HP4GU Contest #3 Results

[joym999 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19317

The Make Your Own Spell Contest was really a lot of fun.  I received 
a really imaginative bunch of spells.  Thanks very much to all our 
spell makers:  (My comments are in between the //*\\ lines.)

-- Joywitch

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A lot of the spells had to do with cleaning.  It seems to me that 
these spells are also needed in the wizarding world.  I mean, if they 
had some of these cleaning spells they wouldn't have to enslave the 
poor house-elves.  Kristin has the right idea:
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The first one has to do with house cleaning. I'm not very domestic, 
to say the least, and if I had a spell that would straighten up the 
house when it gets out of hand would definitely come in handy. So 
wave your wand and say:

			"Mundus Domicilium"

The next spell has to do with cleaning out the cat litter box. It 
would be really nice to wave a wand and the box is clean.

			"Mundus Felis Buxus"

– Kristin 

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Jamieson, who suffers from artistic angst, wants this spell:
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I guess it could be a Charm really; something to help me brighten my 
spirits whenever I feel I'm not worth much. I could use it when I 
felt blue, or red, or purple. Or whenever I need to remind myself 
that I am worth something.

Specialus Charm

I am the Special One
I am the Wise One
I am the Desired One
For I am Beautiful

– Jamieson

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What I wouldn't do for this spell.  Sigh.
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For my submission, I came up with an spell imperative for any witch 
(or wizard) who has their eye on certain someone who never notices 
them:

Just point your wand at them and say firmly: "Basavi!" and they will 
be immediately overcome by an urge to kiss you. Useful in any 
situation.

(Note: Basavi is the latin verb for kiss, read in the sense of 'you 
kiss me')

– Sara 

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A spell that any parent would like to have from Danette:
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I just saw this on my list digest and had a spell come to mind 
immediately.  How about a child locater spell?  Cast it on the child 
an no matter where the child goes you always know where the child is 
and what they are doing.  Be a great help in keeping a kid out of 
mischief anyway.

– Danette

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A terrific bunch of spells from Amber, although personally it 
wouldn't be the telemarketers' phones that I would render 
inoperable.  And I think I speak for the whole group when I say that 
we would be happy to donate several body parts each, perhaps even 
major organs, if we could just have spell #3:
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Spell #1: Telemarketers Curse

I hate telemarketers with an all-consuming passion.  I would take out 
my wand, tap my phone(s) and mutter "Aduro Salutor Vexo."  The spell 
would be able to tell if a telemarketer is calling (because magic is 
cool like that!), stop the call, and render the telemarketer's phone 
inoperable! BWAHAHAHA!  Take THAT!

Spell #2: Cool Bubble

I live in Florida and it is currently very hot and muggy.  While I 
love the heat, sometimes it is a bit much.  Therefore, when going 
outside, I would take out my wand, tap my head, and mutter "Frigus."  
A cool bubble would surround me; say goodbye to sweat dripping down 
my back!  Variations could probably be performed on this to air-
condition an apartment or house.

Spell #3: JKR Writing Charm

This is perhaps my favorite.  I, just like everyone the list, want 
the fifth JKR book NOW. If I were a witch, I would take out a pen, 
tap it with my wand and mutter "Scribo Accelerando Rowling."  I would 
then send the pen to JKR. If she were to use it, she would write with 
inhuman speed and clarity, thus pumping out the book by the end of 
June. If the publishers were to get their butts in gear, we could 
have the fifth installment by fall!

Spell #4: Book Charm

I have WAY too many books on my bookshelves. It'd be nice that 
instead of buying more bookshelves, I could shrink the books. 
Therefore, I would tap the books in questions with my trust wand and 
mutter "Decresco Libre". Boom, the books would be tiny and I would 
have more room to buy more books! <giggle>

Of course, I would have tiny books then, but a simple spell could 
restore them to their normal size. (Maybe "Augmentum Libre"?)

– Amber

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A simply beautiful spell from Joy:
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I sure could use an "Interium Revelosa" charm.  It could be used when 
meeting new people, to enable them to get to know you without all of 
those nasty preconceived notions (race, religion, weight, disability, 
hair color, etc) getting in the way.  Only the true essence of your 
personality would be visible.

~Joy~

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A handy spell from our legal department:
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Limanate is a very useful spell at home or at the office - one uses 
it by pointing one's wand towards a pile of papers and saying the 
spell-word. The papers then magically fly into the correct files in 
one's desk/cabinet/stack of folders. It is useful in the office to 
eliminate large piles of papers from one's desk, and useful at home 
to put things like Gringotts statements, progress reports from 
Hogwarts, bills from WarlockCard International and fees for one's 
Apparating License, in their proper places.  The Malfoys reportedly 
have one servant who is a specialist in this charm, and who spends 
about three hours per day Liminating the family paperwork.

– Heidi Howard Tandy

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Very useful bunch of spells from Parker:
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A Cool Down potion for all of us southerners who battle high heat and 
humidity daily throughout the summer.  Not sure what it would contain 
except for ice in liberal (*extremely liberal*) amounts.

A "Hurricanus Goawayus" Spell for all of us living in hurricane 
country.  This spell would be performed with a wand and would create 
a barrier on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts so that a 
hurricane wouldn't even come close.

A MissMary repelling hex that would make her stay out of my shop on 
Mondays.   This would be performed with a wand and would allow 
visitors to enter my shop and talk to me, but would keep her outside 
where she belongs.

A JustDoIt Spell for management that effects change at the rate of 
molasses in January in the North.  This would be performed with a 
wand and would make management do all of those things that have been 
on the drawing board for a long time.  (Particularly good for those 
of us in Living History.)

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Another, particularly useful, cleaning potion from Mecki.  I'd buy it!
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I really need a "totally clean" potion. You clean your whole house, 
the dishes, washing, even the kids once with this potion. Everything 
stays clean!!  The potion lasts a whole year.  This means the "big 
spring clean-up" is the only one you have to do all year!!

– Mecki

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Great spell; particularly appreciated by us pun-lovers:
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*Helium* is a spell that not only cures small injuries and ailments, 
but is also known for causing the receiver of the treatment to speak 
in a high-pitched voice for several hours.

– Jana Tucker

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Craig has developed some spells that the Moderators would probably 
kill to get their hands on, plus another spell for JKR:
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"Magic for moderators"

Dulcidico!
- Calms all hostile threads.

Aperilatendi!
- If this were a Lockhart spell, it would be "Lurkijerki spekitomi!"

Radextrico!
- Hunts down and checks the validity of any rumor on the group.

Saepistupidus!
- Hides the group from fly-by-night posters.

Quisquilia Atterosa!
- Causes off-topic threads to shrivel up.

And, of course, the one we all would like to see:

Auctrix accelerandia! - removes all obstacles from JKR's way so she 
can write 50x faster

....Craig, Latin translations on demand :^)

Thanks again, spell-makers!!!!