Announcements and updates
Hello everyone,
We wanted to inform you of a few important updates:
POSTING SCHEDULE: Instead of April 2, posting will begin from April 1, 2009. HOWEVER, the last date for submissions remains March 17, 2009 and for extensions - March 31, 2009.
This has been done because the number of participants differ from what we originally considered.
TEAMS AND CAPTAINS: The three teams have nominated their captains:
Team AU: thesamanthahope and joanwilder
Team Epilogue: acromantular and turningleft
Team EWE: abusing_sarcasm and aoifene
PROMPTS: We had 24 prompts based on sayings from the Wizarding world. The prompts are listed hereunder. Participants, please remember that although the fest is not anonymous, your prompt assignments must remain a secret outside of your team. Please note that the order of the prompts is not the posting order.
1 "I’ll never lay a wand on ___"
2. "Time is Galleons, little bro, time is Galleons"
3. "A poisonous toadstool never changes its spots"
4. Never tickle a sleeping dragon.
5. A fate worse than a Dementor's Kiss
6. "No use in crying over spilt potion"
7. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words with a wand can definitely harm me
8. Episkey heals all wounds
9. A Reparo in time saves nine
10. Well, you just let the kneazle out of the bag
11. When in doubt, Apparate
12. Keep your friends close, and your enemies stupefied
13. Magic is 1% inspiration and 99% incantation
14. Drunk as a house elf
15. He who can, does. He who can't, teaches the Dark Arts
16. Is that a wand in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
17. Happier than a niffler in a Gringott's vault
18. This one time, at Hogwarts...
19. A snitch up his sleeve
20. Close your eyes and think of Hogwarts
21. A Butterbeer a day keeps the MediWizard away
22. I think I saw a Penseive like this once...
23. A snitch in time saves nine hours of Quidditch
24. Don't count your Mandrakes before they're repotted
FOR THE WATCHERS:
Watchers are welcome to submit drabbles or drawbles for the prompts, as well. The length should be no more than 1,000 words. Please note that these would be posted only during the voting period.
As usual, if there are any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask.
We wanted to inform you of a few important updates:
This has been done because the number of participants differ from what we originally considered.
Team AU: thesamanthahope and joanwilder
Team Epilogue: acromantular and turningleft
Team EWE: abusing_sarcasm and aoifene
1 "I’ll never lay a wand on ___"
2. "Time is Galleons, little bro, time is Galleons"
3. "A poisonous toadstool never changes its spots"
4. Never tickle a sleeping dragon.
5. A fate worse than a Dementor's Kiss
6. "No use in crying over spilt potion"
7. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words with a wand can definitely harm me
8. Episkey heals all wounds
9. A Reparo in time saves nine
10. Well, you just let the kneazle out of the bag
11. When in doubt, Apparate
12. Keep your friends close, and your enemies stupefied
13. Magic is 1% inspiration and 99% incantation
14. Drunk as a house elf
15. He who can, does. He who can't, teaches the Dark Arts
16. Is that a wand in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
17. Happier than a niffler in a Gringott's vault
18. This one time, at Hogwarts...
19. A snitch up his sleeve
20. Close your eyes and think of Hogwarts
21. A Butterbeer a day keeps the MediWizard away
22. I think I saw a Penseive like this once...
23. A snitch in time saves nine hours of Quidditch
24. Don't count your Mandrakes before they're repotted
Watchers are welcome to submit drabbles or drawbles for the prompts, as well. The length should be no more than 1,000 words. Please note that these would be posted only during the voting period.
As usual, if there are any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask.