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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Proud_Pureblood

Seeker
Floo Ferret



Harry Potter Blows his Nose

The Great Hall was quiet while students and professors ate their breakfast. Potter, Weasley and the mudblood were sitting at the Gryffindor table, bragging about their adventures. The hoards of Gryffindor idiots stared open-mouthed in mindless adoration while Potter told yet again how he bravely cowered behind a statue while Professor Dumbledore fought his battle for him, allowing him to escape the Dark Lord.

"Oh look," said Granger, master of the obvious. "The mail's arrived. I've been waiting for the new issue of the Quibbler; I solved its last Arithmancy puzzle before any Ravenclaw and all the teachers in the school because I'm so brilliant. I wonder how I can use the next issue to show off."

Weasley smiled proudly at his mudblood girlfriend, then remembered he was poor and didn't deserve a girlfriend and said sadly, "I can't afford to buy my own copy. Can I read yours after you've pointed out how unworthy the rest of us are? I want to see if anyone got a picture of me riding Harry's coat tails as he saved the Wizarding World again."

The owls dropped the mail on the tables and people began murmuring about the Quibbler's headline.

"You've got to be kidding me. Only the Quibbler would make this news," said Draco Malfoy, turning his nose up in disgust.

Professor Snape passed by, pausing to look at the headline and give Draco fifty points for his good taste, then continued on his way to the dungeons to prepare for his first excellent Potions lesson of the day.

Over at the Gryffindor table, Granger was reading out loud for the benefit of the Weasleys, who hadn't been able to afford to learn how to read.

"Harry Potter Blows his Nose," she began. Red robes flew in all directions as her housemates crowded around to hear the news. This was obviously just the sort of celebrity worship that Gryffindors were up for, not being smart enough to know that there's nothing special about Potter except how he got that stupid scar to begin with.

She continued. "Is our favorite boy hero ill? Sources at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry confided to the Quibbler that The Boy Who Lived may have come down with a nasty cold. Potter was seen out on the Quidditch Pitch with a tissue, wiping and blowing his nose last Thursday. Gryffindor's quidditch practice was cancelled as a result, as no one wanted to put any extra stress on their seeker that might prevent him from playing in the big game or worse; prevent him from saving the world, should the situation arise again soon."

The Gryffindors all looked around at each other, nodding and murmuring to each other, "Oh yeah, can't have that happen," and "What would we all do then?"

Colin Creevey, always desperate to get closer to Potter, rushed over to him. "Are you feeling all right, Harry? Do you want me to do your homework for you? I can run and get you some pepper-up potion if you want."

"No thanks, Colin. I'm sure I'm about to get a dozen owls any minute with presents of tissue and cold relief from my fans," said Potter. "Besides, I don't even have a cold, and you know, I never get too sick to save the world so don't worry."

Everyone sighed in relief as Granger continued reading. "Other sources say Potter isn't even sick at all. Draco Malfoy was in the stands watching the practice. He had this to say:

"Potter was up there looking for the snitch, which of course I had already seen from the stands, being a better seeker. Suddenly he looked all sad and started blubbering about how he can't find the snitch because he's such an awful wizard, not having grown up with wizarding parents. 'Why, oh why?!' I heard him say, 'Why did my mum have to die and leave me all alone in the world?' I felt sorry for him, really. I know what it's like to lose a parent," Malfoy said, referring to his father's unjust incarceration in Azkaban."

Potter interrupted her. "It's true. I wasn't even sick. I was just feeling a little down about having no mum and all. I wasn't blubbering though, the wind got in my eyes and they started tearing up a bit, so I had to land and get a tissue."

"Poor thing," said some Gryffindor or other. "We know it's hard, Harry. We love you, Harry. We'll be your family now."

"Thank you, whoever you are," said Potter, smiling.

"Wait, there's more," said Granger, "and a photograph of you, Ron!"

"Of me? Yay! Finally some recognition!"

Granger read, "An unknown, poorly dressed student was seen picking up the dropped tissue from the Boy Who Lived, presumably to sell it for enough money to buy new clothes."

"Really, Ron?" said Harry, putting a hand on his mate's shoulder. "You should've just asked me for some money. I'm pretty well off with the money my dead parents and dead Godfather left me." Potter paused and got a faraway look on his face before bursting into tears again.

The End