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[glow=pink,2,300]Care of Magical Creatures NEWT[/glow]

 

Congratulations - you’ve found your Care of Magical Creatures NEWT! You've dived very deep indeed to find it - we're impressed.

 

Before taking this exam, you must have achieved the following:

• Pass in your Care of Magical Creatures OWL
  
• Pass in your Charms OWL

Should you take this exam without doing so, your results on it will be voided and your house will lose points.

 

Should you take this exam without doing so, your results on it will be voided and your house will lose points.

 

This is one of your elective NEWTs, and taking it is purely optional. If you're ready to start it, you must post in this thread prior to making any of the posts/reviews/stories it requires. Be aware that though you are free to begin this exam at any time, once you sit down your house cannot begin another exam until you’ve completed this one. Keep in mind that the higher your score, the more points you'll earn, and you may find that a higher mark is a prerequisite to moving onto another exam or area.

 

Please note that for the purposes of this elective, "beast" is defined as any creature mentioned in either the textbook or the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, or similar creatures (e.g., direwolves). Neither the stories written nor the reviews left must be based in the Harry Potter universe.

 

To receive an A-Acceptable:

• As a house, post three recommendations for fics centered around magical beasts or characters strongly associated with them (e.g., Newt Scamander, Daenerys Targaryen), at least one of which must be posted on HPFT's archive.
  
• As a house, reblog five aesthetics or picspams centered around magical beasts or characters strongly associated with them on tumblr.

 

To receive an E-Exceeds Expectations:

• As a house, post five recommendations for fics centered around magical beasts or characters strongly associated with them (e.g., Newt Scamander, Daenerys Targaryen), at least two of which must be posted on HPFT's archive.
  
• As a house, reblog seven aesthetics or picspams centered around magical beasts or characters strongly associated with them on tumblr.

 

To receive an O-Outstanding:

• As a house, post eight recommendations for fics centered around magical beasts or characters strongly associated with them (e.g., Newt Scamander, Daenerys Targaryen), at least two of which must be posted on HPFT's archive.
  
• As a house, reblog ten aesthetics or picspams centered around magical beasts or characters strongly associated with them on tumblr.
  
• As a house, leave three reviews on fics centered around magical beasts.

 

Once you complete these tasks to your liking, post your links below. Please do not include any indication in your posts that any are linked to the house cup.

 

Please do not include any indication that requirements for this exam are linked to the house cup outside of your house, either in the posts/reviews/stories themselves or on social media. You only have one chance to submit your exam, so choose what mark you want to aim for carefully. Once you've completed these tasks to your liking, post a reply to this topic including all of the relevant text and links.

 

Should you run into difficulties, you’re free to take a fail - but be aware that you won’t be able to change your mind later, and it may result in other areas of the maze and exams (along with any advantages passing them bestows) becoming permanently inaccessible to you even if you can find them the exams themselves.