And the winner is...

I've been super busy since the heir vote closed (which caused a flare) and haven't even opened my game yet. I did want to let everyone know who won in the meantime. I doubt anyone is that surprised! Thank you everyone for voting, I look forward to playing with Nymphadora once she becomes an adult.

Love is a Riddle - Chapter 18

First a clay laundry hamper and now a clay toilet? Are you going for some kind of statement or are you just that dumb?

Complete all the skill challenges! (+5 points)

Bellatrix can still be found playing video games more often than not. Salazar talks about sculpting plenty but never actually sculpts anything.

I got Tom a water wheel so he wouldn't have to leave the lot to fish but there didn't seem to be any toads, just lots and lots of sharks.

So many in fact that Tom commented on it himself!

On Snowflake Day Tom cast a love spell on Bellatrix so maybe she would get a new love interest, then everyone went to the winter festival to take their family portrait.

If Severus doesn't get chosen as heir it will be their last one with the whole family!

Tom took the opportunity to throw some Witches' Brew at Severus's girlfriend Zoe during their gift giving party.

Meanwhile Bellatrix was falling for Jules Snape. I can't remember if he was already a witch or not.

For Snowflake Day they got six easels and a lamp. Just what the family wanted. -_-

Severus has moved up to ice sculptures now, and thankfully did not sculpt an ice garbage can or something else ridiculous. At least an octopus counts as art!

Salazar must be sad he's not eligible for heir as he stayed late after work to build a tragic clown snowman.

Severus needs to know charisma for his job, so Tom tried to teach it to him through a mind meld. I think it might only work one way though as the pop ups just said what Tom got out of it.

After turning his children's significant others into witches Tom had a few Bottled Witches' Brews left, so he used the Sim Finder app to meet other youngsters likely to have kids of their own.

Then he made the local muggle population just a teensy bit smaller.

This family loves their tragic clown snowmen, apparently.

Severus finally finished his second painting!

Then it was time to get to work so I can get those maxed skill points before his bgirthday.

+10 points

'Dora is a workaholic so sometimes she autonomously works from home. This means more promotions and more money for us!

While Nymphadora is being productive, her siblings are in the yard acting like children.

I'm pretty sure gnomes can't play hopscotch, Salazar.

 Ah yes, sitting in the hot tub in the rain makes much more sense. 

I spotted the second sim with the full name of a Harry Potter character! Not as awesome as Albus Dumbledore, but still cool.

Severus's birthday was fast approaching so Tom got a glass of cow plant milk just in case Severus won the heir vote.

He also finished one last (maybe) skill challenge (+5 points).

Birthday Sparkles! 

And with that, Severus will either become the heir or be kicked out of the house. Only you can decide! Heir vote will close tomorrow (9/24) at midnight. 

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SCORECARD

  - 5 Fire

- 20 Passing Out

+20 Birth

+50 Skill Challenge

+20 Honor Roll

+50 Maxed Skill

+40 Lifetime Wish

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+155 Total Points

Love is a Riddle - Chapter 17

Don't forget to vote in my heir poll! Nymphadora is currently in the lead, followed by Bellatrix, with Severus bringing up the rear.

This coffee machine is making me nervous, so time to replace it with a snow cone machine! 

At the fall festival Tom, Salazar, Bellatrix, and Liz had a great time bobbing for apples. 

'Dora would rather compete in the pie eating contest... all by herself. At least she won!

Severus had to go do some work thing not long after they got to the festival, but he was able to stay long enough to take the family photo.

Nymphadora graduated with highest honor as the class valedictorian. She was voted Most Likely to be Mediocre. I love her kitty hat!

Salazar passed out (-5 points) almost immediately after exiting the graduation ceremony, embarrassing his family.

As if that wasn't bad enough, 'Dora was then hit by lightning! 

Me thinks the whole ordeal will show up on YouTube later thanks to this fellow graduation attendee. 

Another maxed skill for Tom (+10 points), and he can now make Bottled Witches' Brew.

He also got this skill challenge (+5) but I forgot to get a screenshot of the notification. 

Tom had been growing a variety of alchemy plants in preparation for learning the witch elixir recipe, and then he didn't need any of them! I probably should have googled the recipe lol. So now he has to go learn fishing and catch a bunch of toads.

Severus started a new painting, which coincidentally looks almost exactly like his first painting only smaller.

Tom and Bellatrix spent some quality father/daughter time with the foosball table. Looks like Bellatrix is winning.

Liz and Nymphadora hung out together after work. 'Dora is still singed from being struck by lightning. Her hair actually kinda looks like I pictured Tonk's hair when reading the books!

Sooo close to completing his second painting when he gets a stupid phone call. >.<

Muhahaha! The cowplant has taken another victim! Tom will wait until closer to Severus's birthday to drink the milk so he gets the most benefit before possibly handing off the torch.

I got super excited about this until I realized it was the hidden chess skill that doesn't count rather than logic. 

Tom then completed another skill challenge (+5 points) to make up for it.

Everyone wears their swimwear when reading inside their house in the winter, right? I had to check and make sure she wasn't insane.

Everyone loves the snow cone maker and I'm okay with that. They spend less time making full meals every time they get hungry, but the downside is snow cones aren't as filling. 

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this yet, but I have the story progression mod set so whenever anyone in town gets married it prompts me to set their new married name. I've been assigning everyone names from the HP universe, the goal being everyone in town having a HP last name eventually. I have not, however, made anyone else for the town other than Tom. So it surprised me when he walked into the alchemy shop and this wish popped up!

This is what Albus Dumbledore looks like, in case you were wondering. 

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SCORECARD

  - 5 Fire

- 20 Passing Out

+20 Birth

+40 Skill Challenge

+20 Honor Roll

+40 Maxed Skill

+40 Lifetime Wish

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+135 Total Points