April Challenge: Non-Fiction Fest Claims Post

Claims for the Non-Fiction Fest are now open!

As always, both members and non-members are welcome to claim prompts. We ask that you please claim only one prompt at a time; however, you may claim as many as you can do over the course of the month. If you wish, you can claim your own prompt.

Each prompt may be claimed only once, but collaborations between artists and writers or between writers or artists are welcome.

We also invite both members and non-members to submit entries for the Fest that are not based on any of the prompts, if you have an idea that does not appear on the list of claims.

As always, gen stories and artwork of any length, size, rating, genre subject, and style are welcome. Members: You may post your work at any time according to the posting guidelines. Non-members: Please post your work in your own journal, then comment here or send us an email at omnio_mods @ yahoo.com with a link and we will post a link on the community.

The Fest will end April 30th and a masterlist of entries will be posted May 1st.


The Prompts

1. Colin Creevey's first letter home. - Claimed by wook77

2. Minutes of a Hogwarts staff meeting.

3. A page from Filch's list of banned items (annotated where necessary).

4. A Hogwarts Alumni Newsletter (any era).

5. One of the tales by the much-loved Wizarding children's writer Bellatrix Potter (illustrations optional). - Claimed by ulkis and angeepang (collaboration)

6. A series of inter-departmental memos from the Ministry (pick your department!) - Claimed by amelia_eve

7. A letter from Remus to James and/or Lily, at some point after their deaths - Claimed by nicolen

8. An excerpt from Helga Hufflepuff's personal diary

9. Notes passed between students during classes

10. Fred and/or George Weasley's last will and testament



11. A report from a very low-ranked Ministry security guard as to why/how s/he let the Department of Mysteries be overtaken by, in order, six teenagers, 12 Deatheaters, and the Order of the Phoenix (preferably without actually using that title)

12. A copy of Frank and Alice Longbottom's medical charts, either when they were first admitted to St Mungo's, or years later. - Claimed by carmenoph

13. A page from a Wizarding gardening catalog. - Claimed by gnatkip

14. A beauty tips article from Witch Weekly. - Claimed by seaislewitch

15. Excerpts from Bathilda Bagshot's "A History of Magic", especially parts focusing on Wizard-muggle relations.

16. Anything by Dolores Umbridge (preferably memos to the minister etc.) - or Umbridge's report on the events around her undignified exit from Hogwarts, written some time after she has recovered from post-traumatic stress syndrom.

17. Owls by Lucius Malfoy to the School Governors, concerning Albus Dumbledore's removal and threatening of families of said governors.

18. A form letter by Madam Pomfrey to parents of Muggle-born children who have suffered magic-related accidents - intended as calming.

19. News coverage about and/or ministry correspondence to Aberforth Dumbledore, re: practise of "inappropriate charms on a goat".

20. Gilderoy Lockhart's travel diary (not the published version, but the real thing).



21. One of Hermione's letters to Viktor Krum. - Claimed by codenamelily

22. Complete organizational chart for the Ministry of Magic.

23. Arthur Weasley's report on muggle firelegs, erm, firearms (with diagrams, if possible).

24. A chapter from the book "Magical Binding Contracts" providing the complete details of the workings of the Unbreakable Vow, Fidelias Charm or Life Debt.

25. A transcript from the nightly newscast on the Wizarding Wireless Network, giving a typical day's news for the wizarding community. - Claimed by muggle_prof

26. A list of those who have received the Order of Merlin, with details about why they were so honored.

27. Course outlines for Durmstrang classes, including Dark Arts. - Claimed by incapricious

28. Transcript of Karkaroff's application for (or to keep) his position as Headmaster of Durmstrang after his release from Azkaban. - Claimed by perosha

29. Ministry records detailing the regurgitating toilets.

30. Letters to Libatius Borage from readers of Advanced Potion Making.



31. Complete table of contents of Defensive Magical Theory.

32. An excerpt from Magical Me - Claimed by paradise_loved

33. One of Luna Lovegood's school essays, with teacher comments - Claimed by littledust

34. Entries from Tom Riddle's diary BEFORE he made it into a vessel for his soul.

35. Sales slip from Borgin & Burke's

36. The first few pages from Filch's file on the twins

37. Initial blueprints for the Marauders' Map

38. A page of notes from one of the lesser-known classes, like Runes or Arithmancy.

39. Graffiti from the boy's loo, as accumulated over the past 100+ years or so. - Claimed by plot_80

40. A Quibbler article about Madame Umbridge's Furry Little Problem.



41. Cho Chang's first article as a Daily Prophet reporter (or journalist).

42. The exact wording of prophecies regarding past or current canon events. (Ie. about the fate of the Malfoy family, about Pettigrew's betrayal, about Trelawney being employed, about Hermione's teeth shrinking...)

43. Arthur Weasley's report on the case history of a flying motorcycle.

44. The unsent letters of Andromeda Tonks.

45. Araminta Meliflua's attempt at legalising Muggle-hunting (either a transcript or a letter).

46. Notes passed in Remus Lupin's class regarding the classiness of Remus Lupin. - Claimed by ressie_noldo

47. The official report given to the Ministry re: Sirius Black's escape from Hogwarts

48. Wizarding graffiti (any era)

49. A list of things Hagrid has got offa chap down at the pub

50. The paperwork McGonagall had to submit before Hermione was allowed a time-turner



51. Rejected Gilderoy Lockhart author photos (art prompt)

52. Remus Lupin's LibraryThing account

53. A collection of grocery lists from when Remus and Sirius shared a flat - Claimed by sambethe

54. Salazar Slytherin's account of the construction of the Chamber of Secrets - Claimed by tacky_tramp

55. A biography of Alastor Moody

56. An interview with Lord Voldemort

57. Percy Weasley's assessment of the damage caused to the Ministry of Magic by the battle

58. The Death Eaters' Bimonthly Newsletter, with Members in the News!, Commendations, Personal Ads, Agony Aunt, etc. etc. - Claimed by dolorous_ett

59. Excerpt from 'The Early Schoolyears of Harry Potter' written 150 years into the future. - Claimed by penknife

60. Incident Book from the Potions Lab/Divination classroom/other classroom of choice.



61. Letters of resignation from various Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers.

62. Report in a Muggle conspiracy-theory type mag on the strange phenomena witnessed by Muggles in the Ottery St Catchpole area (after all there are 9 Weasleys plus livestock and assorted guests - someone must have noticed something!)

63. The menu from a gastropub in the more exclusive end of Knockturn Alley.

64. Snape's application for the post of DA master (any year)

65. Dolores Umbridge's CV.

66. Written report of Hogwarts' OFSTED inspection. (For non-Brits, OFSTED are school inspectors). - Claimed by rosemaryandrue

67. Copy of the Headmaster's Annual Report to Parents.

68. Programme for Sports Day, with team lists.

69. The front page article (and/or other articles) from the Daily Prophet for 2nd November 1981.

70. Any of the other articles in the Quibbler edition Harry read on the train.



71. An extract from any of Kennilworthy Whisp's other books mentioned in the introduction to Quidditch Through The Ages.

72. Borgin & Burke's stocktaking list.

73. The report of the inquiry (mentioned by Fudge) into the mysterious death of Sirius Black in the Department of Mysteries.

74. Extracts from the sections in Modern Magical History or The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts or Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century that deal with Harry and the events at Godric's Hollow.

75. Ministry case report on the murder of the Riddles and the conviction of Morfin Gaunt.

76. Ministry security report on possible ways Sirius Black may have broken out of Azkaban.

77. Further extracts from The Celestina Warbeck Songbook. - Claimed by alexandramuses

78. A page from Harry's Advanced Potion-Making book, complete with Snape's comments.

79. The guest list for Bill and Fleur's wedding, with annotations

80. A recommendation letter for Neville Longbottom (bonus points for two: one from Sprout and one from McGonagall)



81. A recommendation letter from Snape for Harry, for the Auror program - Claimed by

82. Mrs. Weasley's cookbook

83. A report (or reports) on student(s) by their head(s) of house - caretta

84. A student's account of the first lesson Professor Binns taught as a ghost

85. An auror's report after a raid

86. The medical notes of Neville's parents

87. Ron's account of the Chudley Cannons winning the league for the first time in living memory

88. Excerpts from the Muggle Studies text - Claimed by lied_ohne_worte

89. Excerpt from Bill Weasley's memoir of cursebreaking in Egypt

90. Illustrations from The Monster Book of Monsters



91. To-do lists by any character at different points in his or her life - Claimed by hyacinth_grl

92. Snape's detention or point deduction list for all Hogwarts students, including names, houses and reason for detention or point deduction. I.e. Susan Bones. Hufflepuff. Sniveling. 30 pts.

93. A scholarly catfight between wizarding academics, consisting of increasingly nasty reviews of one another's books and such - Claimed by virginia_bell

94. Some of Filch's punishment records (preferably for someone other than MWPP or the Weasley twins)

96. Some full-page plates of a magical herbarium

97. Walden McNair's official report on how he managed to lose an entire Hippogriff he was supposed to be executing.

98. The notice board in Hogwarts

99. Minutes from a Meeting of the Order of the Phoenix

100. The letter Ollivander sent to Dumbledore alerting him that Harry had bought the second Fawkes-feather-core wand.