CCF Trials

[alt_cedric]

It is always exciting to watch people competing by pushing themselves to the limit. Some of our best and brightest are out there racing in the bitter cold. I sure hope they were all paying attention last year when Mr Marvolo and I had to dive into that cold, cold lake. I can say that this time around I'm quite happy to be standing around with my hat, coat, gloves and warming charms while enjoying the view. Not being one of those out striving I can stand back and admire the beautiful and well-proportioned scenery and birds as a backdrop to the contest. Whatever they are doing in the maze sure is noisy, peel after peel of sound rolling out of there.

I have to agree with Megan watching a standing stone hop out of the woods was amusing. I'm also very glad the our resident wonder the Squid did not decide to get involved today. It's good to watch our fellow students powering through obstacles without qualms or hesitations.

Comments

[alt_sinistra]

I've been glancing out my window as well - though it's hard to see as much from up in my office. (The menhir bouncing along, yes - whose idea was that?)

I can't help but think back to last year, as well.

Of course, the CCF training has always been designed to prepare those students involved to deal with all manner of challenge, and I'm sure everyone will do splendidly. And I'm sure the committee has carefully designed each task to provide the right balance of challenge and learning.

[alt_megan]

Oh dear! Yes, it is certainly good that the Squid did not get involved!

Everyone did make it out of the lake all right, didn't they? I didn't see.

[alt_umbridge]

I am so glad that you showed a proper interest in the activity to come out and watch. Do feel free to give appropriate feedback to any of the students for whom it might be appropriate, though of course I would like to know what you share.

One teensy correction - surely, you want to put your best foot forward in public writing - that it should be peal, above.

[alt_linus]

It just occurred to me that if they leave those menhirs there for a sufficient number of centuries with the proper rituals, they may actually be able to coax a ley line into being. The nearest other standing stones being where they are, I believe that would put the prospective ley line either under the Quidditch pitch or the kitchens. I am not certain whether ley lines would have a deleterious or salubrious effect on the food. The effect on Quidditch... well. I am given to understand that ley lines have a definite effect on brooms, and it would definitely complicate the calculations in my on-going project to add yet another variable, so I'd just as soon that they didn't.

[alt_harry]

It was a walk down memory lane, that's for certain.