Week Three - Task #10. "Town Hall Tampering"

[Prof. Sindor Aloyarc]

Bridgeton’s town hall has been “haunted” for years. Toilets flushing on their own, and a grandfather clock that keeps chiming thirteen times. Some Muggles chalk it up to old plumbing and faulty mechanics.

But now there's not just an upswing in magical activity, there’s proof. Security footage shows a room cleaning itself and documents writing themselves. A cloak flutters into frame, then disappears.

You investigate and find a hidden room in the basement. Inside, old books, a cracked wand, and a crude magical amplifier buzzing softly.

This isn’t just someone practicing in secret. It’s a full blown hideout.

Task:
Write and post below a piece of Creative Writing, using 100 words or more to share any HOL appropriate story that takes place in a building that's haunted.

Alternatively you can solve the following Word Search (earning 1 bean/sapphire for each of fifteen words found) and Send Me Your Solution through a private message. 15 beans/sapphires are available for this task, with an extra 15 for completing all Week Three tasks by end of activity.



Words to find: Apparitions, Chilling, Cobwebbed, Creaking, Dilapidated, Drafty, Footsteps, Foreboding, Ghosts, Goosebumps, Shadows, Shiver, Specter, Supernatural, Whispers.

[Prof. Sindor Aloyarc]

Solved by:
River Phoenix
Janne Halla
Aisling Lestrange
Luna Ravenlong
Emily Spencer

[Phoenix Ocean]

Of all the buildings in the town who would have thought the most haunted one would be the lamp store? The store is full of various kinds of lamps and lighting, from ceiling fixture style lights to small desk lamps. There are some antique lamps in the back corner that are widely neglected, but maybe that would explain all of the odd things that happen within the store. Small lamps will randomly turn on and off, ceiling hanging fixtures will sway back and forth and some lights will even dim themselves when they are not on a device to make them do that!

There is an urban legend that the man who originally owned the store in 1911 lost his love to illness. She was a very nice lady by all accounts and absolutely adored Tiffany style stained glass lamp shades. That is one of the reasons the man opened the store. After her death, he would pace around the store stating to each lamp how much his love would have appreciated their color or style. When the man passed, the hauntings started. The townspeople think he likes to switch on various lamps to show their qualities, not knowing he is no longer in this plane of existence.