[img align=left]https://i.imgur.com/egWhdu9.png[/img]Good evening, all! While summer does not officially end until later this month, most in the United States mark the celebration of Labor Day as an unofficial start of autumn. It's a wonderful time of year - Halloween, leaves changing, and PUMPKIN!! So today I'd like you all to show us your autumn style showcasing one of your favorite things about fall.

This week's theme is Autumn.

Your challenge this week is to create a human avatar showcasing your favorite thing about fall. If you dislike fall, you could alternatively show what you dislike most about the season.

Some rules for this challenge: 1.) NO HOGWARTS ROBES. 2.) If it's not obvious what your favorite/least favorite thing about autumn is from your entry, let us know!

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

This challenge will end Tuesday, September 12th at 11:59PM.

Outfit Not Found Ivy is all about cuffing season and sweater weather. Mulled wine and hot cider make both better.

Ivy Lockwood, Ilvermorny

Autumn Leaves

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Teresa Evans- Hogwarts

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• OVERSIZED SWEATERS E-V-E-R-Y-D-A-Y
• earth tones ❤️
• maple > pumpkin spice (but I won't turn down a pumpkin spice latte)
• crunchy crunchy leaves
• the weather is kinda cold, little muggy, gray and dreary...... I LOVE IT!!!!

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Outfit Not Found Lydia likes to go to her mother's best friend's farm to help pick the apples there. Unfortunately, her mother's best friend is also a crazy cat lady and Lydia is very allergic to them (hence why she has liquid coming out of like all her orifices).

Lydia Johnson / Ilvermorny

Outfit Not Found What isn't there to like about Autumn? The leaves changing colour, falling on the ground. The sound of and feel of the leaves crunching under your feet? The cool air making rosie cheeks and the breezes. I love the rains bringing the smell of leaves and water. I love the harvest celebrations and carving pumpkins for Halloween. In short I LOVE Autumn.

4a

My favourite thing about Autumn is the colour - the best time is when it's still warm enough for sandals, yet the leaves on the tree look like they're able to glow in the dark

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Niamh Doyle, 4A

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Walking outside in the rain with an umbrella to keep you dry. Then when you return home it'll be the perfect moment for a warm cup of tea and curling up with a good book. ^_^

Zala - 4A

Outfit Not Found My favorite think about autumn, well to be honest I love everything about it. The cooler weather, the pumpkin spice EVERYTHING! Gotta love the costumes! The only thing I am not a huge fan of would be spider webs, those fake webs people put up and I get stuck in or if they get rained on they are stuck on your bushes forever! Lol I have spider webs behind my ha here and wearing my “costume” :D Kat - Ilvermorny

Outfit Not Found Rain has many favorite things about Autumn. She loves wearing warm cozy sweaters and sipping tea or hot chocolate, while admiring the Autumn leaves. Perhaps the best thing for her, though, is watching all of the beautiful birds gather for Southern migration.

Rain Stormwing, Ilvermorny, Thunderbird

Private Outfit The colors and smell of the air and apples and spiced wine and cider and sweaters and yay!!

Nadine Nyx - Ilvermorney

Harvestime! Agnes loves wandering the farms and orchards with Selene. Hogwarts Outfit Not Found

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Corvus loves to spend time in his family's garden and observe the different animals in the garden, especially the owls, while taking some notes.

Corvus Farlan Montgomery ~ Horned Serpent ~ Ilvermorny

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Though Sominae has never experienced what is traditionally thought of as "fall" before, she finds herself enjoying it quite a lot. Her favorite parts are the oversized sweaters, colorful leggings, pumpkin flavored creamers for her coffee, the brilliant colors of the dying leaves, and falling asleep to gentle rain.

Alexandrian

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Zack likes Halloween, comfy sweaters and leggins.

Zachary Thane Underwood/Hogwarts

The seasons of time and of the earth are fascinating to Ebele. She often ponders on the topic of seasons because they are each uniquely difficult to capture in a single potion, spell, or word. Once she wanted to capture the merriment of the winter season in a spell and ended up with a room full of colorful masks all dancing to the beat commonly used in the Mmo Christmas festival. In a way Ebele had come to enjoy autumn as a way to let her know that Christmas was coming. She loved Christmas because it allowed her to honor the spirits of those who had gone before as well as have her family gather for a big family meal and gift exchange.

However, Ebele had never witnessed autumn of the eastern United States until now, and she was in constant awe over the array of gorgeously decorated trees and other plants. Maple tree leaves seemed to flourish under the red and orange hues until suddenly they would fall. Ebele liked to think that the leaves had decided that they'd rather be free than tied down to the tree any longer. The cold rain would pour down from heavy dark clouds wetting the pavement, creating mirrors that captured the golden light pouring through the window panes of homes lining the busy streets. She was quite accustomed to rain, though cold rain was a new concept to her and she was not sure she liked that.

With cold rain, though, often came warm drinks and delicious home-baked sweet treats. Ebele did not normally enjoy sweet treats but one thing she did love was pumpkin pie because it used a lot of the spices she was well accustomed to. She often wanted to package up some of the smells and send them home to her family and share the rich quality with them. Instead, she gathered recipes and determined that she would create some of the delightful treats for them once she visited home again. The sights and smells of autumn in the New England area were amazing to Ebele, and she was sure that she'd miss them once she went back to Africa again.

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I love the storms! Taking a walk at the sea during a storm is one of the greatest things for me, it soothes my soul and makes me feel alive.

Carlos, Ilvermorny

Oooh, rain would have been up there for me but we get most of our rain during the Spring here. Instead I chose...Fashion!

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Summer is too hot and sticky to really enjoy clothing as well as I'd like so the Autumn weather opens up the fashion world in full force. Even walks outside in the crisp air amid fallen leaves can lend themselves to stylish sweaters and cute hats. It's the perfect time for trying out new trends too, like the current makeup for men being seen on the runways. Who says girls get to have all the fun?

Lenore Addlebourne - Hogwarts

- Does our HA have to be our student character or can it be anyone? I'll switch if needed :)

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Lattes warming you from the inside out while you enjoy the cool fall breeze. *not pictured: cozying up under a blanket with the window open a crack <3

-Charlotte Rose, Hogwarts

((ps don't forget to put your school in your post!))

I love almost everything about Autumn ♥ Its definitely my favorite part of year! Fallen leaves, warm colors, toadstools, hot tea and knitted sweaters ♥ Private Outfit