The Hogwarts War by Ms. Gerhart’s 5th Grade Class

A CHOICE-FILLED ADVENTURE STORY

THE HOGWARTS WAR Written by Students of MS. GERHART’S 5TH GRADE CLASS at LAWTON ELEMENTARY

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You are in a secret bunker in Hogwarts with a teleport machine and a time travel machine when the Minister of the Ministry of Magic comes to find you. They want your powers to save the world by stopping World War II. You have the power to control time and teleport. You also have tropical Hawaii powers that let you control the ocean, shoot out sharks, control weather, and make things warm.

You are a good artist with drawing powers.

You try to get away.

If you choose the teleport machine, turn to page 2.

If you choose the time machine, turn to page 3.

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You teleport to a weapons museum in Miami to help find weapons for World War II. You find a device that allows you to draw anything and make it real!

You are the best drawer. You draw the treaty, and you draw food and supplies for the frontline, including potatoes.

You go back to your bunker and use the time machine to go back to Germany during WWII. You convince Germany to sign the treaty, or you can throw potatoes at the German soldiers.

If you decide to convince the Germans to sign the treaty, turn to page 4.

If you choose decide to throw potatoes, turn to page 5.

2

You use the time machine, and you end up in the time of the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are huge and more humanlike than you thought. They sortof have hands and are quite smart. They built a civilization with high-tech buildings that have even more technology than our civilizations. There are ancient temples and markets as well.

You are shocked and terrified and can’t help but think that humans need to step up their game.

You can either try to join the dinosaur civilization to learn more about them or travel to Hogwarts in the future.

If you decide to stay with the dinosaurs, turn to page 6.

If you decide to travel to a future Hogwarts, turn to page 7.

3

You create the peace treaty, but Hitler tries to burn the document. You decide to find him to confront him. You ask soldiers where he is in order to find him. You draw a teleport machine and teleport to Hitler’s bunker and arrive before he gets there. You have a potato spray that Hitler likes, but you need to go back to Hogwarts to draw another treaty up first.

However, they all keep failing to work. You draw up a final treaty, and after he signs the document, you take him back to Hogwarts.

The End

4

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You throw potatoes that are rock hard and filled with broccoli. The German soldiers hate broccoli, especially Hitler. The sky is gray-green from the weather and the broccoli. The air smells like rotten broccoli! You have to wear masks because of the broccoli. You also have giant hashbrown shields to protect yourself.

You show the German soldiers a bomb made of broccoli that you can use to make Hitler’s house smell like broccoli. They back away and retreat.

But now your teleportation machine is missing!

You can use the broccoli bomb to make the soldiers pass out or question the soldiers about where your teleportation machine is. What will you decide to do?

Write your own ending.

5

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You decide to stay and learn more about the dinosaurs and their civilization. As you are walking and looking around, you can’t help but notice it smells like everything is covered in dirt, and there are ponds and trees covering every corner of the city! Suddenly, a dinosaur sees you and tries to ask you who you are, but you can’t understand him. Then, the dinosaur gets annoyed and opens his mouth to reveal sharp, big teeth! His teeth are very clean, and you can tell that he brushes them twice a day.

After the dinosaur swallows you whole, you find yourself falling down his throat and into his stomach.

As you sit there, you know that you have to find a way to get out. You decide to make the dinosaur laugh in hopes of getting him to spit you out.

You can either tell the dinosaur a knock-knock joke or tickle him with a feather from a bird to make him laugh and spit you out.

If you tell the dinosaur a knock-knock joke,

write your own ending.

If you tickle him with a feather from a bird,

write your own ending.

6

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You step out of the time machine and arrive at the Future Hogwarts. The Minister of Magic from the past and the future are trying to catch you, so you have to hide in the hallway.

The Ministers see you and start chasing you down the hallway. It is a good thing you have your powers to help you. You grab a broom and zoom through the hallways to avoid being captured. You heat up the room and send a giant wave over the ministers to wash them away. Just as you think you are safe, your broom begins to run out of power. You make it to a ledge and have to decide: do you jump or confront the ministers?

You know that jumping will lead you to a hallway that could help you, or you could land onto rocks that teleport you to Miami. If you confront the ministers, you could potentially escape through a door where there is a lair for you.

You have to decide if you jump off the ledge OR confront the Ministers.

Keep on writing the story!

If you jump off the ledge, write your own ending.

If you confront the Ministers, write your own ending.

7

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(space to write your own ending)

THE END 8

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(space to write your own ending)

THE END 9

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