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| It seem that every witch and wizard had heard that Harry Potter was going to be at Hogwarts that day. There was already a pretty good crowd around the front gates by the time he arrived. But what he really liked was the Aurors he recognized keeping the people back and away from the construction area. Keeping with their discussions from previous meetings with the engineers, the plan was to repair the damaged outer walls and roof first and then the insides. To see what all they were up against, they were going to start with the northeast wall. It simply fell out during the final battle and should be pretty easy to rebuild. It was also the spot the engineers first encountered problems with the fallen building material. The large stone blocks didn’t “behave” as expected. Harry and the lead engineer started by separating the blocks. The bigger ones would go in place first and work their way up to the smaller ones. But Harry encountered his first problem in trying to clear and separate the rubble. Regardless of size or where they fell from, some blocks were more resistant to magic than others. After a while of trial and error, they found what worked. He didn’t know the different forms of magic working against him, but he could feel it. Harry stood off to one side while the construction men picked which blocks of stone they needed moved. Then Harry would use the Elder Wand to levitate it out of the way down a line of preparation areas. The more difficult it was to move the blocks the shorter the distance it was moved. The easier ones were moved to the far end. After three trying hours, everybody broke for lunch. So far, over half the material was moved into four piles lined almost in a row. The Challenge story can be told in many different ways. This is just one suggestion to get your mind to start thinking of ideas. |
| Sir Ollivander on 2007.10.10 - 07:15AM () |
Comments
DarkLady came out of the woodwork on 2007.10.11 - 02:47AM to say:
haha... Reading that made me shudder... All that construction...Felt like I was at home... My whole family is full of engineers...
Zen came out of the woodwork on 2007.10.11 - 07:42AM to say:
No...ahh, my third chapter is kinda similar...T-T...well, I've written it about four days ago (I swear!), so I'm just going to update it the way it is. *sigh*
red haired mom came out of the woodwork on 2007.10.15 - 10:35AM to say:
I have tried to write this so many ways that I have finally given up. No matter which way I try to write it, it just will not come to me. I have decided to let it stew for a while, and even if I miss the deadline, I might post it later. That is if I can make sense of the gibberish I have been writing. Good luck to the rest of you though.
Sir Ollivander came out of the woodwork on 2007.10.15 - 11:20AM to say:
Hi red haired mom, try reading the 4-5 stories already submitted. It might give you a clearer sense of direction on your...um...gibberish.
Spenser Hemmingway came out of the woodwork on 2007.10.16 - 09:45PM to say:
I've written one, two or maybe a few stories at this site. I've utilized Spenser in almost all of them. Readers seem to think that I am putting myself in the story…that I am Spenser, but those that know me break a rib laughing at the suggestion. I need to introduce Mad-Eye Moody into more of them since he is more my match. With that said...will someone please contact all these construction suppliers who are calling my house about bills for the Hogwarts rebuilding supplies? Who ordered three pallets of neon pink tiles for the elves’…? WHAT? Who gave them their own sauna? Spenser!!! If he really was me and with this pile of invoices, I would soon expect very large ogres to be raiding my beer cellar for payment. Sigh. Eric B. (not Spenser)
Spenser Hemmingway came out of the woodwork on 2007.10.10 - 10:23AM to say:
We just received a written grievance from the construction elves union. It seems that someone has been substituting decaffeinated coffee for the good stuff in the lunch tent. Could someone please look into this matter?