Hello! :D Here's the banners from Round 001's challenges:

( Challenge 1 - People's Choice/Mod's Choice )

( Challenge 2 - People's Choice/Mod's Choice )

( Challenge 3 - People's Choice )

( Challenge 4 - People's Choice/Mod's Choice )

( Challenge 5 - People's Choice )

( Challenge 7 - People's Choice )

( Challenge 8 - People's Choice )

Let me know if any changes need to be made & congratulations to everyone! [All the icons were simply stunning. :D ]

This post is a compilation of all the points earned by any member of hogwartsishome who participated in Round #001. Persons participating who were not members of hogwartsishome (and who therefore did not earn points) will not appear in this post. If you are a member and you do not appear in this post, please inform us as soon as possible so we can not only add you to the post, but also be sure you get your points and knuts properly credited.

As per the FAQ and userinfo, you will receive:

• 10 points and 5 knuts for submitting an icon to a challenge;

• 20 points and 5 knuts for winning People's Choice in a challenge;

• 10 points for winning Moderators' Choice in a challenge;

• 100 points and 40 knuts for winning First Place overall in a round;

• 80 points and 30 knuts for winning Second Place overall in a round;

• 60 points and 20 knuts for winning Third Place overall in a round;

• 5 points for voting properly in a challenge.


( Points and Participation )


If you feel there have been any errors made, please inform us as soon as possible, before we submit these points. Points submitted May 25, 2008, at approximately 3:48 AM EDT.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them here.

Here are the results for Round #001 Challenge #09, the FINAL RESULTS FOR THE ROUND!!! *drumroll*

( Round #001 First Place Winner )


( Round #001 Second Place Winner )


( Round #001 Third Place Winner )


( Challenge #001;09 Results Tally )


( Round #001 Iconmakers )

All of the critiques and comments will be posted in the upcoming Winners' Showcase so you don't need to ask for them here.

A separate post of all points totals and participation for Round #001 will also be posted soon, hopefully in the next week so they can be submitted ASAP.

The sign-up post for Round #002 will be posted in the coming week! Watch out for it, and start promoting!

Thank you everyone for your participation and effort!

Please do not forget to cast your vote for Challenge #09! We need every vote we can get to make this as fair as possible. You need not be a contestant in the round in order to vote!

THIS IS THE FINAL CHALLENGE OF THE ROUND SO YOU REALLY NEED TO VOTE. PLEASE. THIS IS AN EASY FIVE POINTS! ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GIVE YOUR FAVORITE OUT OF EACH SET!!!

Please remember to carefully and objectively consider all of the icons before making your choices.

You can find the icons and voting guidelines here.

Since voting would normally close today, but there aren't nearly enough votes right now, the voting period will be extended, and close at 5:00 PM EDT (22:00 BST), Sunday May 18. Results will go up as soon as possible after that.... and these will be the final results for the entire round!

Thank you!

Voting has begun for Round #001; Challenge #09! We have 3 sets icons for you to choose from!

Skips used; N/A
Disqualified; N/A
Withdrawn; N/A


• You must vote for your ONE favorite icon out of each of the three icon pairs. You are not required to write a comment for the icons you are voting as favorites, but a comment would be greatly appreciated.

• The three icon makers who remain do not have to vote, but everyone else should. Please look very carefully at each icon while you are voting, and please double-check your votes to make sure you've used the correct numbers in your voting comment.

• Do not vote for your own icon, do not feel obligated to vote for your friends' icons, and do not get your friends to vote for you. Do not vote in a strategic manner. Keep things as objective as possible. Please look very carefully at each icon while you are voting, and please double-check your votes to make sure you've used the correct numbers in your voting comment. Votes are not weighted, so order does not matter. We prefer votes in numerical order, however, for our sanity in counting them.

• Here is an example vote for you to follow (1 favorite per set);

Set #01;
#H - The cropping and coloring are beautiful.
Set #02;
#V - Good use of space and text.
Set #03;
#K -

If you would like, you may use the following code for your comment.

<b>SET #01;</b> <b>ICON #00</b> - reason <b>SET #02;</b> <b>ICON #00</b> - reason <b>SET #03;</b> <b>ICON #00</b> - reason


• ANYONE MAY VOTE. You do not have to be a contestant to vote! We encourage as many people to vote as possible so that the results are as fair as possible. Every vote is extremely important, as a single vote could decide results. Your vote against another icon could even save your own from getting eliminated, as the tallies are often that close.

• Voting for Challenge #08 will end Friday, May 16 at 5:00 PM EDT (22:00 BST).


( Icons under the cut )


If you have any questions, you may ask them here.

Good luck to the participants!

ROUND #001 CHALLENGE #09

Right, we're down to three challengers, and that means... the grande finale!

( Click for the themes )

Please note;

• You may only submit an icon for Challenge #08 if you survived Challenge #07. Those players left are: Albus Dumbledore, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Fred & George Weasley.

• You may submit one (1) icon per theme, that is a total of three (3) icons in total from the themes provided in this post. You will use your own image to make your icon, aside from the third theme. You can also use stock images, brushes, and textures. Please be sure your icon contains all necessary details for the challenge.

• Your icon must conform to LiveJournal standards; 100x100 and 40 kb or less.

• Do not promote your icon, and do not post, display, or otherwise use your icon anywhere on the Internet until after this Round is over and the results have been posted, or you will be disqualified from the round. This includes telling your friends about your icon. You may not reveal your character at any point until the Round is over.

• You cannot use a skip for this challenge. If you do not submit your icon by the deadline, you will be disqualified from the round.

• To submit, reply normally to this screened post with the image and URL of your icon, as well as your name and House if you are a sorted member of hogwartsishome. If for any reason you need to resubmit, please delete your prior submission comment before posting a new one. You may resubmit as many times as you'd like until the deadline.

• The deadline for this challenge is Wednesday May 14 at 15:00 EDT (20:00 BST). If we get everyone's submissions and/or bye confirmations before the deadline, we will post voting early.

Good luck!

Here are the results for Round #001 Challenge #08!

( Challenge #001;08 Eliminations )


( Challenge #001;08 People's Choice )


( Challenge #001;08 Results Tally )

If you would like to know the critiques your icon received, respond to this post with your icon number and one of us will reply to your comment with the critiques, both positive and negative. Comments with critiques will be screened so that no one will be able to see them, but they will be emailed to you as a LJ comment reply from us. If you are not e-mailed your critiques, please let us know and we will e-mail them to you directly. All critiques will remain strictly anonymous. Please do not ask to know who voted for your icon, because we will not tell you. Please note that some of the critiques are harsh, so do not ask for your critiques if you will not be able to handle it.

Due to the nature of this icontest, all comments to this post will be screened and will stay screened.

There are 3 icon makers remaining in Round #001. Only the icon makers that survived Challenge #08 may submit an icon for Challenge #09, the FINAL CHALLENGE.

Thank you everyone for your participation and effort!

Please do not forget to cast your vote for Challenge #08! We need every vote we can get to make this as fair as possible. You need not be a contestant in the round in order to vote! If you are a contestant, however, it would be best if you do vote in this challenge. Voting is frequently extremely close, and your vote may help prevent your own icon from being eliminated!

Please remember to carefully and objectively consider all of the icons before making your choices. Also, please make your critiques as detailed as possible. Critiques are, ideally, to help icon makers improve. The more detailed you are in your critiques, the more helpful you are. If your critiques are not detailed enough, we will inform you. If you do not correct them, your vote will not be counted and you will not receive points. Please read the voting tutorial if you need assistance forming proper critiques.

You can find the icons and voting guidelines here.

The voting post will close at 5:00 PM EDT (22:00 BST) tomorrow, Friday April 25. Results will go up as soon as possible after that.

Thank you!

Voting has begun for Round #001; Challenge #08! We have 5 icons out of a potential 6.

Skips used; N/A
Disqualified; Voldemort
Withdrawn; N/A


• You must vote for 2 icons of the least quality for elimination (2 icons will be eliminated), and for 1 icon that are your favorite. Please evaluate the elimination icons based on overall technique and aesthetic quality, not personal preference (such as favorite color, or the icon maker you think made the icon). We reserve the right to void any vote we feel is unfair or petty. You do not have to give a reason for your favorite icon choice (though it is encouraged), but you must give reasons for your elimination icons.

• We encourage you to be as detailed as possible in your icon elimination critiques. Many participants here are looking to improve, and since we will allow participants to see their comments once results are posted, your opinion will help any aspiring icon maker. All votes are screened, so please be as honest and objective as possible. No icon maker will ever know who voted for or against them, and all icon critiques will remain completely anonymous.

• Do not vote for your own icon, do not feel obligated to vote for your friends' icons, and do not get your friends to vote for you. Do not vote in a strategic manner. Keep things as objective as possible. Please look very carefully at each icon while you are voting, and please double-check your votes to make sure you've used the correct numbers in your voting comment. Votes are not weighted, so order does not matter. We prefer votes in numerical order, however, for our sanity in counting them.

• Here is an example vote for you to follow (2 least quality, 1 favorite);

   Least quality;
   #109 - Overcontrasted and so oversharpened that the image is badly pixelated.
   #110 - The negative space is distracting rather than drawing the eye to the subject.
   Favorites;
   #111 - The cropping and coloring are beautiful.

   Please be considerably more detailed than this, however. You must write at least two lines for each comment in order for your vote to be considered. Your comments for negative votes must constructive and non-insulting, and remember that negative votes are NOT to be based on personal preference; please do not use 'I' or 'me' in your negative critiques. If you need additional assistance with voting, please see this comprehensive voting tutorial. Please note that if we ask you to revise your vote and you do not, your votes will not be counted and you will not receive points for voting.

   If you would like, you may use the following code for your comment.

   <b>LEAST QUALITY;</b> <b>#00</b> - reason <b>#00</b> - reason <b>FAVORITES;</b> <b>#00</b> - reason Name//House

• ANYONE MAY VOTE. You do not have to be a contestant to vote! We encourage as many people to vote as possible so that the results are as fair as possible. Every vote is extremely important, as a single vote could decide results. Your vote against another icon could even save your own from getting eliminated, as the tallies are often that close.

• Voting for Challenge #08 will end Friday, April 25 at 5:00 PM EDT (22:00 BST).


( Icons under the cut. )


If you have any questions, you may ask them here.

Good luck to the participants!

ROUND #001 CHALLENGE #08

( Click for the theme )

Please note;

• You may only submit an icon for Challenge #08 if you survived Challenge #07. Those players left are: Fleur Delacour, Albus Dumbledore, Bellatrix Lestrange, Severus Snape, Voldemort, and Fred & George Weasley.

• You may submit one (1) icon using the theme provided in this post. You will use your own image to make your icon. You can also use stock images, brushes, and textures. Please be sure your icon contains all necessary details for the challenge.

• Your icon must conform to LiveJournal standards; 100x100 and 40 kb or less.

• Do not promote your icon, and do not post, display, or otherwise use your icon anywhere on the Internet until after this Round is over and the results have been posted, or you will be disqualified from the round. This includes telling your friends about your icon. You may not reveal your character at any point until the Round is over.

• You cannot use a skip for this challenge. If you do not submit your icon by the deadline, you will be disqualified from the round.

• To submit, reply normally to this screened post with the image and URL of your icon, as well as your name and House if you are a sorted member of hogwartsishome. If for any reason you need to resubmit, please delete your prior submission comment before posting a new one. You may resubmit as many times as you'd like until the deadline.

• The deadline for this challenge is Wednesday April 23 at 15:00 EDT (20:00 BST). If we get everyone's submissions and/or bye confirmations before the deadline, we will post voting early.

Good luck!

Here are the results for Round #001 Challenge #07!

( Challenge #001;07 Eliminations )


( Challenge #001;07 People's Choice )


( Challenge #001;07 Results Tally )

If you would like to know the critiques your icon received, respond to this post with your icon number and one of us will reply to your comment with the critiques, both positive and negative. Comments with critiques will be screened so that no one will be able to see them, but they will be emailed to you as a LJ comment reply from us. If you are not e-mailed your critiques, please let us know and we will e-mail them to you directly. All critiques will remain strictly anonymous. Please do not ask to know who voted for your icon, because we will not tell you. Please note that some of the critiques are harsh, so do not ask for your critiques if you will not be able to handle it.

Due to the nature of this icontest, all comments to this post will be screened and will stay screened.

There are 6 icon makers remaining in Round #001. Only the icon makers that survived Challenge #07 may submit an icon for Challenge #08.

Thank you everyone for your participation and effort!