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Tower Teams VI
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Team Bellatrix Lestrange
Abbie DiscoSuperFly wrote: "Snowtulip...WTH is wrong with that mans abs? https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...I just posted a book, and those abs looked prett..."
I know! the abs are just a little distorted ;)....just a bit :D
For those who haven't done so already
We'd like you to check in once a week to let us know that all is well, if only to say hi.
• What are you looking forward to over the next week?
• What is your current read?
• Is there anything you would like us to do to make things easier?
I’m struggling to find a book to read. Everything I have is too angsty or too contemporary for me. Or too short. I can’t wait for Tri Wizard so I can have some focus! Over 200 books and nothing appeals!
I'm with you Teresa, I do challenges to help me focus, so hopefully we get some tasks soon!Or we might have to end up picking books for each other ;)
My group is going to be playing a version of Ticket to Ride if anyone is interested:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
You can use this invite to join the group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/invit...
Current Standings
NEWTs (points) - 4th
OWLs (books read) - 6th
Effort (MOD Points) - 15th
Accolade (Pages Read) - 10th
Merit (Buddy Read Points) - 13th
Services (BOM Points) - 9th
Great job everyone. We have completed the Spells and are 2 books away from completing classes.
We are still awaiting news on the Tri-Wizard Tournament. As soon as we have the information we will let you know.
Continue posting books read, anything 100pgs or over counts.
Want to earn some more points, here's how:
Buddy Reads: Head on over to
must be completed by 2 Aug
must be completed by 12 Aug
must be completed by 22 AugAbove dates are subject to confirmation on end date of challenge.
Here's to a good reading week 😊
Abbie DiscoSuperFly wrote: "My group is going to be playing a version of Ticket to Ride if anyone is interested:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"
Signed up for this, can't wait. Just need to finish 3 more mole books before deadline. :)
Tori wrote: "is anyone doing the tattooist of Auschwitz bom? ive bought the book on kindle but im scared. i dont do well with sad books. im hoping if i read it with others i can be a big brave girl"I'll be reading this one Tori, I'm going to have the Kleenex ready though!
Just saw TT is extended till the end of August! I hope the Tri-Wizard Tournament starts soon. I'm impatiently waiting for the last Harry Potter book from the library and trying to decide what to read in the meantime.
Just checking in. I am currently face deep in my book club read
Other ones I will try for this week
I have a couple of days off and plan on doing nothing but reading in the shade.
Checking in, this weekend was a success! I read two books, which for me is something of an accomplishment, plus I checked out some poetry collections. I am currently reading
. I am going to pick back up
then hopefully later this week read
.Starting this week I have very early mornings for the next 5 weeks, however, that usually means I get some reading time in during the day because I start so early. We shall see!!
Checking in for the week.Still not really out of my reading slump, but at least I managed to read 2 books this week...
It is simply too hot here. I'm not used to all these warm sunny days here in Germany.
And now I'm sitting in my office, getting slowly cooked and trying to stop my boss from closing all windows and doors, as he is convinced that as soon as you get even the tinyest bit of wind you will instantly get ill and die...
Not sure what I will read this week, but it has to be something good as I need something that really pulls me in.
TT has been extended to 31st August 2018 to allow for the Tri-Wizard Tournament to be playedLet's get those books banked and see what the mods have cooked up for us.
So just to entertain myself, I was looking to see if I've had any 5 star reads during TT...and surprise, I have 2 so far!
Have you had any 5 star reads?
I’ve had about 14, but I reread some of my favourite books during this time and I’m really choosy and tend to only read what I like. Although I had some 2 and 3 stars in there as well.
Teresa wrote: "I’ve had about 14, but I reread some of my favourite books during this time and I’m really choosy and tend to only read what I like. Although I had some 2 and 3 stars in there as well."I had too many 2 stars for my liking ;) Every time I have a low rating book I want to go back to some of those favorites!
Deadline Update from the ModsOkay, so, just a heads up because my internetz is wonky and goodreads on my phone sucks.
Buddy Reads, Spells & Classes end July 31st - Winners announced the day after.
BOMs and points per page continue till extension.
Tri-Wizard Maze starts July 31st (Harry Potter's birthday) and no banked books are allowed
Louise wrote: "Deadline Update from the ModsOkay, so, just a heads up because my internetz is wonky and goodreads on my phone sucks.
Buddy Reads, Spells & Classes end July 31st - Winners announced the day af..."
Sounds good! I just finished the book I was doing for Potions, so that finishes off my contribution to classes. I just picked up a BR for today and have one starting tomorrow, so I'll make sure to finish those before the deadline.
Do you know if the # of books category is continuing through the extension along with the points per page category? I have a few short books planned for within the next week or two, but I can move them to this week if that category ends July 31.
Hi team. Sorry I haven't check in an awhile. RL has been nuts. After a very productive reading month in June, July has been kind of the pits.Currently reading
and re-reading
Snowtulip wrote: "So just to entertain myself, I was looking to see if I've had any 5 star reads during TT...and surprise, I have 2 so far
hi guys. ive had a busy week so my reading gas been poor. my baby is 5 months old and she cant sleep in this heat which means neither can i. ive been surviving on maybe 2 hours per night all week but last night i must have got like 5 hours :D ive been doing a reread of a book i read in the tower team for 2017 and ive got what im reading to my baby too. ive started a couple books that i just couldnt get into which makes me mad, this time of year is tower team time, no time for false starts
Do we know if there’s a countdown to the end of July 31? I have a few BR to finish and I will probably be coming close to the deadline but I want to make sure I finish them before.
Good question!I’m trying to finish The Pillars of the Earth for Astronomy and I think I’ll need every second :)
We'd like you to check in once a week to let us know that all is well, if only to say hi.
• What are you looking forward to over the next week?
• What is your current read?
• Is there anything you would like us to do to make things easier?
Hello! I’ve read a few books, just need to post them. I mostly read on my phone but I picked up a paperback yesterday. I forgot how I like the feeling of paper :)
I had to quit one book as it was getting too dark for me right now. I hope to get back to it before the end of tt
Current Standings
NEWTs: 8th
OWLs: 8th
Effort: 15th
Accolade: 13th
Merit: 12th
Services: 7th
Classes and Spells are complete. Snowtulip if you can finish your book before the deadline we will swap it out.
All Classes, Spells and BRs end on 31st July, requested a countdown from the Mods to assist us.
Tri wizard tournament starts 31st July, no banked books can be used.
We now have Characters to spell-out which we can use banked books for and any books not used in Tri-Wizard tournament. I'll post a separate update with what is needed.
Hey everyone! Sorry for being quiet for a while. I hadn't really picked up a book in almost 2 weeks and just now got back in the reading mood. This week, I'm not really sure what I'm looking forward to. Probably getting more reading done :) Last week, I was looking forward to playing D&D for the first time and that was a ton of fun. Definitely want to keep doing that, but our next meet up isn't for another month due to conflicting events.
I currently just picked up Leviathan Wakes because I wanted to see if it was something I'd be interested in (did a library book haul on Friday) and I'm liking it so far. I think I'm going to put it on hold though for now and try to finish up HP5 before the deadline. I need to get that sucker done! lol
For this week, I'm looking forward to Tri Wizard finally starting :)I'm trying to finish
, it's on audio, so it takes me a little longer. I've been listening to it solid all day (while doing chores, outdoor work, grocery shopping, you name it and I'm still listening :D)I also had a few Elizabeth Hunter books come in from the library, and I love her series, so really want to get through those!
Wow, looks like we are going to have another Quidditch match before the end of TT.
Btw, I don’t read any of the other threads but ours - they get too confusing. So I’m a little out of the loop. I don’t know what the triwizard is going to be at all.
BR I’m trying to finish before those end:
Just got the audio for this so I’m going to try to hopefully get through this as well since it’s a BR for extra points:
Other than that, not sure what I’m planning on reading or listening to. Figure that I’ll just figure that out when the time comes (or when we see what we need for the Triwizard Tournament)
TRI-WIZARD TASKS ARE UP.Going through my TBR to see what I can find
Tri -Wizard Team TasksEach team will be performing their own set of tasks for the Tri-Wizard Tournament. These tasks are broken down by Harry Potter book.
Each book has 5 separate tasks, comprised of 4 book requirements per task.
In order to receive the points available for completing the tasks:
Choose 3 books
Choose 3 tasks within each of those books to complete
Book #1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone✅▪️Task 1 - Defeat the Troll
Read a book with a double L in the title - Teresa
Read a book with a baseball bat on the cover - Teresa
Read a book with “troll” in the title or text
Read a book with a only 5 word title - Karolyn
▪️Task 2 - Get past Fluffy
Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover - Samantha
✔️Read a book MPG Music
✔️Read a book where the main character is a musician - Teresa
✔️Read a book with “Song” in the title - Teresa
▪️Task 3 - Play Wizard’s Chess
Working together as a team do a Title Relay of 4 books.
(The first word of the second book must match the last word of the first book, the first word of the third book must match the last word of the second book, the first word of the fourth book must match the last word of the third book)
You may not ignore articles (a, an, the, etc).
Each book must be read by different team member
✅ ▪️Task 4 - Escape Devil’s Snare
Read a book with a predominately green cover - Hannah
Read a book with “Devil” in the title - Karolyn
Read a book where the title starts with S - Jade
Read a book tagged at least 10 times as “relax” or “calm” (variations are allowed)
▪️Task 5 - Mirror of Erised
Read a book which the authors initials are E.D.
Read a book with a mirror on the cover
Read a book tagged at least 50 times as “wish”
✔️ Read a book with a person on the cover with their hand in their pocket
Book #2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsTask 1 - Escape the Dursleys
✔️Read a book with Iron in the title
Read a book with a gate on the cover - Snowtulip
Read a book with a car on the cover - Snowtulip
✔️Read a book where a character escapes prison
✅Task 2 - Wizard’s duel
Read a book with “Witch” or “Wizard” in the title
Read 2 books with similar covers
Read a book with a deadly weapon on the cover
Task 3 - Take Polyjuice Potion
Read a book with a cat on the cover - Samantha
✔️Read a book something to drink on the cover
✔️Read a book with a cauldron on the cover
✔️Read a book with a P and a J in the title
✅Task 4 - Attend a ghost party
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
Task 5 - Fight a Basilisk
Read a book with a snake on the cover or Snake in the title - Karolyn
Read a book with a blind character - M
Read a book with the word “Phoenix” in title or text
✔️Read a book with a sword on the cover
Book #3:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanTask 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
Read a book with a moon on the cover - Louise
Read a book MPG Paranormal - Teresa
Read a book with a wolf on the cover
Read a book with 'Wolf" in the title - Teresa
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 - Sandi
Task 5 - Defeat Dementors
Read a book a wand on the cover
Read a book with woods on the cover - Karolyn
✔️Read a book with "Death" in the title
Read a book with eerie/scary cover - Karolyn
Book #4Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireTask 1 - Four Champions are competing
- Read a Square of Young Adult books -
How to read a square:
- Read four books M
- 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
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
✔️Read a book with "Treasure" in the title
Read a book with someone swimming on the cover - Snowtulip
✔️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
Book #5:Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixTask 1 - Clean up the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix
Read a book with pixies or fairies
Read a book with "Order" in the title
Read a book a bird on the cover
Read a book with picture on the cover
Task 2 - Go on Trial
✔️Read a book where the main character is a lawyer
✔️Read a book MPG Crime
✔️Read a book where someone goes on trial
Read a book with "Trial" in the title - Louise
Task 3 - Get a New Professor
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
Task 4 - Department of Mysteries
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"
Task 5 - The Lost Prophecy
✔️Read a book with a seer/fortune teller character
Read a book with a prophecy as an integral part of the story
Read a book with "Lost" in the title
Read a book with 'Prophecy" in the title or series name
Book #6:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceTask 1 - The Slug Club
Read a book with "Club" in the title
Read a book where there is an exclusive club
Read a book with a teacher main character
Read a book with a club like object on the cover
Task 2 - Silver and Opals
Read a book with a necklace on the cover - Hannah
Read a book with 'Silver" in the title - M
Read a book "Curse" in the title
Read a book "opal" in the text
Task 3 - The Unbreakable Vow
Read a book with something broken on the cover
Read a book that starts with U
Read a book with "Vow" in the title or series name
✔️Read a book where someone tries to protect someone
Task 4 - Love Potion
Read a book with "Love" in the title
Read a book with chocolate on the cover
Read a book with a bottle on the cover
Read a book with a heart on the cover
Task 5 - The White Tomb
✔️Read a book with a white cover
✔️Read a book with "White" in the title
Read a book with a graveyard on the cover
✔️Read a book where one of the main characters dies
Book #7: Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsTask 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 - Hannah
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
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
So, if I understand correctly, we have to complete those 9 tasks before we are allowed to read for any other tasks? Therefore those 9 should be done quickly?Or
As long as those 9 tasks are done by the end of TT, we can read for the other tasks simultaneously?
Just want to make sure I interpret correctly:)
Book #4. I already have all the dragon books on standby.
I can do double L, baseball bat and Musician
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Looks like his spine is in the front instead of the back..lol