Round Two ~ Future Ferret Challenges Options

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In order to maintain high-quality posts and stories, Project Ferret does have some entrance standards. Everyone who joins needs to be able to write English well, including correct mechanics, syntax, and word usage.

While Potterverse members are visiting our Project Ferret, they will write a submission for any one of the following "Future Ferret" Challenges. All submissions must have a unique title and be posted in this topic.



Mission Choice #1: The Snoopy Ginny Challenge

You are Ginny Weasley, at home at The Burrow. You sneak into your twin brothers' room (in spite of them having put blocking spells on the door; you're a pretty clever little witch after all). Describe what you see and what happens because of this. Aim for about 500 words, please.



Mission Choice #2: Animagi Challenge

Describe a day (or part of it) in the life of any one of the characters we know to be animagi, as they would experience it in their animal form. Your submission should be at least 500 words.



Mission Choice #3: Colin's Photo Challenge

Colin Creevey is hot in pursuit of a great picture for the school paper. Describe him trying to get the picture, the picture he eventually takes, and its significance. Remember the reporter's golden rule: Who, What, When, Where, Why, & How. Aim for about 500 words, please.



Mission Choice #4: The Quibbler Challenge

The Quibbler has a blaring headline that has all of Hogwarts murmuring as soon as the owl post arrives during breakfast. What is the headline? Write at least two paragraphs of the reported story, and then have two or more characters of your choice discuss it. Your submission should be at least 500 words.



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. You must choose one of the above missions for each submission. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday December 1st.

The Voting Booth for Round 2 will open on Sunday, November 7th. Click this text to go there.

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

When you post, you'll see a button (up by the "code" and "list" buttons) that says "blank character form." If you press that button, the form will appear in your post. Just edit in your character's details and put the body of your text in the middle. If you've chosen not to use a signature for your character, delete that part of the form.

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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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF HARRY POTTER

Harry Potter, the handsomest Hero currently, Heartthrob of thousands of teenage Witches has recently registered for his newest Ability! Adding to his incredible list of abilities, including Quiditch, Parseltongue, Dark Arts, and of course, not Dieing, the Green-Eyed Wunderkind is now also an ANIMAGUS!

This reporter will take you on a day in the life of the Fantabulous Mr. Potter, as he discovers his brand new talent!

It was a cold winter’s day as we started, and this reporter was brought into Hogwarts by none other than the Six Time Winner of Witch Weekly’s Most Intimidating Glower Award: Severus Otto Snape.

When asked what HE thought of the Messy-Haired Wizard’s newest accomplishment, Professor Snape merely said ‘no comment,’ which really DOES point out what everybody has been saying lately, namely, that Professor Snape is REALLY Harry Potters fourth cousin, though he’s tragically not permitted to show it, due to his precarious position.

Meeting the Boy-Who-Lived-and-Kept-On-Living in the Great Hall, I asked the following questions:

Rita Skeeter: How do you feel, knowing that you’re the first Animagus registered at your age for centuries?

Harry Potter: It’s not that big of a thing for me, really. I know other people have managed far better and far more important things at my age. It’s not important.

Rita Skeeter: How do you feel, when you transform?

Harry Potter: Like a cardigan turned inside out, actually.

Rita Skeeter: How about your animal form. Surprised? Concerned? Elated? Tell us how you feel.

Harry Potter: What I expected, really. A Stag, just like my da- I mean just like my Patronus.

Rita Skeeter: Ah, yes, Harry, love. Your Patronus- which is absolutely FANTASTIC magic at your age. Most Witches and Wizards can’t produce a Corporal one even after years of study. Tell us about this. How you struggled with this ability to prove your nay-sayers wrong!

Harry Potter: It wasn’t a matter of trying to prove anything. It was a matter of necessity. Either I learned to bash the Dementors, or they’d suck out my soul.

Rita Skeeter: Yes, simply HORRIFIC oversight on Headmaster Dumbledore’s part to allow those wretched things anywhere NEAR out Boy-Wonder!

Harry Potter: It wasn’t HIS fault, it was-

Out interview concluded, we went on to his Transfiguration Classroom, where his teacher Professor McMonnamonnagallga was waiting for us.

After a quick private word between the two, Harry Potter was ready to perform for the assorted Ministry Officials present.

The Bespectacled-Teen did himself proud, turning into an absobloominglutely magnificent Stag! The Ministry Officials were wowed, to put it quite plainly.

To conclude the day, the Boy Hero had to sign several documents, and received his license.

Now, this Reporter feels it necessary to point out that if Harry Potter isn’t shielded from learning such potentially dangerous and horrific Magic as the Animagus Transformation and the Patronus Charm, what are less regarded students being taught?

Albus Dumbledore must know that he cannot go on transforming our children into Monsters to Fight against the Ministry we worked SO hard to set up and protect. Albus Dumbledore has continuously shown no regard to ministry law, procedure or even the school bored. It is this reporter’s opinion that Ablus Dumbledore by removed from power immediately. This cannot go on!




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