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===Plotting Resources=== | ===Plotting Resources=== | ||
This was a massive site-wide plot and there are many resources available to track its progress and get involved. | This was a massive site-wide plot and there are many resources available to track its progress and get involved. The Tournament concluded in September 2014 RL and June 2010 RP time. | ||
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==The Events Unfold== | ==The Events Unfold== | ||
===March 13, 2009=== | ===March 13, 2009=== | ||
[[Analiza Snark]], Headmistress of Hogwarts, announces to her staff her plans to orchestrate a new international tournament. | [[Analiza Snark]], Headmistress of Hogwarts, announces to her staff her plans to orchestrate a new international tournament. | ||
{{QuoteBlock|quote="As you may know, I have spent a little over a month now going to France, Bulgaria and America in order to set up a Triwizard Tournament, or Quadwizard I suppose it will be called now... Something to that affect. Anyways, I have successfully managed to procure the support of Beauxbaton, Durmstrang and Salem in attempting to unite the schools once more for this prestigious contest..."|author=[[Analiza Snark]]}} | {{QuoteBlock|quote="As you may know, I have spent a little over a month now going to France, Bulgaria and America in order to set up a Triwizard Tournament, or Quadwizard I suppose it will be called now... Something to that affect. Anyways, I have successfully managed to procure the support of Beauxbaton, Durmstrang and Salem in attempting to unite the schools once more for this prestigious contest..."|author=[[Analiza Snark]]}} | ||
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[[File:DailyProphetIcon.png|left]] [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9113.0 International Tournament Returns to Hogwarts], article by [[Niobe Thursby]] | [[File:DailyProphetIcon.png|left]] [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9113.0 International Tournament Returns to Hogwarts], article by [[Niobe Thursby]] | ||
{{QuoteBlock|quote=In the first time since in over a decade, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will be host to an international students' tournament, this year so named the TetraWizard Tournament. | {{QuoteBlock|quote=In the first time since in over a decade, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will be host to an international students' tournament, this year so named the TetraWizard Tournament. Headmistress Analiza Snark has spent the first part of this year in negotiations with Salem Witches Institutes in the United States, Beauxbaton Academy in France, and Durmstrang Institute in Norway.|author=[[Niobe Thursby]]}} | ||
===June 23, 2009=== | ===June 23, 2009=== | ||
[[Herschel Reid]] and Persepolis visit Hogwarts School as they discuss the important issues surrounding the TetraWizard Tournament. | [[Herschel Reid]] and Persepolis visit Hogwarts School as they discuss the important issues surrounding the TetraWizard Tournament. This meeting clinches their decision to invite the professors to attend and make the tournament into more of a show of braun, and paint Hogwarts as a hub of magical education and international goodwill. | ||
:[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9178.0 Accommodations] with [[Herschel Reid]] and [[Persepolis Zephyr]] | :[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9178.0 Accommodations] with [[Herschel Reid]] and [[Persepolis Zephyr]] | ||
===June 26, 2009=== | ===June 26, 2009=== | ||
[[Persepolis Zephyr]] must pay a call on [[Gabrielle Murray-Harker]], Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, in order to expedite the paperwork required for all the visiting students and faculty. | [[Persepolis Zephyr]] must pay a call on [[Gabrielle Murray-Harker]], Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, in order to expedite the paperwork required for all the visiting students and faculty. | ||
Measures like... | Measures like... | ||
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===August 2, 2009=== | ===August 2, 2009=== | ||
All four schools and a Wizarding Britain welcoming committee gather in Hogsmeade for a fine ceremony. | All four schools and a Wizarding Britain welcoming committee gather in Hogsmeade for a fine ceremony. Headteachers from each school give speeches. | ||
:[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9640.0 The Ceremony] with [[Persepolis Zephyr]], [[Herschel Reid]], [[Victoire Bisclavret]], [[Auberon Eisenberg]], and [[Ferreole LeBeau]] | :[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9640.0 The Ceremony] with [[Persepolis Zephyr]], [[Herschel Reid]], [[Victoire Bisclavret]], [[Auberon Eisenberg]], and [[Ferreole LeBeau]] | ||
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==The Year Begins== | ==The Year Begins== | ||
====September 2, 2009==== | ====September 2, 2009==== | ||
[[Aileen Reid |Professor Reid]] teams up with visiting [[Ylva Maras | Professor Maras]] and create the Age Line in the antechamber, in preparation for the arrival of the Goblet of Fire. | [[Aileen Reid |Professor Reid]] teams up with visiting [[Ylva Maras | Professor Maras]] and create the Age Line in the antechamber, in preparation for the arrival of the Goblet of Fire. Only students at least age sixteen are allowed to enter their names. | ||
:[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10354.0 The Stories In These Walls], a Fourth Year Ancient Runes Class | :[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10354.0 The Stories In These Walls], a Fourth Year Ancient Runes Class | ||
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:[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10422.0 The Goblet of Fire] | :[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10422.0 The Goblet of Fire] | ||
**'''''Any member, no matter when they join AO or the current RP date, may retroactively have their character enter their name in the Goblet of Fire on 3 Sept. | **'''''Any member, no matter when they join AO or the current RP date, may retroactively have their character enter their name in the Goblet of Fire on 3 Sept. Out-of-character sign-ups will determine what names are pulled before each task.''''' | ||
===The First Task=== | ===The First Task=== | ||
====September 12, 2009==== | ====September 12, 2009==== | ||
The school is assembled after dinner, along with special guests and the press. | The school is assembled after dinner, along with special guests and the press. Tournament officials gather and the rules of the Tournament are reviewed. | ||
: [http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10539.0 First Task Announced] | : [http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10539.0 First Task Announced] | ||
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====September 26, 2009==== | ====September 26, 2009==== | ||
The First Task of the tournament begins on the Quidditch Pitch, where a tangled labyrinth of thorns has been growing, and at the center of the lair? A gargantuan Acromantual, charged with protecting a box. | The First Task of the tournament begins on the Quidditch Pitch, where a tangled labyrinth of thorns has been growing, and at the center of the lair? A gargantuan Acromantual, charged with protecting a box. All through the labyrinth are pitfalls and perils. Each Champion's goal is to retrieve their box, one at a time. | ||
: [http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10851.0 The First Task: The Champion's Tent] | : [http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10851.0 The First Task: The Champion's Tent] | ||
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====September 27, 2009==== | ====September 27, 2009==== | ||
A Hogwarts Howler article by Figaro Sellaphix describes last night's scores, and comments on some of the stranger performances. | A Hogwarts Howler article by Figaro Sellaphix describes last night's scores, and comments on some of the stranger performances. (This was not the official announcement - the scores would have been awarded sometime after the completion of the First Task by Tournament officials, whoever they are.) | ||
[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10921.0 Nice Body Paint, Gaubert] | [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10921.0 Nice Body Paint, Gaubert] | ||
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===What's In The Box=== | ===What's In The Box=== | ||
The first champions (with the exception of poor [[Teodosio Medici]]), recovered their prize - small sealed chests with no identifiable markings. | The first champions (with the exception of poor [[Teodosio Medici]]), recovered their prize - small sealed chests with no identifiable markings. The boxes seemed impossible to open by spell or by force. And then, on October 1, an image of a thestral appeared there-on, giving the Champions their first real clue as to how to get inside... | ||
:[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11062.0 What's In the Box] - Tournament Information Thread | :[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11062.0 What's In the Box] - Tournament Information Thread | ||
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===The Second Task=== | ===The Second Task=== | ||
====October 25, 2009==== | ====October 25, 2009==== | ||
The school is assembled after dinner, along with special guests and the press. | The school is assembled after dinner, along with special guests and the press. Tournament officials gather and the rules of the Tournament are reviewed. | ||
: [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11176.0 Second Task Announced] | : [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11176.0 Second Task Announced] | ||
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====A Pox on Salem==== | ====A Pox on Salem==== | ||
In early November, smack in the middle of the Second Task, word gets out that Salem might not be eligible. | In early November, smack in the middle of the Second Task, word gets out that Salem might not be eligible. See the branching plot: [[A Pox on Salem]] | ||
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====November 21, 2009==== | ====November 21, 2009==== | ||
A small crowd consisting of the champions, delegation staff, press and tournament officials arrived at a rather plain looking hallway on the second floor in the late evening - it would be the staging ground for the Second Task! | A small crowd consisting of the champions, delegation staff, press and tournament officials arrived at a rather plain looking hallway on the second floor in the late evening - it would be the staging ground for the Second Task! And then into the ''the bathroom'' off all places they went! After some ceremony, all descend into the [[Chamber of Secrets]]! ([[Bai Li Yang | Professor Bai Li Yang]] of Salem speaks in Parseltongue to open the Chamber.) | ||
In a sad twist of fate, [[Alexandra Carstairs]] is unable to compete at the last minute and the Goblet chooses [[Raine Almasy]] instead. | In a sad twist of fate, [[Alexandra Carstairs]] is unable to compete at the last minute and the Goblet chooses [[Raine Almasy]] instead. | ||
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*Beauxbatons is left with [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11851.0 BEAUTY] | *Beauxbatons is left with [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11851.0 BEAUTY] | ||
All the while, their progress is observed by the small delegations via four magic mirrors that show, not tell. | All the while, their progress is observed by the small delegations via four magic mirrors that show, not tell. And delivering news of the Task to all of the Wizarding World is [[Basil Rathbone]] (NPC) from the [[Wizarding Wireless Network]]. | ||
:[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11863.0;topicseen WWN Coverage of the Second Task] | :[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11863.0;topicseen WWN Coverage of the Second Task] | ||
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====January 24, 2010==== | ====January 24, 2010==== | ||
Leading up to this Third Task, the Champions are given no clues, not a whisper. | Leading up to this Third Task, the Champions are given no clues, not a whisper. Only when they should report to the edge of the Forbidden Forest. | ||
: [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=14065.0 The Third Task Begins] | : [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=14065.0 The Third Task Begins] | ||
===The Fourth & Final Task=== | ===The Fourth & Final Task=== | ||
A fourth school and a fourth task. | A fourth school and a fourth task. The TetraWizard Tournament surely has been a monumental undertaking. | ||
: [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15907.0 The Fourth Task Announced] | : [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15907.0 The Fourth Task Announced] | ||
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Plotting Resources
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The Events Unfold
March 13, 2009
Analiza Snark, Headmistress of Hogwarts, announces to her staff her plans to orchestrate a new international tournament.
- A Bad Day for Bad News with Analiza Snark, Myrni Levartian, Xiomara Hooch, Ignan Storm, Tapendra Trishna, Tulojow Nagde, Georg Kirchlehner, Hildegarde Austerlitz, Juliette Vaillancourt and Landis Morgan
June 21, 2009
International Tournament Returns to Hogwarts, article by Niobe Thursby
June 23, 2009
Herschel Reid and Persepolis visit Hogwarts School as they discuss the important issues surrounding the TetraWizard Tournament. This meeting clinches their decision to invite the professors to attend and make the tournament into more of a show of braun, and paint Hogwarts as a hub of magical education and international goodwill.
- Accommodations with Herschel Reid and Persepolis Zephyr
June 26, 2009
Persepolis Zephyr must pay a call on Gabrielle Murray-Harker, Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, in order to expedite the paperwork required for all the visiting students and faculty.
Measures like...
- All students are marked with The Trace while visiting
- All wands are pre-registered
- Names and home contact info are collected, and parental permission acquired for all students.
- An International Exchange and the Wheels it Runs On with Persepolis Zephyr and Gabrielle Murray-Harker
August 1, 2009
The three delegations arrive in grand display...
- Salem arrives in the Dragodirigible, a massive zeppelin with wings.
- Beauxbatons in the carriage drawn by Abraxons.
- And Durmstrang came by a magical, masted sailing ship.
Until term begins, the visitors will stay in their travelling homes and have the run of Hogsmeade Village. Global Gramophones translated.
August 2, 2009
All four schools and a Wizarding Britain welcoming committee gather in Hogsmeade for a fine ceremony. Headteachers from each school give speeches.
- The Ceremony with Persepolis Zephyr, Herschel Reid, Victoire Bisclavret, Auberon Eisenberg, and Ferreole LeBeau
The Year Begins
September 2, 2009
Professor Reid teams up with visiting Professor Maras and create the Age Line in the antechamber, in preparation for the arrival of the Goblet of Fire. Only students at least age sixteen are allowed to enter their names.
- The Stories In These Walls, a Fourth Year Ancient Runes Class
September 3, 2009
The Goblet of Fire opens, and as the days pass, students from all four schools enter their names into its hungry flames.
- Any member, no matter when they join AO or the current RP date, may retroactively have their character enter their name in the Goblet of Fire on 3 Sept. Out-of-character sign-ups will determine what names are pulled before each task.
The First Task
September 12, 2009
The school is assembled after dinner, along with special guests and the press. Tournament officials gather and the rules of the Tournament are reviewed.
- The champions named and the champions alone may complete this task with no outside assistance.
- Cheat at your own peril!
- No cockatrices or portkeys allowed!
- —Tournament Officials
Three champions were chosen from each school:
| Hogwarts | Beauxbatons | Durmstrang | Salem |
September 26, 2009
The First Task of the tournament begins on the Quidditch Pitch, where a tangled labyrinth of thorns has been growing, and at the center of the lair? A gargantuan Acromantual, charged with protecting a box. All through the labyrinth are pitfalls and perils. Each Champion's goal is to retrieve their box, one at a time.
September 27, 2009
A Hogwarts Howler article by Figaro Sellaphix describes last night's scores, and comments on some of the stranger performances. (This was not the official announcement - the scores would have been awarded sometime after the completion of the First Task by Tournament officials, whoever they are.)
Hogwarts
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Durmstrang
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Beauxbatons
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Salem
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What's In The Box
The first champions (with the exception of poor Teodosio Medici), recovered their prize - small sealed chests with no identifiable markings. The boxes seemed impossible to open by spell or by force. And then, on October 1, an image of a thestral appeared there-on, giving the Champions their first real clue as to how to get inside...
- What's In the Box - Tournament Information Thread
- A Particular Puzzle on Oct 1 with Vladlena Savitskaya
- Tapping the Think Tank on Oct 2 with Taryn Dickenson and Vexillarius Anderson
- Have You Tried Open Sesame? on Oct 4 with Sasha Schlagenweit and Tapendra Trishna
- Eight Sides to Every Story on Oct 10 with Taryn Dickenson, Dahlia Collins, and Casey O'Doherty
Learn How the Boxes Were Opened and What Was Inside! - The First Task Boxes
Each box would have revealed a riddle which described the date, time, location and the nature of the Second Task.
The Second Task
October 25, 2009
The school is assembled after dinner, along with special guests and the press. Tournament officials gather and the rules of the Tournament are reviewed.
Two champions were chosen from each school:
| Hogwarts | Beauxbatons | Durmstrang | Salem |
A Pox on Salem
In early November, smack in the middle of the Second Task, word gets out that Salem might not be eligible. See the branching plot: A Pox on Salem
November 4, 2009
Before the task, Durmstrang gets together to sort out a strategy as they decode the clues from the three thestral boxes.
- Preparations Make Us Who We Are with Ylva Maras, Atash Hendurabi, Heinrich Faust and Fyetka Strelnikov
November 21, 2009
A small crowd consisting of the champions, delegation staff, press and tournament officials arrived at a rather plain looking hallway on the second floor in the late evening - it would be the staging ground for the Second Task! And then into the the bathroom off all places they went! After some ceremony, all descend into the Chamber of Secrets! ( Professor Bai Li Yang of Salem speaks in Parseltongue to open the Chamber.)
In a sad twist of fate, Alexandra Carstairs is unable to compete at the last minute and the Goblet chooses Raine Almasy instead.
Then, each team is asked to choose between four tunnels, in order of how they placed in the First Task.
- Durmstrang chooses KNOWLEDGE
- Salem chooses WEALTH
- Hogwarts chooses GLORY
- Beauxbatons is left with BEAUTY
All the while, their progress is observed by the small delegations via four magic mirrors that show, not tell. And delivering news of the Task to all of the Wizarding World is Basil Rathbone (NPC) from the Wizarding Wireless Network.
December 19, 2009
About a month later, the results of the Second Task are revealed at a grand ball. [1]
| Hogwarts
63 |
Durmstrang
83 |
Beauxbatons
65 |
Salem
51 |
The Third Task
January 3, 2010
As the entire school gathers for a start of winter term feast, the Goblet of Fire again names its nominees.
Three champions were chosen from each school:
| Hogwarts | Beauxbatons | Durmstrang | Salem |
Immediately following, the champions are called to have their wands inspected, this time by both Garrick Ollivander and new Professor of Herbology, wandmaster Deaglan McDonough.
January 24, 2010
Leading up to this Third Task, the Champions are given no clues, not a whisper. Only when they should report to the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
The Fourth & Final Task
A fourth school and a fourth task. The TetraWizard Tournament surely has been a monumental undertaking.
Five champions were chosen from each school (although some were NPCs)
| Hogwarts | Beauxbatons | Durmstrang | Salem |
May 29, 2010
The Quidditch Stadium has been taken over my a magical hedge courtesy of Branwen Strangely and support form the Tournament officials. Outside The Maze
This task was organized with a randomized grid and the champions' writers took turns choosing their path to discover random obstacles in search of the Cup!
In the end, the team from Salem found the Cup and was portkey'd to the victory dais to uproarious applause!
The final scores and the winner of the Tournament are set to be awarded at the End of Term Feast.
