Hey, everyone! The staff members of the VTM forums thought it would be fun to have a thread where you can earn your house random points! In this thread, you'll find different questions, challenges, quests, and general goofiness that we hope you will complete to win your house some points toward the House Cup! We will choose a first, second, and third place winner for each task. Please pay close attention to where we want you to submit your entries, though, as sometimes we'll have you post in this thread and sometimes you'll have to send a PM, depending on the challenge. (We just don't want any one accused of ripping off someone else's idea).

The first task:

Please explain to us why Dumbledore has a scar the shape of the London Underground.

Be creative! Be original! Entries may be serious or humorous. Let your imaginations fly! You have until Saturday night to complete this task. Post your entries directly in this thread.

Best of luck to all of you!

this is my thoughts because dumbledore is a nutter brilliant but still rather mad i think he was sone it to himself thinking it might be usefu

lol a bit far fetched i know but this is a random threadl

One fine day, a wizard named Albus Dumbledore decided that he wanted to explore the Muggle World. First, he went to a Muggle zoo and laughed at all the funny animals. Then he ate a box of sherbet lemons- his favorite Muggle sweet. Then he thought he would take a ride on the London Underground. After his third circut, Dumbledore decides that he should go back to Hogwarts. Only one problem- he didn't know which stop to get off at! So Dumbledore went up to a nice man in a uniform and got a map of the Underground. He had almost figured it out when alas, alack and woe is he. The map blew out the door. Dumbledore went and got another map, this time he had a plan to not lose the map. He inconspiculously pulled out his wand. Dumbledore used a Sticking Charm to attach the map to his knee. When he was finally back at Hogwarts, Dumbledore realized that he had accidentally used a Permanent Sticking Charm on the map. It was stuck on his knee forever! Over time, the map bacame a part of him, and he passed it off as a scar, so as not to be embarassed over his mistake. And he never got lost on the Underground again.

One day he wanted to try something the muggle way. So, he bought himself a Harley-Davidson Motorcycle. And so he tried it out. And while speeding down the freeway nearby the London Underground, he was caught by the cops. He didn't know who (or what) the cops were, so he went faster and was finally caught by the cops.

In the jail, for some odd reason, the cop mentioned a tattoo parlor down the street. So, of course, Dumbly apparated to the parlor and asked for a tattoo of the London Underground, as a memory of his time at The Rock. Right afterwards, he went to show all the staff how cool he was.

But, while apparating, the tattoo wasn't "Magical", and it got burnt off while going back. He got a scar from it.

And voila! That is my story!!

I'm a Gryffindor, just so you know!
~Monica♥♥

Back in the day, when our dear Albus Dumbledore was a a teenager. Him and Aberforth were in their living arguing. The argument became so heated that harmless spells started to fly back and forth, lighting up the room with brilliant colors. As we all know, Albus is a much more skilled wizard than Aberforth, so Albus was naturally winning the fight. Spells were cast to change hair color, voice, and anything else the dueling brothers could think of.

After a little bit Albus had Aberforth looking completely different with orange hair, purple eyebrows, a green tongue, neon pink eyes and 4-inch long fingernails.

"Do you give up?" asked Albus, pointing his wand at Aberforth. "You have not even hit me with a spell."

Aberforth never liked giving in to his brother, but he saw no other way; he was just too good. Looking around the room for anything to help him, his eyes fell on a muggle map of the London Underground. And then it hit him, his brother loved the Underground so much, why not make it so he would never be lost and without a map of it.

"Yes," sighed Aberforth. "I give in, one of these days though, I'll win."

"Fair enough Ab," replied Dumbledore, lowering his wand and began walking towards Aberforth.

"Tatoo Permentio!" yelled Aberforth, pointing his wand at his brother's knee and picturing nothing but the map of the London Underground.

"AHH!" yelled Albus, stopping dead in his tracks. Looking down at his knee, he saw a perfect miniature map of the London Underground. "What did you do that for?!"

"I told you," replied Aberforth waving his wand to rid him of his physical oddities. "I would win one of these days."


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And that's how Albus got a map of the London Underground on the back of his knee. And some people say that to this day, Aberforth has a tattoo of a goat somewhere on his body. And some blame that for Aberforth's obsession with goats... but that's another story.



-Nick
HJP

Have you ever heard the nursery rhyme, “Jack be nimble. Jack be quick. Jack eat chipmunk, Jack be sick.” ? Well, it just so happens, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore has firsthand experience of said tale and a scar to prove it; which brings us to our story.



Cerulean eyes peered curiously at the creature crouched within the swaying viridian blades sprouting from the soft earth beneath. The gentle breeze caught long, wispy strands of ginger hair, causing them to hover briefly in the air before settling back among the thicker locks gathered in a ponytail at the nap of a thin neck, which streamed down behind the back of the wooden bench the lithe figure was seated upon. Albus Dumbledore was a tall man, lean and reasonably fit for his age and profession. And like most wizards and witches, had dressed in casual “Muggle” attire for his outing into the non-magical world; khaki shorts that cut off just above the knee due to the extensive length of his legs, a long-sleeved mauve shirt beneath a loose button-up blue shirt patterned with stars, and dull olive and titian striped wool socks pulled up to half-calf covered by brown leather sandals.

To the many patrons located out and about the pleasant little park, this man was an out of place oddity that brought forth frenzied whispers and wide-eyed glances of disapproval from adults, sniggers of ridicule from teenagers and young adults, and giggles of awe and blanks stares from those of the younger generations. Though he acted as if he were oblivious to the events of his surroundings, he was not; rather, he preferred to focus on the object of his attention and the reason he was spending a few hours of his free time at this particular location: the chipmunk. The diminutive rodent was a peculiar little thing, twittering about in its hunt for provisions. Suddenly it froze, perched on its hind quarters, as Albus stood, preparing to depart. It was when he strode confidently toward the gravely path mere feet away that it happened. A squeaky, terrified voice called from behind him as a miniature fluffy white Jack Russell Terrier with haphazardly strew brown splotches darted swiftly between his legs as he ambled forward.

“Jack, no! Come back!”

Albus stumbled, feet dragging and catching in the rocks as he lost his balance. He crashed to his knees and cringed as the skin broke and pain shot through his lower limbs from the impact. He looked up just in time to see the canine pounce the diurnal animal; devouring it - fur, bones and all. The owner of the childlike voice dashed by, curly chocolate ringlets bouncing behind her as she raced toward the little escaped dog. Albus pushed himself to his feet gradually, bending over to inspect the damage done to his knees. With a slight twitch of his hand the blood disappeared from his leg and he gazed speculatively at the design left in its wake.

Cerulean orbs twinkled in amusement as the cuts formed a pattern in an exact replica of the London Underground.



And that is how Albus Dumbledore's exact replica scar of the London Underground came to be.

~ihkny

Come on, guys! Keep 'em coming! We'd love to have many to choose from!

I'll extend it until Monday to see if we get anymore entries. Keep them coming, guys!

I'm thinking that one day, as a teenager, he got bored. You know, how all genius kids do when they know even more than the teacher. So he decided that while Flitwick was talking, he'd work on his transfiguration, so he tried to turn his book into a map of the London Underground. But as he started, Flitwick called on him, and he pointed at his knee instead of the book with his wand. All of a sudden, there was a flash, and the next thing poor Albus knew, he was in the hospital wing with a perfect map of the London Underground carved into his knee...

A little pathetic, but oh well!

One day Albus Dumbledore was bumbling along the streets of London, dressed in what he thought to be normal muggle attire and whistling a strange tune.

The muggles of London all stared as this crazy man in a bright pink blazer with orange and yellow pinstriped trousers that had tucked into them, a startling blue top that matched his wise eyes.
Who is this man? Thought many of the people as he passed on by.

Albus Dumbledore was, of course, oblivious to all the attention he was getting. He carried on along the streets, whistling to himself. He passed many shops on a long road known as Oxford Street.
Hang on... He thought to himself. This isn't where the Ministry is located. By Merlin! I've gone the wrong way.

Not knowing what to do Albus asked a small, terrified man what was the easiest way to get back to the Embankment.
"You can take the underground and get off at Embankment... it's over there" The small man stuttered. Albus nodded his thanks and set off to the underground.

Oh Godrick?! What is this place? Albus thought as he looked at the many different coloured lines, wondering which one would take him to where he needed to go.
"Excuse me, which line goes to the Embankment?" Albus asked a man stood near him. The man turned around to face him. "Oh Merlin! Grindlewald? I thought I'd defeated you, what are you doing here?

Grindlewald laughed at the old, lost man.
"The same thing as you. Or well now it's the same thing. I'm here to defeat you." He raised his wand at Dumbledore, who raised his in defence.

Just then a small boy ran up to his mother shouting.
"Mum, mum! Look what I have, it's a cookie cutter in the shape of the underground!"
"Oh that's nice dear" his mother answered nonchalantly as she studied the map on the wall.

"Grindlewald you will never get away with this! Dumbledore yelled, only his voice went unheard as there was a loud sound coming from the underground below. A huge herd of deer came running through the station just at that moment, knocking Dumbledore of his balance. He fell to the floor and felt something sharp pierce his knee.
"Grindlewald? Where are you, show your face! Dumbledore called as he looked around the station. But Grindlewald had disapparated as the stampeed of deer had ran through the station.
"I'll get you next time" Dumbledore muttered to himself. He felt someone pulling on his trousers and looked down to find the young boy looking up at him.

"Mr, can I have my cookie cutter back please? Dumbledore looked down at his knee, where the pain was coming from. He noticed the boy's cookie cutter wedged into it and looked back embarrased.
"Yes, I'm sorry, here, wash it before you use it though.
"Thankyou Mr." The boy ran back to his mother.

Dumbledore looked down at the blood staining his trousers and pulled the leg up to discover a cut on his knee in the shape of the London underground. He used a spell to get rid of the blood and heal the cut as best he could. What was left when he was finished was a small, shiny scar of the underground.
"Well, that's just great" He mumbled. He looked more closely at the scar and traced one of the lines.
"Ah, embankment is on underground line 2" He stood up and set off to the correct station to head to his meeting at the ministry.

And that is how Dumbledore got his scar of the London underground

Kelly
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P.S - I'm a Gryffindor

Thank you for all of your entries! I will post soon with the winner and the next challenge!

The votes are in! The winners are:

Third place and 5 points goes to ihkny!

Second and 10 points goes to BRoyals!

And first place and 20 points goes to PottyHead!

Congratulations, guys!

For your next task . . . bring me a shrubbery! (Oh, wait, wrong fandom.) Draw for me, using only your paint program, a Mimbulus Mimbletonia. Upload it to a photo site such as photobucket and the post a link to your image in here. Just the link. Any actual pictures will be disqualified.(If you use a tablet or any other drawing device, please tell us. Thanks.)

Good luck!

Love this new chance to acquire house points!
Here's my version of a Mimbletus Mimbletonia.
I drew it in a program called Disney Magic Art Deluxe, or something. (yes, it is a kids program, and so what? )
The worms are the boils it's supposed to have, and the green liquid is the green thing the plant expel.

Okay. Here is my drawing of a Mimbulus Mimbletonia. I drew it in Paint. It is sitting in a pot and is in bloom (as I think Neville's was at one point). There is also a quill poking a boil, which caused the liquid to squirt out.

Well, here's my version of the Mimbulus Mimbletonia. I drew it in paint. It's not very good, but it was fun to make! Well, it's a chance to win house points anyway!

~Chelsea~

Ahaha ! This was really fun and amusing. I used a program called PhotoStudio Expressions. So, here it is !

Mimbulus Mimbletonia

~ihkny

So, I have also drawn a Mimbulus Mimbletonia. I drew it in paint, which is a very difficult program to use. But I had loads of fun when I drew it in class

-Louise

Thanks for the submissions so far! I'm giving everyone until Friday to continue to submit. Best of luck!

Oh, I've had a lot of fun too, drawing this!!!
Actually, the last time I've used Paint was some time in 2nd grade I think . I'd never have thought I'll end up doodling things like these again... Anyway, this task was a great idea!

ahahah xD this was tooo funny <33 i enjoyed painting (: i kept re doing i thought it was ugly or wrong and then i told myself oh well its the best i can do xD

its not easy to paint on a laptop o.O

key here(I know, cutting it close)


It's small.... I didnt realize....

oh...I'm Huffelpuff

*Jilly*

Thanks, everyone!

(Jilly Bean, can you post it as a link instead of a thumbnail image? That would be preferable.)

We'll let you know the winners and the next task soon!

Here Piccy

And the winners are: 19, 16, and 13.

Third place goes to DeSs!

Second place goes to ihkny!

and

First place goes to uzzzkata!

Congratulations, guys! I'll post your points in the House Cup thread in a bit!

In the meantime, here is your next assignment!

Tell us why Hagrid was never allowed to re-enroll into Hogwarts after his name was cleared from opening the Chamber of Secrets. Be creative! Post your entries directly in this thread.

Good luck!

**Okay, so I wrote this in story form but this is what came to mind when I read this challenge. Enjoy**

"Hagrid, be reasonable! Education is key and I won't always be around to protect you."

Albus Dumbledore paced the floor of his office and regarded the entangled stature of the man before him. The last time he had lectured Hagrid in this office on the importance of his education as a wizard was nearly fifty years ago. With the Ministry of Magic breathing down his back to take some kind of action against Hagrid, who had just been declared guilty of the tragic murder of a fellow student and only Tom Riddle as an eye witness, Albus knew the only way to infuse some sort of education into Hagrid would be to allow him to stay on the grounds and earn some hands-on experience. Thus Rubeus Hagrid became the Keeper of Game and Grounds.

Albus watched in utter frustration as Hagrid vehemently shook his head from side to side, allowing twigs and leaves to flutter from his massive mane of hair.

"NO!"

With a sigh Albus sank wearily into his armchair and looked at Hagrid from over his half-mooned spectacles. "Hagrid," he began softly. "You have been cleared of all charges. It is time to finish the goal both you and your father had when you were thirteen."

"Me dad is dead and me life has gone on. You want me to do it all o'er again and I can't."

"Why Hagrid, why? Can't has never been a word that describes you."

Albus noticed the deep, ragged breath Hagrid took before continuing. What ever it was that was bothering him must be of real importance for Hagrid to try and muster confidence through breathing.

"Because Professor, I would be a thir' year again. I would be in Harry's year and he would be my friend and I have spent me whole life watchin' o'er him. It ain' right. I would be laughed at by e'eryone."

"Hagrid the staff would be too happy..."

Hagrid spat on the ground. "The staff, Snape would be me teacher and he would cheek me more than he picks on Neville Longbottom."

"Professor Snape is an excellent teacher Hagrid who would be more than professional when it would come to these extraordinary circumstances."

"Snape has a mean streak a mile wide, Professor Dumbledore, Sir. It would take e'erything I had not to snap him like a twig." Hagrid's eyes filled with large pools of water. "Please, don' make me finish me learnin', I'll do anything you want."

Albus laced his fingers loosely on the desk before him and thought for a moment.

"Well, we are in need of a new Care of Magical Creatures Professor, would you be willing to add that to your list of responsibilities here at Hogwarts? You would, of course be required to study thoroughly about the creatures you intend to present to your classes." Albus cleared his throat meaningfully before continuing, "I will instruct you myself on the basics and test you in the company of Minerva. Each lesson you pass, we will update your permanent school record until it is time for your O.W.L.S and N.E.W.T.S in which time I will use my influence at the Wizengamot to allow you to test privately."

"Oh Professor Sir, thank you, Sir."

"Now about your wand..."

Hagrid's eyes widened in horror. Professor Dumbledore just couldn't take his broken wand; he would have no way to practice. "Me wand sir? You know they broke me wand fifty years ago."

"Bring me your pink umbrella Hagrid and I shall fix your wand. Do not ask me how for I can not tell you but it must forevermore remain in this umbrella. Do you understand me?"

"Yes Professor."

Albus stood slowly and walked around his desk toward Hagrid. Patting him on the back, he dismissed him and thought about the conversation that had just occurred. It seems like Hagrid is still that insecure, awkward boy who is struggling to fit in. Imagine feeling inferior to Harry Potter, a fellow third year in skill and yet having years of practical experience to lean on.

Albus shook his head and reached for his wand. Beautiful and white, the power vibrated between his fingers. Created for dominance and drenched in blood, this wand has only been used for good since it has been in his possession. It is time to put it to uses one more time.

**I am a Gryffindor, by the way**

He was too old =)

He'd go back into his third year, so he'd be in the same year as Harry and Draco and he'd sit at the house table, but he'd be so big he'd probably break them! So, after they replaced the Gryffindor house table, they'd need to get him his own larger table at the end, and then he'd be left out!

In classes, the teachers he once saw as his equals and vice versa, would now have to treat him like a child, and when it comes to dorms, well, you'd need to find a room big enough x]

It would be very humiliating for the poor man, he'd lose a lot of self-esteem! Also, it would probably be harder for Hagrid as he hadn't been at school in so long so he'd have forgotten the basics!

It'd be like, Hagrid would be in transfiguration, and instead of turning his animal into a cup, he'd just give his cup a tiny little nose, and probably hit someone in the background so they'd be tons of students going to the hospital wing every week with Hagrid sat there like 'Ooops' on his own large table at the back =)

You've got until tomorrow to submit an entry for this quest! The month is almost up and we need at least a day to decide the winner!

Tell us why Hagrid was never allowed to re-enroll into Hogwarts after his name was cleared from opening the Chamber of Secrets.

One sunny day there was a very soft knock on Hagrid's hut. He opened the door, taking up most of the door way, a small child was there starring at him and all the small child could do is hand him a note and run away. Hagrid immediately recognized Dumbledore's slanted handwritting he tore open the letter hoping with all his might that Dumbledore by some miracle talked the govenors into letting him re-enroll back into school. However, he could see immediately that it was bad news, not by what it said but by the color of the ink Dumbledore usually used purple ink but today it was black. All the note said was "Come for tea after lunch." He looked at the clock, two hours until lunch, he had so much energy he couldn't sit still so he went and fiddled around on the grounds until about five minutes before lunch in which time he went and cleaned himself up and headed to the kitchens. Hagrid never ate in the Great Hall because ever since the whole thing with the Chamber of Secrets no one would sit next to him, no one would talk to him, no one would look at him for that matter the only place were someone cared was in the kitchens with all the house elves. He actually had fun eatting with them, he could be himself and they believed him when he told them that he is innocent.

As soon as he walked in the kitchen door he was bombarded by the house elves. The smallest one said with a squeke "We heard that you have a meeting with Dumbleodre after lunch." Hagrid nodded. But by the look on Hagrids face the house elves knew there was something terribly wrong. "Whats wrong?" the leader asked. Hagrid handed him the note to look at and he too immediately saw the problem and his smile and the other house elves smiles faded too. The leader looked at Hagrid, who at this time was sitting indian style on the floor to be somewhat level with his friends, and said "Oh Hagrid, black ink? For Dumbledore not a good sign." All Hagrid could do is nod as another elf brought him some of what was being eatten above them in the Great Hall. Hagrid ate without tasting it, he was so afraid of the outcome it wasn't funny. He ate all he could stand to at that moment and went up to Dumbledore's office, he knew it was way too early for him to be in his office but he figured he could just wait.

And wait he did, he sat by the statue in front of Dumbledore's office for what seemed like an eternity. Finally he heard the oh too familiar stride of Dumbledore. Hagrid just got stood up when Dumbledore rounded the corner. Dumbledore looked at the look on Hagrid's face and said "There there Hagrid it's not all bad news. I do have some good news." Hagrid gave a small smirk but it faded behind Dumbledore's back as they went up the spiral staircase. Hagrid immediately sat down in the chair across from Dumbledore and he sat down behind his desk and rest his elbows on the table with his fingers touching before he started. "Hagrid I trust you know why your hear." Hagrid frowning more than ever nodded. Dumbledore smiled and said "Are you sure?" Hagrid was now totally confussed and said "Whatever do you mean?" Dumbledore stood up and started walking around the room while saying "Well you noticed that I did not write in my normal purple ink. So you probably thought the worst. Well on that the truth is I am all out of purple ink but did not realize it til I was writing you. I was going to tell you but I ran out of the black ink too. It was crazy. But purple and black are the only two I ever have. Ok anyways, the govenors have come to the conclusion that you should not be re-enrolled in school. However, I did get them to ok that you stay here as Grounds Keeper which means you can clean the grounds and fiddle around in the Forrbidden Forrest with the different creatures and stuff and make sure all living things get feed and watered and all that. Can you handle that?" By the look on Hagrid's face you would think he would have won the lottery. He jumped out of his seat and give Dumbledore a hug and said with a sigh "Thank you sir. Thank you so much. You won't regret helping me out. I swear!" Hagrid then looked at him and asked "Sir could I go back to the kitchens and get something to eat? I didn't eat much earlier." Dumbledore laughed and said "But of course. Here take this note in case any teachers or anyone gives you any grief." Hagrid nodded and was out the door. "Wait Hagrid, before I forget do you still have the pieces of your wand?" Hagrid nodded still smiling! "Do you also still have that big, pink umbrella that you had when you first came here?" Hagrid now intrigued by his questions nodded and asked "Sir, why?" Dumbledore smiled and leaned in close to Hagrid's ear and whispered "I want you to put your wand back together and put it in your umbrella. I mean thats really the only way you can get into Diagon Alley."

Hagrid made it to the kitchens without meeting anyone. He knocked on the kitchens door and the leader elf answered the door and saw the big smile on Hagrid's now bigger face and asked "What happened? Good news I take it!" Hagrid nodded and told all of them the whole story, except about his wand he thought best to keep that between him and Dumbledore, in between bites of food the smallest elf put in front of him. Hagrid finished eating happy as can be and walked back to his hut sat in his big, cushy arm chair and smiled to himself and said aloud "I will not ever let Dumbledore down. I will make him proud." Hagrid then fell asleep in his chair with happy thoughts running through his mind.

Congratulations! The winning order is!

First Place: LeoTheLionness1986

Second Place: Fairy

Third Place: nevillesgirl

Thank you for your entries!


I'll post the next task soon, so keep an eye out!

This next challenge is for you to create a Hogwarts Halloween Comic strip! Artwork and dialogue must be original. Please limit it to one page. Upload it to a photo account and post a link only. No smaller than three frames and no larger than nine.

Good luck!

I finally finished it ! It was pretty fun to do and I had a bit of difficulty deciding exactly which scenario I wanted to use ! *I had thought about doing a Marauders Halloween, but decided to go with the one I used* Yes, that is Bat!Snape dancing to Thriller.

A Hogwarts Halloween

~ihkny

Thanks for the entry, ihkny! Very fun!

Keep them coming, guys! I realize this one is a little more involved, so I'll give you until Friday to get one posted!

Well, congratulations, ihkny! You have won your house 30 points! (I'm giving you extra points for being the only one to get a comic submitted!)

The next task:

Write a limerick about Halloween at Hogwarts. You have until the 31st. Limericks only, please.

Wiki gives a pretty good explanation of a Limerick. Give it a look.

The limerick is a five line poem with a rhyme pattern of a a b b a with lines 1, 2 and 5 containing 3 beats and rhyming, and lines 3 and 4 having two beats and rhyming.

Limericks are best when humorous, and also keep in mind that this is a family site. Keep them clean.

Good luck!

It's Halloween again for sure,
and Hogwarts seems all pure,
Students dressed in lace,
Hiding away their face,
This party is just the cure !

~ihkny

The Trio was standing with their peers
dressed fully as the 3 Muskateers,
sipping on pumpkin juice
when screams rang loose
Peeves had stabbed the Slytherins' in their rears!

There once was a lad named Ron,
Of spiders he was not fond,
When one came his way,
He would not stay,
Ron no longer was there-he was gone!

There was a great feast at ol' Hogwarts,
Where could be seen costumes of all sorts;
One Gregory Goyle
Looked just like a troll
Though he was still wearing the same clothes...

At last a feast had come
The Slytherins were sure that they had won
Their costumes were the best by far
Alot better than the Boy who bear the Scar
They dressed as Hollywood Actors just for fun

There once was an odd, quirky teen
Who really loathed Halloween
He hid in his bed,
Ate turkey instead,
While Hogwarts had fun being mean.

At the feast on Halloween
He always caused quite a scene
When with his wand,
A Slytherin named Tom,
Would try to remove Hagrid's spleen.

The Halloween feast began,
And Dumbledore got up and ran,
To the middle of the room,
In full costume,
And announced he was Batman!

Hogwarts is the place to be
Especially on Halloween
With witches, wizards, and ghosts all abound
And Peeves terrorizing anyone who comes around
Not to mention the decorations are a sight to see

Halloween is all around
and smoke is seeping from the ground
costumes can be seen
and draco's looks quite mean
while kids are running abound!

Halloween at Hogwarts
Is sure to be a scream,
With Peeves terrorizing,
and the Bloody Baron arising
Out of a bowl of whipped cream.

Thanks for your submissions, guys! We're voting for a winner, so keep an eye out!

Ok Guys, time for a new one.

We're allowing a bit of time for this one to be completed for those who wish to go all out, so no need to rush.

For this task I want you to pick a board game, eg Monopoly, Cluedo, Guess Who, basically any board game with names, places, items. Then I want you to replace these with HP names, places, items.

Examples: Monopoly - You could turn 'Trafalgar Square ' into 'Diagon Alley'
Cluedo - 'Mrs Peacock' into 'Professor McGonagall', the 'Candlestick' into a 'Crystal Ball'

Let your imaginations go wild with which ever board game you choose. You can do a diagram mock up in a paint program or just do up a table with what's being changed into what.

For a further explanation feel free to send me an Owl! Have fun guys!

OK I'm gonna give this a try here goes..I'm Using the U.S. Version of Clue, an alltime fave of mine.

These are the charactors in the game:
Col. Mustard : Headmaster Dumbledore
Miss Peacock : Rita Skeeter
Professor Plum Professor Snape
Mr Green : Rubeus Hagrid
Mrs. White : Pomona Sprout
Mrs. Peacock : Minerva McGonagall
Mr. Boddy: Mr. Voldemort aka 'The Victim"
Ok now everyone knows the Charactors in the game, next here is a list of the Weapons that could be used:

Rope: Mandrake Plant
Gun: Wand
Knife: Potions Vial
Candlestick: Cauldron
Dagger: Pitchfork
Lead Pipe: : Clock Chime on a Chain

And Now for the Rooms that will be in the game, potential places where the crime could have occured:

Hall: The Great Hall
Lounge: Gryffindor Common Room
Dining Room: Hagrid's Hut
Kitchen: House Elf Dorms
BallRoom: Hufflepuff Common Room
Conservatory: Slytherin Dungeon
Billiard Room: The Owlery
Library: Flitwick's Classroom
Study: Ravenclaw Common Room

Basically the rules of this game are as follows: There are six players, who each represent a charactor. All of these Charactors are Guests at Riddle Manor, they are in fact guests of Mr. Voldemort, who is found dead shortly after their arrival. All of the charactors (Headmaster Dumbledore, Rita Skeeter, Professor Snape, Rubeus Hagrid, Pomona Sprout, and Minerva McGonagall) all must solve the crime, using the method of Suspect, weapon and Room. There are several clues that will lead our hapless players on a journey all over Hogwarts and even out onto the grounds.

At the begginning of the game, one Suspect card, one Room card, and one Weapon card, will be sealed in an envelope until the end of the game. The players must all work together and solve the clues to see WhoDunnit? Who was the one that offed Mr. Voldemort? Was it the Headmaster with a Cauldron in the House Elf Dorms? Or was it Professor Snape with the Potions Vial in the Slytherin Dungeon? In order to find out you must play the game and solve the mystery of....

Who Offed Mr. Voldemort????

Believe it or not, I have actually done this (made my own HP board game based on a famous one.)

Ok, I bring you... POTTEROPOLY! (A HP version of the LONDON version of Monopoly)

Pounds - Galleons (duh)

Community Chest - Alastor's Trunk

Houses - Shacks

Hotels - Manors

Go - Gringotts

[Ok, from now on, they'll be the same colour as the set they're in, or black if they're not technically in one.]

Old Kent Road - Borgin & Burke's

Whitechapel Road - The Leaky Cauldron

Income Tax - Broomstick Tax

King's Cross Station - Weasley's Wizard Wheezes

The Angel Islington - Zonko's Joke Shop

Euston Road - Honyduke's Sweetshop

Pentonville Road - The Three Broomsticks

Jail - Azkaban

Pall Mall - Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions

The Electric Company - Beauxbatons

Whitehall - Flourish & Blott's

Northumberland Avenue - Ollivander's

Marelybone Station - The Forbidden Forest

Bow Street - Quality Quidditch Supplies

Malbrough Street - Eeylop's Owl Emporium

Vine Street - St. Mungo's

Free Parking - Free Ice Cream from Florean Fortescue

The Strand - The Lovegoods' House

Fleet Street - The Burrow

Trafalgar Square - Privet Drive

Fenchurch Street Station - Hagrid's Hut

Leicester Square - The Shrieking Shack

Coventry Street - The 3rd Floor Corridor

The Water Works - Durmstrang

Piccadilly - The Chamber of Secrets

Go to Jail - Go to Azkaban

Regent Street - Spinner's End

Oxford Street - Number 12 Grimmauld Place

Bond Street - Malfoy Manor

Liverpool Street Station - Platform 9 3/4

Park Lane - Hogwart's Castle [colour thingy won't work, but should be the same colour as Mayfair]

Supertax - Subscription to the Floo Network

Mayfair - The Ministry of Magic


We also did the Community chest and Chance cards:

Chance:

Draco Malfoy gives you 50 galleons to spend Christmas with him at Malfoy Manor. Good luck!

Time-turner malfunction - arrive three spaces too early. Go back three spaces.

Win Triwizard tournament. Receive prize of 150 galleons.

Insure your buildings against Muggle interference. 40 galleons per shack. 115 galleons per manor.

You have won the Daily Prophet Crossword Competition. Win 100 galleons.

FINE. Magic in front of Muggles. 20 galleons to pay for memory charms.

Advance to Gringotts.

Visit the Order of the Phoenix at No. 12 Grimmauld Place. If you pass Gringotts, collect 200 galleons. Password is Flibbertigibbet.

Go directly to Azkaban. Do not pass Gringotts. Do not collect 200 galleons. God keep your soul.

FINE. Unlicensed apparition. 15 galleons.

Go to detention in the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid. If you pass Gringotts, collect 200 galleons. And don’t do it again!

You become Minister of Magic. GO STRAIGHT TO WORK! Advance to MoM.

Pay annual subscription of 150 galleons to Witch Weekly.

You need new robes (having been chased by a hungry, robe-eating Skrewt). Proceed directly to Madam Malkin’s. If you pass Gringotts, collect 200 galleons.

Get out of Azkaban free by inadvertently becoming a sparrow and flying away.

Make general repairs on all your buildings. 25 galleons per shack. 100 galleons per manor.


Alastor’s Trunk:

Broomstick tax refund, collect 20 galleons.

It’s your birthday. Collect 10 galleons from each player.

Go back to Borgin & Burkes to retrieve the cursed necklace.

Bribe Peeves to leave you alone - 50 galleons.

Get out of Azkaban free.

Accidentally Confund a Gringotts goblin. Collect 200 galleons.

Become an honorary member of the Weasley family. Lose 50 galleons.

Pay a 10 galleon fine or take a Chance.

Go to jail. Move directly to jail. Do not pass Gringotts. Do not collect 200 galleons.

By selling your Muggle cousin as a slave you get 50 galleons.

Ron bets you that the Chudley Cannons will win the league. They don’t. Receive 25 galleons.


Sirius dies. Inherit 100 galleons.

Fred & George repay your start-up loan. Receive 100 galleons.

You have won Witch Weekly’s most charming smile award. Collect 200 galleons (don’t forget to do a public demonstration).

Pay Death Eaters entrance fee- 100 galleons.


You pick a counter, but you also have to pick a character (Snape, Harry, Malfoy, Dumbledore, Voldy etc.). It's a lot of fun playing the game normally, but with the additional perks of Voldemort winning Witch Weekly most charming smile award, Dobby becoming Misister of Magic, Dumbledore paying the Death Eaters entrance fee, Malfoy being forced to pay 50 galleons to stay in his own home, Fudge getting sent to Azkaban, McGonagall getting fined for unlicensed apparition etc. The aim of the game is to be the last one not bankrupt, but there are also ferocius struggles to try and buy your own home before anyone else does as well. And everyone (yes, even Volders) loves the FREE ICE CREAM!!!

Ellie
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I'm using the game 'Sorry'

It's played mostly like the regular 'Sorry'...but with a Hogwarty twist!

There are four colors Homes. Each home color has four markers. Green Home is the Slytherin common room, and the pieces are sly Slytherins. The Ravenclaw common room is the Blue home, with witty Ravenclaws as the markers. The Gryffindor Home/Common room has the red markers, and Hufflepuff is yellow.

Each of them start at their own place and run, one of each color at a time, around the board and into the safety of their common room. For every person to get back to their common room they earn their house 50 points.

After five minutes of playing, though, another player, with a brown piece (FILCH!) will begin moving around the board. If they land on a piece from one of the houses, that person gets detention and is taken out of the game and into Filch's office! The first house to get all of their players to their Home/Common room/to get 200 points wins the game!

LOL this is fun!

Hey I made a Monopoly or should I say Harryopoloy game

Harryopoly!!

Hogwarts Chest

1)You go to Florish and Blotts to promote you're book COLLECT 1,000,000 Galleons in additional sales

2)You are runner up in the daily prophets most faithful reader contest . COLLECT 100,000 Galleons.

3) Win big betting on the Quidditch world cup. COLLECT 1,000,000 Galleons

4)Sell your lifetime Quidditch world cup seats. COLLECT 200,000 Galleons

5)Redo the protection charms all of your properties. PAY 400,000 Galleons FOR EACH HOUSE, PAY 1,150,000 Galleons FOR EACH HOTEL

6)You file as a candidate for Minister. COLLECT 500,000 Galleons FROM EACH PLAYER AS CONSTITUENT SUPPORT.

7)Forget to pay Ministry tax. PAY $1,500,000 IN FINES.

8)Sirius dies and leaves you an inheritance. COLLECT 450,000 Galleons

9)Win flying lessons with a star coach. PAY 500,000 Galleons.

10)Your company is taken over by the Ministry. PAY 1,000,000 Galleons.

11)You coordinate the campgrounds at the Quidditch world cup. COLLECT 250,000 Galleons FOR YOUR SERVICES.

12)Get discovered while visiting Hogwarts, become a teacher. COLLECT 2,000,000 Galleons.

13)Advance to "GO". COLLECT 200 Galleons.

14)Receive a Ministry Pardon. GET OUT OF ASKABAN FREE. This card may be kept until needed, or sold.

15)Arrested for Magic in front of muggles, Go directly to jail. DO NOT PASS "GO", DO NOT COLLECT 2,000,000 Galleons.

16)Reward for defeating Voldy. COLLECT 1,000,000 Galleons

Chance Cards

1)Win a bet with Malfoy COLLECT 100 Galleons from the player of you're choice

2)Shhh!! Don't say the dark lords name out loud move back three spaces

3)Receive help from Abbaforth(sp?) advance to Go

4)Find Horcrux COLLECT 1,000 Galleons

5)Lost you're wand! go back four spaces

6)Go to you're house common room, if you pass go collect 200 Galleons

7)Failed potions move back four spaces

8)Aced DADA move forward four spaces

9)Survived an encounter with Voldy, move forward three spaces

10)lost control of you're powers move back three spaced

11)Found the truth in Godrics hallow move forward three spaces

12)Saved Hermione's life move forward three

13)Received an official waring for under age magic move back four spaces

14) you are suspended from Hogwarts move back six

15)You can always trust you're friends

16) It's you're birthday, collect 5,000 Galleons

Game Pieces

Wand, Wizard Hat, Broom, Quill, and Snake

Banker is changed to Goblin

The Game is played like normal monopoly

Step1 Lay the board out with the Chance and Hogwarts Chest cards facedown on their respective spaces.

Step2 Choose your favorite token. Put all of the players' tokens on Go.

Step3 Select a player to be the Goblin. This person takes care of the money, buildings and Title Deed cards.

Step4 Distribute the money. Each player get 1,500 Galleons.

Step5 Have each player roll the dice to see who goes first. The highest roll wins, and play moves to the left.

Step6 Roll the dice and move that many spaces.

Step7 Buy a property from the Gringotts, if you wish, when you land on it. If you opt not to buy a property on your turn, the Goblin may auction it to the highest bidding player. Bidding can start at any price and anyone may bid on the property.

Step8 Pay rent if you land on a property owned by another player. He or she must remember to ask for it before the player after you throws the dice.

Step9 Take a card if you land on Chance or Hogwarts Chest and follow the instructions.

Step10 Keep the dice if you roll doubles - once your turn is over, you may roll again.

Step11 Go to Askaban if you roll doubles three times in a row.

Step12 Collect your salary of 200 Galleons from the Gringotts every time you pass or land on Go.

Step13 Get out of Askaban by any of these methods: Use a Get Out of Jail Free card; pay a 50 Galleon fine before you roll the dice on either of your next two turns; or roll doubles on the dice during any of the three turns following your incarceration (you don't get to take another turn). However, if you don't roll doubles by the third turn, you have to pay a 50 Galleon fine.

Step14 Win the game by snapping up all of the property on the board, ruining the other players and acquiring more money and assets than anyone else.