The Challenges

Week One (04/20-04/24)

  • Reply to your Hogwarts letter via electronic owl by 4pm on Friday, April 24th. (Prompt positive responses are worth 5 pts; late responses will still be accepted, but will only be worth 1 pt.)

  • Access a copy of the first Harry Potter book. The audiobook is currently available to stream for free online (in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Japanese) from Audible Stories; the ebook and audiobook are also available for free to download/checkout from Army MWR libraries, and the ebook is free on Amazon for Amazon Prime members (please talk to your parent/guardian for assistance).

  • Take a picture of yourself reading/listening to the first Harry Potter book (worth 1 pt)

    • For Gryffindor (DMHS) submit here.

    • For Hufflepuff (HMS) submit here.

    • For Ravenclaw (OMHS) submit here.

    • For Slytherin (HHS) submit here.

Week Two (04/27-05/01)

  • Read Chapters 1-4

  • Find out what wand you would get by taking this quiz

  • Arm yourself with a wand (try a chopstick, stick, or pencil) and post a pic with a sign showing your quiz results (worth 5 pts)

    • For Gryffindor (DMHS) submit here.

    • For Hufflepuff (HMS) submit here.

    • For Ravenclaw (OMHS) submit here.

    • For Slytherin (HHS) submit here.

  • Ch 1-4 Trivia Quiz (The link to the Trivia Quiz is here. Your answers must be submitted by noon on Friday, May 1st to be in the running to compete in the Trivia Match against the other Houses. The winner from each House will battle the other Houses in a Trivia Match held at 3pm.) (Participation in the Trivia Quiz (no matter when you submit it) is worth 5 pts; the winners of the Trivia Quiz/Trivia Match will also earn points for correct answers.)

  • Thank you to the students who represented their Houses in the Trivia Match! The winner of the Trivia Match was Hufflepuff, followed by Slytherin in second place, Gryffindor in third place, and Ravenclaw in fourth place.

Week Three (05/04-05/08)

  • Read Chapters 5-8

  • Show your House spirit by making a House bookmark

  • Post a pic of you using your new bookmark (worth 10 pts)

    • For Gryffindor (DMHS) submit here.

    • For Hufflepuff (HMS) submit here.

    • For Ravenclaw (OMHS) submit here.

    • For Slytherin (HHS) submit here.

  • Ch 5-8 Trivia Quiz (The link to the Trivia Quiz is here. Your answers must be submitted by noon on Friday, May 8th to be in the running to compete in the Trivia Match against the other Houses; the winner from each House will battle the other Houses in a Trivia Match held at 3pm) (Participation in the Trivia Quiz (no matter when you submit it) is worth 10 pts; the winners of the Trivia Quiz/Trivia Match will also earn points for correct answers.)

  • Thank you to the students who represented their Houses in the Trivia Match! The winner of the Trivia Match was Hufflepuff, followed by Slytherin in second place, Gryffindor in third place, and Ravenclaw in fourth place.

Week Four (05/11-05/15)

  • Read Chapters 9-13

  • Create your Patronus animal out of origami

    • Dog (easy)

    • Cat (easy)

    • Horse (that flips) (medium)

    • Bird (that flaps) (medium)

    • Snake (medium)

    • Rabbit (medium)

    • Fox (not hard, per se, but has more steps to it)

    • Phoenix (not hard, per se, but has more steps to it)

    • Mouse/Rat (doable, but slightly tricky at times)

  • Share a pic of your Patronus (worth 15 pts)

    • For Gryffindor (DMHS) submit here.

    • For Hufflepuff (HMS) submit here.

    • For Ravenclaw (OMHS) submit here.

    • For Slytherin (HHS) submit here.

  • Ch 9-13 Trivia Quiz (The link to the Trivia Quiz is here. Your answers must be submitted by noon on Friday, May 15th to be in the running to compete in the Trivia Match against the other Houses; the winner from each House will battle the other Houses in a Trivia Match held at 3pm) (Participation in the Trivia Quiz (no matter when you submit it) is worth 15 pts; the winners of the Trivia Quiz/Trivia Match will also earn points for correct answers.)

  • Thank you to the students who represented their Houses in the Trivia Match! The winner of the Trivia Match was Ravenclaw, followed by Slytherin in second place, Gryffindor in third place, and Hufflepuff in fourth place.

Week Five (05/18-05/22)

  • Read Chapters 14-17

  • Make something for the Hogwarts end-of-year feast (for some inspiration, click here)

  • Take a pic of your food/beverage for the virtual banquet table (worth 20 pts)

    • For Gryffindor (DMHS) submit here.

    • For Hufflepuff (HMS) submit here.

    • For Ravenclaw (OMHS) submit here.

    • For Slytherin (HHS) submit here.

  • Ch 14-17 Trivia Quiz (The link to the Trivia Quiz is here. Your answers must be submitted by noon on Friday, May 22nd to be in the running to compete in the Trivia Cup Final against the other Houses; the winner from each House will battle the other Houses in the Trivia Cup Final held at 3pm with questions from the whole book) (Participation in the Trivia Quiz (no matter when you submit it) is worth 20 pts; the winners of the Trivia Quiz/Trivia Cup Final will also earn points for correct answers.)

  • Thank you to the students who represented their Houses in the Trivia Cup Final! The winner of this year's Trivia Cup was Hufflepuff. Congratulations!