The Tri-Ferret Tournament Options

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Project Ferret’s Tri-Ferret Tournament

It’s Harry Potter’s fourth year at Hogwarts, and Dumbledore has just announced that the fabulous Tri-Wizard Tournament is about to commence!

However, this is the Tri-Wizard Tournament as it was meant to be!

• Bertha Jorkins was never caught and questioned by Voldemort and Peter; Bartemius Crouch, Jr. never rejoined his master.
• The Mad-Eye Moody teaching at Hogwarts is the REAL Mad-Eye Moody.
• Harry’s name had never been put into or chosen by the Goblet.
• Cedric, Fleur and Viktor are the champions; the only champions.
• Harry gets to spend a perfectly normal school year except for watching others battle monsters and solve puzzles to win… or does he?

Even without the threat of Voldemort’s rebirth, chaos and turmoil reign:

• Ludo Bagman is illegally trying to skew the results of the contest to win bets.
• Madam Maxime, Karkaroff and even some of the Hogwarts staff are giving their champions illegal help to ensure their winning.

Are their attempts to skew the results of the contest successful? Do the champions stay on the straight and narrow or do they let the temptation of the prize and the easy access to inside information get the better of them?


Instructions for The First Task:


Choosing your Dragon

There are a dozen different points of view and ideas from this scenario. Each one is hidden behind an icon. These icons are scattered about the board. They look like this:

• Once you find an icon, click on it to receive your mission. Your mission will be unique and will tell you exactly the things your story must be about.
• Each mission can only be chosen by one ferret. If you find an icon after another ferret, you will be informed that it has already been claimed, and sent to search further. (Have no fear, there are plenty of missions to go around!)
• Once you have clicked an icon, its mission is allocated to you and recorded, and you may not choose another. If you try clicking another icon, it will tell you that you’ve already been given your mission.
• Missions are of equal difficulty.
• Depending on your mission, you could be writing from the point of view of one of the champions, a teacher, one of the students, or even Voldemort!
• Even the Champions' first task varies from mission to mission!

Regardless of which mission you find – there are a few requirements for ALL missions:

• Your submissions must be between 1000 and 3000 words.
• They must conform to the scenario above.
• The Project Ferret Rules & Guidelines must be followed at all times. Remember that we are an all-ages site and do no allow content with a Rating higher than K+. (See the Guide at fictionratings.com.)
• You must leave your story open. Do not finish it! The Second Task relies on it.
• Posted at the END of their story, you must include the EXACT, original mission.
• Required Objects MUST be clearly highlighted by use of bolding through the text of the story. For those unfamiliar with BB Code, to bold text, use the following:

CODE

[B]--your text--[/b]

** A note on Required Objects:
Every scavenger mission contains a list of three objects. These need to be incorporated in the story; either mentioned in dialogue or have an important spot in the plot. Believe it or not, people have managed to write serious stories revolving on things as mundane as a tube of toothpaste.
As said above, when these objects are mentioned the first time, they must be in bold text.


About Voting and Rating Submissions

The Project Ferret Voting Booth allows members to read submissions and give them a rating between 1 – 10 Ferret Points. The ratings are given anonymously, and members may only view their average Ferret Point ratings (not the ratings given by each voter). Members may also leave comments for the writer on their submissions. Comments are not anonymous. Remember to be kind and constructive.

When giving ratings, be FAIR. Don’t rate a piece low because you’re afraid to lose, yourself. A good way to keep track of how you’re rating is to use a score card like this:

Score Card

__ Ferret Points for following the common mission (The info given in the TFT Thread’s 1st post)
__ Ferret Points for following the writer’s unique mission (The mission listed at the bottom of the submission)
__ Ferret Points for technical (grammar, spelling, punctuation)
__ Ferret Points for overall creativity
__ Ferret Points for characterization (adherence to character canon)
_________________
Total out of 10 maximum Ferret Points

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

The submission with the highest average Ferret Point rating wins the Task.

Writers will accumulate the Ferret Points from the entire contest. (Your points from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd tasks will be added together).

You don't need to win the round to earn your points. Even if your submission places lower than others, those points will be added to your total.

At the end of the contest, the Grand Prize will go to the member who earned the most Ferret Points.


The Tri-Ferret Tournament Schedule

Sat. Oct. 29 - The First Task Begins
Wed. Nov. 8 - Thurs. Nov. 9 = Voting Only

Fri. Nov. 11 - The Second Task Begins
Sat. Nov. 19 - Sun. Nov. 20 = Voting Only

Mon. Nov. 21 - The Third Task Begins
Tues. Nov. 29 - Wed. Nov. 30 = Voting Only

At the end of Wed. Nov. 30, the 3rd Task and Grand Prize winners will be announced.

Prizes will all be sent out via muggle post after the contest has ended.

Details coming soon to this topic.

Ask questions about this contest by replying to this topic.

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Important Notice!

Due to someone, undoubtedly influenced by Peeves, having passed out misinformation as to the exact deadline for submissions to be in for Round One of the duel,

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Admissions will be accepted until 11:58¾ pm on Tuesday November 8th, 2005.


Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.


If you have any complaints, comments, or suggestions, resulting from this breach of consistancy, please write these out in triplicate, using green ink and a #2 quill, and deposit them on the desk of Percy Weatherby, Esq., third door on the left, Department of International Magical Coorperation.