Brewing Collaboration Magic: Why Team PowerPotters Deserves the “Sharing is Caring” Badge

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Greetings, cunning wizards and resourceful witches of ACDC 2025! As proud members of House Slytherin, we know that greatness is achieved through ambition, strategy, and working together to rise above the competition. This year, Team PowerPotters has embodied these traits, collaborating closely with our fellow Slytherin allies, Team SlytherIN, to weave a tapestry of innovation and shared success.

Here’s why we believe we’ve earned the Sharing is Caring badge:

🐍 1. The Spell of Ambitious Collaboration: Potion Logistics Meets Text-to-Voice

Slytherins are known for their resourcefulness, and this year we proved it by integrating our potion production system in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations with the text-to-voice API developed by Team SlytherIN. Together, we brewed a solution greater than the sum of its parts:

  • Trigger: Potion production completion in D365 kicks off a Power Automate flow.
  • Action: Potion details (like name, quantity, and batch ID) are enchanted into a letter-worthy format.
  • API Call: The formatted letter is sent to SlytherIN’s API, which works its magic to deliver potion updates through spoken word, turning dry data into a dynamic experience.

✨ The Slytherin Advantage:

  • For PowerPotters, this integration added an innovative notification system, making our potion production process as engaging as Snape’s Potions class.
  • For SlytherIN, the collaboration showcased their text-to-voice API’s practical value in a real-world integration, proving that their spellwork is as sharp as their ambition.

By combining our strengths, we showed that Slytherins don’t just excel individually—we dominate when we work together.

🧙‍♂️ 2. Sharing the Slytherin Spirit: A Gift for the Hackathon Community

True to the creed of ambition with purpose, we didn’t stop at benefiting our own house. To elevate the entire hackathon, we also created and shared a powerful AI-powered speech-to-text engine based on OpenAI Whisper API:

  • Accessible Web Server: We developed a hosted interface for our Whisper-based engine, enabling anyone to use its capabilities effortlessly.
  • Open Source: The complete project, including our polished code, is now available on GitHub. This allows all teams—whether from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw—to adapt and build upon our creation.

✨ Why This Matters: By offering this resource, we ensured that our magic goes beyond House Slytherin and helps the entire hackathon community rise to new heights.

🪄 3. Proof That Sharing is (Cleverly) Caring

Here’s how our efforts align with the Sharing is Caring badge criteria:

  • In-House Collaboration: We embraced the strength of Slytherin unity by integrating our potion production solution with SlytherIN’s brilliant text-to-voice API, showcasing how housemates can amplify each other’s efforts.
  • Open Source Contribution: Our AI-powered speech-to-text engine is freely available, proving that the best spells are those shared for the greater good.

Slytherins are often underestimated when it comes to generosity—but we’ve shown that ambition paired with purpose creates the perfect potion for success!

🧪 Why This Matters to the Wizarding and Hackathon Worlds

Slytherin has long been a house of leaders, strategists, and innovators. By sharing and collaborating, we’ve demonstrated that success isn’t a solo endeavor. It’s about lifting each other up and building a legacy that will endure far beyond this hackathon.

🔮 Call to Action

With our ambitions fulfilled and contributions shared, we humbly request the judges to consider us for the Sharing is Caring badge. This badge represents the values of collaboration, resourcefulness, and leaving a lasting mark on the hackathon—values we’ve embodied as proud Slytherins.

Join us on our magical journey at ACDC 2025: acdc.blog/category/cepheo25.

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