House Water Challenge

When the putrid smell of released dungbombs had finally disintegrated, Lexi pointed her wand toward her bubble and casted finite. She experimentally sniffed the air a few times, making sure she was correct in assuming the smell was gone. "You can go ahead and end the charm on your own now," she told the class. "The air is clear, and the dungbomb scent is---thank, Merlin---long gone."

"I'm sure you've noticed by now that there's a long, white curtain covering the left side of the classroom..."

As she spoke, a few sounds could be heard from behind the curtain...something possibly wooden being scraped across the floor...then silence...then splash!

A small smile widened across Professor Carlton's face when she heard this. "I've created an underwater challenge for you, and if you complete the challenge, several surprises and awards await you," she explained. With a swish, flick, and wave of her wand, the white curtain peeled away to reveal...

...four large water tanks, each big enough to fit many students inside and---apparently---a large wooden crate. "You'll be divided into four teams---Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin." With her wand, Lexi pointed to a different tank each time she said a different house's name. "Each of you will climb inside your assigned tank and try to stay underwater for as long as it takes to pry open the large wooden crate you see fastened to the bottom of the tank and release whatever is inside. If your charm begins to wear off, you may swim to the surface and cast it again," she continued. "If you're not confident with your abilities to cast the Bubble-head Charm, or if you simply would prefer to not get inside the tank, you may find a way to help your housemates from the outside of the tank, Be aware, though, that opening the crate does require at least a good number of your housemates to get inside the tank."

"The crate has been charmed to remain shut until enough of your housemates has done something to help the cause. Go ahead and line up beside the tank with your house's name on it. You may plan together as a group then get inside the tank and begin the challenge when you're ready," she said.




OOC: Please do not roleplay the crate opening. I'll be monitoring the posts and will post your house's crate opening at some point. The reward for this will be house points for each participant. The amount will depend on how much effort is put into helping the house get the crate open and the contents inside revealed. If there are any questions, please feel free to PM me. Otherwise, have fun!

Again, I'm not sure if you can talk/be heard from inside the bubble, but so we won't have to be silent throughout the roleplay, you may post as if talking/hearing is still an option.