Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 5, 2022 21:48:36 GMT 10
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Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody Dedalus Diggle Fleur Delacour Kingsley Shacklebolt Lily Potter Mundungus Fletcher Nymphadora Tonks Oliver Wood
Barty Crouch Jr Corban Yaxley Hedwig's Killer Igor Karkaroff Lucius Malfoy Pyrites Regulus Black Rodolphus Lestrange
This weekend's Challenge puts the current Wizarding War to one side for a moment and takes us back to the great Fandom Shipping Wars instead. Even years after the release of the final book, many fans are still debating which character pairings ought to have ended up in relationships, but before the canon was closed those debates were more like bonfires.
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This Challenge involves seven of the series protagonists:
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All of them are of course looking for love, and thankfully all of you Death Eaters and Order Members are here to help them out! Perhaps less fortunate is that every one of you will be given a different pairing to Ship (for the uninitiated, this means zealously rooting for your chosen characters to get together)...
The Ministers will post your (randomly determined) pairing in your private Challenge thread shortly. And it will be your task to help them find True Love in one another!
Each of you will be given seven love potions, one brewed by (and designed to increase attraction toward) each of the above characters:
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Before the Challenge deadline, you will need to gift your potions to the seven characters, assigning each of the seven potions to a different character. Simply post the 14 images of characters and potions in pairs, with one character and one potion per line. And we'll pass on each potion to the character you place it beside, increasing the chances that they'll end up together. There are only two restrictions: every character must receive one of your potions, and you are not allowed to assign any character their own potion.
For every potion assigned, the Ship for the two characters involved (potion brewer and potion receiver) will gain one point. So for instance, if you were tasked with Shipping Harry/Ginny, you could give Harry a love potion from Ginny to gain one point for their pairing, and give Ginny a potion from Harry to gain another point.
You must post your potion assignment in your Challenge thread by 8:00pm AEST on Sunday. Note that this is a half hour earlier than our regular deadline, as we expect many submissions will come in the last moments and still wish to announce the results at 8:30pm.
At the end of the Challenge we will combine the potion assignments from all the players participating across both Sides and add up the points scored for each possible pairing. If the total points for your assigned pairing is greater than the total points for your Pureblood vs Order partner's assigned pairing (or whoever else you have been randomly matched up against, in the event that you do not have a PBvO partner playing in the Challenge), you will win a Match for your Side.
The Side with the most Match wins will earn Immunity and avoid Magical Council for the round. The Side with the fewest Match wins will lose the Challenge and attend Magical Council on Sunday night, where one of their Side Buddies will be voted out.
Both Sides will need to appoint a Side Prefect whose performance will break any ties (by total points scored for their assigned Ship, then earliest submission of potion assignments if the tie persists).
There are also House Points up for grabs once again: 10 House Points for the pair or pairs whose combined Shipping scores are the highest overall.
Oh, and one more thing: In an exception to the rule against discussing Challenges, you are allowed to discuss everything about this one, but ONLY within this thread!
For The true art of Shipping lies not just in personally supporting your chosen (or in this case, assigned) couple, but in convincing others of its worth! To this end, you have an open forum here in which to plead your case, as well as five extraneous potions with which to negotiate and strike deals. You have the whole weekend to sway as many other players as you can into using their extra potions to supporting your Ship... if you can!
The Ministers intend to stay out of the discussions entirely, so long as everybody is aware of the following ground rules:
- You may not mention any aspect of this Challenge outside of this thread. Discussion on your Side Boards or in PMs will be grounds for disqualification.
- Once you submit your potions assignment, you are no longer allowed to post in this thread.
- Nobody is required to disclose which couple they are Shipping. Nobody is required to be truthful if they do make such a disclosure, and the Ministers will never confirm the Shipping assignments even after the Challenge ends.
- Similarly, you are not required to follow through on any deals and promises made. The Ministers will never reveal how any individual assigned their potions, only the total number of potions of every type assigned to each character. And we will never confirm any deductions made on the basis of these results.
Potions assignments must be submitted by 8:00pm AEST on Sunday which is EARLIER THAN USUAL.
Please DO discuss the Challenge! But in this thread ONLY until the deadline has passed.
Please DO discuss the Challenge! But in this thread ONLY until the deadline has passed.
The Challenge results will be posted as close to 8:30pm as possible. Players on the losing Side will be able to send Patronus Missives up until their Magical Council begins 9:15pm Sunday. Votes and the Switch/Flick decisions must be posted in by 9:30pm. Remember to prevote and to cast Switch/Flick charms!
Questions? Ask!
Otherwise, we wish you all a lovely weekend!