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N.E.W.T Challenge (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test) – August - October 2020

This is a Harry Potter themed challenge run by YouTuber/GR Member 'Book Roast'. Video Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IAbI...

(NOTE: This will be Book Roast's last Owl/NEWT challenge in the Harry Potter Universe, as she will be transitioning to her own magical universe for her next challenges in 2021.)

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How The N.E.W.T Challenge Works:
- There are 3 tests to pass for each subject:
A = acceptable ; E = exceeded expectations ; O = outstanding
- You need to pass each test sequentially to "unlock" the next level etc. (ie. within each chosen subject, first get an 'Acceptable', then move on to 'Exceeded Expections', and then finally 'Outstanding'.
- Read a different book for each task, even if a book meets criteria for more than one.

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Set a goal for as many or as few subjects as you'd like. Join in by posting below and track your progress!

Here are the tasks (a few have been modified from original)

💎Ancient Runes
A: Bathsheda Babbling - author name starts with a B (first or last)
E: Read a Classic
0: Love rune: read a Romance

🔢Arithmancy
A: Precision is key: read a non-fiction
E: Book that ends on an uneven number
0: Book that's between 260-299 pages

Astronomy
A: Star Chart: star on the cover/in title
E: Read a Sci-Fi
0: Universe: read a book with a universally well known character or person (fiction or nonfiction) ie. Pippi Longstocking, Sherlock Holmes, Michelle Obama,

🐉Care of Magical Creatures
A: Salamander: Fire on cover/in title
E: Flobberworm: lazy is fine! Read something short
0: Hagrid's Hut: A book with a building on the cover

Charms
A: Cheering Charm: read a humorous book
E: Glacius: freezing charm. Read a book set in winter
0: Finite Incantatem: reverse spell! Read a manga!

😈Defense against the Dark Arts
A: Boggart: read a horror/thriller
E: Kappas: water demon! Book with demons or water theme
0: Red Caps: read an epic fantasy

🔮Divination
A: Take the red cup, dear: book with a mainly red cover
E: Crystal gazing: a book with any rock, gem, or mineral in the title or on the cover (ie. diamond, silver, quartz, iron, emerald etc)
0: Tea leaves: a book with leaves on the cover, or a type of tea in the title (ie. black, green, white, oolong, matcha, iced, rose, peppermint, etc)

🌿Herbology
A: Puffapods: flowers on cover
E: Nettle plant: book with poison, or plot to murder by any means.
0: Always growing: where the main character ages more than 5 years thoughout the book.

🧙‍♂️History of Magic
A: Read a historical fiction
E: Book with a mainly black cover
0: Book recommended by someone, that is first published earlier than 2010.

🧑🏼Muggle Studies
A: Read a comic
E: Read a book written by an author of a different race than yourself
0: Read a contemporary

⚗️Potions
A: Ingredient: Flying Seahorse - book with word "sky" in title, or sky on cover
E: Doxycide: Author name starts with a letter D
0: Girding Potion for endurance: book over 450 pages

📕Transfiguration
A: Lapifors Spell: animal on cover or in title
E: Draconifors Spell: book with dragons or fire (title/cover)
0: Duro (hardening spell): read a book with an unlikeable/hardened character.


message 2: by Anne ✨ (last edited Aug 26, 2020 09:51PM) (new)

Anne ✨ Finds Joy (annefindsjoy) | 718 comments My Challenge Tracking.

Not sure which subjects I'm choosing yet, so will add to this post soon...

💎Ancient Runes
A: Bathsheda Babbling - author name starts with a B (first or last) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
E: Read a Classic
0: Love rune: read a Romance

🔢Arithmancy
A: Precision is key: read a non-fiction Raising Ryland: Our Story of Parenting a Transgender Child with No Strings Attached Aug 1
E: Book that ends on an uneven number
0: Book that's between 260-299 pages


message 3: by Tiina (last edited Oct 31, 2020 08:08AM) (new)

Tiina (cauchemarlena) | 371 comments I'm going to try doing this too. Probably everything or as close to that as possible


💎Ancient Runes ☑️
A: Bathsheda Babbling - author name starts with a B (first or last) Whispers Under Ground
E: Read a Classic The Turn of the Screw
0: Love rune: read a Romance One Day in December

🔢Arithmancy ☑️
A: Precision is key: read a non-fiction In Praise of Shadows
E: Book that ends on an uneven number Rivers of London: Body Work, #3
0: Book that's between 260-299 pages Minu Alaska. Kasvatamas kelgukoeri ja iseennast

⭐Astronomy ☑️
A: Star Chart: star on the cover/in title The Name of the Star
E: Read a Sci-Fi Domineeriv värv: Kastanpruun
0: Universe: read a book with a universally well known character or person (fiction or nonfiction) ie. Pippi Longstocking, Sherlock Holmes, Michelle Obama, The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story

🐉Care of Magical Creatures ☑️
A: Salamander: Fire on cover/in title Rivers of London: Body Work, #4
E: Flobberworm: lazy is fine! Read something short Rivers of London: Body Work, #5
0: Hagrid's Hut: A book with a building on the cover City of Ghosts

⏳Charms ☑️
A: Cheering Charm: read a humorous book Veel üks Lotte
E: Glacius: freezing charm. Read a book set in winter Talve top
0: Finite Incantatem: reverse spell! Read a manga! Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey Vol. 1

😈Defense against the Dark Arts ☑️
A: Boggart: read a horror/thriller Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 2.
E: Kappas: water demon! Book with demons or water theme Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean
0: Red Caps: read an epic fantasy The Hobbit

🔮Divination
A: Take the red cup, dear: book with a mainly red cover Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1
E: Crystal gazing: a book with any rock, gem, or mineral in the title or on the cover (ie. diamond, silver, quartz, iron, emerald etc)
0: Tea leaves: a book with leaves on the cover, or a type of tea in the title (ie. black, green, white, oolong, matcha, iced, rose, peppermint, etc)

🌿Herbology
A: Puffapods: flowers on cover Domineeriv värv: Must
E: Nettle plant: book with poison, or plot to murder by any means. A Night in the Lonesome October
0: Always growing: where the main character ages more than 5 years thoughout the book.

🧙‍♂️History of Magic ☑️
A: Read a historical fiction Murder and Mendelssohn
E: Book with a mainly black cover Tunnel of Bones
0: Book recommended by someone, that is first published earlier than 2010. The Decagon House Murders

🧑🏼Muggle Studies ☑️
A: Read a comic Rivers of London - Body Work #1
E: Read a book written by an author of a different race than yourself Weathering With You
0: Read a contemporary Stupeur et tremblements

⚗️Potions ☑️
A: Ingredient: Flying Seahorse - book with word "sky" in title, or sky on cover Minu Nepaal. Muinasjutte Himaalaja jalamilt
E: Doxycide: Author name starts with a letter D Katk ja koolera
0: Girding Potion for endurance: book over 450 pages The Strain

📕Transfiguration ☑️
A: Lapifors Spell: animal on cover or in title Peaaegu täielik halvimate õudusunenägude nimekiri
E: Draconifors Spell: book with dragons or fire (title/cover) The Dragons of Autism: Autism as a Source of Wisdom
0: Duro (hardening spell): read a book with an unlikeable/hardened character. The tragical acts, or comical tragedies of Punch and Judy

Whispers Under Ground (Rivers of London, #3) by Ben Aaronovitch The Turn of the Screw by Henry James One Day in December by Josie Silver In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Rivers of London Body Work, #3 by Ben Aaronovitch Minu Alaska. Kasvatamas kelgukoeri ja iseennast (Minu..., # 6) by Maria Kupinskaja The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1) by Maureen Johnson Domineeriv värv Kastanpruun by Koidu Ferreira The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up A Magical Story by Marie Kondō Rivers of London Body Work, #4 by Ben Aaronovitch Rivers of London Body Work, #5 by Ben Aaronovitch City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake, #1) by Victoria Schwab Veel üks Lotte by Erich Kästner Talve top by Heljo Mänd Blank Canvas My So-Called Artist’s Journey Vol. 1 (Blank Canvas My So-Called Artist's Journey) by Akiko Higashimura Uzumaki Spiral into Horror, Vol. 2. by Junji Ito Wild Sea A History of the Southern Ocean by Joy McCann The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Uzumaki Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1 by Junji Ito Domineeriv värv Must by Koidu Ferreira A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny Murder and Mendelssohn (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Book 20) by Kerry Greenwood Tunnel of Bones (Cassidy Blake, #2) by Victoria Schwab The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji Rivers of London - Body Work #1 by Ben Aaronovitch Weathering With You by Makoto Shinkai Stupeur et tremblements by Amélie Nothomb Minu Nepaal. Muinasjutte Himaalaja jalamilt (Minu..., #14) by Kaia-Kaire Hunt Katk ja koolera by Patrick Deville The Strain (The Strain Trilogy, #1) by Guillermo del Toro Peaaegu täielik halvimate õudusunenägude nimekiri by Krystal Sutherland The Dragons of Autism Autism as a Source of Wisdom by Olga Holland The tragical acts, or comical tragedies of Punch and Judy by W. J. Judd


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Tiina (cauchemarlena) | 371 comments Can anyone recommend any fun, easy books written by an author whose name starts with letter D? And books with dragons or fire on the cover?

I really want to do Potions and Transfiguration, but I can't seem to find anything that would instantly grab my interest.


message 5: by Charlotte (last edited May 09, 2021 09:41AM) (new)

Charlotte (timetoremember) | 9 comments I'd love to take part in this!

Not sure what I'll read yet, so I'll drop everything in here and amend when I have more of a plan.

💎Ancient Runes
✔️A: Bathsheda Babbling - author name starts with a B: The Magicians of Edinburgh: New Poetry by Ron Butlin
✔️E: Read a Classic: 1984 by George Orwell
✔️0: Love rune: read a Romance: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

🔢Arithmancy
✔️A: Precision is key: read a non-fiction: The Greedy Queen: Eating with Victoria by Annie Gray
✔️E: Book that ends on an uneven number: Kazan by James Oliver Curwood
0: Book that's between 260-299 pages

⭐Astronomy
A: Star Chart: star on the cover/in title
E: Read a Sci-Fi
0: Universe: read a book with a universally well known character or person (fiction or nonfiction) ie. Pippi Longstocking, Sherlock Holmes, Michelle Obama,

🐉Care of Magical Creatures
✔️A: Salamander: Fire on cover/in title: Burn by Patrick Ness
✔️E: Flobberworm: lazy is fine! Read something short Dog with a Bone by Hailey Edwards
✔️0: Hagrid's Hut: A book with a building on the cover: What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy by Gregory Maguire

⏳Charms
✔️A: Cheering Charm: read a humorous book: When Mr. Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan
E: Glacius: freezing charm. Read a book set in winter
0: Finite Incantatem: reverse spell! Read a manga!

😈Defense against the Dark Arts
A: Boggart: read a horror/thriller
E: Kappas: water demon! Book with demons or water theme
0: Red Caps: read an epic fantasy

🔮Divination
✔️A: Take the red cup, dear: book with a mainly red cover: A History of Madness by Rebecca Crunden
E: Crystal gazing: a book with any rock, gem, or mineral in the title or on the cover (ie. diamond, silver, quartz, iron, emerald etc)
0: Tea leaves: a book with leaves on the cover, or a type of tea in the title (ie. black, green, white, oolong, matcha, iced, rose, peppermint, etc)

🌿Herbology
✔️A: Puffapods: flowers on cover: The Silk House by Kayte Nunn
E: Nettle plant: book with poison, or plot to murder by any means.
0: Always growing: where the main character ages more than 5 years thoughout the book.

🧙‍♂️History of Magic
✔️A: Read a historical fiction: The Short Knife by Elen Caldecott
✔️E: Book with a mainly black cover: Magician: Apprentice Volume 1 by Raymond Feist
0: Book recommended by someone, that is first published earlier than 2010.

⚗️Potions
✔️A: Ingredient: Flying Seahorse - book with word "sky" in title, or sky on cover: I Know My Way Memoir: Always Remember to Color the Sky Blue by Theresa Marafito
E: Doxycide: Author name starts with a letter D
0: Girding Potion for endurance: book over 450 pages

📕Transfiguration
✔️A: Lapifors Spell: animal on cover or in title: Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
E: Draconifors Spell: book with dragons or fire (title/cover)
0: Duro (hardening spell): read a book with an unlikeable/hardened character.

Progress:
⚗️ Potions: Acceptable
📕 Transfiguration: Acceptable
💎 Ancient Runes: Outstanding
🐉 Care of Magical Creatures: Outstanding
🔢 Arithmancy: Exceeding Expectations
🌿 Herbology: Acceptable
🧙 History of Magic: Exceeding Expectations
🔮Divination: Acceptable
⏳Charms: Acceptable


message 6: by Tiina (new)

Tiina (cauchemarlena) | 371 comments Charlotte wrote: "I'd love to take part in this!

Not sure what I'll read yet, so I'll drop everything in here and amend when I have more of a plan.

💎Ancient Runes
A: Bathsheda Babbling - author name starts with a ..."


Nice to have you on board, Charlotte! Good luck with this challenge!


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