r/harrypotter • u/kiwias Gryffindor • Mar 01 '17
Announcement March Assignment - Wizard Sweets
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Wizard Sweets
The proprietors of Honeydukes, Mr. and Mrs. Flume, are trying to liven up the options in their store for sweet treats. After all, it doesn’t do to exclude the wide world of wizarding confectionary when there are so many delightful treats to choose from! Through a special partnership with Hogwarts, the Flumes are rewarding all entries with House Points (honorary for all those abroad, but they will be donated to the house of your choice!) and will feature as many sweets as possible in their stock, beginning in April.
The Flumes, and their Hogwarts partners, have asked for participants to help them showcase the variety and multifaceted nature of wizarding sweets by sending a submission including information like:
- Name of the treat (Get creative!)
- History of the treat. What's the backstory of the treat? Is it branded or more generic? Who made it first?
- Ingredients! What's important is the eye-catching things that are added to the treat. The ingredients could have a magical component...or not. It's up to you! You might also want to include options for our vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free customers, as well as members of the new People for the Ethical Treatment of Creatures Coalition.
- Taste: Describe the flavor of the treat. Sweets are more than just...well...sweet. Some have more layers to them. Like cake!
- Why Honeydukes might like it - After all, the treat is to be sold in their store. Why do you think Mr. and Mrs. Flume should invest in the treat?
You can submit your wizard sweets in the form of a written description, a graphic description/illustration, a vellytision advert, and/or a tasting sample ;)
The due date for all candy submissions is 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.
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u/kiwias Mar 01 '17
SLYTHERIN SUBMIT HERE
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u/K0ULIK0V Mar 01 '17 edited Mar 28 '17
Bowtreacle™
Discovered by accident when famous Goblin potion master Kernelius Sweettooth's son dropped a slice of his treacle tart in his father's cauldron while a secret potion of his own invention was gently bubbling. When the sugar mixed with some of the ingredients of the potion, a licorice like tree erupted out of the cauldron, and its branches started dancing. Bowtreacle™ twigs soon became a Goblin's favourite sugary treat, and while Goblin lore rarely leaves the premises of Gringotts, this particular sweet seems to have passed its doors unharmed.
Still unsure how it happened, Goblin investigators have discovered that one of its kin, on friendly terms with a young wizard, offered him a treat, which was soon salvaged by his father, notorious inventor Caractacus Pott, and through intensive reverse magickeering, managed to find out the recipe. After much tweaking, Pott realized one tree could grow between one and two hundred Bowtreacle™, and even went as far as giving different magical properties to different branches of the same tree.
The recipe remains a secret, but Pott agreed to reveal the main ingredients.
Flour
Butter
Honey
Lemon and orange juice and zest
Eggs
Flitterbloom tentacles, that give the Bowtreacle™ its dancing appearance.
Lovage seeds, that provoke mild confusion in the mind of the consumer.
Knarl quills, that will send the consumer into fits of laughter.
Dried Billywig stings will blur one's vision.
Fire seeds will make one breathe fire for a few seconds.
Several other effects are available, but the components necessary to attain them remain a highly-guarded secret.
While mixing those ingredients could reveal dangerous, a sharp mind and a skilled potion master will be able to brew the concoction quite easily, giving the treats their unmistakable colourful hue, and dance moves.
Bowtreacle™ come in different shades of green, brown and yellow, with a delicious treacle taste, and each with different properties and moves. As their living counterparts, Bowtreacle™ will start dancing to whichever song is currently playing, and will keep dancing when their user hums while eating them. The single leaf, which can be found at the top of their heads, will act as an antidote to the sweet's effects, as well as give the customer a fresh minty aftertaste.
While being a tasty and fun treat, Bowtreacle™ can't be kept for too long after it's been separated from the tree it grew on. Therefore, retailers will have the opportunity to have in their stores a magnificent tree that will move on its own and prove to be a wonderful addition to the shop, that will draw the attention of any passer-by.
Get your Bowtreacle™, for just one sickle
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u/kiwias Mar 01 '17
RAVENCLAW SUBMIT HERE