This is not a fairy tale... Or is it.


Inside the attic of the tower, the caretaker was setting up the room, with bats, and rats, he then turns to the viewers.

" Oh, its you lot, well, another year, another Halloween event, this time, there has been a few changes, first off, the challenges our unfortunates will be playing tonight, are some of our well known original challenges, like Fairy Trials, Green Fingers, Camp Fear, we even have a Trapped Ever After challenge as well, however, this time, the unfortunates will be competing in pairs, and there won't be any Saboteurs this year, this year has a theme, The Wizarding world, celebrating 21 years of the first film of the Harry Potter franchise, and the voice has asked me to set the whole tower up to look like Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and each challenge has to be based on one of Hogwarts lessons", said the Caretaker.

The Caretaker began to turn the wheel, raising a large cage, filled with eight children.

" This batch are from different parts of the united kingdom, in pairs they represent the four houses of Hogwarts, representing the brave and bold Gryffindor, we have George and Gina, representing the Loyal and Hardworking Hufflepuff, we have Hayden and Harriet, representing the wise and intelligent Ravenclaw we have Richard and Riley, and representing the cunning and ambitious Slytherin we have Scott and Samantha", said the Caretaker.

All eight unfortunates were in robes and cloaks based on their house, with matching colored ties, for Gryffindor it's red and gold, with the emblem of a lion, for Hufflepuff, it's yellow and black, with the emblem of a badger, for Ravenclaw, it's blue and bronze, with the emblem of an eagle, and for Slytherin, it's green and silver, with an emblem of a serpent.

And so, once the cage reached the top of the tower, the eight unfortunates, one by one went in to the top floor.

" As usual, a bobbing craft arrives, full of unfortunates, ready to take on the tower, this time things will be different, the eight unfortunates will compete in pairs, take part in challenges to win points for their teams, the more points they gather, the further down they will journey, in the end, only one team will escape, and the rest, will remain, TRAPPED", shouted the Caretaker.


" FLOOR SEVEN: Care of Magical Creatures (Fairy Trails)".

" You don't want to mess with these fairies, you'll regret it", said the Caretaker.

The unfortunate will be given fairies to identify, if they think it's a good fairy, they must release it, if they think it's a bad fairy, they must burst it, five points will be rewarded for each team that identifies a fairy correctly, and zero points will be given to those who guess incorrectly.


The eight unfortunates stood next to the giant screen that will show small things close up, Gryffindor's George and Gina, and Hufflepuff's Hayden and Hellen stood at one side of the machine, while Ravenclaw's Richard and Riley, and Slytherine's Scott and Samantha stood at the other.

Little did any of the unfortunates know, the bad fairies will have blue eyes.

" Unfortunates, in this challenge, for every fairy you identify correctly will earn you five points for your house, at the end of this challenge, the team with the fewest points, will risk elimination, let the challenge begin, NOW", shouted the Voice.

The first fairy trap was placed in, and the teams looked at the first fairy, it has red hair, smiling, blue eyes, gloves, and a blue flower.

Each team has a sign with two sides, one side green for good, and one side red for bad.

George and Gina decided the fairy was bad, Hayden and Harriet thought the fairy was good, Richard and Riley also decided good, while Scott and Samantha also thought good.

By majority, the fairy was released, and it grinned evilly as it flew free, as Gryffindor were the only team to guess correctly, they earned 5 points.

Gryffindor: 05 points.

Hufflepuff: 0 points.

Ravenclaw: 0 points.

Slytherin: 0 points.

The second fairy was placed in the machine, and this was different, white hair, was smiling, blue eyes, had no gloves or flowers.

George and Gina thought good, Hayden and Harriet thought bad, Richard and Riley thought bad as well, while Scott and Samantha thought good.

Although it was a tie, the fairy was blown up, screaming awfully as she did, revealing that she too was bad, as Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw guessed correctly, they earned 5 points each.

Gryffindor: 05 points.

Hufflepuff: 05 points.

Ravenclaw: 05 points.

Slytherin: 0 points.

Slytherin was the only team with 0 points, but with three fairies left, it's still anyone's game.

Fairy number three arrived, this one has red hair, is frowning, is wearing gloves, but no flower, and has green eyes.

Gina and George voted bad, Harriet and Hayden voted bad, Richard and Riley voted good, and Scott and Samantha voted good as well.

Although the votes were tied, the fairy smiled gratefully as she flew away a free fairy, a free good fairy, thus giving 5 points to Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

Gryffindor: 05 points.

Hufflepuff: 05 points.

Ravenclaw: 10 points.

Slytherin: 05 points.

The forth fairy was put into the machine, it has white hair, is smiling, had no gloves, green eyes, and also a blue flower.

George and Gina thought she was bad, Hayden and Harriet thought different, that she was good, Richard and Riley thought she was good as well, while Slytherin thought she was good.

As the majority voted good, the grateful fairy flew away free, and it was a good fairy, thus all teams other than Gryffindor have earned five points each.

Gryffindor: 05 points.

Hufflepuff: 10 points.

Ravenclaw: 15 points.

Slytherin: 10 points.

As Gryffindor currently have the lowest score, they are at risk, however, there is still one more fairy, thus one final chance for Gryffindor, however, if they get this final fairy wrong, it will be curtains for them.

The final fairy was placed in the machine, this one has white hair, smiling, is wearing gloves and a blue flower, and has blue eyes.

Hayden and Harriet voted good, Richard and Riley voted good as well, Scott and Samantha voted bad, and George and Gina voted good.

The final fairy grinned wickedly as by majority, she flew Scott free, as Slytherin were the only team who thought she was bad, they earned 5 points.

" Unfortunates, your time is up, after your first challenge, your first lesson, your points have been tallied", said the Voice.

The unfortunates looked at the four giant hourglasses that were filled with gems, each glass has a different color, ruby's for Gryffindor, yellow diamonds for Hufflepuff, sapphires for Ravenclaw, and Emeralds for Slytherin.

And here were the final results.

Gryffindor: 05 points.

Hufflepuff: 10 points.

Ravenclaw: 15 points.

Slytherin: 15 points.

" Gryffindor, stay where you are, the rest of you may proceed to the next floor", said the voice.

And so, the trapdoor opened, and Scott, Samantha, Richard, Riley, Harriet and Hayden went down, leaving Gina and George in the room.

" Gina and George, Gryffindor is not yet down for the count, I am willing to give you a second chance, however, one of you must remain in this room, while the other must continue the journey in the tower, alone", said the voice.

Gina and George then approached a black box containing eight black straws.

" Whoever draws the short straw must remain in the room", said the voice.

Both unfortunates drew, and the decision was made.

" George, you have drawn the short straw, therefore you must remain in the room, Gina you will continue the journey, and if you win the key of freedom, George will be released, and you'll both be free, however, fail another challenge, and you'll be trapped, and Gryffindor will fail, there are still five more challenge to take part in", said the voice.

And so, Gina went down the trapdoor and it closed, leaving George in the room.


Floor Six: Potions (Witches Brew).

" Once again we meet my cousin, Ethel the witch, learning as much of making potions as we can, whenever I try to make potions, the cauldron always blows up at my face", said the Caretaker.

The unfortunates meet Ethel the Witch, she will name out a set of ingredients, and the unfortunates must find the correct one for her potion, ten points will be rewarded for the team who finds the correct ingredients.


The remaining seven unfortunates lined up behind the cauldron.

" Unfortunates, in this challenge, you must correctly find as many ingredients as possible, for each correct ingredient, ten points will be given to your house, let the challenge begin, NOW", shouted the voice.

It was then Ethel, the witch in the room appeared before them.

" Hello unfortunates, it is time for me to make another potion, but my eyes are not as they use to be, I need you to find me the ingredients, first ingredient, coffee beans", said Ethel.

The four teams scattered around the shelves to find coffee beans, and it was Riley who found it, the beans were then put into the cauldron.

" Well done, ten points to Ravenclaw", said Ethel.

Gryffindor: 0 points.

Hufflepuff: 0 points.

Ravenclaw: 10 points.

Slytherin: 0 points.

" My second ingredient, Honeycomb", said Ethel.

The team scattered once again for the more obvious ingredient to notice, the one who finds it first will instantly know about it, without second guessing or overthinking it, and it was Scott who found it.

Once the honey was in the Cauldron, Slytherin was rewarded 10 points.

Gryffindor: 0 points.

Hufflepuff: 0 points.

Ravenclaw: 10 points.

Slytherin: 10 points.

" Okay, nearly halfway there, ingredient number three, Pigs liver", said Ethel.

The seven unfortunates moaned and cringed in disgust as what Ethel revealed, however, it needed to be found if they want to get out of the tower, Richard successfully found it, earning another 10 points for Ravenclaw.

Gryffindor: 0 points.

Hufflepuff: 0 points.

Ravenclaw: 20 points.

Slytherin: 10 points.

" Fourth ingredient, juniper berries", said Ethel.

It was difficult to find at first, since half the unfortunates didn't know what juniper berries was, but it was found eventually, by Riley, thus earning another 10 points to Ravenclaw.

Gryffindor: 0 points.

Hufflepuff: 0 points.

Ravenclaw: 30 points.

Slytherin: 10 points.

" Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, you two are doing absolutely rubbish, fifth ingredient, I need, bats wing", said Ethel.

The group scattered for the wings, Gina needed to find an ingredient soon to overtake Hufflepuff at least, if she remains in last place, Gryffindor is gone for good.

And thankfully, Gina found the bat wings, which is a slight redemption for Gryffindor, but it is not over yet.

Gryffindor: 10 points.

Hufflepuff: 0 points.

Ravenclaw: 30 points.

Slytherin: 10 points.

" One final ingredient, I need, alligator teeth", said Ethel.

The group scattered to find the alligator teeth, if Hufflepuff finds it, Gina is done for.

And the one who found it was...

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...

...

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.. Gina.

" Excellent, my potion is finished, ten points to Gryffindor", said Ethel.

" Your time is up, after this challenge, the points you have collected, will be added to your current score", said the voice.

The unfortunates looked to see 30 Sapphires get added into Ravenclaw's hourglass, 20 rubies get added into Gryffindor's hourglass, 10 emeralds get added into Slytherins hourglass, and zero yellow diamonds added into Hufflepuff's hourglass.

And here is the total thus far.

Gryffindor: 25 points.

Hufflepuff: 10 points.

Ravenclaw: 45 points.

Slytherin: 25 points.

" Hufflepuff, stay where you are, the rest of you can proceed to the next floor", said the voice.

The trapdoor opened, and Richard, Riley, Gina, Scott and Samantha went down it, Hayden and Harriet remain in the room.

The pair approaches a box containing seven black straws.

" Whoever draws the short straw, must remain in the room", said the voice.

The pair drew straws, and it was Harriet that drew the short straw.

" Hayden, you must continue succeeding in the remaining challenges, otherwise Hufflepuff will lose", said the voice.

Hayden then went down the trapdoor, and it closed, leaving Harriet in the room.


Floor Five: Herbology (Green Fingers).

The unfortunates return to the tower potting shed, the unfortunates must place their hands inside the plant pots and remove the magic bulbs, in they pick the wrong pot, they'll find green fingers, for every bulb they find, they'll earn twenty points.


Scott, Hayden, Gina, Riley, Samantha and Richard stood in front of the table filled with plant pots, there are five sets, each set has four plant pots, making 20 in total, there are four different colors, purple, green, white and black.

" Unfortunates, in this challenge, you must avoid green fingers and find as many magic bulbs as possible, for each bulb you find, 20 points will be rewarded, let the challenge begin, NOW", shouted the voice.

The final six approached the first set of pots.

" How about this, we each discuss who's going for which pot, and then put our hands in at the same time", said Richard.

" I call dibs on the green pot", said Scott.

" I choose purple", said Gina.

" I'll pick the white one", said Hayden.

" That leaves us with the black one", said Riley.

And so, Scott, Riley, Gina and Hayden put there hands in their chosen plant pots, and it was Hayden, Scott and Riley that pulled out bulbs, meanwhile Gina got an awful fright when a green hand shot out of the purple plant pot.

Gryffindor: 0 points.

Hufflepuff: 20 points.

Ravenclaw: 20 points.

Slytherin: 20 points.

The group then approached the second set of plant pots.

" I recon since Gina got the hands last time, we'll make it fair, she gets the first choice", said Hayden

" I would like to go for purple again, it's highly unlikely they'll go for purple twice", said Gina.

" I would like to go for green this time", said Hayden.

Samantha and Richard turned to each other, " Rock, Paper, Scissors for who gets to make the next pick", said Samantha.

And so, a few seconds later, Richard got Scissors and Samantha got Rock, she won and she picked Black, while Richard wounded up with white.

And so, Samantha, Gina, Hayden and Richard placed their hands in said plant pots.

Gina pulled hers out with a bulb, finally, and so did Richard.

Samantha shrieked as she pulled her hand out, and the green hand shot out of the black plant pot, meanwhile Hayden pulled out a bulb.

Gryffindor: 20 points.

Hufflepuff: 40 points.

Ravenclaw: 40 points.

Slytherin: 20 points.

The group then approached the third set.

" The first two times it was black and purple, chances are it'll be white and green", said Riley.

" Rock, Paper, Scissors, sounds like a fair call", said Hayden.

And so, after a few rounds, Scott won first place, and he picked the black plant pot, Hayden won second, and he picked purple, and Gina won third, and she picked white, leaving Riley with the green plant pot.

The four unfortunates placed their hands in the plant pots, and one by one, Hayden pulled out a bulb first, and so did Riley.

Gina pulled out a bulb afterwards, and Scott got the fright from the hands.

Gryffindor: 40 points.

Hufflepuff: 60 points.

Ravenclaw: 60 points.

Slytherin: 20 points.

" That's stupid, how can they go for the same color twice", said Scott.

" On the bright side, it can't be three times in a row", said Hayden.

" Fine, I'm going to next black one then", said Samantha.

" Since when is that your call", said Gina.

" We're in last place probably", said Scott.

" You still have two players in your group, Me and Hayden only have one each", said Gina.

" We'll do Rock Paper Scissors", said Richard.

After another game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, Hayden won, and went for the black pot, Gina won second, and chose purple, Samantha went third and she chose green, leaving Richard with the white plant pot

And so, the four unfortunates placed their hands in their pots.

Hayden placed his out first, with a bulb, followed by Samantha, finally free from the hands.

Richard jolted in shock when the hand grabbed him, meanwhile Gina pulled out another bulb.

Gryffindor: 60 points.

Hufflepuff: 80 points.

Ravenclaw: 60 points.

Slytherin: 40 points.

The group then went for the final plant set.

" The green pot is the only one that didn't have the hands yet", said Richard.

" I suggest Gina goes for that one, while I go for the black one, the other two can choose the remaining two pot for themselves", said Scott.

Instead of arguing, the group complied, Scott putting his hand in the black pot, Gina putting her hand in the green pot, while Hayden places his hand in the purple pot, while Riley places her hand in the white pot.

Riley was the first one to pull out a bulb, followed by Hayden, and the final unfortunate to grab the last bulb was...

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...

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... Gina.

Scott jumped as the green hand shot out from his pot.

" Unfortunates, your time is up, after five rounds, the points you have gathered have been added to your score", said the voice.

The six unfortunates looked as 100 yellow diamonds were placed in Hufflepuff's hourglass, 80 sapphires were placed in Ravenclaw's hourglass, 80 rubies were also put in Gryffindor's hourglass, and 40 emeralds were put in Slytherin's hourglass.

And here is the current total after three challenges.

Gryffindor: 105 points.

Hufflepuff: 110 points.

Ravenclaw: 125 points.

Slytherin: 65 points.

" Slytherin, stay where you are, the rest of you are free to pass, to the next floor", said the voice.

The trapdoor then opened, and Gina, Hayden, Richard and Riley went down, the trapdoor then closed leaving Scott and Samantha in the room.

" Slytherin, normally the decision on who stays is based on the draw straws, however, according to the scoreboard, you are 40-60 points behind the others, which is difficult to catch up on, however, I am willing to make an offer, 30 points to your house, if, one of you remains voluntarily", said the voice.

Both Scott and Samantha looked at each other, neither of them wanted to be trapped, but knew if they remained, they'll have to rely on their partner to continue the game, without failing.

" I'll stay", said Scott.

" Are you sure", said Samantha.

" Yeah, I got more hands than you did, besides, if we argued over who stayed, we won't get the offered points, a chance to redeem ourselves and get out of last place", said Scott.

" Has the decision been made", said the voice.

" It has, I'll stay", said Scott.

" Very well, 30 points to Slytherin, and Samantha, you may proceed to the next floor, but be warned, for the next time you fail another challenge, Slytherin will be eliminated, permanently", said the voice.

Samantha then went down the trapdoor which then closes, leaving Scott in the room.


Floor Four: Transfiguration (Scallywag Wood).

The remaining unfortunates meet Esme, who is known not only to transform chickens into other creatures, but also to turn scallywags into creatures as well, what the teams must do is revert the creatures back into their original selves, 30 points will be given for each Scallywag, and 10 points will be given as consolation for each chicken.


Richard, Riley, Gina, Hayden and Samantha stood next to one another, Richard and Riley being the only two left to have a full pair house, Ravenclaw, while the other three are only individuals.

The nine creatures in the room are a Centipede, a Frog, a Mouse, a Lizard, a Tarantula, a Snail, a Scorpion, a baby Alligator, and a Porcupine.

Little did any of the unfortunates know, the creatures that are scallywags, are the ones with four legs.

" Unfortunates, in this challenge, you must transform the correct creatures into scallywags, 30 points will be given for each scallywag you find, and five points will be given for each chicken you find, let the challenge begin, NOW", shouted the voice.

The teams will take it in turns, from the fewest house points first, to the most last.

Samantha is up first, unaware that the creatures she is to go for is the Frog, Mouse, Lizard, Porcupine and Alligator.

" Snakes are reptiles, and so are Lizards, so, I'm going to go for the lizard", said Samantha.

" If your so sure, then the lizard will be put in the tree of transformation, is it a scallywag, or a chicken", said Esme.

Esme then put the lizard into the tree, and gestured for the group to stand back, it was then a scallywag crawled out from the bottom of the tree, screaming, Esme then conjured a spell to calm the scallywag down.

" One Scallywag, 30 points to Slytherin", said Esme.

Gryffindor: 0 points.

Hufflepuff: 0 points.

Ravenclaw: 0 points.

Slytherin: 30 points.

Up next was Gina, she picked the Porcupine, and another scallywag popped out, giving 30 points to Gryffindor.

Hayden was next, and he looked at the remaining seven creatures, he chose the snail, however, a chicken popped out afterwards, but he still got five points to Hufflepuff in consolation.

Richard and Riley were up next, the remaining six creatures are, a Centipede, Frog, Mouse, Tarantula, Scorpion, and Alligator.

The pair decided among themselves, and chose the tarantula, Esme placed the tarantula into the tree of transformation, a few seconds later, out came a chicken, thus, five points was given to Ravenclaw.

Gryffindor: 30 points.

Hufflepuff: 05 points.

Ravenclaw: 05 points.

Slytherin: 30 points.

" Okay, Slytherin, your turn again", said Esme.

The remaining five creatures are, a Centipede, Scorpion, Alligator, Frog and Mouse.

Samantha chose the Alligator, the crocodilian was then placed into the tree, and a scallywag crawled out, growling, gnashing his teeth, after Esme calmed the Scallywag, she rewarded Slytherin another 30 points.

Gryffindor: 30 points.

Hufflepuff: 05 points.

Ravenclaw: 05 points.

Slytherin: 60 points.

Gina picked the next creature, the mouse.

" Almost reminds me of scabbers", said Gina, handing the mouse to Esme, who placed it into the tree of Transformation, and out came another scalleywag.

" I can reveal", said Esme, to Hayden, Riley and Richard, " That there is only one more creature left, that is a scallywag, but which is it, the Frog, the Scorpion or the Centipede", said Esme.

Richard the turned to Hayden, " Rock, Paper, Scissors for who gets to make the next pick", said Richard.

" Sure", said Hayden.

A few seconds later, Hayden got Rock, and Richard got Paper, Richard won.

" Okay then, which would you like to pick Riley", said Richard.

" I recon the Scorpion", said Riley.

And so, the Scorpion was then placed into the tree of Transformation, and out came a chicken, thus giving Ravenclaw five points.

Gryffindor: 60 points.

Hufflepuff: 05 points.

Ravenclaw: 10 points.

Slytherin: 60 points.

Gina then turned to Hayden, " You're currently in last place in total by the looks of it, but if you find that scallywag, you'll overtake Ravenclaw by ten points".

Hayden took a deep breath, knowing if he finds another chicken, Hufflepuff is done for.

He looked at the remaining two creatures, the Centipede and the Frog, Hayden then made his choice, it was do or die.

The creature he chose was placed into the tree of Transformation.

And out came...

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... A Scallywag.

" Well done, 30 points to Hufflepuff", said Esme.

" Unfortunates, your time is up, the points you have gathered will be added to your overall total", said the voice.

the unfortunates watched as 60 rubies and 60 emeralds were placed into Gryffindor's and Slytherin's hourglasses respectively, and 35 yellow diamonds were placed in Hufflepuff's hourglass, and only 10 were placed into Ravenclaw's hourglass.

The overall total has been tallied.

Gryffindor: 165 points.

Hufflepuff: 145 points.

Ravenclaw: 135 points.

Slytherin: 155 points.

" Ravenclaw, stay where you are, the rest of you may proceed to the next floor", said the voice.

The trapdoor then opened, and Gina, Hayden and Samantha hopped down it, leaving Richard and Riley in the room.

" Richard and Riley, you two must draw straws to determine who stays in the room, and who continues on to fight for Ravenclaw", said the voice.

The pair drew straws, from a box containing five straws, and it was Riley who drew the short straw.

" Richard, you must continue for Ravenclaw, win the key of freedom, and Riley will escape the tower with you", said the voice.

And so, Richard went down the trapdoor, and it closed, leaving Riley in the room.


" So, where were we, ah, a recap, so...", the caretaker went through the events that have happened in the tower.


"...George is trapped on floor seven...".

On Floor Seven, in the Fairy trials room, shows George trying to figure out which fairies are good and which are bad.


"...Harriet is trapped on floor 6...".

On Floor Six, Harriet was shown gathering ingredients for Ethel.


"...Scott is trapped on floor 5...".

Scott was shown on the Fifth floor, in the tower potting shed, keeping a distance from the plant pots, trying to avoid the green fingers.


"...and Riley is trapped on floor 4...".

Riley was shown on the Fourth floor, with Esme, trying to gather some chickens that has gotten loose.


"...four unfortunates remain, Samantha, Richard, Hayden and Gina, all four houses still in tact", said the caretaker.


Floor Three: Defense against the Dark Arts (Camp Fear).

The remaining unfortunates find themselves in a familiar campgrounds, each team will need to assemble their own campfire, with nine logs each to keep the beast, the Moonhowler at bay, huge points will be rewarded to those who complete their fire the quickest.


There were four tents in the room, the remaining four unfortunates, Gina, Hayden, Richard and Samantha stood in front of each one.

" Unfortunates, in this challenge, you'll be taking in turns to assemble the fire, to keep the Moonhowler away, the unfortunate who can do so in the quickest time, will win 50 points for their house, second place will win 30 points, third place will win 20 points, and fourth place will only claim 10 points, let the challenge begin, NOW", shouted the voice.

And so, one by one, each unfortunate took it in turns setting up the campfire Gina went first, while everyone else remained in their tents.

She searched around for the logs, she backed off when she spotted the Moonhowler, it growled at her, but she roared back, not afraid.

Ignoring the Moonhowler, she searched the rest of the logs, and she finished the fire, the Moonhowler then went into hiding, and Gina went into her tent.

A few seconds later, it all went dark, signaling the fire has been mysteriously put out, and by the sound of the Moonhowler returning, signals Hayden's turn.

Hayden got out of his tent, and began searching for the logs, although the Moonhowler was horrifying, he had to ignore it, for not only his sake, but Harriet's as well.

Once all the logs were gathered, he assembled them on the campfire, and it lit up.

It was then Richard's turn, he got out of his tent, just after the fire was again put out, and the logs were again scattered, he too assembled the campfire, just like Gina and Hayden did.

And finally Samantha went, shortly after Richard had his go, and although he too was horrified of the Moonhowler, she completed the campfire without letting the beast distract her, and she went back in her tent afterwards, feeling confident that she had completed the campfire the quickest.

" Unfortunates, your time is up", said the voice.

Once all four unfortunates lined up, the voice made revealed their progress.

" You have each had a turn in setting up your campfire, and I can reveal, that the unfortunate to complete their fire the quickest with a time of 14 seconds, was Hayden", said the voice, adding 50 more yellow diamonds in Hufflepuff's hourglass.

" The unfortunate to complete their fire the second quickest, with a time of 17 seconds, was Samantha", said the voice, adding 30 emeralds to Slytherin's hourglass.

" The unfortunate to complete their fire the second slowest, with a time of 21 seconds, was Richard", said the voice, adding 20 sapphires to Ravenclaw's hourglass.

" And the unfortunate to complete their fire with the slowest time, of 23 seconds, was Gina", said the voice, adding 10 rubies to Gryffindor's hourglass.

Here's the final result after five challenges.

Gryffindor: 175 points.

Hufflepuff: 195 points.

Ravenclaw: 155 points.

Slytherin: 185 points.

" Unfortunates, I have decided to make this challenge, a non elimination challenge, all four of you will face off against one another, in the fight for freedom", said the voice.

The trapdoor opened, and Gina, Hayden, Richard and Samantha went down it, the trapdoor then closed, leaving nobody to suffer the wrath of the Moonhowler.


Floor Two: Charms (Fight For Freedom).

It is now the final battle, the deciding challenge that determines who escapes the tower, and who will remain trapped.


" Oh another battle, I'm so excited, I could eat a Bowtruckle", said the caretaker.


Samantha, Gina, Richard and Hayden stood around the trapdoor, the key of freedom hanging above them, their partners, Geroge, Harriet, Riley and Scott were chained against the wall, after being teleported down to the second floor.

" Unfortunates, you are now in the fight for freedom, the winner will claim the key of freedom, release their partner from imprisonment, and will escape the tower together, here's how the challenge will go, two at a time, starting with the two unfortunates with the lowest total of points will duel, casting either a fire, water, and ice charm, those three spells can be used as both offence and defense, fire melts ice, ice freezes water, and water extinguishes fire, the winner of each duel will earn ten points, and the loser will lose fifty points, and will verse the next unfortunate, lose all you points and you'll be eliminated, trapped, the unfortunate left standing will be the winner, let the challenge, begin, NOW", shouted the voice.

" Gina and Richard, you both a the bottom two with the fewest points, so you two will duel first", said the voice.

And so, while Hayden and Samantha sat down and wait, Gina and Richard faced each other, with their wands in hand, they pointed them at their opponent, and shouted their chosen spells at the same time, a large flame shot out of Richard's wand, while a large wave of water shot out of Gina's, extinguishing Richard's wand, earning ten points for Gryffindor, and deducting 50 points from Raven.

Gryffindor: 185 points.

Hufflepuff: 195 points.

Ravenclaw: 105 points.

Slytherin: 185 points.

Samantha was up next, she and Richard dueled, in the end, Richard chose fire again, hoping it will fool Samantha into thinking he wouldn't use the same charm twice, but he wasn't fooled, she had chosen water which doused Richard flame, draining another 50 points from Ravenclaw's score, and given ten points to Slytherin.

Gryffindor: 185 points.

Hufflepuff: 195 points.

Ravenclaw: 55 points.

Slytherin: 195 points.

Hayden was next, Hufflepuff versus Ravenclaw, Richard still has two more chances to avoid losing, both boys summoned their chosen charm, Richard summoned fire, while Hayden summoned water, expecting Richard would summon the same spell a third time in a row, costing him 50 points, and earning 10 points to Hayden.

Gryffindor: 185 points.

Hufflepuff: 205 points.

Ravenclaw: 05 points.

Slytherin: 195 points.

" Richard, you only have five points left, this is your final chance, lose another duel, and you'll be Trapped", said the voice.

" Don't use the fire charm, or they'll just keep using water", said Riley.

Gina then appeared while Hayden back down with Samantha, wands at the ready, both Gina and Richard said their spells, Richard, for once, didn't use the fire charm, and used water, while Gina, Expecting Richard to summon ice to freeze her predicted water charm, summoned a fire charm, only for it to backfire on her.

" Lucky Richard, 10 points to Ravenclaw, 50 points from Gryffindor", said the voice.

Gryffindor: 135 points.

Hufflepuff: 205 points.

Ravenclaw: 15 points.

Slytherin: 195 points.

Because of Richard's victory, he won't have to compete again for another two duels, meanwhile Gina is in the hot seat.

Samantha was up next, the ultimate rivalry, Gryffindor, versus Slytherin.

Wands at the ready, both wizards cast their spell, Gina summoned ice, while Samantha summoned water, which froze from Gina's frost spell, earning her ten points, while 50 points were deducted from Samantha's score, putting herself in the hot seat.

Gryffindor: 145 points.

Hufflepuff: 205 points.

Ravenclaw: 15 points.

Slytherin: 145 points.

Hayden returned, it was now Slytherin versus Hufflepuff, both aimed their wands, and struck, Samantha casting a fire spell, and Hayden casting an ice spell, which instantly melted from Samantha's fire, earning her 10 points, while deducting 50 from Hayden.

Gryffindor: 145 points.

Hufflepuff: 155 points.

Ravenclaw: 15 points.

Slytherin: 155 points.

Richard returned, however, he only has 15 points left, he still can't afford to lose another duel.

Both boys aimed their wands, and casted their spells, Hayden casting a water spell.

While Richard casted a..

...

...

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.. Fire spell.

The flame was doused, and Hufflepuff earned another ten points.

Gryffindor: 145 points.

Hufflepuff: 165 points.

Ravenclaw: 0 points.

Slytherin: 155 points.

" Richard, Unfortunately, you have lost all of your points, therefore, you are out of the challenge, and will be sent up to separate rooms, YOU'RE TRAPPED", Shouted the voice.

And so, Riley got sent up to floor seven, where dozens of bad fairies were flying around, while Richard got sent to floor six, where Ethel was with the potions.

Only three teams remain, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, and Slytherin.

" Hayden, Gina and Samantha, it is now down to you three, two of you will share the same fate as Ravenclaw, Gina and Samantha, as you both have the fewest points, you will both duel first", said the voice.

It was once again, Slytherin versus Gryffindor, round 2, Samantha summoned ice, while Gina summoned fire, melting Samantha's ice, draining 50 points from her.

Gryffindor: 155 points.

Hufflepuff: 165 points.

Slytherin: 105 points.

Hayden returned and went against Samantha for the second time Samantha summoned water, and Hayden summoned fire which got extinguished, resulting in his loss.

Gina returned to verse Hayden, and in this duel, Hayden summoned water, and Gina summoned water as well, it was a tie, so they dueled again, Hayden chose ice, while Gina stuck with water which lead to her loss.

Gryffindor: 105 points.

Hufflepuff: 125 points.

Slytherin: 115 points.

" Unfortunates, it is still anyone's game, we are near the end, all three of you can still afford to lose twice", said the voice.

Once again, Gina versed Samantha, Gina summoned ice, while Samantha also summoned ice, resulting in a tie, they dueled again, Gina changed it to fire, while Samantha also chose fire, two in a row, third time Samantha successfully beat Gina with fire melting ice.

Gryffindor: 55 points.

Hufflepuff: 125 points.

Slytherin: 125 points.

Hayden returned to verse Gina, both used fire in there first shot, and tied, so they dueled again, Gina remained with fire, while Hayden changed his to ice, causing him to lose.

Gryffindor: 65 points.

Hufflepuff: 75 points.

Slytherin: 125 points.

Samantha returned against Hayden, and Samantha successfully beat Hayden, with ice freezing water.

Gryffindor: 65 points.

Hufflepuff: 25 points.

Slytherin: 135 points.

" Hayden, you only have one final chance, lose another duel, and you'll be trapped", said the voice.

Gina then approached Hayden, ready to duel him, Hayden sweated nervously, knowing this was his final chance, and he needs to win this duel.

With his wand, he summoned a fire spell.

And at the same time, Gina summoned...

...

...

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.. A water spell.

Ten more points have been given to Gryffindor, meanwhile, Hufflepuff, despite beginning the fight for freedom with the most points, have lost the last of their points

Gryffindor: 75 points.

Hufflepuff: 0 points.

Slytherin: 135 points.

" Hufflepuff, although you have given your all, you have finally failed, and therefore, like Ravenclaw, you are out of the challenge, YOU'RE TRAPPED", shouted the voice.

And so, both Hayden and Harriet were teleported away from the second floor, Harriet was sent to floor five, in the potting shed, where the green fingers were all sprouting out, meanwhile, Hayden was put on the fourth floor, where Esme was waiting for her.

It was now down to two players, Gina and Samantha.

" Gina and Samantha, it is now down to you two, Samantha, you have 135 points left, Gina, you still have 75 points left, you are both 60 points apart from each other, it now comes down to this last duel, Samantha, you must beat Gina two more times to win, and Gina, you must beat Samantha three more times to win", said the voice.

And so, both unfortunates faced one another, wands ready, spell cast, both summoned fire, and they tied, so they cast again, both stuck with the same fire spell, expecting the other player to change to water, but they tied again, third time Samantha changed to water, but Gina kept at fire, and lost.

Gryffindor: 25 points.

Slytherin: 145 points.

" Gina, you now have one more chance, the next three duels you must win to claim the key, however, lose another duel, and you'll be trapped", said the voice.

And so, the next duel, wands were ready, the spell was cast, both summoned fire, and once again, tied, so they cast another spell, both summoned ice, another tie, so they both cast again for the third time this round, and both tied for the third time in a row, and so, for the fourth time, they struck again Samantha summoned fire.

And Gina summoned..

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.. Water.

Gryffindor: 35 points.

Slytherin: 95 points.

" That duel would have to be the most intense one yet, but it's still not over", said the voice.

Both unfortunates then made the next move, Samantha summoned water, and Gina summoned ice, draining another 50 points from Slytherin, and gaining another ten for Gryffindor.

Gryffindor: 45 points.

Slytherin: 45 points.

" Unfortunates, you are both tied, 45 points each, one final duel stands in the way between victory and defeat, whoever wins this final duel will go free", said the voice.

This was it, the final showdown, if Gina wins, George is set free, and if Samantha wins, Scott is released.

Both girls had their wands ready, for this final duel.

Samantha unleashed fire.

And at the same time, Gina unleashed..

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.. Water.

Water extinguishes fire, thus the rest of the points have been removed from Slytherin.

Gryffindor: 55 points.

Slytherin: 0 points.

" Gina, congratulations, you have won the duel, and the key of freedom, George will now be released, Gryffindor wins", said the voice.

And so, George was no longer chained to the wall, being the first one trapped, he was finally free, and stood next to Gina.

" Samantha, you have failed the challenge, therefore, Slytherin is eliminated from the game, YOU'RE TRAPPED", shouted the voice.

And so, Scott was teleported up towards the third floor, where the Moonhowler was, and Samantha was chained to the wall on the second floor.

" Gryffindor, you have won your freedom, take the key and leave the tower, before I change my mind", said the voice.

And so, Gina grabbed the golden key, and then afterwards, went down the trapdoor, George followed afterwards, and the trapdoor then closed, leaving Samantha in the room.


On the bottom floor, a door opened, and both Gina and George slid out from a tunnel, and began making their way back to the boat, out of the tower for good.


" Well, there goes Gina and George, free from here, while the others are all trapped", said the Caretaker, " Another year of Halloween has come and gone, and now you better be gone as well, unless you want to end up Trapped".

THE END.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.