Normally the Magical Readthon O.W.Ls would be done in April and the Magical Readathon N.E.W.Ts done in August. But I'm behind, like usual, and I really want to do them this year instead of waiting for April 2020. I want to stick to the rules as much as possible - so I've decided I'd do my O.W.Ls in August and my N.E.W.Ts in September!
As we have finally hit September, so it begins!
If anyone else is in the same boat as me then feel free to join in with me!
Advanced warning: this post is going to be quite long as I'm not going with any specific career this year so I'm mainly just seeing what I do and don't complete therefore everything will be listed below.
Get comfy...
How It Works:
This month-long magical readathon was started by G from Book Roast (go check out her YouTube and Instagram if you haven't already!) This readathon is based on the exams that the Hogwarts students take in the Harry Potter books and movies - their O.W.Ls (Ordinay Wizarding Levels) and their N.E.W.Ts (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests).
All the extra documents, like the invitation letter (which includes reading prompts) and the careers guidebook are linked in the description section of the announcement video on G's YouTube channel too. They are absolutely free to download and check out!
After you select a career (although you don't have to if you don't want to), you can check out the prompt list which details the type of book you need to read to "pass" the subject. If you want to know more just check out G's YouTube channel!
Important FAQs:
I copied these from one of the extra documents from the description in G's YouTube video just in case anyone else wanted to join in! I still recommend going and watching her YouTube video though where it's all explained much better than I could ever explain it, plus there's other FAQs you can read if you want too!
Are the prompts the same each time?
No! The prompts change each year to give us some variety.
Are rereads allowed?
Absolutely! Especially of the Harry Potter books ;)
Can I carry on reading a book I've already started?
Unless specified as one of our special prompts all reads must be started and finished within the readathon time frame.
Can I read one book for multiple prompts?
Unfortunately not, it's one exam per book.
Magical Careers:
I listed the 18 different magical careers you could choose from in my O.W.Ls post too, but here they are in case you missed it:
- Alchemist
- Astronomer
- Aurologist
- Auror
- Broom Maker
- Curse Breaker
- Healer
- Herbology
- Hogwarts Professor
- Journalist/Writer
- Librarian
- Magizoologist
- Metal Charmer
- Mind Witch/Wizard
- Ministry Worker
- Potioneer
- Seer
- Wandmaker
The Subjects:
ANCIENT RUNES
A: Ehwaz (partnership) - Read a book recommended by a friend
E: Book written in past tense
O: Book that has been on your TBR for ages
ARITHMANCY
A: Book that ends on an even page number
E: Read a standalone
O: Book that's longer than 350 pages
ASTRONOMY
A: Moon on the cover or anywhere in the title
E: Word "night" in the book title or series name
O: Read a sci-fi book (or book with stars on the cover)
CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
A: Follow the spiders! Why couldn't it be follow the butterflies! - Book title that starts with the letter A for Aragog!
E: Book under 300 pages
O: Grab onto Fawkes' tail - Read a book with a bird on the cover
CHARMS
A: Read a book that you think has a gorgeous cover
E: Read a comic/graphic novel/manga (or read a book under 150 pages)
O: Spongify (softening charm) - Read a paperback book
DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS
A: Book that's black under the dust jacket
E: Gilderoy's memory charm (grab a pen!) - First book that you remembered just now from your TBR
O: Cornish pixie! - Swat it away with a book written by an English author or set in England
DIVINATION
A: Read a white book
E: Read a short story or collection of short stories
O: Read the last book you bought/took from the library
HERBOLOGY
A: Mandrake! Quick, put on your headphones! - Listen to an audiobook (if not, green cover)
E: Read a book between 350 - 390 pages
O: Read a book with a flower on the cover
HISTORY OF MAGIC
A: Read a fantasy
E: Read a book that includes a map
O: Tom Riddle's diary: fond memory - Reread a favourite (or a classic)
MUGGLE STUDIES
A: Cover that includes an actual photo element (person, item, place, etc.)
E: Book set in our real world
O: Book written by a person of colour
POTIONS
A: Polyjuice potion - Read your friend's favourite book
E: House ingredient - Book with a cover in your Hogwarts house colour
O: Book that starts with a prologue
TRANSFIGURATION
A: Read a book with LGBTA+ representation
E: Read a book that's not a first in the series
O: Mcgonagall does not mess around!- Read a book over 500 pages
My TBR:
ANCIENT RUNES
A: Cinder
E: Eleanor and Park
O: The Alpha Drive
ARITHMANCY
A: A Thousand Perfect Notes
E: Small Spaces
O: Emergency Contact
ASTRONOMY
A: Darkdawn
E: The Night Circus
O: Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science
CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
A: An Abundance of Katherines
E: Super Lexi
O: The Last Falcon
CHARMS
A: Strange the Dreamer
E: Winter's Snow
O: Muse of Nightmares
DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS
A: Four Dead Queens
E: Red Queen
O: When the Curtain Falls
DIVINATION
A: I Was Here
E: The Past and Other Lies
O: Fawkes
HERBOLOGY
A: A Court of Frost and Stralight
E: Off the Page
O: Frostblood
HISTORY OF MAGIC
A: A Court of Thorns and Roses
E: A Court of Mist and Fury
O: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
MUGGLE STUDIES
A: The Notebook
E: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
O: The Hate U Give
POTIONS
A: Daisy Jones and the Six
E: Glass Sword
O: Initiate
TRANSFIGURATION
A: They Both Die At The End
E: A Court of Wings and Ruin
O: The Priory of the Orange Tree
My Finished Exams:
ANCIENT RUNES
A: -
E: -
O: -
ARITHMANCY
A: The Quintland Sisters
E: Dare to Dream
O: The Little Paris Bookshop
ASTRONOMY
A: -
E: -
O: -
CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
A: Animal Farm
E: Super Lexi
O: -
CHARMS
A: Strange the Dreamer
E: Winter's Snow
O: Muse of Nightmares
DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS
A: -
E: -
O: -
DIVINATION
A: The Near Witch
E: -
O: -
HERBOLOGY
A: A Court of Frost and Starlight
E: -
O: -
HISTORY OF MAGIC
A: A Court of Thorns and Roses
E: A Court of Mist and Fury
O: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
MUGGLE STUDIES
A: -
E: -
O: -
POTIONS
A: -
E: -
O: -
TRANSFIGURATION
A: They Both Die at the End
E: A Court of Wings and Ruin
O: -
Finished Exam Total:
A: 7/12
E: 5/12
O: 3/12
As we have finally hit September, so it begins!
If anyone else is in the same boat as me then feel free to join in with me!
Advanced warning: this post is going to be quite long as I'm not going with any specific career this year so I'm mainly just seeing what I do and don't complete therefore everything will be listed below.
Get comfy...
How It Works:
This month-long magical readathon was started by G from Book Roast (go check out her YouTube and Instagram if you haven't already!) This readathon is based on the exams that the Hogwarts students take in the Harry Potter books and movies - their O.W.Ls (Ordinay Wizarding Levels) and their N.E.W.Ts (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests).
All the extra documents, like the invitation letter (which includes reading prompts) and the careers guidebook are linked in the description section of the announcement video on G's YouTube channel too. They are absolutely free to download and check out!
After you select a career (although you don't have to if you don't want to), you can check out the prompt list which details the type of book you need to read to "pass" the subject. If you want to know more just check out G's YouTube channel!
In the O.W.Ls you only need to finish one book per subject, however in the N.E.W.Ts you may be required to read multiple books per subject to prove your skill.
Each subject in the N.E.W.Ts will contain three prompts -- each for a specified grade. If you check your career guide, under the N.E.W.Ts section of your chosen profession you will find your required subjects and also a required grade. Check the N.E.W.Ts study guide and find your required subject. Next to the subject it will have three prompts, one for each grade.
To get an Outstanding you have to complete the two prompts before it. This means you have to read three books, completing the prompt for Acceptable, Exceeded Expectations and Outstanding.
Important FAQs:
I copied these from one of the extra documents from the description in G's YouTube video just in case anyone else wanted to join in! I still recommend going and watching her YouTube video though where it's all explained much better than I could ever explain it, plus there's other FAQs you can read if you want too!
Are the prompts the same each time?
No! The prompts change each year to give us some variety.
Are rereads allowed?
Absolutely! Especially of the Harry Potter books ;)
Can I carry on reading a book I've already started?
Unless specified as one of our special prompts all reads must be started and finished within the readathon time frame.
Can I read one book for multiple prompts?
Unfortunately not, it's one exam per book.
Magical Careers:
I listed the 18 different magical careers you could choose from in my O.W.Ls post too, but here they are in case you missed it:
- Alchemist
- Astronomer
- Aurologist
- Auror
- Broom Maker
- Curse Breaker
- Healer
- Herbology
- Hogwarts Professor
- Journalist/Writer
- Librarian
- Magizoologist
- Metal Charmer
- Mind Witch/Wizard
- Ministry Worker
- Potioneer
- Seer
- Wandmaker
The Subjects:
ANCIENT RUNES
A: Ehwaz (partnership) - Read a book recommended by a friend
E: Book written in past tense
O: Book that has been on your TBR for ages
ARITHMANCY
A: Book that ends on an even page number
E: Read a standalone
O: Book that's longer than 350 pages
ASTRONOMY
A: Moon on the cover or anywhere in the title
E: Word "night" in the book title or series name
O: Read a sci-fi book (or book with stars on the cover)
CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
A: Follow the spiders! Why couldn't it be follow the butterflies! - Book title that starts with the letter A for Aragog!
E: Book under 300 pages
O: Grab onto Fawkes' tail - Read a book with a bird on the cover
CHARMS
A: Read a book that you think has a gorgeous cover
E: Read a comic/graphic novel/manga (or read a book under 150 pages)
O: Spongify (softening charm) - Read a paperback book
DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS
A: Book that's black under the dust jacket
E: Gilderoy's memory charm (grab a pen!) - First book that you remembered just now from your TBR
O: Cornish pixie! - Swat it away with a book written by an English author or set in England
DIVINATION
A: Read a white book
E: Read a short story or collection of short stories
O: Read the last book you bought/took from the library
HERBOLOGY
A: Mandrake! Quick, put on your headphones! - Listen to an audiobook (if not, green cover)
E: Read a book between 350 - 390 pages
O: Read a book with a flower on the cover
HISTORY OF MAGIC
A: Read a fantasy
E: Read a book that includes a map
O: Tom Riddle's diary: fond memory - Reread a favourite (or a classic)
MUGGLE STUDIES
A: Cover that includes an actual photo element (person, item, place, etc.)
E: Book set in our real world
O: Book written by a person of colour
POTIONS
A: Polyjuice potion - Read your friend's favourite book
E: House ingredient - Book with a cover in your Hogwarts house colour
O: Book that starts with a prologue
TRANSFIGURATION
A: Read a book with LGBTA+ representation
E: Read a book that's not a first in the series
O: Mcgonagall does not mess around!- Read a book over 500 pages
My TBR:
ANCIENT RUNES
A: Cinder
E: Eleanor and Park
O: The Alpha Drive
ARITHMANCY
A: A Thousand Perfect Notes
E: Small Spaces
O: Emergency Contact
ASTRONOMY
A: Darkdawn
E: The Night Circus
O: Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science
CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
A: An Abundance of Katherines
E: Super Lexi
O: The Last Falcon
CHARMS
A: Strange the Dreamer
E: Winter's Snow
O: Muse of Nightmares
DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS
A: Four Dead Queens
E: Red Queen
O: When the Curtain Falls
DIVINATION
A: I Was Here
E: The Past and Other Lies
O: Fawkes
HERBOLOGY
A: A Court of Frost and Stralight
E: Off the Page
O: Frostblood
HISTORY OF MAGIC
A: A Court of Thorns and Roses
E: A Court of Mist and Fury
O: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
MUGGLE STUDIES
A: The Notebook
E: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
O: The Hate U Give
POTIONS
A: Daisy Jones and the Six
E: Glass Sword
O: Initiate
TRANSFIGURATION
A: They Both Die At The End
E: A Court of Wings and Ruin
O: The Priory of the Orange Tree
My Finished Exams:
ANCIENT RUNES
A: -
E: -
O: -
ARITHMANCY
A: The Quintland Sisters
E: Dare to Dream
O: The Little Paris Bookshop
ASTRONOMY
A: -
E: -
O: -
CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
A: Animal Farm
E: Super Lexi
O: -
CHARMS
A: Strange the Dreamer
E: Winter's Snow
O: Muse of Nightmares
DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS
A: -
E: -
O: -
DIVINATION
A: The Near Witch
E: -
O: -
HERBOLOGY
A: A Court of Frost and Starlight
E: -
O: -
HISTORY OF MAGIC
A: A Court of Thorns and Roses
E: A Court of Mist and Fury
O: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
MUGGLE STUDIES
A: -
E: -
O: -
POTIONS
A: -
E: -
O: -
TRANSFIGURATION
A: They Both Die at the End
E: A Court of Wings and Ruin
O: -
Finished Exam Total:
A: 7/12
E: 5/12
O: 3/12
