning Mar. 13 - winner posted, 3rd Mission up, subs open
Attack of the Leprechans!
Times have been extended!
Wed. Night Mar. 24 - Subs close
Thurs. Morning Mar. 25 - Polls open for Round 3 and Grand Prize
Fri. night Mar. 26 - Polls close
Sat Morning Mar. 27 - winners posted

edited 3/16/04 McG's Cat

You may also view the schedule on our Project Ferret Calendar

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~~~ THE PRIZE LIST ~~~

Sponsored by The Department for Regulation & Control of Magical Creatures

The submission receiving the most votes in each round wins:



Any round where at least "9 - 3/4" submissions are posted:



March 18th & 19th members vote for their
overall favorite submission FROM ALL ROUNDS!
The overall favorite wins their choice of



Grand Prize Choice #1 : Lend a touch of myth and magic to your Muggle surroundings with your very own snowy owl, just like some you might find at Eeylops Owl Emporium! Handpainted resin casting. 4-1/2" high x 7" wide. Easily attaches to computer monitors, window or door frames, almost anywhere (with self-adhering tape that's included).




Grand Prize Choice #2 : A "must have" for the well-appointed wizard or witch, for perambulating Professors, strolling students, ambling authors, and other wayside wanderers. The sepentine dragon on the head is cast in antiqued, pewter-finished resin. The shaft is black lacquered hardwood terminating in a rubber-tipped ferrule. 40" long.




Grand Prize Choice #3: You won't be able to spend this in Diagon Alley unless you get it exchanged at Gringotts first. This muggle money is One Crown legal tender issued by the Isle of Man to Honor Harry Potter, and is sealed inside the official Harry Potter packaging you see above. This particular coin is called "Harry and Ron return to the burrow" and is one in the series by Pobjoy Mint, Ltd.

The writer of the overall favorite Wizarding Wheezes Submission (parody) will win something special from the Department Of Mysteries.

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The Complete Leapin' Leprechaun Duel Rules (subject to change at any time):

1. ELIGIBILITY: You must be a full member to participate. New members must familiarize themselves with the Project Ferret General Rules & Guidelines and fulfill the usual requirements to get full membership status. (See the How To Join Topic in "About Project Ferret" for details.)

2. HOW TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY: Submissions must be posted in the topic containing the Mission for each round. Please follow the mission requirements. Submissions that are a bit off-mission will not be eliminated from the polls, but they will get fewer votes than those that have all the required elements. Members may submit up to 3 entries per round, but they must be significantly different from one another. Duplicate posts will be deleted (the most recent will remain). All submissions must be in prose, past tense and from the view point of a character of your choosing. All submissions must have a title, as this is what identifies a submission in the polls - member names will not be on the poll choices.

3. PROOF READ YOUR WORK: Please proof read your entry before posting. Writers may use a beta reader to proof their entries. Once you have posted your submission, you may continue to edit it until the topic closes at the end of the submission period. Once the submission topic is closed, all subs will be considered finished and voting will begin.

4. PARODY SUBMISSIONS: Our members have a history of really enjoying reading/writing Parody works. Parody submissions will only be accepted in the Wizarding Wheezes Topic for the duration of the contest. These entries will not be voted on weekly, win weekly prizes or become part of the story. Writers may submit for any round mission at any time, and their only real requirement is that they be based (however loosely) on the story being created by this contest, however, the winning submission may garner additional favor from the Department of Mysteries by following the weekly mission and deadline for which it was written. Members may submit as many Wheezes as they want, but each must be significantly different from the authors' other submissions. Duplicate posts will be deleted (the most recent will remain). During the polling period for the final round, members will be able to vote on their overall favorite Wheezes submission. The overall favorite Wheeze will WIN A PRIZE sponsored by the Department of Mysteries. (Don't ask what it is - the DoM is being very tight-lipped about this.) Wheezes submissions may be in prose, poetry, song lyric or movie script format, but they must also be in English.

5. VOTING: Polls will be set up for 2 days following the closing of the submission periods (Thursday and Friday of each week during the Duel). Voters are encouraged to re-read all the submissions before casting their votes for the round favorite. There is no rating system - voters will pick one submission as their favorite for the round. The entry with the most votes will be installed as part of the Leapin' Leprechauns story. Voters will not see the current poll results until after casting a vote. Choosing to see the results before casting a vote will nullify your chance to vote. Posting current results from an open poll is prohibited. Any posts containing open poll results will be deleted immediately. The winner each week will win the Weekly Writers' Prize. In the 3rd and final round, there will be three polls: The 3rd round Weekly poll for the 3rd installment of the Leapin' Leprechauns Story, the Grand Prize Poll for the overall favorite submission from the three weekly rounds, and the Wizarding Wheezes poll for the favorite parody.

6. TIEBREAKING: If there is a tie at the end of any polling period, one day of polling will be added to choose the winner and the rest of the Duel will be conducted on an altered schedule.

7. DISCUSSION: Each round will have its own discussion topic, where members can offer pats on the back and constructive criticism to the writers. As always, inflammatory remarks are prohibited. Keep it contructive and kind. Writers are reminded that these discussions are meant to be friendly, and to expect comments on their work. If you feel you've been treated unfairly - resolve any issues with another member using our Private Messaging system.

As always, the Project Ferret General Rules & Guidelines apply. If you're not sure what they are, you may find them HERE.