Please send your assignment to the class email: thehorcruxhandbook@gmail.com. Your subject line should state "Assignment 4 - HOL Name". For example, mine would be "Assignment 4 - River Fenwick". Include your HOL name and house at the top of the body of your email, as failure to do so will result in 5 points lost on the assignment. Attachments will not be opened. Upload your images to photo-sharing websites like Imgur and send me the link.
There are more than 60 points worth of options listed below. You may choose whichever options you'd like to complete, but I can only award you up to 60 points for this assignment, even if you turn in all options.
All assignments are due by 11:59 PM HOL time on January/June 15th. No extensions will be granted because there is one due date at the end of the term.
1. There's only one known antidote to Basilisk venom: crocodile tears.
2. The most unheard-of way to destroy a Horcrux is by the Killing Curse.
3. Horcruxes can be repaired physically or magically if they're not damaged enough.
4. Fiendfyre flames are vast and hot, destroying everything in its path.
5. Only the most potent forms of peaceful magic and processes have the capability of complete destruction.
6. Basilisk venom is highly potent and can kill someone within about an hour after being bit.
7. Once a Horcrux is destroyed, it's possible that the creator can smell or sense its destruction.
8. Fiendfyre makes for a great, though mostly uncontrollable, way to destroy Horcruxes.
9. Only five documented methods were strong enough to destroy a Horcrux.
10. The only known way to extinguish its flames is with a water-summoning spell for Fiendfyre.
1. Whose memories did Harry uncover?
2. What curse did Voldemort cast on Neville?
3. Who cast Fiendfyre, causing the diadem to be destroyed?
4. What object was used to destroy T.M. Riddle's diary?
5. What was triggered when Dumbledore put the ring on his finger?
6. Who destroyed Hufflepuff's cup?
7. How did Harry open Slytherin's locket?
8. Whose vault was Hufflepuff's cup in?
9. How long was the ceasefire during the Battle of Hogwarts?
10. What stone was within Marvolo Gaunt's ring?
The Sword of Gryffindor is only one of many goblin-made artifacts in the wizarding world, though it's the most notable. Research at least one other item that is goblin-made and write some information about it in at least 100 words.
Solve this puzzle, where each star represents a Horcrux hidden around the grid, then upload it to an image-sharing website and send me the link.
The goal is to use logic to determine where the stars are in the supplied grid. Only one star can appear in each row, column, and region, meaning there should be seven in total. Also, no two stars may touch, even diagonally.For 10 points, solve this puzzle using the provided clues, then upload it to an image-sharing website and send me the link. For the remaining 5 points, take the letters from the shaded boxes and descramble them into the name of a character.
Imagine you helped in the hunt for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. In at least 150 words, explain how it went from your perspective, if you wanted to search for them in a different order, if there were any in particular that devastated you to see destroyed, and any other details you'd like to add in.
It's time to crack the mystery of whether the Killing Curse can destroy an inanimate Horcrux or not! In at least 100 words, write a story about a time someone attempted to use the curse on a Horcrux, including how it went, where they got the Horcrux from, and any other details you'd like to include.
As mentioned in the lesson, the flames of Fiendfyre can take on beastly shapes. Choose at least one magical beast to draw within the flames of Fiendfyre, including a brief written explanation as to why you chose the particular beast.