Questionnaires to decrypt the letter

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    Coat of arms of Hogwarts by Jmh2o

     

    -1st paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Klwbaf Olhktpzaylzz: Tpulych TjNvuhnhss

    (Vykly vm Tlyspu, Zljvuk Jshzz, Nyhuk Zvyjlylzz, Joplm Thnp vm aol Dpglunhtva, Pualyuhapvuhs Jvumlklyhapvu vm Dpajolz) 

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    Deputy Headmistress: Minerva McGonagall

    (Order of Merlin, Second Class, Grand Sorceress, Chief Magi of the Wizengamot, International Confederation of Witches)

    -2nd paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Orabc R’m urtn cx bnwm hxd j lxamrju panncrwp oaxv cqn Qxpfjacb Blqxxu xo Vjprl, fqrlq R qjen cqn qxwxa cx unjm Uvri jkluvek,

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    First I’d like to send you a cordial greeting from the Hogwarts School of Magic, which I have the honor to lead,

    -3rd paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    gtj gryu iutmxgzargzk eua ut ngbotm inuykt zu yzaje irgyyoigr rgtmagmky, yotik znkox osvuxzgtik oy latjgsktzgr zu znk zxgototm ul huzn sgmoiogty gtj sammrky.

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    and also congratulate you on having chosen to study classical languages ​​(Latin and Ancient Greek), since their importance is fundamental to the training of both magicians and muggles.

    -4th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Kc iye uxyg, kd Ryqgkbdc cdenoxdc cdeni dro celtomd yp mrkbwc pyb cofobkv iokbc kxn, dy ny drkd, droi eco dro Cdkxnkbn Lyyu yp Czovvc.

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    As you know, at Hogwarts students study the subject of "Charms" for several years and, to do that, they use the "Standard Book of Spells."

    -5th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Znal bs gur vapnagngvbaf sebz gung obbx ner sbezhyngrq va Yngva naq frireny cebsrffbef jub grnpu gur fhowrpg, fhpu nf Zvenaqn Tbfunjx, Svyvhf Syvgjvpx naq Nlynna Jbbqtngr, unir sbhaq gung gur fcryyf fbzrgvzrf jbex onqyl

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    Many of the incantations from that book are formulated in Latin and several professors who teach the subject, such as Miranda Goshawk, Filius Flitwick and Aylaan Woodgate, have found that the spells sometimes work badly;

    -6th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    bpib qa, bpmg lw vwb pidm bpm lmaqzml mnnmkb jmkicam bpmg izm uqaaxmttml wz qvkwzzmkbtg xzwvwcvkml.

    Google form 6

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    that is, they do not have the desired effect because they are misspelled or incorrectly pronounced.

     

    -7th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Aopz alyypisl jpyjbtzahujl pz jhbzpun thuf wyvisltz huk huuvfhujl ivao htvun zabkluaz huk alhjolyz, zpujl aol thnpj dvykz ohcl av il ypnoa mvy lhjo ahzr huk tbza il wyvuvbujlk dpao nyhtthapjhs jvyyljaulzz huk hizvsbal wyljpzpvu.

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    This terrible circumstance is causing many problems and annoyance both among students and teachers, since the magic words have to be right for each task and must be pronounced with grammatical correctness and absolute precision.

    -8th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Wt hvsm ofs gowr qcffsqhzm hvsm kwzz kcfy waasrwohszm, pih wt hvsm ofs gowr wbqcffsqhzm, hvsm qob zsor hc rwgoghsf.

    Google form 8

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    If they are said correctly they will work immediately, but if they are said incorrectly, they can lead to disaster.

    -9th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Nuey, zil chmnuhwy, nby mcgjfy mjyff nbun sio hyyx ni omy ch ilxyl ni mqcnwb ih u fcabn. Cz cn’m willywnfs jlihiohwyx, cn qcff qile chmnuhnfs; biqypyl, cz gcmjlihiohwyx, migyihy gus yhx oj bupcha nblyy byuxm.

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    Take, for instance, the simple spell that you need to use in order to switch on a light. If it’s correctly pronounced, it will work instantly; however, if mispronounced, someone may end up having three heads.

    -10th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Di ocznz xdmxphnovixzn, ocz Hdidnomt ja Hvbdx cvn wzzi diajmhzy wt mzgdvwgz njpmxzn ocvo nopyzion ja xgvnndxvg gvibpvbzn amjhooczhkmznodbdjpnunxcjjgn

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    In these circumstances, the Ministry of Magic has been informed by reliable sources that students of classical languages ​​from the prestigious schools

     

    -11th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    AWK Eaymwd vw Mfsemfg TZA af Tadtsg,Khsaf, Yg Slzwfwme Hgllwdtwjy af Cgjljabc, Twdyame, Fwmwk Yqefskame Oadzwdekzsnwf, Ywjesfq, sfv Ugddwyw Bsuimwk Hjwnwjl, Xjsfuw, sjw usjjqafy gml lzw wLoaffafy hjgbwul “Jges vapal” gf Dslaf imglwk.

    Google form 11

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    IES Miguel de Unamuno BHI in Bilbao (Spain), Go Atheneum Pottelberg in Kortrijk (Belgium), Neues Gymnasium Wilhelmshaven (Germany) and Collège Jacques Prévert (France) are carrying out the eTwinning project “Roma dixit” on Latin quotes.

    -12th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Xt bj ymtzlmy dtz htzqi it f lwjfy xjwanhj yt tzw rflnh xhmttq nk dtz flwjj yt wjanjb ymj lwfrrfynhfq xywzhyzwj, athfgzqfwd fsi jcfhy uwtszshnfynts tk ymj jshmfsyrjsyx zxji gd tzw fuuwjsynhj rflnhnfsx.

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    So we thought you could do a great service to our magic school if you agree to review the grammatical structure, vocabulary and exact pronunciation of the enchantments used by our apprentice magicians.

    -13th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Espcpqzcp, esczfrs estd wpeepc T tygtep jzf lyo jzfc nzwwplrfpd qczx esp Czxl otite aczupne ez cpgtph lyo nzccpne esp pynslyexpyed zq esp Delyolco Mzzv zq Dapwwd.

    Google form 13

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    Therefore, through this letter I invite you and your colleagues from the "Roma dixit" project to review and correct the Greco-Latin enchantments of the "Standard Book of Spells."

    -14th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Ld l cphlco hp htww dszh jzf dzxp zq esp xzde azhpcqfw xlrtn hzcod zq lww etxp le esp pyo zq esp acznpdd.


    Google form 14

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    As a reward we will show you some of the most powerful magic words of all time at the end of the process.

     

    -15th paragraph of Professor McGonagall's letter:

    Lt wdet iwpi ndj lxaa htcs jh ndjg pchltg ph hddc ph edhhxqat iwgdjvw pc dla.
    Ndjgh hxcrtgtan,

     

    Google form 15

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    We hope that you will send us your answer as soon as possible through an owl.

    Yours sincerely,