☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎’s Comments (group member since Dec 20, 2013)

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

HERBOLOGY

The study of magical plants and fungi, including their care and their magical properties and uses.

To repot a baby Mandragora you will need:

◈ Dragon dung compost : Read two books with dirt, dung or compost on the cover/title

◈ A large pot :Read a brown cover book with 500+ pages

◈ Dragon hide gloves (to protect from bites): Read two hardcover books

◈ Ear Muffs (The cry of a baby mandragora puts you to sleep): Read two fluffy/chick-lit books

DIVINATION

◈ Read three books where a character uses fortuneteller/divination tools
◈ Read three books where a prophecy/vision is described/felt
◈ Read three to be published books (ARC/eARC)

Each book is worth 10 points, and you need to read all three books within a section to earn the points.

DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS

Class for teaching defensive magic to students so they can protect themselves against the Dark Arts. Often simply referred to as DADA class

Read Pairs of books that represent the Dark Art and the way of defending against it (1 pair per Hogwarts year )
Book 1: Dark Art / Creature in book
Book 2: Title contains a way of defense

Example:
Dark Art: Moon Called - book with werewolves in it
Defense: Silver Borne - Silver (poisoning to werewolves) in title

CHARMS

Read Pairs of books that represent the Charm you are trying to master (Can be cover or title, but the pair must be both. So must be a title and a title ; or a cover and a cover for the pair)

Levitation Charm: is a charm used to make objects fly, or levitate

Cheering Charm: is a spell which makes a person happy. When the spell is overdone, it can cause the victim to be overcome with fits of hysterical laughter.

Mending Charm: also known as the Repairing Charm (Reparo), is a charm that can be used to seamlessly repair a broken object.

Summoning Charm: is a charm that causes a target at a distance from the caster to levitate or fly over to them. This spell needs thought behind it, the object must be clear in the casters mind, before trying to summon.

This spell is one of the oldest spells known to wizarding society

Banishing Charm: is the counter-charm to the Summoning Charm. As Accio summons objects to the caster, Depulso sends both objects and living things away from the caster.[3] Unlike the Summoning Charm, which can summon specific objects from anywhere, the Banishing Charm banishes whatever the wand is aimed at.

Fire-Making Spell: also known as the Fire-Making Charm (Incendio) is a charm and a form of Conjuration, that can be used to conjure a jet of orange and red flame. Thereby this spell can be used to set things alight

Water-Making Spell: "The Water-Making Spell conjures clean, drinkable water from the end of the wand." The Water-Making Spell, also known as the Aguamenti Spell (Aguamenti) is a charm that conjures a jet of clear, pure water and shoots it from the tip of the caster's wand.

Example: Mending Charm
COVER
+
Broken Heart + Heart

TITLE
Instructions for a Broken Heart + With My Whole Heart

Example: Levitation Charm
COVER
and

CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES

◈ Describe your Magical Creature using book covers (Required: 5 books)
Using books, piece together your unique creation. You can look for just those unique parts (fangs, wings, skin, etc.) that you want. Just make sure the part you are using is on the cover.

Example:
+ + + +
A wolf + black wings + lion mane + rabbit ears + horse tail

◈ Using aspects from the book, tell us more about the Magic Creature
4 books

Classification : Book Rating

Ministry of Magic (M.O.M.) Classification
XXXXX – Known wizard killer / impossible to train or domesticate
XXXX – Dangerous / requires specialist knowledge / skilled wizard may handle
XXX – Competent wizard should cope
XX – Harmless / may be domesticated
X – Boring

Localization: Book Setting: Louisiana, Under Water, Panem, etc

Feeding Habits: What they eat - blood, raw meat, etc (*)

Uses: Eggs, Feathers, Blood, etc (*)

(*) It has to be mentioned in the book

We need covers that show parts of animals and we have to make sure we add ratings, what they eat or drink and what its used for.

Ok so for the classes this is what we would be working on;

ASTRONOMY

For this task you'll be required to read one book per Hogwarts year, where the book title contains a celestial object (sun, moon, stars. comets, etc).
Books are worth 0.02 points per page, and all seven need to be read to score.

Examples:
I'll Give You the Sun - 371 pages = 7 points
The Star-Touched Queen - 342 pages = 7 points
Fool Moon - 401 pages = 8 points
The Worst Man on Mars - 380 pages = 8 points
Heart of the Comet - 479 pages = 10 points
Morning Star - 524 pages = 10 points
Stardust - 248 pages = 5 points

Astronomy Grade: 55 points

So basically we are looking for books that have celestial objects in the title

Nanci wrote: "I added my 5th and final discussion question answers thread to our books read thread for the BOM Lilac Girls"

Awesome :)

Jane wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I would like it if you could place it in the books read tab as well or instead so it will be easier to see where it would work best. I'm going to post..."

Sounds good but enjoy your holiday, we will still be here :D

Nanci wrote: "maria helena wrote: "In case you haven't seen it, there is a survey posted in the Leaky Cauldron and if we answer it we get 5 extra points :-)

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"

I've read the first one 3-4 yrs ago and haven't a clue what it was about. LOL

Jane wrote: "I will be going away for my holiday now for just over a week. I will be reading but as I'm going to be canoeing on a lake in Sweden I'm not sure if I'll be able to post my books. I'll try my phone ..."

Have a great time, Jane.

Nanci wrote: "OMGosh, Jane! Thank you so much for your detective work! I removed the Tower Team shelf and moved the books to the correct one that's in message 60. So glad you figured it out!

Carmen, it should ..."

Thank you and that's fine ☺

Don't mind me. I'm answeing questions as I read them ;)

Judy wrote: "Nanci wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Nanci you currently have no books in your tower shelf so please add them."

That's odd. I have tagged them to my Tower shelf and when I ..."

Hahahaha ok so I wasn't seeing things. Thanks Judy ☺

Jane wrote: "Sorry, I have been quite absent in this discussion. I'm still in doubt about some of the classes but I'm reading and adding my books to the books read thread.

I haven't actually added any of my b..."

I would like it if you could place it in the books read tab as well or instead so it will be easier to see where it would work best. I'm going to post some of the info of the classes so we can take a look at how it works and also sed if any of the books we are working on will fit or if anyone can work on it.

Nanci wrote: "Carmen, you can see the books on my shelf here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

Got it. I must have posted a different shelf for you. LOL

Nanci you currently have no books in your tower shelf so please add them.

Thanks Nanci. Just don’t forget to add them to your shelf as well

I saw that the issues have been fixed Maria Helena so ignore my previous comment :)

Nanci wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I got and starting it now. So more extra points :)"
I've been reading it and answering the discussion questions. I sh..."

Yes, its fine. I thought I saw a rating from you but don't forget to post both completion and links to DQs.

Nanci wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Nanci wrote: "Just an idea. If anyone is interested in reading the book , it's a good book and reads quick and would li..."


Nope, not yet since we aren't able to start adding stuff to the classes yet.

Nanci did you read Lilac Girls yet? I saw that you were going to join the DQs but not sure if you already read it since you haven't added anything anywhere and can you please add your completed books to the completed thread and your team tower shelf as well. Thanks