#the mapmakers

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Botanic Tournament : Main Bracket !

Round 1 Poll EE

Goldenrod (The Mapmakers Trilogy) Periwinkle (Blue's Clues)

Goldenrod

Periwinkle

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Voting ended onNov 21, 2023

(Goldenrod and periwinkle)

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26.10.2022 - It's half term, so I (supposedly) have more free time this week! It's a relief I've run myself ragged over the last 2 months and I need the break. Today is a "lazy" day, I've got a friend coming over for an afternoon of reading, watching the series finale of House of the Dragon, and general catching up as I haven't seen him since I started my new course.

Currently reading: Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay (actually reading it properly this time, I promise!); The Mapmakers by Tamzin Merchant; The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (I have no excuse...)

[dizzy--bird]

Final chapter of The Mapmakers :) Excerpt below the cut!

James' feet slammed into the grassy pitch as Madam Hooch's whistle blew, signalling the end of the match. Sirius landed beside him, leapt off his broom, and grabbed him in a bear hug, whooping.

"We did it! We won!"

The crowd roared as the rest of the Gryffindor Quidditch team landed and threw their arms around one another. Peregrine Flint hoisted Parvana Patil onto his shoulders, and she shook the glittering golden ball in her fist at the stands, to thunderous applause.

Marlene McKinnon and Susan Li led the Gryffindors in a victory chant. "We won the Cup! We won the Cup!"

"This puts us fifty points ahead of Hufflepuff for the House Cup, too," added Sirius to James. "Just think, both Cups could really be ours… if our luck holds…"

"If we stay out of trouble for the next few days, you mean?" said James.

Sirius grinned wolfishly. "Exactly."

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[ohmygodshesinsane]

ok but the mapmakers is so good like. jily fake dating OWNS me

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If you know what’s good for you - read The Mapmakers, by Dizzy Bird.

Oh my god. No words.

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27.10.2022 - I took my driving theory test this morning and I passed 🥳 it's about time really but I'm happy it's done. The rest of the day was filled with errands and housework, so I'm now settling down for an evening with The Mapmakers and hot chocolate in bed.

Currently reading: The Mapmakers by Tamzin Merchant, Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay; The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

[dizzy--bird]

Excerpt below the cut!

The Dark Lord stepped around the table and advanced on the Followers. He held his yew wand lightly, as though it were a quill, not an instrument used to torture and kill.

"It is time to receive your reward," whispered Lord Voldemort.

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[dizzy--bird]

Later that evening, Remus placed Wormtail into his pocket, told his father he was spending the night at Peter's, and Apparated a hundred miles southeast, to a little Muggle hamlet in Wiltshire.

The village was nestled among sloping, verdant hills; warm lights flickered in cottage windows as villagers celebrated a quiet Easter with family. In the distance, one hill rose above the rest, like the back of a great green dragon. Atop its gentle crest was a beautiful, three-storied castle with honey-coloured walls that gleamed in the thin rays of sunset. Remus had expected Walpurgis Abbey to look frightening, like Grimmauld Place writ large, but the castle in the distance looked like the seat of royalty.

Beautiful things can be dangerous, thought Remus. He wanted nothing more than to turn on his heel and march away from the breathtaking abbey, but he had no illusions about what would happen if he did. He forced himself to breathe slowly as he took his first steps down the gravel road that led to the abbey.

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