Username: minnabird
House: Hufflepuff
Prompt: Travel
Title (and story link): Fear and Loathing in Florida (Mostly Loathing) - in queue
Summary: I forget the wording, but basically Scabior and Fenrir end up wandless in Florida while on the run from Aurors and Scabior whines the whole time. (I'm not very nice to my state, haha).
Username: Lost_Robin
House: Ravenclaw
Prompt: Music
Title (and story link): Jar of Hearts (in queue)
Summary: (This isn't exactly what it says) Lily reflects over her relationship with Benedict Zabini while listening to a song.
Username: majestic_ginny
House: Hufflepufff!
Prompt: Parent Prompt (Andromeda Black)
Title (and story link): Family First
Summary: When Andromeda Black joined Hogwarts, all she wanted to do was please her family. But as the years passed, she wasn't sure whether what they had been teaching her was right.
--Nadia
Username: epiphany212
House: Gryffindor
Prompt: Travel Prompt
Title (and story link): A Kiss in Kumasi [in queue/author page]
Summary: Susan Bones will do anything, even travel halfway across the world, to destroy the curse which holds her mother in its evil grip. Each moment during her stay in Kumasi, Ghana brings new challenges, from the lack of running water to an extremely flirtatious Ghanaian boy who may or may not have secrets of his own...
Username: epiphany212
House: Gryffindor
Prompt: Parents Prompt
Title (and story link): An Appreciation for Still Life [in queue/author page]
Summary: For Dean Thomas, success in art is simply serendipity. Beginner's luck and raw atlent have brought him from doodles in Professor Binns' class to his first gallery opening. With the promises of critical acclaim and financial success shining brightly upon his professional horizon, Dean must face the only person who understands completely what this moment means to him.
This is epiphany212 of Gryffindor writing for the Minor Characters round of the Character Triathlon.
Username: Northumbrian
House: Ravenclaw
Prompt: Travel Prompt (Luna Lovegood)
Title (and story link): Yggdrasil
Summary: When Luna Lovegood attends the International Symposium on Fantastic Beasts in Sweden she is hoping to gain some converts. What she gets is something she didn't expect.
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Username: Ginny Weasley Potter“Hello,” I said, “what’s your name?”
House: PuffBluffHuffley
Prompt: Travel (Scorpius Malfoy)
Title (and story link): Eastern Dawn Stars
Summary:
Her mouth opened a tad and she looked at me, confused. Then she looked at the rubbish bag. “Sahib, kachra?”
Scorpius Malfoy travels to India for a Healing program and finds himself in the unlikeliest of situations when he starts to fall for a poor sweeper girl.
This is Ginny Weasley Potter of Hufflepuff writing for Round Two of the 2012 Character Triathlon.
Prompt: Music (Penelope Clearwater)
Title (and story link): Inside Out
Summary:Penelope Clearwater, the courageous survivor of some of the worst situations in life is brought down to her knees, stripped of all courage and resolve and replaced instead by a love-struck, needy woman. And there is only one person who is capable of doing that to her: Padma Patil.
This is Ginny Weasley Potter of Hufflepuff writing for Round Two of the 2012 Character Triathlon.
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Okay, I had a third submission which got rejected. I have resubmitted it and understand that it doesn't qualify anymore but since it was originally written for this challenge, I'd still like to post the details. :)
Username: Ginny Weasley Potter
House: PuffBluffHuffley
Prompt: 31st July (Albus Severus Potter)
Title (and story link): The Maimed Reflection
Summary:<center>I have decided that today is going to be the last day of my life.</center>
He was torn apart… ripped into pieces. He was never himself again. And from that day on whenever Albus Potter looked into the mirror, the reflection staring back at him was just too maimed to be his own.
This is Ginny Weasley Potter of Hufflepuff writing for Round Two of the 2012 Character Triathlon.
Username: Eleanor Lupin
House: Hufflepuff
Prompt: Parent Prompt
Title: Red Currant Rum (in the queue)
Summary: Rosmerta Church has never really enjoyed Christmas since she was seventeen. In fact, it has always depressed her - there was just so much for her to miss. But one Christmas day, a recovering alcoholic visits Rosmerta's pub and gives her a bit of hope.
This is Eleanor Lupin of Hufflepuff writing for Round Two of the 2012 Character Triathlon.
Username: Northumbrian
House: Ravenclaw
Prompt: July 31st Prompt (Albus Potter)
Title (and story link): Zygosis
Summary: Zygosis: the biological process of conjugation; the union of cells or gametes.
Life exists to procreate, to recreating itself, being created by many different methods. Because of that urge to create new life, Auror Albus Potter finds himself in trouble.
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RESULTS
This was incredibly difficult to judge. So difficult, that I gave up and instead awarded a joint 1st place and no 3rd place. Therefore, the results are:
Joint 1st Place:
This was an elegantly written story, which brought brilliantly to life a specific time and place, as well as presenting the young Gellert Grindelwald and Albus Dumbledore believably. It is so fascinating seeing young Albus from another's perspective, but Gellert remained the centre of the story, his character and world view shining through in every sentence.
Gina therefore takes 20 points (for this story) back to Ravenclaw.
and:
This story was beautiful. While this is a romance, the focus remains on Andromeda's personality, her relationship with Ted and her relationship with her family, creating an incredibly realistic character. The time shifts work so well, and there is a believable explanation for how a Black comes into contact with such a beautiful Muggle song, the words and feel of which complemented the story perfectly.
Carole takes 20 points back to Hufflepuff.
2nd Place:
This story characterised Dean excellently, giving him a believable future and explaining how he felt about his father, his mother and being an artist beautifully. It was interesting to see the wizarding art world, and the change from the third to the first person was not grating, but worked, using the two different styles of writing to develop his character.
Natasha takes 15 points (for this story) back to Gryffindor.
In addition to those, there were two stories which made me wish I was judging the prompts individually, because the zest with which they took the travel prompt brought to life two very different places. While both places are familiar to the writers (Natasha--I was very intrigued as to whether you'd say in your end notes that it was based on your own experience or just heavy duty research), it nevertheless takes great skill to make them real and familiar to a wider audience. Therefore I am also awarding both minnabird and epiphany212 honourable mentions and ten points to Hufflepuff and Gryffindor respectively for:
POINTS:
SLYTHERIN:
iLuna17/iMusic17: 5 points
Total: Five points.
RAVENCLAW:
Lost_Robin: 5 points
noblefate: 10 points
Gmariam: 25 points (winner and participation points)
Northumbrian: 10 points (third story disqualified as did not fit the prompt)
xxbabewithbrainsxx: 5 points
Total: 55 points.
GRYFFINDOR:
epiphany212: 25 points (winner and honourable mention)
Peppermint Toads: 5 points
Total: 30 Points.
HUFFLEPUFF:
AidaLuthien: 5 points
Equinox Chick: 20 points (winner)
majestic_ginny: 5 points
minnabird: 10 points (honourable mention)
Ginny Weasley Potter:10 points
Eleanor Lupin: 5 points
Acacia Carter: 5 points
Total: 60 points.
If I have made any mistakes with the points, do not hesitate to contact me. I thoroughly enjoyed these stories and the variety of takes on minor characters, so thank you all for participating and making this challenge a success. I will be judging the third part of the triathlon in the next few weeks.
Alex