[img align=left]https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/theatticbox/kain2.png[/img]Good afternoon, all! It's now the last week of Founders Month, and we're finishing off the month with Salazar Slytherin. It's common knowledge that Slytherin could talk to snakes, and this trait coupled with the long running history of dark wizards having been sorted in to Slytherin House often creates the image that Salazar Slytherin had been an undoubtedly dark wizard. However, what if Slytherin had been able to talk to BUTTERFLIES instead of snakes? It changes his image a bit, does it not?

This week's theme is Communication with Animal-kind.

Your challenge this week is to create a human avatar depicting a witch or wizard being able to communicate with one species of animal (minus snakes). Whether you choose to use your character or a depiction of Salazar Slytherin is up to you!

Some rules for this challenge: 1.) You MUST include the animal in your avatar. 2.) You must come up with a name for your gift. 3.) Please do NOT use any snakes!

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

This challenge will end on Wednesday, September 28th at 11:59PM.

Magnus loves cats, so he would love to be able to talk to them. We'd call the ability MeowMelody Magnus Lee, Ravenclaw.

People who can communicate with wolves are called howlers.

Max O´Conner/Slytherin

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One day in the beginning of spring Gwenyfar was out walking around the edge of the forest when a fox ran up to her and started following her. This fox was larger than a ‘normal’ fox and seemed to like being around Gwen. He nuzzled her hand for some pets and when Gwen sat down under a tree to read, he cuddled up right next to her. He came and saw her every day after that – Gwen loved seeing him and thought it would be nice to talk to him. She started looking around in the library for a way that she might just be able to do this. After looking for a while she found a potion that allow her the ability of Vulpesdicere (Fox Talk); it looked difficult but she was determined. She gathered the ingredients (having to send away for some) and started brewing the potion. During the long months of waiting Gwen still visited with the fox every day. Eventually when the leaves started to turn red the Potion was ready. After putting the potion in a cup she drank it down and ran down to the forest to see her fox.

“I did it!! Hello there Mr. Fox!!” Gwen was out of breath but never more happy.

The fox jumped up into her arms,“Well hello finally!!”

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People who communicate with Horses are called Equine Discoursers.

Cinda, Gryffindor

Fable, Slytherin

Lapin langage du corps: (french) The art of "speaking/communicating" with Rabbits/Hares.

Garrett loves all sorts of felines, and would want to be able to speak to them all, big and small. He believes that a title for their language, worthy of their grand majesty, would be called "Eloquentia Felidaeis"

~Garrett, House Slytherin

Despite werewolves being relatively closely related to dogs, Paddy was most disappointed to not be able to talk with them. She called the ability Caninversation and really loved the idea of chatting to dogs in the Hogwarts grounds of an evening.

Paddy - Gryffindor

Mae was delighted to learn how to speak to the cutest countryside animal, the otter. This ability is called Lutrinae Locutio.

oopale, Ravenclaw

People who can speak to dragons are said to have the Dragon Voice. Merlin Pendragon Slytherin

Coonwhisper, the language of being able to speak with raccoons. ?

Elizabeth Amalia Covington, Slytherin

Ambrosia can communicate with all big cats, a talent she discovered in her global travels with her parents. The ability is identified as "Purrsletongue".

The ability to speak with Bats is called Chiroptera Chorus and Zay wouldn't know what she'd do if she suddenly couldn't speak with them!

Zay, Ravenclaw

The ability to speak with Bears is known as "Expatiate Ursidae"

Gryffindor

[img align=left]http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p562/pikachuemerald/Subeta/SalazarSlythChallenge_zps71kv6xrp.png[/img] As she looked up into the shadows above her, Lyn couldn't help but envy those gifted with Aurasitum. Unable was she to understand the high screeches of her friends in the Astronomy Tower, but it never stopped her from speaking her mind with them. She always wondered if they could understand her. They were, after all, one of few creatures rumored to see one's "true potential" (whatever that was). Lyn Hale, Gryffindor

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Since she was a small child, Starling has possessed the ability to speak with horses. As magical folk are often not very familiar with muggle terms, Starling finds their name for her ability quite humorous: Neighsayer.

Whoops forgot to say Slytherin hehe

Communicating with owls is super important in Gaia's family line of work. Owlish helps with raising and training owls for the wizarding world. It is always chaos visiting the Owlery... so many treat requests!

Gaia - Ravenclaw

((Are legged lizards too similar to snakes in this situation? My character has a pet lizard so I was going to go that way with this but it seems like it'd be too similar. Should I choose differently?))

so any animal other than a snake is okay. Does that include magical creatures?