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| After a brief introduction in which Harry was not allowed to say much, Harry and Mr. Garner sat down in some comfortable chairs in a simple conference room. Mr. Garner started by silencing Harry by holding up his hand. “Please let me start with some very important introductions,” he said. “You come to a company such as ours because you want to have a secret room or compartment, or a secret door, or something built in your house or some other place. To reach an agreement, even if we don’t end up doing the job, you have to tell me what all you want us to build and where. Therefore, at least I know whatever it is you want done. So much for secrecy.” “So, we have a non-binding magical contract we sign first.” Mr. Garner slid a parchment over between them so Harry can read it. “It is charmed with portions of a Fidelius Charm and a Memory Charm. What it does is protect your secrets and prevents me from repeating anything you tell me. In a few days, I will have forgotten this conversation if we don’t continue. We are kind of like unspeakables in the building and construction business. If you decide to go with us with your building needs, everybody involved will have to sign this contract before they know anything. They keep their building knowledge but they lose any identifying information that concerns you and the building or structure they work on. So, in the end, you are still the only one who knows anything.” “The top portion is in regards to our conversation now. Both of us sign the left side under this paragraph. Whenever we are concluded or complete the construction, we sign the right side of the contract. The same with anybody else that gets involved, starting and finishing.” Harry signed it first, then Mr. Garner. “So, Mr Potter, what can our company do for you?” “To start, the Potter home I want to live in has the master bedroom on the north side of the third floor and a large pantry kitchen in the southeast corner of the first floor. I would like a secret, security stairwell that….” 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 2008.08.20 - 10:59AM () |
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Alanius came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.23 - 06:04AM to say:
It's the exams that are inhibiting me from responding to the challenge, Change the deadline to 5 september, and I might be able to put something together in my two first days of freedom ...
Spenser Hemmingway came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.23 - 09:54AM to say:
That contractor referenced in the example above sounds like one of my cousins--it's the family business/trade (and why I made Spenser so clumsy with power tools as an inside joke). I actually helped my dad on an 1860's restoration project here in Portland when I was a kid, and the house had a secret stairway running from the kitchen to an upstairs bedroom closet. People were definitely shorter in those days.
The idea for this Challenge was well-thought out and full of fun ossibilities. I believe that we'll have a last minute influx of submissions, and that those three stories will be completed. I have been asked, and yes I did include another song parody. No, I haven't been brave enough to take on the Beatles...yet.
Perspicacity came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.23 - 12:20PM to say:
I'm in the same boat as Alanius, though perhaps not for the same reasons; a short extension would help me finish. (While I have no expectation of winning anything, I could submit an additional story to the mix to lend more credibility to the contest).
Sir Ollivander came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.23 - 03:33PM to say:
I am seriously reluctant to extend the Challenge deadline without a very good reason. It's part of the mystic of being a Challenge in the first place. Plus it would not be fair to those authors who were able to submit a story within the deadline then to find out they could have had an extra week or so more time to write a more in-depth story. Unless Moldy-shorts hits SIYE with a curse, we'll stay within the rules for now. Besides, everybody knows the schedule of the Challenges. It's not like I'm springing a surprise on you.
Spenser Hemmingway came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.24 - 09:09AM to say:
If anyone needs Beta assistance, if for nothing else other than a nudge forward, we have a great staff ready to help out. We also have almost eight days left. The stories don't have to be complex or elaborate. We've had some incredible submissions that were only a few thousand words in length. The main ideas are to have fun, grow as writers and to have fun.
Sir Ollivander came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.24 - 11:21AM to say:
Did Spenser mention to have fun? If not, allow me.
HAVE FUN!!!
Spenser Hemmingway came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.24 - 11:29AM to say:
By popular demand I've modified part of one paragraph to include the Burundian Kowtowing Toadies. It just seemed like the right thing to do.
sanidad came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.25 - 12:13AM to say:
Speaking of Beta assistance for contest entries... hey Nuvisionary! My emails to you keep failing, being rejected by your server. Get in touch with me with another way to contact you. I really, really hate using this forum to do this, but since your email isn't working and you haven't responded to the Personal Message I sent through SIYE, this is a last resort. Contest deadline is looming. If you don't get in touch with me, it's your loss.
Nuvisionary came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.26 - 02:27PM to say:
Well - I have gotten the message - I don't know if I'll make the deadline!! But who knows? It's so much fun I might end up with a multi-chaptered fic - OOOHHH - like Barty Crouch said at the dragon selection.
SarahJ came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.26 - 07:52PM to say:
I'm excited about the new challenge, but I was just wondering Sir Ollivander will you be bringing back the Trinket awards? Thanks
Sir Ollivander came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.26 - 08:57PM to say:
"Not I said the ...(pick your choice)." The Silver Trinket Awards were not related to SIYE Challenges. However, a couple of Challenge stories did win a STA.
The way I remember it all, in overhauling some of the master coding, there was a flaw in the way the STA were coded. It is tricky to recode and time consuming. Therefore it is currently suspended until it can be corrected. Professor Scroll is head of that department in close contact with our technical team.
Perspicacity came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.28 - 02:40AM to say:
Just finished a draft of my story. Someone's got to come in last place, right? :)
Spenser Hemmingway came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.28 - 09:59AM to say:
Perspicacity-Actually last place will likely again go to some goblin named Griphook. He keeps submitting the same story every Challenge where Harry becomes a cannibal, eats the entire Weasley clan, and the bank ends up siezing Harry's vast fortune. It is a love story after a fashion. Ginny is the only one who doesn't give him indigestion. I'm sure that your story will do fine, and our Beta Readers are there to help you polish it if you need them.
Perspicacity came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.28 - 11:06AM to say:
Darn; I had my heart set on last, but now it looks like I have stiff competition. I knew my decision to cut the incestual lemon scene with Harry, Petunia, and the Anglican priest would come back and haunt me. Alas, such is the price of having lofty artistic standards...
Nuvisionary came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.28 - 02:57PM to say:
Okay great - now we get to compete for last place? I'll need to slow down :^)
M_And came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.30 - 02:02AM to say:
Isn't there some kind of a joke that involves an incestual lemon, Aunt Petunia and an Aglican preist? I could have sworn there was. Anyway, never fear, one more entry will be submitted tomorrow guaranteed to take last place, even from Griphook the goblin. Ok, so it may not be quite that bad, but it is an official entry. I just need to put one more read through on it and I'll submit it. I actually enoyed this challenge, sorry it took so long to write it though. - M_And
Perspicacity came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.31 - 03:07PM to say:
I've been convinced not to submit mine which, while complete, isn't appropriate for the site. Good luck to all who entered.
curren came out of the woodwork on 2008.08.22 - 09:31AM to say:
hardly any response to the challenge... sad, cos it's actually not a bad one