Halloween Hunt PV SHC

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Mentioning @Katrina Walker and generally all the others

When Katrina, who she recognized from their meeting in the Leaky Cauldron, mentioned treats, Miranda perked up. She didn't have too much of a sweet tooth, but given the proximity to Halloween, it couldn't be too bad to indulge a bit. But then came the twist. There was always a twist, wasn't there? It seemed every competition she entered had one.

Tricks. Even though the idea was clearly unexciting, there was a slight thrill at the challenge. And, of course, trying to figure out how a trick would work. Were they going to get hit by spells? Or was it something else? The room offered no clues from her current vantage point, much to Miranda's disappointment. But what would the fun be in not having a challenge? As long as nothing too horrible happened, that is...

Katrina gave the go ahead to begin looking, but Miranda didn't move at first. She surveyed the room, mainly paying no attention to the other competitors as she tried to focus. She only recognized half of them after all, and while meeting new people was always interesting, she felt a bit out of place already without having to add that. Where were the riddles, after all? The puzzles and questions she was usually so good at? Instead there was this...trick or treating. Which, don't get her wrong, was still a fun way to pass the time, but it wasn't what she specialized in. Oh well. Miranda would do her best to adapt.

Many items dotted the room, but, being the Ravenclaw she was, Miranda made a beeline for the bookshelf. It didn't really look like it could hide much, but maybe she'd come up lucky. Surely everything had to have at least one thing near it, right?

Sector: A2
Action: Searching for anything, really

Interacting with @Henry Knight, open to interactions

Robert had mixed feelings about Halloween. He had never been one of those people to enjoy getting scared, but the free candy was quite nice. Because of this, he had always been the type of person to spend Halloween night dressing up in a costume and begging strangers for candy, rather than staying at home and watching a horror movie. Reminded of that now, he was determined to find as many treats and as few tricks as possible. Surveying the room, he tried to find somewhere to search that didn't already have people there that might have already found the things hidden, but also seemed as un-spooky as possible. The whole left corner of the room was obviously out of the question, being darker than the rest, as was the pumpkin pile and bookshelf that already had people there. Recognizing the one by the pumpkin pile as Henry, he waved back. "Hey, Henry, how are you?"

Continuing to look around, he saw a rug in the middle of the room, a couple "ghosts," and a small table. He couldn't imagine candy being hidden under a rug, at least no candy that he would want to eat, and while the ghosts seemed pretty harmless, they still seemed more likely to hold tricks than the table. Nodding to himself, he walked over to the small table and began inspecting it. Firstly, he looked at the space around the table for any sort of them. Satisfied with what he'd found, he then started looking at the top of the table, followed by getting down on his knees and looked under. Noting anything taped to the bottom, he also tried to gauge whether or not there was a drawer, hidden or otherwise, that might hold something. Lastly, he inspected the legs, knocking on each of them to see if they were hollow.

Sector: C3
Action: Thoroughly searching the small table
Stats: Stamina: 4 | Evasion: 4 | Strength: 3 | Wisdom: 9 | Arcane Power: 8 | Accuracy: 7
Ability: Perfectionist

Closed to interactions, unless you're dying

Honestly, over the past two years, her reputation as being the cold, scary professor was getting dragged through the mud. Why students came to her for such things, she would never know. She clearly was not stern enough if they came to her with some event ideas and she agreed to supervise these things, even though she had her own mountain of work to do. Perhaps she needed to work on that... Say no more often. But... After everything that seemed to happen to the students, how could she really say no? They deserved a bit of fun. And if there was one thing that she had learned, it was that the wand-lighting charm can literally save your life here at Hogwarts. Who knew light was so powerful?

Hjørdis figured that these sorts of activities would provide fun whilst also giving them additional practice time with spells that apparently can save their life. It was a win:win situation. Well, as long as they behaved. Of course, that did not mean she wanted to be disturbed, however. The Head of Slytherin sat on in the far corner on some random furniture that may or may not have been a part of the hunt, as far away from all of the noise and children as possible with a book in her hand, a pen in the other to take notes with and a small notebook in her lap.

She was paying very little attention to the students, trying to drown them out. However, occasionally, she'd look up her book and observe, just to make sure they were not causing any trouble. But as long as they were not dying, she expected not to be disturbed. Hell, even if she was sitting on top of an object that they wanted, she was not to be disturbed. Hopefully today would just go smoothly, they would have their fun and then everything could be cleaned up and she could go. If she had to actually intervene, there would likely be hell to pay for whichever fool made her intervene in the first place.

OOC: Just throwing a post up to say she's present. If you need an interaction, tag me. Otherwise, assume she just leaves after the event is over + cleaned up.

Interacting with: @Miranda Everest | @Henry Knight
Mentioning: Generally everyone (?)
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Spooky season. While she'd never been the one to be overly excited about the holiday, Heather didn't dislike it, but rather never experienced a Halloween to be remembered. Back when they lived in Italy (and her father was still alive), the following two days- First and Second of November, held a much bigger meaning. Those are the days when the population of Italy commemorates their deceased loved ones. Even though they weren't sure where, or how was Carmen, Mr. Moretti always used to light up a candle for his sister during those times. Sorrowfully, Heather noted that she, too, should at least pay a prayer for her father this year. But, instead of holding hope that he was somewhere alive, she knew for sure how his fate turned out to be.

Finding the classroom, after an excruciatingly long search around the castle, she greeted Katrina Walker, who had been waiting at the door to greet the students. She'd recognized the older Gryffindor as the leader of the Scavenger Hunt Club- as she recalled when she signed-up for it. "Hello! Here's the Halloween Hunt taking place, right?" Without waiting for an answer, the girl entered the old, abandoned classroom. It was decorated adequately- with pumpkins and cloths which should resemble ghosts placed around. Heather liked that- it gave away the spirit of Halloween, but also an aura of fun; not overly spooky, so that everyone could enjoy it. While she wasn't the first to arrive, the girl gleefully noticed that she wasn't the last, either.

Glancing around, Heather took notice of two older students- a Slytherin and a Gryffindor- who were presumably helping with organizing the hunt, and then she noticed Professor Jensen. Greeting them all, the Ravenclaw then turned her gaze towards the other participants. Noting who of her acquaintances were there, she saw Miranda, her fellow Ravenclaw, and friend.

"Hey, Stellina," she smiled at her, using the nickname she'd given her during their first meeting. "Ready to find some candies?" Next, she took notice of Henry Knight, one of her closest friends. They started off on a wrong foot last year, but after the summer they've gotten closer than Heather would have believed at first. She was glad- Henry was a good child, and an even better friend. Nodding towards him, the blonde walked towards him.

"Hey there, it seems like our paths cross again." She said, jokingly. "I don't think height will help you this time, Ravenclaw, looks like you have to rely on your smarts and cunning to win this." "Sounds like you don't believe me to be adequate to take part in the hunt? Shall we make a bet then? Who'll find more candies today." Heather mused, letting out a quick grin. Then, on a more serious note, she added: "Honestly now, I signed-up for this hunt mainly because... I want to prove to myself that the hat didn't make a mistake when placing me in Ravenclaw? I guess," she said, wishing to add something more before she heard Katrina beginning to speak and explaining to them how everything would take place today.

After the Gryffindor finished talking and everyone started wandering around the room, Heather's attention was quickly caught by two, beautiful paintings placed in a corner (A4). Moving closer to them, her eyes started to wander over the texture of the canvas, silently enjoying the way colors combined. Then, her eyes moved from the framed paintings to the surrounding around them, in search of anything that could be of use.

Sector:
A4
Action:
Inspecting the paintings.
Stats:
Stamina: 6 // Evasion: 4 // Strength: 6 // Wisdom: 5 // Arcane Power: 8 // Accuracy: 6

@Lucia Fox | @Aurelia Roberts

This is your reminder that you have 2 days left to post. As outlined in club rules, failure to post before the first moderation will result in your removal from the hunt, so if you'd like to be a part of this, get those posts up! If you would like to participate in the Halloween Hunt but require an extension, please reach out to Katrina Walker.

It was Halloween. Oh, how she loved this day. The costumes, the sweets, everything about today was wonderful and spooky. The Roberts family had always gone all out for this holiday, once they even painted a skeleton on their door.

Sadly, this year everyone's spirits weren't that high. There certainly had been a lot of negative energy going around and it was slowly nagging into Aurelia.

Still, Halloween at Hogwarts was something special. With the decorated great hall and the delicious feast, there was always something fun to look forward to.

Ah- her stomach was already growling. Only a few more hours. But first, there was somewhere she was expected.

A few weeks ago she had signed up for something called the Scavenger Hunt Club. Now was finally the day she would go on her first game. Hopefully, it would bring her mood up a little.

Aurelia walked into the supposed meeting place and greeted Katrina at the entrance. It was decorated nicely for the occasion and she couldn't wait to get started. A couple of other students had gathered as well and she announced her presence with a quick:"Good luck everyone"

Then, she found her way towards a certain pumpkin pile that had been drawing her attention. Her fingers slid through the grooves and she was thinking of tactics. She wasn't searching for anything in particular, but she knew there must be something.

Sector A3
Action Searching

─────────────────── Welcome to the Halloween Scavenger Hunt! ──────────────────────────

────────────────────────── PARTICIPANTS: @Robert Toukmond, @Heather Blair Moretti, @Henry Knight, @Miranda Everest, @Aurelia Roberts MODERATION TEAM: Bridget Collins, Alan Vances, and Katrina Walker SUPERVISOR: Hjørdis Jensen Next Modding: October 14th The Hunt will last 7 more rounds ──────────────────

None of the participants in the Halloween Hunt wasted much time in getting started. A few welcoming remarks were exchanged, but otherwise everyone started looking around. With plenty to explore and the clock ticking, the sooner they started, the better. Bridget, Alan, and Katrina had retreated to the back of the room, sitting around a table. From here they were out of the way but available should anyone need any help. Should anyone ask, there wasn't a secret stash of candy hidden at the table; in fact, there was nothing around them (OOC: Sector B4 has nothing to be discovered).

Sector A2:
Miranda Everest would make her way towards the bookshelf, a Ravenclaw at heart is seemed, drawn to the books. However, it wouldn't be books she noticed, but rather a mirror on the top shelf. This was a Scavenger Hunt, so Miranda decided to see if the mirror itself was a hiding spot. It was. Prying the corner of the frame open, she would discover a candy prize, the first treat of the hunt.

Sector A3:
While most of the participants decided to split up, Henry Knight and Aurelia Roberts would decide to investigate the same thing. It was hard to tell whether or not they were working together, but maybe they had the right idea. It was Halloween, after all, so surely the pumpkins hid something.

Once they got to the pumpkins, though, they decided to investigate different things. Henry would turn the pumpkins around and be met with a gaping hole; the pumpkin had been carved to display a rather grotesque face and Henry hadn't found any candy. Aurelia took a different approach, instead counting the pumpkins. In instances like this, every detail could be important. There were fourteen pumpkins, but what did that mean? Was it some sort of clue or had she just wasted her time counting?

Sector A4:
Heather Blair Moretti decided to check out the paintings. It was a good train of thought; the painting itself could hold some sort of clue and something could be behind the frames. However, Heather was either unlucky or didn't have a very good eye, because she didn't find anything whatsoever. At least she got to admire the pretty paintings.

Sector C3:
While the other participants clung to the right wall, Robert Toukmond decided to journey to the other side of the room. He chose quite the logical thing to investigate--a table could hide plenty of things. He would notice something on the table leg. Upon closer look, it was a creepy face that had been etched into the wood.

Conclusion:
Bridget watched the participants investigate the room. One of the girls, the shorter of the two blonde Ravenclaws, had located a piece of candy, but no one else had found a treat. The hunt was only just beginning though, and there was plenty of time left on the clock.

Candy Count:
Miranda: 1
Henry: 0
Aurelia: 0
Heather: 0
Robert: 0

OOC Info
Note to all participants: The only IC knowledge you have is that which your character discovers. You don't know what anyone else has found.