Hi guys, due to some unforseen circumstances, we are extending this challenge by 4 days! If you haven't submitted your HA yet, please do so by Friday, August 28th at 11:59PM!

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[img align=left]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/theatticbox/Caretaker.png[/img]I hope you're not all tuckered out yet, because here's another challenge!

In case your heads are full of fluff and you've forgotten, my name is Miss Kain.

It's time for another HA Challenge! This time, I really do mean challenge

This week's theme is Magical Creatures.

No humans allowed this week in your Human Avatars! Maybe we should rename them? Animal Avatars? Creature Costumes? I have no idea!

[size=12pt] Some rules for this challenge:

1.) No Humans allowed! You can use item or any other full background to cover up your human-ness 2.) Any animals are allowed- as long as they're magical (you can invent a magical animal for this task I.E. a Deer that breaths fire) 3.) Bonus points will be awarded for creativity

Please add your name/character name and house to the end of your post

Each member may only submit one avatar, and each avatar to successfully adhere to the challenge rules and theme shall be awarded 10 House Points!

This challenge will end on Monday, August 24th at 11:59PM!

A note for this challenge: Since the share feature of the Wardrobe isn't currently working, please either wear your avatar or save it as an image and upload it to post here! I recommend either using tinypic.com or imgur.com if you don't want to make an account. If you want a place you can make an account at, I would recommend photobucket.com or imageshack.com! [/size]

I hope this is alright, I made an hippogriff with a human base ? I'm still a magical creature so... I thought at first doing a centaur but didn't know if that was allowed either ? (this dead ferret is very tasty !)

Whimzy/Gryffindor

Megan/Hufflepuff

The Dire stag is a rare beast. Its eyes will see straight into your soul and judge if you are a threat to them. Few have survived meeting these wonderful creatures and those who do feel more enlightened once the encounter is done.

The magical properties of their antlers can reverse the effects of any curse associated with severing the soul from the body (i.e. Horcruxes and in some cases the cruciatus curse) and if administered correctly will not damage the soul in any form.

Dire stags tend to only appear during the wintertime and only during heavy snowfall.

I chose a Couatl, which is a winged snake creature.

Setsu/Ravenclaw

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a centaur because i am not creative at all

i'm a hufflepuff-er!

Kendra Krum | Hufflepuff [img align=left]http://i60.tinypic.com/14xctj4.png[/img]The Humadee has an interesting history, one that begins during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, but a short one at that. During the battle, their hummingbird, which was used to research life and death in the Time Room, got loose. After being confined to a jar its entire life, it was hell bent on getting as far away from the Department of Mysteries as possible. It migrated to Alaska and mated with the Chickadee, creating a new species of magical bird. The original hummingbird died off, due to the cold climate, but left its offspring as its legacy. The Humadee, however, with the help of its Chickadee DNA, adapted to cold temperatures. When flying, it leaves a green trail behind it and, when threatened or frightened, it is able to let out an icy breathe that has the same effects as the Freezing Spell (freezing things and people, putting out fire, and creating ice blocks). Three years later, the Ministry of Magic learned about the existence of this creature. It is said that the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures obliterated it, because it hasn't been seen since, but it is also rumored that the Humadee can be summoned via a book in their possession. I guess we'll never know.

Name: Candy House: Hufflepuff Creature: Unicorn

Yis oki, thankies dear ! Keeping my submission then. :)

I will be honest here and say that I had to use Photoshop and modify my HA a micro bit. For some reason the Aye Eye Gold Eyeliner wouldn't layer under the mane and it looked really weird. So I used a couple of tools and fixed it. I don't know why it wouldn't layer, but...gah! Oh well. It looks almost genuine XD I'll post both just so that you can see. The first will be the modified version and the result I was really trying to aim for in the wardrobe. The second is what the wardrobe was insistent on giving me kicks it

Seeing as I'm a Gryffindor, I thought it fitting to do something lion-esque. It's a Merlion. These creatures are as pure of heart and loyal as any earthly lion. As you can see, it has the head and torso of a lion and the bottom half is fish. The Merlions are both male and female (Merlionesses have no manes) and have different colours and styles of tails. These sea creatures are very rare to see as they live in the hidden depths of the oceans. If you're ever lucky enough to come upon one, they will grant you your single heart's desire. They know, too, all your intentions, good and bad, and so will base their gift that they give you when you ask for your heart's desire on those intentions. You may or may not like the outcome, depending on your purity of heart. The scales from the Merlion's fin also hold magical properties. It is said that when you eat it, you will be given the everlasting gift to be able to swim freely underwater as swiftly and agilely as they can. It's also useful in potions for cures against any sea creature poisons.

(I based my idea from here, though there are no similarities between the two.)

Wolf Swiftpaw - Gryffindor House

"Natalie" / Ravenclaw

Amarandis (Amarandi pl) are among the most terrifying beasts in our world. They thrive from every bad experience a person has ever encountered. Pulsing through the memories of an individual, the Amarandi increase the amount of fear and anxiety, causing a sensation overload. The body is put into a sleep-like paralysis, the heart and lungs become drenched in cold, and every bad memory is played on a continuous loop. The longer an individual remains in paralysis, the stronger the Amardani become, gaining the ability to twist memories to become a horrifying nightmare.

Little to no information is known about warding off these beasts, but if a victim is found within an hour of paralysis, a mixture of Deadlyius and Shrivelfig will destroy the beast within the victim's mind, freeing them.

Amanda - Ravenclaw Creature: Mermaid. This is a mermaid that is from saltwater as opposed to the freshwater mermaids found in the lake on the grounds at Hogwarts. This specimen coloring is based on the coral reefs around the area that she is from.

Do humanoid mermaids count? I tried to make mine a little more inhuman but aaaah! (trying to make a chimera didn't work...)

Rox Gryffindor Creature: Unicorn

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Jarvey The Jarvey resembles an overgrown ferret, and is commonly found in Britain, Ireland, and North America. The Jarvey is capable of Human speech, although true conversation with a Jarvey is impossible. The creature uses short, usually rude, statements and phrases in an almost constant stream.

Jarveys live below ground, and their diet consists of moles, voles, rats, and Gnomes. Jarvey are particularly good at hunting Gnomes, and are sometimes employed to de-gnome a garden, although their methods are usually brutal.

[edit] Just noticed wardrobe glitched my layering as well. Now, however it won't access all items on Subeta at all, so I'm stuck with wonky paws. (grumble)

Litera have snake like skin, with two sets of arms, one being rabbit like with rabbit like legs. They have spikes within the upper half of their bodies that can go outward when needed. They also have two sets of ears, one being very long to hear far away and another for hearing closer and possibly faint noises. It is said they wear the clothes of their ancestors, dark black and white, dark like the valley they used to live in. But...why is there red? Well..some of it is said to be from the other villagers from another valley that tried to overtake them. Some looks fresh you say? The Litera's defense is the long needles holding up its bow on the back of their clothes. They grab it and jab it deep into its pray and feed from it as much as they can. They sometimes put their prays blood on their clothes to make it have more color. Their second defense is the spikes the come out from of the upper half of their bodies.

Hannah Murkiore, Ravenclaw

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fairies, these little creatures come in all shapes and sizes and are very inquisitive

silver/ravenclaw

Chrystle, Hufflepuff

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My magical creature is one that the muggles have tried to emulate and have failed. You may see the ghosts first when you look at this picture...because a Teddy Bear is so ... well small! In this particular image, you'll see one mid-attack! This is the defender of young princes, the first real knight a princess knows. These protect tiny explorers from the horrors of a kracken, and shadows don't dare creep near a Teddy! These will defend a child from all of their nightmares, and any monster that comes out of any story book, no matter how scary. The more a child loves their Teddy the stronger it will become. Which is good because the larger a child's mind, the stronger the monsters. Imagination is a powerful thing. These little bears help. They're sentient beings, they can take any form. They just choose small huggable stuffed animals because children are more likely to keep them close.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” ~Albus Dumbledore

Chrystle, Hufflepuff