Historic Tri-Wizard Tournaments

One triwizard champion in the year 1600 was a Dumstrang student Helga, she was tall had brown hair, green eyes and looked slightly like a tough trainned Auror. Her left cheek had several scars portuding down, forming a point at the end of her chin, already even though she hadn't yet done a task she had a long cut down the middle of her eye. Helga was a kind natured girl only most people thought different and never spoke to her, her big features made people think her bullying factor was bigger. She was smart but clumsy, she had only been chosen for the tornament because she had once helped her father warn off a mountain troll, that was all the greatness she'd ever done with her life!

Another was a Hogwarts pupil Gartland, he was small and thin as a stick, ginger hair and blue eyes. He was the smallest guy that had ever competed in the tornament, he had been reminded of that every time he had walked around the corner. Gartland was the most hated boy in Hogwarts, he had two friends but even still they fell out with him about twice a week, the only reason people hated him was because he came from a posh backround, he lived the same as every other young wizard boy, he just looked neater and talked correctly thats all... Gartland once said he haden't a clue why he was chosen by the Goblet of fire, his name had been thrown from the cup and thats all he knew, his mother and father told him he must be destined to be brave, they had said that since he was sorted into Gryffindor, it had made no difference then, and that many years on it still didn't make a difference


The last Champion was Emer, a Beauxbatons girl, long and slender. Emer was full Veela, there was no half breed in her, she loathed andybody who was not pureblood. She was a snobbish perfect girl, all the boys liked her, but that was no surprise at all. Emer however did know why she had been chosen for the triwizard champion, she was after all brave and daring everything the Cup wanted in a champion, when she was six she conjured fire from her finger tips, ever since she had fought petty evil, and very well too.

The First task.

The first task lead to a clue for the second task, it was tradition to always leave a clue for the next task. However one of the usual traditions had not been carried out, in that year the Champions haden't a clue what task they would be doing.
The task that year had been to cut through the vines that held a platform when they reached the bottom of the platform they had to propel themselves to the top of the mountous platform, along the way up they would have to fight kill and warn off different magical creatures. Emer and Helga got through this trail just fine, but Gartland broke his arm in two places trying to defend himself from a dementor.

The Second task.

The second task went smoother, the clue was given at the top of the platform in task one, the clue had clearly stated thet they would have to be able to go like the wind.
This was ok for Gartland he was a fair flyer and his arm had healed by then, however Emer and Helga had problems with flying so running or apparating was the only way to get somewhere fast.
As the two girls were only fifth year they couldn't apparate so together they made a plan. The two girls planned to kill off Gartland and then help eachother the rest of the way.
The girls managed to make Gartland ill, ill enough for him to step out from the tornament for good.
The second task went on as planned, all the girls had to do was race down a slope and into the water, the first to catch a shallow water Grindillow and hand it back to the examiner would win the task.
Emer was the first to return but lost points when she handed the examiner a dead grindillow, it turned out she had squeezed it to death, Helga arrived back with a stunned grindilow,and recieved 50 marks for her effort, Emer only got 45.

The Third task.

Emer and Helga had fell out, Helga had trusted her and it was Emers evail plan all along to make Helga feel that way about Gartland. Helga wanted to win then more than ever that was her turning point, Emer was only too happy to go around taking all the glory from Helga.
The third task was less hushed up, the girls had been told by the team leaders what was up next, so all the girls had to do was prepare.
The task wasen't too hard for the girls although they had to put all their skills into the task ahead to win, what they had to do was make a obsical course for each other then the girls would have to switch around and complete eachothers course. The courses could have anything in them, even if the course maker couldn't defeat herself.
Helga was the first to come back she earned 100 points for her course and 50 for her effort in Emers course, Helga waited three hours for Emer to come back out of her course and like most triwizard compitions she never came out.

hope thats ok!

(I hope I made the deadline, if not, soz. ><)

Part I

Describe the champions, complete with physical descriptions. Give their history, the reasons the cup would have chosen them, how they feel about the tournament and post a picture of them.
~If you are unable to post a picture of your champions then you will need to give a really detailed description of how they look.



In 1503 Durmstrang hosted the TriWizard Tournament. From the twenty students that Hogwarts and Beauxbatons brought respectively, and the students from Durmstrang that placed their names in the Goblet of Fire, two boys and a girl were chosen. From Hogwarts it was a sixth year whose name was Edward Cole. The Beauxbatons champion was a seventh year, D’Arcy Vallois. And from Durmstrang, for the first time in twenty years, a female was chosen, a fifth year by the name of Veronika Pavlina.



Edward Cole was born of Mr and Mrs Cole, two lowly Muggle farmers. He was the fourth son, and last child of six. At eleven he received his Hogwarts letter, much to the astonishment and consternation of his pious parents. One of the professors from the school, the then Head of Ravenclaw House and current Potions Professor, came to Edward’s home, and taught him all about the Wizarding World. Fascinated by this new world, presented with the chance to have an education, to be something he never expected (never hoped) he could be, Edward left his life behind without a second thought, returning only once a year between school terms in Summer.

A courageous child, but clever and absorbed in learning, he was placed in Ravenclaw. His skills with magic were impressive, and his aptitude for every subject astounding. All the teachers were impressed with him, and the students awed.

Naturally, with his magical prowess, he was chosen to accompany the Headmaster to the tournament, and delighted that he was the Champion for his School.

His brave nature, magical status (being very distinct and strong), and knowledge set him above the others from his school who placed their names in the Goblet of Fire. The Goblet sensed his need to prove, to show that though he was born from a socially lower order, he was still a very capable Wizard.

Of course, he was honored. He felt that this was the making of him – a chance to prove himself to all those who were prejudiced against him for being a Muggle-born, as the Goblet had sensed, and felt a great deal of pride. He would approach the competition with logic, and brains.

Edward was tall for his age, 6 ft. He had straw-coloured hair, darker underneath. His eyes were a blue/green colour. Cerulean at times, aqua at others. He was tanned from his time on the farm, with moderate muscle tone, and had a scar on his left calf from a scythe incident when he was eight. His fingers were always stained with ink.





D’Arcy is upper-class. Born of two pureblood parents, with heritage and money, and having no siblings, he had the best education and upbringing that any parent could wish for their child. As such, he entered into school arrogant, conceited and self-assured, taking everything for granted.

It came as no surprise to him that he was chosen to be part of the delegation for the Triwizard Tournament – it was to be expected. And, when his name came from the Goblet of Fire, he had already stood to accept applause.

With moderate magical strength, a lot of agility and quick thinking, D’Arcy was the best duelist in his school. He knew a lot of obscure spells, hexes and jinxes from his extensive reading – reading he had to do as a child, and now resented – and the Goblet picked him, because it sensed that he had a lot to learn. Through the Tournament, he would grow.

D’Arcy was smug, and under his misapprehension that the Goblet chose him because he had greater power and skill than the others from his school, gloated and held himself above others in the wake of his being chosen the Champion.

A just above average height of 5 ft. 6 in., D’Arcy was slim, fit and attractive. He had dark hair, warm brown eyes, and pale skin. His smile was charming, disarmingly so, and he found out early in life that good looks and charm were key to manipulation and gain. He was in the Beauxbatons equivalent of Slytherin House.





Veronika’s parents were humble people, her father was a wood gatherer for the local wandmaker, and her mother a squib who worked as a maid in the large Muggle mansion in a nearby town, close to where they lived. She was not the only child her parents had, the third and last, but she was the only one to survive past her fourth year. She was therefore cherished and loved as much as possible, and Veronika loved them back. Proud beyond words when she was accepted into Durmstrang, her parents worked hard so that she could attend school with all the equipment she needed.

Thankful to her parents, Veronika did her best in school and worked very hard to be the best she could. Her parents never had the chances she had, being less magically talented, and she was determined that they should be happy in their senior years, and proud of her in everything.

Intelligent, magically strong, and resourceful, Veronika was chosen by the Goblet because she was the most competent, even though only fifteen, the most capable, and the most determined. The Goblet knew that she had the drive to succeed.

Moved to tears, Veronika was astounded that she was chosen as Durmstrang Champion. She knew that few females were chosen, so to be so special meant a lot to her – she knew that she was as good as any of the boys. Her being chosen gave her a boost of confidence in herself, and a new determination set in her mind. She would win, because she wanted to. She could do it, and she wouldn’t back down.

Not at all tall, but fast and athletic, Veronika stood at 5 ft. 1 in. She had raven black hair, hazel eyes and olive skin that turned pale in winter. A petite face, she had pretty features, and an appealing figure. On her right shoulder blade she had a birth mark, the only thing to mar her otherwise unblemished skin, in the shape of a griffin. She was in the Durmstrang equivalent of Gryffindor.






Part II

What do your champions have to contend with?

Task One – the Champions had to hunt. This challenge happened at night, when their prey, owls, were most active. However, these owls were specifically bred for elusiveness, and therefore it took skill and technique to find the owl the Champions needed.

Several owls were let loose in a controlled section of forest near Durmstrang. Shields were erected around the area the Champions had to work in, and they had a limit of four hours to complete the Task.

Three owls had letters tied to their leg, and each letter held the clue to the next Task.

The danger of the Task was that though they were searching for owls, there were other animals and beasts in the forest. These posed a threat, and so did nature. If they could not see where they were going, or made too much noise, they would startle an owl to flight, or attract unwanted attention.

Edward was the first to catch an owl with a letter. While his inexperience in the wild hampered him at first, his experience with animals soon helped him in coaxing the owl down to him, trapping it with spells at the same time. He completed the Task in two hours.

Veronika was second. She completed the Task in three and a half hours. In the early hours of the Task, she learnt what not to do, spooking several owls into flight and mistaking shadows for something else. However, once she learnt to control her senses, she was able to cast a spell that netted her owl to its hiding place, and snatched her clue.

D’Arcy floundered for most of the task, and consequently finished last. He was unused to the forest, and doing things in such an ‘uncouth’ manner. As a last resort, with only twenty minutes left of the task, D’Arcy managed to finally capture his owl using a number of charms and illusions. He finished three minutes over the time limit, and had ten points deducted.

Edward finished with fifty points, Veronika forty, and D’Arcy twenty-five.

Task Two – The clue was: “Trapped in a darkened chamber, you cannot run, you cannot hide, use what you have to break all asunder, or within the twelfth hour, cold will be your grave.”

This alluded to the nature of the Task – confined, cold, dark, and encompassing.

The Champions were put under a sleeping spell and placed within specially created blocks of rock and ice created from the frozen glaciers and tundra of the earth.

When they woke up the Champions were in the dark of their small caves of ice and rock. It was below freezing temperature, and the ice was fortified with spells and enchantments – wards – that prevented the Champion from simply blasting the thing to pieces or melting it with magic. They had to pull the spells apart, or failing that, find a weakness and exploit it.

They had a twelve hour limit, before they were rescued from the ice by an official.

Veronika completed the Task first, in four hours. She was not claustrophobic, or afraid of the absolute darkness that she had been encased in. With a level head, she felt the nature of the magic, and casting counter-spells on particular parts of the wards, was able to collapse it on one section, and melted the ice to worm her way out.

Edward and D’Arcy tied for second, both emerging from their prison in nine hours, a few minutes apart. Edward had dissembled each ward and spell separately, one by one. An arduous task to undertake, it depleted his energy quickly, causing him to take twice as long as it would for an expert. He fell asleep twice.

D’Arcy, unaccustomed to waking up in unfamiliar, dark, cold places, took an hour to calm down enough to take stock of what he should have been doing. He manipulated the wards, casting the spells it wanted cast, and following its guidelines until he managed to weaken them into complacency, and blasted his way out. Having blasted the ice however, shards flew in every direction, and one caught him in the brow. He would have a scar, and take several days to recuperate, but no further damage was done.

Veronika was now in first place, with one hundred points, Edward in second with eighty, and D’Arcy in third with fifty-five.

Task Three – The Task consisted of the Champions testing their brawn against an unknown foe. The Champions were bound with magical ropes, but not warded as with the second task, and the confinement was limited to only around their ankles and wrists.

The second stage of the Task was the Champions fighting several different elements at once – an animal, a creature, a spell, and nature – the winner was determined by the first Champion to best each challenge, and reach the podium in the center of the large arena first. Previous points determined the starting point for each Champion – the second place Champion could not begin to work at his ropes until a time limit had been reached, no matter what happened around him in the meantime.

Once the Champions were tied, they were given their wands. Each was placed in a separated section of the arena, blocked from the others by a stone labyrinth. As the Champions began to attack their ropes, fire erupted around them in a circle. They could not put the fire out, however, without having released themselves from the ropes first. The Task was designed so that the Champion could not advance to the next challenge without having finished the previous one first. Therefore, they had to undo the ropes before they could extinguish the fire, and so the challenges continued on in this style. They ranged from spells that distracted them, animals that threatened them, Boggles, barriers, archaic locks, et cetera.

Each Champion found some elements more daunting than the rest – and each advanced steadily until Edward found something that he could not overcome.

While he was threatened by a vicious Muggle beast – a leopard, bred in Magical captivity to be immune against most spells – the ground he stood on began to quake. Realising that two challenges were overlapping, forcing him to focus on two things rather than one, he panicked, and as he tried to cast spells to halt the process of the earth’s crumbling beneath his feet, which didn’t work because he was still on the previous challenge, he lost concentration on the leopard, and it pounced on him. Its claws dug into the flesh of his neck, and before he could scream, it had ripped a large, bloody gash, through his throat. He died of blood loss moments later.

The progress of his Task halted, and the leopard was caged and sent away. Edward was the first casualty of the 1503 tournament.

When D’Arcy and Veronika reached the Podium – Veronika first, with a few bloodied gashes across her thigh and a nasty cut on the back of her head, D’Arcy second with sightless eyes and a severely burnt arm – they were shocked to find that there would be no third Champion joining them.

Veronika won, but the knowledge that it may have been at the cost of another’s life never left her. Her victory was hard won. D’Arcy, similarly, was left changed and guilty. Though his eyesight never returned to him, and the scars did not fade, he understood that he was the lucky one, and was thankful.

A side note: Brought together by the tragic end of their co-Champion, Veronika and D’Arcy fell in love and remained together for the rest of their lives, much to the joy of Veronika’s parents and the chagrin of D’Arcy’s.