Round Three - The Magic Box, Collaborative Fan Fiction Options

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A Magic Box has been left on the head table in the Great Hall. One by one, characters pick up the box, speculate on its contents and leave it in another location. It's clearly marked "Wizard's Box", so we know the space inside is magical and could hold just about anything. None of the characters who find the box can open it, though they will each try more than once. No charm or key works, so we never really find out what it holds inside.

• Describe finding the box in the location in which it was left in the previous post.
  
  
• What does the character(s) think or hope is inside?
  
  
• How does he/she try to open it? (Try a couple of new attempts beyond the easy choices.)
  
  
• Give the box away or leave it somewhere for another character(s) to find.

Each submission in this challenge must follow the previous one, so that all of them together make one continuing story. Please do not end your submission in such a way that it is impossible for another writer to find the Magic Box and continue the story.

All submissions must have a unique title and be posted in this topic



Note to ferrets: Remember that you are writing fan fiction as though you are the Floo-Between user you've chosen. This means that if you've chosen Snape, you are writing as though Snape is writing fan fiction, not as though he is a part of the story. Each character may write as many submissions as they wish for this challenge, as long as each submission is significantly different from their others. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday December 1st.

The Voting Booth for Round 3 will open on Sunday, November 14th. Click this text to go there.

Posts which are not prefaced by the Character Form will be deleted.

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Do not edit your submissions for this challenge once they are posted in the Forum.

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When rating submissions, please use the following score card to guide you:

Score Card

__ Ferret Points for following the mission
__ Ferret Points for technical (grammar, spelling are consistent with the author's character)
__ Ferret Points for overall creativity
__ Ferret Points for characterization
__ Ferret Points for adherence to canon
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Total out of 10 maximum Ferret Points

0 = Poor, 1 = Okay/good, 2 = Great

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[timeturner]

Arithmancy_Girl

Pince's Pal
Floo Ferret


Slytherin Strikes Again

Ginny Weasley left the Gryffindor common room intent on getting to the library as early as possible to study for her upcoming History of Magic exam. Her good friend, Hermione Granger, had recommended a book that would be an excellent reference for the essay portion of the test, titled A Guide to Medieval Sorcery. Ginny hoped it was available and had not been recently checked out by another student.

As she stepped through the portrait hole, Ginny noticed the small metal chest sitting on the floor. She looked around wondering who could have left it behind. The tiny box seemed rather old and it appeared to have an engraving on the lid. Stooping to take a closer look, she read the label out loud.

“Wizard’s Box.”

Ginny gingerly shook the box, trying to determine its contents. Not hearing anything, she tried to pry the lid open with her wand. Her wand began to bend from the pressure and threatened to break. Time to try something else, Ginny thought to herself. A Blasting Curse could work, but it could also ruin the box and the contents. The new charm Professor Flitwick had taught her class yesterday would probably be a better spell to try. She aimed her wand at the box lid and murmured the incantation.

“Aperio,” Ginny said slowly, taking care to use the proper swish and flick motion.

The lid still did not budge. She began to wonder if it was some type of joke box. Perhaps, whoever had left it in the corridor was playing a prank on Gryffindor. If her suspicions were correct, it would be dangerous to leave the box here and equally dangerous to continue the attempt to open it. Gryffindor was scheduled to play Quidditch against Slytherin this weekend. Taking out one or more of the Gryffindor players would certainly give Slytherin the advantage they needed to win.

Ginny quickly made a decision. Hurrying down the stairs, she left the box in the entrance of the Dungeons. Surely someone in Slytherin would find it there. If the box was returned to Gryffindor Tower, then she would know for sure it was a prank.


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Aylesworth, Miriam. A Guide to Medieval Sorcery
Goshawk, Miranda. The Standard Book of Spells, Grade Five
Viridian, Vindictus. Curses and Counter-curses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying, and Much, Much More)




I picked it up for some light reading