by Prof. Sindor Aloyarc » Sun Apr 23, 2023 5:53 am
It’s disorienting to have the gryphon hauling you up above the courtroom into the clouds, especially upon looking down and not seeing a landscape of the beach and shack you originally entered from.
In its place are a labyrinth of rose covered hedges, with gardeners tending to the flowers at every turn.
Looking back up, you’re pleased to feel rather comfortable with the gryphon. The grip of its talons aren’t painful, and it’s face has a gentle expression.
You hear a gruff, squawking voice (somewhere between a roar and a chirp) coming from the gryphon’s throat, though it’s beak doesn’t move.
“Wasn’t ‘bout to letcha get eatin’ by that monstrosity right before you had the chance to return home and fix this mess.”
Just below the cloud line now, it’s quite something to behold a black and white checkerboard landscape you’re flying above.
Although you try not to assume the gryphon is actually taking you back to the tea party as it sounds, that’s exactly what happens.
Landing gracefully, the gryphon apologizes, “For startling you back there. Saw the opportunity, and I swooped!”
The same tiny door you came from to get here shimmers itself into view next to the gryphon, who nudges the door with its beak. As it pushes open, an arm reaches out, extending a hand to help you through the doorway.
The gryphon says “Good luck!” and flies away just as you come eye to eye with the hook nosed face of a boy named Griff.
Getting back to reality feels more emotionally overwhelming than you guessed, and the boy seems to understand this.
Intuitively, he inhaled deeply, then exhales completely. Not once or twice, but until he can tell you’ve acclimated to the space again, as small as you still are.
“Ready?” The boy asks, offering you a piece of cake that wreaks of magic you’ll need to gain your familiar height.
Task:
Catch your breath and collect yourself to grow taller by sharing a minimum of
75 words over your own
Forum Posting, OR response to other thread(s) using a minimum of
150 words for all
15 beans. If you choose to reply to other people’s topics rather than create your own, these can be done all at once in a single thread or across multiple places. Post link(s) below for us to keep track. (Posts backdated prior to this task cannot be counted. Must be a new Topic or Reply for credit)
Some options for posting your own topics!•
BELOW THE BRANCHES•
DEBATE CLUB•
ICEBREAKERSSome great topics to paw through for responding to others!•
A Gemstone for You•
Acrostic Introductions•
Aliens - Fact or Fiction?•
Create your Own Wizarding Card•
Daily Inspiration•
Design Your Dorm Room•
Design Your Own Common Room•
Designing at Hogwarts•
Eating Dessert First: Illegal?•
Dumbledore: Friend or Foe?•
Fun Facts Chain•
Haunted Houses - Tourist Trap?•
Harry Potter and Ginny's children's names•
HP Worlds•
KFC or KFC?•
Most Useful Super Power•
Must You Use Your Super Powers?•
Should Draco Malfoy go to Azkaban?•
Signs of Good Things•
Stirred Porridge or not?•
Was Umbridge Right?•
What is the Perfect Summer Vacation?•
What Would You Bring?•
Who Was the Worst Character in Harry Potter?•
Wizarding SchoolsAlternatively you may contribute a
Spill The Tea research piece in
150 words or more, sharing interesting, unusual, or little known facts in your own words about any person throughout history.
This task is worth
15 beans, with an additional
15 bonus beans for completing all Week Four tasks by end of activity.
Deadline is 11:59pm (HOL time) on Sunday April 30th.
It’s disorienting to have the gryphon hauling you up above the courtroom into the clouds, especially upon looking down and not seeing a landscape of the beach and shack you originally entered from.
In its place are a labyrinth of rose covered hedges, with gardeners tending to the flowers at every turn.
Looking back up, you’re pleased to feel rather comfortable with the gryphon. The grip of its talons aren’t painful, and it’s face has a gentle expression.
You hear a gruff, squawking voice (somewhere between a roar and a chirp) coming from the gryphon’s throat, though it’s beak doesn’t move.
“Wasn’t ‘bout to letcha get eatin’ by that monstrosity right before you had the chance to return home and fix this mess.”
Just below the cloud line now, it’s quite something to behold a black and white checkerboard landscape you’re flying above.
Although you try not to assume the gryphon is actually taking you back to the tea party as it sounds, that’s exactly what happens.
Landing gracefully, the gryphon apologizes, “For startling you back there. Saw the opportunity, and I swooped!”
The same tiny door you came from to get here shimmers itself into view next to the gryphon, who nudges the door with its beak. As it pushes open, an arm reaches out, extending a hand to help you through the doorway.
The gryphon says “Good luck!” and flies away just as you come eye to eye with the hook nosed face of a boy named Griff.
Getting back to reality feels more emotionally overwhelming than you guessed, and the boy seems to understand this.
Intuitively, he inhaled deeply, then exhales completely. Not once or twice, but until he can tell you’ve acclimated to the space again, as small as you still are.
“Ready?” The boy asks, offering you a piece of cake that wreaks of magic you’ll need to gain your familiar height.
[b][i][u]Task[/u][/i][/b]:
Catch your breath and collect yourself to grow taller by sharing a minimum of [u]75 words[/u] over your own [b][i]Forum Posting[/i][/b], OR response to other thread(s) using a minimum of [u]150 words[/u] for all [i]15 beans[/i]. If you choose to reply to other people’s topics rather than create your own, these can be done all at once in a single thread or across multiple places. Post link(s) below for us to keep track. (Posts backdated prior to this task cannot be counted. Must be a new Topic or Reply for credit)
[u]Some options for posting your own topics![/u]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewforum.php?f=30][color=#0080BF]BELOW THE BRANCHES[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewforum.php?f=55][color=#0080BF]DEBATE CLUB[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewforum.php?f=399][color=#0080BF]ICEBREAKERS[/color][/url]
[u]Some great topics to paw through for responding to others![/u]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=12403][color=#0080BF]A Gemstone for You[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=10860][color=#0080BF]Acrostic Introductions[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=10351][color=#0080BF]Aliens - Fact or Fiction?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=12457][color=#0080BF]Create your Own Wizarding Card[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10210][color=#0080BF]Daily Inspiration[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=12456][color=#0080BF]Design Your Dorm Room[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=12454][color=#0080BF]Design Your Own Common Room[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=12231][color=#0080BF]Designing at Hogwarts[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=10098][color=#0080BF]Eating Dessert First: Illegal?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=12453][color=#0080BF]Dumbledore: Friend or Foe?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=10862][color=#0080BF]Fun Facts Chain[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=10378][color=#0080BF]Haunted Houses - Tourist Trap?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=12460][color=#0080BF]Harry Potter and Ginny's children's names[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=11138][color=#0080BF]HP Worlds[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=12459&p=169587#p169587][color=#0080BF]KFC or KFC?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=11779][color=#0080BF]Most Useful Super Power[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=11780][color=#0080BF]Must You Use Your Super Powers?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=10099][color=#0080BF]Should Draco Malfoy go to Azkaban?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=12215][color=#0080BF]Signs of Good Things[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=12455][color=#0080BF]Stirred Porridge or not?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=11720][color=#0080BF]Was Umbridge Right?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=11840][color=#0080BF]What is the Perfect Summer Vacation?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=10865][color=#0080BF]What Would You Bring?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=11764][color=#0080BF]Who Was the Worst Character in Harry Potter?[/color][/url]
• [url=http://forum.roosted.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=11239][color=#0080BF]Wizarding Schools[/color][/url]
Alternatively you may contribute a [b][i]Spill The Tea[/i][/b] research piece in [i]150 words[/i] or more, sharing interesting, unusual, or little known facts in your own words about any person throughout history.
This task is worth [u]15 beans[/u], with an additional [u]15 bonus[/u] beans for completing all Week Four tasks by end of activity. [b][i]Deadline is 11:59pm ([url=http://hol.org.uk/calendar][color=#0080BF]HOL time[/color][/url]) on Sunday April 30th.[/b][/i]