Types of skills

[alt_draco]

I ought to be going on to the Great Hall for breakfast but, I'm not very hungry today. I was trying to read a book father gave me, called The Chess Mind and it tells you how to play chess and also how to be good at it can help you in real life. It says chess builds logical thinking skills, which I guess must be true. I wish I enjoyed chess more but when I play it feels like taking an exam and who wants to take an exam for fun? I will keep reading the book though, because if Father gave it to me then it must be important.

But I think creative thinking skills are as important as logical ones. Back at home Harry and I would always make up games together, and I like that best because then you can come up with your own rules instead of following someone elses. One of the games we played was called Green Ghost. I've never actually seen a green ghost but that was the colour of the blanket the person being the ghost would hide under. Mother put an obscurrity charm on the blanket so it was really dark in there and the ghost wouldn't be able to see anything. Of course real ghosts don't look like shapeless people under blankets, and the ghosts at the Manor would probably be offended if they saw us, but we usually played this game at Kensington or the Lord's Palace. There weren't any ghosts there because muggles used to live there and a muggle never leaves a ghost. I'd say more about how Green Ghost was played but its hard to explain and you would have to see it to understand how it worked.

We played hide and seek a lot too, which everyone knows how to play but at the Lord's palace, especially, it was enormous and the game could go on for a really, really long time and once I hid so well I was sort of lost. Harry was really good at finding people, but I was really good at hiding. Hydra was better at hiding than anyone, but she would always run out of the hiding spot if her name was called so that rather ruined it. And also

Well brilliant, now I'm hungry. Maybe I have time to grab a bun before heading to the greenhouses.

Comments

[alt_padma]

I think most poeple who play chess get all shirty about having to win and then your right, its not as fun. I try not to worry about winning or not and sometimes I win but some times I dont and its more fun that way.

Of coarse losing isn't very fun but moving the pieces can be like a puzzle.

Green Ghost sounds like this game Parvati and me used to play called Ghoul-o-vision but I don't know for sure since you only said how it starts.

You really got to play hide-and-seek in the Lord Protector's house? That's brilliant. We used to play that at Zach's place and thats pretty big, but nothing like a palace. How many houses does your family have?

Dont get cross because I'm talking to you, only it's History of Magic and Binns is boooooring.

[alt_harry]

Green Ghost!!! Why dont we play that here? We could ask the bloody Baron if it bothered ghosts to see us play it.

[alt_susan]

I actualy think your right about creative things being as important as logic. It seems like logic is usually more important for lessons though.

Green Ghost sounds like it was fun.

[alt_megan]

Maybe people who are extra specially clever and good at taking exams think taking exams is are is fun? Don't Ravenclaws like taking exams?

[alt_padma]

Malfoy,

I know you dont want to play in it but would you mind looking in your book to see if it gives rules for a chess tournamant? Like maybe in the back?

Perks has't done the rules yet and I want some idea before I ask Professor Vector.