Our school has always been a home to different kind of activities for its students. These activities challenge our minds, our talents, our imagination and creativity. This fall our school hosted the "Rowena Ravenclaw's Tests of Logic" activity. It had us waiting for puzzles and hurring for submissions.
The activity started at the 1st of September and ended at the 1st of December 2013. Three challenging months kept us stand-by with beutifully made, Harry Potter related, logic puzzles. Each week we had to solve a different logic puzzle and if we did, we earned House points. But if we solved it really quickly and stood in the top 3, then we earned beans too!
I talked to some people who got involved with the activity, either by organizing it, or taking part in it. They were all excited and very pleased with the puzzles and I believe they all had a great time! I know I did.
First of all, I approached the organizers, the people who ran this activity, the people who made it happen: Amy Lupin, Matilde Rayne and Prof. Scarlet Leslie. I would like to thank you for hosting such a lovely activity in our school and I hope we can see it again some time in the future. I asked about how enjoyable it was to host this activity, if they enjoyed creating the puzzles and what was the most exciting thing they had to do during the activity. Well, I have to say that those organizers actually adore logic puzzles! I believe this is the reason why the activity was such a success. They tried to pass their enthusiasm for logic puzzles to others, and they succeeded. 80 people participated in the contest, with the majority actually sending a correct solution to 7 or more puzzles, earning the "Persistent Puzzler" award. The top 3 earned the "Logical Leader...
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..., Jacqualine Snape, a third year Gryffindor, who earned the 3rd place, refers to time management as a secret to submit a solution.
Now, regarding Hufflepuffs who took part in the "Tests of Logic", I approached some of them - I actually talked to first year badgers - and they were all very happy about this activity. I also asked them what they think is the secret to solve a logic puzzle. Elizabeth Darby says, "Determination and stubbornness!" and Patricia Cleary says, "It's probably perseverance!" and I agree with them. Sometimes, when I tried to solve a puzzle, I got stuck. If it weren't my persistence and patience, then I wouldn't solve any of them. But then, this is a Hufflepuff feature.
I want to thank all that took the time to discuss with me about this wonderful activity. Let's all wait for the next one! HOL is full of surprises; you only have to be patient!
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