Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Jun 25, 2015 20:54:00 GMT -5
DEC. 2, 2004
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THE FIRST TASK
The First Task of the much anticipated Dodecawizard Tournament at Beauxbatons Academy took place in the field at the front of the castle. There was a small area blocked out for the Champions, while seats were constructed all around for the viewers to watch the progress of the First Task. The aim was simple, but the task was not. The Champions were to find 5 items, all unique, in the carved out area in the field, and assemble them together. They received points for how quick they completed the Task as well as their behaviour towards the other Champions.
This would prove to be pretty easy, except the ground was covered in a pink mist that made it hard to see the ground. The mist also made it harder to move quickly throughout it. On top of that, the items were dipped in Disillusionment Potion, which could be rubbed off once they retrieved the item for assembly.
Elizabeth (Hogwarts) and Elle (Augustine, though she was a previous Hogwarts student) took a quick lead.
Kaitlyn (Salem) twisted her ankle early on, but it didn't put her at the biggest advantage. Cameo (Hogwarts) only has one good leg after the battle at Hogwarts in 2003 when Mortenero attacked the castle.
Icarus (Durmstrang) decided to make things interesting and stole Cameo's leg. However, that didn't stop Cameo. He found his leg shortly after Icarus discarded it and continued on his way.
Elizabeth was the first to finish. It looked for a moment that Elle would have been the first Champion to finish the task until she poured out her potion, proving to be the wrong move in the assembly. She had to go back through the mist and find another potion vial for the assembly of the item.
Elle wasn't quick enough in finding it, however, and with the help of Icarus, obtained all items quite quickly. Yule assembled it, leaving Elle to scramble for third place. The two Salem Champions finished next (Kaitlyn and Galen) after some trading and teamwork with one another. Cameo finished next after removing his leg and trading with Liam (Xanadu). Icarus finished next, though with the second lowest score due to attacking three other Champions (stealing Cameo's leg and tackling Kaitlyn & Galen). However, sharing his items with Yule and Blaine made up for it a little. Liam took the next spot with the lower score due to thowing a potion vial at Icarus. Blaine finished last. Lilia, Nari and Amy never finished, though Lilia was awarded 20 points and Amy was awarded 5 points (5 points for every item they found).
Overall, the top three places were Elizabeth, Kaitlyn and Cameo. It looks like Hogwarts was out to a good start and we wish the Champions all the best in the next Task from the Daily Prophet.
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