Mayhem at the Ball - Challenge 3

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

Here's what people thought about how the murderer managed to murder Cassie:

The murderer must have planned this for days, if not weeks, ahead; what do you think the planning involved?
Why do you think would someone want to harm our poor Casse?
If you were the murderer, how would you murder Cassie?
If you could pick something, but chicken dance, what would you turn Cassie into?

I think the planning started when it was announced that there would be a Ball. Why would someone want to do this terrible thing? Oh, that's easy-peasy. Sheer jealousy because it was announced that Cassie would be announced as the Queen of the Ball. I think that it is likely that not only was the evil do-er a part of the House of Ravenclaw, but herself wanted to be Queen .... of everything. Why not? What an opportunity to do a dastardly deed! What are the likelihoods that the perpetrator of such a deed was, in fact, part of those who was in charge of the Ball, how it was set up, where it would be, the decorations, foods, lighting -- all of it. As for planning -- it wouldn't really be that difficult would it, to turn the Butterfly into a stone chicken. A judicious mix of the 'duro' charm spoken after some polyjuice potion (with a chicken feather in it) was mixed in a drink (and drunk by Cassie) and the tarantallegra hex spoken before the duro charm = instant stone dancing chicken.
There would be time to develop the polyjuice potion because the Ball took weeks in the planning. A quick slip of it into whatever Cassie was drinking, some subterfuge of talking while she drank it (to make sure she finished whatever it was she was drinking), a signal to the band to play their pre-arranged 'high flight' dance and voila! (I'd say "Mischief Managed" but really it isn't appropriate even if true.)

If I could pick something to turn Cassie into, not chicken dance, a penguin on top of a television set instantly pops into my mind.

BY TARMA BLACK

[You can look up the penguin on tv from Monty Python on youtube ]

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

The murderer must have planned this for days, if not weeks, ahead; what do you think the planning involved?
The planning involved some big sleuthing in the part of the murderer. Of course, it would take someone to be a Ravenclaw to have such mastery of Cassie and her routine, life, etc. It took the murderer months, maybe even years for them. Writing down whatever makes Cassie's guard down, her uncontrollable desires makes the murderer's schemes come true. She might have even planted idea for the ball, a part of the grand scheme leading to Cassie's murder. :O
Why do you think would someone want to harm our poor Cassie?
Someone has the motive for them to kill Cassie. Cassie is the Ravenclaw head of house. She is one step closer to rule the HOL world. The motive might be jealousy. The motive could also be anger. Cassie is a natural fierce woman with many powers. She can order anyone in Ravenclaw to sleep outside the tower if she wishes to, that power.
If you were the murderer, how would you murder Cassie?
The pain and humiliation death scheme is exciting. There must have been an anguishing factor of the two, the reason why Albus Dumbledore wanted to avoid them in his death. LOL I am being evil now haha. Drowning in chocolate fudge (I got this idea from Cody and Tarma ) could be great. There is something comedic in it that provides humiliation to the victim. I think I could try that. LOL
If you could pick something, but chicken dance, what would you turn Cassie into?
Hmm, I would like to be consistent with my answers. The drowning in my answer to #3 would make her a statue that will be dubbed as the Drowning Cassie. It is a non-edible chocolate-brown-colored statue, a testament to what happened in Cassie's death. I just hope that Cassie is not powerful enough to break the spell and provide a revenge on me. :O

BY SIRIUS FUDGE

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

The murderer must have planned this for days, if not weeks, ahead; what do you think the planning involved?

The planning obvious involved a lot of cups of coffee, you will need that if you want to be able to think of a devious plan to turn someone like Cassie into stone. Beside that it would probably have involved a bit of plotting and mapping. She had to make sure that Cassie was on the right spot on the right moment, right?! So yes the planning involved, coffee, maps, some plots and a great mind to get that all together.

Why do you think would someone want to harm our poor Cassie?

A reason to harm Cassie… Aren’t there many of those *cough* But I think that the reason for harming Cassie is to take over her spot within HOL. I think most people will think that. But maybe the reason was because Cassie wouldn’t bake any cupcakes for the culprit.

If you could pick something, but chicken dance, what would you turn Cassie into?

I would obviously turn Cassie into a cookie or a cupcake. She would make the perfect cookie/cupcake. Of course not to forget the frosting on either the cookie or the cupcake! Since Cassie is always making new baking goods!

If you were the murderer, how would you murder Cassie?

Yes I decided the spots of two switch questions! But if I were the murdered I would have turned Cassie in a cookie or a cupcake. So the best way to murder Cassie is to let someone eat her. I would probably let Cassie be eating by someone of her own house, maybe Katsuro or Kyrie. Maybe I would let Ulol eat Cassie!

BY FUMEI SHIROKURO

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

--The murderer must have planned this for days, if not weeks, ahead; what do you think the planning involved?
I think the first stages of planning happened...



But seriously, I think there was research into what spells would be most effective, then possibly practicing the spells or spells involved. I'm sure learning Cassie's schedule helped, as did finding just the right time and place to do it. When the ball was decided as the time for the attack, I'd wager there was some planning on that end, too, orchestrating the blackout and everything. Also, I'm sure there was a wall covered serial killer-type photos and sketches and things, to add to the level of creepy.

--Why do you think would someone want to harm our poor Casse?
Depends on the person doing the harming, to be honest. It could be revenge, that the culprit was saddled by Cassie with some task that they resent. It could be strictly professional, someone wanting to climb the HOL ladder and looking for an easy target to bump off. Maybe someone is upset that Cassie baked or crafted for other people but not for them. It could even be a Single White Female situation, with someone being obsessed with Cassie to the point of wanting to become her, but to become her they have to get rid of her.

--If you were the murderer, how would you murder Cassie?
Slowly. Discreetly. In such a way that no one would notice. And no, I won't go into further details because, well, should my methods ever be used, it would be all to easy to point the finger at me, when in reality I would never, ever do such a terrible thing as murder Cassie.

--If you could pick something, but chicken dance, what would you turn Cassie into?
Again, I really don't think that's something I can answer because just you wait, one day Cassie'll turn up as the exact thing I said I would turn her into, and everyone will be freaking out and wondering who did it, and then someone will find my answer to this question and accuse me of doing it, and I swear, I would never, ever do such a terrible thing.

BY COSMO B. MOTT

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

1. Some things that might have gone into planning a murder would be. One how to get into the castle since not just anyone can get into Hogwarts. Two the murderer had to figure out where to hide after he committed the murder. Third he or she had to have learned the spell that they used.
2. I don’t know why anyone would want to harm Cassie. Since I do not even know who she is. I don’t even know what house she is in or what she does here. Although I would love to get to know her.
3. I have no clue how I’d murder Cassie, because I don’t even know who she is. If I was to murder anyone here at HOL I’d probably murder Keith Mauldin. There are two reasons I’d murder him instead. These two reasons are that he bugs me on here all the time, and on top of this my HOL character family and his have a rivalry. The reason for that is that his father killed my mother when I was still a young toddler.
4. I think if I had to turn anyone into something I’d turn them into something useful for me. The most useful thing for me right now would probably be a fancy watch. This watch would not just tell time, but would calculate how many steps I take daily, and what my heart rate was too. This type of watch would cost about sixty bucks, but if I turned someone into one it would be free. I love free things.

BY BULL J. JOHNSON

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

The murderer must have planned this for days, if not weeks, ahead; what do you think the planning involved?
I think the murderer had to plan the exact date. The ball must have been a very great opportunity as well for the date and also the location. The murderer had to be sure Cassie would be there. And the most important thing: How the murder had to be executed, so that nobody saw anything.

Why do you think would someone want to harm our poor Cassie?
Oh there might be various reasons. Personal reasons: maybe the murderer had an argument with Cassie. Or maybe the murderer wanted her job as head of house.. And I don’t know whether Cassie gives classes (she’s a professor..), so maybe the murderer got bad marks and wanted revenge… However, that one would be a very bad thing to murder someone..

If you were the murderer, how would you murder Cassie?
Uhhmm, actually never thought of murdering anyone. As a witch I would probably use the killing curse, however, I don’t know whether I would be able to do it. A better way might be to arrange an accident. Or imperius someone to do it.

If you could pick something, but chicken dance, what would you turn Cassie into?
I would turn her into a pose that makes fun of her murderer. However, I don’t really know what that would be. Or maybe I would just turn her into herself into a pose that would represent herself well. It is enough to be a statue, so why do you also have to look funny, right? It’s even more embarrassing. If it really has to be something other funny or if it could be really anything (I first understood it as another pose..) then why not turning her into a real chicken

BY LAMIA BRICKLEY

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

1. I am sure the murderer planned very well before acting. Obviously, she would first make sure Cassie is alone when confronting her. And then, she was most probably waiting for a big event to happen, such as the Ball, because Cassie turned into a stone doing the chicken dance had to be a shock, so everyone should be shocked.

2. I am pretty sure they would want to hurt Cassie out of jealousy. I mean, come on! Cassie is an important figure around HOL. Her Fact Sheet is mind blowing. Or is someone that simply want to take her place, her throne, and since Cassie is so awesome, the murderer needed to act with force.

3. I wouldn’t. Or if I really have to, I would trap her in a mirror. So, she could still technically exist, but trapped. And she can see everything what is happening, but without being able to do anything about. Like me, taking her positions and replace her.

4. Eating. Yes, I would turn Cassie into stone when she is eating. But not just anything. A big fattening slice of chocolate cake. And there is chocolate sauce over her face. I suppose is quite humiliating, and the people would not be shock about her being turned into stone, but her eating that chocolate cake.

BY AILIME WRIGHT

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

The murderer must have planned this for days, if not weeks, ahead; what do you think the planning involved?

It probably involved quite a few diagrams so that they could figure out the most effective place to enter the ballroom and leave the ballroom. It also probably involved some obscure spell books and quite a few pages of notes.

Why do you think would someone want to harm our poor Cassie?

Most of the heads of house got to where they are today by kidnapping and holding their bosses for ransom. A prefect, professor or student may have decided to just get her out of the way to start their eventual rise to the top of the food chain.

If you were the murderer, how would you murder Cassie?

Firstly, I’d never kill anybody, secondly I’d probably lock them in a room with a basilisk. That way either she’s turned to stone and I can haul her into the black lake or she dies. No blood, no risk just dead Cassie.

If you could pick something, but chicken dance, what would you turn Cassie into?

I would freeze her while doing “Sandstorm” my RL school has a tradition of having the seniors or in this case the professors as the teachers in my school don’t dance. But anyway they pretend to have a globe of energy in their hands and pulse to the beat….it’s awesome. But I’d freeze her while she was dancing like that with her hands stuck out in front of her around and invisible ball and hoping up and down.

BY LILLY ANDERSON

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

1. I am sure that the murderer would have spent a great deal of time
looking for the perfect opportunity to attack Cassie. As we know, they
are on the HOL board so would have had a hand in the ball planning.
Maybe they even suggested it in the first place so they would get
their chance. Once the ball was happening they would have known the
timings of events so the attack would have been easy.

2. I do not know Cassie well so it is difficult to predict why someone
would want to attack her. Maybe they were concerned that she was
getting too powerful on HOL and wanted to stop her. Perhaps she had
annoyed them in some way and they wanted revenge. Perhaps they are
just evil and she was a random target... We will have to catch them
and ask!

3. If I was a murderer I would have definitely chosen somewhere less
public to commit the murder. I would have tried to lure her away from
the party and kill her then. Less witnesses would have been much
better. Also in a quieter spot I could have finished the job unlike
this murderer!

4. Although the chicken dance was funny there are many other dances
she could have been frozen into. The YMCA would've been funny or the
timewarp. Other than dance poses Cassie could have been turned into
something useful like a chair or disco ball. That way people might
just think she had vanished instead.

BY MAXWELL SHADOW

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

The murderer must have planned this for days, if not weeks, ahead; what do you think the planning involved?
The murderer had to have carefully chosen an event that was well attended (including Cassie!) with a lot of activity and noise. An escape route had to be found where the odds of running into someone were slim to none and the premises could be vacated quickly. An appropriate hide-out had to be selected where the murderer’s presence would not be suspicious.

Why do you think would someone want to harm our poor Cassie?
Someone like Cassie, with a lot of influence and interests, could make a lot of enemies along the way. The murderer could be a disgruntled journalist, quidditch player, or prefect. Or it just might be someone who likes the view from her Penthouse Office!

If you were the murderer, how would you murder Cassie?
If I were the murderer, I would smother Cassie with sweetness. This would take the form of a never-ending supply of cake, kind words and deeds, and adorable cuddly animals. Someone as fierce as our Holy Egg Empress wouldn’t know what hit her!

If you could pick something, but chicken dance, what would you turn Cassie into?
Hmmm. If I were the murderer, I think I would want to erase her controlling nature. So I might turn Cassie into a character in someone else’s Sim World. Or maybe preserve her in one of Fumei’s animated avatars or signatures. Not sure – gotta think about it some more!

BY POLARIS BLACK

[Prof. Dario Brighton]

The murderer must have planned this for days, if not weeks, ahead; what do you think the planning involved?

No planning was involved. Sorry to debunk all the lovely theories. I was asked by someone to murder Cassie. I received a nice payment consisting of cookies and gold the day before the ball. And you know the rest.

Why do you think would someone want to harm our poor Cassie?

I'm sure there are many reasons... Her position of power... Her awesomeness... Her inability to share cake. Some people are just evil too.

If you were the murderer, how would you murder Cassie?

I think I would go with something less flashy if I was going to murder someone. A quick acting poison in a beautiful and delicious dessert. Who said death can't be sweet too?

If you could pick something, but chicken dance, what would you turn Cassie into?

I've always wanted a butterfly statue and I've heard that Cassie likes butterflies, so I think a butterfly would be an appropriate choice.

BY SCARLET LESLIE