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Team Cedric Diggory
I am continuing But i will be away when quid ditch starts IF you get stuck i am willing to sub for someone i can do keeper or chaser roles I would quite happily look for books to fit and i liked doing the title chain las time
I can do LL in title
I can get KU baseball on cover
and i can find a 5 word title
that is all the tasks in Sorcereers stone task 1
I can probably do all in task 2 as well
I dot know how easily i would find similar covers but the others in chamber of secrets task 2 would be OK
essentially i think i could fit any task
where is the overview tabI have 102 books on my shelf
Marie (UK) wrote: "where is the overview tabI have 102 books on my shelf"
Wow, Marie! Here it is, it shows you have 104.
Question for the captains - can we use books we already started but won't finish till after TW starts for the tasks?
I can read at least two books for The Prisoner of Azkaban Task 4 - Go back in time. I don't mind claiming the whole task but will have to see what I can find for the other two first :)
I have 44 books on my shelf, spreadsheet says 43, but I only just posted one, so that looks right.I'm here until the bitter end, but I'm really not sure about Quidditch. I'm just not a speed reader, and will never read alien-dragon-shifter-sex. It was really fun following the last match though.
I can probably fill a lot of the tasks. I know I'm reading a book with a funeral in right now (and I won't finish until after TW starts), but I'm not sure about finding all the other tasks for that (book 7)
Depending on how the other parts of TW pan out, are we trying to read as many tasks as possible anyway? As once the big point character spell outs are done, it's more points per book than for a minor character.Obvs, we want to get the required tasks done first, of course.
my shelf is corrected and up to date
I'm playing on! Can prolly get something done out of the tasks. Will look at it more closely!
I'll continue playing. I know I can do quite a few of the tri-wizard tasks. Not sure about quidditch. I don't think I can keep up with the reading for it.Did you notice that there are two characters misspelled in the spell-outs? I saw it mentioned in the Leaky Cauldron. Parvati and Voldemort both have extra "R" in them.
Just updated my books. It is correct now :-)
Tri-Wizard (to start) I can definitely do:
CoS - set 4
Read a book where the characters attend a party
Read a book with Ghost in the title
Read a book with Death in the title
Read a book where they celebrate Halloween
CoS - 2.1
Read a book with “Witch” or “Wizard” in the title
PoA - set 3
Read a book with a moon on the cover
Read a book MPG Paranormal
Read a book with a wolf on the cover
Read a book with 'Wolf" in the title
PoA - 1.2 & 1.3
Read a book with "Night" in the title
Read a book with a predominately purple cover
PoA - 2.1 & 2.2
Read a book with a shapeshifter character
Read a book MPG Humour
OotP - sets 3 & 4
Read a book with a predominately pink cover
Read a book where the title is pink
Read a book with a teacher character
Read a book with a cat on the cover
Read a book MPG Mystery
Read a book where someone dies
Read a book with a large battle
Read a book where there is a "rescue"
Hello Team Cedric! I can look at the triwizard list this afternoon & let you know what I could take. I am here till the end with you!! :)
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Elena's said she can do two of Task 4 - Go back in time (Read a book with time travel / Read a book with a clock on the cover / Read a book with "Time" in the title / Read a book a form of transportation on the cover) - Elena Let us know which one's you can definitely do, and we'll see if we can fit in others around that
Amy's up for Task 3 - Write a report on Werewolves (Read a book with a moon on the cover / Read a book MPG Paranormal / Read a book with a wolf on the cover / Read a book with 'Wolf" in the title)
I thought that GoF was reasonable too? Thought of setting Katie on the Task 3 - Yule Ball, which has a few romances. I've got a book with mermaid in it, so Task 4 - Retrieve Treasure could be doable?
And if Sarah's got a funeral, can we fill in for DH? (the first two seem easy)
In particular, can others read for Task 3 - Shell Cottage (Read a book with a funeral / Read a book a cottage on the cover / Read a book with lots of people staying in one home / Read a book where someone has a baby)??
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We will be, I think, but we MUST finish the core 9 tasks before we can fill in for other tasks, so I want to focus attention on getting those tasks & books filled in & finished ASAP :)
I've also got MPG War for the last task in DH. I've been considering quidditch. If Katie and Marie are quidditched out (and I'm not surprised if you are!) then can anyone else play on weekdays, or is it weekends only?
I could have a go at chaser, and as I couldn't manage the full match, let the reserves play over the weekend or whenever they're available (they could pick what suits them and I'll fill in the gaps). I can do any day, just I'll need a break (or two).
I'm not so fast as those who've already played though. :(. I just worry we need a player who isn't just a reserve. Will happily swap with a faster reader if anyone can/wants to play.
I am sure i can do one of the tasks baby or cottagealso sure i could find something with treasure in title or water on cover
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I'm thinking of taking a couple of days off work to volunteer for Quidditch, but I can't read on 11th. I'm not sure whether I'd take 10th, 13th & 14th or 13 - 15th, though inclining to the former.
If you'd be happy to be reserve and maybe cover Saturday 11th, that'd be ace?
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I could do cottage on cover/lots of people staying in a home and if needed the funeral & someone having a baby!
I'm in! Although since I'm new, I admit that I'm still a little confused about what needs to be done. My preference is romance and nonfiction, but I'm willing to read just about anything. I took a look at the list and I have many books that would qualify. If there's something out there that needs to be filled, I can probably read it.
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Task 1 - Ride the Knight Bus
Read a book with a bus on the cover
Read a book with "Night" in the title
Read a book with a predominately purple cover
Read a book with the main character's initials are S.S.
Task 2 - Learn to fight Boggarts
Read a book with a shapeshifter character
Read a book MPG Humour
Read a book with a balloon on the cover
Read a book with a hat on the cover
Task 3 - Write a report on Werewolves - Amy volunteered for all 4
Read a book with a moon on the cover
Read a book MPG Paranormal
Read a book with a wolf on the cover
Read a book with 'Wolf" in the title
Task 4 - Go back in time - Elena volunteered for at least 2 - tbc
Read a book with time travel
Read a book with a clock on the cover
Read a book with "Time" in the title
Read a book a form of transportation on the cover
Task 5 - Defeat Dementors
Read a book a wand on the cover
Read a book with woods on the cover
Read a book with "Death" in the title
Read a book with eerie/scary cover
GoF Tasks:
Task 1 - Four Champions are competing
Read a Square of Young Adult books
How to read a square:
- Read four books
- Match first & last letters of the title in order to form a square/rectangle.
Task 2 - Retrieve a golden egg guarded by a dragon
Read a book with "Dragon" in the title
Read a book with "Dragon" in the series name
Read a book with a Dragon on the cover
Read a book with a Dragon in the book
Task 3 - Yule Ball - romance here - Katie / Tricia shout out to claim??
Read a book with your favorite romance hero(es)/heroine(s) or your favorite pair (Pair has to be a romantic couple in the book, not just a love interest)
Read a book with couple dancing on the cover
Read a book with a feast or dinner item on the cover
Read a book with a single shoe on the cover
Task 4 - Retrieve Treasure
Read a book with mermaids - Cat
Read a book with "Treasure" in the title
Read a book with someone swimming on the cover
Read a book with water on the cover
Task 5 - The Maze
Read a book with "Maze" in the title or series name
Read a book with a riddle in the text
Read a book with 'Spider" in the title
Read a book with a key on the cover
DH Tasks:
Task 1 - The Seven Potters
Read a book with 'Seven" in the title
Read a book that is #7 in a series
Read a book 'Seven" in the series name
Read a book with a number in the title
Task 2 - Tale of the Three Brothers
Read a book that is #3 in a series
Read a book with "Three" in the title
Read a book with brothers
Read a book that has a story/tale within the novel
Task 3 - Shell Cottage
Read a book with a funeral - Sarah
Read a book a cottage on the cover
Read a book with lots of people staying in one home
Read a book where someone has a baby
Task 4 - The Missing Mirror
Read a book where the main character "goes home again"
Read a book where a long lost sibling is discivered
Read a book where the characters are under siege
Read a book with "Mirror" in the title
Task 5 - The Battle of Hogwarts
Read a book MPG War
Read a book with a sword on the cover
Read a book with a snake on the cover
Read a book multiple people die
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I can take all tasks in PoA Task 2 - fighting boggarts.
For PoA task 3 I can definitely read3.1 - Read a book with time travel
3.3 - Read a book with "Time" in the title
3.4 - Read a book a form of transportation on the cover (or will work for PoA 1.1 - bus on the cover)
And Task GoF Task 2
2.1 - Read a book with "Dragon" in the title
2.4 - Read a book with a Dragon in the book
Is there a countdown to the TWT start? Or has it begun already?
For Quidditch I can't do weekends, won't be home much but will jump in on weekdays if needed.
@Cat re Quidditch- sounds good. Any day you like is fine with me. Although I think Melinda should have first refusal on whether she wants/is able to cover for you as it's her second (or is it third?) time as a reserve. Just realised I'd already started (although I did put it aside temporarily) a book with "Treasures" in the subtitle, if plurals are acceptable. I can start it back up. Got a week before the library loan is up, so I'd have to hurry up anyway. ;) For GoF, to go with Cat's mermaid.
I have no problems with 2nd place as reserve as I will be back to work by then. :)
I can do this one from PoATask 5 - Defeat Dementors
Read a book with "Death" in the title
AND
DH Tasks:
Task 3 - Shell Cottage
Read a book with lots of people staying in one home
Where can we find the countdown to TWT?
I found books for all four Dragon tasks (GoF Task 2) so if someone wants to claim any, I can cover the rest :)
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Oh! in Caps' thread it says books finished today can work for TWT :)
Sweet! Thanks, Cat!Can we bank books for tasks outside our chosen 9 to be used after we complete the 9 or we can only start reading those after completion? Hope this question makes sense :) The reason I'm asking is I just finished a book that works for a couple but not the ones we picked.
I'm here and can read whatever you need me to read. Let me think about Quidditch. I don't know if I'm willing to play or not...when do you need me to decide? Or are we covered? Sorry I've been a bit absent these past couple days. I will find the time to look at the TWT today and hopefully map out a few books I can contribute.
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but: which does it fit, we could switch to that book / task set instead?
Nothing too rare :)It's this one -
, works for OotP 4.2 - Read a book where someone dies
HBP 3.4 - Read a book where someone tries to protect someone (character Mayor tries to protect ch. Maribel from the bully)
and can possibly be a half of CoS 2.2 - Read 2 books with similar covers (I've seen a couple of similar cover designs floating around)
There's also two Q characters if we still need it.
PoA Task 3 - Write a report on WerewolvesRead a book with a moon on the cover
✔️Read a book MPG Paranormal
✔️Read a book with a wolf on the cover
✔️Read a book with 'Wolf" in the title
✔️DH 1.2 Read a book that is #7 in a series
✔️DH 1.4 Read a book with a number in the title Thirteen Reasons Why 8/1/18
DH 2.1 Read a book that is #3 in a series OR GoF 5.1 Read a book with "Maze" in the title or series name
✔️DH 2.3 Read a book with brothers Lucas 7/31/18 (Lucas and Max are brothers on the same hockey team)
✔️PoA 2.1 Read a book with a shapeshifter character
✔️PoA 2.2 Read a book MPG Humour Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim 7/31/18
What I can do...fit me in wherever it's convenient. :) Also, I don't mind searching for the odd task. PoA Tasks:
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GoF Tasks:
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DH Tasks:
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I will read
next. It fits the following tasks:
HP&PoA 4.2 - clock on the cover
Hp&OotP 2.2 - MPG Crime
Hp&OotP 4.1 - MPG Mystery
I have plenty of Perry Mason books that would all fit:
Hp&OotP 2.1 - the MC is a lawyer
Hp&OotP 2.2 - MPG Crime
Hp&OotP 2.3 - someone goes on trial
plus one fits Hp&OotP 1.3 - bird on the cover
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Currently looking for a Realistic Fiction book with title starting N-Z. Needs to be finished after this point!
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we've got the PoA tasks (2,3 & 4) covered - names against tasks, at least - assuming Melinda is able to cover the balloon on cover task - that's Ok, right?
for GoF, I am working on the basis that we will attack tasks 3 & 4 plus another TBD.
for #3, I need Katie to read her single shoe on cover, please!
We'll also need to find a book with a fave romantic couple (ideally one already published!), a couple dancing and a book with a feast / dinner on the cover
for #4, I'm still waiting to see if plural will be accepted for Treasure (hopefully it will, and Sarah can cover that); Katie read the book with water on the cover and then we need a book with someone swimming....
I think that we'll look at the Dragon task too, unless others have a violent preference for a different set?
for DH, I think that tasks 1 & 2 are easiest, plus #3.
for #3 we already have Sarah's funeral book, Roseena, can you read the "lots of people staying in a house", please, then Marie / Melinda cover the "has a baby" (and just being preggers won't be enough) & "cottage on the cover"??
I'm pencilling in names in our planning sheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...) - please do put your name & book against tasks that you are reading for! :)
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6 will let us complete all the "major" characters, which will give more points than TriWiz tasks, so please shout out with any U books :)
I am reading both of the ones I said I will complete."death " in title.
and many people in the household.
Hoping to finished both by tonight
Can we start reading these books now or is there a start date? Sorry, if this was answered somewhere, but I didn't see it. Also, when is the end date? I'm just trying to calculate how many books I can read and how fast I need to read them. So far, I'm planning on reading Year One by Nora Roberts. That one can cover a book with a number in the title or a book where multiple people die (it sounds like it from the description anyway). I'm not sure where you'd want this.
Also, I have no problem with reading the favorite romantic couple book and a couple dancing on the cover.
I have lots of Dragon books, too, so if you need I can read some of those.
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You can start reading immediately! If you have finished any books since 15 July we can use those too :-)
I prefer if you post completed books in the specific thread - here, but will cope if you forget ;-P
Oh, if you could prioritise "couple dancing" over favourite romantic couple, that would be great - I think I will put Roseena's Kindred in Death against the fave couple (Eve & Roarke <3 ! ), as we're already working on three sets of tasks for PoA. ETA or possibly the "method of transport" one
Roseena, I hope you don't mind about that - the book will still be used to get the core tasks completed :) - and turns out to be helpfully flexible too!
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Read a book that is #3 in a series
Read a book with "Three" in the title
Read a book that has a story/tale within the novel
Read a book with a feast or dinner item on the cover
i can do three in title if needed and will look for baby - how quickly are they needed
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oooh.... not instantly, but ideally within a week
OK so i have both of them covered I want to finish the one i am on first
Ok, shoe and water books are next on my list of things to read.If we still need them by the time I'm done, I'll look for the others mentioned in 844. I'm also fairly sure I have a U book or 2 that I can read.
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Cat wrote: "Tricia, don't worry, there's been a lot of flurry all round, and not much clarity, probably!You can start reading immediately! If you have finished any books since 15 July we can use those too :-..."
Okay! Thanks!
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Alright, listen up chaps! We've got just about a day to finish up Buddy Reads & Classes before Tri-Wizards kicks off, including the last Quidditch game against those big bruisers in Slytherin!
Can I get a role-call of everyone, plus confirmation that you are playing on! :)
Karla - we're sad to see you go, but real life first. and I suspect that Tri-Wizards plus new job would be unbearable, so enjoy the job! Do pop in to say hello if you fancy :)
Can you all check that all your read books are shelved, and that all your shelved books have been recorded on the main sheet? (easiest way is to check the number of books on your shelf against the number of books on the Overall tab, and investigate any differences)
We'll need a Cedric main player for Quidditch - Marie, you are totally off the hook, don't worry! I'm looking at workload and going to see if I can take a couple of days off to volunteer to read read read, but no promises. Melinda - reserve player, check!
Tri-Wiz.... We need to start planning this properly.
We need to complete three sets of four tasks across three different HP books... I've put a cut-down listing of the tasks in our team sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Can everyone have a look and identify tasks that they can/want to fill? Ideally, pick a complete set of tasks, but that's not essential. What'd be ace is if you could put your name against the tasks you can fill (up to 6 at the moment) so we can work out which we are going to complete to get our points :)
Thanks!