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The Fountain’s Trials

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

This flow follows the contest’s three tests and shows how each trial turns an apparent obstacle into a personal change.

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The Garden OpensThe Garden Opens from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard". The Garden Opens A rare chance A single person may reach the Fountain between sunrise and sunset and gain supposed lasting fortune.
The Garden Opens A rare chance A single person may reach the Fountain between sunrise and sunset and gain supposed lasting fortune. A crowd competes Hundreds gather, each convinced that entry might solve a private misfortune. The strict deadline gives hope a contest-like urgency.
The Worm’s DemandThe Worm’s Demand from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard". The Worm's Demand
The Worm's Demand
The Hill’s DemandThe Hill’s Demand from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard". The Hill's Demand
The Hill's Demand
The Stream’s DemandThe Stream’s Demand from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard". The Stream's Demand
The Stream's Demand
A Fountain UnneededA Fountain Unneeded from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard". A Fountain Unneeded
A Fountain Unneeded
Sunrise on the longest day
During the first approach to the hill
Halfway up the slope
Near sunset, before the hilltop
At sunset, after the final trials