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The Harry Potter Challenge - Book 1 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone



This will be a team reading challenge which will run from April 1st to May 31st inclusively. Results will be announced on June 1st .
->This is a 2 month long challenge.<-


To complete this challenge, participants will be split into teams. Each team will read books of their own choice (which fit the challenge guidelines), and points will be awarded based on the length of the book, and whether you have buddy-read your book.
Bonus points can also be earned by completing sections of the book (we'll explain more about that later) ☺

You may also choose to participate as a solo player ☺

WARNING: The descriptions used in this challenge follow the plot of, and contain quotes that are taken directly from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and therefore contain SPOILERS!! If you have not already read the book, or watched the film, then reading the descriptions in this challenge may spoil the experience for you.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Link to team threads - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

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This challenge involves reading books that follow the events in the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Those events are detailed below, and each has a description that lets you know how to complete it.

So, the idea is...

* Read a book that matches a description (minimum page count for completing descriptions is the same as the minimum page count for points.)
* Post your book/review on your team review thread, letting us know which description you are completing.
* A mod will check your review, and mark that description as completed, by noting the message number your review is posted in, below the description number on the grid. For this reason please only post one review per message.
* For every book which completes a description, you will earn bonus points equal to page points earned for that book.
* Once all descriptions in a section are completed, your team will receive 20 team bonus points.
EDIT(30/04/22) - * Once all 180 descriptions are completed, the team will receive 140 bonus points (giving a total of 500 when combined wth bonus points for completing sections).
* You can also earn some Hermione Bonus Points by reading books which are over 600 pages long.

Your progress will be tracked on your team review thread using two grids - one for descriptions and one for sections (see points below).

Further info: (view spoiler)[
* Setting can be found on the books page here -

* Genres are on each book's page on the right hand side -

* Tags can be found both on a book's page, or you can also see what book are on a particular shelf using Goodreads shelves here - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf

* If a word is asked for in a description, that word has to appear as one word, it can't be split up at all. It can be part of a longer word though as long as it's there in full. Eg: 'no' = north, nothing etc.

* Number of times an author has been shelved is on their page on Goodreads -


* You may use one edition of a book to complete a description, and another for page points.

* When looking for tags, your book only has to be tagged once to count, but if that tag is not on the first page of tags for your book, please let us know which page we can find it on ☺

* If you are asked for certain letters, these can be in any order, and be spread over title/series name/author name as long all the required letters appear in there somewhere.

* For descriptions which require a specific colour on the cover, please do check https://labs.tineye.com/color/ to make sure that the colour is present. (hide spoiler)]

Points:
* Points will be given for pages read between the 1st of April and the 31st of May 2022 inclusive. Books started before April, and unfinished books may be used, but you will only earn points for pages read in April/May. Please let us know how many pages you have read in April/May when posting your review.

Types of Books + Page Counts + Points:
* The minimum page counts needed for both page points and completing descriptions are:
~ Adult/YA without illustrations = 50 pages
~ Middle-grade/children's books without illustrations = 75 pages
~ Manga, graphic novels, plays, poetry, and books written in verse = 150 pages
-- Books which are mainly illustrations, such as some children's books, picture books, and some non-fiction books etc. cannot be used as part of this challenge.

* Please let us know when posting which of these three categories your book falls into.

* Books that are tagged 'middle-grade' or 'children's' more times than they are tagged YA, will be scored at children's rates.

* Books which are illustrated, have an illustrator listed, or are tagged 'illustrated', 'Sequential Art', 'Graphic Novels', 'Comics', 'Manga', 'Poetry', 'Verse', 'Play', or words to that effect, will be scored at illustrated rates.

* Books may be added together to reach these minimums, as long as all books are under the minimum. You can't add a book to another book that is long enough to count on its own.

* There are no set books that need to be read, any book which fits within the rules will count, so books can be chosen by the reader. Please check with us before reading if you are unsure whether your book counts or not.

* Book samples may be used to earn page points, but must have a page count published on either Goodreads or Amazon to count.

* Higher page count editions may be used when claiming points for pages, but page counts for iphone/ibook/ipod/itunes editions will not be accepted, and neither will page counts for audiobook editions of any kind, or miniature versions of books such as Flipback, dwarsligger, PenguinMini (you are still welcome to read in these formats, but must use a different page count). We will also not accept a page count which is more than double the next highest for that book. (view spoiler)[ (ie: if there are 4 editions at 200 pages, and 1 edition at 2200 pages, we would not accept the 2200 page edition as it is more than double the next highest at 200 pages.) (hide spoiler)]

* We request that you leave us a link to the edition with the page count that you are using if the book has multiple editions with different page counts.

* If you have short books which you have read and reviewed but which are not long enough to qualify for points, please post it on your team review thread, and we will make a list, and then add them together at the end (where possible).

* You are welcome to read physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks for this challenge, and you are also welcome to read in any language.

Reviews:
* A review or 4 detailed updates will be required for each book read.

* If for any reason you are unable to publish your review on Goodreads, it can also be sent to myself via personal message. Please continue to post on your team's review thread as normal, stating 'review sent to Sarah by PM' after 'Review:'.

* Please only post one review per comment on your team's review thread, unless you are adding the books together to reach a minimum page count.

* Please do not wait until the end of the challenge to post masses of reviews. This is not fair on your team or the mods who have to count the reviews. We will limit you to no more than 10 reviews in any one 24 hour period. If you post more than 10, they will not be counted.

* Reviews posted after the end of the challenge will also not be counted.

Re-Reads / Starting Again:
* Re-reads are allowed in this challenge as long as it has been at least 8 months since you last read the book (which would be before August 2021 for April, before September 2021 for May). We recommend that you post on your review '2022 re-read', or something to that effect so that we can easily see what your new review is.

* If you have started reading a book previously but not finished it, and want to start again from the beginning in April/May please let us know you have started from the beginning again when posting, to speed up the scoring process.

Buddy Reads:
* Buddy reads must take place within this group (YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥) to gain the extra points. You can see which buddy reads are already planned each month here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

*Buddy reads must have a minimum of 4 comments to count, and comments must be detailed, and about the book. We also expect you to discuss the book with your buddies, not just post updates and leave. Comments must also be different from your review or status updates. If your buddy read comments, and your review or status updates are identical, then you will not receive points for both until they contain different details.

* You should not start a buddy read more than 7 days before the start date, or more than 14 days after the start date, or the last comment on the thread, whichever is later. If you do need to change the date, check with your buddy as they may also be able to start early/late with you.

* Please post the link to your buddy read along with the book you are reading and the start date on the 'Planned Buddy Reads' list for the correct month - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... (view spoiler)[ If you continually schedule buddy reads and fail to post them on the planned buddy reads thread for the correct month, then we won't continue to give buddy read points. This is because it is important that everyone is given the opportunity to join. (hide spoiler)]

* Group Buddy Reads can be joined to earn buddy read points, but only GBRs for April/May 2022 will count. You can find the list of these here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Start Times / Timezones:
* This challenge will begin and end on Goodreads time, which is Pacific Standard Time - https://greenwichmeantime.com/time-zo... The challenge will start at 00:01 on April 1st 2022 PST, and end at 00:01 on June 1st 2022 PST.

* You are welcome to start the challenge on the 1st of the month in your own time zone, but you must also finish the challenge on your own time zone. Please let us know if you are doing this, as Goodreads may time stamp your books as being started on the last day of the previous month.

* Whilst you may start on your own timezone, the challenge will still end on Goodreads time, so even if you start late, you cannot end late.

Got a Problem?:
** Please do not go back and alter posts once they have been counted, if you need to make a change, please make a new post on your team's review thread, with a link to your original post, and then explain the change, for example; a higher page count edition has been found, or a buddy read needs to be added, and please include links. We do reserve the right to not add additional points on when posts have been amended, as it may be unclear how many points were awarded the first time.

* If you think scores aren't correct for any reason, please let us know either by posting on the review thread or sending a mod a personal message ☺

Sign-Ups:
* Teams will be worked out by myself and posted before the end of the current month. Please let us know you are ready to go by commenting on your team chat thread before the challenge starts.

* If you would like to request to be with a specific person who is also taking part, please let us know when signing up and we will do our best to make that happen.

* If you sign up after teams are posted, we will try to place you on a team, but if teams are balanced that may not always be possible. You can always join a waiting list for a team, or go solo ☺

* The position you are in on the waiting list will not guarantee that you will be offered a place if one becomes available. This will be based on how strong of a reader you are seen to be. If you have read 50 books within the first 2 weeks, and the person who has dropped out would not be expected to read more than 12, then we will not offer you the place to be fair to the other teams.


* Our regular challenge rules can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

*** If you are not sure if your book counts, please ask before you read it. Questions can be posted on this thread, or sent by personal message to myself.***

★ YA/Adult Books (without illustrations) - *1 point per 50 pages*
(view spoiler)[
*50 - 99 pages = 1 points
*100 - 149 pages = 2 point
*150 - 199 pages = 3 points
*200 - 249 pages = 4 points
*250 - 299 pages = 5 points
*300 - 349 pages = 6 points
*350 - 399 pages = 7 points
*400 - 449 pages = 8 points
*450 - 499 pages = 9 points
*500 - 549 pages = 10 points
*550 - 599 pages = 11 points
*600+ pages = 12 points (hide spoiler)]
(Maximum of 12 points per book)


★ Middle-grade/children's books (without illustrations) - *1 point per 75 pages*
(view spoiler)[
*75 - 149 pages = 1 points
*150 - 224 pages = 2 point
*225 - 299 pages = 3 points
*300 - 374 pages = 4 points
*375 - 449 pages = 5 points
*450 - 524 pages = 6 points
*525 - 599 pages = 7 points
*600+ pages = 8 points (hide spoiler)]
(maximum of 8 points per book)


★ Graphic novels/manga/poetry/plays/books written in verse/books which have some illustrations - *1 point per 150 pages*
(view spoiler)[
*150 - 299 pages = 1 points
*300 - 449 pages = 2 point
*450 - 599 pages = 3 points
*600+ pages = 4 points (hide spoiler)]
(maximum of 4 points per book)


★ Buddy reads MATCH your points score for pages, so a 300-page book (6pts) + buddy read (6pts) = 12 points.
(view spoiler)[ 600-page book (12pts) + buddy read (12pts) = 24 points. (hide spoiler)]
(Bonus points for buddy reads will only be given if the buddy read has taken place in this group.)


★ If books are long enough to count on their own (50/75/150 pages) they will be scored on their own.
If you read two novellas of 80 pages each, you will receive a 1 in the books read column as together they are over 100 pages, and 1 page point for each (2 points total), as each book is individually long enough to earn points. This applies to all types of points.



* Individual bonus points will be awarded based on page count, the same as page points and buddy read points. So if you read a 300 page book that also has completes a description, you will receive 6 page points + 6 bonus points ☺

* Team bonus points will awarded at a rate of 20 bonus points for each section completed.

EDIT (30/04/22) * Team bonus points will also be awarded at a rate of 140 bonus points from completing of all descriptions.



Over 600 pages unillustrated book = 12 points
Over 600 pages unillustrated childrens/middle-grade book = 8 points
Over 600 pages illustrated/poetry etc. = 4 points


★ Mods will keep track of each team's points, using the following system -

Team Name:

__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team_Bonus_Points_______________________0

Team______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

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Section__|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|
Read:____|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|_0|_0|_0|_0|_0|_0|_0|_0|_0|

★ We will be tracking how many books you have read, but you will not receive points for this column.
The minimums to earn a 1 in the books read column are -
* 50 pages - YA/NA/Adult/non-fiction book (without illustrations)
* 75 pages - Middle-grade or children's book (without illustrations)
* 150 pages of graphic novels, poetry, plays, novels written in verse, and books with some illustrations etc.
(You may add books together to reach these numbers if you would like)

The Game:


Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone




Section 1 - "The Boy Who Lived"



(1) - "Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."
- Read a 'perfectly normal' book (your chosen book could be contemporary or historical, but must not be tagged as paranormal, fantasy, dystopian etc.


(2) - "Rejoice, for You-Know-Who has gone at last!"
- Read a book with letters 'W', 'H', and 'O' in the title/series name/author name.


(3) "The nation’s owls have been behaving very unusually today."
- Read a book with the letter 'O' in the title/series name/author's name.


(4) “How did you know it was me?” she asked.
“My dear Professor, I’ve never seen a cat sit so stiffly.”
- Read a book with the letters C, A, and T in the title/series name/author's name.


(5) "The rumour is that Lily and James Potter are — are — that they’re — dead.”
- Read a book that you really want to read before you die.


(6) "They’re saying he tried to kill the Potters’ son, Harry. But — he couldn’t."
- Read a book which has the letter 'F' (for Fail) in the title/series name/author's name.


(7) "There will be books written about Harry — every child in our world will know his name!”
- Read a book which has a name in the title. (view spoiler)[Eg: (hide spoiler)]


(8) "If the motorcycle was huge, it was nothing to the man sitting astride it."
- Read a BIG book. (500+ pages YA/Adult, 600+ pages children's/Manga?poetry etc.)


(9) "Under a tuft of jet-black hair over his forehead they could see a curiously shaped cut, like a bolt of lightning."
- Read a book with the letter 'L,' (for Lightning) in the title/series name/author's name.


(10) "He laid Harry gently on the doorstep"
- Read a book with a picture of a door on the cover or, read a book with the letters D, O, O, and R in the title/series name/author's name (letters can appear in any order.)

Section 2 - "The Letters From No One"



(11) "Thirty-six,” he said, looking up at his mother and father. “That’s two less than last year."
- Read a book with at least 36 letters in the title to shut him up!


(12) “MOTORCYCLES DON’T FLY!”
- Read a book with the letters 'F', 'L', and 'Y' in the title/series name/author's name (letters can appear in any order.)


(13) "Boa Constrictor, Brazil" - Read a book with the letters 'B' and 'C' (for Boa Constrictor) in the title/series name/author's name (letters can appear in any order).


(14) "But the glass,” he kept saying, “where did the glass go?"
- Read a book which has a setting listed on Goodreads. (view spoiler)[ Eg: (hide spoiler)] OR has the name of a place in the blurb.


(15) "Mr. H. Potter, The Cupboard under the Stairs"
- Read a book which has the letter 'L' for letter anywhere in the title/series name/author's name.


(16) “Er — yes, Harry — about this cupboard. Your aunt and I have been thinking … you’re really getting a bit big for it … we think it might be nice if you moved into Dudley’s second bedroom.”
- Read a book which is second in a series.


(17) “There’s another one! ‘Mr. H. Potter, The Smallest Bedroom"
- Read a book which is a sequel to another book.


(18) "We’re going away. Just pack some clothes. No arguments!"
- Read a book which has an item of clothing on the cover, or in the title.


(19) "tomorrow, Tuesday, was Harry’s eleventh birthday." - Happy Birthday Harry!
- Read a book which has at least 11 letters in the title. (The 11 letters must be letters, not including numbers or spaces or series names.)


(20) "BOOM. The whole shack shivered and Harry sat bolt upright, staring at the door. Someone was outside, knocking to come in."
- Read a book with the letter 'B' (for Boom) anywhere in the title/series name/author's name.

Section 3 - "The Keeper Of The Keys"



(21) “Couldn’t make us a cup o’ tea, could yeh? It’s not been an easy journey. …”
- Read a book which has the letters T, E, and A in the title/series name/author's name (letters can appear in any order.)


(22) "From an inside pocket of his black overcoat he pulled a slightly squashed box. Harry opened it with trembling fingers. Inside was a large, sticky chocolate cake with Happy Birthday Harry written on it in green icing."
- Read a book with an edition published in the same month, as the month that you were born.


(23) “Call me Hagrid,” he said, “everyone does. An’ like I told yeh, I’m Keeper of Keys at Hogwarts — yeh’ll know all about Hogwarts, o’ course.
“Er — no,” said Harry"
- Read a book with the word 'no' in the title/series name/author's name. (Letters must appear in order, but can be part of another word such as north, nothing, inferno etc.)


(24) “Stop!” he commanded. “Stop right there, sir! I forbid you to tell the boy anything!"
- Read a book which as been banned or challenged (as according to this list - Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books)


(25) “Harry — yer a wizard.”
- Read a book with the word 'wizard' in the title, or, in the blurb, or has been tagged as 'wizard'/'wizards'.


(26) "Dear Mr. Potter,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
- Read a book with a H (for Hogwarts) anywhere in the title/series name/author's name.


(27) "See, there was this wizard who went … bad. As bad as you could go."
- Read a book by an author whose name (first or last) has a 'V' for Voldemort in it.


(28) "But what happened to Vol-, sorry — I mean, You-Know-Who?" "Good question, Harry. Disappeared. Vanished. Same night he tried ter kill you."
- Read a book which is tagged 'mystery'.


(29) “NEVER —” he thundered, “— INSULT — ALBUS — DUMBLEDORE — IN — FRONT — OF — ME!”
- Oh dear, now Dudley has a tail!
- Read a book with a 'T' (for tail) anywhere in the title/series name/author's name.


(30) “Why aren’t you supposed to do magic?” asked Harry.
“Oh, well — I was at Hogwarts meself but I — er — got expelled" - Oops!
- Read a book with the word 'ex' in the title/series name/author's name. (Letters must appear in order, but can be part of another word, like text, next, sexy, Alex, Lexi.)

Section 4 - "Diagon Alley"



(31) "This is it,” said Hagrid, coming to a halt, “the Leaky Cauldron. It’s a famous place.”
- Read a book with the letters 'L' and 'C' (for Leaky Cauldron) anywhere in the title/series name/author's name (letters can appear in any order.)


(32) “Welcome,” said Hagrid, “to Diagon Alley."
- Read books which have the letters 'S', 'H', 'O', and 'P' in their title/series name/author's name (letters can appear in any order.)


(33) "Gringotts," said Hagrid.
- Read a book with the letter G in the title/series name/author's name (for Gringotts).


(34) “An’ I’ve also got a letter here from Professor Dumbledore,” said Hagrid importantly, throwing out his chest. “It’s about the You-Know-What in vault seven hundred and thirteen.”
- Read a book which has an edition published in either the 7th month of the year (July), or on the 7th or 13th day of any month.


(35) “But they were our kind, weren’t they?”
“They were a witch and wizard, if that’s what you mean.”
“I really don’t think they should let the other sort in, do you?"
- Read a book written by a muggle (so read any book).


(36) “School Houses. There’s four. Everyone says Hufflepuff are a lot o’ duffers, but —”
“I bet I’m in Hufflepuff,” said Harry gloomily.
“Better Hufflepuff than Slytherin,” said Hagrid darkly. “There’s not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn’t in Slytherin. You-Know-Who was one.”
- Read a book tagged bad.


(37) "They bought Harry’s school books in a shop called Flourish and Blotts where the shelves were stacked to the ceiling."
- Read a book with the letters 'F' and 'B' (for Flourish and Blotts) anywhere in the title/series name/author's name (letters can appear in any order.)


(38) "Twenty minutes later, they left Eeylops Owl Emporium, which had been dark and full of rustling and flickering, jewel-bright eyes. Harry now carried a large cage that held a beautiful snowy owl, fast asleep with her head under her wing."
- Read a book that you received as a gift.


(39) "Just Ollivanders left now — only place fer wands, Ollivanders, and yeh gotta have the best wand.” - Harry's wand was made of Holly, what will yours be made of?
- Read a book with a 'W' (for Wand) anywhere in the title/series name/author's name.


(40) “It so happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand, gave another feather — just one other. It is very curious indeed that you should be destined for this wand when its brother — why, its brother gave you that scar"
- Read a book in which the main character has a brother or sister.

Section 5 - "Platform Nine and Three-Quarters"



(41) “Platform what?”
“Nine and three-quarters.”
“Don’t talk rubbish,” said Uncle Vernon. “There is no platform nine and three-quarters.”
- Read a book tagged 'Rubbish' - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...


(42) “All you have to do is walk straight at the barrier between platforms nine and ten. Don’t stop and don’t be scared you’ll crash into it, that’s very important."
- Read a book which is part of a series, but not a whole number (eg: 1.5, 2.5, 5.1 etc.).


(43) “Gran, I’ve lost my toad again.”
“Oh, Neville,” he heard the old woman sigh."
- Read a book that has a 4-letter-word in the title/series name/author name.


(44) “did we introduce ourselves? Fred and George Weasley. And this is Ron, our brother."
- 3 Weasleys!
- Read a book that is part of a trilogy.


(45) “I’m Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?”
- Hermione was an only child, because sometimes you can't improve on perfection ☺
- Read a book which is a standalone. (To qualify the book must not have any other books associated with it, published or unpublished, including novellas.)


(46) “Did you hear about Gringotts? Its been all over the Daily Prophet, but I don’t suppose you get that with the Muggles — someone tried to rob a high security vault.”
- Read a book with the word 'rob' anywhere in the title/series name/author's name.


(47) "Oh, this is Crabbe and this is Goyle,” said the pale boy carelessly, noticing where Harry was looking. “And my names Malfoy, Draco Malfoy.”
- Read a book whose title is the same as it's series name.


(48) “They were some of the first to come back to our side after You-Know-Who disappeared. Said they’d been bewitched. My dad doesn’t believe it. He says Malfoy’s father didn’t need an excuse to go over to the Dark Side.”
- Read a book that has the word 'dark' anywhere in the title/series name/author's name/blurb.


(49) "Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers."
- Read a book that has two words starting with the same letter in the title/series name/author name.


(50) “No more’n four to a boat!” Hagrid called, pointing to a fleet of little boats sitting in the water by the shore. Harry and Ron were followed into their boat by Neville and Hermione.
- You heard the man, four to a boat! Let's make friends ☺
- Read a book with a buddy ☺

Section 6 - "The Sorting Hat"


(51) "Welcome to Hogwarts,” said Professor McGonagall. “The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your Houses. "
- Read a book that has the number 4 anywhere in its ISBN.

(52) Time to get sorted! Which house will you be in?
- Read a book whose title starts with a 'G' for 'Gryffindor', a 'H' for 'Hufflepuff', an 'R' for 'Ravenclaw', or an 'S' for 'Slytherin'.


(53) “Hmm,” said a small voice in his ear. “Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see.”
- Read a book which has an edition published in a month with a C in it's name (for Courage). (That would be March, October, or December)


(54) “Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!
“Thank you!”
- Read a book which has the letters 'N', 'B', 'O', and 'T' anywhere in the title/series name/author's name.


(55) "Harry’s mouth fell open. The dishes in front of him were now piled with food."
- Read a book with the letters R and B (for Roast Beef) anywhere in the title/series name/author's name (letters can appear in any order).


(56) “I don’t think I’ve introduced myself? Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington at your service. Resident ghost of Gryffindor Tower.””
- Read a book with the name 'Nic' as part of the title/series name/author's name (Letters must be together and in order, but can be part of other words, such as Nicholas, Panic, Chronicles, Demonic.)


(57) "It happened very suddenly. The hook-nosed teacher looked past Quirrell’s turban straight into Harry’s eyes — and a sharp, hot pain shot across the scar on Harry’s forehead."
- Read a book with a nose on the cover.


(58) "that’s Professor Snape. He teaches Potions, but he doesn’t want to — everyone knows he’s after Quirrell’s job. Knows an awful lot about the Dark Arts, Snape."
- Read a book with the word 'ART' in the title/series name/author's name. (Letters must be together and in order, but can be part of other words, - stART, heART, mARTin etc.)

(59) "And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death.”
- Really to step into the unknown?
- Read a book with less than 100 ratings on Goodreads.


(60) "At the very end of the corridor hung a portrait of a very fat woman in a pink silk dress.
“Password?” she said.”
- Read a book with a dress on the cover.

Section 7 - "The Midnight Duel"



(61) "The class everyone had really been looking forward to was Defense Against the Dark Arts, but Quirrell’s lessons turned out to be a bit of a joke."
- Read a book tagged Comedy - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...


(62) "At the start-of-term banquet, Harry had gotten the idea that Professor Snape disliked him. By the end of the first Potions lesson, he knew he’d been wrong. Snape didn’t dislike Harry — he hated him."
- Read a book with the letters 'H', 'A', 'T', and 'E' in the title/series name/author's name (letters can appear in any order).


(63) "Hagrid!” said Harry, “that Gringotts breakin happened on my birthday! It might’ve been happening while we were there!”
There was no doubt about it, Hagrid definitely didn’t meet Harry’s eyes this time."
- Read a book with the word 'Secret' in the title or blurb, or tagged 'secret' - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...


(64) "A barn owl brought Neville a small package from his grandmother. He opened it excitedly and showed them a glass ball the size of a large marble, which seemed to be full of white smoke.
“It’s a Remembrall!”
- Read a book with the word 'glass' in the title. (Letters must appear in order, but can be part of another word)


(65) "Neville, his face tear-streaked, clutching his wrist, hobbled off with Madam Hooch, who had her arm around him."
- What a flying lesson! Neville broke his wrist, Malfoy stole the Rememberall, Harry went after him, and ended up having to catch the Rememberall before it broke!
- Read a book which has a word beginning with the letter 'M' in the title/series name/author name - for Memorable.


(66) "‘Potter, this is Oliver Wood. Wood – I’ve found you a Seeker.’
- Harry gets caught by Professor McGonagall, but it's not bad news! She wants him to join the Quidditch team!
- Read a book with two or more people on the cover.


(67) “I’d take you on anytime on my own,” said Malfoy. “Tonight, if you want. Wizard’s duel. Wands only — no contact.
++
(68) “What is a wizards duel?” said Harry. “And what do you mean, you’re my second?”
“Well, a second’s there to take over if you die,” said Ron casually,"
- Find a member of your team to be your second and then read a book together, it's your choice as to which book you choose to buddy read, but 2 reviews and a buddy read must be posted, and will together complete descriptions 67 and 68.


(69) “I can’t believe you’re going to do this, Harry.”
A lamp flickered on. It was Hermione Granger, wearing a pink bathrobe and a frown. Wow, with those skills, Hermione will make a great mother one day!
- Read a book with a main character who is a mother.


(70) "I’m coming with you,” she said.
“You are not." - Hmm, I really don't see the boys winning this argument!
- Read a book with a female main character (that shouldn't be too hard).

Section 8 - Out of the Frying Pan


(71) "Sniff around, my sweet, they might be lurking in a corner."
- Oh dear, the whole duel was a hoax to get them in trouble, Neville got locked out too, and Now Filch is after them!
- Read a book with an animal on the cover.


(72) “Oh, move over,” Hermione snarled. She grabbed Harry’s wand, tapped the lock, and whispered, “Alohomora!” - Thank goodness for Hermione! She saved them with a single word!
- Read a book which has a one word title. (This list might help - One Word Titles)


(73) "They were looking straight into the eyes of a monstrous dog, a dog that filled the whole space between ceiling and floor. It had three heads." - Out of the frying pan into the fire!
- Read a book with the letter 'F', 'I', 'R', and 'E' in the title/series names/author's name.


(74) "You don’t use your eyes, any of you, do you?’ she snapped. ‘Didn’t you see what it was standing on?"
- They got away, but Hermione noticed something - the dog was standing on a trapdoor!
- Read a book with the letters 'T', 'R', 'A', and 'P' in the title/series names/author's name.


(75) "DO NOT OPEN THE PARCEL AT THE TABLE.
It contains your new Nimbus Two Thousand,"
- Read a book with an edition published in the year 2000.


(76) “Now, Quidditch is easy enough to understand, even if it’s not too easy to play. There are seven players on each side.”
- Read a book published in the 7th month (July) of any year.


(77) "Stand back,” Wood warned Harry. He bent down and freed one of the Bludgers.
At once, the black ball rose high in the air and then pelted straight at Harry’s face.
- Read a book with an edition published in a year with a 2 in it.


(78) “Er — have the Bludgers ever killed anyone?” Harry asked, hoping he sounded offhand.
“Never at Hogwarts.
- Oh, well that's reassuring! Not!
- Read a book with the letters 'N', 'E', 'V', 'E', and 'R' in the title/series name/author name.


(79) "Now, the last member of the team is the Seeker. That’s you."
- Read the last book of a series. (Last book according to Goodreads. Can be a full-length book or novella.)


(80) "Whichever Seeker catches the Snitch wins his team an extra hundred and fifty points, so they nearly always win."
- 150 points! That's a lot!
- Read a book that has at least 150,000 ratings on Goodreads.

Section 9:


(81) "Hermione rolled up the sleeves of her gown, flicked her wand, and said, “Wingardium Leviosa!”
- Read a book with the letters 'W' and 'L' in the title/series name/author name (for Wingardium Leviosa. Letters can appear in any order, as long as they both appear at least once.)


(82) ‘She’s a nightmare, honestly.’ Someone knocked into Harry as they hurried past him. It was Hermione.
- Read a book with a 9 letter wor in the title/series name/author name.


(83) “Troll — in the dungeons — thought you ought to know.”
- Read a book with a 5 letter word in title/series name/author name.


(84) “I’ve just thought — Hermione.”
“What about her?”
“She doesn’t know about the troll.”
- Read a book which you don't know anything about; don't read the blurb, don't check out reviews, don't ask for recommendations, just have a look at the cover, and do an impulse read.


(85) “What’s he doing?” Harry whispered. “Why isn’t he down in the dungeons with the rest of the teachers?"
- Hmm, suspicious. What is Snape up to?
- Read a book with a 'S' in the title/series name/author name (for 'S'uspicious).


(86) 'The key’s in the lock,’ Harry muttered. ‘We could lock it in.'
- Read a book with letter 'K' in the title/series name/author name (for 'K'ey).


(87) 'They heard something that made their hearts stop – a high, petrified scream – and it was coming from the chamber they’d just locked up.'
- Quick! Go back!
- Read a book which has fewer pages than the last book you posted. (The last book you posted on your teams review thread.)


(88) Harry’s wand had still been in his hand when he’d jumped – it had gone straight up one of the troll’s nostrils.
- Very brave? Or very stupid?
- Read a book with the letter 'V' in the title/series name/author name (for 'V' very).


(89) "The club flew suddenly out of the troll’s hand, rose high, high up into the air, turned slowly over – and dropped, with a sickening crack, on to its owner’s head. "
- Read a book with at least 1 head on the cover (human or animal).


(90) What on earth were you thinking of?’ said Professor McGonagall, with cold fury in her voice.
- Read a book worth 5 points (the number of points H&R&H win for Gryffindor)(250-299 pages YA/Adult, or 375-449 pages children's).

Section 10 - "Quidditch"


(91) "The Quidditch season had begun. On Saturday, Harry would be playing in his first match after weeks of training: Gryffindor versus Slytherin."
- Read a book with both the colour red and the colour green on the cover (use https://labs.tineye.com/color/ to check )


(92) "Harry noticed at once that Snape was limping.", "Library books are not to be taken outside the school,’ said Snape. ‘Give it to me. Five points from Gryffindor."
- Read a book worth 5 points (the number of points H&R&H lose for Gryffindor)(view spoiler)[(250-299 pages YA/Adult, or 375-449 pages children's). (hide spoiler)]


(93) 'Snape was holding his robes above his knees. One of his legs was bloody and mangled.'' ‘How are you supposed to keep your eyes on all three heads at once?'
- Read a book tagged as 'fantasy'.


(94) "You know what this means?” he finished breathlessly. “He tried to get past that three-headed dog at Halloween!”
- Read a book with the letters 'H' and 'A' in the title/series name/author name., for ('HAlloween'.)


(95) "Harry’s broom had given a wild jerk and Harry swung off it."
- Read a book with the letter 'H' in the title/series name/author name. (for 'H'old-on).


(96) "‘He’s doing something – jinxing the broom,’ said Hermione"
- Read a book with the letter 'J' in the title/series name/author name. (for 'J'inx).


(97) "Bright blue flames shot from her wand on to the hem of Snape’s robes"
- Read a book with something blue on the cover. (use https://labs.tineye.com/color/ to check )


(98) "Harry was speeding toward the ground when the crowd saw him clap his hand to his mouth as though he was about to be sick — he hit the field on all fours — coughed — and something gold fell into his hand."
- Read a book which is number one on a listopia list (please link us to the list when posting)


(99) "‘I don’ know why Harry’s broom acted like that, but Snape wouldn’ try an’ kill a student!"
- Hagrid is so sure!
- Read a book with a letter U in the title/series name/author name (for sUre).


(100) "You forget that dog, an’ you forget what it’s guardin’, that’s between Professor Dumbledore an’ Nicolas Flamel –"
- But who is Nicolas Flamel?
- Read a book with an author whose name first or last starts with a N or F (for Nicholas Flamel).

Section 11 - The Mirror Of Erised


(101) "One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow."
- Read a book with something white on the cover (use https://labs.tineye.com/color/ to check )


(102) "“Five points from Gryffindor, Weasley, and be grateful it isn’t more."
- No fighting, even when provoked, got it 🙄
- Read a book worth 5 points (again ☺).


(103) "Ron also started teaching Harry wizard chess. This was exactly like Muggle chess except that the figures were alive,"
- Read a book that has the name of a chess piece in the title, or a picture of a chess piece on the cover. (Names of Chess pieces are King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight, and Pawn.)


(104) "“It’s an invisibility cloak,” said Ron, a look of awe on his face."
- Read a book that has the word 'in' (for Invisible) in the title/series name/author name.


(105) "The Restricted Section in the library. He’d be able to read as long as he liked,"
- Read a book with the letter 'T' in the title/series name/author name (for Time.)


(106) "Harry slipped under Filch’s outstretched arm and streaked off up the corridor, the book’s shrieks still ringing in his ears"
- Hide Harry!
- Read a book with the letters 'H', 'I', 'D', and 'E' in the title/series name/author name.


(107) "Harry was so close to the mirror now that his nose was nearly touching that of his reflection. “Mum?” he whispered. “Dad?”
- Read a book by an author who has died.


(108) "Ron tore his eyes away from this splendid sight to look excitedly at Harry. “Do you think this mirror shows the future?"
- Read a book tagged Futuristic


(109) " this mirror will give us neither knowledge or truth. Men have wasted away before it, entranced by what they have seen, or been driven mad, not knowing if what it shows is real or even possible."
- Read a book with the letters 'M', 'A', and 'D' in the title/series name/author name.


(110) “What do you see when you look in the mirror?”
“I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woollen socks.”
Harry stared.
“One can never have enough socks,” said Dumbledore.
- Read a book with feet, shoes, or socks on the cover.

Section 12 - Nicholas Flamel



(111) As Neville walked away, Harry looked at the Famous Wizard card. He gasped. He stared at the back of the card.
“I’ve found him!” he whispered. “I’ve found Flamel!”
- Happy dance!
- Read a book tagged dance or dancing, or a book with the word 'dance' or 'dancing' in the title.


(112) "Nicolas Flamel,’ she whispered dramatically, ‘is the only known maker of the Philosopher’s Stone!’
- Read a book with the letters 'M' and 'K', in the title/series name/author name ( for 'MaKer').


(113) "See?” said Hermione, when Harry and Ron had finished. “The dog must be guarding Flamel’s Sorcerer’s Stone!"
- Read a book by an author whose name (first or last) starts with a 'H', or 'G' (for Hermione Granger.)


(114) "Little did Harry know that Ron and Hermione had been secretly practising the Leg-Locker Curse."
- Read a book which has legs on the cover.


(115) "Ron! Ron! Where are you? The game’s over! Harry’s won! We’ve won! Gryffindor are in the lead!’ shrieked Hermione,"
- Read a book that won an award (as listed on Goodreads/Wikipedia).


(116) "Have you found out how to get past that beast of Hagrid’s yet?’
‘B-b-but Severus, I –’
‘You don’t want me as your enemy, Quirrell,’ said Snape,"
- Read a book which has the word 'Enemy' or 'Enemies' in the title/series name or blurb.


(117) "Dragons!’ he whispered. ‘Hagrid was looking up stuff about dragons! "
- Read a book tagged Dragon or Dragons


(118) "Some o’ the teachers did enchantments … Professor Sprout – Professor Flitwick – Professor McGonagall –’ he ticked them off on his fingers, ‘Professor Quirrell – an’ Dumbledore himself did somethin’, o’ course. Hang on, I’ve forgotten someone. Oh yeah, Professor Snape."
- It takes seven of them to protect one Sorcerer's Stone?
- Read an anthology of short stories by at least 7 authors.


(119) "In the very heart of the fire, underneath the kettle, was a huge, black egg. ‘Ah,’ said Hagrid, fiddling nervously with his beard."
- Read a book in which has the word 'black' anywhere in the title/series name/author name/blurb.


(120) "Then, one breakfast time, Hedwig brought Harry another note from Hagrid. He had written only two words: It’s hatching."
- 😲
- Read a book released in the last 6 months (or one not yet released).

Section 14 - Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback


(121) "All at once there was a scraping noise and the egg split open. The baby dragon flopped onto the table. It wasn’t exactly pretty; Harry thought it looked like a crumpled, black umbrella."
- Read a book which has an umbrella on the cover. (Eg: This list might help - Umbrellas) OR a book with the word 'umbrella' in the title/series name/blurb.


(122) "Harry bolted to the door and looked out. Even at a distance there was no mistaking him. Malfoy had seen the dragon."
- That's bad!
- Read a book with the word 'bad' in the title/series name/author name.


(123) "your brother Charlie. In Romania. Studying dragons. We could send Norbert to him. Charlie can take care of him and then put him back in the wild!"
- Read a book with the letters 'W', 'I', 'L', and 'D' in the title/series name/author's name. (Letters can appear in any order as long as they all appear at least once).


(124) "Ron appeared out of nowhere as he pulled off Harry’s Invisibility Cloak. He had been down at Hagrid’s hut, helping him feed Norbert, who was now eating dead rats by the crate.
“It bit me!” he said, showing them his hand, which was wrapped in a bloody handkerchief."
- Read a book with the letters 'B', 'I', 'T', and 'E' in the title/series name/author name.. (Letters can appear in any order as long as they all appear at least once).


(125) "Dear Ron, How are you? Thanks for the letter — I’d be glad to take the Norwegian Ridgeback, but it won’t be easy getting him here."
- Read a book written by an author, or with a main character called 'Charlie' (we will also accept 'Charley', 'Charles', 'Charlotte', Charlene, Charlee, Charli, Charly, or Charleigh - check with us if you have another similar name).


(126) "oh no – I’ve just remembered – Charlie’s letter was in that book Malfoy took, he’s going to know we’re getting rid of Norbert.’ "
- Read a book with the word 'when' in the title/series name/blurb.


(127) "You don’t understand, Professor, Harry Potter’s coming – he’s got a dragon!" - "What utter rubbish! How dare you tell such lies! Come on – I shall see Professor Snape about you, Malfoy!’ Yay!
- Read a book with 50% or more 5-star ratings.


(128) “Bye-bye, Norbert!” Hagrid sobbed, as Harry and Hermione covered the crate with the Invisibility Cloak and stepped underneath it themselves. “Mummy will never forget you!”
- Read a book with the word 'forget' in the title/series name/blurb.


(129) "Well, well, well,’ he whispered, ‘we are in trouble.’ They’d left the Invisibility Cloak on top of the tower."
- Deep trouble 🙈
- Read a book with the letters 'D', 'E', 'E', and 'P' in the title/series name/author name. (Letters can appear in any order, as long as they all occur at least once).


(130) "‘Fifty?’ Harry gasped – they would lose the lead, the lead he’d won in the last Quidditch match. ‘Fifty points each,’ said Professor McGonagall"
- Read a book which has the letters 'E', 'A', 'C', and 'H' in the title/series name/author name. (Letters can appear in any order as long as they all appear at least once).

Section 14 - The Forbidden Forest



(131) "From being one of the most popular and admired people at the school, Harry was suddenly the most hated."
- Read a book by an author who has at least 1 million ratings.


(132) “All right — all right —” he heard Quirrell sob.
Next second, Quirrell came hurrying out of the classroom straightening his turban. He was pale and looked as though he was about to cry."
- Read a book with the letters 'C', 'R', and 'Y' in the title/series name/author name. (Letters can appear in any order, as long as they all appear at least once).


(133) "At eleven o’clock that night they said goodbye to Ron in the common room and went down to the entrance hall with Neville. Filch was already there – and so was Malfoy. ‘Follow me,’ said Filch, lighting a lamp and leading them outside."
- He may have a lamp, but he's definitely no Florence Nightingale! Florence Nightingale was named after the place where she was born (Florence)
- Read a book that has the name of a place in the title/series name/author name/blurb.


(134) "Right, now, we’re gonna split inter two parties an’ follow the trail in diff’rent directions. There’s blood all over the place, it must’ve bin staggerin’ around since last night at least.’
- Read a book with the word 'silver' in the title/series name/blurb (unicorn blood is sliver).


(135) "This is Harry Potter an’ Hermione Granger, by the way. Students up at the school. An’ this is Ronan, you two. He’s a centaur.’"
- A centaur is a hybrid of two things.
- Read a book which is written by two authors.


(136) “Hagrid! Look! Red sparks, the others are in trouble!”
“You two wait here!” Hagrid shouted. “Stay on the path, I’ll come back for yeh!”
- Read a book by an author that you've read a book by previously. (re-reads are okay).


(137) "We’ll be lucky ter catch anythin’ now, with the racket you two were makin’. Right, we’re changin’ groups – Neville, you stay with me an’ Hermione, Harry, you go with Fang an’ this idiot."
- Read a book by an author who has 3 names (initials are fine)(Eg: Sarah J. Maas,Jennifer Lynn Barnes,C.C. Hunter)


(138) "The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price. You have slain something pure and defenceless to save yourself and you will have but a half life, a cursed life
- Read a book which is part of a duology (two book series) as listed on Goodreads.


(139) ‘unless all you need is to stay alive long enough to drink something else – something that will bring you back to full strength and power – something that will mean you can never die." - The Sorcerer's Stone!
- Read a book with three or more 'S's' in the title/series name/author name (for Sorcerer'S Stone).


(140) "When Harry pulled back his sheets, he found his Invisibility Cloak folded neatly underneath them. There was a note pinned to it: Just in case."
- Read a book with a three word title.

Section 15 - Neville's Stand



(141) "Harry was rubbing his forehead.
“I wish I knew what this means!” he burst out angrily. “My scar keeps hurting — it’s happened before, but never as often as this.”
- Read a book with a main character who has a scar/scars. Or a book which has the word 'scar' in the title/series name/author name (can be part of another word like 'scarf', or 'scared').


(142) “Don’t you think it’s a bit odd,” said Harry, scrambling up the grassy slope, “that what Hagrid wants more than anything else is a dragon, and a stranger turns up who just happens to have an egg in his pocket? How many people wander around with dragon eggs if it’s against wizard law?”
- Read a book with the letters 'C' and 'O' in the title/series name/author name. (For 'coincidence'.)


(143) “No, we’re in a hurry. Hagrid, I’ve got to ask you something. You know that night you won Norbert? What did the stranger you were playing cards with look like?”
“Dunno,” said Hagrid casually, “he wouldn’ take his cloak off.”
- Mysterious!
- Read a book tagged mysterious, or with the word 'mysterious' in the blurb.


(144) "Well — yeah — how many three-headed dogs d’yeh meet, even around Hogwarts? So I told him, Fluffy’s a piece o’ cake if yeh know how to calm him down, jus’ play him a bit o’ music an’ he’ll go straight off ter sleep —”
- 🤦
- Read a book with the basics for singing in the title or author's name, either 'do', 're', 'mi', 'fa', 'so', 'la', or 'ti'. (Letters must appear in order, but can appear anywhere in the title or author's name of your chosen book. You only need one of these two letter words.)


(145) "Professor Dumbledore left ten minutes ago,” she said coldly. “He received an urgent owl from the Ministry of Magic and flew off for London at once.”
- Dumbledore's gone?!
- Read a book tagged my link text">gone or with the word gone in the title/series name/author name.


(146) "They turned to go outside, but Snape called them back.
“Be warned, Potter — any more nighttime wanderings and I will personally make sure you are expelled.”
- Oh dear, that's Hermione's worst nightmare!
- Read a book tagged nightmare, or with the word 'nightmare' in the title/series name/blurb.


(147) "No sooner had they reached the door separating Fluffy from the rest of the school than Professor McGonagall turned up again and this time, she lost her temper. "If I hear you’ve come anywhere near here again, I’ll take another fifty points from Gryffindor!"
- That is one seriously fierce woman ☺
- Read a book with the letter 'F' in the title (for 'fierce').


(148) “You can’t go out,” said Neville, “you’ll be caught again. Gryffindor will be in even more trouble.”
- Stop! Read a book that someone else just couldn't finish - tagged DNF, did not finish, or abandoned


(149) Hermione stepped forward.
“Neville,” she said, “I’m really, really sorry about this.”
She raised her wand.
“Petrificus Totalus!”
- Wow don't get in Hermione's way!
- Read a book written by a Female author.


(150) "He put Hagrid’s flute to his lips and blew. Slowly, the dog’s growls ceased — it tottered on its paws and fell to its knees, then it slumped to the ground, fast asleep.
- Read a book with a 'Z' in the title/series name/author name (for catching some Zzzs).

Section 16 - Through the Trapdoor


(151) "Harry let go. Cold, damp air rushed past him as he fell down, down, down and — FLUMP."
- Read a book which has the letters 'F', 'L', 'U', 'M', and 'P' in the title/series name/author name.


(152) "“Stop moving!” Hermione ordered them. “I know what this is — it’s Devil’s Snare!"
- Read a book which has a 6 letter word and a 5 letter word in the title/series name/author name.


(153) "“They’re not birds!” Harry said suddenly. “They’re keys! Winged keys."
- Read a book which has wings on the cover. (Could be a bird, an aeroplane, an angel, a fairy etc.)


(154) "Harry leaned forward and with a nasty, crunching noise, pinned it against the stone with one hand. Ron and Hermione’s cheers echoed."
- Only one key will do!
- Read a book that has the number 1 in it's ISBN or ASIN.


(155) “I think,” said Ron, “we’re going to have to be chessmen.”
- Read a book that has the numbers 3 and 2 as part of it's ISBN/ASIN (there are 32 pieces in a chess game).


(156) “Yes …” said Ron softly, “it’s the only way … I’ve got to be taken.” “NO!” Harry and Hermione shouted.
- Read a book tagged sacrifice, OR with the word sacrifice in the title/series name/blurb.


(157) "Eyes watering, they saw, flat on the floor in front of them, a troll even larger than the one they had tackled, out cold with a bloody lump on its head."
- Read a book with a word starting with the letter 'L' (for lump) in the title/series name/author name.


(158) "there was nothing very frightening in here, just a table with seven differently shaped bottles standing on it."
- Read a book from a series with at least 7 books in it OR read a book which is 7th in a series.


(159) “The smallest bottle will get us through the black fire — toward the Stone.”
- Read a book that only has 7 letters in the title.


(160) "He put the bottle down and walked forward; he braced himself, saw the black flames licking his body, but couldn’t feel them."
- Read a book with the word 'feel' in the title/series name/blurb.

Section 17 - The Man With Two Faces


(161) It was Quirrell. “You!” gasped Harry. “But Snape tried to kill me!”, “No, no, no. I tried to kill you.
- Read a book in which someone is killed.


(162) "It was the Mirror of Erised. “This mirror is the key to finding the Stone,” Quirrell murmured,"
- Read a book which you have read before.


(163) "When I failed to steal the Stone from Gringotts, he was most displeased. He punished me … decided he would have to keep a closer watch on me. …”
- Read a book that has an edition published in the same year as the last book you posted.


(164) "But a moment later, the reflection smiled at him. It put its hand into its pocket and pulled out a blood-red stone."
- Read a book tagged Blood, or with the letters 'B', 'L', 'O', 'O', and 'D' in the title/series name/author name.


(165) "Where there should have been a back to Quirrell’s head, there was a face, the most terrible face Harry had ever seen."
- Voldemort has been hiding!
- Read a book written by an author using a pseudonym.


(166) “Don’t be a fool,” snarled the face. “Better save your own life and join me … or you’ll meet the same end as your parents. …"
- Read a book tagged Murder, OR with the word 'Murder' in the title/series name.


(167) "the pain in Harry’s head was building — he couldn’t see — he could only hear Quirrell’s terrible shrieks and Voldemort’s yells of, “KILL HIM! KILL HIM!”
- Read a book which has a word that is repeated in it's title.


(168) "the Stone. Professor Quirrell did not manage to take it from you. I arrived in time to prevent that, although you were doing very well on your own, I must say.
- Just in time!
- Read a book published before June 26th 1997 (the date Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was first published).


(169) "Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love."
- Read a book tagged love, or with the word 'love' in the title or series name.


(170) And then, your father did something Snape could never forgive.” “What?” “He saved his life.”
- So much said in so few words.
- Read a book with four words in the title.

Section 18 - Unexpected Rewards


(171) He smiled and popped the golden-brown bean into his mouth. Then he choked and said, “Alas! Ear wax!”
- Read a book with at least one ear on the cover.


(172) "It’s — all — my — ruddy — fault!” he sobbed, his face in his hands. “I told the evil git how ter get past Fluffy! I told him!"
- Poor Hagrid 😭
- Read a book tagged Tear Jerker, or with the letters 'J', 'E', 'R', and 'K' in the title/series name/author name.


(173) “… for the best-played game of chess Hogwarts has seen in many years, I award Gryffindor House fifty points.”
- Read a book by an author with the name 'Ron' as part of their name (can be part of a longer name like VeRONica.)


(174) "to Miss Hermione Granger … for the use of cool logic in the face of fire, I award Gryffindor House fifty points.
- Read a book with at least 50 editions listed on Goodreads.


(175) "to Mr. Harry Potter …” said Dumbledore. The room went deadly quiet. “… for pure nerve and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor House sixty points."
- Read a book with at least 60,000 reviews on Goodreads.


(176) “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. I therefore award ten points to Mr. Neville Longbottom.”
- Read a book which has at least 10 pages of genre tags.


(177) “Which means,” Dumbledore called over the storm of applause, for even Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were celebrating the downfall of Slytherin, “we need a little change of decoration.”
-Read a book which has more than one cover on Goodreads (this can be a foreign edition).


(178) "To their great surprise, both he and Ron passed with good marks; Hermione, of course, had the best grades of the first years."
- Read a book which a teammate has rated 5 stars.


(179) "They were boarding the Hogwarts Express; talking and laughing as the countryside became greener and tidier; eating Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans as they sped past Muggle towns."
- Read a book with a word in the title that could possibly be a flavour in Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans. (Examples could be lemon, boy, star, demon - ask us if you're not sure).


(180) It was Uncle Vernon, still purple-faced, still mustached, still looking furious at the nerve of Harry, carrying an owl in a cage in a station full of ordinary people.
- Back to the world of muggles!
- Read a book with the letters 'W', 'O', 'R', 'L', and 'D' in the title/series name/author name.


THE END (For now ☺)

This challenge will be a team challenge. We will have a small number of teams, with a mixture of readers in each. When signing up please let us know whether you would like to be on a team, or whether you would like to go solo ☺


Teams should be posted by late February. If you sign-up after teams are posted, we will try to add you to a team, but we may not always be able to. Please sign-up as early as possible to avoid disappointment.


Thank you! ☺

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Team:
Sierra
Jenn
Brittany
Lola
☆☆Hannah☆☆
Leah
ellen
✩ Kristen ✩
Aly
❀ Crystal ✿ -
Ash
Wolf (Alpha)
Danique
Maisha
Mandy
Jammin Jenny
Darkness
Caitlin
Aneta
Maddie
JBask
Rosh
EdenB15
Ashley
Laura
Aimee
Brandee
Katie
BookWorm
❤ Aly ❤
Megan
✨Skye✨
Saar The Book owl
Sharon
Iris
Ivana - Diary of Difference
Lia
Jamie
Deidra
Yesha- Books Teacup and Reviews
Karen
Ashley
yadi
☘Misericordia☘
Lucy
Narnia Girl
Katie
Anna 'Bookbuyer'
Natalie
Brigia
Connie
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Solo:
Krystal
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Q - I am confused by the section tracking. The numbers under each task don't seem to always match points given, and it isn't tracking the numer of times read for obviously so how is that working. How is it being tracked how many times we've read each task.

Like I read for task 121 and under it, it says 47. Yet I only have 2 pts. I just am not sure what is going on and am curious to understand that long chart.

A - Hi, the number under the task is the message that task was claimed in. Since it's such a big challenge, it's just an easy way for mods to keep track of what has been claimed/scored. Hope that helps!


Q - What happens if we read a book and we have no open criteria task that fits? Can we re-use them or do we have to wait to post until we flip or just no bonus?

A - I would say at this point to just make a note of the book, maybe on your team chat thread, and then post it on the review thread when your team has completed all descriptions and started again. At the end of the two months if there are books that don't fit we'll count them without bonus points ☺


Q - Quick question. For the description about a title with 7 letters…is it a 7 letter title or could it be a longer title but seven different letters?

A - For (159) “The smallest bottle will get us through the black fire — toward the Stone.”
- Read a book that only has 7 letters in the title.

The title has to only have 7 letters, no more. So like Matched, Macbeth, Eclipse, Sabriel, Fateful, Scarlet ☺


Q - For task (108) - Read a book tagged Futuristic
would being tagged "Future," "Futuristic Techy", or "Futuristic Romance" work?

A - If the word futuristic is in there somewhere then it will work, so futuristic techy, or futuristic romance would both count 😊


Q - I wanted to know if rose could be a bertie botts flavour?

A - Yes, that's fine ☺


Q - Moderators, I can spell "Rob" (#46) from letters in the author's name, but they are not in that order. Would this be acceptable?

A - It has to be the word 'rob', so 'Robert' is fine, but if the letters are spread out like 'Sharon Bassey' then that wouldn't count x

Please note that I'm going to be busy over the next few days, so I will add anyone who signs up as soon as I can ☺

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