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Kimothy · 09-12-2022, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by La_Luna

Tahani stared, mouth wide open. 'But is that allowed in a competition, to use your special power in a competition?,' she asked Henry and the professor.

Ooh, task. Tahani looked around and found that everyone had paired up. She looked around to see if there is someone willing to pair up with her.

Ravenclaws always had so many questions, don't they? Henry didn't mean that to be judgmental, it was more of like an observation really. Henry was more than willing to answer them as long as he knew the right answers, especially for educational ones, so he was starting to feel a little bit conscious as the first year asked more questions. He looked at Professor Holden briefly, just in case the man wanted to answer. Though he also thought Professor Holden wasn't the type of teacher that would bar a student from helping a student out. "I guess it was allowed, if she wasn't disqualified. But also becoming an Animagus is a skill that can be learned through training, so it's not an innate ability that would give her an unfair advantage over the others." At least, in Henry's mind, there was no unfair advantage considering the purpose of the IMPS, which was designed to test the competitors' skills after all. That would be a whole different matter if one of them were a Metamorphagus. So Valerie was not only able to flex her super cool transformation skills, but that skill itself also helped her get through the task much more efficiently, he supposed.

And then Henry looked back at Holden because SORRY, SIR, HE'S DONE TALKING THE FLOOR IS YOURS NOW FOR REAL. He was going to work on the activity now!

Text Cut: Cousin Karleigh <3

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Originally Posted by emjay

Karleigh nodded thoughtfully. She, too, would like to meet Valerie Grey someday. Not because she was apparently some celebrity that she didn't even realize her name until today. But because Karleigh felt history only really came alive when she could hear the stories about it. And it might be possible to hear these stories first hand, since it seemed awful lucky that the woman was in Diagon Alley. She really wished she had known beforehand though. "I wonder what she meant too.." Karleigh wasn't lying when she said she didn't know a whole lot about IMPS, so she wasn't sure what that implied. "Do you think there was something bad about the competition? Like.. cheating, or something?" That was curious and now it really piqued her interest. Even more reason to talk to Valerie Grey. But she nodded emphatically when Henry mentioned adding it to their to-study-more list. That was another nice thing about having cousins in the same year. Built-in study group for the important exams.

But back to the activity. Karleigh thought for a moment as Henry offered his ideas as well. "I think one of the most important values is compassion, plus it's really underrated." At least that was her opinion, but that wasn't what they had to do. She was still throwing out ideas in this brainstorming part. "Yeah, creativity too," she agreed with a nod. "Maybe whatever task it is, they have to think outside the box to solve it, not just use magic." But magic would probably also be an important part since they had to use those skills too. "A unicorn!" she said suddenly when her cousin suggested a few creatures. But surely he knew how much she still loved unicorns, so she couldn't quite help herself. And she laughed at herself a little.

But then she realized if they were testing compassion and had a unicorn involved, it might mean that the unicorn was in danger for a person to save and her face fell at that realization. Okay but it didn't have to be that either. "Um.. maybe someone has to find a unicorn.. or... does it have to be something dangerous?" She wasn't sure she liked the idea of that anyway. "Oh! What if the contestant is in a maze like this and they have to find the unicorn before time runs out. They could use clues like unicorn hair... and well, there could be a simulation of danger.." She tapped her chin, trying to think about how to not make it as lame as it was sounding coming out of her mouth.

Even if the IMPS basically fell under recent history, only being an event that happened sixteen years ago and both he and Karleigh were wee little one year olds, Henry knew there was a lot more they ought to know outside the stuff they learned in class. If there was anything Henry learned about history in general, it was that nobody can never get a full account of anything because not every detail could be recorded with that much accuracy. There's just always more. "Maybe? I guess aside from how awful it'd be to see a loved one almost frozen inside a locked cage, I wouldn't be surprised if there had been any cheating to be honest." Henry doubted the 1994 Triwizard Tournament was cheat-free, like most competitions unfortunately. Such is the world they lived in, with some people already a dozen steps ahead in the uneven playing field. "Only Miss Gray can tell us." The Hufflepuff imagined Miss Valerie Gray turning into some kind of celebrity again this summer, following this lesson, if students came visiting her shop to ask about the competition. She'd probably hate it. Henry would, if he had to relive repressed memories.

Before Henry could mentally deep-dive into his imaginative thoughts, he was able to catch himself and bring himself back to the task at hand. Compassion was definitely something he would also like to see from any competition, considering with the world right now could really use some (read: so much) of it. "Compassion and creativity together, I like that," the Hufflepuff agreed with a smile. He had also taken a moment to retrieve his notebook and self-inking quill so he could jot down their ideas. Compassion... creativity... magical skill... outside the box. The unicorn suggestion came mostly as an afterthought for Henry, but he also knew that Karleigh liked the creature so he was glad he had mentioned it, even if it hadn't been intentional. "We gotta make the unicorn the star of the show!" It was a must now!

With that, Henry wrote a big 'UNICORN' on the page and even drew a star around it, taking centre stage in their hypothetical tournament task. The more their plan seemed to become more solid, the more hyped he was as he wrote more stuff down his notebook. "I love the idea of having clues. Perhaps there could also be a lot of forks in the path or hedges, and they'd have to tell which animal footprints are the unicorn's, along with another neat clues that'd test how quickly they'd make a decision. Hopefully the right one." Also Henry wasn't always a fan of danger. It was thrilling as a concept now, but he'd hate the real stress of it all. He wouldn't want to die in a silly competition, okay! "Simulation! Yes, I like that better than real danger. Maybe just something that would push the contestant forward," Henry said, looking down at his scribbled up page of ideas and thinking. It had 'maze', 'unicorn hair', and 'time limit' written down along with the previous ideas. "Aha! What about some kind of mist? It would slowly and creepily make its way around the maze, which the contestant needs to avoid, but it's not actually dangerous mist. It's just normal mist, but they wouldn't know that so they'd think it's a huge threat, enough to make someone run when they see it. And for compassion, maybe once they locate the unicorn, they'd have to be patient and understanding with it before they can approach because I can only imagine how stressed the unicorn would be or something?" Compassion definitely extended for creatures too, and all beings at that. Somehow this entire task idea they've created so far was both exciting AND truly bonkers. How fun.

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Henry was more than willing to answer them as long as he knew the right answers, especially for educational ones, so he was starting to feel a little bit conscious as the first year asked more questions. He looked at Professor Holden briefly, just in case the man wanted to answer. Though he also thought Professor Holden wasn't the type of teacher that would bar a student from helping a student out. "I guess it was allowed, if she wasn't disqualified. But also becoming an Animagus is a skill that can be learned through training, so it's not an innate ability that would give her an unfair advantage over the others." At least, in Henry's mind, there was no unfair advantage considering the purpose of the IMPS, which was designed to test the competitors' skills after all. That would be a whole different matter if one of them were a Metamorphagus. So Valerie was not only able to flex her super cool transformation skills, but that skill itself also helped her get through the task much more efficiently, he supposed. And then Henry looked back at Holden because SORRY, SIR, HE'S DONE TALKING THE FLOOR IS YOURS NOW FOR REAL. He was going to work on the activity now! Text Cut: Cousin Karleigh <3 Quote: Originally Posted by emjay Karleigh nodded thoughtfully. She, too, would like to meet Valerie Grey someday. Not because she was apparently some celebrity that she didn't even realize her name until today. But because Karleigh felt history only really came alive when she could hear the stories about it. And it might be possible to hear these stories first hand, since it seemed awful lucky that the woman was in Diagon Alley. She really wished she had known beforehand though. "I wonder what she meant too.." Karleigh wasn't lying when she said she didn't know a whole lot about IMPS, so she wasn't sure what that implied. "Do you think there was something bad about the competition? Like.. cheating, or something?" That was curious and now it really piqued her interest. Even more reason to talk to Valerie Grey. But she nodded emphatically when Henry mentioned adding it to their to-study-more list. That was another nice thing about having cousins in the same year. Built-in study group for the important exams. But back to the activity. Karleigh thought for a moment as Henry offered his ideas as well. "I think one of the most important values is compassion, plus it's really underrated." At least that was her opinion, but that wasn't what they had to do. She was still throwing out ideas in this brainstorming part. "Yeah, creativity too," she agreed with a nod. "Maybe whatever task it is, they have to think outside the box to solve it, not just use magic." But magic would probably also be an important part since they had to use those skills too. "A unicorn!" she said suddenly when her cousin suggested a few creatures. But surely he knew how much she still loved unicorns, so she couldn't quite help herself. And she laughed at herself a little. But then she realized if they were testing compassion and had a unicorn involved, it might mean that the unicorn was in danger for a person to save and her face fell at that realization. Okay but it didn't have to be that either. "Um.. maybe someone has to find a unicorn.. or... does it have to be something dangerous?" She wasn't sure she liked the idea of that anyway. "Oh! What if the contestant is in a maze like this and they have to find the unicorn before time runs out. They could use clues like unicorn hair... and well, there could be a simulation of danger.." She tapped her chin, trying to think about how to not make it as lame as it was sounding coming out of her mouth. Even if the IMPS basically fell under recent history, only being an event that happened sixteen years ago and both he and Karleigh were wee little one year olds, Henry knew there was a lot more they ought to know outside the stuff they learned in class. If there was anything Henry learned about history in general, it was that nobody can never get a full account of anything because not every detail could be recorded with that much accuracy. There's just always more. "Maybe? I guess aside from how awful it'd be to see a loved one almost frozen inside a locked cage, I wouldn't be surprised if there had been any cheating to be honest." Henry doubted the 1994 Triwizard Tournament was cheat-free, like most competitions unfortunately. Such is the world they lived in, with some people already a dozen steps ahead in the uneven playing field. "Only Miss Gray can tell us." The Hufflepuff imagined Miss Valerie Gray turning into some kind of celebrity again this summer, following this lesson, if students came visiting her shop to ask about the competition. She'd probably hate it. Henry would, if he had to relive repressed memories. Before Henry could mentally deep-dive into his imaginative thoughts, he was able to catch himself and bring himself back to the task at hand. Compassion was definitely something he would also like to see from any competition, considering with the world right now could really use some (read: so much) of it. "Compassion and creativity together, I like that," the Hufflepuff agreed with a smile. He had also taken a moment to retrieve his notebook and self-inking quill so he could jot down their ideas. Compassion... creativity... magical skill... outside the box. The unicorn suggestion came mostly as an afterthought for Henry, but he also knew that Karleigh liked the creature so he was glad he had mentioned it, even if it hadn't been intentional. "We gotta make the unicorn the star of the show!" It was a must now! With that, Henry wrote a big 'UNICORN' on the page and even drew a star around it, taking centre stage in their hypothetical tournament task. The more their plan seemed to become more solid, the more hyped he was as he wrote more stuff down his notebook. "I love the idea of having clues. Perhaps there could also be a lot of forks in the path or hedges, and they'd have to tell which animal footprints are the unicorn's, along with another neat clues that'd test how quickly they'd make a decision. Hopefully the right one." Also Henry wasn't always a fan of danger. It was thrilling as a concept now, but he'd hate the real stress of it all. He wouldn't want to die in a silly competition, okay! "Simulation! Yes, I like that better than real danger. Maybe just something that would push the contestant forward," Henry said, looking down at his scribbled up page of ideas and thinking. It had 'maze', 'unicorn hair', and 'time limit' written down along with the previous ideas. "Aha! What about some kind of mist? It would slowly and creepily make its way around the maze, which the contestant needs to avoid, but it's not actually dangerous mist. It's just normal mist, but they wouldn't know that so they'd think it's a huge threat, enough to make someone run when they see it. And for compassion, maybe once they locate the unicorn, they'd have to be patient and understanding with it before they can approach because I can only imagine how stressed the unicorn would be or something?" Compassion definitely extended for creatures too, and all beings at that. Somehow this entire task idea they've created so far was both exciting AND truly bonkers. 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