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This contest will start now. The contest will close Thursday night, and voting will end Saturday evening. Why is there extra work involved here? Well, the contest's theme is going to be a mystery until after the entry time. This should be a rather easy puzzle.

Your hints were:
1. My avatar
2. The following sentence: She stood there clearing her mind, preparing for the task at hand.
3. The prize: Harry Potter's Wand and July 2015 Monthly Collectable

As a side note: All individuals of moderator status in this guild are able to participate, and there is a thread in the SSS that they can see what past contests were. However, in this case, it's a mystery, looks like this. ????????????

1. OG Zeaga 2. Nadian 3. Prof Moonie
4. Hiddochi Wolf 5. Joan of Canada 6. Eclairl

And I'm back.

Technically all the hints should tell you what the theme is.

Edit: Maybe. Maybe it's just vague enough that you can take it in multiple directions and end up making an avatar that's not in the theme.

I'll enter with this avatar. smile

Alrighty, I think I will enter the avi I am using right now smile

Entrants are done. This week's theme was "Spellcasting." Seemed like a neat trick to try out since the past contests had the theme but not the prize.

Eh, so what? Normally I give the theme and then people enter. I thought I'd give it a bit of a puzzle and give people the prize, but not tell anyone the theme.